Body and Soul
: Billy EckstineDate: 09/1949
Comment:
#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1930
[MGM 10501]
written by Johnny Green, Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton & Robert Sour
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 24/09/1949 | 27 |
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| Billy Eckstine singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Crying (08/1949 • 79 pts) | Body and Soul (09/1949 • 62 pts) | Fool's Paradise (12/1949 • 72 pts) |
| Billy Eckstine singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| Last Night (And Now Tonight Again) (10/1945 • 35 pts) | Body and Soul (09/1949 • 62 pts) | Be My Love (03/1951 • 66 pts) |
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 • Annette Hanshaw • Body and Soul |  | ||
| 1930 • Helen Morgan • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1930 • Libby Holman • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1930 • Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1930 • Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1930 • Ruth Etting • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1930 • Leo Reisman and His Orchestra • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1932 • Louis Armstrong • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1935 • Henry Allen & His Orchestra • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1937 • Art Tatum • Body and Soul | | ||
| 1944 • Coleman Hawkins and His Orchestra • Body and Soul | | ||
1949 • Billy Eckstine  • Body and Soul | | ||
| 2011 • Tony Bennett & Amy Winehouse • Body and Soul | |  | |