Let's Fall in Love

{{Short description|Song by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics)}} {{About|the popular song by Arlen and Koehler|the Ann Sothern movie|Let's Fall in Love (film)|the song by Cole Porter|Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love|the Fran Warren album|Let's Fall in Love (Fran Warren album)}} {{Infobox song | name = Let's Fall in Love | cover = | alt = | type = | artist = Art Jarrett and Ann Sothern | written = | published = 1933 by Irving Berlin, Inc. | writer = Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler | composer = | lyricist = }}

"'''Let's Fall in Love'''" is a song written by Harold Arlen (music) and Ted Koehler (lyrics) for the film ''Let's Fall in Love'' and published in 1933. In the film, it is heard during the opening credits and later sung by Art Jarrett and chorus, and by Ann Sothern.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}

The major hit at the time of introduction was by Eddy Duchin (vocal by Lew Sherwood).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitburn |first1=Joel |title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 |date=1986 |publisher=Record Research Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-083-0 |page=140}}</ref> It was originally written in C major with a "Moderately Bright" tempo marking. As a jazz standard, it is usually played with a medium swing beat.

==Other notable recordings== * Annette Hanshaw, Feb 3, 1934, New York City, Vocalion 2635.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Online Discographical Project |url=http://78discography.com/VOC2500.htm |website=78discography.com |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref> * Vic Damone - ''That Towering Feeling!'' (1956)<ref>{{Citation |title=That Towering Feeling! - Vic Damone {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/that-towering-feeling!-mw0000843591 |access-date=2025-02-15 |language=en}}</ref> * Tony Middleton and the Willows recorded an uptempo doo-wop version of the song in 1957, which was released on Gone #5015.<ref>{{cite web |title=45cat.com |url=https://www.45cat.com/record/nc732027us |website=45cat.com |accessdate=May 6, 2020}}</ref> *Ella Fitzgerald - ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers'' (1959), accompanied by the Frank De Vol Orchestra. She recorded it again with Billy May and a full orchestra for ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook'' (1961).<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sings-the-harold-arlen-song-book-mw0000014433|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=November 7, 2024}}</ref> *Louis Armstrong and Oscar Peterson recorded for their 1959 album, ''Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson''.<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/louis-armstrong-meets-oscar-peterson-mw0000416528|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 12, 2024}}</ref> *Frank Sinatra - ''Ring-a-Ding-Ding!'', Johnny Mandel - arranger, conductor, 1961.<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ring-a-ding-ding%21-mw0000272901|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=June 3, 2024}}</ref> *Shirley Bassey - for her album ''Let's Face the Music'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-face-the-music-mw0000467844|website=allmusic.com|accessdate=March 18, 2023}}</ref> * Linda Scott released a cover of the song as a single in 1963 that reached #108 on the ''Billboard'' chart.<ref>[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Let%27s+Fall+in+Love+by+Linda+Scott&id=104740 Linda Scott, "Let's Fall in Love" chart position] Retrieved August 6, 2016.</ref> * Soul duo Peaches & Herb recorded a cover of the song in 1966, which went to #11 on the US R&B singles chart and #21 on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=453}}</ref> * Robin Sarstedt had a hit with it in the Benelux countries in 1976. * Diana Krall released it on ''When I Look in Your Eyes'' (1999)

==Popular culture== * The film ''Slightly French'' (1949) features the song as the central love theme and it is sung by Don Ameche and Dorothy Lamour.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} * The film ''It Should Happen to You'' (1954) features the song as the central love theme between Jack Lemmon and Judy Holliday, who sing it several times interspersed with dialogue, and hum it together at the end.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} * Muriel Landers sings the song in the 1958 Columbia Pictures Three Stooges comedy short ''Sweet and Hot''. * Pat Collins, the hip hypnotist, sings a portion of the song in the 1967 Columbia Pictures release ''Divorce American Style''.

==In popular culture== The Shirley Basset cover of "Let's Fall in Love" appears in the British dark comedy film ''Plots with a View'' (2002).{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}}

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Let's Fall in Love}} Category:Pop standards Category:Songs with music by Harold Arlen Category:Songs with lyrics by Ted Koehler Category:Linda Scott songs Category:Shirley Bassey songs Category:1933 songs Category:1930s jazz standards Category:Song recordings arranged by Johnny Mandel