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Dorothy Fields

Pop music
Blues
Soul music/R&B
Dorothy Fields, born in Allenhurst, New Jersey, on 15 July 1905, was a librettist and lyricist. Her breakthrough came in 1928 when she wrote lyrics for Blackbirds of 1928 with composer Jimmy McHugh, beginning collaborations that produced songs including “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love” and “On the Sunny Side of the Street.” Over nearly five decades, Fields wrote more than 400 songs for Broadway and Hollywood, including the Oscar-winning “The Way You Look Tonight” and “Pick Yourself Up.” She also wrote the books for Annie Get Your Gun and Redhead, and later collaborated with C...
Songs
On the Sunny Side of the Street
On the Sunny Side of the StreetJudy Garland, Jimmy McHugh and Dorothy Fields

Double

I'm in the Mood for Love
I'm in the Mood for LoveBepi D'Amato, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields, Larry Franco, Dee Dee Joy, Cosimo Maragno and Paolo Benedettini

The Savoy Sessions: Howard McGhee - Maggie

3:11

Close as Pages in a Book
Close as Pages in a Book 

Broadway 1945: Up in Central Park

Dorothy Fields

American Songbook Series

4:26

I'm in the Mood for Love
I'm in the Mood for LoveGuido Di Leone, Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields and Ilario De Marinis

Broadway

3:14

Let's Begin [From Roberta][#]
Let's Begin [From Roberta][#]Fred Astaire, Dorothy Fields and Ginger Rogers

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers at RKO

2:41

On the Sunny Side of the Street
On the Sunny Side of the Street 

Broadway 1930: International Revue

Dorothy Fields

American Songbook Series

1:11