Change Partners
"Change Partners" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Carefree, in which it was introduced by Fred Astaire. The song was nominated for an Academy [Award for Best Original Song] in 1938, but lost out to "Thanks for the Memory."
Hit versions in 1938 included those by Astaire, Ozzie Nelson, Jimmy Dorsey and Lawrence Welk. The song reached No. 1 on Billboards Record Buying Guide.
The song has subsequently been recorded by many artists.
Notable recordings
- Vic Damone – Linger Awhile with Vic Damone
- Steve Lawrence – for his album Academy Award Losers
- Frank Sinatra - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Bing Crosby - A Couple of Song and Dance Men
- Andy Williams - Close Enough for Love
- Barbara Cook - Live from London
- Harry Connick, Jr. - Come By Me
- Jack Jones "Shall we dance?" Kapp 1961
- Sammy Davis Jr. "Sammy Awards" Decca 1959