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<p class="ql-align-center">LOVE THIS JAZZY NUMBER. NEVER DID THIS VERSION BEFORE. </p><p class="ql-align-center">SEEMS THE LYRICS WERE CHANGED QUITE A BIT:</p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center">THANKS FOR LISTENS SWEET FRIENDS <strong style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204); background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251);">❤️</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center"><br></p><p class="ql-align-center"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span><strong style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Taking a Chance on Love</strong><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" is a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popular_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">popular</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> song from the 1940 Broadway musical </span><em style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_in_the_Sky_(musical)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cabin in the </a></em></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> It was introduced by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethel_Waters" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ethel Waters</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> playing the role of Petunia Jackson both on Broadway and later in the 1943 MGM musical </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabin_in_the_Sky_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Cabin in the Sky</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. The song was written by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Duke" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Vernon Duke</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> with lyrics by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_La_Touche_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">John La Touche</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Fetter" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ted Fetter</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (see </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1940_in_music" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">1940 in music</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">). It has become a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pop_standards" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">standard</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span><sup style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_a_Chance_on_Love#cite_note-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[</a></sup><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Several songs from the Broadway musical were released as a 3-record shellac set under the title "The Music of Cabin in the Sky featuring Ethel Waters" in 1940.</span></p><p><br></p><h2><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: inherit;">Cover versions</span></h2><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Since the original recording, "Taking a Chance on Love" has become part of the American Songbook and has been sung and recorded by many prominent performers, including </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazel_Scott" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Hazel Scott</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> in the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincente_Minnelli" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Vincente Minnelli</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> 1943 film </span><em style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Dood_It" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">I Dood It</a></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sinatra" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Frank Sinatra</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Ella Fitzgerald</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Bennett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tony Bennett</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> and </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Wilson_(jazz_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Nancy Wilson</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> on her 2006 </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award_for_Best_Jazz_Vocal_Album" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Grammy Award</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">-winning </span><em style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turned_to_Blue" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Turned to Blue</a></em><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> album</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">In 1943, a reissue of the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Goodman" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Benny Goodman</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> cover featuring </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Forrest" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Helen Forrest</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> (which was recorded and previously released in 1940) reached No. 1, as well as reaching No. 10 on the </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Harlem Hit Parade</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> chart. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sammy_Kaye" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: initial; color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Sammy Kaye</a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> also enjoyed chart success in 1943, reaching the No. 13 position.</span></p><p><br></p>