The Heather on the Hill

"The Heather on the Hill" is a song written by Frederick Loewe, with lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, for the 1947 musical Brigadoon. In the stage production, set in the Scottish Highlands, the song is sung before the characters of Fiona and Tommy look out towards the loch and mountains.[1]

Gene Kelly recorded it in 1954 with the MGM Studio Orchestra and Chorus under conductor Johnny Green.[2] Andy Williams recorded it in 1962. Instrumental interpretations of the tune appear on albums such as Chet Baker's Chet Baker Plays the Best of Lerner and Loewe (1959), George Shearing's How Beautiful is Night? (1993), Bill Charlap's Distant Star (1996). Russell Malone's Look Who's Here (2000) and Larry Porter's Don't Fence Me In (2018).

References

  1. ^ McHugh, Dominic (2019). The Oxford Handbook of Musical Theatre Screen Adaptations. Oxford University Press. p. 407. ISBN 978-0-19-046999-3.
  2. ^ "The Heather on the Hill by Gene Kelly - M-G-M Studio Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Johnny Green". Secondhandsomgs.com. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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