I Concentrate on You

"I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film Broadway Melody of 1940, where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail.

Notable recordings

 * Frank Sinatra - Songs by Sinatra Vol. 1 (1950), Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (1961), Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
 * Fred Astaire - The Astaire Story (1952)
 * Perry Como - TV Favorites (1952), Easy Listening (1970)
 * Dinah Washington - released as a single in 1955, peaking at #11 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart and included on I Concentrate on You (1960)
 * Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956), Ella Loves Cole (1972)
 * Judy Garland - Judy in Love (1958)
 * Stan Kenton - Back to Balboa (1958)
 * Mel Tormé - Mel Tormé Sings About Love (1958), A Day in the Life of Bonnie and Clyde (1968)
 * Carmen McRae - When You're Away (1959), Recorded Live at Bubba's (1981)
 * Oscar Peterson - Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook (1959)
 * Tito Puente - Revolving Bandstand (1960)
 * Joanie Sommers - The "Voice" of the Sixties! (1961)
 * Ray Conniff - Rhapsody in Rhythm  (1962). Also on The very best of Ray Conniff  (2017)
 * Lena Horne - Lena...Lovely and Alive (1962)
 * Grant Green – Nigeria, recorded in 1962 (1980)
 * Rosemary Clooney - Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)
 * Dionne Warwick - Dionne Warwick Sings Cole Porter (1990)
 * Bunky Green - Healing the Pain (1990)
 * Tony Bennett - Steppin' Out (1993)
 * Russell Malone - Wholly Cats (1996)
 * Jeri Southern - Meets Cole Porter/at the Crescendo (1997)
 * Johnny Hartman - Thank You for Everything (1998), rec. 1976
 * The Four Freshmen - Live in the New Millennium (2002)
 * Dianne Reeves - A Little Moonlight (2003)
 * Franck Amsallem - Amsallem Sings (2009)
 * Freddy Cole - Rio de Janeiro Blue (2009)
 * Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their 2021 collaborative album Love for Sale.