1991 (Appearance on Bruce Forsyth TV Show) <br /> <br />Shirley recorded and released this song on her 1961 LP titled, 'Shirley' <br /> <br />ABOUT this song: <br />"In the Still of the Night" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for the MGM film Rosalie sung by Nelson Eddy and published in 1937. <br /> <br />LYRICS: <br />In the still of the night <br />As I gaze out of my window <br />At the moon in its flight <br />My thoughts all stray, stray to you <br /> <br />In the still of the night <br />While the world lies in slumber <br />Oh the times without number <br />When I say to you <br /> <br />Do you love me <br />Just like I love you <br />Are you my life to be <br />That dream come true <br />Or will this dream of mine <br />Will it fade way out of sight <br /> <br />Just like that moon growing dim <br />Way out on the rim of the hill <br />In the still of the night <br /> <br />ABOUT the songwriter, Cole Porter: <br />Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 -- October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. His works include the musical comedies Kiss Me, Kate, Fifty Million Frenchmen, DuBarry Was a Lady and Anything Goes, as well as songs like "Night and Day", "I Get a Kick out of You", "Well, Did You Evah!" and "I've Got You Under My Skin". He was noted for his sophisticated, bawdy lyrics, clever rhymes and complex forms. Porter was one of the greatest contributors to the Great American Songbook. Cole Porter is one of the few Tin Pan Alley composers to have written both the lyrics and the music for his songs.
