The Touch of Your Lips

{{about|the song by Ray Noble|the albums|The Touch of Your Lips (disambiguation)}}

{{infobox song

| type = Single

| artist = Al Bowlly accompanied by Ray Noble and His Orchestra

| composer = Ray Noble

| genre = Romantic Ballad

| published = 1936

}}

The Touch of Your Lips" is a romantic ballad written by Ray Noble in 1936.{{cite web|author=Andrew Lamb and Alyn Shipton|title=Noble, Ray|publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online|accessdate=29 October 2011|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/20001}} The original version of the song, which has become a standard, was by Al Bowlly accompanied by Ray Noble and His Orchestra.{{cite web|url=http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/45293|title=Bowlly, Al|author=Ray Pallett|publisher=Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online|accessdate=29 October 2011}}

Three versions of the song reached the charts of the day in the USA in 1936. They were by Hal Kemp (#3), Bing Crosby (#4) and Ray Noble (#12).{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/598 598]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/598}} The Crosby version was recorded on March 24, 1936 with Victor Young and his Orchestra.{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 16, 2017}}

Versions

"The Touch of Your Lips" has appeared on the following albums:

References