"The song 'I Concentrate on You' was written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film Broadway Melody of 1940 and was first performed 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, reached number 11 on the Best Sellers in Stores chart, and included on her 1960 album I Concentrate on You
- 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)
- Lena Horne – Lena…Lovely and Alive (1962)
- Rosemary Clooney – Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982)
- Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recorded a version of the song for their 2021 collaborative album Love for Sale.