" On the Street Where You Live " is a song written by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner for the 1956 Broadway musical My Fair Lady. In the musical, the song is performed by the character Freddy Eynsford-Hill, played by John Michael King in the original production. In the 1964 film version, the song was performed by Bill Shirley, who provided the voice for actor Jeremy Brett.
Recorded versions
The most popular version of the song was recorded by Vic Damone in 1956 for Columbia Records. It reached number four on the Billboard chart and number six on Cashbox magazine's chart. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart in 1958. Eddie Fisher also had a top 20 hit on Billboard in 1956, reaching number 18. Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra released a version that reached number 96 in 1956. Andy Williams' recording appeared in the Billboard top 40 in 1964, reaching number three on the adult contemporary chart and number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Ray Conniff and Bing Crosby, who recorded it in 1956 for use on his radio show. It was later included in the boxed set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954–56), released by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. Lawrence Welk's band performed the song on his weekly TV series multiple times. Other performers include Shirley Horn, Doris Day, George Shearing, Frank Chacksfield, Alfie Boe, Bobby Darin, Dean Martin, Mario Lanza, Nat King Cole, Holly Cole, Marvin Gaye, Ben E. King, Perry Como, Ray Reach, Harry Connick Jr., Gene Pitney, The Miracles (on their I'll Try Something New album), Earl Grant, Dennis DeYoung, Quincy Jones, David Whitfield, Nancy Wilson, Billy Porter, Ilse Huizinga, Matt Dusk, Richard Clayderman, Ricki Lee Jones, Mr. Hudson & The Library, Peggy Lee, Vocal Spectrum, Steve Hogarth from Marillion, Bill Frisell, André Previn & Shelly Manne, Bryn Terfel, Ed Townsend, Chet Baker, Jason Manford, Ronnie Hilton, Willie Nelson, Etta Jones, Jordan Donica, and Eddie Fisher.
In popular culture
In the ninth episode of the third season of Better Things, actors sing a song in a bar after they finish reading through a pretend Broadway play.