What Is This Thing Called Love?

~ Recording by Oscar Peterson

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love?:??Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays Cole PorterOscar PetersonAlbum
Clef RecordsMGC-603
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love3:15Oscar PetersonSongbooks EtceteraOscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2005-09-20
Avid EntertainmentAMBX 146
1.5What Is This Thing Called Love?3:12Oscar PetersonThe Complete SongbooksOscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • FR2007-08-30
United Archives505
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love?3:11Oscar PetersonSongbooksOscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • GB2012-06-04
Not Now MusicNOT3CD081
1.1What Is This Thing Called Love3:10Oscar PetersonOscar Peterson Plays (5 CD box containing 10 original vinyl LP's)Oscar PetersonAlbum + Compilation
  • -2018-02-09
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)06007 5380361

Relationships

recorded in:Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1952-12)
bass:Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1952-12)
guitar:Barney Kessel (in 1952-12)
piano:Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1952-12)
recording of:What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue) (in 1952-12: instrumental)

What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)

lyricist and composer:Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:Harms, Inc.
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.)
referred to in medleys:Medley: Another Openin’, Another Show / From This Moment On / Where Oh Where / What Is This Thing Called Love? / I Love You (order: 4)
Medley 1: Brazil / You Are Too Beautiful / Cecilia (Does Your Mother Know You're Out) / Love Walked In / You Made Me Love You / Nothing Could Be Finer / Please Be Kind / Dancing With Tears in My Eyes / Maria / Try Little Tenderness / Swing Low, Sweet Chariot / What Is This Thing Called Love / Did You Ever See a Deer Walking (order: 12)
part of:Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue) (number)
is the basis for:100 Proof