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"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" is an American popular song and jazz standard by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Dorothy Field (lyrics).

The song was introduced by Adelaide Hall at Les Ambassadeurs Club in New York in January 1928 in Lew Leslie's Blackbird Revue, which opened on Broadway later that year as the highly successful Blackbirds of 1928 (518 performances, wherein it was performed by Adelaide Hall, Aida Ward, and Willard McLean.

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett covered the song for their jazz collaborative album, Cheek to Cheek.

Release[]

"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" was released as the second single from Cheek to Cheek on August 19, 2014. Gaga announced the release on Twitter, accompanied by the single's cover art on the same day. An official music video for the song was released on August 26, 2014.

The artwork follows the Cheek to Cheek newspaper concept by Modern Construct with a photograph from Steven Klein from June 17, 2014 and the text is written using Plantin. The date of the single release is also written on the single cover. For the remixes, the original release date is used.

A month after the album release, two remixes were digitally released on October 6, 2014. The Giorgio Moroder Remix premiered on Idolator while the Parov Stelar Mix premiered on Earmilk. The following day, both songs were uploaded to Gaga's YouTube and released on digital music stores for purchase.

Remixes[]

Remix Length Releases Year
Giorgio Moroder Remix 3:37 Streaming – Remixes 2014
Parov Stelar Mix 4:59

Performances[]

Calendar Dates Microphone-icon Location Building City Country
2014
Jun 16 Frank Sinatra School of the Arts New York City, NY Us
Sep 5 Harper's Bazaar: NYFW Fete
Sep 22 Grand Place Brussels Belgium
2015
Jun 23 Rainbow Room Restaurant at SixtyFive Bar New York City, NY Us
Oct 29 amFAR Inspiration Gala Los Angeles, CA Us
2016
Jul 26 Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel New York City, NY Us
2017
Dec 5 Antone's Austin, TX Us
2018
May 24 Rose Bar at Gramercy Park Hotel New York City, NY Us

Calendar Dates Microphone-icon Location Building City Country
2014
October 24 Cheek to Cheek LIVE! PBS Us

Lyrics[]

[Lady Gaga]
I can't give you anything but love, baby
That's the only thing I've plenty of, baby
Dream a while, scheme a while, you're sure to find
Happiness and I guess all those things you've always pined for

Gee, I'd like to see you looking swell, Tony
With diamond watches, Tiffany's just don't sell, baby
Till that lucky day, you know darn well
Oh, I can't give you anything but love

[Tony Bennett]
I can't give you anything but love, lady
That's the only thing I've plenty of, lady
Dream a while, scheme a while, you're sure to find
Happiness and I guess all those things you've always pined for

How'd you like to see me looking swell, lady?
Diamond bracelets, Woolworth doesn't sell, Gaga

[Both]
Till that lucky day, you know darn well, baby

[Lady Gaga]
Oh, I can't give you anything

[Tony Bennett]
I don't want just anything

[Both]
Oh, I can't give you anything but love

Studio Video[]

I_Can't_Give_You_Anything_But_Love_(Studio_Video)
Premiere date August 26, 2014
Director(s) Nicole Ehrlich and Harvey White
Fashion director Brandon Maxwell
Choreographer N/A
Director of photography

An official music video for the song was released on August 26, 2014. The video was shot in the recording studio and the first half showed Gaga in numerous outfits and wigs, while recording the song and roaming around. Bennett joins the studio sessions later on, singing the song. The final chorus finds the two singers belting together. The footage was shot on various dates in June of 2013 and in June of 2014.

  1. Lady Gaga wears a dress by Clara Yoo on June 27, 2013.
  2. Lady Gaga wears a floral bodysuit by Sorcha O'Raghallaigh, pants by Jean Paul Gaultier, pumps by Prada, a jacket by Christopher Kane on June 9, 2014.
  3. Lady Gaga wears a dress by Steffie Christiaens and sandals by Sonia Rykiel in 2013.
  4. Lady Gaga wears a jumpsuit by New York Vintage, earrings by Lynn Ban and sandals by Brian Atwood on June 17, 2014.
  5. Lady Gaga wears a dress by Waldrip and shoes by Christian Louboutin on June 26, 2013.
  6. Lady Gaga wears a dress by Issey Miyake with tights by Wolford in 2014.

Credits[]

Writer and composer Dorothy Fields and Jimmy McHugh
Brian Newman's Quintet
Trumpet Brian Newman
Piano Alex Smith
Drums Paul Francis
Bass Scott Ritchie
Saxophone Steven Kortyka
Arrangment Brian Newman, Alex Smith and Steven Kortyka
Publishing Aldi Music Company (ASCAP), c/o Shapiro Bernstein & Co., Inc (ASCAP) and Cotton Club Publishing (ASCAP)

Music Video[]

  • Production Company — Riveting Entertainment
  • Editors — Harvey White, Daniel Czernilofsky
  • Editing Company — Riveting Post
  • Commissioner — Michelle An
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