Taken on a slow boat to China. By Paul Goldfinger © From the Eileen series.
NORA JONES: This song, “The Nearness of You” was written by Hoagie Carmichael in 1938 for the movie “Romance in the Dark.” It was sung in the film by an actress, but the hit version on the charts was by the Glenn Miller Orchestra with the vocal by Ray Eberle.
Norah Jones recorded it in 2002 for her album “Come Away With Me.”