The Party's Over (1956 song)

"The Party's Over" is a popular song composed by Jule Styne with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. It was introduced in the 1956 musical comedy play Bells Are Ringing by Judy Holliday.^[1] For the 1960 film version, Holliday again performed the song.^[2]

According to the website SecondHandSongs, there have been almost 100 cover versions of "The Party's Over",^[3] including versions by Nat King Cole, Bobby Darin and Doris Day.

• Nat King Cole, on his 1957 album Just One Of Those Things.^[4]
• Stan Kenton, on his album The Stage Door Swings (1958).^[5]
• Shirley Bassey, on her first Columbia album The Fabulous Shirley Bassey (1959).^[6]
• Blossom Dearie on her album Blossom Dearie Sings Comden and Green (1959).^[7]
• Julie London, on her album Around Midnight (1960).^[8]
• Lonnie Donegan scored a hit on the UK singles chart in 1962 with his version, peaking at No. 9 during a 12 week run.^[9]
• Gene Ammons, on his Prestige Records album Late Hour Special (1961).^[10]
• Bobby Darin, as the last track on his eighth studio album, and debut for Capitol in 1962, Oh! Look at Me Now.^[11]
• Anita O'Day and Cal Tjader, on their Time for 2 album (1962).^[12]
• Lesley Gore, on her 1963 debut album I'll Cry If I Want To. ^[13]
• Robie Lester, as a single for the Interlude company in 1966.^[14]
• Judy Holliday and Gerry Mulligan on the album Holliday with Mulligan (1980).^[15]
• Leslie Odom Jr. ended his debut album Leslie Odom Jr. (album) (2016) with the song.^[16]
• Seth MacFarlane, on his fifth album Once in a While (2019).^[17]