<Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Bluebird </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington </Td> </Tr> <P> "The Nearness of You" is a popular song written in 1938 by Hoagy Carmichael, with lyrics by Ned Washington . The song debuted in a 1940 recording by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle . </P> <P> The first big - selling version was recorded on April 28, 1940 by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, with a vocal by Ray Eberle (Bluebird catalog number B - 10745 - A). This recording first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 20, 1940 (though this is misleading, as this was Billboard's first chart) and lasted eight weeks on the chart, peaking at #5 . </P>

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