London's 35-year acting career began in films in 1944 and included playing opposite Gary Cooper in Man of the West (1958) and Robert Mitchum in The Wonderful Country (1959). She achieved continuing success in the TV medical drama Emergency! (1972–1979), co-starring her real-life husband, Bobby Troup, and produced by her ex-husband, Jack Webb, in which London played the female lead role of nurse Dixie McCall. She and Randolph Mantooth, who played one-half of her medical students, a paramedic, in the series, were very close to her family, until her death in 2000.
Born in Santa Rosa, California, she was the daughter of Jack and Josephine Peck, who were a vaudeville song-and-dance team. When she was fourteen the family moved to Los Angeles. Shortly after that, she began appearing in movies. She graduated from the Hollywood Professional High School in 1945.
London began singing under the name Gayle Peck in public in her teens before appearing in a film. She was discovered by talent agent Sue Carol (wife of actor Alan Ladd), while working as an elevator operator. Her early film career, however, did not include any singing roles.
London recorded 32 albums in a career that began in 1955 with a live performance at the 881 Club in Los Angeles. Billboard named her the most popular female vocalist for 1955, 1956, and 1957. She was the subject of a 1957 Life cover article in which she was quoted as saying, "It's only a thimbleful of a voice, and I have to use it close to the microphone. But it is a kind of oversmoked voice, and it automatically sounds intimate."
London's debut recordings were for the Bethlehem Records label. While shopping for a record deal, she recorded four tracks that would later be included on the compilation album Bethlehem's Girlfriends in 1955. Bobby Troup backed London on the album, for which London recorded the standards "Don't Worry About Me", "Motherless Child", "A Foggy Day", and "You're Blasé".
London's most famous single, "Cry Me a River", was written by her high-school classmate Arthur Hamilton and produced by Troup. The recording became a million-seller after its release in December 1955 and also sold on reissue in April 1983 from the attention brought by a Mari Wilson cover. London performed the song in the film The Girl Can't Help It (1956), and her recording gained later attention in the films Passion of Mind (2000) and V for Vendetta (2006). The song "Yummy Yummy Yummy" was featured on the HBO television series Six Feet Under and appears on its soundtrack album. London's "Must Be Catchin'" was featured in the 2011 premiere episode of the ABC series Pan Am. Her last recording was "My Funny Valentine" for the soundtrack of the Burt Reynolds film Sharky's Machine (1981).
Other popular singles include "Hot Toddy", "Daddy", and "Desafinado". Recordings such as "Go Slow" epitomized her career style: her voice is slow, smoky, and playfully sensual.
She was married to Jack Webb, of Dragnet fame. Her obvious beauty and self-poise (she was a pinup girl prized by GIs during World War II) contrasted with his pedestrian appearance and stiff-as-a-board acting technique (much parodied by impersonators). This unlikely pairing arose from his and her love for jazz; their marriage lasted from July 1947 to November 1953. They had two daughters, one who was killed in a traffic accident in the 1990s and one who survived London. In 1954, having become somewhat reclusive after her divorce from Jack Webb, she met jazz composer and musician Bobby Troup at a club on La Brea Blvd. They married on December 31, 1959 and remained married until Troup's death in February 1999. Together, they had one daughter and twin sons.
London suffered a stroke in 1995, and was in poor health until her death in Encino, California, at the age of seventy-four, survived by four of her five children. She died on18th October 2000, and was buried in Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles.
Sentimental Journey
Julie London Lyrics
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Gonna set my heart at ease
Gonna make a sentimental journey
To renew old memories
Got my bag, got my reservation
Spent each dime I could afford
Like a child in wild anticipation
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
Countin' every mile of railroad track
That takes me back
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
Why did I decide to roam?
Gotta take that sentimental journey
Sentimental journey home
Sentimental journey!
The song Sentimental Journey by Julie London is a nostalgic tune about returning to one's roots and revisiting old memories. The song's opening line, "Gonna take a sentimental journey," sets the tone for the entire song. The singer of the song has made the decision to return to a place from their past, in hopes of finding comfort and solace in old memories. The goal is to "set the heart at ease" and "renew old memories," suggesting a hopeful outlook toward the journey home.
The lyrics reveal that the singer is going on this journey with a sense of excitement and anticipation, as if they are a child counting the minutes until the train leaves the station. The sense of longing for home is palpable, with the singer counting "every mile of railroad track that takes me back." While on the journey, the singer reflects on the emotions they are feeling, coming to the conclusion that they "never thought [their] heart could be so yearny." Despite the ache of leaving one's current situation, the singer is determined to make the sentimental journey, giving hope that they will find comfort and familiarity in the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Gonna take a sentimental journey
I'm going to embark on a journey full of nostalgia
Gonna set my heart at ease
This trip will bring comfort to my heart
Gonna make a sentimental journey
I am going to take a voyage down memory lane
To renew old memories
I am going to refresh my memories of the past
Got my bag, got my reservation
I have packed my bag and reserved a seat
Spent each dime I could afford
I have spent all the money I could spare
Like a child in wild anticipation
I am excited like a child waiting for something special
Long to hear that "All aboard"
I can't wait to hear the conductor's announcement
Seven, that's the time we leave, at seven
The train departs at seven o'clock sharp
I'll be waitin' up for heaven
I'm impatiently waiting to begin my journey
Countin' every mile of railroad track
I'll be keeping track of every mile of the journey
That takes me back
Which evokes memories I hold dear
Never thought my heart could be so yearny
I never realized my heart could long for the past so strongly
Why did I decide to roam?
I am unsure why I ever left the place I long to return to
Gotta take that sentimental journey
I am compelled to take this journey
Sentimental journey home.
This journey is a return home full of emotions
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benjamin Homer, Bud Green, Les Brown
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마침내
여러 리메이커 중에 이 곡이 젤 맘에 들어요. 사랑스럽고 그립고 아련한 곡 입니다.
William L Robinson
Great song by Miss Julie. A beautiful woman with a golden voice.
Tom Biernacki
amazing voice
brumas1941
Just Brill
melanieprice
Original version was written by Les Brown and Ben Homer, and the lyrics were written by Bud Green. SUNG by lovely Doris, but not BY Doris. Great song - giving credit to the creators.