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The Best Is Yet to Come
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Wikipedia article
"'The Best Is Yet to Come'" is a 1959 song composed by Cy Coleman to lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It is associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on his 1964 album 'It Might as Well Be Swing' accompanied by Count Basie under the direction of Quincy Jones. It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, on February 25, 1995, and the words "The Best is Yet to Come" are etched on Sinatra's tombstone. Although Sinatra made it popular, the song was written for and introduced by Tony Bennett.Liner Notes, Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable
Before it was recorded by Sinatra, the song's debut was sung and played by Cy Coleman on Hugh Hefner's 'Playboy's Penthouse' variety show.
Notable recordings
*Tony Bennett ('I Left My Heart in San Francisco') (1962)
*Tony Bennett and Diana Krall ('Duets: An American Classic') (2006)
*Tony Bennett and Diana Krall in 'Tony Bennett: An American Classic'. Documentary directed by Rob Marshall (2006)
*Michael Bubl ('Call Me Irresponsible') (2007)
*James Darren ('This One's from the Heart') (1999)
*Blossom Dearie ('May I Come In?') (1964)
*Matt Dusk ('Back in Town') (2006)
*Bob Dylan ('Triplicate') (2017)
*Ella Fitzgerald ('The Best Is Yet to Come') (1982)
*Stacey Kent ('The Boy Next Door') (2003)
*Chaka Khan ('ClassiKhan') (2004)
*Peggy Lee ('Sugar 'N' Spice') (1962)
*Diane Schuur ('In Tribute') (1992)
*Frank Sinatra ('It Might As Well Be Swing') (1964)
*Lisa Stansfield ('Swing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack') (1999)
*Nancy Wilson ('Yesterday's Love Songs/Today's Blues') (1963)
*Sarah Vaughan ('You're Mine You') (1962)
In popular culture
*In February 1999, James Darren and Avery Brooks sang the song in the final scene of "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", a seventh-season episode of the syndicated science fiction television series 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'.
*The song was played as a wake-up call for the crew of Apollo 10 on May 22, 1969. The historic day marked the first time that the Lunar Module flew solo in lunar orbit as it made man's closest approach to the lunar surface to date.
References
Category:1959 songs
Category:1960s jazz standards
Category:Frank Sinatra songs
Category:Lisa Stansfield songs
Category:Nancy Wilson (jazz singer) songs
Category:Songs with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh
Category:Songs with music by Cy Coleman
Category:Tony Bennett songs
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