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I Could Write a Book
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Wikipedia article
"'I Could Write a Book'" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical 'Pal Joey', where it was introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst. It is considered a standard.
Critical reception
An uncredited critic reviewing "New Plays in Manhattan" for 'Time' said of 'Pal Joey' that the musical contains "all the dancing anyone could want and at least three more great Richard Rodgers tunes: 'I Could Write a Book' (sweet), 'Love Is My Friend' (torchy), 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' (catchy)."(No author.) "New plays in Manhattan," 'Time', 37:1, 6 January 1941.
Cover versions
The song has been covered by such artists as:
*Anita O'Day 1960
*Frank D'Rone,
*Vince Guaraldi,
*Frank Sinatra,
*Vic Damone 1964
*Harry Connick Jr.,
*Dinah Washington.
In popular culture
*Harry Connick Jr.'s version of "I Could Write a Book" was used in the 1989 film 'When Harry Met Sally...', appearing on the film's soundtrack, and also appears on the soundtrack of the 1997 film 'Deconstructing Harry'.
*Dinah Washington's version of "I Could Write a Book", from her 1955 album 'For Those in Love', was used in the ninth episode of the first season of the television series 'Ash vs Evil Dead'.
References
Sources
*Category:Songs about writers
Category:Songs with music by Richard Rodgers
Category:Songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Category:Songs from Pal Joey (musical)
Category:Ella Fitzgerald songs
Category:1940 songs
Category:Songs from Pal Joey (film)
Category:1940s jazz standards
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