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They Say It's Wonderful
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Wikipedia article
'"They Say It's Wonderful"' is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical 'Annie Get Your Gun' (1946), where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. A film version in 1950 again featured the song when it was performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton. More recently it was performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by Darius de Haas.
Recordings
*Ethel Merman recorded it for the original Decca Records cast album of 'Annie Get Your Gun' (1946). In 1979, she recorded a "camp" version for The Ethel Merman Disco Album, but it was not released on the original vinyl record. It was issued as a bonus track on the CD reissue in 2002.'The Ethel Merman Disco Album', Track 8 - "They Say It's Wonderful". Original 1979 recording reissued on CD in 2002 by Fynsworth Alley, LLC and Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
*Andy Russell ('Billboard' no. 10 in 1946)
*Perry Como ('Billboard' no. 27 in 1946)
*Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 22, 1946 ('Billboard' no. 12 in 1946)
*Frank Sinatra (1946)
*Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, soundtrack recording, 'Annie get Your Gun', MGM, (1950)
*Modern Jazz Quartet - 'The Modern Jazz Quartet' (1957)
*Sarah Vaughan - 'Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows' (1958)
*Johnny Mathis - 'Heavenly' (1959)
*Doris Day (1960)
*John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman - 'John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman' (1963)
*Jimmy Scott - 'Falling In Love Is Wonderful' (1963)
*Dionne Warwick - 'I'll Never Fall in Love Again' (1970)
*Tony Bennett - 'Bennett/Berlin' (1987)
*Judy Garland
*Stacey Kent - 'The Tender Trap' (1998)
*Bernadette Peters - 'Annie Get Your Gun' Revival Cast Recording (1999)
*Eliane Elias - 'Everything I Love' (2000)
*Michael Poss recorded the song combined with "I Need To Be In Love" - '[https://open.spotify.com/track/7HwfZ06eakEC4iDCuPoEKt Silver Screen Serenades]' (2000)
*Sathima Bea Benjamin - 'Musical Echoes' (2002)
*Beegie Adair (2002)
*Kirsten Dunst - 'Spider-Man 3' (2007)
*Susan Lucci - 'ABC Presents: Love Affair' (2008)
*Seth MacFarlane - 'Once in a While' (2019)
*Suzi Quatro (1986)
References
Category:Songs from Annie Get Your Gun
Category:Songs written by Irving Berlin
Category:1946 songs
Category:1940s jazz standards
Category:Ethel Merman songs
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