Now It Can Be Told
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"Now It Can Be Told" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band, where it was introduced by Alice Faye and Don Ameche.[1] It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1938 but lost to "Thanks for the Memory".
Notable recordings
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 You may hear '"Now It Can Be Told" performed by Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra with John Serry in 1938 Here on Archive.org |
- Mildred Bailey (1938)
- Shep Fields collaborated with John Serry Sr. to record this song for Bluebird Records in 1938.[2]
- Bing Crosby - recorded May 23, 1938 with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra.[3] This reached No. 7 in the charts of the day.[4]
- Tommy Dorsey - the most popular recording of the song in 1938, vocal by Jack Leonard. This reached the No. 2 spot in the charts of the day.[4]
- Tony Martin - another chart success in 1938, peaking at No. 13.[4]
- Vera Lynn (1940)[5]
- Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan - included in their album Sarah Vaughan and Billy Eckstine Sing the Best of Irving Berlin (1957)[6]
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)[7]
- Tony Bennett - Bennett/Berlin (1987)[8]
