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They Say It's Wonderful
1946 popular song written by Irving Berlin
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"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.[1] A film version in 1950 again featured the song when it was performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton.
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| "They Say It's Wonderful" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton | |
| from the album Annie Get Your Gun | |
| B-side | "Anything You Can Do" |
| Released | May 16, 1946 |
| Genre | show tune |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | Brunswick |
| Songwriter | Irving Berlin |
Recordings
- Ethel Merman recorded it for the original Decca Records cast album of Annie Get Your Gun (1946).[2] 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.[3]
- Andy Russell – single (1946; Billboard No. 10)[4]
- Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra – single (1946; Billboard No. 27)[2]
- Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 22, 1946[5] - single (1946; Billboard No. 12)
- Frank Sinatra – single (1946; "Billboard" No. 11)
- Modern Jazz Quartet – The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957)[6]
- Dave Brubeck – Plays and Plays and... (1957)[7]
- Sarah Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows (1958)[8]
- Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959)[9]
- Doris Day – Show Time (1960)
- John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963)[10]
- Jimmy Scott – Falling in Love Is Wonderful (1963)[11]
- Suzi Quatro & Eric Flynn – Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast (1986)[12]
- Tony Bennett – Bennett/Berlin (1987)[13]
- Stacey Kent – Love Is...The Tender Trap (1998)[14]
- Eliane Elias – Everything I Love (2000)[15]
- Judy Garland & Howard Keel recorded the song when Garland was originally slated to star in the film. It was released on the Annie Get Your Gun film soundtrack reissue CD (2000).
- Todd Murray – When I Sing Low (2002)[16]
Popular culture
- More recently it was performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by Darius de Haas.[17]
