I've Got the World on a String

I've Got the World on a String

"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1933 popular song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler.

It was introduced by Cab Calloway and Bing Crosby. It was also recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1952. It reached #14 on Billboard's most played list.

Anthony Perkins sang it in the drama "Winter Dream", a production of the live anthology TV series, "Front Row Center".
Céline Dion also performs this song in her Las Vegas show A New Day....

Notable recordings

*Lee Wiley - "Manhattan Nights" circa 1940
*Frank Sinatra - "This Is Sinatra!" (1952)
*Louis Prima - "Call of the Wildest" (1957)
*Jo Stafford - "Jo + Jazz" (1960)
*Ella Fitzgerald - "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook" (1961)
*Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli - "Duets" (1993)
*Barry Manilow - "Manilow Sings Sinatra" (1998)
*Céline Dion - "Live in Las Vegas - A New Day..." (2004)
*Tony Bennett with Diana Krall – "" (2006)
*Michael Bublé - "Call Me Irresponsible" (2007)


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