- You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
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title = You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
english_title =
comment = Featured in the November 1938 movie "Hard to Get"
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writer =
composer =Harry Warren
lyricist =Johnny Mercer
published = 1938
written =
language = English
form =
original_artist =Dick Powell
recorded_by =Perry Como Bing Crosby Bobby Darin Tommy Dorsey OrchestraRuss Morgan Orchestra
Many other artists (see#Recorded versions
performed_by = "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" is a popularsong with music byHarry Warren and lyrics byJohnny Mercer , published in 1938. It was featured in the movie "Hard to Get," released November 1938, where it was sung byDick Powell cite book
title= Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949
last = Gardner| first = Edward Foote| publisher= Paragon House
location= St. Paul, Minnesota
date= 2000| isbn= 1-55778-789-1 ] .Originally, the song was recorded by
Bing Crosby for the biggest-selling hit versioncite book
title= Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music
last = Whitburn| first = Joel| authorlink = Joel Whitburn| publisher= Record Research
location= Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
date= 1999| isbn= 0-89820-135-7 ] , while other contemporaneous hit versions included recordings byTommy Dorsey (with vocal byEdythe Wright ) andRuss Morgan . It was also revived in1961 in music , reaching the charts again that year. The song has been recorded by many other artists (see below for a partial list) and is considered a popular standard.Recorded versions
*
Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen
*Dan Barrett
*Blue Barron and his orchestra (recordedOctober 1 , 1938, released byBluebird Records as catalog number 7886 [http://settlet.fateback.com/BB7500.htm Bluebird Records in the 7500 to 7999 series] ] and byMontgomery Ward Records as catalog number 7537 [http://settlet.fateback.com/MW7500.htm Montgomery Ward Records in the 7500 to 7999 series] ] , both with the flip side "It's Time to Say Aloha")
*Michael Bublé on his album "Babalu " which was recorded before his break-through
*Chick Bullock (recordedOctober 20 , 1938, released byConqueror Records as catalog number 9149, with the flip side "I Won't Tell a Soul" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Conq9000.htm Conqueror Records in the 9000 to 9499 series] ] )
*Billy Butterfield
*Dorothy Carless
*The Dave Clark Five (released in 1967 as a U.S. single onEpic Records , catalog number 10179, with the flip side "Man in the Pin-Stripe Suit")
*Robert Clary (released byCapitol Records as catalog number 891, with the flip side "Alouette" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Capitol500.htm Capitol Records in the 500 to 999 series] ] )
*Perry Como (recordedMarch 21 ,1946 , released byRCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1916, with the flip side "A Garden in the Rain " [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/RCA201500.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-1500 to 20-1999 series] ] )
*Sam Costa
*The Crew Cuts
*Bing Crosby (recordedOctober 14 , 1938, released byDecca Records as catalog number 2147A, with the flip side "Summertime" [http://settlet.fateback.com/Dec2000.htm Decca Records in the 2000 to 2499 series] ] )
*Vic Damone
*Bobby Darin (recorded onJune 19 ,1961 released on Atco 6206, with the flip side "Sorrow Tomorrow" [ [http://www.globaldogproductions.info/a/atco.html Atco Records in the 6050 to 6792 series] ] ; the biggest hit version, reaching U.S. #5 and UK #10)
*Jack Donahue
*Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake 7 with vocal byEdythe Wright (recordedSeptember 29 , 1938, released byVictor Records as catalog number 26066, with the flip side "Sailing at Midnight" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/vic26000.html Victor Records in the 26000 to 26499 series] ] )
*Kenny Drew
*Nancy Dussault
*Peter Fountain
*Nat Gonella
*Dick Haymes
*The Hi-Lo's
*Kenny Hing
*Eddy Howard and his orchestra
*Joni James
*John Kirby and his orchestra
*Billy Kyle
*Nancy Lamott
*Julius LaRosa
*Peggy Lee
*Joe Loss & his Band with vocal by Chick Henderson (recordedJanuary 21 ,1939 released on Regal Zonophone MR-2992)
*George Maharis
*Dean Martin
*Johnny Mercer (recorded January, 1974, released on the album "My Huckleberry Friend ".)
*Russ Morgan and his orchestra (recordedAugust 26 , 1938, released byDecca Records as catalog number 2125A, with the flip side "This Is Madness")
*Tommy Newsom
*Gary Nicholls
*Red Norvo and his orchestra (vocal:Mildred Bailey ; released byBrunswick Records as catalog number 8240, with the flip side "Just You, Just Me" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/BRN8000.htm Brunswick Records in the 8000 to 8517 series] ] )
*Paul Peterson
*Oscar Peterson
*Dick Powell
*Lillian Roth
*Jan Savitt
*Bob Scobey
*Ralph Sharon
*Artie Shaw
*Frank Sinatra
*Bob Smith and theHerman Chittison Trio (released byRCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-2266, with the flip side "Where's Sam?" [ [http://settlet.fateback.com/RCA202000.htm RCA Victor Records in the 20-2000 to 20-2499 series] ] )
*Maxine Sullivan
*Toni Tennille
*Bobby Vee
*Lee Wiley References
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