music.wikisort.org - Composition"I've Got The World on a String" is a 1932 popular jazz song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of the Cotton Club Parades.[1]
Song
"I've Got the World on a String" |
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Published | 1932 by Mills Music |
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Composer(s) | Harold Arlen |
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Lyricist(s) | Ted Koehler |
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Recordings
- The song was recorded and popularized by Cab Calloway who had a #18 hit in 1932.[2]
- Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 26, 1933, with the Dorsey Brothers and their Orchestra.[3]
- The song was one of the first recorded by Frank Sinatra when he transferred to Capitol Records in 1953. His recording on April 30, 1953, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle[4] reached #14 on Billboard's most played list.[5]
Other notable recordings
- A rendition by Anthony Perkins in the drama Winter Dream, a production of the live anthology TV series, Front Row Center
- Céline Dion in her Las Vegas show A New Day..., which ran from 2003 until 2007.
References
- "haroldarlen.com". haroldarlen.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "I've Got the World on a String (song by Cab Calloway)". Music VF, US & UK hits charts.
- "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "jazzdiscography.com". jazzdiscography.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 393. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- "Allmusic.com". Allmusic.com. Retrieved April 18, 2017.
- "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Bob Orlowsky. "Scopitone Archive by Artist: G to L". Scopitone Archive. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
- "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017.
- Tony Bennett & Diana Krall – I've Got The World On A String, retrieved 2019-04-10
External links
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Related topics |
- The Cab Calloway Orchestra
- Blanche Calloway
- Camay Calloway Murphy
- Sunset Cafe
- The Missourians
- Cotton Club
- Hepcat
- Jive talk
- Zoot suit
- Jitterbug
- Cab Calloway School of the Arts
- "Hi-De-Ho"
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