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"Never in a Million Years" is a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel for the 1937 musical film Wake Up and Live when it was sung by Jack Haley (dubbed by Buddy Clark).[1] It had its biggest chart success by Bing Crosby featuring Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Crosby recorded it on February 28, 1937[2] and it reached #2 on the US pop chart the same year.[3]

"Never in a Million Years"
Single by Bing Crosby
B-side	"In a Little Hula Heaven"
Released	1937
Recorded	February 28, 1937
Genre	Jazz
Length	2:57
Label	Decca
Songwriter(s)	Mack Gordon, Harry Revel
Bing Crosby singles chronology
"Sweet Is the Word for You" (1937) "Never in a Million Years" (1937) "Moonlight and Shadows" (1937)

Other charting versions

• Mildred Bailey released a version of the song as a single in 1937 where it reached #8 on the US pop chart.[4]
• Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1937 where it reached #7 on the US pop chart.[5]
• Linda Scott released a version of the song as a single in 1962 where it reached #15 on the adult contemporary chart and #56 on the US pop chart.[6]

Other versions

• Alice Faye released a version of the song as a single in 1937.[7]
• Gordon MacRae released a version of the song as a single in 1954 in the United Kingdom.[8]
• Tina Robin released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "Ca C'est L'amour".[9]
• Kitty Kallen released a version of the song on her 1960 album, If I Give My Heart to You.[10]
• Sarah Vaughan released a version of the song on her 1961 album, My Heart Sings.[11]
• Maureen Evans released a version of the song as a single in 1962 in the United Kingdom.[12]
• Marion Rung released a version of the song in Finland entitled "Ei Enää Milloinkaan" as the B-side to her 1962 single "Lady Sunshine and Mister Moon".[13]
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians released a version of the song as part of a medley on their 1963 album, The Sweetest Medleys This Side of Heaven.[14]

References

Sources

• Stockdale, Robert L. Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts. (Studies in Jazz Series). Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999.

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