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"So Far" is a show tune from the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro when it was introduced by the character "Beulah" played by Gloria Wills.[1]

For other uses, see So Far.
"So Far"
Song
Published1947
Songwriter(s)Oscar Hammerstein II
Composer(s)Richard Rodgers

On July 28, 1947 (see 1947 in music), the song was recorded by Perry Como, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single, catalog number 20-2402-A, with the flip side "A Fellow Needs a Girl".[2] The song reached #11 on the Billboard charts.[3]

Other versions were recorded by Frank Sinatra[4] and by Margaret Whiting.[5] Sinatra's version also charted in 1947 reaching the No. 8 position.[6]

Dick Haymes included the song in his album Look at Me Now! (1957).[7]

Tony Bennett later used the song on his album Long Ago and Far Away (1958).

The song was also used in the 1996 stage musical State Fair.


References


  1. "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  2. "Perry Como Discography". kokomo.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 98. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  4. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #20 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
  5. Hischak, Thomas S. (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 251. ISBN 0-313-34140-0
  6. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 392. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  7. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.


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