I Could Write a Book
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| "I Could Write a Book" | |
|---|---|
| Song from Pal Joey | |
| Published | 1940 |
| Writer | Lorenz Hart |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"I Could Write a Book" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey (1940), where it was introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst.
Notable recordings [edit]
- Betty Carter - The Audience with Betty Carter (1979)
- Harry Connick, Jr. - When Harry Met Sally... (1990)
- Miles Davis - Relaxin' with The Miles Davis Quintet (1956)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956)
- Anita O'Day - Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart (1960)
- Mel Tormé - Mel and George "Do" World War II (1990)
- Frank Sinatra - I Hear a Rhapsody (album) (1952)
- The Swingle Singers - New World (1995)
- Monica Zetterlund - Swedish Sensation! (1960)
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