The Best Is Yet to Come (song)
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| "The Best Is Yet to Come" | ||||
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| Song by Frank Sinatra from the album It Might as Well Be Swing | ||||
| Released | August 1964 | |||
| Recorded | June 9, 1964 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 3:10 | |||
| Label | Reprise Records | |||
| Writer | Carolyn Leigh | |||
| Composer | Cy Coleman | |||
| Producer | Sonny Burke | |||
| It Might as Well Be Swing track listing | ||||
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"The Best is Yet to Come" is a 1959 song composed by Cy Coleman, with lyrics by Carolyn Leigh. It is associated with Frank Sinatra, who recorded it on his 1964 album It Might as Well Be Swing, accompanied by Count Basie, under the direction of Quincy Jones. It was the last song Sinatra sang in public, on February 25, 1995, and the words "The Best is Yet to Come" are etched on Sinatra's tombstone. Though Sinatra made it popular, the song was actually written for and introduced by Tony Bennett.[1] Notable recordings include:
- Tony Bennett (I Left My Heart in San Francisco) (1962)
- James Darren (This One's from the Heart) (1999)
- Stacey Kent (The Boy Next Door) (2003)
- Peggy Lee (Sugar 'N' Spice) (1962)
- Sarah Vaughan (You're Mine You) (1962)
- Frank Sinatra (It Might As Well Be Swing) (1964)
- Blossom Dearie (May I Come In?) (1964)
- Ella Fitzgerald (The Best Is Yet to Come) (1982)
- Diane Schuur (In Tribute) (1992)
- Tony Bennett and Diana Krall (Duets: An American Classic) (2006)
- Matt Dusk (Back in Town) (2006)
- Michael Bublé (Call Me Irresponsible) (2007)
- Sophie Milman (Take Love Easy) (2009) (feat. Michael Kaeshammer)
Lisa Stansfield "Swing" original motion picture soundtrack (1999)
[edit] In popular culture
- The Peggy Lee recording was featured in the film Bernard and Doris (2006).
- In February 1999, James Darren and Avery Brooks sang the song in the final scene of "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang", a seventh season episode of the syndicated science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Liner Notes, Natalie Cole, Still Unforgettable
- ^ "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang". Ira Steven Behr & Hans Beimler (writers); Mike Vejar (director). Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Syndicated. 1999-02-24. No. 15, season 7.
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