Mr. Wonderful (1955 song)
"Mr. Wonderful" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James.[1]
The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956.[2]
Other versions
- Ruby Murray - a single release in 1957.[3]
- Keely Smith - included in the album I Wish You Love (1957)
- Kate Smith - for her album The Fabulous Kate (1958).[4]
- Vera Lynn - for her album The Wonderful Vera (1963).[5]
- This song was used by The Kinks during the live portion of the album Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972).
- Bette Midler covered this song on her Peggy Lee tribute album Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook. (2005)
It also makes a memorable appearance sung (largely out of tune) by a boys choir at the Lake Tahoe First Communion celebrations at the beginning of Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather Part II (1974).
References
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 768. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
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