I Wished on the Moon
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"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936.
Crosby recorded the song on August 14, 1935[1] with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached the charts of the day peaking at No. 2 during a seven-week stay.[2] At the end of the long recording session, Crosby decided to sing only a single chorus of the song in the middle of an orchestral version instead of the full ballad treatment used in the film. This led to a long argument between the singer and producer Jack Kapp. Eventually Crosby prevailed.[3]
Crosby recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
Little Jack Little recorded the song for Columbia (catalog 3068) on June 28, 1935,[4] and also enjoyed chart success with the song in 1935 reaching the No. 13 spot.[5] Ruth Etting also recorded the song for Columbia (3070) on July 1, 1935.
Notable recordings
- Teddy Wilson featuring Billie Holiday on Brunswick, catalog 7501, recorded on July 2, 1935.[6]
- Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Al Bowlly recorded on July 20, 1935. (Al Bowlly Discography).
- Patti Page - And I Thought About You (1955)[7]
- Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins recorded March 24, 1954 on Decca, a 1955 release, catalog No. 29137,[8] also recorded again in 1961 for the album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson.[9]
- Billie Holiday - Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)[10]
- Billy Eckstine - Billy Eckstine's Imagination (1958)[11]
- June Christy - The Song Is June! (1958)[12]
- Gogi Grant - Granted It's Gogi (1960)[13]
- Mel Tormé - Swingin' On the Moon (1960)[14]
- Art Pepper - Intensity (1960)[15]
- Johnnie Ray - for his Liberty LP Johnnie Ray (1962)[16]
- Roland Kirk - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)[17]
- Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle - Moonlight Sinatra (1966)[18]
- Rosemary Clooney - Rosie Sings Bing (1978)[19]
- Tony Bennett - Perfectly Frank (1992),[20] Tony Bennett on Holiday. (1997)[21]
- Red Richards - My Romance (1993)[24]
- Teddi King - In the Beginning, 1949-1954 (2000 compilation)[22]
- Diana Krall - This Dream of You (2020)[23]
- Joy Oladokun - I Wished On The Moon (The New Look: Season 1) (2024)[24]
References
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