I Wished on the Moon
"I Wished on the Moon" | |
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Song by Teddy Wilson featuring Billie Holiday[1] | |
Released | August 1935[1] |
Recorded | July 2, 1935[1] |
Genre | Jazz |
Label | Brunswick Records[1] |
Songwriter(s) | Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker[1] |
Composer(s) | Ralph Rainger |
Lyricist(s) | Dorothy Parker |
"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[2] with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached the charts of the day peaking at No. 2 during a seven-week stay.[3] 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.[4]
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,[5] and also enjoyed chart success with the song in 1935 reaching the No. 13 spot.[6] 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.[7]
- Ray Noble and His Orchestra featuring Al Bowlly recorded on July 20, 1935. (Al Bowlly Discography).
- Patti Page - And I Thought About You (1955)[8]
- Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins recorded March 24, 1954 on Decca, a 1955 release, catalog No. 29137,[9] also recorded again in 1961 for the album Ella Swings Gently with Nelson.
- 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
- ^ a b c d e "I Wished on the Moon by Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 105. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Giddins, Gary (2001). Bing Crosby - A Pocketful of Dreams - The Early Years 1903-1940. New York: Little, Brown & Co. pp. 387-390. ISBN 0-316-88188-0.
- ^ "THE ONLINE DISCOGRAPHICAL PROJECT". 78discography.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 275. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "Brunswick 78rpm numerical listing discography: 7500 - 8000". 78discography.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "And I Thought About You - Patti Page". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Decca (USA) numerical listing discography: 29000 - 29500". 78discography.com. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "Songs for Distingué Lovers - Billie Holiday". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Billy Eckstine's Imagination - Billy Eckstine". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "The Song Is June - June Christy". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "D Gogi Grant – Granted... it's Gogi (1960, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Swingin' On the Moon - Mel Tormé". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Intensity - Art Pepper". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Yes Tonight Josephine - Johnnie Ray". AllMusic. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
- ^ "Here Comes the Whistleman - Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Roland Kirk". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Moonlight Sinatra - Frank Sinatra". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Rosie Sings Bing - Rosemary Clooney". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Perfectly Frank - Tony Bennett". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "Tony Bennett On Holiday: A Tribute To Billie Holiday". TonyBennett.com. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "In the Beginning 1949–1954 - Teddi King". AllMusic. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
- ^ "This Dream of You - Diana Krall". AllMusic. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
- ^ "I Wished On The Moon - Joy Oladokun". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
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