"Beautiful Girl" | |
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Song by
Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton and his Orchestra | |
Published | 1933 by Robbins Music Corp. |
Recorded | September 27, 1933[1] |
Genre | |
Length | 3:20 |
Label | Brunswick 6694 |
Composer(s) | Nacio Herb Brown |
Lyricist(s) | Arthur Freed |
"Beautiful Girl" is a song with music by Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by Arthur Freed, first published in 1933. It was originally written for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film Stage Mother (1933) and appeared the same year in another MGM production – Going Hollywood (1933), where it was sung by Bing Crosby, whose rendition charted in the US at number 11 for 3 weeks. [2] [3]
"Beautiful Girl" was introduced by a vaudeville singer and actor Sam Ash in a pre-Code Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer motion picture Stage Mother (1933). It appeared in a show sequence, where it was danced to by Maureen O'Sullivan. [4] The original arrangement and orchestration of the song was made by Jack Virgil and was conducted by Lou Silvers. [5] The master recording of Ash's version was on August 7, 1933. [a]
The first commercial recording of "Beautiful Girl" however, was made by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra on September 20, 1933. [1] A version recorded a week later by Bing Crosby with Lennie Hayton's Orchestra became a hit, charting at number 11 on Billboard for 3 weeks. [2] Released in December the same year Going Hollywood (1933) contained another interpretation of the song by Crosby, in a different key. [3]
According to the labels on shellac records, the target dance for "Beautiful Girl" is the foxtrot. [3]
Re-arranged by Roger Edens and Conrad Salinger, the song appeared in a musical film Singin' in the Rain (1952). [6] Under the direction of returning Lennie Hayton, it was sung by Jimmie Thompson during the "Beautiful Girl Montage" segment. [5]
Date | Main recording artist | Vocalist | Notes | Ref. |
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August 7, 1933 | Sam Ash | Soundtrack recording for Stage Mother (1933). [a] | [5] | |
September 20, 1933 | Freddy Martin and his Orchestra | Terry Stand | First commercial recording of the song. | [1] |
September 26, 1933 | Harry Reser and his Eskimos | Jimmy Brierly | [7] | |
September 27, 1933 | Bing Crosby | Featuring Lennie Hayton and his Orchestra. | [1] | |
October 3, 1933 | Bernie Cummins and his New Yorkers | Walter Cummins | [8] | |
October 4, 1933 | Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra | Ozzie Nelson | [7] | |
October 11, 1933 | Don Bestor and his Orchestra | Neil Buckley | [8] | |
January 4, 1934 | Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra | Bob Lawrence | Live recording for the Kraft Music Hall radio program. | [9] |
June 8, 1951 | Jimmie Thompson | Soundtrack recording for Singin' in the Rain (1952). | [5] |
Chart (1933) | Peak position |
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US Billboard [2] | 11 |