From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World"
Song
Published1935
Genre Showtune
Composer(s) Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s) Lorenz Hart

"The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" is a show tune from the 1935 Rodgers and Hart musical Jumbo when it was introduced by Gloria Grafton and William J. McCartney. [1]

Recordings by Ted Straeter (#27) and by Tommy Dorsey (#21) reached the Billboard Top 40 charts in 1952/53. [2] Other recordings include those by Sonny Rollins, Les and Larry Elgart, Vaughn Monroe, Vic Damone, Tony Bennett, and Frank Sinatra. [3]

In the 1962 MGM movie, Jumbo, the song was sung by renowned Los Angeles session singer, Jimmy Joyce, replacing the voice of actor Stephen Boyd.

References

  1. ^ "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 552. ISBN  0-89820-083-0.
  3. ^ "secondhandsongs.com". secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved June 7, 2020.