1945 song
"Aren’t You Glad You’re You? " is a 1945 popular standard composed byJimmy Van Heusen , with lyrics byJohnny Burke . Van Heusen and Burke wrote the song for the filmThe Bells of St. Mary's , directed byLeo McCarey , and starringBing Crosby andIngrid Bergman in the main roles. Bing Crosby presents the song in the film.[ 1]
"Aren't You Glad You Are You?" received anAcademy Award nomination inthe Best Song category in 1946[ 2] but lost out to "It Might As Well Be Spring ".
Bing Crosby's recording of the song on September 10, 1945 for Decca Records[ 3] reached No.8 in the Billboard charts.
The song was quickly covered byThe Pied Pipers (Capitol 225),[ 4] Les Brown (with the band vocalistDoris Day , Columbia 36875[ 5] ) andTommy Dorsey (RCA Victor 20-1728).[ 6] who all reached the Billboard charts with their versions.[ 7]
It was subsequently covered byGeorge Olsen (Majestic),[ 8] Peggy Lee ,[ 9] Gerry Mulligan andChet Baker [ 10] (onGerry Mulligan Quartet Volume 1 ),Barbara Lea (1957),[ 11] Shari Lewis (Hi Kids , 1959),[ 12] June Christy (1960),[ 13] Rosemary Clooney (1961),[ 14] Joe Williams (1961),[ 15] Mel Tormé andGeorge Shearing (Concord Jazz CCD-4471),[ 16] Tiny Tim (For All My Little Friends , 1969),Michael Feinstein (Pure Imagination , 1992),[ 17] Rebecca Kilgore (The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen , 2005),[ 18] andJohn McNeil &Bill McHenry Quartet (for their albumChill Morn He Climb Jenny 2010).[ 19]
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