| "So Far" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| Published | 1947 |
| Songwriter | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| Composer | Richard Rodgers |
"So Far" is ashow tune from the1947Rodgers and HammersteinmusicalAllegro when it was introduced by the character "Beulah" played by Gloria Wills.[1]
On July 28, 1947 (see1947 in music), the song was recorded byPerry Como, and released byRCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single, catalog number 20-2402-A, with the flip side "A Fellow Needs a Girl".[2] The song reached #11 on theBillboard charts.[3]
Other versions were recorded byFrank Sinatra[4] and byMargaret Whiting.[5] Sinatra's version also charted in 1947 reaching the No. 8 position.[6]
Dick Haymes included the song in his albumLook at Me Now! (1957).[7]
Tony Bennett later used the song on his albumLong Ago and Far Away (1958).
The song was also used in the 1996 stage musicalState Fair.