A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening

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"A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" is a popular song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, published in 1943. [1] It was used in the film Higher and Higher (1944) when it was sung by Frank Sinatra. [2] Sinatra and also The Ink Spots had chart hits with the song in 1944. [3]

The song is considered a pop standard because it has been recorded by many artists.

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References

  1. ASCAP
  2. "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  544. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.