I Could Write a Book

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"I Could Write a Book"
Song
Published1940
Composer(s) Richard Rodgers
Lyricist(s) Lorenz Hart

"I Could Write a Book" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey , [1] where it was introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst. It is considered a standard.

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Critical reception

An uncredited critic reviewing "New Plays in Manhattan" for Time said of Pal Joey that the musical contains "all the dancing anyone could want and at least three more great Richard Rodgers tunes: 'I Could Write a Book' (sweet), 'Love Is My Friend' (torchy), 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' (catchy)." [2]

Cover versions

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