Say It with Music (song)

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"Say It with Music" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin. [1] It was introduced in the Music Box Revue of 1921, where it was the de facto theme song and sung as a duet. [2] The song was popularised by Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra on 30 August 1921; this recording debuted on the charts on 12 November of that year, remained there for 14 weeks and peaked at number 1. [3] [4] Other popular versions in 1921/22 were by John Steel and by Ben Selvin. [5]

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Other versions

Other artists who have recorded versions of the song include:

Ray Conniff - title song for his 1960 album, Say it With Music

References

  1. 1 2 "Say It With Music by Irving Berlin". Songfacts. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Music Box Revues 1921-1924". American Classics. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Songs from the Year 1921". TSort.info. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Say it with Music". Music VF. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  575. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  6. ↑ Paymer, Marvin; Post, Don (1999). Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs, 1920-1945. Noble House Publishers. p. 22. ISBN   1881907090.
  7. ↑ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  8. ↑ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved March 30, 2020.


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