So Far (Rodgers and Hammerstein song)

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"So Far"
Song
Published1947
Songwriter(s) Oscar Hammerstein II
Composer(s) Richard Rodgers

"So Far" is a show tune from the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro when it was introduced by the character "Beulah" played by Gloria Wills. [1]

On July 28, 1947 (see 1947 in music), the song was recorded by Perry Como, and released by RCA 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 the Billboard charts. [3]

Other versions were recorded by Frank Sinatra [4] and by Margaret Whiting. [5] Sinatra's version also charted in 1947 reaching the No. 8 position. [6]

Dick Haymes included the song in his album Look at Me Now! (1957). [7]

Tony Bennett later used the song on his album Long Ago and Far Away (1958).

The song was also used in the 1996 stage musical State Fair .

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