So Far (Rodgers and Hammerstein song)

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"So Far"
Song
Published	1947
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 .

References

1. "Internet Broadway Database". ibdb.com. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
2. "Perry Como Discography". kokomo.ca. Retrieved January 14, 2019.
3. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  98. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
4. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #20 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-06.
5. Hischak, Thomas S. (2007). The Rodgers and Hammerstein encyclopedia. Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 251. ISBN   0-313-34140-0
6. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.  392. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
7. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved January 14, 2019.