They Say (jazz standard)

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"They Say"
Song
Released1938
Genre jazz
Songwriter(s) Edward Heyman
Composer(s) Paul Mann
Stephan Weiss

"They Say" is a jazz standard and popular song written in 1938. It has music by Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann and with lyrics by Edward Heyman. [1] [2]

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It was one of the highest-selling pieces of sheet music in January 1939. [3] It peaked at #5 on Your Hit Parade . [4]

It is ranked the 987th most recorded standard by JazzStandards.com. [5]

Noteworthy recordings

In film

"They Say" was used in the films Daughters Courageous (1939) and King of the Lumberjacks (1940).

References

  1. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1967.
  2. ↑ Studwell, William Emmett (2000). They Also Wrote: Evaluative Essays on Lesser-known Popular American Songwriters Prior to the Rock Era. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-3789-8.
  3. ↑ "Sheet-Music Leaders" (PDF). The Billboard. 1939-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. 1 2 3 Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. ISBN   978-0-7864-2946-2.
  5. ↑ "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (They Say)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. ↑ Orodenker, M.H. (1938-12-31). "Off the Records". The Billboard. p. 67.
  7. ↑ Decatur 507
  8. ↑ Berger, Morroe; Berger, Edward; Patrick, James (2001–2002). Benny Carter : a life in American music (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 199. ISBN   0-8108-4111-8. OCLC   47443996.
  9. ↑ Brunswick 8270
  10. ↑ Belaire, David. (1996). A guide to the big band era : a comprehensive review of all the recorded hits and all the hitmakers (1st ed.). Santa Ana, CA: Winged Note Press. p. 100. ISBN   0-9653681-0-6. OCLC   36127030.
  11. ↑ Forrest, Helen; Libby, Bill (1982). I Had the Craziest Dream. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. ISBN   978-0-698-11096-0.
  12. ↑ Orodenker, M.H. (1939-01-28). "Off the Records". The Billboard. p. 15.
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