You're as Pretty as a Picture

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"You're as Pretty as a Picture"
Song by Deanna Durbin
Released1973
Composer(s) Jimmy McHugh
Lyricist(s) Harold Adamson

"You're as Pretty as a Picture" is a popular song composed by Jimmy McHugh and written by Harold Adamson. It was first performed by Deanna Durbin in the 1938 musical film That Certain Age . [1] [2]

The song was also recorded by Gene Krupa and His Orchestra with Irene Daye on the vocals, [3] and Geraldo and His Orchestra with vocalist Al Bowlly (1938). [4]

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References

  1. "You're as pretty as a picture". bdcmuseum.org.uk. Bill Douglas Cinema Museum . Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  2. "You're as pretty as a picture". collections.vam.ac.uk. Victoria and Albert Museum . Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. "Gene Krupa And His Orchestra – You're As Pretty As A Picture / Rhythm Jam". Discogs . Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  4. "Geraldo & his orchestra [sound recording]". searchworks.stanford.edu. Stanford University Libraries. 1974. Retrieved 29 May 2018.