I Wished on the Moon

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"I Wished on the Moon"
Song by Teddy Wilson featuring Billie Holiday [1]
ReleasedAugust 1935 [1]
RecordedJuly 2, 1935 [1]
Genre Jazz
Label Brunswick Records [1]
Songwriter(s) Ralph Rainger, Dorothy Parker [1]
Composer(s) Ralph Rainger
Lyricist(s) Dorothy Parker

"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936 .

Crosby recorded the song on August 14, 1935 [2] with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached the charts of the day peaking at No. 2 during a seven-week stay. [3] At the end of the long recording session, Crosby decided to sing only a single chorus of the song in the middle of an orchestral version instead of the full ballad treatment used in the film. This led to a long argument between the singer and producer Jack Kapp. Eventually Crosby prevailed. [4]
Crosby recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography .

Little Jack Little recorded the song for Columbia (catalog 3068) on June 28, 1935, [5] and also enjoyed chart success with the song in 1935 reaching the No. 13 spot. [6] Ruth Etting also recorded the song for Columbia (3070) on July 1, 1935.

Notable recordings

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