"I Wished on the Moon" | |
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Song by Teddy Wilson featuring Billie Holiday[1] | |
Released | August 1935[1] |
Recorded | July 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.