Pennies from Heaven (song)

For the Inner City song, see Pennies from Heaven (Inner City song).
"Pennies from Heaven"
Single by Bing Crosby and the Georgie Stoll Orchestra[1]
B-side"Let's Call a Heart a Heart"
PublishedOctober 16, 1936 (1936-10-16),[2] Select Music Publications, Inc., New York[3]
ReleasedOctober 1936 (1936-10)
RecordedJuly 24, 1936 (1936-07-24)[4]
StudioRecordings Incorporated Studios, 5505 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California[1]
GenrePopular music
Length3:08
LabelDecca 947
Composer(s)Arthur Johnston
Lyricist(s)Johnny Burke

"Pennies from Heaven" is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and lyrics by Johnny Burke. It was introduced by Bing Crosby with Georgie Stoll and his Orchestra in the 1936 film of the same name.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b "A Bing Crosby Discography". BingMagazine.co.uk. UK: International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
  2. ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1936 Musical Compositions Fine Arts New Series Vol 31 Pt 3 For the Year 1936. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
  3. ^ "Items tagged with "Select Music Publications, Inc., Brill Bldg., 1619 Broadway" | Levy Music Collection". levysheetmusic.mse.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  4. ^ "Decca matrix DLA 463. Pennies from heaven / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
  5. ^ "Pennies from Heaven (1936)". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019. Pennies from Heaven is not full of out-and-out song classics, but its score by Johnny Burke and Arthur Johnston is enjoyable and features ... the title song, which was nominated for an Oscar but lost to Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields's 'The Way You Look Tonight', from Swing Time.
  6. ^ Bush, John. "Bing Crosby, George Stoll: 'Pennies from Heaven'". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2019.