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.
"Pennies from Heaven" | |
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Single by Bing Crosby and the Georgie Stoll Orchestra | |
B-side | "Let's Call a Heart a Heart" |
Published | October 16, 1936 | , Select Music Publications, Inc., New York
Released | October 1936 |
Recorded | July 24, 1936 |
Studio | Recordings Incorporated Studios, 5505 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California |
Genre | Popular music |
Length | 3:08 |
Label | Decca 947 |
Composer(s) | Arthur Johnston |
Lyricist(s) | Johnny Burke |
It was recorded in 1936 by Billie Holiday and afterwards performed by Doris Day, Tony Bennett, Dinah Washington, Clark Terry, Big Joe Turner, Lester Young, Dean Martin, Gene Ammons,Legion of Mary, Guy Mitchell, and Harry James.
The July 24, 1936, recording by Bing Crosby and the Georgie Stoll Orchestra topped the charts for ten weeks in 1936 and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2004. He recorded another version on August 17, accompanied by Louis Armstrong, Frances Langford and the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra. Crosby recorded the song again for his 1954 album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
On July 21, 1936, at Victor's Hollywood Studio, Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra made the first recording of "Pennies from Heaven." It was released on October 14, 1936, on Victor 25431 and rose to number 2 on the Billboard charts. Jimmy Dorsey also recorded it on August 4, released on Decca 951 in October, and made the chart for one week in December. Then Crosby and Dorsey, along with Louis Armstrong and Frances Langford, made another recording for Decca on August 17, released in October on a 12" Shellac pressing only.
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