Pennies from Heaven (song)

Background

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, Harry James and Mandy Patinkin.

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.

Other versions

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. released on Decca 951 in October, and made the chart for one week in December. released in October on a 12" Shellac pressing only.

• Louis Armstrong – (1947)
• Count Basie with Jimmy Rushing – (1937)
• Polly Bergen and Gordon MacRae sang a medley which included "Pennies from Heaven" on her 1958 NBC variety show, The Polly Bergen Show.
• Dave Brubeck Quartet – "Brubeck Time" (1954)
• Marty Robbins – "Marty after Midnight" (1962)
• Dave Brubeck with Paul Desmond – The Dave Brubeck Quartet at Carnegie Hall (1963)
• Mandy Patinkin – Mandy Patinkin (1989)
• Richard 'Groove' Holmes – Get Up & Get It! (1967)
• Stan Getz with Oscar Peterson – Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1975)
• Billie Holiday's version was used in the 1994 film Corrina, Corrina (1994) and appears on the soundtrack.
• Seth MacFarlane – Sing (2016)
• Regis Philbin – It's Time for Regis! (1968) – also appeared on the soundtrack to the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
• Louis Prima – The Call of the Wildest (1957)
• Jimmy Raney with Sonny Clark – Jimmy Raney Quartet (1954)
• Marc Secara recorded the song on You're Everything
• Frank Sinatra recorded two versions, the first one in 1956 with a Nelson Riddle for the Songs for Swingin' Lovers! LP and a second one with Count Basie – Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)
• The Skyliners (1960) – In the US, this version reached #24 on the Hot 100.
• Arthur Tracy – 1937 recording.

References

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