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composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was written for the twenty-first edition of the Cotton Club series which opened on October 23, 1932, the first of the Cotton Club Parades.

Recordings

*The song was recorded and popularized by Cab Calloway who had a #18 hit in 1932. * Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 26, 1933, with the Dorsey Brothers and their Orchestra. *The song was one of the first recorded by Frank Sinatra when he transferred to Capitol Records in 1953. His recording on April 30, 1953, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle reached #14 on ''Billboard'''s most played list.

Other notable recordings

* Bing Crosby – (1933) * Louis Armstrong – (1933) * Lee Wiley – "Manhattan Lights" circa 1940 * Ralph Young, with

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(1950) * Perry Como –

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(1955) * Frank Sinatra – '' This is Sinatra!'' (1956) * Louis Prima – ''The Call of the Wildest'' (1957) * Ferlin Husky - ''Sittin' on a Rainbow'' (1958/01/03) *''The Polly Bergen Show'' –

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perform the song on her NBC program (February 22, 1958) * Jo Stafford – ''

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'' (1960) * Peggy Lee – '' Sugar 'n' Spice'' (1962) * January Jones – Scopitone video (early 1960s) * Sarah Vaughan – '' How Long Has This Been Going On?'' (1978) * Frank Sinatra and Liza Minnelli – ''

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'' (1993) * Diana Krall – ''

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'' (1998) * Lorrie Morgan – '' Secret Love'' (1998) * James Darren – '' This One's from the Heart'' (1999) * Steve Tyrell – ''A New Standard'' (1999) * Céline Dion – '' Live in Las Vegas: A New Day...'' (2004) * Tony Bennett with Diana Krall – '' Duets: An American Classic'' (2006) * Michael Bublé – ''

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'' (2007) * Kermit Ruffins – ''Live At Vaughan's'' (2007) * Rod Stewart – '' Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V'' (2010) * Jermaine Jackson – ''I Wish You Love'' (2012) *

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Live performances

*A rendition by Anthony Perkins in the drama ''Winter Dream'', a production of the live anthology TV series, ''Front Row Center'' * Céline Dion in her

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:I've Got The World On A String 1930s jazz standards 1932 songs Pop standards Songs with music by Harold Arlen Songs with lyrics by Ted Koehler Louis Armstrong songs Frank Sinatra songs Ella Fitzgerald songs Tony Bennett songs Jo Stafford songs Mildred Bailey songs Liza Minnelli songs