"Vanity" is a popular song. The music was written by

Guy Wood Guy B. Wood (24 July 1911 – 23 February 2001) was a musician and songwriter born in Manchester, England. Wood started his career in music playing saxophone in dance bands in England. He moved to the United States in the 1930s, where he worked f ...

, the lyrics by Jack Manus and Bernard Bierman. The song was published in 1951. It had some success on the charts, reaching the top 20, in 1951 and was recorded by

Don Cherry Donald Stewart Cherry (born February 5, 1934) is a Canadian former ice hockey player, coach, and television commentator. He played one game in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Boston Bruins. After concluding a playing career in the A ...

, who had recorded the hit version, for his 1968 album, '' There Goes My Everything.'' The original 1951 recording by Don Cherry was released by

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as catalog number 27618. It first reached the ''

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'' Best Seller chart on July 20, 1951, and lasted 11 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 17. Jazz tenor saxophonist

Jimmy Heath James Edward Heath (October 25, 1926 – January 19, 2020), nicknamed Little Bird, was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger, and big band leader. He was the brother of bassist Percy Heath and drummer Albert Heath. Biography Heath w ...

recorded an instrumental version for his 1964 album '' On the Trail''.

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Songs with lyrics by Bernard Bierman 1951 songs Don Cherry songs Songs written by Guy Wood {{1950s-pop-song-stub