"They Say It's Wonderful" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for the musical Annie Get Your Gun (1946), where it was introduced by Ethel Merman and Ray Middleton. A film version in 1950 again featured the song when it was performed by Howard Keel and Betty Hutton.
Recordings Ethel Merman recorded it for the original Decca Records cast album of Annie Get Your Gun (1946). In 1979, she recorded a "camp" version for The Ethel Merman Disco Album, but it was not released on the original vinyl record. It was issued as a bonus track on the CD reissue in 2002.The Ethel Merman Disco Album, Track 8 - "They Say It's Wonderful". Original 1979 recording reissued on CD in 2002 by Fynsworth Alley, LLC and Universal Music Enterprises, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. Andy Russell – single (1946; Billboard No. 10) Perry Como with Russ Case and His Orchestra – single (1946; Billboard No. 27) Bing Crosby recorded the song on January 22, 1946 - single (1946; Billboard No. 12) Frank Sinatra – single (1946; "Billboard" No. 11) Modern Jazz Quartet – The Modern Jazz Quartet (1957) Dave Brubeck – Plays and Plays and... (1957) Sarah Vaughan – Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows (1958) Johnny Mathis – Heavenly (1959) Doris Day – Show Time (1960) John Coltrane & Johnny Hartman - John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) Jimmy Scott – Falling in Love Is Wonderful (1963) Suzi Quatro & Eric Flynn – Annie Get Your Gun – 1986 London Cast (1986) Tony Bennett – Bennett/Berlin (1987) Stacey Kent – Love Is...The Tender Trap (1998) Eliane Elias – Everything I Love (2000) Judy Garland & Howard Keel recorded the song when Garland was originally slated to star in the film. It was released on the Annie Get Your Gun film soundtrack reissue CD (2000). Todd Murray – When I Sing Low (2002)
Popular culture More recently it was performed in an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel by Darius de Haas.
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