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1950 song by Irving Berlin

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"It's a Lovely Day Today" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin for his successful musical Call Me Madam (1950) when it was introduced by Russell Nype and Galina Talva. The musical was adapted as a movie in 1953 and the song "It's a Lovely Day Today" was performed by Donald O'Connor and Vera-Ellen (dubbed by Carol Richards).

Notable recordings

Dick Haymes and Eileen Wilson - from Decca original cast recording.
Russell Nype and Galina Talva - from RCA Victor original cast recording.
Doris Day - her single release on Columbia 39055 charted briefly in January 1951.
A recording by Perry Como and The Fontaine Sisters with Mitchell Ayres and his orchestra was made in New York City on July 26, 1950. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3945 (in USA) and by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10221.
Alberto Semprini, on piano with rhythm accompaniment, recorded it in London on January 25, 1952, as the third song of the medley "Part 2. Hit Medley of Foxtrots from 'Call Me Madam'" along with "You're Just in Love" and "The Best Thing for You". The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10231.
Ella Fitzgerald - on the album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book (1958).
Astrud Gilberto - for her album A Certain Smile, a Certain Sadness (1967)
Rosemary Clooney - included in her album Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984)

References

"Call Me Madam – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". IBDb.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
"Call Me Madam [1950 Decca Studio Cast] - 1950 Decca Studio Cast | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
"Call Me Madam [1950 RCA Victor Studio Cast] [Flare] - Dinah Shore | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 122. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
"RCA Victor 20-3500 - 4000 78rpm numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
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Irving Berlin

Musicals

Theatre	Annie Get Your Gun As Thousands Cheer Call Me Madam The Canary The Century Girl The Cocoanuts The Cohan Revue of 1918 Face the Music Holiday Inn Louisiana Purchase Miss Liberty Mr. President Music Box Revue Stop! Look! Listen! This Is The Army Top Hat Watch Your Step White Christmas Wise Guy Yip Yip Yaphank Ziegfeld Follies
Film	Alexander's Ragtime Band Annie Get Your Gun Blue Skies Call Me Madam Carefree The Cocoanuts Easter Parade Follow the Fleet Hallelujah Holiday Inn On the Avenue Second Fiddle There's No Business Like Show Business This Is the Army Top Hat White Christmas

Songs

1910s	"Alexander's Ragtime Band" "At the Devil's Ball" "Daddy, Come Home" "Follow the Crowd" "For Your Country and My Country" "God Bless America" "Goodbye, France" "I Want to Go Back to Michigan" "I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind" "I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now" "Let's All Be Americans Now" "Mandy" "The Near Future" "Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning" "Play a Simple Melody" "A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody" "San Francisco Bound" "Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone" "Stay Down Here Where You Belong" "That International Rag" "That Mysterious Rag" "They Were All Out of Step But Jim" "When I Lost You" "You'd Be Surprised"
1920s	"All Alone" "All by Myself" "Always" "Blue Skies" "How About Me?" "I Love a Piano" "Lazy" "Puttin' On the Ritz" "Remember" "Say It with Music" "The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)" "What'll I Do" "With You"
1930s	"Change Partners" "Cheek to Cheek" "Easter Parade" "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" "Heat Wave" "How Deep Is the Ocean?" "How's Chances?" "I Never Had a Chance" "I Used to Be Color Blind" "I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket" "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" "It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow" "Let Yourself Go" "Let's Face the Music and Dance" "Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee" "No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)" "Now It Can Be Told" "Reaching for the Moon" "Say It Isn't So" "Slumming on Park Avenue" "Supper Time" "This Year's Kisses" "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" "You're Laughing at Me"
1940s	"All of My Life" "Any Bonds Today?" "Anything You Can Do" "A Couple of Swells" "Doin' What Comes Natur'lly" "The Girl That I Marry" "Happy Holiday" "Heaven Watch the Philippines" "I Got Lost in His Arms" "I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)" "I'm an Indian Too" "Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk" "Moonshine Lullaby" "My Defenses Are Down" "Steppin' Out with My Baby" "There's No Business Like Show Business" "They Say It's Wonderful" "White Christmas" "Who Do You Love, I Hope?" "You Can Have Him" "You Can't Get a Man with a Gun" "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"
1950s	"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" "Count Your Blessings" "It's a Lovely Day Today" "Sisters" "You're Just in Love"

Ellin Berlin (wife)
Mary Ellin Barrett (daughter)

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