I Wished on the Moon

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"I Wished on the Moon" is a song composed by Ralph Rainger, with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. It was first recorded in 1935 by Ruth Etting.^[1] Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936.

Notable recordings

Teddy Wilson featuring Billie Holiday on Brunswick, a 1935 release
Ella Fitzgerald and Gordon Jenkins on Decca, a 1955 release
Billie Holiday - Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
June Christy - The Song Is June! (1958)
Mel Tormé - Swingin' On the Moon (1960)
Art Pepper - Intensity (1960)
Roland Kirk - Here Comes the Whistleman (1965)
Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle- Moonlight Sinatra (1966)
Tony Bennett - Perfectly Frank (1992), Tony Bennett on Holiday (1997)
Teddi King - In the Beginning, 1949-1954 (2000 compilation)

References

↑ http://ruthetting.com/i-wished-on-the-moon/ Columbia pressing noted 1935

v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (w/ Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" "Pistol Packin' Mama" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "Amor" "Don't Fence Me In" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (w/ Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Get Your Kicks On Route 66" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "Ballerina" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (w/ Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (w/ Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (w/ Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (w/ Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (w/ Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (w/ Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (w/ Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (w/ Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (w/ Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (w/ Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (w/ Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About" "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (w/ David Bowie)