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It Was Written in the Stars

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"It Was Written in the Stars" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics by Leo Robin. It was written for the 1948 film Casbah, where it was sung by Tony Martin. IMDb

Not to be confused with the Cole Porter song of the same title, which was written for the 1939 musical Du Barry Was a Lady. [1]

Notable recordings

  • Tony Bennett - A String of Harold Arlen (1960)
  • George Evans - Movie Songs (2004)
  • Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook (1961)
  • Susannah McCorkle - Thanks For The Memory: The Songs of Leo Robin (1983)
  • Sylvia McNair & AndrĂ© Previn - Come Rain or Come Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook (1996)
  • Jo Stafford - Jo Stafford on Capitol (2002)

    • References

    It Was Written in the Stars Wikipedia
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