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Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries

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"Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Lew Brown, published in 1931.

It was Ethel Merman who introduced this song in George White's Scandals of 1931. A Rudy Vallee version, recorded in 1931, spent five weeks in the top 10 pop music charts. The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P. Morgan.

The song title gave rise to the revue of composer Ray Henderson's music called It's the Cherries, which launched the American Composer Series in 2000.

Notable recordings

  • Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees – 1931 single peaked at #3 on 9/19/1931
  • Jack Hylton - 1931
  • Leslie "Hutch" Hutchinson - 1931
  • Layton & Johnstone - 1931
  • Jaye P. Morgan – 1953 single debuted 12/19/1953 and peaked at #26 on pop charts in 1954.
  • Doris Day – The Love Album (1967) and My Heart (2011)
  • Judy Garland – Judy (1956)
  • Johnny Mathis featuring Forever Plaid – Mathis on Broadway (2000)

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