You Couldn't Be Cuter

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Written 1938 Lyricist(s) Dorothy Fields		Composer(s) Jerome Kern ISWC T0702104991

"You Couldn't Be Cuter" is a 1938 song composed by Jerome Kern, with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields.

It was written for the film Joy of Living (1938) where it was introduced by Irene Dunne. That same year the Tommy Dorsey version went to #3 on the music charts. The song is featured in the 1978 Dennis Potter BBC drama series Pennies From Heaven.

Notable recordings

Al Bowlly with Lew Stone & his Band recorded August 12, 1938

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1963)

Margaret Whiting - Margaret Whiting Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook (1960)

Yo-Yo Ma with Diana Krall - Songs of Joy & Peace (2008)

References

You Couldn't Be Cuter Wikipedia

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