I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)
Song by Fanny Brice / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" is a popular song.
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby (in a Five and Ten Cent Store)" | |
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Song by Fanny Brice | |
Published | 1931, 1926 (lyrics with different music) |
Composer(s) | Harry Warren |
Lyricist(s) | Mort Dixon, Billy Rose |
The music was written by Harry Warren, the lyrics by Mort Dixon and Billy Rose. The song was published in 1931, though a song using the same title, with a similar lyric by Rose and different music, had been published five years earlier.[1] It was introduced in the Broadway musical Billy Rose's Crazy Quilt, which opened in May, 1931, where it was sung by Fanny Brice.[1]
Many versions of the song were recorded in 1931. The biggest hit was by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, with a vocal by Clare Hanlon, released by Victor Records as catalog number 22707.[1][2] The next-most-popular version[2] was by Bing Crosby, recorded on June 12, 1931[3] and released by Brunswick Records as catalog number 6128[1] and a version recorded by the Boswell Sisters and Victor Young's Orchestra also had some popularity.[1][2] The song has since become a pop standard, recorded by many additional people (see below).