I've Told Ev'ry Little Star
| "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" | |
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| Song | |
| Published | 1932 |
| Composer(s) | Jerome Kern |
| Lyricist(s) | Oscar Hammerstein II |
| "I've Told Every Little Star" | ||||
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| Single by Linda Scott | ||||
| from the album Starlight, Starbright | ||||
| B-side | "Three Guesses" | |||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Canadian-American Records | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II | |||
| Producer(s) | Hutch Davie | |||
| Linda Scott singles chronology | ||||
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"I've Told Ev'ry Little Star" is a popular song with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, published in 1932. The song was introduced in the musical play, Music in the Air. The first hit recording of the song was released in 1932 by Jack Denny and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra, featuring the vocals of Paul Small. It has since been recorded by many artists.
The best-known recording is the 1961 hit by Linda Scott, titled "I've Told Every Little Star", which reached No. 3 on the United States' Billboard Hot 100 chart. Scott's version reached No. 1 in the Philippines,South Africa, and Sweden. Scott's version also reached No. 1 in Denmark, in a tandem ranking with Gitte Hænning's version.
The single was ranked No. 33 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961" and No. 74 on Billboard's "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year".
In an audition scene in the film Mulholland Drive, the Linda Scott recording was used for the voice of the auditioning actress (Melissa George). The Linda Scott version also features as the title song of The Girl (2012). This version was sampled by rapper Mac Miller on his 2011 single "Knock Knock".
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