Take a Chance


Show Details

Music
Nacio Herb Brown (134), Richard A. Whiting (86)
Lyrics
B.G. DeSylva (207)
Book
B.G. DeSylva (207), Laurence Schwab (11)
Additional Music
Harold Arlen (576), Vincent Youmans (165)
Additional Lyrics
B.G. DeSylva (207), Billy Rose (103)
Type
Musical
Premiere
November 26, 1932

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Recording Songs
Songs She Has Made Famous - 1947 Ethel Merman Eadie Was a Lady
Mary Martin Sings For You - 1949 Mary Martin I Want To Be With You
Lee Wiley Sings Vincent Youmans - 1952 Lee Wiley Rise and Shine, Should I Be Sweet?
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show - 1953 Ethel Merman & Mary Martin Eadie Was a Lady
Harold Arlen and His Songs - 1955 Harold Arlen It's Only a Paper Moon
Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen Songs - 1957 Diahann Carroll It's Only a Paper Moon
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1960 Ella Fitzgerald It's Only a Paper Moon
Wish Upon A Star With Dion & the Belmonts - 1961 Dion & the Belmonts It's Only a Paper Moon
Mermania!, Vol. 2 - 1964 Ethel Merman Eadie Was a Lady, (You're An Old) Smoothie
Jerome Kern Revisited - 1965 Various Artists Tonight Is Opening Night
Merman Sings Merman - 1972 Ethel Merman Eadie Was a Lady
Paper Moon - 1973 Soundtrack It's Only a Paper Moon
Funny Lady - 1975 Film Soundtrack It's Only a Paper Moon
Ethel Merman At Carnegie Hall - 1982 Ethel Merman (You're An Old) Smoothie
A Broadway Extravaganza, Vol. 1: Symphonic Recollections - 1987 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra It's Only a Paper Moon
Julie Wilson Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1989 Julie Wilson It's Only a Paper Moon
Fancy Meeting You: The Lyrics of E. Y. "Yip" Harburg - 1995 Phillip Officer It's Only a Paper Moon
Over the Rainbow: Capitol Sings Harold Arlen - 1995 Compilation It's Only a Paper Moon
Over the Rainbow: The Music of Harold Arlen - 1995 S.T.A.G.E. Concert It's Only a Paper Moon
Come Rain or Come Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1996 Sylvia McNair It's Only a Paper Moon
The New Rememberings - 1997 Lynne & Mike It's Only a Paper Moon
The Playground - 1998 Tony Bennett It's Only a Paper Moon
Out Of This World: Songs of Arlen & Mercer - 2000 Michael Cotton & Nikola Monfort It's Only a Paper Moon
Soulcall - 2000 Nnenna Freelon It's Only a Paper Moon
Let Yourself Go - 2001 Kristin Chenoweth Should I Be Sweet?
Everything the Traffic Will Allow - 2002 Klea Blackhurst (You're An Old) Smoothie
Stormy Weather - 2002 Film Soundtrack It's Only a Paper Moon
My Shining Hour: the Music of Harold Arlen - 2004 Tonya Pinkins It's Only a Paper Moon
Get Happy: The Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration - 2005 Compilation It's Only a Paper Moon
The Musicality of Youmans - 2015 Various Artists Rise and Shine
American Standard - 2019 James Taylor It's Only a Paper Moon


Songs

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  • It's Only a Paper Moon (20)
    • Music: Harold Arlen (576)
      Lyrics: Billy Rose (103)
    • originally titled "If You Believe in Me" which was used in the 1932 non-musical play, THE GREAT MAGOO; with its new title, it was interpolated in the 1933 film, TAKE A CHANCE.

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