Swinging on a Star

Show Details

Lyrics

Johnny Burke (173)

Book

Michael Leeds (3)

Type

Revue

Premiere

April 5, 1995

Recordings

Audio Recordings

Swinging on a Star - 1995 Original Broadway Cast

Songs also appear on these recordings (1)

		Recording	Songs
		Conversations: The Johnny Burke Songbook - 2011 Harry Allen and Rossano Sportiello	It Could Happen to You

Songs

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Songs used from other shows

• Ain't It a Shame About Mame (2) from Rhythm on the River
• Apalachicola (2) from Road to Rio
• An Apple for the Teacher from The Star Maker
• But Beautiful (17) from Road to Rio
• Doctor Rhythm from Doctor Rhythm
• Don't Let That Moon Get Away from Sing, You Sinners
• Going My Way from Going My Way
• Here's That Rainy Day (23) from Carnival in Flanders
• His Rocking Horse Ran Away (7) from And the Angels Sing
• It Could Happen To You (11) from And the Angels Sing
• Like Someone in Love (8) from Belle of the Yukon
• Moonlight Becomes You (13) from Road to Morocco
• One Two Button Your Shoe from Pennies from Heaven
• Pennies from Heaven (17) from Pennies from Heaven
• Personality (3) from Road to Utopia
• Road to Morocco (2) from Road to Morocco
• Sunday, Monday or Always (4) from Dixie
• Swinging on a Star (8) from Going My Way
• You Don't Have to Know the Language (3) from Road to Rio

Non-Show Song Standards Used

• Annie Doesn't Live Here Anymore -- 1933 standard, popularized by [p100245].
• Music: Harold Spina | Lyrics: Johnny Burke, Joe Young


• If Love Ain't There (2) -- Popular song recorded by Nat King Cole.
• Music: Johnny Burke


• Imagination (6) -- 1940 popular song.
• Music: Jimmy Van Heusen | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• Misty (3) -- Jazz standard written as an instrumental piece in 1954, with lyrics added by Johnny Burke in 1959.
• Music: Erroll Garner | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• Polka Dots and Moonbeams (3) -- 1940 jazz standard.
• Music: Jimmy Van Heusen | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• Scatterbrain -- 1939 popular song
• Music: Frankie Masters, Carl Bean, Kahn Keene | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• There's Always the Blues
• Music: Joe Bushkin | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• What's New (4) -- 1939 popular song recorded by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra with vocalist Teddy Grace.
• Music: Bob Haggart | Lyrics: Johnny Burke


• You're Not the Only Oyster in the Stew
• Music: Harold Spina | Lyrics: Johnny Burke