It's Only a Paper Moon


Song Details

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Music for this song
Harold Arlen
Lyrics for this song
Billy Rose
Special
Added Later
Notes
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.
Title Variations
(It's Only) A Paper Moon; Paper Moon

Recordings


Sound Clips Harold Arlen and His Songs - 1955 Harold Arlen
Sound Clips Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen Songs - 1957 Diahann Carroll
Sound Clips Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1960 Ella Fitzgerald
Wish Upon A Star With Dion & the Belmonts - 1961 Dion & the Belmonts
Paper Moon - 1973 Soundtrack
Sound Clips Funny Lady - 1975 Film Soundtrack
A Broadway Extravaganza, Vol. 1: Symphonic Recollections - 1987 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sound Clips Julie Wilson Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1989 Julie Wilson
Fancy Meeting You: The Lyrics of E. Y. "Yip" Harburg - 1995 Phillip Officer
Sound Clips Over the Rainbow: Capitol Sings Harold Arlen - 1995 Compilation
Sound Clips Over the Rainbow: The Music of Harold Arlen - 1995 S.T.A.G.E. Concert
Sound Clips Come Rain or Come Shine: The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1996 Sylvia McNair
Sound Clips The New Rememberings - 1997 Lynne & Mike
Sound Clips The Playground - 1998 Tony Bennett
Sound Clips Out Of This World: Songs of Arlen & Mercer - 2000 Michael Cotton & Nikola Monfort
Sound Clips Soulcall - 2000 Nnenna Freelon
Sound Clips Stormy Weather - 2002 Film Soundtrack
My Shining Hour: the Music of Harold Arlen - 2004 Tonya Pinkins
Sound Clips Get Happy: The Harold Arlen Centennial Celebration - 2005 Compilation
American Standard - 2019 James Taylor
Note: this song may also appear on other recordings whose tracks have not yet been indexed.

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