I've Told Ev'ry Little Star

"I've Told Every Little Star"
Introduced in the musical play, Music in the Air
Song
Published	1932
Composer	Jerome Kern
Lyricist	Oscar Hammerstein II
Language	English
Recorded by	Many artists; see #Recorded versions

"I've Told Every 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. It has since been recorded by many artists.

The most well-known recording was the 1961 hit by Linda Scott, titled "I've Told Every Little Star," which reached number three on the U.S. Pop charts and also reached the top ten in New Zealand and South Africa. 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".

Recorded versions

Cannonball Adderley (1959) Jamey Aebersold Jessica Andersson [1] Michael Ballam Stanley Black The Blenders Pat Boone Jacob Collier Ray Conniff Country Girls - "Ranrarun ~Anata ni Muchuu~" (2016) Bing Crosby Jack Denny and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra (1932) Kenny Drew DJ Dr Peacock & DJ Death By Design - Eat This (2015) (Frenchcore) Drifters (Sweden) [2] Eddy Duchin Irene Dunne Mary Ellis (1933) Percy Faith

Ferrante & Teicher George Feyer Henry Hall & the BBC Dance Orchestra Peggy King Dorothy Kirsten Mario Lanza London Philharmonic Orchestra Dave McKenna Marian McPartland - At The Hickory House (2009) Marion Marlowe Brad Mehldau The Melachrino Strings Misha Mengelberg Joan Morris Sonny Rollins Annie Ross - Annie By Candlelight / Nocturne For Vocalists (1956) Jonathan Schwartz Linda Scott (1961) Margaret Whiting Hugo Winterhalter

References

1. Information at Svensk mediedatabas (accessed 13 May 2011)
2. Information på Svensk mediedatabas