I Can't Begin to Tell You

"I Can't Begin to Tell You" is a popular song with music written by James V. Monaco and lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was published in 1945.

The song was introduced by John Payne and reprised by Betty Grable in the film The Dolly Sisters. A version by Bing Crosby was the best-known recording, reaching its peak of popularity in 1945.

The recording by Bing Crosby (with Carmen Cavallaro's orchestra) was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23457. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on November 15, 1945, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. [1]

The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 221. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 27, 1945, and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. [1]

The recording by the Harry James orchestra, with Grable singing vocals, was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36867. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 27, 1945, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. [1] The flip side, "Waitin' for the Train to Come In," also charted, reaching #10 in its only week on the chart.

Willie Nelson recorded a country genre version of the song on his all-covers album, Love Songs, in September 2000.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.

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Preceded by
"Symphony" by Freddy Martin		 U.S. Billboard Best Sellers in Stores number-one single
January 19, 1946 		Succeeded by
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Vaughn Monroe
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