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"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg. [1] It was written for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz , in which it was sung by actress Judy Garland [ 2 ] in her starring role as Dorothy Gale .
He played and sang, one take, and it was over." [2] At the time, copies of the acoustic recording were made only for Kamakawiwoʻole himself and Bertosa. [3] The song was re-recorded the following year as an "upbeat Jawaiian version" for Kamakawiwoʻole's debut album Ka ʻAnoʻi, listed as "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World."
The original 1988 acoustic version of the song was released with the 1993 Facing Future album. [30] "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" reached No. 12 on Billboard ' s Hot Digital Tracks chart the week of January 31, 2004 (for the survey week ending January
April 29, 2006 - Somewhere Over the Rainbow . . . Rhymes for the Irreverent Freedom From Religion Foundation's Podcast; Over The Rainbow With Yip Harburg (BBC Radio 4 programme) Goodman, Amy. The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz, Nov 11, 2009 at Truthdig; 1920 passport photo of Yip Harburg(courtesy of the puzzlemaster, flickr.com)
It resulted in the duet album The Other Side featuring performances of classic songs such as "Fever", "God Bless the Child", and what would later become Cassidy's signature song, "Over the Rainbow". The album was released and distributed in 1992 by Liaison Records, the label that also released Brown's go-go albums.
This version differs from the highly regarded acoustic rendition, which had been recorded in one take in 1988. [4] [5] The acoustic recording "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" went unreleased prior to the 1993 album Facing Future.
Two singles were released from this album, the first being the song "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" which reached No. 11 in the UK Singles Chart and stayed for 6 weeks. The second single release was one of the three original songs on the album, "Let Me Be the One", which came in at No. 29.
They first scored radio airplay as a result of Cousin Brucie, a disc jockey at New York radio station WINS, who began spinning their version of "Over the Rainbow". [2] The song became a hit, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1960 [1] and No. 17 in Canada. [3]
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