I Could Write a Book

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"I Could Write a Book" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey, where it was introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst. It is considered a standard.

Critical reception

An uncredited critic reviewing "New Plays in Manhattan" for Time said of Pal Joey that the musical contains "all the dancing anyone could want and at least three more great Richard Rodgers tunes: 'I Could Write a Book' (sweet), 'Love Is My Friend' (torchy), 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' (catchy)."

Cover versions

The song has been covered by such artists as: Anita O'Day, Frank D'Rone, Vince Guaraldi, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., and Dinah Washington.

In popular culture

Sources

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