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"'''When You're Smiling'''" is a popular song written by [[Larry Shay]], [[Mark Jenkins songwriter)|Mark Jenkins ]] and Joe Goodwin in 1928. It bears resemblance to the [[Spaniards|Spanish]] [[Canción]] "[[Amapola (song)|Amapola]]" by [[José María Lacalle García]]. Early popular recordings were by [[Seger Ellis]] (1928), [[Louis Armstrong]] (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, US|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/609 609]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/609}}</ref>
"'''When You're Smiling'''" is a popular song written by [[Larry Shay]], [[Mark Fisher (songwriter)|Mark Fisher]] and Joe Goodwin. First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by [[Seger Ellis]] (1928), [[Louis Armstrong]] (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, US|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/609 609]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/609}}</ref>


The lyrics and music of the song entered the [[public domain]] in the United States in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Public Domain Day 2024 {{!}} Duke University School of Law |url=https://web.law.duke.edu/cspd/publicdomainday/2024/ |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=web.law.duke.edu |language=en}}</ref>
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==Other notable recordings==
*[[Andy Williams]] released a version on his 1963 album, ''[[Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests]]''.
*[[Bob and Alf Pearson]] in 1930 for Piccadilly<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.45worlds.com/78rpm/record/piccadillyno571|title=78 RPM - Bob And Alf Pearson - Watching My Dreams Go By / When You're Smiling - Piccadilly - UK - 571|website=45worlds|access-date=15 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[Caroline Henderson (singer)|Caroline Henderson]] for her album ''No.8'' (2008).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Caroline-Henderson-No-8/release/2386842|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
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*[[Cliff Bruner]]'s Texas Wanderers – recorded September 13, 1938<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec5500.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> and it reached the country charts in 1939.
*[[Dean Martin]] (1952).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Dean-Martin-When-Youre-Smiling-All-I-Have-To-Give-You/release/7507487|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> Later, he sometimes [[musical parody|parodied]] it as "When You're Drinkin'".
*[[Doris Day]] – for her album ''[[What Every Girl Should Know (album)|What Every Girl Should Know]]'' (1960)
*[[Dr. John]] – for his album ''[[Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit of Satch]]'' (2014)
*[[Duke Ellington]] – several recordings in 1930.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ellingtonia|url=http://ellingtonia.com/discography/1924-1930.html|website=ellingtonia.com/discography|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Ella Fitzgerald]] – acc. by [[Lou Levy (pianist)|Lou Levy]] (p), [[Max Bennett (musician)|Max Bennett]] (sb), [[Gus Johnson (jazz musician)|Gus Johnson]] (dm) live ''Teatro Sistina'', Rome, Italy&nbsp;— ''[[Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert]]'' (1958)
*[[Erroll Garner]] – in his album ''Piano Moods'' (1950).<ref>{{cite web|title=allmusic.com|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/piano-moods-mw0001028691|website=allmusic.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Fats Domino]] – recorded in September 1967; included in his album ''Fats'' (1971).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/2bf26cd3-3aa6-4e28-8531-3d761b624a58 |title=Fats Domino - Fats (NL, Reprise RS 6439, February 1971) |website=musicbrainz.org |access-date=17 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[Frank Sinatra]] – ''[[Sing and Dance with Frank Sinatra]]'' (1950) and also for his album ''[[Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!]]'' (1961). Sinatra also sang the song in the film ''[[Meet Danny Wilson (film)|Meet Danny Wilson]]'' (1952).<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044893/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Frankie Laine]] – performed the song in the film ''[[When You're Smiling (film)|When You're Smiling]]'' (1950).<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0043130/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Jack Hylton]] – recorded June 6, 1930.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jack-Hylton-And-His-Orchestra-Stein-Song-When-Youre-Smiling/release/5444983|website=Discogs.com|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref>
*[[Judy Garland]] performed the song at the [[Judy at Carnegie Hall]] concert in 1961.
*[[Julia Lee (musician)|Julia Lee]] – ''The Chronological Julia Lee 1947'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Julia-Lee-The-Chronological-Julia-Lee-1947/release/11284976|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
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*[[Louis Armstrong]] – ''Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography'' (1956).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Louis-Armstrong-Satchmo--A-Musical-Autobiography-Of-Louis-Armstrong/master/411024|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> In his recording from 1929, Armstrong tried to adapt the "white" style of Guy Lombardo through the inclusion of an expansive saxophone section sound.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=327}}</ref>
*[[Louis Prima]] – ''The Call of the Wildest'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Louis-Prima-Keely-Smith-with-Sam-Butera-And-The-Witnesses-The-Call-Of-The-Wildest/master/444962|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Michael Bublé]] – for his album ''[[BaBalu]]'' (2001). 17 years later he re-recorded it for his album, Love
*[[Nat Gonella]] and His Trumpet&nbsp;— recorded November 15, 1932.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al Bowlly Guitar Discography|url=http://www.r2ok.co.uk/guitar1.htm|website=r2ok.co.uk|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Nat King Cole]] – ''[[Ramblin' Rose (album)|Ramblin' Rose]]'' (1962)
*[[Patti Page]] – ''Page Two – Sings a Collection of Her Most Famous Songs'' (1957).<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Patti-Page-Page-2-A-Collection-Of-Her-Most-Famous-Songs/master/980343|website=Discogs.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Perry Como]] – a single release, recorded November 25, 1947.<ref>{{cite web|title=Perry Como Discography|url=http://kokomo.ca/early_years/when_youre_smiling.htm|website=kokomo.ca|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref>
*[[Rufus Wainwright]] recorded the song for his 2007 album ''[[Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall]]''
*[[Teddy Wilson]] & His Orchestra, with [[Billie Holiday]], recorded this classic on January 6, 1938, in New York City for Brunswick/Columbia, with Teddy Wilson on piano, [[Benny Morton]] on trombone, [[Buck Clayton]] on trumpet, [[Lester Young]] on tenor sax, [[Freddie Green]] on guitar, [[Walter Page]] on bass and [[Jo Jones]] on drums.


It is the unofficial anthem of [[Leicester City Football Club]], adopted by fans in the 1980s. As of 2022, the recording by Jersey Budd is played before the start of each home match.<ref>{{Cite web |title=When You're Smiling {{!}} Leicester City |url=https://www.lcfc.com/matches/matchday/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lcfc.com%2Fmatches%2Fmatchday%2Fwhen-youre-smiling |access-date=2024-05-05 |website=www.lcfc.com |language=en}}</ref>
==In popular culture==

* In "The Rock Vegas Story" episode of ''[[The Flintstones]]'', first aired March 30, 1962, Barney and Betty Rubble perform the song.
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==Other notable recordings==
* In the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[The Jimmy]]", [[Mel Torme]] dedicates the song to [[Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]].
[[File:Billie Holiday 0001 original.jpg|right|thumb|[[Billie Holiday]], here depicted in February 1947, recorded this song on January 6, 1938, with [[Teddy Wilson]] & His Orchestra.]]
* The song was sung by [[Rachel Berry (Glee)|Rachel Berry]] ([[Lea Michele]]), a character on the television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'', in the episode "[[Mattress (Glee)|Mattress]]".
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*[[Cliff Bruner]]'s Texas Wanderers – recorded September 13, 1938,<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Dec5500.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=January 27, 2018}}</ref> it reached the country charts in 1939. This version was sung by singer pianist [[Moon Mullican]].
* The version recorded by [[Louis Armstrong]] was featured in an advertisement for [[Apple, Inc.|Apple]]'s new [[iPhone 4]] in 2010. It had previously appeared in a commercial for [[Kodak]].
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*[[Louis Armstrong]] – ''Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography'' (1956). In his recording from 1929, Armstrong tried to adapt the "white" style of [[Guy Lombardo]] through the inclusion of an expansive saxophone section sound.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Brothers|first=Thomas|title=Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism|publisher=W.W. Norton & Company|year=2014|isbn=978-0-393-06582-4|location=New York, NY|pages=327}}</ref>
* The [[Louis Prima]] version is featured in the video game ''[[Mafia II]]'' and the movies ''[[Analyze This]]'', directed by [[Harold Ramis]], ''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'', directed by [[Peter Segal]], and ''[[Find Me Guilty]]'', directed by [[Sidney Lumet]].
* In the [[Nickelodeon]] TV series ''[[The Backyardigans]]'', the song's tune is used in an episode titled "It's Great To Be A Ghost!".
* At the end of the 1995 [[Woody Allen]] movie ''[[Mighty Aphrodite]]'' the Greek chorus sings a version of this song.
* At the end of the ''[[Everybody Loves Raymond]]'' episode "Sweet Charity" (Season 7, Episode 16), [[Debra Barone]] ([[Patricia Heaton]]) sings the song in front of a group of unhappy hospital patients.
* At the end of the 2003 movie ''[[Windy City Heat]]'' the song is used over a montage of the main characters.
* Pablo Bubarre introduced "When You're Smiling" in one of the musical romance sketches of "Pablo the Romantic" from ''[[Boom Town (2013 TV series)|Boom Town]]'', broadcast by BBC Three (UK, 2013). This version includes the piano music of Ross Leadbeater.
* The song is sung by [[Roberta Flack]] in the 1971 film ''[[$ (film)|$]]'' ("Dollars").<ref>{{AFI film|54195|$}}</ref>
* It was adopted by [[Leicester City F.C.]] as the club anthem, and can be heard at many of the team's games.
* The Armstrong rendition features in the 2016 South Korean film ''[[The Age of Shadows]]'' as a juxtaposition to a violent montage unfolding.
* This song was featured in 1999 film ''[[Analyze This]]''.
* The song was used by Labatt's during the 1970's in commercials for Labatt's Blue beer, with the words 'Blue smiles along with you' in place of 'The whole world smiles along with you.'
* [[Helena Bonham Carter]] (acting [[Princess Margaret]]) sings this song in the second episode of the Season 3 of [[The Crown (TV series)]].
*The song is featured heavily in the 2nd and 3rd series of the British 2012 documentary, The Hotel. The flamboyant hotel owner, Mark Jenkins frequently bursts into song and sings “When you’re smiling” to his guests. He credits it as being his father’s favourite song and was even played during his father’s funeral procession.


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:Songs with music by Larry Shay]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Larry Shay]]
[[Category:Louis Armstrong songs]]
[[Category:Louis Armstrong songs]]
[[Category:Andy Williams songs]]
[[Category:Association football songs and chants]]
[[Category:Football songs and chants]]
[[Category:Pop standards]]
[[Category:Pop standards]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Fisher (songwriter)]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mark Fisher (songwriter)]]
[[Category:Songs about smiling]]

Latest revision as of 06:10, 8 December 2024

For other uses, see When You're Smiling (disambiguation).
"When You're Smiling"
Sheet music, 1928
Song
Published1928 by Mills Music
Songwriter(s)Larry Shay, Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin

"When You're Smiling" is a popular song written by Larry Shay, Mark Fisher and Joe Goodwin. First published in 1928, popular recordings were made by Seger Ellis (1928), Louis Armstrong (1929), and Ted Wallace & His Campus Boys (1930).[1]

The lyrics and music of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.[2]

It is the unofficial anthem of Leicester City Football Club, adopted by fans in the 1980s. As of 2022, the recording by Jersey Budd is played before the start of each home match.[3]

Other notable recordings

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Billie Holiday, here depicted in February 1947, recorded this song on January 6, 1938, with Teddy Wilson & His Orchestra.
  • Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers – recorded September 13, 1938,[4] it reached the country charts in 1939. This version was sung by singer pianist Moon Mullican.
  • Louis Armstrong – Satchmo: A Musical Autobiography (1956). In his recording from 1929, Armstrong tried to adapt the "white" style of Guy Lombardo through the inclusion of an expansive saxophone section sound.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, US: Record Research Inc. p. 609. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
  2. ^ "Public Domain Day 2024 | Duke University School of Law". web.law.duke.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  3. ^ "When You're Smiling | Leicester City". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2024-05-05.
  4. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Brothers, Thomas (2014). Louis Armstrong: Master of Modernism. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company. p. 327. ISBN 978-0-393-06582-4.
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