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'{{other uses}} {{Infobox song | name = When You're Smiling | cover = Billie Holiday 0001 original.jpg | alt = | caption = Billie Holiday, February 1947 | type = | written = | published =1928 by [[Mills Music]] | writer = [[Larry Shay]], [[Mark Fisher (songwriter)|Mark Fisher]], Joe Goodwin | composer = | lyricist = }} "'''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> ==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> *[[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> *[[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. ==In popular culture== * In "The Rock Vegas Story" episode of ''[[The Flintstones]]'', first aired March 30, 1962, Barney and Betty Rubble perform the song. * In the ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[The Jimmy]]", [[Mel Torme]] dedicates the song to [[Cosmo Kramer|Kramer]]. * 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]]". * 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]]. * 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 the 1999 film ''[[Analyze This]]''. * The song was used by Labatt's during the 1970s 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 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 favorite song and was even played during his father’s funeral procession. Mark should definitely have his own wiki page he is a living legend in the entertainment world. CHRISTAIN HAS MORE FACES THAN MICHEAL JACKSON. LOL ==See also== *[[Montgomery-Ward bridge]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:When You're Smiling}} [[Category:1939 songs]] [[Category:Songs with music by Larry Shay]] [[Category:Louis Armstrong songs]] [[Category:Andy Williams songs]] [[Category:Football songs and chants]] [[Category:Pop standards]] [[Category:Songs written by Mark Fisher (songwriter)]] [[Category:Songs about smiling]]'