Mr. Wonderful (1955 song) explained

"Mr. Wonderful" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James.[1]

The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956.[2] *Ann-Margret also recorded the song for her 1963 album Bachelors' Paradise

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Internet Broadway Database. ibdb.com. January 5, 2018.
  2. Book: Whitburn. Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 2004. Billboard Books. New York. 0-8230-7499-4. 768. 8th.