Never in a Million Years (1937 song) explained

Never in a Million Years
Cover:	Never_in_a_Million_Years_78.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Bing Crosby
B-Side:	In a Little Hula Heaven
Released:	1937
Recorded:	February 28, 1937
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Decca
Prev Title:	Sweet Is the Word for You
Prev Year:	1937
Next Title:	Moonlight and Shadows
Next Year:	1937

"Never in a Million Years" is a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Revel for the 1937 musical film Wake Up and Live when it was sung by Jack Haley (dubbed by Buddy Clark).^[1] It had its biggest chart success by Bing Crosby featuring Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra. Crosby recorded it on February 28, 1937^[2] and it reached #2 on the US pop chart the same year.^[3]

Other charting versions

• Mildred Bailey released a version of the song as a single in 1937 where it reached #8 on the US pop chart.^[4]
• Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1937 where it reached #7 on the US pop chart.^[5]
• Linda Scott released a version of the song as a single in 1962 where it reached #15 on the adult contemporary chart and #56 on the US pop chart.^[6]

Other versions

• Alice Faye released a version of the song as a single in 1937.^[7]
• Gordon MacRae released a version of the song as a single in 1954 in the United Kingdom.^[8]
• Tina Robin released a version of the song as the B-side to her 1957 single "Ca C'est L'amour".^[9]
• Kitty Kallen released a version of the song on her 1960 album, If I Give My Heart to You.^[10]
• Sarah Vaughan released a version of the song on her 1961 album, My Heart Sings.^[11]
• Maureen Evans released a version of the song as a single in 1962 in the United Kingdom.^[12]
• Marion Rung released a version of the song in Finland entitled "Ei Enää Milloinkaan" as the B-side to her 1962 single "Lady Sunshine and Mister Moon".^[13]
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians released a version of the song as part of a medley on their 1963 album, The Sweetest Medleys This Side of Heaven.^[14]

Sources

• Stockdale, Robert L. Jimmy Dorsey: A Study in Contrasts. (Studies in Jazz Series). Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 1999.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Internet Movie Database. imdb.com. August 15, 2017.
2. Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography. BING magazine. International Club Crosby. August 15, 2017.
3. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Never+in+a+Million+Years+by+Bing+Crosby&id=119302 Bing Crosby, "Never in a Million Years" chart position
4. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Never+in+a+Million+Years+by+Mildred+Bailey&id=103836 Mildred Bailey, "Never in a Million Years" chart position
5. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Never+in+a+Million+Years+by+Glen+Gray+and+the+Casa+Loma+Orchestra&id=118620 Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, "Never in a Million Years" chart position
6. http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Never+in+a+Million+Years+by+Linda+Scott&id=25843 Linda Scott, "Never in a Million Years" chart positions
7. https://www.discogs.com/Alice-Faye-Never-In-A-Million-Years-Goodnight-My-Love/release/7832673 Alice Faye, "Never in a Million Years" single release
8. http://www.45cat.com/record/cl14193 Gordon MacRae, "Never in a Million Years" single release
9. http://www.45cat.com/record/961889 Tina Robin, "Ca, C'est L'amour" single release
10. https://www.discogs.com/Kitty-Kallen-If-I-Give-My-Heart-To-You/release/2387221 Kitty Kallen, If I Give My Heart to You
11. https://www.discogs.com/Sarah-Vaughan-My-Heart-Sings/release/3281061 Sarah Vaughan, My Heart Sings
12. http://www.45cat.com/record/45cb1743 Maureen Evans, "Never in a Million Years" single release
13. http://www.45cat.com/record/340601pf Marion Rung, "Lady Sunshine and Mister Moon" single release
14. https://www.discogs.com/Guy-Lombardo-And-His-Royal-Canadians-The-Sweetest-Medleys-This-Side-Of-Heaven/release/2603909 Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, The Sweetest Medleys This Side of Heaven