| So Far | |
| Type: | song |
| Published: | 1947 |
| Composer: | Richard Rodgers |
"So Far" is a show tune from the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro when it was introduced by the character "Beulah" played by Gloria Wills.[1]
On July 28, 1947 (see 1947 in music), the song was recorded by Perry Como, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single, catalog number 20-2402-A, with the flip side "A Fellow Needs a Girl".[2] The song reached #11 on the Billboard charts.[3]
Other versions were recorded by Frank Sinatra[4] and by Margaret Whiting.[5] Sinatra's version also charted in 1947 reaching the No. 8 position.[6]
Dick Haymes included the song in his album Look at Me Now! (1957).[7]
Tony Bennett later used the song on his album Long Ago and Far Away (1958).
The song was also used in the 1996 stage musical State Fair.