You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby

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"You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" is a popular 1938 American song, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer and music by Harry Warren, that has become a jazz and pop standard recorded by numerous artists.

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You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jazz standard
pop standard
popular song
song
composer Harry Warren
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre jazz
popular music
traditional pop
hasInfluenceOn American popular music repertoire
hasMusicalForm popular song form
hasStyle swing
traditional pop vocal
hasTheme nostalgia
romantic admiration
hasType American song
isPartOfTradition American jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Johnny Mercer
notableFor becoming a jazz standard
becoming a pop standard
partOf Great American Songbook
publicationYear 1938
recordedBy Al Jolson
Bing Crosby
Bobby Darin
Dean Martin
Doris Day
Frank Sinatra
Johnny Mercer
Peggy Lee
Perry Como
Tony Bennett
usedIn film soundtracks
stage performances
television programs
yearOfComposition 1938

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Johnny Mercer wroteSong You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
Harry Warren notableWork You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby