Sentimental Journey
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"Sentimental Journey" is a classic 1944 pop and big band song, famously recorded by Doris Day with Les Brown and His Band of Renown, that became an iconic World War II–era hit.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | "Sentimental Journey" (Doris Day song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Doris Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Brown and His Band of Renown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | major hit in the United States ⓘ |
| composer |
Ben Homer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
World War II–era hit
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classic pop standard ⓘ |
| era | 1940s popular music ⓘ |
| featuredArtist | Doris Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRecordingArtist | Les Brown and His Band of Renown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
traditional pop ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later traditional pop repertoire ⓘ |
| hasPerformer |
Doris Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Les Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Brown and His Band of Renown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | pop standard ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Budd Granoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | association with World War II homecoming theme ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Doris Day with Les Brown and His Band of Renown version NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | American popular music canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
big band performances
ⓘ
vocal pop performances ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous cover versions by later artists ⓘ |
| theme |
nostalgia
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returning home ⓘ |
| vocalist | Doris Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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