Paper Doll

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"Paper Doll" is a popular 1942 song made famous by The Mills Brothers, known for its smooth vocal harmonies and enduring status as a pop and jazz standard.

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instanceOf single
song
artist The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
associatedAct The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
composer Johnny S. Black NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
decade 1940s
era World War II
surface form: World War II era
format 78 rpm single
genre jazz standard
pop standard
traditional pop
vocal jazz
hasAudience jazz listeners
pop listeners
hasEnduringPopularity yes
hasHistoricalSignificance important hit for The Mills Brothers
one of the best-known songs of the 1940s
hasInstrumentation vocal group with minimal accompaniment
hasMusicalKey major key
hasNotableChartSuccess yes
hasTempo medium tempo
hasTheme love and relationships
romantic disappointment
hasTitle Paper Doll NERFINISHED
hasType popular song
isPartOf American songbook NERFINISHED
isStandardIn jazz
pop music
vocal jazz repertoire
language English
lyricist Johnny S. Black NERFINISHED
madeFamousBy The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
notableFor smooth vocal harmonies
status as a jazz standard
status as a pop standard
originallyPopularizedIn United States NERFINISHED
performer The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1942
recordingArtist The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
recordLabel Decca Records
releaseYear 1942
vocalArrangementBy The Mills Brothers NERFINISHED
vocalStyle close harmony
smooth vocal harmonies
writer Johnny S. Black NERFINISHED

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The Mills Brothers notableWork Paper Doll