It's Not for Me to Say
| "It's Not for Me to Say" | ||||
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| Single by Johnny Mathis and Ray Conniff and his Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Johnny's Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Warm and Tender" | |||
| Released | February 25, 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Allen, Al Stillman | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Conniff | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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"It's Not for Me to Say" is a 1957 popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman.[1] It was written for the 1957 movie Lizzie (starring Eleanor Parker), and was sung by Johnny Mathis[2] in the film.[3]
Mathis' recording of the song, arranged by Ray Conniff, was the most successful version, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart.[4]
Other film appearances
- 1987 Tin Men - sung by Johnny Mathis.[5]
- 1988 Everybody's All-American - the Johnny Mathis version is heard.[6]
- 1990 Goodfellas - performed by Johnny Mathis. (The double date; Karen is introduced, and ignored by Henry)[7]
- 2007 Zodiac - sung by Johnny Mathis.[8]
- 2013 A Case of You - performed by Johnny Mathis.[9]
- 2014 Every Secret Thing - performed by Carolyn Leonhart[10]
References
- ^ https://secondhandsongs.com/work/53126
- ^ Johnny Mathis interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiRlaKuxgTM
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 405. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094155/soundtrack
- ^ https://ringostrack.com/en/movie/everybodys-all-american/19926
- ^ https://screenrant.com/goodfellas-movie-soundtrack-songs/
- ^ https://www.soundtrackradar.com/zodiac-soundtrack/
- ^ https://www.what-song.com/Movies/Soundtrack/1296/A-Case-Of-You
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1706598/soundtrack
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