"I Could Write a Book" is a show tune from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey,[1] where it was introduced by Gene Kelly and Leila Ernst. It is considered a standard.
"I Could Write a Book" | |
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Song | |
Published | 1940 |
Composer(s) | Richard Rodgers |
Lyricist(s) | Lorenz Hart |
An uncredited critic reviewing "New Plays in Manhattan" for Time said of Pal Joey that the musical contains "all the dancing anyone could want and at least three more great Richard Rodgers tunes: 'I Could Write a Book' (sweet), 'Love Is My Friend' (torchy), 'Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered' (catchy)."[2]
The song has been covered by such artists as: