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Line 1: {{Short description\|1925 song}} {{distinguish\|Sitting on Top of the World}} {{Infobox song \| name = I'm Sitting on Top of the World \| cover = I'm Sitting on Top of the World (1925) sheet music cover.jpg ~~\| cover =~~ \| caption = Sheet music cover, 1925 \| alt = \| type = Line 31 ⟶ 33: \| next_track = }} "'''I'm Sitting on Top of the World'''" is a [[popular music\|popular]] [[song]] with music written by [[Ray Henderson]] and lyrics by [[Sam M. Lewis]] and [[Joe Young (lyricist)\|Joe Young]]. It was published in [[1925 in music\|1925~~]]. It is now in the [[Public_domain_in_the_United_States\|public domain~~]]. This composition is not to be confused with, "Sitting on Top of the World" written by Walter Vinson and notably performed by [[Taj Mahal (musician)\|Taj Mahal]] and [[Corey Harris]]. The song was most likely first recorded by Art Gillham (‘the Whispering Pianist’), who recorded ‘I'm Sitting on Top of the World’ on 24 October 1925. [[Al Jolson]]'s recording was made on December 21, 1925.<ref>{{cite book \|last1=Goldman \|first1=Herbert G. \|title=Jolson - The Legend Comes to Life \|url=https://archive.org/details/jolsonlegendcome0000gold \|url-access=limited \|date=1988 \|publisher=Oxford University Press \|location=New York \|isbn=0-19-506329-5 \|page=[https://archive.org/details/jolsonlegendcome0000gold/page/386 386]}}</ref> Jolson sang it in the 1928 [[part-talkie]] film ''[[The Singing Fool]]'' and in his biographical movie ''[[The Jolson Story]]'' in 1946, where it was lip-synced by actor Larry Parks. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zXvblRPFmw \| title="THE JOLSON STORY" ~ HIGHLIGHTS 1946 HD - YouTube \| website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref> Line 37 ⟶ 40: Popular recordings in 1926 were by Jolson, [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra, and by [[Frank Crumit]].<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Whitburn\|first1=Joel\|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954\|date=1986\|publisher=Record Research Inc\|location=Wisconsin, USA\|isbn=0-89820-083-0\|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/524 524]\|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/524}}</ref> The song entered the [[Public_domain_in_the_United_States\|public domain]] in the United States along with all other works from 1925 in 2021. == Notable cover versions ==▼ ▲== Notable cover versions == Notable interpretations have been recorded by these performers:<ref>[http://www.carlinamerica.com/titles/titles.cgi?MODULE=DETAIL&ID=324&terms=1925 CarlinAmerica.com]</ref> {{div col\|colwidth=22em}} [[Bobby Darin]] [[Doris Day]] - for the album ''Cuttin' Capers'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Discogs.com \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Doris-Day-Cuttin-Capers/master/281323 \|website=Discogs.com \|access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref>▼ [[The Four Aces]] with the [[Jack Pleis Orchestra]] [[Aretha Franklin]] recorded the song for her album ''[[The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin]]'' (1962). [[Dizzy Gillespie]] [[Roger Wolfe Kahn]] and His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra [[Brenda Lee]] - included in her album ''[[Brenda, That's All]]'' (1962) [[Jerry Lewis]] [[Taj Mahal (musician)\|Taj Mahal]] & [[Corey Harris]] [[Dean Martin]] - for his album ''[[Sittin' on Top of the World (Dean Martin album)\|Sittin' on Top of the World]]'' (1973)▼ [[Les Paul and Mary Ford]] - reached no. 10 in the Billboard charts in 1953.<ref>{{cite book\|last1=Whitburn\|first1=Joel\|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954\|date=1986\|publisher=Record Research Inc\|location=Wisconsin, USA\|isbn=0-89820-083-0\|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/349 349]\|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/349}}</ref> [[The Four Aces]] with the [[Jack Pleis Orchestra]] - for the album, ''Mood For Love'' (1955)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.discogs.com\|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1121418-The-Four-Aces-Featuring-Al-Alberts-Mood-For-Love\|website=discogs.com\|accessdate=April 29, 2024}}</ref> [[Carl Perkins]] [[Jerry Lewis]] for his album ''Just Sings'' (1956)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.discogs.com\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/3048212-Jerry-Lewis-Just-Sings\|website=discogs.com\|accessdate=April 29, 2024}}</ref> ▲[[Doris Day]] - for the album ''Cuttin' Capers'' (1959).<ref>{{cite web \|title=Discogs.com \|url=https://www.discogs.com/Doris-Day-Cuttin-Capers/master/281323 \|website=Discogs.com \|access-date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> [[Aretha Franklin]] recorded the song for her album ''[[The Tender, the Moving, the Swinging Aretha Franklin]]'' (1962).<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.allmusic.com\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-tender-the-moving-the-swinging-aretha-franklin-mw0000849065\|website=allmusic.com\|accessdate=November 14, 2023}}</ref> [[Brenda Lee]] - included in her album ''[[Brenda, That's All]]'' (1962)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.allmusic.com\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brenda-thats-all-mw0000865456\|website=allmusic.com\|accessdate=April 28, 2024}}</ref> ▲[[Dean Martin]] - for his album ''[[Sittin' on Top of the World (Dean Martin album)\|Sittin' on Top of the World]]'' (1973)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.allmusic.com\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/sittin-on-top-of-the-world-mw0000813034\|website=allmusic.com\|accessdate=May 1, 2024}}</ref> [[Dizzy Gillespie]] - for his ''[[Digital at Montreux, 1980]]'' (1980)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.allmusic.com\|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/digital-at-montreux-1980-mw0000201722\|website=allmusic.com\|accessdate=April 30, 2024}}</ref> [[Bobby Darin]] (unreleased) - included in his album ''Great Gentlemen Of Song:Spotlight on Bobby Darin'' (1995)<ref>{{cite web\|title=www.discogs.com\|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/10669624-Bobby-Darin-Great-Gentlemen-Of-Song-Spotlight-On-Bobby-Darinwebsite=discogs.com\|accessdate=April 30, 2024}}</ref> [[Frank Sinatra]] {{div col end}} == Appearances of the song == Jolson's recording (~~1926~~1925) was played: As part of the soundtrack of Woody Allen's film ''[[Zelig]]'' (1983).▼ * In the closing sequence of [[Richard Loncraine]]'s film ''[[Richard III (1995 film)\|Richard III]]'' (1995). * In the beginning of the sixth episode of ''[[Monarch: Legacy of Monsters]]'' Jolson’s recording (1947) was played: * During the opening montage of 1930s New York City in the 2005 remake of ''[[King Kong (2005 film)\|King Kong]]''. ▲* As part of the soundtrack of Woody Allen's film ''[[Zelig]]'' (1983). ==Legacy==