I Can't Begin to Tell You

"I Can't Begin to Tell You" is a popular song with music written by James V. Monaco and lyrics by Mack Gordon. The song was published in 1945.

The song was introduced by John Payne and reprised by Betty Grable in the film The Dolly Sisters. A version by Bing Crosby was the best-known recording, reaching its peak of popularity in 1945.

The recording by Bing Crosby (with Carmen Cavallaro's orchestra) was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23457. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on November 15, 1945, and lasted 17 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. ^[1]

The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 221. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 27, 1945, and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. ^[1]

The recording by the Harry James orchestra, with Grable (as "Ruth Haag", using their middle names) singing, was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 36867. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on December 27, 1945, and lasted 3 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9. ^[1] The flip side, "Waitin' for the Train to Come In," also charted, reaching #10 in its only week on the chart.

Willie Nelson recorded a country genre version of the song on his all-covers album, Love Songs, in September 2000. It was sung by Marty Robbins on his 1978 "Spotlight" TV show sitting on stools with Eddie Rabbit and singing songs back and forth in "duet". The song has also been recorded by Perry Como, Brook Benton, Jane Morgan in 1959, and Joni James in 1960.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics