"A' You're Adorable" is a popular song with music by Sid Lippman and lyrics by

Buddy Kaye Jules Leonard "Buddy" Kaye (January 3, 1918 – November 21, 2002) was an American songwriter, lyricist, arranger, producer, and author. His songs were recorded by top performers, including Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washingto ...

and Fred Wise, published in 1948.

Charted versions

The most well-known version was recorded by

Perry Como Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an Italian-American singer, actor and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, after signing ...

, with The Fontane Sisters on March 1, 1949. This recording was released on single records as follows: * In the United States, by

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, on 78 rpm and 45 rpm, in 1949, with the flip side "When Is Sometime?" This record reached number 1 on the US chart on April 9, 1949. * In the United Kingdom, by HMV, on 78 rpm in June 1949, with the flip side " Forever and Ever" * In Japan, by Victor Entertainment, on 78 rpm, with the flip side " Bali Ha'i" * In Australia, by His Master's Voice, on 78 rpm, with the flip side " My Melancholy Baby" Another recording by Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae was also very popular. The recording was released by

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. The flip side was "Need You". The recording first appeared on the ''

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'' charts on March 25, 1949, lasting 13 weeks and peaking at position number 4. Another recording by the Tony Pastor orchestra (vocal by the Clooney Sisters) also charted. The recording was released by

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. The recording first appeared on the ''Billboard'' charts on May 6, 1949, lasting 2 weeks and peaking at position number 12. All the above recordings are available or were available on their own media, however the song also makes its appearance on some "Best Hits of the 30s and 40s" cassette tapes.

In popular culture

In the 1969-70 debut season of '' Sesame Street'', a Muppet named Jack sang the song for his Muppet girlfriend Adrienne while throwing away alphabet letter blocks as they were conveyed to him on a conveyor belt in sequential order. At the end of the song, Cookie Monster suddenly appeared, scaring Adrienne away, and told Jack those were his blocks. Jack recited the song in a looser form as he recovered the blocks in alphabetical order and handed them to Cookie, who ate them as he received them."Classic Sesame Street - A, You're Adorable," ''YouTube'', posted April 24, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sesame+street+a+you%27re+adorable

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:A You're Adorable 1948 songs Perry Como songs Songs with lyrics by Buddy Kaye Songs with lyrics by Fred Wise (songwriter) Jo Stafford songs List songs Songs written by Sidney Lippman Number-one singles in the United States Number-one singles in Australia

Charted versions

In popular culture

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