"A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening" is a popular song with music by Jimmy McHugh and lyrics by Harold Adamson, published in

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

. It was used in the film '' Higher and Higher'' (1944) when it was sung by

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. Sinatra and also The Ink Spots had chart hits with the song in 1944. The song is considered a pop standard because it has been recorded by many artists.

Recorded versions

* The Angels * Ernestine Anderson * Little Anthony & the Imperials * Brook Benton *

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* Dick Cary * Frank Chacksfield *

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* Bob Crosby and his orchestra * Johnny Desmond * Sonny Dunham * Ray Eberle *

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* The Four Lads * Curtis Fuller * Hoʻokena * Engelbert Humperdinck * The Ink Spots feat. Bill Kenny * Gregg James *

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* June Katz * Stan Kenton * Kay Kyser * Gary LeMel * Magnolia Jazz Band *

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* Mantovani *

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* Oscar Peterson * Louis Prima *

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* The Savoys * Raymond Scott * Shocky *

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* The Spaniels * Dorothy Squires * Bob Stewart * Carla Thomas *

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* Neil Della Torre Jr. * Johnny Varro *

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* Timi Yuro

References

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