"Ev'rything I've Got" (sometimes referred to as "Ev'rything I've Got Belongs to You") is a

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from the

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'' (1942), in which it was introduced by

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Notable recordings

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- '' Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook'' (1956) *

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'' (1957) * Johnny Pace - '' Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace'' (1958) *

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Show Tunes A show tune is a song originally written as part of the score of a work of musical theatre or musical film, especially if the piece in question has become a standard, more or less detached in most people's minds from the original context. Th ...

'' (1989) * Kristin Korb - ''Why Can't You Behave'' (2006) * Sara Gazarek - '' Blossom & Bee'' (2012) * Cécile McLorin Salvant - ''The Window'' (2018)

References

* ''Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre'' Stanley Green, published by Dodd Mead, 1976 Songs with music by Richard Rodgers Songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart 1942 songs Songs from Rodgers and Hart musicals {{Show-tune-stub