Mr. Wonderful (1955 song)

"Mr. Wonderful" is a popular song, written in 1955 written by Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, and Larry Holofcener, as the title song of a Broadway musical starring Sammy Davis Jr. The song was introduced in the musical by Olga James.

The most popular contemporary recordings of the song were done by Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Teddi King. All of these reached the Billboard charts in 1956.

Other versions

 * Ruby Murray - a single release in 1957.
 * Keely Smith - included in the album I Wish You Love (1957)
 * Kate Smith - for her album The Fabulous Kate (1958).
 * Vera Lynn - for her album The Wonderful Vera (1963).
 * This song was used by The Kinks during the live portion of the album Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972).
 * Bette Midler covered this song on her Peggy Lee tribute album Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook. (2005)

It also makes a memorable appearance sung (largely out of tune) by a boys choir at the Lake Tahoe First Communion celebrations at the beginning of Francis Ford Coppola's film The Godfather Part II (1974).