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"'S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous" redirects here. For the Gilmore Girls episode, see List of Gilmore Girls episodes § Season 7 (2006–07).

For the 1956 album by Ray Conniff, see 'S Wonderful!

Song by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns

"'S Wonderful" is a 1927 popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin.

It was introduced in the Broadway musicalFunny Face (1927) by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns.^[1]

The song is considered a standard and has been recorded by many artists, especially jazz artists. In 1928, Adele Astaire, who introduced the song on stage the previous year, recorded one of the earliest versions with Bernard Clifton.

The most successful recordings in 1928 were however by Frank Crumit and by the Ipana Troubadors.^[2]

Other recordings

Other vocal versions include those of Bing Crosby (recorded in 1954^[3] for use on his radio show and subsequently included in the box set The Bing Cro