They_Say_(jazz_standard)

They Say (jazz standard)

They Say (jazz standard)

1938 song

"They Say" is a jazz standard and popular song written in 1938. It has music by Stephan Weiss and Paul Mann and with lyrics by Edward Heyman.[1][2]

Quick Facts Song, Released ...

It was one of the highest-selling pieces of sheet music in January 1939.[3] It peaked at #5 on Your Hit Parade.[4]

It is ranked the 987th most recorded standard by JazzStandards.com.[5]

Notable recordings

In film

"They Say" was used in the films Daughters Courageous (1939) and King of the Lumberjacks (1940).

References

  1. [1]
    Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1967.
  2. [2]
    Studwell, William Emmett (2000-01-01). They Also Wrote: Evaluative Essays on Lesser-known Popular American Songwriters Prior to the Rock Era. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-3789-8.
  3. [3]
    "Sheet-Music Leaders" (PDF). The Billboard. 1939-01-28. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  4. [4]
    Tyler, Don (2007-03-19). Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
  5. [5]
    "Jazz Standards Songs and Instrumentals (They Say)". www.jazzstandards.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
  6. [6]
    Orodenker, M.H. (1938-12-31). "Off the Records". The Billboard. p. 67 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
  7. [7]
    Decatur 507
  8. [8]
    Berger, Morroe; Berger, Edward; Patrick, James (2001–2002). Benny Carter : a life in American music (2nd ed.). Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. p. 199. ISBN 0-8108-4111-8. OCLC 47443996.
  9. [9]
    Brunswick 8270
  10. [10]
    Belaire, David. (1996). A guide to the big band era : a comprehensive review of all the recorded hits and all the hitmakers (1st ed.). Santa Ana, CA: Winged Note Press. p. 100. ISBN 0-9653681-0-6. OCLC 36127030.
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    Forrest, Helen; Libby, Bill (1982-01-01). I Had the Craziest Dream. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan. ISBN 978-0-698-11096-0.
  12. [12]
    Orodenker, M.H. (1939-01-28). "Off the Records". The Billboard. p. 15 – via Proquest Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive.
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