"It's Not for Me to Say" is a 1957 popular song with music by Robert Allen and lyrics by Al Stillman.[1] It was written for the 1957 movie Lizzie (starring Eleanor Parker), and was sung by Johnny Mathis[2] in the film.[3]
| "It's Not for Me to Say" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Johnny Mathis and Ray Conniff and his Orchestra | ||||
| from the album Johnny's Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "Warm and Tender" | |||
| Released | February 25, 1957 | |||
| Recorded | 1956 | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
| Length | 3:01 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Allen, Al Stillman | |||
| Producer(s) | Ray Conniff | |||
| Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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Mathis' recording of the song, arranged by Ray Conniff, was the most successful version, reaching number 5 on the Billboard Top 100 singles chart.[4]
In Canada, the song was number two for seven weeks (June 24 - August 5), kept out of number one for six of those weeks by Elvis Presley's (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear.[5]
Other film appearances
edit- 1987 Tin Men - sung by Johnny Mathis.[6]
- 1988 Everybody's All-American - the Johnny Mathis version is heard.[7]
- 1990 Goodfellas - performed by Johnny Mathis. (The double date; Karen is introduced, and ignored by Henry)[8]
- 2007 Zodiac - sung by Johnny Mathis.[9]
- 2013 A Case of You - performed by Johnny Mathis.[10]
- 2014 Every Secret Thing - performed by Carolyn Leonhart[11]
References
edit- ^ "Original versions of It's Not for Me to Say written by Robert Allen, Al Stillman". Secondhandsongs.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Johnny Mathis interviewed on the Pop Chronicles (1969)
- ^ "Johnny Mathis - It's Not For Me to Say (Lizzie, 1957)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). New York: Billboard Books. p. 405. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ "CHUM Hit Parade - June 24, 1957".
- ^ "Tin Men (1987) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Everybody's All-American (1988) Soundtrack". Ringostrack.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Every Song in the Goodfellas Soundtrack". Screenrant.com. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Zodiac Soundtrack - Listen to all 20 songs with scene descriptions". Soundtrackradar.com. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "All 15 songs from the A Case Of You (2013) Soundtrack". What-song.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Every Secret Thing (2014) - IMDb". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
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