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The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)

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on January 25, 1952, as the second song of the medley "Part 2. Hit Medley of Foxtrots from 'Call Me Madam'" along with "
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also featured the song when it was sung by Ethel Merman and
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I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)
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Index

The Best Thing for You (album)
Song
Songwriter(s)
Irving Berlin
popular
Irving Berlin
Broadway
musical play
Call Me Madam
Ethel Merman
Paul Lukas
film version
George Sanders
Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from...
Perry Como
Doris Day
Margaret Whiting
Alberto Semprini
London
You're Just in Love
It's a Lovely Day Today
EMI
His Master's Voice
Barbara Lea
June Christy
Fair and Warmer!
Eddie Fisher
Nat King Cole
Tell Me All About Yourself

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