Pennies from Heaven

Pennies From Heaven

Composer

Arthur Johnston

Lyricist

E.Y. Harburg

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Album

Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1965)
Sinatra-Basie (1962)
Sinatra Saga, Vol. 2 (1994)

Artist

Frank Sinatra

Release

1956

Recording

January, 1955

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"Pennies From Heaven" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1956 Capitol album Songs for Swingin' Lovers!. This rendition of the song was later released as a single.

Sinatra rerecorded this song with Count Basie's Orchestra in his 1962 Reprise album, Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First.

A live performance made by Sinatra can be found on the live Reprise album, Sinatra Saga, Vol. 2.

History

"Pennies from Heaven" was composed by Arthur Johnston, accompanied by lyricist Johnny Burke. The song was introduced by Bing Crosby in which he performed the song for the 1936 film of the same name.

Releases

Studio recordings

• Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1956)
• Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First (1962)

Live performances

• Sinatra Saga, Vol. 2 (1994)

Reissues

• Tell Her You Love Her (1963)
• Portrait of Sinatra - Forty Songs from the Life of a Man (1977)
• The Reprise Collection (1990)
• Concepts (1992)
• The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (1995)
• The Capitol Years (1998)
• Lucky Numbers (1998)
• My Way: The Best of Frank Sinatra (2000)
• Classic Sinatra II (2009)
• Sinatra/Basie: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings (2011)

Lyrics

Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven
Don't you know each cloud contains pennies from heaven?
You'll find your fortune's fallin' all over the town
Be sure that your umbrella is upside down

Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers
If you want the things you love, you must have showers
So, when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree
There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me

Every time, every time it rains, it's gonna rain pennies from heaven
Don't you know every cloud contains lots of pennies from heaven
You'll find your fortune's fallin', baby, all over the town
Be sure, be sure that your umbrella is upside down

Trade them for a package of sunshine and flowers
If you want the things you love, you've got to have showers
So, when you hear it thunder, don't run under a tree
There'll be pennies from heaven for you and me

Other artists

Other artists that have recorded "Pennies from Heaven."
Bing Crosby Billie Holiday Louis Armstrong Tony Bennett Dinah Washington Clark Terry Frances Langford Arthur Tracy Big Joe Turner Stan Getz Dean Martin Gene Ammons The Skyliners Polly Bergen and Gordon MacRae Regis Philbin Rose Murphy Louis Prima Hugh Brannum Seth MacFarlane