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{{Short description|1943 song}}
'''"It Could Happen to You"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[pop standards|standard]] with music by [[Jimmy Van Heusen]] and lyrics by [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]].  The song was written in 1943 and was introduced by [[Dorothy Lamour]] in the Paramount musical comedy film ''[[And the Angels Sing]]'' (1944).<ref>[http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-0/itcouldhappentoyou.htm It Could Happen to You"] at jazzstandards.com.  Accessed September 20, 2007.</ref>
A recording by [[Jo Stafford]] made on December 13, 1943, was released by [[Capitol Records]] as catalog number 158.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htm|website=78discography.com|access-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref> It reached the ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' Best Seller chart on September 21, 1944, at number 10, its only week on the chart.<ref name=Whitburn>
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</ref> [[Bing Crosby]]'s recording for [[Decca Records]], made on December 29, 1943,<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1bDecca.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|access-date=September 9, 2017}}</ref> had two weeks in the ''Billboard'' charts in September 1944, with a peak position of number 18.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Wisconsin|page=109}}</ref>
The [[Dexter Gordon]] composition "Fried Bananas" is based on the chord progression of "It Could Happen to You".
==Other notable recordings==
The song has also been recorded by Dorothy Lamour, [[Anita O'Day]], [[Eydie Gormé]], [[Frankie Vaughan]], [[Ryo Fukui]], [[Masaru Imada]], [[Kimiko Kasai]], [[Julie London]], [[Lena Horne]], [[Lita Roza]], [[Peggy Lee]], [[Perry Como]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Tony Bennett]], [[Johnny Hartman]], [[Vera Lynn]], [[Shirley Bassey]], [[Miles Davis]], [[Buddy DeFranco]], [[Sonny Rollins]], [[Chet Baker]], [[Red Garland]], [[Erroll Garner]], [[Bud Powell]], [[Ahmad Jamal]], [[Art Garfunkel]], [[Frank Sinatra]], [[Doris Day]], [[Rosemary Clooney]], [[Michael Feinstein]], [[June Christy]], [[Larry Coryell]], [[Four Freshmen]], [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]], [[Keith Jarrett]], [[Sonny Clark]], [[Diana Krall]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Johnny Mathis]], [[Nat King Cole]], [[Susannah McCorkle]], [[Dinah Washington]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Kiri Te Kanawa]], [[Dave Brubeck]], [[Buddy De Franco]], [[Bob Dorough]], [[Andy Williams]], [[Maynard Ferguson]], [[Listen Here (Roseanna Vitro album)#Track listing|Roseanna Vitro]], [[Jeff Hamilton (drummer)|Jeff Hamilton Trio]], [[Tete Montoliu]], [[:fr:Charles Pasi|Charles Pasi]], [[Shirley Horn]], [[Monica Zetterlund]], [[Bill Evans]], [[Chick Corea]], [[Laufey (singer)|Laufey]], and [[Benny Benack III]].
==In popular culture==
* The recording by [[Dinah Washington]] was featured in the 1999 film ''[[The Hurricane (1999 film)|The Hurricane]]''.
* The [[Jo Stafford]] recording was featured in a 2006 episode of the TV series ''[[Cold Case (TV series)|Cold Case]]'' entitled "The Hen House" and in an episode of ''[[The Walking Dead (TV series)|The Walking Dead]]''.
* A sample of the song has been used by Japanese producer [[Nujabes]] in his song Counting Stars.
* [[Blair Brown]] sang it (in character) on ''[[The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd]]'', in a dream sequence where Molly imagines herself pregnant, after realizing she may be.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|rC4v5IcaFZA|"It Could Happen to You"}}
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[[Category:1943 songs]]
[[Category:Songs written for films]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Johnny Burke (lyricist)]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Jimmy Van Heusen]]
[[Category:Dorothy Lamour songs]]
[[Category:Johnny Mathis songs]]
[[Category:Jo Stafford songs]]
[[Category:Andy Williams songs]]
[[Category:Jazz compositions in E-flat major]]
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