till there was you - Meredith Willson

till there was you

"Till There Was You" is a song written by Meredith Willson for his 1957 musical play The Music Man, and which also appeared in the 1962 movie version. The song is sung by librarian Marian Paroo (Barbara Cook on Broadway, Shirley Jones in the film) to Professor Harold Hill (portrayed by Robert Preston) toward the end of Act Two.

The first recording of this song to be released came even before the original cast album version of January, 1958. Promotional copies of the 45 rpm single, Capitol P3847, were released on November 26th, 1957, even before the Broadway production had premiered on December 19th. Produced by Nelson Riddle, it featured his orchestra and 17-year-old vocalist Sue Raney.

In 1959, Anita Bryant recorded a single which reached #30 on the Billboard Hot 100; a 1962 instrumental version by Valjean was also popular.

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[TravisBickleJnr]

loved it. great delivery

[renato113]

You did a great job. What are the chords you are playing.

[baldyholly79]

I enjoyed it bud, check out mine.

[dand456789]

Nice guitar work, great melodic tempo.

NIce overall feel to the tune.

Needs some work, but I applaude your courage. You act and post a nice video for all to see, while others do nothing and criticise.

Keep up the good work.

[FITM408]

Missing chords, singing off key and you are like mumbling your words.