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Until the Real Thing Comes Along

song written and composed by Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and L.E. Freeman
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Until the Real Thing Comes Along

Summary

Until the Real Thing Comes Along is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's composer is recorded as Sammy Cahn[4].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's composer is recorded as Saul Chaplin[5].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's composer is recorded as L.E. Freeman[6].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's composer is recorded as Mann Holiner[7].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along's composer is recorded as Alberta Nichols[8].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was published by Chappell & Co.[9].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy[10].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was The Ink Spots[11].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Billie Holiday[12].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was The Ravens[13].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Ella Fitzgerald[14].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Carmen McRae[15].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by June Christy[16].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Nat King Cole[17].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Dean Martin[18].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Aretha Franklin[19].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Judy Henske[20].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Ernie K-Doe[21].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Sandy Denny[22].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by James Booker[23].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Frank Sinatra[24].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Coleman Hawkins[25].
  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along was performed by Rod Stewart[26].
  • Among the performers on Until the Real Thing Comes Along was Noah Preminger[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: b15c1df7-f7c1-3aea-b744-735cf9ebe450[29]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Until the Real Thing Comes Along was published by Chappell & Co.[9]. Performers include Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy[10], The Ink Spots[11], Billie Holiday[12], The Ravens[13], Ella Fitzgerald[14], and Carmen McRae[15].

Publication

Until the Real Thing Comes Along was published on 1936[30]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[31].

Why It Matters

Until the Real Thing Comes Along ranks in the top 5% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (53 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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