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Written by Harold Arlen, also Last Night When We Were Young (Frank Sinatra), One for My Baby (Frank Sinatra) and I’ve Got the World on a String (Frank Sinatra)
Released on Turner Classic Movies Music, also If I Only Had a Brain (extended version) (Ray Bolger), If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) (Bert Lahr) and Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You’re Off to See the Wizard (Judy Garland)
Part of The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture), also If I Only Had a Brain (extended version) (Ray Bolger), If I Were King of the Forest (extended version) (Bert Lahr) and Follow the Yellow Brick Road / You’re Off to See the Wizard (Judy Garland)
Written by Yip Harburg, also Last Night When We Were Young (Frank Sinatra), April in Paris (Ella Fitzgerald) and It’s Only a Paper Moon (Miles Davis)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Herbert Stothart wrote 3 of MGM Studio Orchestra’s top 10 songs
Harold Arlen wrote 79 songs on fono
Yip Harburg wrote 47 songs on fono
Harold Arlen’s most frequent co-writer is Yip Harburg (28 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart and Yip Harburg
- Released on
- Turner Classic Movies Music
- Written by
- Harold Arlen, Herbert Stothart and Yip Harburg
- Released on
- Turner Classic Movies Music
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Harold Arlen
Same writer: Herbert Stothart
Same label: Turner Classic Movies Music
Same writer: Harold Arlen
Same writer: Yip Harburg
Same writer: Herbert Stothart
Same label: Turner Classic Movies Music
Same writer: Harold Arlen
Elsewhere
Sources (6)
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1MusicBrainz Optimistic Voices was written by Harold Arlen
Optimistic Voices was written by Harold Arlen
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Optimistic Voices was written by Herbert Stothart
Optimistic Voices was written by Herbert Stothart
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Optimistic Voices was written by Yip Harburg
Optimistic Voices was written by Yip Harburg
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Optimistic Voices is part of the release The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
Optimistic Voices is part of the release The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Turner Classic Movies Music is the label of the song Optimistic Voices
Turner Classic Movies Music is the label of the song Optimistic Voices
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Optimistic Voices was released on 1939-08-25
Optimistic Voices was released on 1939-08-25
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026