That's What Life Is All About
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"That's What Life Is All About" | ||||
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Single by Bing Crosby | ||||
from the album That's What Life Is All About | ||||
Released | August 29, 1975 | |||
Recorded | February 19, 1975 | |||
Studio | Chappell & Co. | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 3:28 | |||
Label | United Artists (UAG-29730) | |||
Songwriter(s) |
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Producer(s) | Ken Barnes | |||
Bing Crosby singles chronology | ||||
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"That's What Life Is All About" is a 1975 song recorded by Bing Crosby. It was originally written by Peter Dacre (lyrics) and Les Reed (music). Later, Crosby re-wrote the lyrics with Ken Barnes.[1]
Background[edit]
Crosby recorded the song on February 19, 1975 at Chappells in London with the Pete Moore Orchestra.[2] The session was produced by Ken Barnes. It was included on the album That's What Life Is All About.
Charts[edit]
The song was released as a single by United Artists, and the recording peaked at no. 35 in the U.S. on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, also reaching no. 41 in the UK Singles Chart.[3] It only reached #99 on the Australian Singles Chart, staying on the chart just one week.
Performances[edit]
Crosby used the song in his various concerts in 1976, including at the London Palladium (June 21–July 4, 1976),[4] as well as promoting the song on television shows such as Parkinson, The Vera Lynn Show, Stars on Sunday and Top of the Pops.[5] The version sung at the Palladium was captured on the album Bing Crosby Live at the London Palladium.
References[edit]
- ^ Barnes, Ken (1980). The Crosby Years. London: Elm Tree Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 0-241-10177-8.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". A Bing Crosby Discography. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Song artist 1 - Bing Crosby. tsort.info.
- ^ Macfarlane, Malcolm. "Bing Crosby - Day by Day". BING magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
- ^ Pairpoint, Lionel. "The Chronological Bing Crosby on Television". BING magazine. Retrieved April 1, 2017.
Sources[edit]
- Grudens, Richard (2002). Bing Crosby – Crooner of the Century. Celebrity Profiles Publishing Co.. ISBN 1-57579-248-6.
- Macfarlane, Malcolm. Bing Crosby – Day By Day. Scarecrow Press, 2001.
- Osterholm, J. Roger. Bing Crosby: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press, 1994.