What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World"
"What a Wonderful World"
Single by Louis Armstrong
from the album What a Wonderful World
B-side	"Cabaret"
Released	September 1, 1967
Recorded	1967
Studio	United Recording, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
Genre	Traditional pop; jazz;
Length	2:21
Label	ABC
Songwriter(s)	Bob Thiele (as George Douglas); George David Weiss
Producer(s)	Bob Thiele
Louis Armstrong singles chronology

"What a Wonderful World" is a song written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released in 1967 as a single.

After appearing in the movie Good Morning, Vietnam, the song was re-released as a single in 1988. Armstrong's recording was added in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

References

1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
↑ "Chart History: Louis Armstrong – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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[500_Number_One_Hits-1] 1 2 Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 117. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.

[2] "Chart History: Louis Armstrong – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 7, 2020.

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