What a Wonderful World / Cabaret

by Louis Armstrong

What a Wonderful World / Cabaret cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: October 1967
  • Label: ABC
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 31:32
  • Community rating: 3.99/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Written by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss explicitly for Louis Armstrong, the song was intended to be a soothing, optimistic antidote to the intense political and racial division of late 1960s America. The lush orchestral backing highlights Armstrong's warm, gravelly vocal delivery. Though it initially failed in the US due to poor label promotion, it became a massive UK number one and eventually an undisputed global standard.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, crooning, traditional, vocal, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. What A Wonderful World (2:19)
  2. Cabaret - Single Version (2:45)
  3. The Home Fire (3:18)
  4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (3:16)
  5. Give Me Your Kisses (1:59)
  6. The Sunshine Of Love - Single Version (2:53)
  7. Hello Brother - Single Version (3:31)
  8. There Must Be A Way (3:08)
  9. Fantastic, That's You (2:58)
  10. I Guess I'll Get The Papers And Go Home (2:47)
  11. Hellzapoppin' - Single Version (2:34)

Credits

  • Louis Armstrong And His Orchestra - primary artist
  • Louis Armstrong And His All-Stars - primary artist
  • Tommy Goodman - directed by
  • George David Weiss - written-by
  • George Douglas - written-by
  • Kander And Ebb - written-by

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