You Are Too Beautiful is a 1932 song written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart for the 1933 film Hallelujah, I'm a Bum, where it was sung by Al Jolson. It became a pop and jazz standard in the 1940s, with a notable recording made on August 3, 1945 by Dick Haymes (Decca 23750).
Other recordings Other versions include those by: Frank Sinatra (1945) Bing Crosby (1953), found on compilation albums, among others Through the Years, Vol. 6: 1953–1954 Cannonball Adderley on Julian Cannonball Adderley and Strings (1955) Thelonious Monk on The Unique Thelonious Monk (1956) Warne Marsh on Music for Prancing (1957) David Whitfield on Alone (1961) John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman on John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman (1963) Sarah Vaughan on Crazy and Mixed Up (1982)
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