"Wonderful One" is a popular

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 recorded by the Paul Whiteman Orchestra on January 25, 1923 in New York and was released as Victor 19019-B. The record reached no. 3 on the Billboard chart.

The music was written by Paul Whiteman

Paul Whiteman

Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader and orchestral director.Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman's recordings were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz"...

 and Ferde Grofé

Ferde Grofé

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, the lyrics by Theodora Morse

Theodora Morse

Theodora Morse was an American song writer and composer.She was a Tin Pan Alley lyricist who collaborated to produce a number of popular songs.-Background:...

 (also known as Dorothy Terris), based on a theme by movie director Marshall Neilan. The song was published in 1922

1922 in music

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 by Leo Feist in New York as a "Waltz Song" which was dedicated "To Julie".

The song is a well-known jazz and pop standard, recorded by many artists, including Gertrude Moody, Edward Miller, Martha Pryor, Helen Moretti, John McCormack who released it as Victor 961, and Pete Bontsema in 1923. Henry Burr recorded the song in 1924 and Glenn Miller and his Orchestra in 1940. The Paul Whiteman Orchestra recorded the song three times, in acoustical and electrical versions, and released it as a single.

Recordings of "Wonderful One"

• Paul Whiteman
  Paul Whiteman
  Paul Samuel Whiteman was an American bandleader and orchestral director.Leader of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s, Whiteman's recordings were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz"...
  
   and His Orchestra, 1922, original instrumental version on Victor
• Martha Pryor, 1923
• Edward Miller
  Edward Miller
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  , 1923
• Gertrude Moody, 1923
• John McCormack, 1923
• Pete Bontsema, 1923
• Henry Burr
  Henry Burr
  Henry Burr was a Canadian singer of popular songs from the early 20th century, an early radio performer and producer...
  
  , 1924
• Glenn Miller
  Glenn Miller
  Alton Glenn Miller was an American jazz musician , arranger, composer, and bandleader in the swing era. He was one of the best-selling recording artists from 1939 to 1943, leading one of the best known "Big Bands"...
  
   and His Orchestra, 1939, on RCA Bluebird
• The Chordettes
  The Chordettes
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  , 1953
• Paul Weston
  Paul Weston
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   and His Orchestra, 1953, instrumental version
• Ken Griffin
  Ken Griffin
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  , 1954, instrumental
• Mel Tormé
  Mel Tormé
  Melvin Howard Tormé , nicknamed The Velvet Fog, was an American musician, known for his jazz singing. He was also a jazz composer and arranger, a drummer, an actor in radio, film, and television, and the author of five books...
  
  , 1955
• The McGuire Sisters
  The McGuire Sisters
  The McGuire Sisters were a singing trio in American popular music. The group was composed of three sisters: Christine McGuire , Dorothy McGuire , and Phyllis McGuire...
  
  , 1956
• Della Reese
  Della Reese
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  , 1963
• Jerry Vale
  Jerry Vale
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  , 1963
• Bent Fabric
  Bent Fabric
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  , 1964
• Doris Day
  Doris Day
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  , 1967
• Bill Kenny of The Ink Spots
  The Ink Spots
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• Vera Lynn
  Vera Lynn
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• Woody Herman
  Woody Herman
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• Helen Moretti
• Dave Frishberg
  Dave Frishberg
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• Fred Hartley
  Fred Hartley
  Fred Hartley was a Scottish pianist, conductor and composer of light music best known for his waltz Rouge et Noir. He sometimes composed music under the pseudonym Iris Taylor....
  
  
• Floyd Dixon
• Mari Jones

Lyrics

(MY) WONDERFUL ONE

(Paul Whiteman/ Ferde Grofé / Marshall Neilan / Dorothy Terriss)

My wonderful one that I love you so

Awake or sleeping

My hearts's in your keeping

And calling to you soft and low

My wonderful one

Whenever I'm dreaming

Love's lovelight a-gleaming I see

My wonderful one

How my arms ache to hold, dear

To cuddle and fold you to me

Just you, only you

In the shadowy twilight

In silvery moonlight

There's none like you, I adore you

My life I'll live for you,

Oh, my wonderful, wonderful one