Glad to Be Unhappy

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"Glad to Be Unhappy" is a popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart It was introduced in their 1936 musical On Your Toes by Doris Carson and David Morris. In the 1937 London production, it was sung by Gina Malo and Eddie Pola. The song was performed in the 1954 Broadway revival by Kay Coulter and Joshua Shelley.

[edit] Notable recordings

• Bea Wain (1939)
• Lee Wiley (February 1940)
• Lena Horne (October 1946)
• Helen Merrill (February 1954)
• Carmen McRae - The Carmen McRae-Betty Carter Duets (1987)
• Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours (recorded February 8, 1955)
• Audrey Morris (July 1956)
• Billie Holiday (recorded February 21, 1958)
• Chris Connor (recorded January 29, 1959)
• The Mamas and the Papas (1967)
• Etienne Daho (2007)