I Wished On The Moon is a tune composed in 1935 by Ralph Rainger., with lyrics by Dorothy Parker. Bing Crosby sang the song in The Big Broadcast of 1936. Crosby recorded the song on August 14, 1935 with The Dorsey Brothers Orchestra and it reached the charts of the day peaking at No. 2 during a seven-week stay.] At the end of the long recording session, Crosby decided to sing only a single chorus of the song in the middle of an orchestral version instead of the full ballad treatment used in the film. This led to a long argument between the singer and producer Jack Kapp. Eventually Crosby prevailed.
Crosby recorded the song again in 1954 for his album Bing: A Musical Autobiography.
Little Jack Little recorded the song for Columbia (catalog 3068) on June 28, 1935,[5] and also enjoyed chart success with the song in 1935 reaching the No. 13 spot.[6] Ruth Etting also recorded the song for Columbia (3070) on July 1, 1935. The backing track is in the key of Bb major at a tempo of 130 bpm, it has four bars intro and four choruses. I have lead sheets for C, Bb, and Eb instruments in PDF format, if you require one or more, please email me at peach_alan@hotmail.com