I Can't Begin to Tell You

I Can not Begin to Tell You is a song by James V. Monaco (music) and Mack Gordon ( text ), which was published in 1945.

Monaco and Gordon wrote I Can not Begin to Tell You for the film The Dolly Sisters (directed by Irving Cummings ), with Betty Grable and June Haver in the lead roles. In the film the song is presented by John Payne. I Can not Begin to Tell You got a 1947 Oscar nomination for Best Song.

In the lyrics of the song confesses love a lover his beloved, " I can not tell you how much you mean to me "; his world would end if the relationship would end.

Among the most popular cover versions counted the end of 1945 in the United States by Bing Crosby; its disk recording with the Carmen Cavallaro Orchestra ( Decca 23457 ) was a number -one hit on the Billboard Best Seller chart, where she was a total of 17 weeks in the United States. Even Andy Russell ( Capitol 221; # 8 Billboard Best Seller chart ), the Harry James Orchestra ( with vocals by Betty Grable, Columbia 36867; # 9) were successful. Even Perry Como, Helen Forrest, Jo Stafford, Dinah Shore and Frankie Avalon who covered the song. The country singer Willie Nelson 2000 published a version of the song on his album Love Songs.