Two major hits were called What A Wonderful World.
Sam Cooke made a 1960 hit of the song he wrote with Herb Alpert and many others covered the song as shown on the list.
George Weiss and Bob Thiele wrote the song from Cabaret. Louis Armstrong then Robert Goulet made famous 1968 records. In 1988, when presented in movie Good Morning, Vietnam, the Armstrong version made the top 20. In 1999, Kenny G added touches and the song became popular again.
In 1993, Israel Iz Kamakawiwo'ole created a reggae version of song medley Over The Rainbow/What A Wonderful World which eventually became popular worldwide. It was most popular in the US in 2004.
Cliff Richard made a concert version of this revamped medley in 2001.
James Morrison and Bourgeois Tagg titles were different songs.
Related page: Over The Rainbow
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