The Sunshine of Your Smile
"The Sunshine of Your Smile" is a British popular song published in London in 1913 just before the First World War by Francis, Day and Hunter. The lyrics were by Leonard Cooke and the music by Lilian Ray. It became a top ten hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1980, sung by Mike Berry.
Lyrics
The following lyrics are taken from the sheet music published in 1913:Verse 1:
Refrain:
Verse 2:
Refrain:
Recordings
Below is a list of artists who have recorded the song and the recording date and record information :- Olga, Elga and Eli Hudson, 1914
- Fred Douglas, 1914
- Ernest Pike, 1914
- Jessie Broughton, c. 1915
- William Thomas, c. 1915, Regal G6745
- Gertie Dickeson, 1915
- Lambert Murphy, 1916, Victor 55069
- John McCormack, 1916, Victor 64622
- Norah Johnson, 1916
- Riccardo Stracciari, 1919, Columbia 49590
- Tamaki Miura, 1922, Nipponophone 15065
- Charles Hackett, 1927, Columbia 4042
- Tito Schipa, 1930, Victor 1451
- Jussi Björling, 1931, Swedish HMV X3724
- Django Reinhardt & Le Quintette du Hot Club De France, April 1935
- Lilian Davies, 1930
- Frank Sinatra, 1941, Victor 27638
- Vera Lynn, from the film Rhythm Serenade, 1943
- James Melton, 1950
- Mike Berry, 1980