
The Tony Orlando recording was used as the theme song of the short-lived sitcom of the same name, starring Larry Hagman.Ann-Margret - Songs from The Swinger (And Other Swingin' Songs) (1966).Uniquely arranged and conducted by Hal Massimino, the biggest change was in the main lyric, where "goodbye" was replaced with "hello." This version of the song had slightly altered lyrics. And Julius La Rosa was also a disc jockey there, playing his own song. It became a hit at Metromedia radio station WNEW, 1130 on the AM dial, in New York City.

In 1973, the song was released by Julius La Rosa as a single 45 record on vinyl, with "Save Me a Song" on side B, on RCA's Victor label.A version recorded by Tony Orlando was subsequently released on Bell Records.Billy Eckstine recorded the song in his album Now Singing In 12 Great Movies that was arranged by Billy Byers, conducted by Bobby Tucker, and produced by Quincy Jones.UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company) He continued to perform the song live and did so at his final concerts, at Radio City Music Hall, aged 95. Bennett also named his 1998 autobiography after the song. "The Good Life" became one of Bennett's staple songs, and was featured on four of his top-selling albums, including 1994's MTV Unplugged: Tony Bennett and 2006's Duets: An American Classic, the latter featuring Billy Joel. Outside the US, "The Good Life" rose to number 27 on the UK Singles Chart. pop singles chart, and number 7 on the Middle-Road Singles chart. In the US, it was a number 18 hit on the U.S. The song is best known in the English-speaking world via a 1963 recording by Tony Bennett with English lyrics by Jack Reardon.
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It was featured in the movie The Seven Deadly Sins. " The Good Life" (originally " La Belle Vie" in French) is a song by Sacha Distel with French lyrics by Jean Broussolle, published in 1962. 1963 single by Tony Bennett "The Good Life"Ĭolumbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
