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"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)"
Song
Published	1950
Songwriter(s)	Irving Berlin

"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)" is a popular song written by Irving Berlin and published in 1950. It was featured in the 1950 Broadway musical play, Call Me Madam, in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman in a scene with Paul Lukas. The 1953 film version also featured the song when it was sung by Ethel Merman and George Sanders.

Recorded versions

Alberto Semprini, on piano with rhythm accompaniment, recorded it in London on January 25, 1952, as the second song of the medley "Part 2. Hit Medley of Foxtrots from 'Call Me Madam'" along with "You're Just in Love" and "It's a Lovely Day Today". The medley was released by EMI on the His Master's Voice label as catalog number B 10231.
Nat King Cole - Tell Me All About Yourself (1958)
Gary Thomas - Till We Have Faces, JMT (1992)
Bud Powell - The Complete Bud Powell on Verve (1994), Bouncing with Bud (1962)
Moe Koffman - Devil's Brew (1996)^[1]
Stan Getz - The Complete Roost Recordings (1997)
Bill Charlap - All Through the Night (1998)^[2]
Diana Krall - When I Look in Your Eyes (1999)
Rosemary Clooney - included in her album Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984).
Bing Crosby - recorded September 21, 1950^[3] and included in the album Bing Crosby Sings the Song Hits from... (1951)
Perry Como - a single release (1950)^[4]
Doris Day - a single release (1950)^[5]
Art Farmer - Art (1960)
Chet Baker -The Best Thing For You
Della Reese - Della Reese at Basin Street East (1964)
Barbara Lea - A Woman In Love (1955)
Eddie Fisher - included in his album As Long As There's Music (1958).^[6]
June Christy - included in her album Fair and Warmer! (1957).
Margaret Whiting - a single release for Capitol Records (1950)^[7]

References

^ "Moe Koffman With The Moe Koffman Quintet – Devil's Brew (1996, CD)". Discogs.com. 1996. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Bill Charlap Trio – All Through The Night (1998, CD)". Discogs.com. 25 August 1998. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
^ "Perry Como Discography". Kokomo.ca. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "Doris Day - A Bushel And A Peck". 45cat.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Eddie Fisher - As Long As There's Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
^ "Margaret Whiting - The Best Thing For You". 45cat.com. Retrieved 3 May 2021.

Irving Berlin

Musicals

Theatre	Annie Get Your Gun As Thousands Cheer Call Me Madam The Canary The Century Girl The Cocoanuts The Cohan Revue of 1918 Face the Music Holiday Inn Louisiana Purchase Miss Liberty Mr. President Music Box Revue Stop! Look! Listen! This Is The Army Top Hat Watch Your Step White Christmas Wise Guy Yip Yip Yaphank Ziegfeld Follies
Film	Alexander's Ragtime Band Annie Get Your Gun Blue Skies Call Me Madam Carefree The Cocoanuts Easter Parade Follow the Fleet Hallelujah Holiday Inn On the Avenue Second Fiddle There's No Business Like Show Business This Is the Army Top Hat White Christmas

Songs

"Alexander's Ragtime Band"
"All Alone"
"All by Myself"
"All of My Life"
"Always"
"Any Bonds Today?"
"Anything You Can Do"
"At the Devil's Ball"
"The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)"
"Blue Skies"
"Change Partners"
"Cheek to Cheek"
"Count Your Blessings"
"A Couple of Swells"
"Daddy, Come Home"
"Doin' What Comes Natur'lly"
"Easter Parade"
"Follow the Crowd"
"For Your Country and My Country"
"Get Thee Behind Me Satan"
"The Girl That I Marry"
"God Bless America"
"Goodbye, France"
"Happy Holiday"
"Heat Wave"
"Heaven Watch the Philippines"
"How About Me?"
"How Deep Is the Ocean?"
"How's Chances?"
"I Got Lost in His Arms"
"I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)"
"I Love a Piano"
"I Never Had a Chance"
"I Used to Be Color Blind"
"I Want To Go Back To Michigan"
"I'm an Indian Too"
"I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind"
"I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket"
"I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now"
"I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"
"Isn't This a Lovely Day?"
"It's a Lovely Day Today"
"It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow"
"Lazy"
"Let Yourself Go"
"Let's All Be Americans Now
"Let's Face the Music and Dance"
"Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee"
"Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk"
"Mandy"
"Moonshine Lullaby"
"My Defenses Are Down"
"The Near Future"
"No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)"
"Now It Can Be Told"
"Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning"
"Play a Simple Melody"
"A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody"
"Puttin' On the Ritz"
"Reaching for the Moon"
"Remember"
"San Francisco Bound"
"Say It Isn't So"
"Say It with Music"
"Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone"
"Sisters"
"Slumming on Park Avenue"
"The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)"
"Stay Down Here Where You Belong"
"Steppin' Out with My Baby"
"Supper Time"
"That International Rag"
"That Mysterious Rag"
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
"They Say It's Wonderful"
"They Were All Out of Step But Jim"
"This Year's Kisses"
"Top Hat, White Tie and Tails"
"What'll I Do"
"When I Lost You"
"White Christmas"
"Who Do You Love, I Hope?"
"With You"
"You Can Have Him"
"You Can't Get a Man with a Gun"
"You Keep Coming Back Like a Song"
"You'd Be Surprised"
"You're Just in Love"
"You're Laughing at Me"

Ellin Berlin (wife)
Mary Ellin Barrett (daughter)