My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music)

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lyricist:Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label)
Williamson Music Company
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
lyrics page:https://genius.com/Barry-manilow-my-favorite-things-lyrics [info]
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/6210 [info]
Wikidata:Q546331 [info]
referred to in medleys:Popurijs Mūzikas skaņas (selections from The Sound of Music)
The Sound of Music Suite (order: 2)
later parody versions:My Favorite Streams
Trump’s Favorite Things
later translated versions:As coisas de que eu gosto (My Favorite Things w/ Portuguese lyrics by A. José)
Det bästa jag vet (Sound of Music, Swedish version)
Dingen waar ik zo dolveel van hou
Mes joies quotidiennes
Mijn lievelingslijst
Mikä voi olla sen mukavampaa
later versions:Favorite Things
part of:American Splendor
The Sound of Music (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical) (order: 4)
is the basis for:7 rings
Christmas Dream (Salzburg Carol)
Meine kleinen Schwächen
My Favorite Things (Big Brovaz)
My Favorite Things (Shady Monk electronic cover)
New Classics Suite: II. Siciliano - My Favorite Things
Sinister Themes
떠돌이별
arrangements:My Favourite Things (Arrangement for piano by Stephen Hough)
music quoted in:passion

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1959My Favorite ThingsMary Martin & Patricia Neway2:49
1960-01-08My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalThe Paul Smith Trio & Quartet2:29
1960-10-21My Favorite Things (stereo)cover and instrumentalJohn Coltrane13:44
1960-10-21My Favorite Things (1960-10-21: New York, NY, USA)John Coltrane Quartet13:47
1960-10-21My Favorite Things, Part 1 (Single Version)John Coltrane Quartet2:46
1961-07-01My Favorite Things (live, 1961-07-01: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, USA)cover, instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane16:27
1961-07-18My Favorite Things (original recording)coverSarah Vaughan2:46
1961-08My Favorite Things (live, "Evenings at the Village Gate", 1961/08)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane with Eric Dolphy15:53
1961-11-18My Favorite Things (live: Europe)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane25:16
1961-11-18My Favorite Things (live, "Olympia", 1961/11/18, first house)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quintet Featuring Eric Dolphy22:28
1961-11-18My Favorite Things (live, "Olympia", 1961/11/18, second house)cover and liveJohn Coltrane Quintet Featuring Eric Dolphy25:11
1961-11-22My Favorite Things (live, 1961-11-22: Kulttuuritalo, Helsinki, Finland)cover, instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane21:04
1961-11-23My Favorite Things (live, "Stockholm", 1961/11/23, first house)cover and instrumentalJohn Coltrane20:27
1961-11-23My Favorite Thingscover and liveJohn Coltrane20:27
1961-11-23My Favorite Things (live, "Stockholm", 1961/11/23, first house)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane20:27
1961-11-27My Favorite Things (live, "Stuttgart", 1961/11/27)liveJohn Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy14:38
1961-11-29My Favorite Things (live, "Frankfurt", 1961/11/29)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quintet with Eric Dolphy19:09
1961My Favorite Things (live, "Stockholm", 1961/11/23, first house)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane20:27
1961My Favourite ThingsliveJohn Coltrane20:28
1961My Favourite Things (The Sound of Music, 1961 original London cast)Jean Bayless & Constance Shacklock2:57
1962-01-31My Favorite Thingscover and instrumentalGrant Green8:32
1962-02-10My Favorite Things (live, "Birdland", 1962/02/10)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane feat. Eric Dolphy18:53
1962-02-16My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quintet13:08
1962-03-09My Favorite Things (mono)coverCharles Bell And The Contemporary Jazz Quartet7:09
1962-06-02My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane14:01
1962-11-17My Favorite Things (live: Europe)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane24:02
1962-11-19My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quartet21:15
1962-11-22My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quartet19:54
1963-01-10Medley: My Favorite Things / Easy to Love / Baubles, Bangles and Beadscover, instrumental and medleyBill Evans12:28
1963-01-19My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quartet13:17
1963-04-06My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalJ.J. Johnson4:17
1963-07-07My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane17:20
1963-07-07My Favorite Things (live, 1963-07-07: Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI, USA)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane17:27
1963-10-22My Favorite Things (live: Europe)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane13:57
1963-11-02My Favorite Things (live: Europe)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane21:04
1963-11-02My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane21:11
1963-11-02My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane21:02
1964-04My Favorite ThingsBetty Carter1:38
1964-05-20My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalGrant Green10:22
1964My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalCharlie Byrd4:12
1965-05-07My Favorite Things (live, 1965-03-26: Half Note Club, New York, NY, USA)instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane22:47
1965-05-07My Favourite ThingscoverJohn Coltrane Quartet21:30
1965-07-02My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane14:43
1965-07-02My Favorite Things / [spoken conclusion to John Coltrane's set]instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quartet15:21
1965-07-27My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane17:59
1965-07-27My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane Quartet17:59
1965-08-01My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane21:10
1965-09-22My Favorite ThingscoverDave Brubeck2:58
1965My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music, 1965 film cast)Julie Andrews2:21
1965My Favorite Things (reprise) (The Sound of Music, 1965 film cast)partialJulie Andrews and The Children1:17
1965My Favorite Things / Salzburg MontageJulie Andrews / Orchestra4:12
1965The Sound of MusicmedleyLondon Festival Orchestra, London Festival Chorus, Stanley Black10:54
1966-02-28My Favourite ThingsCarl Drevo und Die Clarke-Boland Big Band3:17
1966-04My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalKenny Burrell3:32
1966-05-28My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveJohn Coltrane20:21
1966-05-28My Favorite Things (Introduction)instrumental, live and partialJohn Coltrane6:08
1966-07-22My Favorite Things (live, 1966-07-22: Kōsei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan)cover, instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane57:20
1966-11-11My Favorite Things (live, 1966-11-11: Mitten Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA)cover, instrumental and liveJohn Coltrane23:18
1968-05-08My Favorites ThingsinstrumentalWes Montgomery3:09
1969-05-28My Favorite ThingsThe Kenny Clarke - Francy Boland Big Band4:54
1972-11-11My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalMcCoy Tyner8:41
1973-02-14My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalCharles Earland6:00
1975-07My Favorite ThingsSheila Jordan6:16
1978-01-02 – 1978-01-07My Favorite ThingscoverSun Ra Quartet8:14
1978-10My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalThe Louis Hayes Group4:15
1979-12My Favorite ThingsliveBetty Carter4:39
1984-07-11My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalManhattan Jazz Quintet9:22
1987-04My Favorite Thingsinstrumental and liveManhattan Jazz Quintet10:34
1987-10-24My Favorite ThingsliveMaria João, Aki Takase8:33
1987My Favorite Thingscover and instrumentalDavid Azarian Trio6:37
1988The Sound of Music: My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalStephen Hough2:41
1991-02-05My Favourite ThingscoverRobin Kenyatta?:??
1991-09-26My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalDick Berk9:00
1991-09My Favourite Thingscover and instrumentalVanessa‐Mae, New Belgian Chamber Orchestra, Nicholas Cleobury1:18
1991-12-08The Sound of Music: My Favorite Things (live, 1991-12-08: Carnegie Hall, New York City, USA)liveFrederica von Stade, Orchestra of St. Luke’s, André Previn2:30
1992-02-04 – 1992-02-13My Favourite ThingscoverPeter Herborn, Gary Thomas, Robin Eubanks, Marc Ducret, Mark Helias, Tom Rainey & WDR Big Band8:22
1993-10-19 – 1993-10-21My Favourite Thingscover, instrumental and liveTommy Körberg and Tolvan Big Band4:13
1994-10-04 – 1994-10-05My Favorite ThingscoverJohn McLaughlin with Elvin Jones and Joey DeFrancesco6:17
1994-11My Favorite ThingscoverStefan Bauer6:37
1996-01My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalBenny Golson5:09
1996-08My Favorite ThingsJudy Niemack6:49
1996My Favourite ThingsCarol Welsman6:15
1997-08-13 – 1997-08-15My Favorite ThingscoverYosuke Yamashita New York Trio6:51
1997-12-01 – 1997-12-09My Favorite ThingsWesla Whitfield3:53
1998-01My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalGeorge Coleman Quartet6:04
1998-03-16My Favorite Things (The Sound of Music, 1998 Broadway revival cast)Rebecca Luker, Sara Zelle, Matthew Ballinger, Natalie Hall, Tracy Alison Walsh, Ryan Hopkins, Andrea Bowen, Ashley Rose Orr2:45
1998My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalCyrus Chestnut3:44
2000-06-27My Favorite ThingscoverMaureen McGovern3:04
2000-10-09My Favourite ThingsinstrumentalDon Braden6:56
2000-12-21My Favorite Thingscover and liveVanessa Williams, Tony Bennett and Plácido Domingo2:49
2000-12My Favorite Thingscover and instrumentalString Quartet Difference5:30
2001-03My Favorite ThingsJean-Paul Céléa, David Liebman & Wolfgang Reisinger7:31
2001-06-11My Favourite ThingsTill Martin Quartet?:??
2003-02-20 – 2003-02-21My Favorite Thingscover and instrumentalTõnu Naissoo Trio8:16
2003-04-06My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalHarold Mabern5:24
2005-06-05My Favorite Things (live, 2005-06-05: Manchester Apollo, Manchester, UK)cover and liveTori Amos3:26
2006-07-06My Favourite Things (live, 2006-07-06: Fuck the Back Row: Studio 35, Columbus, OH, USA)cover and liveAmanda Palmer3:12
2006-09-07My Favorite ThingsinstrumentalMcCoy Tyner with Béla Fleck7:02
2007-02-13My Favourite Thingscover and instrumentalChris Dean's Syd Lawrence Orchestra2:57
2008My Favorite ThingscoverTony Bennett2:55
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