Columbia Records Viva-tonal 1494D - Recording date June 26, 1928 - Seger Ellis & His Orchestra (Seger Ellis Vocals) Seger Ellis Was The First One To Record This Song In 1928. His Version Peaked At #4 On U.S. Billboard Charts In 1928.
\"When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)\" written by Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay.
Vintage Jean Harlow Photo Slideshow.
Jean Harlow (March 3, 1911 -- June 7, 1937) was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the \"Blonde Bombshell\" and the \"Platinum Blonde\" (due to her platinum blonde hair), Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute. Harlow starred in several films, mainly designed to showcase her magnetic sex appeal and strong screen presence, before making the transition to more developed roles and achieving massive fame under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Harlow's enormous popularity and \"laughing vamp\" image were in distinct contrast to her personal life, which was marred by disappointment, tragedy, and ultimately her sudden death from renal failure at the age of 26.
Seger Ellis (July 4, 1904 in Houston, Texas -- 1995 in Houston, Texas) was a jazz pianist and vocalist. He also made a few brief film appearances, most notably in collaboration with director Ida Lupino.
Other Greats Recorded This Song As Well: Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra, Doris Day, Louis Prima.
Lyrics:
When you're smilin', keep on smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
And when you're laughin', keep on laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
But when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop your frownin', be happy again
Cause when you're smilin', keep on smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
Instrumental Break
Oh when you're smilin', keep on smilin'
The whole world smiles with you
Ah when you're laughin', keep on laughin'
The sun comes shinin' through
Now when you're cryin', you bring on the rain
So stop that sighin', be happy again
Cause when you're smilin', just keep on smilin'
And the whole world gonna smile with,
The great big world will smile with,
The whole wide world will smile with you.
