Jo Stafford - “The Best Things in Life are Free“ (1947)

Another superb arrangement by Jo’s Husband Paul Weston of a 1927 song and immaculately executed by one of the finest- and most prolific - female vocalists of the 20th century. The Best Things in Life Are free Charted in 1927 by George Olsen at #3 and by Frank Black at #16 Charted in 1948 by Dinah Shore at #18 and by Jo Stafford at #21 Also charted as a duet by Luther Vandross and Janet Jackson in 1992 at #10 Words and Music by , Lew Brown, and Ray Henderson The moon belongs to ev’ryone The best things in life are free The stars belong to ev’ryone They gleam there for you and me