A Spoonful of Sugar

~ Recording by Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMary PoppinsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
Reprise RecordsR-6141
1.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMary PoppinsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
Reprise RecordsRS-6141
3.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraOriginal Album Series (Duke Ellington)Duke EllingtonAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122798345
3.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraOriginal Album SeriesDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum + Compilation
Rhino (reissue label)8122 79834 5
1.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMary PoppinsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • GB2010-03-01
Rhino (reissue label)8122 79834 5
1.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:13Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMary PoppinsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • JP2013-02-20
WPCR 27295
1.1A Spoonful of Sugar3:09Duke Ellington & His OrchestraMary PoppinsDuke Ellington & His OrchestraAlbum
  • US2018-11-23
Reprise RecordsR1-6141

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
alto saxophone and clarinet:Russell Procope (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
baritone saxophone:Harry Carney (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
bass trombone:Chuck Connors (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
clarinet and tenor saxophone:Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
drums (drum set):Sam Woodyard (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
Eddie Johnson (1940s tenor saxophonist) (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
Buster Cooper (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
Herbie Jones (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
Cootie Williams (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
recorded at:Universal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09)
recording of:A Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins) (from 1964-09-06 until 1964-09-09: instrumental)

A Spoonful of Sugar (Mary Poppins)

lyricist and composer:Richard M. Sherman
Robert B. Sherman (American songwriter)
publisher:Wonderland Music Company, Inc. (a division of Disney Music Publishing) (in 1964)
later translated versions:C’est le morceau de sucre
Lite socker i botten
Mit 'nem Teelöffel Zucker
Un poco di zucchero
part of:Mary Poppins (stage version)
Mary Poppins (1964 film version)
is the basis for:The Task Is Done (Mary Poppins, stage version only; sometimes titled as "A Spoonful of Sugar (reprise)")
music quoted on and lyrics quoted on:A Man Has Dreams (Mary Poppins)