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If I Only Had a Brain

First released 1939English81 recordingson 142 releasesISWC T-070.905.161-5

Written by

Harold ArlenComposerYip HarburgLyricist

From the films

The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz1939the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The Wizard of Oz2008the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come TrueThe Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True1995the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Judy Medley: San Francisco / Over the Rainbow / If I Only Had a BrainThe Ruby Braff Trio9:06
Somewhere Over the Rainbow / If I Only Had a BrainTuck Andress4:43
If I Only Had a BrainHarry Connick, Jr.3:25
If I Only Had a BrainAndy Breckman1:41
If I Only Had a BrainAbbey Lincoln5:31
If I Only Had a BrainLivingston Taylor4:18
If I Only Had a Brain (extended version)Ray Bolger and Judy Garland3:45
If I Only Had a Brain (extended version)Ray Bolger and Judy Garland3:45
If I Only Had a BrainJackson Browne, Jewel4:47
If I Only Had a Brain / A Heart / The Nerve (reprise)Phoebe Snow2:32
If I Only Had a BrainStephen Bishop1:40
If I Only Had a Brain (unused dance music)The M‐G‐M Studio Orchestra2:27
If I Only Had a HeartThe Afghan Whigs4:59
If I Only Had a BrainGin Blossoms1:35
If I Only Had a BlainEuropean Jazz Trio5:48
If I Only Had a BrainRay Bolger3:41
If I Only Had a BrainThe Flaming Lips2:16
If I Only Had a BrainToxic Audio2:59
If I Only Had a BrainMandy Patinkin4:29
If I Only Had a BrainCarl Fontana12:38
If I Only Had a BrainShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The Giants3:30
If I Only Had a BrainVictor Young & His Orchestra
If I Only Had a BrainPhil Wilson with the NDR Big Band6:01
If I Only Had a BrainUpstartz2:40
If I Only Had a BrainThe Hit Crew3:49
If I Only Had a BrainGary Wilmot2:38
If I Only Had a BrainTom Wopat4:14
If I Only Had a BrainRay Bolger2:23
If I Only Had a BrainNatalie Merchant2:40
If I Only Had a BrainKay Kyser2:46
If I Only Had a BrainRobbie Williams3:52
If I Only Had a BrainThe Coconuts2:51
If I Only Had a BrainJiggs Whigham & Carl Fontana10:09
If I Only Had a BrainJudy Garland with Ray Bolger1:29
If I Only Had a BrainJoe Stilgoe4:19
If I Only Had a Brain (Wizard of Oz AIDS Benefit Concert, 1989)Jackson Browne feat. Jewel & Ry Cooder4:45
If I Only Had a BrainJoe Stilgoe4:51
If I Only Had a BrainRobbie Williams3:35
If I Only Had a BrainThe Upstartz
If I Only Had a BrainPhish4:16
The Man That Got Away / If I Only Had a Brain / Somewhere Over the Rainbow / The Man That Got AwayDick Hyman & Ruby Braff6:56
If I Only Had a BrainRay Bolger1:02
If I Only Had a BrainMax Abrams4:36
If I Only Had a BrainJay Leonhart, Ken Peplowski, Ted Rosenthal, Grady Tate8:50
If I Only Had a BrainRobbie Williams3:13
If I Only Had a BrainJudy Garland & Ray Bolger with the MGM Studio Orchestra3:45
If I Only Had a HeartJudy Garland, Jack Haley, MGM Studio Orchestra & MGM Studio Chorus3:13
If I Only Had a Brainstories feat. Dannielle de Andrea2:14
If I Only Had a BrainThe Replacements2:43
If I Only Had a BrainThe Replacements
If I Only Had a BrainRoy Nathanson Quartet6:04
If I Only Had a Brain · videoRobbie Williams4:33
mOZaicGenesis9:54
If I Only Had a BrainMalachi Thompson8:57
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:17
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:23
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:09
If I Only Had a BrainPhish2:54
If I Only Had a BrainPhish5:38
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:10
If I Only Had a BrainPhish4:05
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:23
Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish5:23
If I Only Had a BrainPhish2:34
If I Only Had a BrainPhish2:26
Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish3:40
If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish3:36
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:25
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:34
If I Only Had a Brain > Cold as IcePhish4:25
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:23
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:19
If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish5:40
Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish5:22
Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish7:15
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:12
If I Only Had a BrainPhish4:48
If I Only Had a BrainPhish3:30
Hold Your Head Up > If I Only Had a Brain > Hold Your Head UpPhish6:24
If I Only Had a BrainLiza Pulman2:31
If I Only Had a BrainBilly Strings2:14

On these albums

The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
The Wizard of Oz (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)Harold Arlen · 1939Soundtrack
If I Only Had a Brain / If I Only Had a Heart
If I Only Had a Brain / If I Only Had a HeartVictor Young & His Orchestra · 1939
The Wizard of Oz
The Wizard of OzHarold Arlen · 1956Soundtrack
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen SongsShorty Rogers and His Orchestra feat. The Giants · 1959
Bish
BishStephen Bishop · 1978
Don’t Take My Coconuts
Don’t Take My CoconutsThe Coconuts · 1983
CBGB 84
CBGB 84The Replacements · 1984
Manhattan Jazz
Manhattan JazzDick Hyman & Ruby Braff · 1987
Lawn Chair Hero / If I Only Had a Brain
Lawn Chair Hero / If I Only Had a BrainThe Upstartz · 1987
20
20Harry Connick, Jr. · 1988
1989-11-10: Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, USA
1989-11-10: Sigma Phi House, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, USAPhish · 1989
1989-11-11: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
1989-11-11: University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USAPhish · 1989
1989-12-01: The Paradise, Boston, MA, USA
1989-12-01: The Paradise, Boston, MA, USAPhish · 1989
1989-04-14: Johnson State College, Stearns, VT, USA
1989-04-14: Johnson State College, Stearns, VT, USAPhish · 1989
1990-10-06: The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USA
1990-10-06: The Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY, USAPhish · 1990
Reckless Precision
Reckless PrecisionTuck Andress · 1990
Don't Get Killed
Don't Get KilledAndy Breckman · 1990
Bravura Eloquence
Bravura EloquenceThe Ruby Braff Trio · 1990
1990-12-31: Boston World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Boston, MA, USA
1990-12-31: Boston World Trade Center Exhibition Hall, Boston, MA, USAPhish · 1990
1990-06-16: Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT, USA
1990-06-16: Townshend Family Park, Townshend, VT, USAPhish · 1990
The Great American Composers: Harold Arlen
The Great American Composers: Harold ArlenVarious Artists · 1990
1990-05-23: The Library, Richmond, VA, USA
1990-05-23: The Library, Richmond, VA, USAPhish · 1990
1990-05-04: The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH, USA
1990-05-04: The Colonial Theatre, Keene, NH, USAPhish · 1990
1990-04-05: J.J. McCabe's, Boulder, CO, USA
1990-04-05: J.J. McCabe's, Boulder, CO, USAPhish · 1990
1990-03-28: Denison University, Granville, OH, USA
1990-03-28: Denison University, Granville, OH, USAPhish · 1990
Little Fred
Little FredRoy Nathanson Quartet featuring Bill Ware, Brad Jones, E.J. Rodriguez and special guest Syd Straw · 1990
1991-11-14: Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
1991-11-14: Cat's Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC, USAPhish · 1991
1991-10-12: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, USA
1991-10-12: Roseland Theater, Portland, OR, USAPhish · 1991
1991-07-13: Berkshire Performing Arts Center, Lenox, MA, USA
1991-07-13: Berkshire Performing Arts Center, Lenox, MA, USAPhish · 1991
1991-04-16: Rick's Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
1991-04-16: Rick's Cafe, Ann Arbor, MI, USAPhish · 1991
1992-04-19: The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
1992-04-19: The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA, USAPhish · 1992
1992-06-23: Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, DE
1992-06-23: Philipshalle, Dusseldorf, DEPhish · 1992
1993-12-29: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USA
1993-12-29: New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum, New Haven, CT, USAPhish · 1993
1993-03-30: Hilton Ballroom, Eugene, OR, USA
1993-03-30: Hilton Ballroom, Eugene, OR, USAPhish · 1993
1993-04-13: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO, USA
1993-04-13: Memorial Hall, Kansas City, MO, USAPhish · 1993
1993-02-07: Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA
1993-02-07: Lisner Auditorium, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USAPhish · 1993
1993-04-30: Sports Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USA
1993-04-30: Sports Center, University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, USAPhish · 1993
1993-08-21: Saltair Pavilion, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
1993-08-21: Saltair Pavilion, Salt Lake City, UT, USAPhish · 1993
1993-03-18: The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USA
1993-03-18: The Palace, Hollywood, CA, USAPhish · 1993
New Standards
New StandardsMalachi Thompson · 1993
Good Friends
Good FriendsLivingston Taylor · 1993
The Wizard of Oz Suite (With the NDR Big Band)
The Wizard of Oz Suite (With the NDR Big Band)Phil Wilson · 1994
1994-10-25: Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
1994-10-25: Atlanta Civic Center, Atlanta, GA, USAPhish · 1994
Mindless Teenage Brain Rot
Mindless Teenage Brain RotThe Upstartz · 1995
The Album
The AlbumGary Wilmot · 1996
Ät detta morsgris
Ät detta morsgrisVarious Artists · 1996
Birdnest for 10 Marks
Birdnest for 10 MarksVarious Artists · 1996
Chansons Cinéma Vol. 1 : Pigskin Parade (1936) / The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Chansons Cinéma Vol. 1 : Pigskin Parade (1936) / The Wizard of Oz (1939)Judy Garland · 1996Soundtrack
Honky's Ladder
Honky's LadderThe Afghan Whigs · 1996
Bonnie & Clyde EP
Bonnie & Clyde EPThe Afghan Whigs · 1996
Chansons Cinéma : Six films, 58 titres
Chansons Cinéma : Six films, 58 titresJudy Garland · 1996Soundtrack
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come TrueHarold Arlen · 1996Soundtrack
Nice 'n' Easy
Nice 'n' EasyJiggs Whigham & Carl Fontana · 1997
Judy
JudyJudy Garland · 1998
Live at Capozzoli's
Live at Capozzoli'sCarl Fontana · 1998
Sensitive to the Touch - The Music of Harold Arlen
Sensitive to the Touch - The Music of Harold ArlenJay Leonhart, Ken Peplowski, Ted Rosenthal, Grady Tate · 1998
Wholly Earth
Wholly EarthAbbey Lincoln · 1998
Festival International De Jazz De Montréal - Compilation Verve - Edition Spéciale Du Festival - 20 Ans
Festival International De Jazz De Montréal - Compilation Verve - Edition Spéciale Du Festival - 20 AnsVarious Artists · 1999
2000 Ford Detroit International Jazz Festival
2000 Ford Detroit International Jazz FestivalVarious Artists · 2000
Immortal Beloved
Immortal BelovedEuropean Jazz Trio · 2001

Source: MusicBrainz work 2d0d2193-37d9-324c-84b9-b823c5f03b8d (CC0).