"It's a Lovely, Lovely World" is a song written by Boudleaux Bryant that was originally recorded by American country artist Carl Smith. It has since been recorded by numerous musical artists, including Gail Davies, who revived the song as a single in 1981.

"It's a Lovely, Lovely World" was originally composed by Boudleaux Bryant who wrote numerous country recordings during the 1950s and 1960s, including "Bye Bye Love" and "Rocky Top". The song was recorded by Carl Smith on February 5, 1952 in Nashville, Tennessee, United States at the Castle Recording Studio. Also included on the session was Smith's future single "Are You Teasing Me". The recording session was produced by Don Law. "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" was released as the B-side to Smith's single "Are You Teasing Me" in March 1952. While the A-side reached number one on the Billboard Magazine Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes list, "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" peaked at number five on the same chart. Originally, both songs were not issued onto official studio albums.

"It's a Lovely, Lovely World" was recorded during the peak of Carl Smith's career as a country music artist. During the early 1950s, along with this song, Smith had thirty top-ten hits amidst the Billboard country singles chart. The song was recorded in Smith's signature Honky Tonk musical style.

In 1981, American country artist released a version of "It's a Lovely, Lovely World" as a single. The song was recorded in Hollywood, California, United States at the "Producer's Workshop" studio. The entire recording session for her third studio album I'll Be There took place during this date. The session was produced entirely by Davies.

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