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"'''Everything Is Beautiful'''" is a song written, composed, and performed by [[Ray Stevens]]. It has appeared on many of Stevens's albums, including one named after the song, and has become a [[pop standard]] and common in religious performances. The children heard singing the chorus of the song, using the hymn, "[[Jesus Loves the Little Children]]", are from the Oak Hill Elementary School in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]. ThisAt the time, this group includesincluded Stevens's two daughters, [[Suzi Ragsdale|Suzi]] and Timi.
The song was responsible for two wins at the [[Grammy Awards of 1971]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]] for [[Ray Stevens]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance]] for [[Jake Hess]]. Stevens's recording was the Number 1 song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The song also spent three weeks atop the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adult contemporary chart]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=231}}</ref> Many country stations played the song, with it peaking at number 39 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s chart.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p%3Damg%26sql%3D11%3Agifwql5ldte%7ET51 |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2009-09-30 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012183429/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11%3Agifwql5ldte~T51 |archivedate=2009-10-12 }}</ref> ''Billboard'' ranked the record as the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970|No. 12 song of 1970]]. The song includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance lyrics such as "We shouldn't care 'bout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/everythi.htm |title=Everything Is Beautiful - Ray Stevens (Lyrics and Chords) |website=Guntheranderson.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>▼
 
▲The"Everything songIs Beautiful" was responsible for two wins at the [[Grammy Awards of 1971]]: [[Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance]] for [[Ray Stevens]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance]] for [[Jake Hess]]. Stevens's recording was the Numbernumber 1 song on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] for two weeks in the summer of 1970. The"Everything songIs Beautiful" also spent three weeks atop the [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|adultAdult contemporaryContemporary chart]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=231}}</ref> Many country stations played the"Everything songIs Beautiful", with it peaking at number 39 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s [[Hot Country Songs|Country chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p%3Damg%26sql%3D11%3Agifwql5ldte%7ET51 |title=Archived copy |accessdatewebsite=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=2009-09-30 |url-status=livedead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091012183429/http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11%3Agifwql5ldte~T51 |archivedatearchive-date=2009-10-12 }}</ref> ''Billboard'' ranked the record as the [[Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970|No.number 12 song of 1970]]. The"Everything songIs Beautiful" includes anti-racist and pro-tolerance lyrics such as "We shouldn't care 'boutabout the length of his hair/Or the color of his skin.".<ref>{{cite web|url=httphttps://www.guntherandersonsongfacts.com/vlyrics/dataray-stevens/everythi.htmeverything-is-beautiful |title=Lyrics for Everything Is Beautiful -by Ray Stevens (Lyrics and Chords) |website=Guntherandersonsongfacts.com |access-date=June |accessdate=2016-10-036, 2012}}</ref>
This song was a major departure for Stevens, as "Everything Is Beautiful" is a more serious and spiritual tune, unlike some of his earlier ("[[Gitarzan]]" and "[[Ahab the Arab]]") and later ("[[The Streak (song)|The Streak]]") recordings, which were comedy/novelty songs. While Stevens would continue to perform novelty songs throughout his career, the success of "Everything Is Beautiful" would allow Stevens to record more serious material throughout the 1970s.<ref name="songfacts.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=2318 |title=Everything Is Beautiful by Ray Stevens Songfacts |website=Songfacts.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}}</ref>
 
"Everything Is Beautiful" is viewed as a major departure for Stevens, as the song is a more serious and spiritual tune, unlike some of his previous ("[[Gitarzan]]" and "[[Ahab the Arab]]") and subsequent ("[[The Streak (song)|The Streak]]") recordings, which were comedy/novelty songs. The record's success allowed Stevens (while still recording his comedy and novelty songs) to devote much of his 1970s work to more serious material, before pivoting back almost exclusively to comedy in the 1980s.<ref>{{cite magazine|date=December 8, 1984|title=Stevens Nuts over 'Squirrel'|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|pages=39, 42|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22mississippi+squirrel+revival%22&pg=RA1-PA39}}</ref>
 
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==Jody Wayne cover==
[[South Africa|South African]] singer Jody Wayne covered "Everything is Beautiful" in early 1972. His version reached number 20 in his home nation.<ref>{{cite web|title=SA Charts 1965–March 1989|url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(W).html|accessdateaccess-date=5 September 2018}}</ref>
 
==Other cover versions==
*[[Jim Nabors]] covered the song in 1970, for his vinyl album of the same name. Reaching #124 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' Hot 200]] chart.▼
* [[Bing Crosby]] recorded the song for his 1972 album ''[[Bing 'n' Basie]]''.
* [[Neil Sedaka]] performed a version of this selection on his 1976 album ''Live in Australia''.<ref>{{cite web|title=45worlds.com|url=http://www.45worlds.com/vinyl/album/vpl11540|website=45worlds.com|accessdateaccess-date=January 16, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Dana Rosemary Scallon|Dana]] named her 1980 album after thatthe song. It made #43 in the UK chart. In 1986, her single reached #42 in [[Ireland]].
* [[Foster & Allen]] recorded a version of the song for their album ''Songs We Love to Sing'' (1994),{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} which reached number 41 on the [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref>{{cite book|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|date=2005|publisher=Guinness World Records Ltd|location=London|isbn=1-904994-00-8|page=195}}</ref> that year and number 66 on the Irish albums chart.
* [[Cledus T. Judd]] also did a version for the album ''[[Boogity, Boogity – A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens]]''. It featuredfeatures [[Michael English (American singer)|Michael English]], [[Wynonna Judd]], [[Trace Adkins]], [[Rascal Flatts]], [[Dobie Gray]], [[Erika Jo]], and [[SHeDAISY]] as accompanying vocalists.
*In 2005, [[American Idol season 4|''American Idol'' season 4]] top-ten finalists covered this song during the top-ten results show.
▲*[[Jim Nabors]] covered the song in 1970, for his vinyl album of the same name. Reaching #124 on the [[Billboard 200|Billboard Hot 200]] chart.
*Stevens re-recorded the song in 2020.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akzW4xqAzB4] This "50th Anniversary" re-recording includes a spoken prologue and epilogue noting how much progress had been made since 1970, while calling out those who use diversity to divide society and beseeching Americans not to fall apart.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/akzW4xqAzB4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20201116211004/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akzW4xqAzB4 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akzW4xqAzB4| title = Ray Stevens - "Everything Is Beautiful" [50th Anniversary Edition] (Music Video) | website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
In 2005 American idol season 4 top 10 Finalists cover this song during the top 10 results show and was featured in their album The Showstoppers
 
==References==
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==External links==
* {{YouTube|Fda8FIxRaB0|Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful}}
* {{MetroLyrics song|ray-stevens|everything-is-beautiful}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider -->
 
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