<P> This version of the song was recorded in 1988, in Honolulu in just one take . Israel called the recording studio at 3am . He was given 15 minutes to arrive by Milan Bertosa . Bertosa is quoted to say" And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life . Israel was probably like 500 pounds . And the first thing at hand is to find something for him to sit on ." The building security found Israel a big steel chair . "Then I put up some microphones, do a quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is' Somewhere Over the Rainbow .' He played and sang, one take, and it was over ." </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Over the Rainbow" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Eva Cassidy </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> from the album' The Other Side / Songbird' </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Released </Th> <Td> 29 January 2001 (UK) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Format </Th> <Td> CD single </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Recorded </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Label </Th> <Td> Blix Street </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Composer (s) </Th> <Td> Harold Arlen </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lyricist (s) </Th> <Td> E.Y. Harburg </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> "Over the Rainbow" </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Single by Eva Cassidy </Th> </Tr>

Somewhere over the rainbow in wizard of oz