Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries
Studio album by Howard McGhee
Released	1956
Recorded	February 14 & 15, 1956 New York City
Genre	Jazz
Label	Bethlehem BCP 61
Howard McGhee chronology
The Return of Howard McGhee (1955) Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries (1956) Music from the Connection (1960)

Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries is an album by trumpeter Howard McGhee featuring songs from the musical film The Best Things in Life Are Free which were recorded in 1956 and released on the Bethlehem label.^[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

All compositions by Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva and Lew Brown except as indicated

1. "Sonny Boy" - 3:54
2. "So Blue" - 2:30
3. "(Here I Am) Broken Hearted" 3:04
4. "The Thrill Is Gone" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:15
5. "Just Imagine" - 3:17
6. "(I'm a Dreamer) Aren't We All" - 3:03
7. "My Song" (Henderson, Brown) - 3:10
8. "The Best Things in Life Are Free" - 2:53
9. "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" (Henderson, Brown) - 2:54
10. "Together" - 2:10
11. "Come To Me" - 3:14
12. "My Sin" - 3:12

• Howard McGhee - trumpet
• Danny Bank, Phil Bonder, Sid Brown, Leon Cohen, Herbie Mann - saxophone
• Donn Trenner - piano
• Al Caiola - guitar
• Arnold Fishkind - bass
• Osie Johnson, Don Lamond - drums
• String section arranged and conducted by Frank Hunter