A popular recording by Ruth Etting made on January 3, 1928 was issued by Columbia Records as catalog number 1288-D, with the flip side "When You're with Somebody Else".[2][3] Jolson also recorded the song in 1928, on March 8, with Bill Wirges' Orchestra for Brunswick Records (catalog number 3867[3]) with the flip side "Ol' Man River".[4]
Other recordings
- 1928 Eva Taylor - recorded on June 2, 1928 for Okeh Records (catalog No. 8585).[5]
- 1938 Billie Holiday - recorded January 12, 1938 for Vocalion Records (catalog. No. 4029).[6]
- 1947 Al Jolson - re-recorded on June 9, 1947 for Decca Records (catalog No. 24108).[7]
- 1950 It was subsequently revived by Patti Page in a recording made on June 16, 1950. The Page recording was issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5463.[8] It entered the Billboard chart on October 7, 1950, at #23, lasting only that one week.[9]
- 1954 Bing Crosby recorded the song[10] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.[11]
- 1955 Margaret Whiting[12]
- 1958 The Andrews Sisters - for their album The Andrews Sisters Sing the Dancing '20s.[13]
- 1958 Eydie Gormé - for her album Eydie Gormé – Vamps The Roaring 20's[14]
- 1958 Peggy Lee - in her album Jump for Joy
- 1959 Brenda Lee - for her album Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!
- 1959 Vera Lynn - included the album Vera Lynn Sings Songs of the Twenties[15]
- 1962 Nancy Wilson - for her album Hello Young Lovers
- 1963 Sammy Davis Jr. - for his album As Long as She Needs Me
- 1968 Eddie Fisher - for his album You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet[16]
- 2004 Madeleine Peyroux - for the album Got You on My Mind
Film appearances
- 1929 Say It with Songs - sung by Al Jolson
- 1939 That's Right—You're Wrong - played by the Kay Kyser Band at the radio program
- 1943 Silver Spurs - sung by Roy Rogers
- 1949 Jolson Sings Again - performed by Larry Parks (dubbed by Al Jolson)
References
- ^ "Biography of Dave Dreyer on the Songwriters' Hall of Fame site". Archived from the original on 2009-04-22. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
- ^ Columbia Records in the 1000D to 1499D series
- ^ a b Gardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. p. 1928. ISBN 1-55778-789-1.
- ^ Brunswick Records in the 3500 to 3999 series
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". 78discography.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ Mercury Records in the 5000 to 5497 series
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Margaret Whiting Discography". margaretwhiting.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.
- ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved October 30, 2017.