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"
Thinking of You
" is a
popular
song
, composed by
Harry Ruby
with lyrics by
Bert Kalmar
. It was introduced in the
Broadway
show,
The Five O'Clock Girl
(1927) when it was sung by
Mary Eaton
and
Oscar Shaw
.
[1]
The song had two special periods of popularity:
1928
and
1950
, the latter in relation to the release of the
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
film,
Three Little Words
, based on the life of Kalmar and Ruby. In the film,
Vera-Ellen
(dubbed by
Anita Ellis
) sings the song which then develops into a major dance routine with
Fred Astaire
.
[2]
Hit versions of the song were recorded by
Eddie Fisher
and
Don Cherry
.
The recording by
Don Cherry
was released by
Decca Records
as catalog number 27128. It first reached the
Billboard
Best Seller chart on September 15, 1950, and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at number four.
[3]
The recording by
Eddie Fisher
was released by
RCA Victor
as catalog number 20-3901 (78 r.p.m.) and 47-3901 (45 r.p.m). It first reached the
Billboard
Best Seller chart on October 6, 1950, and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at number eight. This was Fisher's first charting hit.
[4]
Cherry re-recorded the song for his album,
There Goes My Everything
in 1967.
[5]
Other recorded versions
[
edit
]
- Harry Archer and his Orchestra (vocal:
Franklyn Baur
) - recorded on October 27, 1927 for Brunswick Records (catalog No. 3704).
[6]
- Les Baxter
with his Orchestra and Chorus for the Capitol LP
Thinking of You
(1954).
[7]
- Connie Francis
- recorded in 1959 for a proposed album called
One for the Boys
which was not issued. The song was later included in the
Bear Family Records
compilation
White Sox, Pink Lipstick...And Stupid Cupid
(1993).
[8]
- Carlos Molina and his Orchestra, recorded for Columbia Records on February 11, 1936 (catalog No. 3122D).
[9]
- Dorothy Provine
- Great version of this song on a
Roaring Twenties
TV show album
The Vamp of the Roaring 20's - Vol. 2
(1961).
[10]
- Ben Selvin
's Broadway Nitelites (vocal by Franklyn Baur) - recorded on October 25, 1927 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 1164D).
[11]
- Nathaniel Shilkret
and The Victor Orchestra (vocal:
Lewis James
) - recorded on September 29, 1927 for Victor (catalog No. 20996B).
[12]
- Martha Tilton
- recorded for Coral Records in 1950.
[13]
- Sarah Vaughan
- recorded on July 1, 1950 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 38925).
[14]
References
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edit
]
- ^
"Internet Broadway Database"
.
ibdb.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"Internet Movie Database"
.
imdb.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
Whitburn, Joel (1973).
Top Pop Records 1940-1955
. Record Research.
- ^
Whitburn, Joel (1986).
Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954
. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p.
158
.
ISBN
0-89820-083-0
.
- ^
"Discogs.com"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"The Online Discographical Project"
.
78discography.com
. Retrieved
November 28,
2018
.
- ^
"Discogs.com"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
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"Discogs.com"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"The Online Discographical Project"
.
78discography.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"Discogs.com"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"The Online Discographical Project"
.
78discography.com
. Retrieved
November 28,
2018
.
- ^
"The Online Discographical Project"
.
78discography.com
. Retrieved
November 28,
2018
.
- ^
"Discogs.com"
.
Discogs.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
- ^
"The Online Discographical Project"
.
78discography.com
. Retrieved
November 27,
2018
.
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