The song has become a
pop and
jazz standard, recorded by many artists.
The song was first recorded by
Claude Thornhill and his Orchestra on November 11, 1946. He released the song as a single in January, 1947[2] and it became permanently identified as the signature song for its vocalist,
Fran Warren.[3] Louis Prima and his Orchestra released his recording of the song in February 1947. The popularity of the up-tempo version by
The Del-Vikings released in 1957 increased the song's popularity. Despite having wide acclaim, the song never made the
Billboard Top 40.[4]
^Barbara Belle (née Belle Einhorn; born 1922) is a producer, publisher, theatrical manager, and songwriter. She was married to Lee Newman (né Leon Lee Newman; 1912–1987)
^Anita Leonard (née Anita Rothblum; born 1922) married – on November 29, 1948, in the
Bronx – comedian actor
Louis Nye (1913–2005). She earned a bachelor of science in music from
NYU. She studied piano with Modena Scovill Lane (1892–1981),
Bruno Eisner (1884–1978)
(ru), and Herman Wasserman (1895–1957). She studied composition with Otto Cesana (1899–1980), and
Wallingford Riegger. At
The New School, she studied acting with
Stella Adler. Her chief collaborators included Barbara Belle, Evelyn Caroll, Chocky Fair (Charles B. Fair), and
Marshall Barer. Her stage-name, "Leonard," was the given name of her brother, Leonard Rothblum (1916–2001). (ASCAP Biographical Dictionary, 1980)
^Stan Rhodes (né Stanley Wayne Rhodes; 1924–1984) copyrighted over 80 songs under the name Stan Rhodes.
References
^Jacobs, Dick & Harriet Jacobs – Who Wrote That Song?, Writer's Digest Books, 1993