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Song written by Harry Warren
"My Heart Tells Me " is a song written by
Harry Warren with lyrics by
Mack Gordon .
[1]
[2] It is the theme to the 1943 American musical film
Sweet Rosie O'Grady , in which it is sung by lead actress
Betty Grable .
[2]
[3] A 1940s
standard ,
[4] the song has been recorded by numerous artists, including
Frank Sinatra ,
[5]
Tony Bennett ,
[6]
Nat King Cole ,
[7] and
Etta Jones .
[8] The film's popularity contributed to the commercial success of the version of the song recorded by bandleader
Glen Gray and his
Casa Loma Orchestra with vocals by singer
Eugenie Baird . Titled "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?) ", it topped
The Billboard 's
National Best Selling Retail Records chart for five weeks in 1944.
[9]
In 1944, the song was performed by
Glenn Miller with vocals in German by
Johnny Desmond and broadcast by the
American Broadcasting Station in Europe (ABSIE) to German soldiers as part of the station's efforts to demoralize them.
[10]
References
^ Tyler, Don (2007).
Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 399, 487.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2946-2 . Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
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b Green, Stanley (1999).
Hollywood Musicals Year by Year (2nd ed.). Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 123.
ISBN
0-634-00765-3 . Retrieved 13 May 2017 .
^ Tyler, Don (2007).
Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. p. 400.
ISBN
978-0-7864-2946-2 . Retrieved 8 April 2017 .
^ Holden, Stephen (September 29, 1984).
"Pop: Barbara Rankins Sings" . The New York Times . Retrieved 21 February 2017 .
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"My Heart Tells Me - Frank Sinatra | Song Info" . AllMusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
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"My Heart Tells Me - Tony Bennett | Song Info" . AllMusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
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"My Heart Tells Me - Nat King Cole | Song Info" . AllMusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
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"My Heart Tells Me - Etta Jones | Song Info" . AllMusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
^ Makamson, Collin (5 February 2014).
"Glen Gray & Eugenie Baird, 'My Heart Tells Me' at #1" . The National WWII Museum | New Orleans .
The National WWII Museum . Retrieved 20 February 2017 .
^ Thomas, H. (July 21, 1997).
Dance in the City . Houndmills, Hampshire; London: Macmillan Press Ltd. p. 191.
ISBN
978-0-333-64961-9 . Retrieved 20 February 2017 .