The organist
Jesse Crawford also recorded it for Victor in 1930. The song was also recorded on small budget labels by
Vincent Lopez,
Harry Reser and
Annette Hanshaw. In Britain, it was covered by
Bob and Alf Pearson.
Ella Fitzgerald recorded this in the spring of 1939 with Chick Webb's band, it was released on
Decca.
Moon Mullican also recorded the song in 1939 as featured vocalist with the
Cliff Bruner Western swing group. A hit version was recorded by
Dick Haymes on November 3, 1947. The recording was released by
Decca Records as catalog number 24280. The record first reached the
Billboard chart on April 2, 1948 and lasted 23 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. The disc sold over a million copies within the year. The song was also recorded by
Dinah Shore on December 12, 1947 and released by
Columbia Records as catalog number 38114. The record first reached the
Billboard chart on June 25, 1948 and lasted one week on the chart, at #28. ==References==