"My Heart Tells Me" is a song written by
Harry Warren with lyrics by
Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon (born Morris Gittler; June 21, 1904 – February 28, 1959) was an American composer and lyricist for the stage and film. He was nominated for the best original song Oscar nine times in 11 years, including five consecutive years betwee ...
.
It is the theme to the 1943 American musical film ''
Sweet Rosie O'Grady'', in which it is sung by lead actress
Betty Grable
Elizabeth Ruth Grable (December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973) was an American actress, pin-up girl, dancer, model, and singer.
Her 42 films during the 1930s and 1940s grossed more than $100 million; for 10 consecutive years (1942–1951) she reign ...
.
A 1940s
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, the song has been recorded by numerous artists, including
Frank Sinatra,
Tony Bennett
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,
Nat King Cole
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, and
Etta Jones
Etta Jones (November 25, 1928 – October 16, 2001) was an American jazz singer. Her best-known recordings are "Don't Go to Strangers" and "Save Your Love for Me". She worked with Buddy Johnson, Oliver Nelson, Earl Hines, Barney Bigard, Gene A ...
.
The film's popularity contributed to the commercial success of the version of the song recorded by bandleader
Glen Gray
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and his
Casa Loma Orchestra with vocals by singer
Eugenie Baird
Eugenie Baird (November 19, 1923 – June 12, 1988) was an American big-band, jazz, and radio singer.
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Baird was from Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Eugene Baird, whose obituary described him as a construction foreman ...
. Titled "My Heart Tells Me (Should I Believe My Heart?)", it topped ''
The Billboard
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's National Best Selling Retail Records chart for five weeks in 1944.
In 1944, the song was performed by
Glenn Miller with vocals in German by
Johnny Desmond
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and broadcast by the
American Broadcasting Station in Europe
The American Broadcasting Station in Europe (ABSIE) was a radio broadcasting station set up by the U.S. Office of War Information (OWI) in collaboration with the British BBC to counter Nazi propaganda.
It started broadcasting on 30 April 1944, tw ...
(ABSIE) to German soldiers as part of the station's efforts to demoralize them.
References
Number-one singles in the United States
American songs
Decca Records singles
1943 songs
1944 singles
Songs with music by Harry Warren
Songs with lyrics by Mack Gordon
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