"This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by

Tommy Dorsey Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombo ...

and His orchestra, with a vocal by

Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...

. Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote the music.

Background

The Tommy Dorsey recording was released as a 78 RCA Victor B side single, 27508-B, with Frank Sinatra on vocals backed with "Neiani", which did not chart. "This Love of Mine" reached #3 on the ''Billboard'' pop singles chart in 1941–42 in a chart run of 24 weeks. Sinatra re-recorded the song with

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

in 1955 for the ''

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'' album. The song was copyrighted on August 11, 1941 by Embassy Music. Frank Sinatra was credited with writing the lyrics although this has been disputed by his aide, Tony Consiglio.Sinatra And Me by Tony Consiglio, p.51 The music was composed by Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola.

Other recordings

The song became a pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by other performers. Artists who have recorded the song include:

References

Sources

*Granata, Charles L. (1999). ''Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording''. Chicago Review Press. *Phasey, Chris (1995). ''Francis Albert Sinatra: Tracked Down (Discography)''. Buckland Publications. *Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn (2005). ''Sinatra: The Life''. Doubleday. {{Authority control 1941 songs Frank Sinatra songs 1940s jazz standards Pop standards Songs written by Frank Sinatra Songs written by Hank Sanicola