{{Short description, Jazz song, 1924 Victor 19553B Paul Whiteman 1925

"When the One You Love Loves You" is a 1924 composition by American

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musician and

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. The song was released as a 78 single by

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Background

Paul Whiteman composed the song with

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and lyricist

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. Whiteman recorded the song on 24 December 1924 in

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with

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on vocals and released it as Victor 19553-B backed with " I'll See You in My Dreams". The single reached #7 on the ''

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'' national pop singles charts in April 1925, staying on the charts for 3 weeks. The song is described as "A Sentimental Waltz Ballad" on the 1925 sheet music.

Other recordings

Singer and composer Morton Downey, Sr., the father of the talk show host, recorded the song in 1925 and released it as Brunswick 2887.

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sang the song in

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, a Broadway musical which opened in 1924 at the Globe.

Leo Feist Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seve ...

published the sheet music for the Shirley version in 1924 featuring Eva Shirley on the cover.

Sources

* Paul Whiteman: Pioneer of American Music (Volume 1: 1890–1930), ''Studies in Jazz'', No. 43, by Don Rayno, The Scarecrow Press, Inc., 2003. * ''Pops: Paul Whiteman, King of Jazz'', by Thomas A. DeLong, New Century Publishers, 1983. * ''Jazz'' by Paul Whiteman, J. H. Sears, 1926. * ''How To Be A Band Leader'' by Paul Whiteman and Leslie Lieber, Robert McBride & Company, 1948.

External links

U.S. Library of Congress. National Jukebox. When the One You Love Loves You.
1924 songs American jazz songs Jazz compositions Songs with music by Paul Whiteman