"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" (1924)
"Never Again" (1924)
"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" is a popularsong composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn.[1] The song was recorded by Isham Jones' Orchestra on December 21, 1923, at Brunswick Studios in New York City, and published on January 7, 1924. On January 17 in Chicago, Jones recorded another version, with Al Jolson on lead vocals.[3] Both versions made the charts that Spring, with Jolson's peaking at number 2, and Jones' at number 5. Sophie Tucker recorded her version February 1924, released on Okeh 40054.[4][5]
Other notable recordings
Tommy Dorsey (vocal by Jack Leonard) - this was a minor hit in 1938.[6]
Frank Sinatra recorded the song on June 27, 1940 with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra and this reached the USA charts, peaking at No. 11.[7] He re-recorded it in 1959 for his No One Cares album (though the track was unreleased until 1973), and he recorded it again on his 1961 I Remember Tommy album.[8]
Glenn Miller - recorded January 17, 1941 For Bluebird Records (catalog 11110).[9]
Ella Fitzgerald - recorded January 8, 1941 for Decca Records (catalog No. 3608A).[10]
1949 The song was featured in the b-movie "The Last Crooked Mile"
1951 The song was performed by Doris Day in the film I'll See You in My Dreams. starring Doris Day and Danny Thomas. The film was based loosely on the lives of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn.
