It Had to Be You (song) Totally Explained

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"It Had to Be You" is a popular song written by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and was first published in 1924. The song was performed by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams. The latter film was based loosely upon the lives of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn. It was also performed by Dooley Wilson in the 1942 film Casablanca, and by Diane Keaton in the 1977 film Annie Hall.

Notable recordings

Sam Lanin & his Orchestra on Okeh 40084 recorded March 20, 1924
Marion Harris on Brunswick 2610 (matrix 12760-62) recorded March 28, 1924
Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra on Victor 19339 (matrix 29779) recorded April 8, 1924
Cliff Edwards on Pathé Actuelle 032047 (matrix 105278) recorded on April 15, 1924
The California Ramblers on Columbia 127-D (matrix 81700-2) recorded on April 18, 1924
Isham Jones & his Orchestra on Brunswick 2614 recorded on April 24, 1924
Aileen Stanley & Billy Murray with Prince's Orchestra on Victor 19373 (matrix 30247-3) recorded on June 5, 1924
Chappie d'Amato with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra on HMV B-1887 (matrix Bb 4978-2) recorded on August 19, 1924
Dorothy Lamour with orchestra conducted by Lou Bring on Bluebird B 10758 (matrix 042385-2) recorded on January 19, 1940
Betty Hutton with Paul Weston and his Orchestra on Capitol 155 recorded on March 11, 1944
Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest with Victor Young & his Orchestra on Decca 23349 (matrix L-3446) recorded on June 28, 1944. This version first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 14, 1944 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. This recording was paired on a single with "Together," a #3 hit, producing a big two-sided hit.
Julie Dawn with Carroll Gibbons & the Savoy Hotel Orpheans on English Columbia FB 3060 (matrix CA 19595-1) recorded on October 4, 1944
Buddy Clark with Dick Jones and his Orchestra on Columbia 38040 (matrix CO 38382) recorded on November 12, 1947
Doris Day with Paul Weston & his Orchestra on Columbia 39625 (matrix RHCO 10029-1A) recorded on November 9, 1951
Petula Clark with The Steve Race Quartet featuring Steve Race (piano) and Roy Plummer (guitar) on Polygon P1043 (matrix PL. 42) in 1951.
Frank Sinatra with Billy May & his Orchestra on the Reprise album (matrix XCA-9297) recorded on July 18, 1979
Harry Connick, Jr. on Columbia on the soundtrack for When Harry Met Sally... recorded on June 6, 12 & 19, 1989
Kenny G. on the album , in 2006
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
Elliott Yamin; American Idol season 5.
Yoyo Mung in The W Files a Hong Kong TV series about Wesley, a private detective and his girlfriend So.

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