"Everything I Have Is Yours" is a popular

song A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetiti ...

. The music was written by

Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include ''Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and '' On a Clear Day You ...

, the lyrics by Harold Adamson. The song was published in

1933 Events January * January 11 – Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wis ...

. It was first sung by

Art Jarrett Arthur L. Jarrett Jr. (July 20, 1907 – July 23, 1987) born to stage actor and playwright Arthur L. Jarrett Sr. (1884–1960). Art Jr. was an American singer, actor, and bandleader in the 1930s and 1940s. Early career Near the end of the 192 ...

in the 1933 film '' Dancing Lady''. It also served as the title song of a 1952 musical film, not otherwise related to ''Dancing Lady'' when it was sung by Monica Lewis.

Recordings

* George Olsen and His Orchestra - recorded August 18, 1933 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 2842). * Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees. A hit record in 1934. * Al Bowlly - recorded January 4, 1934.( Al Bowlly discography) * Roy Fox and His Orchestra (vocal by Denny Dennis) (1934). * Martha Tilton (1944). *

Billy Eckstine William Clarence Eckstine (July 8, 1914 – March 8, 1993) was an American jazz and pop singer and a bandleader during the swing and bebop eras. He was noted for his rich, almost operatic bass-baritone voice. In 2019, Eckstine was posthumously ...

- recorded May 20, 1947 and a minor hit in 1948. Later included in '' Everything I Have Is Yours: The Best of the M.G.M. Years'' (1991) *

Eddie Fisher Edwin Jack Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, ''The Eddie Fisher Show''. Actress Eli ...

- a minor hit in 1952 when it reached the No. 23 spot in the Billboard chart, but was more successful in the UK, peaking at No. 8. *

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop s ...

- recorded in April 1952. Another version recorded on August 25, 1955 with Jimmy Rowles, piano and

Barney Kessel Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups a ...

guitar, from ''

Velvet Mood ''Velvet Mood: Songs by Billie Holiday'' is an album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released in 1956 on Clef Records. The music was recorded over the course of two sessions in Los Angeles, two days apart, which had also resulted in all the mater ...

'', Clef Records (1956) * Patti Page - '' Music for Two in Love'' (1956) * Matt Monro (1957) - eventually included in the album ''Matt Uncovered - The Rarer Monro'' (2012). * Shirley Bassey - from her LP ''

Let's Face the Music ''Let's Face the Music'' is the sixth Shirley Bassey studio album, released in 1962, and arranged by Nelson Riddle. Kenneth Hume, Shirley Bassey's husband and manager wrote the sleeve notes for this album, in which he gives an insight into how ...

'' 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 Recor ...

and his Orchestra (1962) * Julie London - ''

Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast ''Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast'' is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3493 as a monophonic recording and catalog number LST-7493 in stereo in 1967. The song arrangements were by Don Bagley. ...

'' (1967)

References

Songs with music by Burton Lane Songs with lyrics by Harold Adamson 1933 songs {{pop-standard-stub