"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" is a

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composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo ...

. 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 Al Jolson (born Eizer Yoelson; June 9, 1886 – October 23, 1950) was a Lithuanian-American Jewish singer, comedian, actor, and vaudevillian. He was one of the United States' most famous and highest-paid stars of the 1920s, and was self-billed ...

on lead vocals. 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.

Other notable recordings

* Bing Crosby - recorded November 14, 1946 with

John Scott Trotter John Scott Trotter Jr. (June 14, 1908 – October 29, 1975), also known as "Uncle John", was an American arranger, composer and orchestra leader. Trotter was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra which backed singer and ...

and His Orchestra for Decca Records. * Doris Day - recorded November 9, 1951. Included in the album '' I'll See You in My Dreams (Songs from the Warner Bros. Production)'' (1952). *

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 ...

(vocal by Jack Leonard) - this was a minor hit in 1938. *

Sheena Easton Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress. Easton came into the public eye in an episode of the first British musical reality television programme '' The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to ...

- for her album ''

No Strings ''No Strings'' is a musical drama with book by Samuel A. Taylor and words and music by Richard Rodgers. ''No Strings'' is the only Broadway score for which Rodgers wrote both lyrics and music, and the first musical he composed after the death of ...

'' (1993) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

- recorded January 8, 1941 for Decca Records (catalog No. 3608A). *

Georgia Gibbs Georgia Gibbs (born Frieda Lipschitz; August 17, 1918December 9, 2006) was an American popular singer and vocal entertainer rooted in jazz. Already singing publicly in her early teens, Gibbs achieved acclaim and notoriety in the mid-1950s interp ...

- for the album ''Georgia Gibbs Sings'' 1957 *

Gogi Grant Myrtle Audrey Arinsberg (September 20, 1924 – March 10, 2016), known professionally as Gogi Grant, was an American pop singer. She is best known for her No. 1 hit in 1956, "The Wayward Wind". Life and career Grant was born Myrtle Audrey Arin ...

- for the album ''The Helen Morgan Story'' (1957). * Jack Jones - for his album ''My Kind of Town'' (1965). *

Steve Lawrence Steve Lawrence (born Sidney Liebowitz; July 8, 1935) is an American singer, comedian and actor, best known as a member of a duo with his wife Eydie Gormé, billed as " Steve and Eydie", and for his performance as Maury Sline, the manager and f ...

- included in his album ''Swing Softly with Me'' (1959). * Julie London included the song on her ''

Julie Is Her Name, Volume II ''Julie Is Her Name, Volume II'' is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records on August 1, 1958, under catalog numbers LRP-3100 (monaural) and LST-7100 (stereophonic). The musical personnel on the recording include Howard Roberts on ...

'' 1958 album, and her 1968 album '' Easy Does It''. * Seth MacFarlane covered the song on his 2015 album, ''

No One Ever Tells You ''No One Ever Tells You'' is the third studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane. The album was released on September 30, 2015 through Republic Records. The album features Frank Sinatra's bassist Chuck Berghofer as well as a 65-pie ...

''. * Dean Martin - included in the album '' The Dean Martin TV Show'' (1966) * Glenn Miller - recorded January 17, 1941 For Bluebird Records (catalog 11110). *

Matt Monro Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons, 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career. AllMusic has described Monro as "one of the m ...

- for the album ''Blue and Sentimental'' (1957). *

Dinah Shore Dinah Shore (born Frances Rose Shore; February 29, 1916 – February 24, 1994) was an American singer, actress, and television personality, and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1940s. She rose to prominence as a recording artist during ...

- for her album ''

Dinah, Yes Indeed! ''Dinah, Yes Indeed!'' is a 1958 studio album by Dinah Shore, arranged by Nelson Riddle. Track listing # "It All Depends on You" (Ray Henderson, Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown) – 2:36 # " Falling in Love with Love" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – ...

'' (1958) * Frank Sinatra recorded the song on June 27, 1940 with the

Orchestra and this reached the USA charts, peaking at No. 11. 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.

Film appearances

*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 Danny Thomas (born Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz; January 6, 1912 – February 6, 1991) was an American actor, singer, nightclub comedian, producer, and philanthropist. He created and starred in one of the most successful and long-running sitc ...

. The film was based loosely on the lives of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn. *1957 The Helen Morgan Story - performed by Ann Blyth (dubbed by

) at the nightclub.

References

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