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"At Your Command" is a 1931 song recorded by
Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, comedian, entertainer and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwi ...
on June 24, 1931 with piano accompaniment by
Harry Barris Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use " scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby an ...
. The lyrics were written by Bing Crosby and Harry Tobias, The music was composed by Harry Barris. The song was released as a
Brunswick Records Brunswick Records is an American record label founded in 1916. History 1916–1929 Records under the Brunswick label were first produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, a company based in Dubuque, Iowa which had been manufacturing ...
78 single and the recording reached no. 1 on the pop singles charts for three weeks in the U.S., with a chart run of nine weeks. The song was published by Robbins Music Corporation in New York. Bing Crosby sang "At Your Command" in the 1931
Mack Sennett Mack Sennett (born Michael Sinnott; January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was a Canadian-American producer, director, actor, and studio head who was known as the "King of Comedy" during his career. Born in Danville, Quebec, he started acting i ...
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I Surrender Dear "I Surrender Dear" (sometimes written as "I Surrender, Dear") is a song composed by Harry Barris with lyrics by Gordon Clifford (lyricist), Gordon Clifford, first performed by Gus Arnheim, Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra with Bing C ...
''.''I Surrender Dear'' (1931). IMDB.
/ref> The song has appeared on the following Bing Crosby albums: * ''The Voice of Bing in the 30s'', Brunswick, 1959 * ''No. 1 Hits & Million Sellers'', Castle Pie, 2002 * ''All the Number-One Hits'', Goldies, 2002 * ''Swinging on a Star: His Fifty Greatest Hits of the 30s & 40s'', ASV/Living Era, 2003 * ''Gold'', Geffen, 2008


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*Giddins, Gary, "Bing Crosby: A Pocketful of Dreams" pp. 259–60, 2001. and . *Grudens, Richard (2002). Bing Crosby – Crooner of the Century. Celebrity Profiles Publishing Co.. . *Macfarlane, Malcolm. Bing Crosby – Day By Day. Scarecrow Press, 2001. *Osterholm, J. Roger. Bing Crosby: A Bio-Bibliography. Greenwood Press, 1994. {{authority control 1931 songs Bing Crosby songs Songs with lyrics by Harry Tobias Songs with music by Harry Barris