You_Made_Me_Love_You_(I_Didn't_Want_to_Do_It)

You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)

You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)

1913 song recorded by Al Jolson

"You Made Me Love You (I Didn't Want to Do It)" is a popular song from 1913 composed by James V. Monaco with lyrics by Joseph McCarthy. It was introduced by Al Jolson in the Broadway revue The Honeymoon Express (1913), and used in the 1973 revival of the musical Irene.

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One of the earliest singers to record the song was Al Jolson. His rendition was recorded on June 4, 1913. It was released as Columbia A-1374 and was an international hit.[2] In Britain, Columbia had to order 25,000 copies from the U.S. to satisfy unprecedented demand for a gramophone record.[3] American performers working in West End shows, like Grace La Rue and Willie Solar, quickly recorded versions there to capitalize on the phenomenon. Another successful recording in 1913 was by William J. Halley. Al Jolson recorded the song again on March 20, 1946, released as Decca 23613. Jolson also performed the song for the soundtrack of the 1946 film The Jolson Story.[4]

In 1937, Roger Edens wrote additional lyrics to the song for Judy Garland. The new lyrics cast Garland in the role of a teenage fan of Clark Gable. Garland sang the song to Gable at a birthday party thrown for him by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). MGM executives were so charmed by her rendition that she and the song were added to the film Broadway Melody of 1938. Garland recorded the "Gable" version on September 24, 1937. It was released as Decca 1463. MGM released the song as a b-side in 1939, opposite Garland's recording of "Over the Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz.[5]

Recordings and other renditions

In film and television

In theatre

References

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    Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1913). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1913 Musical Compositions First Half of 1913 New Series Vol 8 Part 1. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
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    Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 233. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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    "Behind the Needle V - Looking Over Forty Years of the Gramophone" by Herbert C. Ridout in The Gramophone, Nov. 1940, pp. 131-133.
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    Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #18 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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    Edwards, Anne (1975). Judy Garland. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-671-21845-X.
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    "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
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    Gilliland, John (1994). Pop Chronicles the 40s: The Lively Story of Pop Music in the 40s (audiobook). ISBN 978-1-55935-147-8. OCLC 31611854. Tape 2, side B.
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    "YouTube Introduces Teens To Carol Burnett's Show". npr. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
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    Shaiman, Marc. "Someone in a Tree: My View of Johnny Carson's Last Night." The Film Music Society. January 24, 2005.
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