Because of You (1940 song)
- Because of You (1940 song)
"Because of You" is a popular song. It was written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940 for the movie "I Was An American Spy."
A 1951 recording by Tony Bennett (Columbia Records catalog number 39362, recorded April 4, 1951) was the first major hit for him, reaching #1 on the Billboard magazine charts and staying there for 10 weeks. A cover version by Johnny Desmond reached #17 at the same time. [cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
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title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
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year = 1973 ] The song was also covered that year by Gloria DeHaven (Decca catalog number 27666)[ [http://settlet.fateback.com/Dec27500.htm Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series] ] and by Louis Armstrong (Decca catalog number 27816)][. ]In 1961 a recording was made by Connie Francis.
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Jimmy Velvet 1958, recorded at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. This was the flip side of "Blue Velvet".
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