You Belong to My Heart

"You Belong to My Heart" is a popular song with music by Agustín Lara and lyrics by Ray Gilbert, published in 1944 (see 1944 in music). The two biggest hit versions were by Bing Crosby, with the Xavier Cugat orchestra, and by the Charlie Spivak orchestra.

The recording by Bing Crosby and the Xavier Cugat orchestra was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23413. It first reached the "Billboard" magazine Best Seller chart on May 24, 1945, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. cite book
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The recording by the Charlie Spivak orchestra was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1663. It first reached the "Billboard" magazine Best Seller chart on May 17, 1945 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.

The melody is from a Spanish language song, "Solamente Una Vez." Another set of English lyrics, by Janis and Rick Carnes, was also written, under the title "Only Once in My Life", in 1998.

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