Together (1928 song)

"Together" is a 1928 popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The most popular 1928 recording of the song, by Paul Whiteman, was a #1 hit.cite book
title=The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits
last= Whitburn
first= Joel
authorlink= Joel Whitburn
publisher= Watson-Guptill Publications
location=New York
edition= 7th Rev. edition
date=2000-11-01| isbn= 978-0823076901 ]

The song was included in a 1944 movie, "Since You Went Away." This gave rise to a revival of the song, and it was recorded by Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest in a duet. Their recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23349. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 5, 1944 and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. cite book
last = Whitburn
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Whitburn
title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
publisher = Record Research
location = Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
year = 1973 ] This recording was paired on a single with "It Had to Be You," a #4 hit, producing a big two-sided hit.

The song was revived again by Connie Francis in 1961. Thiis recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 13019, and it first reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 3, 1961, lasting 9 weeks and peaking at #6 on the chart [cite book
title=Hit Records 1950-1975
last= Lonergan
first= David
publisher= Scarecrow Press
location=Lanham, Maryland
date=2004-01-28| isbn= 978-0810851290 ] .

Recorded versions

*Louis Armstrong
*Mildred Bailey
*Count Basie
*Sathima Bea Benjamin
*Beverley Sisters
*Teresa Brewer
*Dave Brubeck
*Ray Charles
*Rosemary Clooney
*Dorothy Collins
*Bing Crosby
*Cass Daley
*Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
*Jimmy Dorsey
*Billy Eckstine
*Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards
*Les Elgart
*Connie Francis
*Marvin Gaye
*Benny Goodman
*Ken Griffin
*Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest
*Eddy Howard
*Keith Ingham
*Arnold Johnson and his orchestra
*Stan Kenton
*Wayne King
*Andy Kirk
*Gordon MacRae
*Mantovani
*Anne Murray
*Red Nichols
*Brian Ogilvie
*Billy Preston
*P.J. Proby
*The Ravens
*Edmundo Ros
*Artie Shaw
*Dinah Shore
*Frank Sinatra
*Soulful Strings
*Rex Stewart
*Frank Weir
*Mary Wells
*Paul Weston and his orchestra
*Paul Whiteman Orchestra
*Joe Williams

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