Thinking of You
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'''"Thinking of You"''' is a [[popular music|popular]] [[song]]. It was written by [[Harry Ruby]] and [[Bert Kalmar]]. It was introduced in the [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] show ''The Five O'Clock Girl'' ([[1927]]). The song had two special periods of popularity: [[1928 in music|1928]] and [[1950 in music|1950]], the latter in relation to the release of the MGM film ''[[Three Little Words (film)|Three Little Works]]'', based on the life of Kalmar and Ruby. Hit versions of the song were recorded by [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] and [[Don Cherry (singer/golfer)|Don Cherry]] in the latter year.
The recording by [[Don Cherry (singer/golfer)|Don Cherry]] was released by [[Decca Records]] as [[Catalog numbering systems for single records|catalog number]] 27128. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on [[September 15]], [[1950 in music|1950]] and lasted 21 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. <ref>
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| title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955
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| year = 1973 }}
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The recording by [[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] was released by [[RCA Victor Records]] as catalog number 20-3901. It first reached the [[Billboard magazine]] Best Seller chart on [[October 6]], [[1950 in music|1950]] and lasted 18 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. This was Fisher's first charting hit.
Cherry re-recorded the song for his album, ''[[There Goes My Everything (album)|There Goes My Everything]],'' in [[1968 in music|1968]].
==Recorded versions==
*[[Harry Archer]] and his Orchestra (vocal: [[Franklyn Baur]]) ([[1928 in music|1928]])
*[[Don Cherry (singer/golfer)|Don Cherry]] ([[1950 in music|1950]], [[1968 in music|1968]])
*[[Eddie Fisher (singer)|Eddie Fisher]] ([[1950 in music|1950]])
*[[Carlos Molina]] and his Orchestra ([[1936 in music|1936]])
*[[Ben Selvin]]'s Broadway Nitelites ([[1928 in music|1928]])
*[[Nat Shilkret]] and The Victor Orchestra (vocal: [[Lewis James]]) ([[1928 in music|1928]])
*[[Sarah Vaughan]] ([[1950 in music|1950]])
==References==
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[[Category:Songs by Harry Ruby]]
[[Category:Songs by Bert Kalmar]]
[[Category:1927 songs]]
[[Category:1928 songs]]
[[Category:1950 songs]]
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