Thinking of You 2444395 202178091 2008-03-31T00:05:34Z Tjmayerinsf 1639760 {{otheruses}} '''"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> {{cite book | last = Whitburn | first = Joel | title = Top Pop Records 1940-1955 | publisher = Record Research | year = 1973 }} </ref> 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== {{reflist}} [[Category:Songs by Harry Ruby]] [[Category:Songs by Bert Kalmar]] [[Category:1927 songs]] [[Category:1928 songs]] [[Category:1950 songs]] {{1950s-song-stub}}