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1941 RCA Victor 78 release by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra with vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra.
1941 sheet music cover, Embassy Music, New York

"This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey with Frank Sinatra and The Pied Pipers. Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote the music.[1]

Background

The Tommy Dorsey recording was released as a 78 RCA Victor B side single, 27508-B, with Frank Sinatra[2] on vocals backed with "Neiani", which did not chart. "This Love of Mine" reached #3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1941–42 in a chart run of 24 weeks.[3][4] Sinatra re-recorded the song with Nelson Riddle in 1955 for the In The Wee Small Hours album.

The song was copyrighted on August 11, 1941 by Embassy Music. Frank Sinatra was credited with writing the lyrics although this has been disputed by his aide, Tony Consiglio.[5] The music was composed by Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola.

Other recordings

The song became a pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by other performers.[6] Artists who have recorded the song include:

References

  1. ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3". 1972.
  2. ^ "The Billboard Music Popularity Chart – National and Regional Best Selling Retail Records" (for the week ending January 9, 1942), Billboard, January 17, 1942, pg. 10
  3. ^ "Song artist 21 - Tommy Dorsey"
  4. ^ Sinatra And Me by Tony Consiglio, p.51
  5. ^ "This Love of Mine,", Second Hand Songs
  6. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

Sources

  • Granata, Charles L. (1999). Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1-55652-509-5
  • Phasey, Chris (1995). Francis Albert Sinatra: Tracked Down (Discography). Buckland Publications. ISBN 0-7212-0935-1
  • Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn (2005). Sinatra: The Life. Doubleday. ISBN 0-552-15331-1