If I Had You (1928 song)
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"If I Had You" is a 1928 song by "Irving King" (Jimmy Campbell and Reg Connelly) with Ted Shapiro. The romantic love song has become a mainstream jazz standard, and continues to be performed and used in movie soundtracks into the 21st century. The song most notably was used in the soundtrack for the 1929 silent film Our Modern Maidens.
Note: This song should not be confused with another early 20th century song of the same title written by Irving Berlin.
Notable recordings
- Red Norvo Trio, featuring Charles Mingus and Tal Farlow on 1954's album Move!
- Al Bowlly
- Una Mae Carlisle
- Benny Carter
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Nat King Cole
- Bing Crosby - recorded (with Sam Lanin & his Famous Players) on 25 June 1929, released as Okeh 41188.
- Bob Crosby
- Jimmy Durante - Jimmy Durante's Way of Life... (1965)
- Roy Eldridge
- Judy Garland
- Georgia Gibbs
- Benny Goodman, with vocals by Martha Tilton
- Stéphane Grappelli
- Johnny Hartman, arranged by Jack Pleis
- Sonny Stitt
- Earl Hines
- Stacey Kent - Tenderly (2014)
- Diana Krall - All for You (A Dedication to the Nat King Cole Trio) (1996)
- Steve Lawrence - Long Before I Knew You (2007)
- Peggy Lee
- Dean Martin
- Carmen McRae
- Willie Nelson featuring Diana Krall on American Classic
- Les Paul
- Oscar Peterson
- Johnnie Ray
- Pee Wee Russell
- Pedro Ruy-Blas (2014)
- Artie Shaw
- George Shearing
- Dinah Shore
- Frank Sinatra - The Voice of Frank Sinatra (1947), A Swingin' Affair! (1957), and Sinatra Sings Great Songs from Great Britain (1962)
- Jeri Southern - Southern Hospitality/Jeri Gently Jumps (2008), Romance in the Dark (2009)
- Merle Travis
- Rudy Vallee - recorded on 10 January 1929, released as Harmony 825-H.
- Sarah Vaughan
- Dinah Washington
- Margaret Whiting
- Joe Williams
See also
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