Because of You (1940 song)

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"Because of You"
Single by Tony Bennett
from the album Because of You
B-side "I Won't Cry Anymore"
PublishedSeptember 4, 1940 (1940-09-04) by Broadcast Music, Inc., New York [1]
ReleasedApril 30, 1951 (1951-04-30)
RecordedApril 4, 1951 (1951-04-04) [2]
Studio Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City
Genre Popular music [3]
Length2:59
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Arthur Hammerstein, Dudley Wilkinson
Tony Bennett singles chronology
"Boulevard of Broken Dreams"
(1950)
"Because of You"
(1951)
"Cold, Cold Heart"
(1951)

"Because of You" is a popular song written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940. It was first recorded by Larry Clinton and His Orchestra on December 12, 1940, [4] and was released March 28, 1941 on Bluebird 11094. It charted for one week (June 28) and ranked number 95 in the 1941 year-end list. [5]

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It was used in the 1951 film I Was an American Spy .

Tony Bennett recording

A 1951 recording by Tony Bennett, Columbia Records catalog number 39362, recorded on April 4, 1951 with orchestral backing conducted by Percy Faith, was Bennett’s first major hit, reaching number one on the Billboard charts and staying there for 10 weeks. Due to its importance in establishing his fame, he continued to perform the song for the rest of his career, even singing it at his final concert performances 70 years after its release. It was one of the last songs rehearsed at his piano before he died.

Notable cover versions

In 1951, there were several artists covering the song:

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References

  1. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1940). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1940 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 35 Pt 3 For the Year 1940. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
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  3. "The iconic Tony Bennett to take the stage in Tulsa May 24". Tahlequah Daily Press. February 27, 2020. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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