If I Knew Then (Dick Jurgens and Eddy Howard song)

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"If I Knew Then" is a 1939 song written by Dick Jurgens and Eddy Howard, and performed by Jurgens' big band with Howard singing. [1] Their version charted briefly in 1939. [2]

Other versions

Bing Crosby recorded the song on February 9, 1940 with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra. [3] It was also covered by Johnny Mercer and his Pied Pipers (1945), [4] Sammy Kaye and his Orchestra, [5] Sarah Vaughan on Sarah Vaughan with Clifford Brown and Swingin' Easy , Val Doonican (1968) [6] and many others. Ray Conniff's version "bubbled under" the Hot 100, reaching No. 26. [7]

References

  1. ↑ William Emmett Studwell, Mark Baldin -The Big Band Reader: Songs Favored by Swing Era Orchestras 2000 " "If I Knew Then" (1939) ... "
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p.  243. ISBN   0-89820-083-0.
  3. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  4. ↑ "45worlds.com". 45worlds.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  5. ↑ Billboard - 12 Aug 1944 "Sammy Kaye ... "If I Knew Then" is the Dick Jurgens-Eddy Howard hit of an earlier year, with Tommy Ryan on the lyrical end,"
  6. ↑ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  7. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 38. ISBN   978-0-8982-0047-8.


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