The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)

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"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"
Song by Isham Jones Orchestra
B-side "Wop blues"
PublishedJanuary 7, 1924 (1924-01-07) by Milton Weil Music Co., Chicago [1]
ReleasedMarch 1924 (1924-03) [2]
RecordedDecember 21, 1923 (1923-12-21) [2]
Studio Brunswick Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City
Genre American Dance Music
Label Brunswick 2555 [2]
Composer(s) Isham Jones [1]
Lyricist(s) Gus Kahn [1]
Isham Jones Orchestra singles chronology
"Someone Else Walked Right In"
(1923)
"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)"
(1924)
"Never Again"
(1924)

"The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)" is a popular song composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn. [1] The song was recorded by Isham Jones' Orchestra on December 21, 1923, at Brunswick Studios in New York City, and published on January 7, 1924. On January 17 in Chicago, Jones recorded another version, with Al Jolson on lead vocals. [3] Both versions made the charts that Spring, with Jolson's peaking at number 2, and Jones' at number 5. Sophie Tucker recorded her version February 1924, released on Okeh 40054. [4] [5]

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