"This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey and His orchestra, with a vocal by Frank Sinatra. Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote the music. [1] The recording reached #3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1941.
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 wrote the lyrics. [5] The music was composed by Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola.
The song became a pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by other performers. [6] Artists who have recorded the song include:
The song appears on the following Frank Sinatra albums:
Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the big band era. He was known as the "Sentimental Gentleman of Swing" because of his smooth-toned trombone playing. His theme song was "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You". His technical skill on the trombone gave him renown among other musicians. He was the younger brother of bandleader Jimmy Dorsey. After Dorsey broke with his brother in the mid-1930s, he led an extremely successful band from the late 1930s into the 1950s. He is best remembered for standards such as "Opus One", "This Love of Mine" featuring Frank Sinatra on vocals, "Song of India", "Marie", "On Treasure Island", and his biggest hit single, "I'll Never Smile Again".
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