You'll Never Know

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"You'll Never Know"
Song
Published1943 by Bregman, Vocco and Conn
Composer(s) Harry Warren
Lyricist(s) Mack Gordon

"You'll Never Know", sometimes referred to as "You'll Never Know (Just How Much I Love You)" in later years, is a popular song with music written by Harry Warren and the lyrics by Mack Gordon. [1] The song is based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war bride named Dorothy Fern Norris. [2]

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The song was introduced in the 1943 movie Hello, Frisco, Hello where it was sung by Alice Faye. [1] The song won the 1943 Academy Award for Best Original Song, [3] one of nine nominated songs that year. [1] It was also performed by Faye in the 1944 film Four Jills in a Jeep .

The song is often credited as Faye's signature song. However, Faye never released a record of the ballad, and frequent later recordings of the song by other singers diminished her association with it.

Other recordings

Other pop culture appearances

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