Because
Music by
Guy d'Hardelot and lyrics by
Edward Teschemacher
Chappell & Co., Inc. ~ ASCAP
With Russ Case and His
Orchestra
Produced by Eli Oberstein
Sing Magazine "Record of
the Month"
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
Recording Time 2:47
Recorded
December 02, 1947
~ Matrix No. D7VB -
2569 Take 1 - 1A
SESSION MUSICIANS
December 2, 1947
A&R Production Eli Oberstein
Orchestra
EVENING 7:30 TO 11:30 PM
NO OVERTIME
Leader: Russ Case
Contractor: Anthony Natoli
Violin ~ Arnold Eidus
Violin ~ Leo Kruczek
Violin ~ Jack Gasselin
Violin ~ Kurt Dieterle
Violin ~ Sylvan Kirsner
Violin ~ Rudolph Bochco
Violin ~ Fred Fradkin
Violin ~ Bertrand Hirsch
Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff
Viola ~ Isador Zir
Viola ~ Howard Kay
Viola ~ Harold Furmansky
Cello ~ Maurice Brown
Cello ~ M. Stonzek
Horn ~ Joseph Rescigno
Horn ~ W. Sandberg
Bass ~ Robert Haggart
Trumpet ~ Carle Poole
Trumpet ~ Mel Solomon
Trombone ~ Buddy Morrow
Trombone ~ Billy Rausch
Trombone ~ C. Heather
Drums ~ Norris Shawker
Guitar ~ Danny Perri
Piano ~ Joe Bushkin
Harp ~ Reinhardt Elster
Single release: RCA-78RPM-20-2653-A
Single release: 45RPM-47-2728 ( 1949 )
Single Flip Side: " If You Had All the World and
It's Gold "
US Chart Position No. 4 (
1 Week ) Chart Debut: March 13, 1948
Single release: RCA-78RPM-20-3299-A
( P-237 )
Single release: RCA-45RPM
47-2887 ( 1949 )
Single Flip Side: " Till
the End of Time "
Notes:
~ There is probably no other song so
ideally suited to be played at a wedding as
"Because", a heartfelt
vow of eternal devotion. Tenor Richard Crooks made this
song by Edward Teschemacher
and Guy d'Hardelot an American favourite when
he performed it on his radio
programme in the 1920s. With this recording, Perry Como
made
"Because" an international success, too. If you feel that a
woman's touch is
evident in the song, you're absolutely correct. Guy d'Hardelot is actually Mrs. W. I. Rhodes,
whose maiden name was Helen Guy,
and she wrote the lovely, soaring melody.
( notes from " The
Incomparable Como " Readers Digest UK
compilation 1975 )
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With Russ Case and His
Orchestra
Produced by Eli Oberstein
Sing Magazine "Record of
the Month"
Recorded at RCA Victor Studio 2, New York City
Record ed December 2, 1947
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