It Had to Be You

~ from the 1944 Hollywood musical "Show Business"

Music by Isham Jones and lyrics by Gus Kahn, 1924, 1944

Arranged by Joe Lipman

With Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra

Recorded at RCA Victor Studio A , 155 E. 24th Street, New York City

Recording Time 2:34

Recorded February 19th, 1958 ~ Matrix No. J2PB-1599 Take 8

SESSION MUSICIANS

February 19, 1958

A&R Joe Reisman and Ed Welker

Orchestra

Leader: Mitchell Ayres

Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross

Sax ~ Harry Terrill

Sax ~ Thomas Parshley

Sax ~ Wolffe Taninbaum

Sax ~ Philip Zolkind

Sax ~ Stanley Webb

Trumpet ~ Malven Soloman

Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow

Trumpet ~ Louis Oles

Trumpet ~ Nick Travis

Trombone ~ Robert Alexander

Trombone ~ Frank Rehak

Trombone ~ John D'agostino

Piano ~ Henry Rowland

Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola

Guitar ~ Danny Perri

Drums ~ Osie Johnson

Drums ~ Philip Kraus

Bass ~ Robert Haggart

7½" IPS HALF-TRACK "Saturday Night With Mr. C." CPS-153 STEREO ORTHOPHONIC TAPE JULY 1958

Album issue: RCA-LP12 "Saturday Night With Mr. C." LOP / LSO-1004 MONO / STEREO MAY / JULY 1958

Album issue: RCA-UK-LP12 "Dear Perry" RD-27078 MONAURAL 1959

Saturday Night With Mr. C. ~ stereo half-track recording tape edition

Dear Perry ~ The Perry Como Show ( UK Release )

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Notes: ~ listed on the album as being from the 1944 Hollywood musical "Show Business" this song was interpolated in numerous motion pictures: "Incendiary Blonde" starring Betty Hutton in 1944; "Living in a Big Way" in 1946; in the Gus Kahn story, "I'll See You In My Dreams" in 1951, sung by Danny Thomas.