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You Were Meant For Me
- Music by
Nacio Herb Brown and lyrics by
Arthur Freed , 1929
- Robbins Music Corp. ASCAP
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- With Mitchell Ayres and
His Orchestra
- Arrangements by Joe Lipman and
Jack Andrews
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- Recorded at RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
- Recording Engineer: Bob
Simpson
- Medley recording time 6:59
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- Recorded May
17th, 1961 ~ Matrix No. M5PW -
2285 Take 1
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- SESSION MUSICIANS
- May 15th & 17th, 1961
- A Hugo & Luigi Production
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- Orchestra
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- Leader: Mitchell Ayres
- Contractor: Henry "Hank" Ross
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- Trumpet ~ James Maxwell
- Trumpet ~ Bernie Glow
- Trumpet ~ Melvin Davis
- Trumpet ~ James Milazzo
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- Trombone ~ Robert Alexander
- Trombone ~ John D'agostino
- Trombone ~ Urban Green
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- Sax ~ Harry Terrill
- Sax ~ Bernard Kaufman
- Sax ~ Abraham Richman
- Sax ~ Stanley Webb
- Sax ~ Philip Zolkind
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- Piano ~ Henry Rowland
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- Guitar ~ Anthony Mottola
- Guitar ~ Danny Perri
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- Drums ~ Sonny Igoe
- Drums ~ Arthur Marotti
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- Bass ~ Robert Haggart
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- Harp ~ Margaret Ross
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- Violin ~ Sylvan Shulman
- Violin ~ Mac Ceppos
- Violin ~ Jack Zayde
- Violin ~ Tosha Samaroff
- Violin ~ Harry Urbont
- Violin ~ Max Hollander
- Violin ~ Harry Melnikoff
- Violin ~ Felix Orlewitz
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- Viola ~ Isadore Zir
- Viola ~ Howard Kay
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- Cello ~ Maurice Brown
- Cello ~ Alan Shulman
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- Recorded as a medley
with: "Thank
Heaven For Little Girls" and "A
Fellow Needs a Girl"
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| Lyrics | Medley Version | Digital Finder | Album Links |
- Produced
by Hugo & Luigi
- With
Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra, Tony Mottola on Guitar
- Arrangements:
Joe Lipman and Jack Andrews
- Recording
Engineer: Bob Simpson
- Recorded
in RCA Victor's Studio A, New York City
- May
15th, 17th and 26th, 1961
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- Notes: ~ The
song "You Were Meant for Me" was introduced by
Charles King in the
- 1929 Hollywood musical "The
Broadway Melody" and then dubbed his voice on the
- soundtrack for "Hollywood Revue of 1929." Frank
Morgan performed the song in the
- 1940 Motion Picture
Musical "Hullabaloo" as did Dan Dailey in the
1948 Motion Picture
- Musical "You Were Meant For
Me" and Gene Kelly with Debbie Reynolds in the 1952
- Motion Picture Musical "Singin' in the Rain."
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