Because of You (1940 song)

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"Because of You" is a popular song. It was written by Arthur Hammerstein and Dudley Wilkinson in 1940 for the movie I Was An American Spy.

A 1951 recording by Tony Bennett (Columbia Records catalog number 39362, recorded April 4, 1951) was the first major hit for him, reaching #1 on the Billboard magazine charts and staying there for 10 weeks. A cover version by Johnny Desmond reached #17 at the same time. ^[1] The song was also covered that year by Gloria DeHaven (Decca catalog number 27666)^[2] and by Louis Armstrong (Decca catalog number 27816)^[2].

In 1961 a recording was made by Connie Francis.

[edit] References

1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Decca Records in the 27500 to 27999 series

Preceded by Come on-a My House	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record August 25, 1951	Succeeded by Sweet Violets
Preceded by Come on-a My House	Cash Box magazine best selling record chart #1 record September 15, 1951–October 27, 1951	Succeeded by (It's No) Sin

Jimmy Velvet 1958, recorded at Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. This was the flip side of "Blue Velvet".