It Had to Be You (song)

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"It Had to Be You" is a popular song written by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn, and was first published in 1924.

The song was performed by Priscilla Lane in the 1939 film The Roaring Twenties and by Danny Thomas in the 1951 film I'll See You in My Dreams. The latter film was based loosely upon the lives of Gus Kahn and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn. It was also performed by Dooley Wilson in the 1942 film Casablanca, and by Diane Keaton in the 1977 film Annie Hall.

[edit] Notable recordings

• Sam Lanin & his Orchestra on Okeh 40084 recorded March 20, 1924
• Marion Harris on Brunswick 2610 (matrix 12760-62) recorded March 28, 1924
• Paul Whiteman & his Orchestra on Victor 19339 (matrix 29779) recorded April 8, 1924
• Cliff Edwards on Pathé Actuelle 032047 (matrix 105278) recorded on April 15, 1924
• The California Ramblers on Columbia 127-D (matrix 81700-2) recorded on April 18, 1924
• Isham Jones & his Orchestra on Brunswick 2614 recorded on April 24, 1924
• Aileen Stanley & Billy Murray with Prince's Orchestra on Victor 19373 (matrix 30247-3) recorded on June 5, 1924
• Chappie d'Amato with Jack Hylton & his Orchestra on HMV B-1887 (matrix Bb 4978-2) recorded on August 19, 1924
• Dorothy Lamour with orchestra conducted by Lou Bring on Bluebird B 10758 (matrix 042385-2) recorded on January 19, 1940
• Betty Hutton with Paul Weston and his Orchestra on Capitol 155 recorded on March 11, 1944
• Dick Haymes & Helen Forrest with Victor Young & his Orchestra on Decca 23349 (matrix L-3446) recorded on June 28, 1944. This version first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on September 14, 1944 and lasted 5 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. This recording was paired on a single with "Together," a #3 hit, producing a big two-sided hit.
• Julie Dawn with Carroll Gibbons & the Savoy Hotel Orpheans on English Columbia FB 3060 (matrix CA 19595-1) recorded on October 4, 1944
• Buddy Clark with Dick Jones and his Orchestra on Columbia 38040 (matrix CO 38382) recorded on November 12, 1947
• Doris Day with Paul Weston & his Orchestra on Columbia 39625 (matrix RHCO 10029-1A) recorded on November 9, 1951
• Harry Nilsson on the album A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night, (RCA Victor), released in 1973
• Petula Clark with The Steve Race Quartet featuring Steve Race (piano) and Roy Plummer (guitar) on Polygon P1043 (matrix PL. 42) in 1951.
• Frank Sinatra with Billy May & his Orchestra on the Reprise album Trilogy (matrix XCA-9297) recorded on July 18, 1979
• Harry Connick, Jr. on Columbia on the soundtrack for When Harry Met Sally... recorded on June 6, 12 & 19, 1989
• Kenny G. on the album I'm in the Mood for Love: The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time, in 2006
• Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong.
• Elliott Yamin; American Idol season 5.
• Yoyo Mung in The W Files a Hong Kong TV series about Wesley, a private detective and his girlfriend So.