I CAN´T BELIEVE THAT YOU´RE IN LOVE WITH ME
Music: Jimmy McHugh- Lyrics: Clarence Gaskill
Year: 1926
Origin of the song
The singer Cliff Edwards, known as ‘Ukulele Ike’, recorded ‘I Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me’ for the Perfect label in January of 1927. The disc didn’t enter the top charts but, in July of the same year, the version of Roger Wolfe Kahn’s orchestra did, and reached the eleventh position.
Clarence Gaskill’s work activity was fairly limited but original. He only composed the music for two Broadway shows, Earl Carroll’s Vanities (1925) and Keep It Clean (1929), and none of them was very successful. He also wrote the lyrics of some songs with such odd titles as ‘No Squat, No Stoop, No Squint’, ‘The Tin Can Song’, or ‘In the Vallée of Lombardo’ (a word game using the singer Rudy Vallée and the orchestra conductor Guy Lombardo’s names). Furthermore, he wrote which must doubtlessly be one of the most surrealist recordings of Louis Armstrong, entitled ‘Laughin’ Louis’ (1933).
Gaskill collaborated with Jimmy McHugh only twice, both in 1926: ‘I Don’t Mind Being All Alone’ and ‘I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me’, which was his greatest hit. He also wrote two songs that were popular in the top charts: the lyrics of ‘Minnie the Moocher’ (1931) and the music of ‘Prisoner of Love’ (1933), in collaboration with the singer Russ Colombo.
Versions in the top charts
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
DAY OF ENTRANCE |
PERMANENCE WEEKS |
HIGH POSITION REACHED |
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1927.03.02 |
1927.07.30 |
3 |
11 |
Instrumental |
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The Ames Brothers |
1953.10.22 |
1953.12.12 |
3 |
22 |
Ed, Gene, Joe & Vic Ames (voc), Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra |
Jazz. Outstanding performances
Instrumental
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1937.03.08 |
Cootie Williams (tp), Joe Nanton (tb), Johnny Hodges (ss, as), Harry Carney (bars), Duke Ellington (p), Hayes Alvis (b), Sonny Greer (d) |
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1938.07.24 |
Artie Shaw (cl, dir), Chuck Peterson, Claude Bowen, John Best (tp), George Arus, Ted Vesely, Harry Rodgers (tb), Les Robinson, Hank Freeman (cl, as), Tony Pastor, Ronnie Perry (cl, ts), Les Burness (p), Al Avola (g), Sid Weiss (b), Cliff Leeman (d) |
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1940.05.25 |
Roy Eldridge (tp), Benny Carter (as), Coleman Hawkins (ts), Bernard Addison (p), John Kirby (b), Sid Catlett (d) |
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Benny Goodman
Sextet |
1941.03.13 |
Cootie Williams (tp), Georgie Auld (ts), Johnny Guarnieri (p), Charlie Christian (g), Artie Bernstein (b), Dave Tough (d) Jam session without Benny Goodman´s participation |
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1950.10.13 |
Red Norvo (vib), Tal Farlow (g), Charles Mingus (b) |
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1951.08.?? |
Charlie Parker (as), Lennie Tristano (p), Kenny Clarke (d) |
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1953.02.01 |
Chet Baker (tp), Lee Konitz (as), Gerry Mulligan (bars), Joe Mondragon (b), Larry Bunker (d) |
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1956.01.15 |
Brew Moore (ts), John Marabuto (p), Max Hartstein (b), Gus Gustafson (d) |
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1960.11.23 |
Art Pepper (as), Dolo Coker (p), Jimmy Bond (b), Frank Butler (d) |
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Keith Jarrett Trio |
2001.07.28 |
Keith Jarrett (p), Gary Peacock (b), Jack DeJohnette (d) |
Vocal
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PERFORMERS |
DATE OF RECORDING |
MUSICIANS WHO TOOK PART IN THE RECORDING
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1930.04.05 |
Louis Armstrong (tp, voc), Ed Anderson (tp), Henry Hicks (tb), Bobby Holmes (cl, as), Theodore McCord (as), Castor McCord (cl, ts), Joe Turner (p), Buck Washington (p), Bernhard Addison (g), Lavert Hutchinson (b), Willie Lynch (d) |
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1938.01.06 |
Billie Holiday (voc), Teddy Wilson (p, dir), Buck Clayton (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Lester Young (ts), Freddy Green (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d) |
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1939.08.04 |
Count Basie (p, dir), Ed Lewis, Harry 'Sweets' Edison, Shad Collins, Buck Clayton (tp), Dickie Wells, Dan Minor, Benny Morton (tb), Earle Warren (as), Jack Washington (as, bars), Lester Young, Buddy Tate (ts), Freddie Greene (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (d), Jimmy Rushing (voc) |
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1941.07.31 |
Ella Fitzgerald (voc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted McRae (ts, bars), Sam Simmons, Elmer Williams (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Jesse Price (d) |
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June Christy |
1949.04.?? |
June Christy (voc), Johnny Guarnieri Quintet |
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1956.05.01 |
Count Basie (p, dir), Reunald Jones, Wendell Culley, Thad Jones, Joe Newman (tp), Bill Hughes, Henry Coker, Benny Powell (tb), Marshall Royal (as, cl), Bill Graham (as), Frank Wess (as, ts, fl), Frank Foster (ts), Charlie Fowlkes (bars, cl), Freddie Green (g), Eddie Jones (b), Sonny Payne (d), Joe Williams (voc) |
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Mel Tormé |
1957.11.?? |
Mel Tormé (voc), Marty Paich (p, cel, dir), Don Fagerquist (tp), Vince DeRosa (tpa), Ronnie Lang (cl, as, bars), Hynie Gunkler (cl, as), Bob Enevoldsen (cl, ts), Bill Pitman (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Mel Lewis (d), Stella Castellucci (arp) |
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1959.??.?? |
Lorez Alexandria (voc), unidentified orchestra |
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1960.08.23 |
Frank Sinatra (voc), Carroll Lewis, Vito Mangano, George Seaberg, Clarence Sherock (tp), Tommy Pederson, Tom Shepard (tb), Buddy Collette, Chuck Gentry, Plas Johnson, Harry Klee, Ronnie Lang (r), Al Viola (g), Bill Miller (p), Red Mitchell (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Frank Flynn (per), string section, Nelson Riddle (dir) |
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2001.01.?? |
Terence Blanchard (tp), Brice Winston (ts), Edward Simon (p), Derek Nievergelt (b), Eric Harland (d), Dianne Reeves (voc) |
On cinemas
The song 'I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me' is
included in the soundtrack of the following movies:
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ORIGINAL
TITLE |
TITLE IN
SPAIN |
YEAR OF
PRODUCTION |
PERFORMERS OF THE SONG IN THE FILM |
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Detour |
Desviación / El desvío |
1945 |
Claudia Drake; background music |
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The Caine Mutiny |
El motín del Caine |
1954 |
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Thoroughly Modern Millie |
Millie, una chica moderna |
1967 |
Unidentified performer |
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Bird |
Bird |
1988 |
Charlie Parker, Monty Alexander, Ray Brown, John Guerin |
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Everyone Says I Love You |
Todos dicen I Love You |
1996 |
Tim Roth, Olivia Hayman and Dick Hyman and the New York Studio Players |
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Anything Else |
Todo lo demás |
2003 |
Billie Holiday with Teddy Wilson Orchestra |