The Definitive Fats Waller

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: Volume 1
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1Baby Brown
alto saxophone, clarinet and reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
1:24
2The Viper's Drag
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Viper's Drag (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:25
3How Can You Face Me?
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
reeds:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
How Can You Face Me? (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:50
4Down Home Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
2:02
5Dinah (1935 take)
alto saxophone:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Dinah (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
1:55
6A Handful of Keys (1935 take)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
1:41
7Solitude
alto saxophone and clarinet:
Rudy Powell (on 1935-03-11)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
3:09
8The Moon Is Low (take 1)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
The Moon Is Low (from MGM film "Montana Moon") (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
3:02
9The Moon Is Low (take 2)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
The Moon Is Low (from MGM film "Montana Moon")
lyricist:
Arthur Freed
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown
3:04
10The Sheik of Araby
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
The Sheik of Araby (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Harry B. Smith (in 1921) and Francis Wheeler (in 1921)
composer:
Ted Snyder (in 1921)
publisher:
Jerry Vogel Music, Mills Music, Inc., Redwood Music and Salabert
2:53
11E Flat Blues (take 1)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
partial recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1939-08-07)
writer:
Fats Waller
0:57
12E Flat Blues (take 2)
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11, on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11, on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
B flat Blues (on 1939-08-07)
writer:
Fats Waller
3:18
13Honeysuckle Rose (take 1)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:35
14Honeysuckle Rose (take 2)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:21
15Ain't Misbehavin'
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
3:35
16Sweet Sue, Just You
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris
composer:
Will J. Harris and Victor Young
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:31
17Nagasaki (breakdown)
partial recording of:
Nagasaki
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1928)
0:06
18Nagasaki
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Nagasaki (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon
composer:
Harry Warren (in 1928)
2:29
19I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby (breakdown)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
partial recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
0:22
20I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:51
21The Spider and the Fly
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
2:41
22Lonesome Me
double bass:
Cedric Wallace (on 1939-08-07)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Lonesome Me (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
3:59
23After You've Gone (take 1)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:25
24After You've Gone (take 2)
drums (drum set):
Slick Jones (on 1939-08-07)
guitar:
John Smith (on 1939-08-07)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
reeds:
Gene Sedric (on 1939-08-07)
trumpet:
John Hamilton (on 1939-08-07)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
After You’ve Gone (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:07
25Dinah (1939 partial take)
partial recording of:
Dinah (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young
composer:
Harry Akst
publisher:
B & G Akst Publishing Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
The Girl’s Suite
0:48
26Poor Butterfly
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Poor Butterfly (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
John L. Golden (in 1916)
composer:
John Raymond Hubbell (in 1916)
publisher:
Harms, Inc.
3:37
27St. Louis Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
St. Louis Blues (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
2:54
28Hallelujah
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
3:11
29Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
instrumental recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1939-08-07)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:07
30A Handful of Keys (1939 take)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-08-07)
recording of:
Handful of Keys (on 1939-08-07)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:50
2▼CD: Volume 2
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1I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:14
2Tea for Two
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Tea for Two (No, No, Nanette) (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar
composer:
Vincent Youmans
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Irving Caesar Music Corp., Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1924-06-10)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
No, No, Nanette
3:10
3Believe It, Beloved
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Believe it, Beloved (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz and George A. Whiting
composer:
J.C. Johnson
2:07
4Sweet Sue, Just You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Sweet Sue, Just You (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Will J. Harris
composer:
Will J. Harris and Victor Young
publisher:
Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
2:10
5Somebody Stole My Gal
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Somebody Stole My Gal (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leo Wood (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter
sub-publisher:
Carl Gehrmans Musikförlag
2:17
6Honeysuckle Rose
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
3:10
7Night Wind
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Night Wind (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Bob Rothberg
composer:
Dave Pollock
3:17
8African Ripples
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
African Ripples (on 1935-03-11)
composer:
Fats Waller
2:08
9Because of Once Upon a Time
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Because of Once Upon a Time (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Joe Young
composer:
Harry Stride
1:42
10Where Were You on the Night of June the Third?
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Where Were You on the Night of June the Third? (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias
2:02
11Clothesline Ballet
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Clothes Line Ballet (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
Clothes Line Ballet (Clothesline Ballet)
composer:
Fats Waller
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:36
12Don't Let It Bother You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Don’t Let It Bother You (on 1935-03-11)
writer:
Mack Gordon and Harry Revel
1:20
13E-Flat Blues
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
2:33
14Alligator Crawl
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Alligator Crawl (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Joe Davis and Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
2:19
15Zonky
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Zonky (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:46
16Hallelujah (#1)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
2:09
17Do Me a Favor
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
1:50
18California, Here I Come
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
California Here I Come (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
recording of:
California Here I Come (in 1935)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Al Jolson
composer:
Joseph Meyer
publisher:
M. Witmark & Sons (on 1924-01-07)
2:37
19I've Got a Feeling I'm Falling
recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling (in 1935)
lyricist:
Billy Rose
composer:
Harry Link and Fats Waller
2:50
20My Fate Is in Your Hands
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
recording of:
My Fate Is in Your Hands (in 1935)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Fats Waller
1:01
21Ain't Misbehavin'
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’ (in 1935)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., EMI Music, Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd.
2:37
22You're the Top
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
You’re the Top (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
recording of:
You’re the Top (in 1935)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
2:24
23Blue, Turning Grey Over You
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (on 1935-03-11)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller
recording of:
Blue, Turning Grey Over You (in 1935)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Thomas Waller
1:18
24Russian Fantasy
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1935-03-11)
2:20
25I'm Crazy 'bout My Baby (#2 - 1936)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WHIS in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (on 1936-02-02)
recording of:
I’m Crazy ’bout My Baby (and My Baby’s Crazy ’bout Me) (on 1936-02-02)
lyricist:
Alexander Hill
composer:
Fats Waller
2:23
26Truckin' (1936)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1936-02-02)
recorded at:
Radio Station WHIS in Bluefield, West Virginia, United States (on 1936-02-02)
recording of:
Truckin’ (on 1936-02-02)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom
1:55
27You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It (1939)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Marks (on 1939-04-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
2:42
28Not There, Right There (1939)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Marks (on 1939-04-02)
piano:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
vocals:
Fats Waller (on 1939-04-02)
2:56
29George Jessel Show Theme (Stompin' at the Savoy) (radio 1939)
recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (on 1939-07-12)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog, Ragbag Music, Razaf Music, Rytvoc, フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス
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30Hallelujah (#2 - Jessel Show - 1939)
recording of:
Hallelujah! (on 1939-07-12)
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
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31By the Light of the Silvery Moon (Jessel Show - 1939)
recording of:
By the Light of the Silvery Moon (on 1943-09-16)
lyricist:
Edward Madden (in 1909)
composer:
Gus Edwards (in 1909)
publisher:
Remick Music
part of:
Two Weeks With Love (1950 film)
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