The biggest-selling hit version was recorded by Bing Crosby,[1][2] with Bob Crosby and his orchestra while other contemporaneous hit versions included recordings by Tommy Dorsey (with vocal by Edythe Wright) and Russ Morgan.[1] It was also revived by Bobby Darin in 1961, reaching the charts again that year.[1] The song has been recorded by many other artists (see below for a partial list) and is considered a popular standard. It was used frequently in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons, also produced by Warner Brothers, under the musical direction of Carl W. Stalling.[3]
Recorded versions
Russ Morgan and his orchestra (recorded August 26, 1938, released by Decca Records as catalog number 2125A,[1] with the flip side "This Is Madness"[4])
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake 7 with vocal by Edythe Wright (recorded September 29, 1938, released by Victor Records as catalog number 26066,[1] with the flip side "Sailing at Midnight"[5])
Bobby Darin (recorded on June 19, 1961, released as Atco 6206, with the flip side "Sorrow Tomorrow";[12] the biggest hit version, reaching U.S. #5, UK #10, and #2 in Canada[13])
Joe Loss & his Band with vocal by Chick Henderson (recorded January 21, 1939 released on Regal Zonophone MR-2992)
The Dave Clark Five (released in 1967 as a U.S. single on Epic Records, catalog number 10179, with the flip side "Man in the Pin-Stripe Suit"). Their version peaked at number thirty-five and was their seventeenth and final Top 40 hit [14] In Canada the song reached number thirty-seven.[15]
^ abcdefgGardner, Edward Foote (2000). Popular Songs of the 20th Century: Chart Detail & Encyclopedia, 1900-1949. St. Paul, Minnesota: Paragon House. ISBN1-55778-789-1.
^Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn Presents a Century of Pop Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN0-89820-135-7.
