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| name      = You're My Everything
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| published = 1931
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| composer  = [[Harry Warren]]
| lyricist  = [[Mort Dixon]], [[Joe Young (lyricist)|Joe Young]]
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'''"You're My Everything"'''' is a 1931 song with music by [[Harry Warren]] and lyrics by [[Mort Dixon]] and [[Joe Young (lyricist)|Joe Young]].<ref>David A. Jasen Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age  2004  Page 113 1135949018 "1931 also saw other hits, including “You're My Everything,” with lyrics by Dixon and JOE YOUNG and music by Harry Warren"."</ref> The song was written for the revue ''[[Joe Young (lyricist)#The_Laugh_Parade|The Laugh Parade]]'' starring [[Ed Wynn]] which opened in New York City on November 2, 1931. The song was sung by [[Jeanne Aubert]] and [[Lawrence Gray]].<ref>Stanley Green - Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre - 2009  Page 461 078674684X ""You're My Everything." Music by Harry Warren; lyric by Mort Dixon & Joe Young. Pledge of total devotion sung by Jeanne Aubert and Lawrence Grey in revue The Laugh Parade (NY 1931)."</ref>
Hit versions in 1931 and 1932 were by [[Arden-Ohman Orchestra]] (vocal by [[Frank Luther]]); [[Russ Columbo]]; and [[Ben Selvin]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Whitburn|first1=Joel|title=Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954|date=1986|publisher=Record Research Inc|location=Wisconsin, USA|isbn=0-89820-083-0|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/618 618]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit/page/618}}</ref>
==Other versions==
*[[Al Bowlly]]
*[[Billy Eckstine]] and his Orchestra
*[[Max Bygraves]], chart single 1969
*[[Connie Francis]]
*[[Carmen Cavallaro]]
*Francis Scott and His Orchestra
*[[Gisele MacKenzie]]
*Gayle Larson
*[[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]]
*[[Joni James]] - ''[[Let There Be Love (1953 Joni James album)|Let There Be Love]]'' (1953)<ref>{{cite web|title=www.discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1552283-Joni-James-Let-There-Be-Love|website=www.discogs.com|accessdate=July 25, 2024}}</ref>
*[[Miles Davis]] Quintet - with false starts
*Jerry Carretta
The song also appears on the following albums:
*[[Hub-Tones]]  by trumpeter Freddie Hubbard recorded on October 10, 1962
*[[Hopeless Romantics]]  by American vocalist Michael Feinstein accompanied by pianist George Shearing, recorded in 2002
*[[Trilogy (Chick Corea album)]]
*soundtrack of [[Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (film)]]  1951, directed by David Butler and starring Dennis Morgan and Virginia Mayo
*[[Structurally Sound]] by American jazz saxophonist Booker Ervin recorded in 1967
*[[I Don't Want to Be Hurt Anymore]] a 1964 studio album by Nat King Cole
*[[Love Songs (Nat King Cole album)]]
*[[The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions]] by the Miles Davis Quintet
*[[Sarah Vaughan Sings Broadway: Great Songs from Hit Shows]]
*[[Jazz Is a Kick]] by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer recorded in 1960
*[[The Awakening (Ahmad Jamal album)]]
*[[Stompin']] by organist Shirley Scott recorded in 1961
*[[Play It Now]]  by saxophonist Al Cohn which was recorded in 1975
*[[Jazz Time]]  by Red Nichols and his Five Pennies in 1950
*[[A Harry Warren Showcase]] by pianist Kenny Drew recorded in 1957
*[[Let There Be Love (1993 Joni James album)]]
*[[Summer Times]] by pianist [[Franck Amsallem]]
*[https://www.amazon.com/No-Amps-Allowed-Howard-Alden/dp/B000003H9C No Amps Allowed] - [[Howard Alden]]/[[Jack Lesberg]] CD [[Chiaroscuro Records]] 1988
==References==
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[[Category:1931 songs]]
[[Category:1967 singles]]
[[Category:1969 singles]]
[[Category:Songs with music by Harry Warren]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon]]
[[Category:Songs with lyrics by Joe Young (lyricist)]]