It Had to Be You (song)
| "It Had to Be You" | ||||
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Sheet music cover, 1924 | ||||
| Song by Isham Jones Orchestra | ||||
| B-side | "After the Storm" | |||
| Published | May 9, 1924 by Jerome H. Remick & Co. | |||
| Released | July 1924 | |||
| Recorded | April 24, 1924 | |||
| Studio | Brunswick Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City | |||
| Genre | American Dance Music | |||
| Label | Brunswick 2614 | |||
| Composer(s) | Isham Jones | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Gus Kahn | |||
| Isham Jones Orchestra singles chronology | ||||
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Recording of It Had to Be You, performed by Marion Harris and Phil Ohman (1924)
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"It Had to Be You" is a popular song composed by Isham Jones, with lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was published on May 9, 1924. by Jerome H. Remick & Co. of New York. The Isham Jones Orchestra recorded an instrumental version of it on April 24, 1924, at Brunswick Studios, 799 Seventh Avenue, New York City, and it was released in July.
A version with lyrics by Gus Kahn and vocal by Marion Harris (who had signed with Brunswick in 1922) and Phil Ohman on piano was recorded for Brunswick in March 1924.