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This Love of Mine

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1941 RCA Victor 78 release by Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra with vocal refrain by Frank Sinatra.
1941 sheet music cover, Embassy Music, New York

"This Love of Mine" is a popular American song that was first recorded in 1941 by Tommy Dorsey and His orchestra, with a vocal by Frank Sinatra. Sinatra wrote the words and Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola wrote the music.[1] The recording reached #3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1941.

Background

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The Tommy Dorsey recording was released as a 78 RCA Victor B side single, 27508-B, with Frank Sinatra[2] on vocals backed with "Neiani", which did not chart. "This Love of Mine" reached #3 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1941–42 in a chart run of 24 weeks.[3][4] Sinatra re-recorded the song with Nelson Riddle in 1955 for the In The Wee Small Hours album.

The song was copyrighted on August 11, 1941 by Embassy Music. Frank Sinatra wrote the lyrics.[5] The music was composed by Sol Parker and Hank Sanicola.

Other recordings

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The song became a pop and jazz standard that has been recorded by other performers.[6] Artists who have recorded the song include:

Album appearances

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The song appears on the following Frank Sinatra albums:

References

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  1. ^ "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #3". 1972.
  2. ^ "The Billboard Music Popularity Chart – National and Regional Best Selling Retail Records" (for the week ending January 9, 1942), Billboard, January 17, 1942, pg. 10
  3. ^ "Song artist 21 - Tommy Dorsey"
  4. ^ See Sinatra And Me by Tony Consiglio, p.51. This has been disputed by his aide, Tony Consiglio, in 2012, 16 years after Sinatra's death, but no evidence was proffered.
  5. ^ "This Love of Mine,", Second Hand Songs
  6. ^ "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.

Sources

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  • Granata, Charles L. (1999). Sessions with Sinatra: Frank Sinatra and the Art of Recording. Chicago Review Press. ISBN 1-55652-509-5
  • Phasey, Chris (1995). Francis Albert Sinatra: Tracked Down (Discography). Buckland Publications. ISBN 0-7212-0935-1
  • Summers, Antony and Swan, Robbyn (2005). Sinatra: The Life. Doubleday. ISBN 0-552-15331-1