Together (1928 song)

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"Together" is a 1928 popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown. The most popular 1928 recording of the song, by Paul Whiteman, was a #1 hit.^[1]

The song was included in a 1944 movie, Since You Went Away. This gave rise to a revival of the song, and it was recorded by Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest in a duet. Their recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23349. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 5, 1944 and lasted 10 weeks on the chart, peaking at #3. ^[2] This recording was paired on a single with "It Had to Be You," a #4 hit, producing a big two-sided hit.

The song was revived again by Connie Francis in 1961. Thiis recording was released by MGM Records as catalog number 13019, and it first reached the Billboard Hot 100 chart on July 3, 1961, lasting 9 weeks and peaking at #6 on the chart^[1][3].

[edit] Recorded versions

Louis Armstrong Mildred Bailey Count Basie Sathima Bea Benjamin Beverley Sisters Teresa Brewer Dave Brubeck Ray Charles Rosemary Clooney Dorothy Collins Bing Crosby Cass Daley Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Jimmy Dorsey Billy Eckstine Cliff "Ukelele Ike" Edwards Les Elgart

Connie Francis Marvin Gaye Benny Goodman Ken Griffin Dick Haymes and Helen Forrest Eddy Howard Keith Ingham Arnold Johnson and his orchestra Stan Kenton Wayne King Andy Kirk Gordon MacRae Mantovani Anne Murray Red Nichols

Brian Ogilvie Billy Preston P.J. Proby The Ravens Edmundo Ros Artie Shaw Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra Soulful Strings Rex Stewart Frank Weir Mary Wells Paul Weston and his orchestra Paul Whiteman Orchestra Joe Williams

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Whitburn, Joel (2000-11-01). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 7th Rev. edition, New York: Watson-Guptill Publications. ISBN 978-0823076901. 
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. 
3. ^ Lonergan, David (2004-01-28). Hit Records 1950-1975. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0810851290.