"My Baby Just Cares For Me" by Ted Fio Rito's Orchestra

[legOldtimer]

Hi, can you give us the number of the record so that we can look it up in the Hit Of The Week Database?

Thanks for posting, Greetzz.. Ben

[mazzone1]

how wonderful

[CrisVangel]

Sounds great on your machine, it just gives it that extra bass kick! Love it!

[Alfonsina923]

!Que romántico! hermoso y sin igual. Muchas gracias.

[jazzgirl1920s]

I always associate this song with Eddie Cantor. Thanks for posting this version on HOW which I hadn't heard before. I used to find Hit of the Week records occasionally many years ago in thrift shops but they were always in very poor almost unplayable condition.

[fromthesidelines]

Incidentally, this song was first introduced in Sam Goldwyn (and Flo Ziegfeld)'s 1930 film version of "Whoopee", starring Eddie Cantor recreating his Broadway success, who sang this in the film.

[cvwtzhaar]

Ted fio rito had one the best bands.

[LastTaboo]

I would be afraid to play the record. I'm afraid to even touch my ceramic albums. How were the discs stored for so many decades without warping?

[mlaprarie]

Actually Hit of the Week records do warp very easily. You'll notice that YouTube member merrihew places a large nut in the center of some of the HOTW records that he plays; this is to flatten out the record on his turntable. All records from this era should be stored in a paper or cardboard sleeve and placed vertically (that is, standing up) on a shelf. The records should be packed closely together so that they don't bend or lean over. You might need to use a bookend to keep them straight.

[fromthesidelines]

Same company, 'mic'- only problem was, Durium couldn't weather the financial depths of the Great Depression in the U.S., and discontinued "Hit Of the Week" in 1932, even though the English label lasted a bit longer.

[odietarceo]

Great version, but I can't help but laugh at the trumpeter who try to be tommy dorsey!

[mic33george]

Lovely version of this.We had exactly the same in England with the "Durium" record,around 1932-33 i think.

[BaltoJoey]

The audio quality on HOW records was always superb. I listen to them and they are almost indistinguishable from my albums and CD's. They were highly superior to most standard 78's of their day

[voglesque89]

Very cool. You certainly know your stuff!

[kspm01]

Amazingly clean copy of this great song!