A Big Band Classic

This song "You Made Me Love You" with Helen Forrest on the vocal became one of Harry James' biggest hits of the 40's.

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• big band
• female vocal

[generationll]

First heard this song on December 7,1991.On the 50th Anniversary of The Jap Bombing of Pearl Harbor

[neverknewtillnow]

@generationll

That would certainly make this song a "Forget Me Not"

Thanks for the look.

[Koalkracker]

A little bit of trivia. Helen Forrest never recorded "You Made Me Love You" with Harry James. She only sang it in the 1945 movie "Private Buckaroo." The song became a big hit for Harry when he recorded it back in 1941 as an instrumental. It hit the charts for the first time for Harry on 11/01/41.

The song was written back 1913 and Al Jolson had the first big hit with it.

Helen Forrest writes about the fact that she never recorded it in her book "I Had The Craziest Dream."

[neverknewtillnow]

Thanks for the bio. Judy Garland sang a revised version of the song added to the film Broadway Melody of 1938 with Clark Gable. Garland recorded the "Gable" version on September 24, 1937. It was released as a b-side in 1939, opposite Garland's recording of "Over the Rainbow

[777User]

Thats the most beautiful thing that i ever see

[neverknewtillnow]

You certainly not see anything like it in todays music market.

Thanks for the comment.

[0001943]

Beautiful! Thanks for posting!

[elsandobottoms]

Teared up when she began. My mom loved and sang this song to me. It is beautiful and special to those of us who remember this era.

[sonarman65]

baghend That makes two old farts. And I think we know more than we realize. Check out

Benny Goodman 1961 "Avalon" B.G. Quartet. Also Connie Boswell "In the middle of a kiss".

Got a feeling you will enjoy. Let me know what you think.

[baghend]

@sonarman65 You are SO right.

Nothing today to come close.

But then, i'm an old fart. What the hell do i know?

-Bill in Canada

[sonarman65]

Best girl singer of swing era .............no contest.

[ForCarolToEnjoy]

Oh how I miss this music....May it never totally disappear from the scene 

[waynebrasler]

Note the sensational figure and carriage. At this point in her career Helen was distressed by her nice-Jewish-girl (which she was) looks which she felt denied her a big film career. Later she went blonde, got her nose altered and emerged truly glamorous. But I don't think the public ever even noticed any so-called problem with her looks. That voice, that musicianship, that style, that class was more than enough.

[zak3232]

Right on! I'd recognize Harry's trumpet anytime. He's my favorite trumpeter, too.

[erictimetraveler]

Actually, the movie "Private Buckaroo" is from 1942.