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The music was written by Erno Rapee , the lyrics by Lew Pollack . The song was written in 1926 and published in 1927 . The song was originally composed for the Silent Movie '' What Price Glory? '' It was also featured in the movie '' Two Girls And A Sailor ''. It was recorded by the Harry James orchestra in 1944 . An instrumental version arranged by Ronald Binge and performed by the Mantovani orchestra was his first hit on the United States charts in 1951 . This recording was released by London Records as Catalog Number 1020. It first reached the Billboard Magazine charts on November 9 , 1951 and lasted 19 weeks on the chart, peaking at #10. Another recording, by Gordon Jenkins ' orchestra, with a vocal by Bob Carroll , also charted in 1951. This recording was released by Decca Records as catalog number 27859. It first reached the Billboard Magazine charts on December 7 , 1951 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #26. EXTERNAL LINK Song lyric RECORDED VERSIONS
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