Our Love Affair

"Our Love Affair" is a song recorded by Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Band in 1940.^[1] which reached No. 5 in the Billboard charts.^[2] Its music is by Roger Edens and lyrics are by Arthur Freed. It was written for the M-G-M musical Strike Up the Band (1940), starring Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland.

Other recordings

• Judy Garland – recorded for Decca Records (catalog No. 3593A) on December 18, 1940.
• Harry Roy & His Band (vocal by Julie Dawn) – recorded 13 December 1940. (Regal Zonophone MR 3402).^[3]
• Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (vocal by Ray Eberle) (1940) – reached No. 8 in the Billboard charts.^[4]
• Dick Jurgens & His Orchestra (vocal by Harry Cool) (1940) - reached No. 10 in the Billboard charts.^[5]

References

1. Kelley 1986, p. 567.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 137. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
3. "78rpmcommunity.com". 78rpmcommunity.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 311. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
5. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 244. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.

Sources

• Kelley, Kitty (1986). His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra. Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-553-38618-9.