1927 HITS ARCHIVE: Tonight You Belong To Me - Gene Austin

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Composed as a slow ballad, this popular Austin treatment of the song was a far cry from the familiar Patience & Prudence arrangement of 1956.

Transferred from the original 78rpm: Victor 20371 - To-night You Belong To Me (Rose-David) by Gene Austin, conducted by Nat Shilkret, recorded in NYC December 1, 1926

THE 1927 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1927 (some were recorded in 1926) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed. .
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