Sammy Fain  (1902-1989)
Last updated: 26.04.25
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  Title Co-Author(s) Sequencer
       
audiomidi15.gif And There You Are (1945) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif April Love (1957) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Black Hills of Dakota (1953) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif By a Waterfall (1933) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Certain Smile (1958), A James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Deadwood Stage (1953), The James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Dear Hearts and Gentle People (1949) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Dickey-Bird Song (1947), The James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif I Can Dream, Can't I? (1937) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif I Just Can't Do Enough For You, Baby (1950) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif I'll Be Seeing You (1938) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella on a Rainy Day (1927) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif Living the Life I Love (1953) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Love Is Back in Business (1951) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif  Mia Cara Irving Kahal
Pierre Norman
James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Please Don't Say No (1944) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Secret Love (1953) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Show Me a Happy Woman (1953) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif There's Something About a Rose (1928) James Pitt-Payne
audiomidi15.gif Wedding Bells (1929) Unknown
audiomidi15.gif You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (1930) Irving Kahal
Pierre Norman
James Pitt-Payne
  Title (Release Year) Composer Performers Issue
         
recordmp3.gif I Ain't That Kind of a Baby (1927) S. Fain Kitty O'Connor Columbia: W144390
recordmp3.gif I Can Dream, Can't I? (1937) S. Fain Al Bowlly Victor: BS-017457
recordmp3.gif I'll Be Seeing You (1940) S. Fain Mary Ann Mercer Victor: BS-047030
recordmp3.gif I've Got It (But It Don't Do Me No Good) (1930) S. Fain Annette Hanshaw Columbia: [W]150388
record15.gif Keep on Croonin' a Tune (1925) S. Fain Phil Romano Orchestra Victor: BVE-33394
recordmp3.gif There's Something About a Rose (1928) S. Fain Kitty O'Connor Columbia: W146369
     Performer CD Title Supplier
       
Jazz Music CDs:
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     Title Attribution Instruments Source Remarks
           
pdf15.gif And There You Are (1945) S. Fain (music)
T. Koehler (words)
Ginger Rogers (perf.)
Walter Pidgeon (perf.)
Lana Turner (perf.)
Van Johnson (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif April Love (1957) S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Pat Boone (perf.)
Shirley Jones (perf.)
Dolores Michaels (perf.)
Aurthur O'Connell (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Black Hills of Dakota (1953) S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif By a Waterfall (1933) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
James Cagney (perf.)
Joan Blondell (perf.)
Ruby Keeler (perf.)
Dick Powell (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Certain Smile (1958), A S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Rossano Brazzi (perf.)
Joan Fontaine (perf.)
Bradford Dillman (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Deadwood Stage (1953), The S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Dear Hearts and Gentle People (1949) S. Fain (music)
B. Hilliard (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif  Dickey-Bird Song (1947), The S. Fain (music)
H. Dietz (words)
Jeanette MacDonald (perf.)
Jose Iturbi (perf.)
Jane Powell (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Can Dream, Can't I? (1937) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif I Just Can't Do Enough For You, Baby (1950) S. Fain (music)
M. Gordon (words)
Betty Grable (perf.)
Dan Dailey (perf.)
Danny Thomas (perf.)
Dale Robertson (perf.)
Benay Venuta (perf.)
Richard Boone (perf.)
Jeffrey Hunter (perf.)
Frank Fontaine (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif I'll Be Seeing You (1938) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella on a Rainy Day (1927) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
Florrie Forde (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Living the Life I Love (1953) S. Fain (music)
Jerry Seelen (words)
Danny Thomas (perf.)
P. Lee (perf.)
Mildred Dunnock (perf.)
Eduard Franz (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955) S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Love Is Back in Business (1951) S. Fain (music)
M. Gordon (words)
Betty Grable (perf.)
Dan Dailey (perf.)
Dale Robertson (perf.)
Benay Venuta (perf.)
Richard Boone (perf.)
Jeffrey Hunter (perf.)
Frank Fontaine (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif  Mia Cara S. Fain (w&m)
Irving Kahal (coauth.)
Pierre Norman (coauth.)
Maurice Chevalier (perf.)
Claudette Colbert (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer wvicon.gif
pdf15.gif Please Don't Say No (1944) S. Fain (music)
Ralph Freed (words)
T. Dorsey (perf.)
Esther Williams (perf.)
Van Johnson (perf.)
Lauritz Melchior (perf.)
Henry Travers (perf.)
Frances Gifford (perf.)
Spring Byington (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Secret Love (1953) S. Fain (music)
Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
Allyn McLerie (perf.)
Philip Carey (perf.)
Dick Wilson (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Show Me a Happy Woman (1953) S. Fain (music)
S. Cahn (words)
Jane Powell (perf.)
Gordon McRae (perf.)
Gene Nelson (perf.)
Sam Levene (perf.)
George Givot (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif There's Something About a Rose (1928) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
Norbert Ardelli (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif Wedding Bells (1929) S. Fain (music)
Irving Kahal (words)
Willie Raskin (words)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
pdf15.gif You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (1930) S. Fain (w&m)
Irving Kahal (coauth.)
Pierre Norman (coauth.)
Maurice Chevalier (perf.)
Claudette Colbert (perf.)
Piano, Voice Sheet Music Singer Pub.
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 99 works by Sammy Fain (1902-1989). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: pdf15.gif (w&m)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Keep on Croonin' a Tune (w&m) 1925 Irving Weill (co-author)
Jimmy McHugh (co-author)
Ike Edwards (perf.)
Phil Romano Orchestra (perf.)
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Nobody Knows What a Red Headed Mama Can Do 1925 Irving Mills (words)
Al Dubin (words)
If You Can't Tell the World She's a Good Little Girl, Just Say Nothing at All 1926 Al Dubin (words)
Irving Kahal (words)
Turkish Towel (w&m) 1926 Ben'ee Russell (co-author)
Irving Mills (co-author)
 Pub.
I Ain't That Kind of a Baby 1927 Irving (words)
Kahal (words)
Addy Britt (words)
Don Charno (perf.)
Kitty O'Connor (perf.)
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I Left My Sugar Standing in the Rain 1927 Irving Kahal (words)
Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella on a Rainy Day 1927 Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
The Admirals (perf.)
Irene Clayton (perf.)
Walter Davison (perf.)
Frances Delaney (perf.)
Florrie Forde (perf.)
Alex Hyde (perf.)
Marty Smile Joyce (perf.)
Phil & Anne Brae (perf.)
Ralph Pollock (perf.)
Milton Slosser (perf.)
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Nothin' Does Does It Like It Used to Do-Do-Do 1927 Irving Kahal (words)
Manny Ross (words)
 Pub.
There's Always a Way to Remember 1927 Lew Pollack (co-author)  wvicon.gif
What a Wonderful Wedding That Will Be 1927 Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
Phil Spitalny (perf.)
 Pub.
While the Others Are Dancing 1927 Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
 Pub.
I Love My Old Fashioned Man 1928 Irving (words)
Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
Fred Kinsley (perf.)
 Pub.
In a Little French Cafe 1928 Mitchell Parish (words)
Arr. by M. Kalua
There's a Place in the Sun For You 1928 Bud Green (words)  wvicon.gif
There's Something About a Rose 1928 Irving Kahal (words)
Francis Wheeler (words)
Norbert Ardelli (perf.)
Milton Berbe (perf.)
Kitty O'Connor (perf.)
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I'd Fall in Love With Me 1929 Jack Murray (words)  wvicon.gif
I'll Bob Up With the Bob-O-Link 1929 Pierre Norman (co-author)
Irving Kahl (words)
Willie Raskin (words)
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Wedding Bells 1929 Irving Kahal (words)
Willie Raskin (words)
Ruth Mann (perf.)
Johnny Perkins (perf.)
Harry Savoy (perf.)
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When the World Is at Rest 1929 Lou Davis (words)  Pub.
Back Home (w&m) 1930 Pierre Norman (co-author)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me 1930 Irving Kahal (co-author)
Pierre Norman (co-author)
Belle Baker (perf.)
Maurice Chevalier (perf.)
Claudette Colbert (perf.)
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Temporarily Blue 1931 Irving Kahal (words)  wvicon.gif
Was That the Human Thing to Do? 1931 Joe Young (words)
Boswell Sisters (perf.)
Pickens Sisters (perf.)
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When I Take My Sugar to Tea (w&m) 1931 Pierre Norman (co-author)
Irving Kahal (words)
Boswell Sisters (perf.)
 Pub.
Hummin' to Myself 1932 Herb Magidson (words)
Monty Siegal (words)
Joan Abbott (perf.)
Ethel Shutta (perf.)
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Now You've Got Me Worryin' For You 1932 Joe Young (words)
Arr. by George J Trinkaus
Ah! the Moon Is Here 1933 Irving Kahal (words)
By a Waterfall 1933 Irving Kahal (words)
Joan Blondell (perf.)
James Cagney (perf.)
Ruby Keeler (perf.)
Dick Powell (perf.)
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I'll Pin Another Petal on the Daisy 1933 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
If You Don't Want to Be Sweethearts 1933 Irving Kahal (words)  wvicon.gif
It's Time to Sing ''Sweet Adeline'' Again 1933 Benny Davis (words)
Al Boasberg (words)
Eddy Duchin (perf.)
 Pub.
Lonely Lane 1933 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
Road Is Open Again, The (w&m) 1933
Sittin' on a Backyard Fence 1933 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
Beauty Must Be Loved (w&m) 1934
Ev'ry Day 1934 Irving Kahal (words)
Rudy Vallée (perf.)
 Pub.
How Do I Know It's Sunday? 1934 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
Simple and Sweet 1934 Irving Kahal (words)
Patricia Ellis (perf.)
Rochelle Hudson (perf.)
Guy Kibbee (perf.)
Hal LeRoy (perf.)
 Pub.
Spin a Little Web of Dreams 1934 Irving Kahal (words)
There's a Diff'rent You in Your Heart 1934 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Two Little Flies on a Lump of Sugar 1934 Irving Kahal (words)
Patricia Ellis (perf.)
Rochelle Hudson (perf.)
Guy Kibbee (perf.)
Hal LeRoy (perf.)
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When Tomorrow Comes 1934 Irving Kahal (words)
Good Green Acres of Home 1935 Irving Kahal (words)  Pub.
Humble Side of the Town, The 1935 Irving Kahal (words)
Shirley Howard (perf.)
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Am I Gonna Have Trouble With You? 1936 Charles Tobias (words)
Little Chin-Chin 1936 Charles Tobias (words)
That Never-To-Be-Forgotten Night 1936 Charles Tobias (words)
Don't You Know or Don't You Care 1937 Irving Kahal (words)
Doughnuts and Coffee 1937 Irving Kahal (words)
I Can Dream, Can't I? 1937 Irving Kahal (words)
Andrews Sisters (perf.)
Al Bowlly (perf.)
Gordon Jenkins (perf.)
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It Goes to Your Feet 1937 Lew Brown (words)
Line Is Never Out of Season 1937 Lew Brown (words)
Our Penthouse on Third Avenue 1937 Lew Brown (words)
Harriet Nelson (perf.)
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That Old Feeling 1937 Lew Brown (words)
Rory Calhoun (perf.)
Susan Hayward (perf.)
Thelma Ritter (perf.)
David Wayne (perf.)
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I'll Be Seeing You 1938 Irving Kahal (words)
Freddy Martin (perf.)
Mary Ann Mercer (perf.)
Hildegarde Loretta Sell (perf.)
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It's Time to Say ''Aloha'' 1938 Charlie Tobias (words)  wvicon.gif
Who Blew Out the Flame? 1938 Mitchell Parish (words)  Pub.
Are You Havin' Any Fun? 1939 Jack Yellen (words)  wvicon.gif
Good Night, My Beautiful 1939 Jack Yellen (words)
Moon Is a Silver Dollar, The 1939 Mitchell Parish (words)
Lee Shelley (perf.)
 Pub.
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Something I Dreamed Last Night 1939 Jack Yellen (words)
Herb Magidson (words)
Mia Cara (w&m) 193ß Irving Kahal (co-author)
Pierre Norman (co-author)
Maurice Chevalier (perf.)
Claudette Colbert (perf.)
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I Want to Live 1940 Jack Yellen (words)
Ed Wynn (perf.)
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Love Song of Renaldo 1940 Irving Kahal (words)  wvicon.gif
Sun'll Be Up in the Morning, The 1940 Jack Yellen (words)
Ed Wynn (perf.)
 Pub.
Happy in Love 1941 Ella Logan (perf.)
Oh, Auntie! 1941 Ella Logan (perf.)
Carmen Miranda (perf.)
So Long, Sarah Jane 1943 Lew Brown (words)
Ralph Freed (words)
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I Speak to the Stars 1944 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
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Please Don't Say No 1944 Ralph Freed (words)
Spring Byington (perf.)
Tommy Dorsey (perf.)
Frances Gifford (perf.)
Van Johnson (perf.)
King Sisters (perf.)
Lauritz Melchior (perf.)
Henry Travers (perf.)
Esther Williams (perf.)
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All the Time 1945 Ralph Freed (words)  wvicon.gif
And There You Are 1945 Ted Koehler (words)
Bob Graham (perf.)
Van Johnson (perf.)
Walter Pidgeon (perf.)
Ginger Rogers (perf.)
Lana Turner (perf.)
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There You Are, And 1945 Ted Koehler (words)  Pub.
Let Us Gather at the Goal-Line 1946 George Marion (words)  wvicon.gif
Dickey-Bird Song, The 1947 Howard Dietz (words)
Jose Iturbi (perf.)
Jeanette MacDonald (perf.)
Jane Powell (perf.)
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I Theenk You Weenk! 1947 George Marion (words)
Dear Hearts and Gentle People 1949 Bob Hilliard (words)
Bing Crosby (perf.)
Ralph Flanagan (perf.)
Gordon MacRae (perf.)
Dinah Shore (perf.)
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I'm Late 1949 Bob Hilliard (words)
I Just Can't Do Enough For You, Baby 1950 Mack Gordon (words)
Richard Boone (perf.)
Dan Dailey (perf.)
Frank Fontaine (perf.)
Betty Grable (perf.)
Jeffrey Hunter (perf.)
Dale Robertson (perf.)
Danny Thomas (perf.)
Benay Venuta (perf.)
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It's Bigger Than Both of Us 1950 Jackie Barnett (words)
Title Year Attribution Remarks
       
Alice in Wonderland 1951 Bob Hilliard (words)
All in the Golden Afternoon 1951 Bob Hilliard (words)  wvicon.gif
It's All Over But the Memories 1951 Irving Kahal (words)  wvicon.gif
Love Is Back in Business 1951 Mack Gordon (words)
Richard Boone (perf.)
Dan Dailey (perf.)
Frank Fontaine (perf.)
Betty Grable (perf.)
Jeffrey Hunter (perf.)
Dale Robertson (perf.)
Benay Venuta (perf.)
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Your Mother and Mine 1951 Sammy Cahn (words)  Pub.
Black Hills of Dakota 1953 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
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Deadwood Stage, The 1953 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
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Face to Face 1953 Sammy Cahn (words)
Living the Life I Love 1953 Jerry Seelen (words)
Mildred Dunnock (perf.)
Eduard Franz (perf.)
Peggy Lee (perf.)
Danny Thomas (perf.)
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Secret Love 1953 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Philip Carey (perf.)
Doris Day (perf.)
Howard Keel (perf.)
Allyn McLerie (perf.)
Dick Wilson (perf.)
 Pub. pdf15.gif 
Show Me a Happy Woman 1953 Sammy Cahn (words)
George Givot (perf.)
Sam Levene (perf.)
Gordon McRae (perf.)
Gene Nelson (perf.)
Jane Powell (perf.)
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Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing 1955 Paul Francis Webster (words)
William Holden (perf.)
Jennifer Jones (perf.)
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April Love 1957 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Pat Boone (perf.)
Shirley Jones (perf.)
Dolores Michaels (perf.)
Aurthur O'Connell (perf.)
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Gift of Love, The 1957 Paul Francis Webster (words)  wvicon.gif
Certain Smile, A 1958 Paul Francis Webster (words)
Rossano Brazzi (perf.)
Bradford Dillman (perf.)
Joan Fontaine (perf.)
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Mardi Gras March, The 1958 Paul Francis Webster (words)  Pub.
Joy in the Morning 1964 Paul Francis Webster (words)  wvicon.gif
I've Got It (But It Don't Do Me No Good) ? Pierre Norman (co-author)
Irving Kahal (words)
Annette Hanshaw (perf.)
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If You Can't Hold the Man You Love, Don't Cry When He's Gone ? Irving Kahal (words)
     Composer Title Performer
       
youtube15.jpg S. Fain You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (1930) (3:13) Belle Baker
youtube15.jpg S. Fain Was That the Human Thing to Do? (3:21) Pickens Sisters