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"Louise"
"Louise"
Single by Maurice Chevalier
B-side	"On Top of the World, Alone"
Released	1929
Label	His Master's Voice
Songwriter(s)	Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting

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"Louise" is a song written by Leo Robin and Richard A. Whiting for the 1929 film Innocents of Paris, where it was performed by Maurice Chevalier.^[2]^[3] The song was Chevalier's first hit in the United States, and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the summer of 1929.^[4] Chevalier recorded the song again in 1946 with Henri René's Orchestra for RCA Victor.^[5]

Other recordings

The same year of Chevalier's recording, Bing Crosby also recorded the song.^[4] Crosby's version was recorded on March 15, 1929 with Paul Whiteman and his orchestra^[6] and was a hit in that summer.^[4] Crosby also recorded a comedy version with The Rhythm Boys on April 10, 1929.
Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra, vocal Charles Roberts, (recorded March 1, 1929 for Victor Records – catalog No. 21941A).^[7]
Frankie Trumbauer (recorded April 17, 1929 for Okeh Records, catalog No. 41231).^[8]
Benny Goodman (recorded December 12, 1938 for Victor Records, catalog No. 26125).^[9]
Dean Martin recorded the song and his version was included in his 1953 album Dean Martin Sings.
Pierre Lalonde's cover of "Louise" hit No. 1 on the Québec charts in 1964.

Film and television appearances

1929 Innocents of Paris – sung by Maurice Chevalier
1944 You Can't Ration Love – sung by Betty Rhodes and Johnnie Johnston
1945 The Lost Weekend – played on piano and sung by Harry Barris at Harry and Joe's.^[10]
1951 The Stooge
1953 Desi Arnaz, Lucille Ball, William Frawley, and Vivian Vance each sang a portion of the song, in a manner imitating Chevalier, on the I Love Lucy episode, "The French Revue".^[11]
1954 The Country Girl
1963 A New Kind of Love
1973 Robert Reed sang a portion of the song on an episode of The Brady Bunch, "A Room at the Top".^[12]
1974 Harry and Tonto – sung by Art Carney.
1975 Demond Wilson and Whitman Mayo sang a portion of the song on an episode of Sanford and Son, "The Older Woman"."^[13]
1988 'Allo 'Allo!- sung by Arthur Bostrom.
1990 The Simpsons - a portion sung by Bart Simpson in The Crepes of Wrath.

References

^ ^a ^b "Maurice Chevalier – Louise / On Top Of The World, Alone", Discogs. Accessed August 16, 2015
^ Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", McFarland & Company, (2007) p. 163
^ David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", Routledge, (2004)
^ ^a ^b ^c Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903–1931)", A&C Black, (2005) pp. 212–213
^ "Maurice Chevalier With Henri René And His Orchestra – Louise / Just A Bum (Ma Pomme)". Discogs. Archived from the original on Aug 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "A Bing Crosby Discography - part 1a". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
^ Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (July 9, 2017). "Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 21500 - 22000". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (April 3, 2016). "Okeh 78rpm numerical listing discography: 41000 - 41499". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (June 15, 2014). "Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 26000 - 26500". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "The Lost Weekend (1945) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on Aug 1, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
^ "The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, I Love Lucy, (1953)
^ "A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, The Brady Bunch, (1973)
^ "The Older Woman", Season 4, Episode 22, Sanford and Son, (1975)

External links

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[Discogs-1] "Maurice Chevalier – Louise / On Top Of The World, Alone", Discogs. Accessed August 16, 2015

[2] Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", McFarland & Company, (2007) p. 163

[3] David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", Routledge, (2004)

[JeanPierreLion-4] Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903–1931)", A&C Black, (2005) pp. 212–213

[5] "Maurice Chevalier With Henri René And His Orchestra – Louise / Just A Bum (Ma Pomme)". Discogs. Archived from the original on Aug 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[6] "A Bing Crosby Discography - part 1a". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 29, 2017.

[7] Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (July 9, 2017). "Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 21500 - 22000". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[8] Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (April 3, 2016). "Okeh 78rpm numerical listing discography: 41000 - 41499". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[9] Abrams, Steve; Settlemier, Tyrone (June 15, 2014). "Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 26000 - 26500". The Online Discographical Project. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[10] "The Lost Weekend (1945) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Archived from the original on Aug 1, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2017.

[11] "The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, I Love Lucy, (1953)

[12] "A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, The Brady Bunch, (1973)

[13] "The Older Woman", Season 4, Episode 22, Sanford and Son, (1975)

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-'''"Louise"''' is a song written by [[Leo Robin]] & [[Richard A. Whiting]] for the 1929 film ''[[Innocents of Paris]]'', where it was performed by [[Maurice Chevalier]].<ref>Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900-1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", ''[[McFarland & Company]]'', (2007) p. 163</ref><ref>David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", ''[[Routledge]]'', (2004)</ref> The song was Chevalier's first hit in the [[United States]], and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the summer of 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion">Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903-1931)", ''[[A&C Black]]'', (2005) pp. 212-213</ref> Chevalier recorded the song again in 1946 with Henri René's Orchestra - RCA VICTOR-25-0093-A.<ref>{{cite web|title=Discogs.com|url=https://www.discogs.com/Maurice-Chevalier-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-Louise-Just-A-Bum-Ma-Pomme/release/3460954|website=Discogs.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+'''"Louise"''' is a song written by [[Leo Robin]] and [[Richard A. Whiting]] for the 1929 film ''[[Innocents of Paris]]'', where it was performed by [[Maurice Chevalier]].<ref>Don Tyler, "Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era", ''[[McFarland & Company]]'', (2007) p. 163</ref><ref>David A. Jasen, "Tin Pan Alley: An Encyclopedia of the Golden Age of American Song", ''[[Routledge]]'', (2004)</ref> The song was Chevalier's first hit in the [[United States]], and was among the best selling records for 10 weeks in the summer of 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion">Jean Pierre Lion, "Bix: The Definitive Biography of a Jazz Legend : Leon "Bix" Beiderbecke (1903–1931)", ''[[A&C Black]]'', (2005) pp. 212–213</ref> Chevalier recorded the song again in 1946 with Henri René's Orchestra for RCA Victor.<ref>{{cite web|title=Maurice Chevalier With Henri René And His Orchestra – Louise / Just A Bum (Ma Pomme) |url=https://www.discogs.com/Maurice-Chevalier-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-Louise-Just-A-Bum-Ma-Pomme/release/3460954|website=Discogs |accessdate=August 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830003711/https://www.discogs.com/Maurice-Chevalier-With-Henri-Ren%C3%A9-And-His-Orchestra-Louise-Just-A-Bum-Ma-Pomme/release/3460954 |archive-date= Aug 30, 2017 }}</ref>
 ==Other recordings==
+[[File:Louise_Sheet_Music_1944.jpg|thumb|1944 "Louise" Famous Music Corp. Sheet Music]]
-*[[Bing Crosby]] also recorded the song in 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> The Crosby version was recorded on March 15, 1929 with [[Paul Whiteman]] and his orchestra<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography|url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1a.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 29, 2017}}</ref> and was also a hit in the summer of 1929.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> Crosby also recorded a comedy version with [[The Rhythm Boys]] on April 10, 1929.<br />
-*[[Ben Pollack|Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra]], vocal Charles Roberts, (recorded March 1, 1929 for Victor Records - catalog No. 21941A).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic21500.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+*The same year of Chevalier's recording, [[Bing Crosby]] also recorded the song.<ref name="JeanPierreLion" /> Crosby's version was recorded on March 15, 1929 with [[Paul Whiteman]] and his orchestra<ref>{{cite web|title=A Bing Crosby Discography - part 1a |url=http://www.bingmagazine.co.uk/bingmagazine/crosby1a.html|website=BING magazine|publisher=International Club Crosby|accessdate=April 29, 2017}}</ref> and was a hit in that summer.<ref name="JeanPierreLion"/> Crosby also recorded a comedy version with [[The Rhythm Boys]] on April 10, 1929.
-*[[Frankie Trumbauer]], (recorded April 17, 1929 for Okeh Records, catalog No. 41231).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/OK41000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[Ben Pollack|Ben Pollack & His Central Park Orchestra]], vocal Charles Roberts, (recorded March 1, 1929 for Victor Records – catalog No. 21941A).<ref>{{cite web|title= Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 21500 - 22000  |first1=Steve |last1=Abrams |first2=Tyrone |last2=Settlemier |date=July 9, 2017 |url=http://www.78discography.com/vic21500.html|website=The Online Discographical Project|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
-*[[Benny Goodman]] (recorded December 12, 1938 for Victor Records, catalog No. 26125).<ref>{{cite web|title=The Online Discographical Project|url=http://www.78discography.com/vic26000.html|website=78discography.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[Frankie Trumbauer]] (recorded April 17, 1929 for Okeh Records, catalog No. 41231).<ref>{{cite web|title=Okeh 78rpm numerical listing discography: 41000 - 41499 |first1=Steve |last1=Abrams |first2=Tyrone |last2=Settlemier |date=April 3, 2016  |url=http://www.78discography.com/OK41000.html|website=The Online Discographical Project|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+*[[Benny Goodman]] (recorded December 12, 1938 for Victor Records, catalog No. 26125).<ref>{{cite web|title=Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 26000 - 26500 |first1=Steve |last1=Abrams |first2=Tyrone |last2=Settlemier |date=June 15, 2014 |url=http://www.78discography.com/vic26000.html|website=The Online Discographical Project|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
-*[[Dean Martin]] also recorded the song and his version was included in his 1953 album ''[[Dean Martin Sings]]''.<br />
+*[[Dean Martin]] recorded the song and his version was included in his 1953 album ''[[Dean Martin Sings]]''.
 *[[Pierre Lalonde]]'s cover of "Louise" hit No. 1 on the [[Québec]] charts in 1964.
-==Film appearances==
+==Film and television appearances==
-*1929 [[Innocents of Paris]] - sung by Maurice Chevalier
+*1929 ''[[Innocents of Paris]]'' – sung by Maurice Chevalier
+*1944 ''[[You Can't Ration Love]]'' – sung by [[Betty Jane Rhodes|Betty Rhodes]] and [[Johnnie Johnston]]
-*1945 [[The Lost Weekend (film)|The Lost Weekend]] - played on piano and sung by [[Harry Barris]] at Harry and Joe's.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internet Movie Database|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
+*1945 ''[[The Lost Weekend (film)|The Lost Weekend]]'' – played on piano and sung by [[Harry Barris]] at Harry and Joe's.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lost Weekend (1945) - Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/soundtrack |website=IMDb |accessdate=August 29, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801131834/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/soundtrack |archive-date= Aug 1, 2022 }}</ref>
-*1951 [[The Stooge]]
-*1963 [[A New Kind of Love]]
+*1951 ''[[The Stooge]]''
+*1953 [[Desi Arnaz]], [[Lucille Ball]], [[William Frawley]], and [[Vivian Vance]] each sang a portion of the song, in a manner imitating Chevalier, on the ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' episode, "The French Revue".<ref>"The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', (1953)</ref>
-*1974 [[Harry and Tonto]] - sung by [[Art Carney]].
+*1954 ''[[The Country Girl (1954 film)|The Country Girl]]''
+*1963 ''[[A New Kind of Love]]''
-==In popular culture==
-[[Desi Arnaz]], [[Lucille Ball]], [[William Frawley]], and [[Vivian Vance]] each sang a portion of the song, in a manner imitating Chevalier, on the 1953 ''[[I Love Lucy]]'' episode, "The French Revue".<ref>"The French Revue", Season 3, Episode 7, ''[[I Love Lucy]]'', (1953)</ref> <br>
+*1973 [[Robert Reed]] sang a portion of the song on an episode of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', "A Room at the Top".<ref>"A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', (1973)</ref>
+*1974 ''[[Harry and Tonto]]'' – sung by [[Art Carney]].
-[[Robert Reed]] sang a portion of the song on the 1973 episode of ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', "A Room at the Top".<ref>"A Room at the Top", Season 4, Episode 23, ''[[The Brady Bunch]]'', (1973)</ref>
+*1975 [[Demond Wilson]] and [[Whitman Mayo]] sang a portion of the song on an episode of ''[[Sanford and Son]]'', "The Older Woman"."<ref>"The Older Woman", Season 4, Episode 22, ''[[Sanford and Son]]'', (1975)</ref>
+*1988 ''[['Allo 'Allo!]]''- sung by [[Arthur Bostrom]].
+*1990 ''[[The Simpsons]]'' - a portion sung by [[Bart Simpson]] in ''[[The Crepes of Wrath]]''.
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+==External links==
+*[https://cinema.forumactif.org/h4-song-louise-through-ages Fan Page: "Louise through ages" & forum]
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+{{Maurice Chevalier}}
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+[[Category:Okeh Records singles]]
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v t e Bing Crosby singles
Discography
1920s	"My Blue Heaven" (with Paul Whiteman) "Ol' Man River" (with Paul Whiteman) "Mississippi Mud" (with Paul Whiteman) "Silent Night, Holy Night" (with Paul Whiteman) "Makin' Whoopee" (with Paul Whiteman) "Let's Do It" (with Dorsey Brothers) "Louise"
1930s	"Three Little Words" (with Duke Ellington) "I Surrender Dear" (with Gus Arnheim) "Just a Gigolo" "At Your Command" "Stardust" "Goodnight, Sweetheart" "Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)" (Bing's Theme Song) "Waltzing in a Dream" "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" "I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You" "Temptation" "Did You Ever See a Dream Walking?" "June in January" "Love Is Just Around the Corner" "I Wished on the Moon" "It Ain't Necessarily So" "I Can't Escape from You" "Pennies from Heaven" "Silent Night" "Adeste Fideles" "Sweet Leilani" "Blue Hawaii" "Never in a Million Years" "Sail Along, Silv'ry Moon" "My Reverie" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "God Bless America" "Ciribiribin (They're So in Love)" (with Andrews Sisters)
1940s	"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" "Only Forever" "It's Always You" "New San Antonio Rose" (with Bob Crosby) "Dolores" "Deep in the Heart of Texas" (with Woody Herman) "Easter Parade" "White Christmas" "Moonlight Becomes You" "Sunday, Monday, or Always" "People Will Say We're in Love" (with Trudy Erwin) "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'" (with Trudy Erwin) "Pistol Packin' Mama" (with Andrews Sisters) "I'll Be Home for Christmas" "Jingle Bells" (with Andrews Sisters) "Poinciana" "I Love You" "I'll Be Seeing You" "Swinging on a Star" "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" (with Andrews Sisters) "Hot Time in the Town of Berlin" (with Andrews Sisters) "Too-Ra-Loo-Ra-Loo-Ral (That's an Irish Lullaby)" "Amor" "Long Ago (and Far Away)" "Don't Fence Me In" (with Andrews Sisters) "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (with Andrews Sisters) "You Belong to My Heart" "Along the Navajo Trail (with Andrews Sisters) "On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe" "If I Loved You" "It's Been a Long, Long Time" (with Les Paul Trio) "I Can't Begin to Tell You" "Symphony" "The Bells of St. Mary's" "McNamara's Band" "Sioux City Sue" "South America, Take It Away" "(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66" (with Andrews Sisters) "Night and Day" "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" (with Andrews Sisters) "Galway Bay "Ballerina" "Now Is the Hour" "But Beautiful" "Far Away Places" "Careless Hands" "Riders in the Sky" "Some Enchanted Evening" "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" "Mule Train"
1950s	"Quicksilver" (with Andrews Sisters) "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" (with Andrews Sisters) "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" "Play a Simple Melody" (with Gary Crosby) "Sam's Song " (with Gary Crosby) "La Vie en rose" "All My Love" "Beyond the Reef" "Harbor Lights" "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" "A Marshmallow World" "Sparrow in the Treetop" (with Andrews Sisters) "Gone Fishin'" (with Louis Armstrong) "In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening" (with Jane Wyman) "The Isle of Innisfree" "Zing a Little Zong" (with Jane Wyman) "Silver Bells" (with Carol Richards) "Down by the Riverside" (with Gary Crosby) "Young at Heart" "Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep" "Stranger in Paradise" "In a Little Spanish Town" (with Buddy Cole Trio) "True Love" (with Grace Kelly) "Now You Has Jazz" (with Louis Armstrong) "Well, Did You Evah!" (with Frank Sinatra)
1970s	"That's What Life Is All About"
1980s	"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy" (with David Bowie)

v t e Maurice Chevalier
Songs	"Valentine" "Louise" "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight" "Isn't It Romantic?" "Mimi" "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" "Just One of Those Things" "I Love Paris"
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