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==Other recordings==
==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 />
*[[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>
*[[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>
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==Film and television 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]]<gallery showfilename="yes" mode="packed-hover" caption="[[File:Louise_Sheet_Music_1944.jpg|thumb|1944 &amp;#x22;Louise&amp;#x22; Famous Music Corp. Sheet Music]]Sheet Music Cover">
*1944 [[You Can't Ration Love]] - sung by [[Betty Jane Rhodes|Betty Rhodes]] and [[Johnnie Johnston]]
</gallery>
*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=https://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=Internet Movie Database|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037884/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd|website=imdb.com|accessdate=August 29, 2017}}</ref>
*1951 ''[[The Stooge]]''
*1951 ''[[The Stooge]]''

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"Louise"
Single by Maurice Chevalier
B-side"On Top of the World, Alone"[1]
Released1929
LabelHis Master's Voice[1]
Songwriter(s)Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting

"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.[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 - RCA VICTOR-25-0093-A.[5]

Other recordings

1944 "Louise" Famous Music Corp. Sheet Music

Film and television appearances

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".[11]
Robert Reed sang a portion of the song on the 1973 episode of The Brady Bunch, "A Room at the Top".[12]

References

  1. ^ a b c "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)
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  6. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  7. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "The Online Discographical Project". 78discography.com. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  10. ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. 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)
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