The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney. The song was published in 1944.

The recording by Johnny Mercer and Jo Stafford was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 183. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 22, 1945 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2.

The recording by Dinah Shore was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1632. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 5, 1945 at #10, its only week on the chart.

Big Maybelle was inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, for her 1953 rendition of this song.

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