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Popular versions that year were by <a href="/wiki/Eddy_Duchin" title="Eddy Duchin">Eddy Duchin</a> and by <a href="/wiki/Glen_Gray" title="Glen Gray">Glen Gray</a> & The Casa Loma Orchestra (vocal by <a href="/wiki/Kenny_Sargent" title="Kenny Sargent">Kenny Sargent</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Other_notable_recordings">Other notable recordings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Never_Had_a_Chance&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Other notable recordings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Noble" title="Ray Noble">Ray Noble</a> (vocal by Al Bowlly),<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1934) "The Great British Dance Bands Play the Music of Irving Berlin 1931-39", <a href="/wiki/World_Record_Club" title="World Record Club">World Record Club</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Frank Parrish & <a href="/wiki/The_Charlie_Davis_Orchestra" title="The Charlie Davis Orchestra">The Charlie Davis Orchestra</a> (1934) <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lew_Stone" title="Lew Stone">Lew Stone</a> (vocal by <a href="/wiki/Al_Bowlly" title="Al Bowlly">Al Bowlly</a>),<sup id="cite_ref-auto_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1934) "The Songs of Irving Berlin", <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_Records" title="Sanctuary Records">Sanctuary Records</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Cole_Trio" class="mw-redirect" title="King Cole Trio">King Cole Trio</a> - recorded August 6, 1947 for Capitol Records (vocal by <a href="/wiki/Nat_King_Cole" title="Nat King Cole">Nat King Cole</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dean_Martin" title="Dean Martin">Dean Martin</a> - recorded the song on November 26, 1956, for Capitol Records<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and it was issued as no. F3718 in May 1957.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ella_Fitzgerald" title="Ella Fitzgerald">Ella Fitzgerald</a> - for her album <i><a href="/wiki/Like_Someone_in_Love_(Ella_Fitzgerald_album)" title="Like Someone in Love (Ella Fitzgerald album)">Like Someone in Love</a></i> (1957)<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anita_O%27Day" title="Anita O'Day">Anita O'Day</a> - included in her album <i><a href="/wiki/Pick_Yourself_Up_with_Anita_O%27Day" title="Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day">Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day</a></i> (1957)<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Lee" title="Peggy Lee">Peggy Lee</a> - for her album <i><a href="/wiki/Mink_Jazz" title="Mink Jazz">Mink Jazz</a></i> (1963)<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Toussaint" title="Allen Toussaint">Allen Toussaint</a>, "Irving Berlin's 20 Greatest Themes" (1989), Laser <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greta_Keller" title="Greta Keller">Greta Keller</a>, "The Memory Lingers On - The Songs of Irving Berlin"<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=I_Never_Had_a_Chance&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFWhitburn1986" class="citation book cs1">Whitburn, Joel (1986). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/joelwpopmemories00whit"><i>Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954</i></a></span>. 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Listen!</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_The_Army_(musical)" title="This Is The Army (musical)">This Is The Army</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Hat_(musical)" title="Top Hat (musical)">Top Hat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Watch_Your_Step_(musical)" title="Watch Your Step (musical)">Watch Your Step</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(musical)" title="White Christmas (musical)">White Christmas</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wise_Guy_(musical)" title="Wise Guy (musical)">Wise Guy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Yip_Yip_Yaphank" title="Yip Yip Yaphank">Yip Yip Yaphank</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ziegfeld_Follies" title="Ziegfeld Follies">Ziegfeld Follies</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Alexander%27s_Ragtime_Band_(film)" title="Alexander's Ragtime Band (film)">Alexander's Ragtime Band</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Annie_Get_Your_Gun_(film)" title="Annie Get Your Gun (film)">Annie Get Your Gun</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blue_Skies_(1946_film)" title="Blue Skies (1946 film)">Blue Skies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Call_Me_Madam_(film)" title="Call Me Madam (film)">Call Me Madam</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Carefree_(film)" title="Carefree (film)">Carefree</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cocoanuts" title="The Cocoanuts">The Cocoanuts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Easter_Parade_(film)" title="Easter Parade (film)">Easter Parade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Fleet" title="Follow the Fleet">Follow the Fleet</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hallelujah_(film)" title="Hallelujah (film)">Hallelujah</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holiday_Inn_(film)" title="Holiday Inn (film)">Holiday Inn</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Avenue" title="On the Avenue">On the Avenue</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Second_Fiddle_(1939_film)" title="Second Fiddle (1939 film)">Second Fiddle</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Business_Like_Show_Business_(film)" title="There's No Business Like Show Business (film)">There's No Business Like Show Business</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_the_Army" title="This Is the Army">This Is the Army</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Top_Hat" title="Top Hat">Top Hat</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(film)" title="White Christmas (film)">White Christmas</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Alexander%27s_Ragtime_Band" title="Alexander's Ragtime Band">Alexander's Ragtime Band</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/At_the_Devil%27s_Ball" title="At the Devil's Ball">At the Devil's Ball</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Daddy,_Come_Home" title="Daddy, Come Home">Daddy, Come Home</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Follow_the_Crowd_(song)" title="Follow the Crowd (song)">Follow the Crowd</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/For_Your_Country_and_My_Country" title="For Your Country and My Country">For Your Country and My Country</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America" title="God Bless America">God Bless America</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Goodbye,_France" title="Goodbye, France">Goodbye, France</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Want_to_Go_Back_to_Michigan" title="I Want to Go Back to Michigan">I Want to Go Back to Michigan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Gonna_Pin_My_Medal_on_the_Girl_I_Left_Behind" title="I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind">I'm Gonna Pin My Medal on the Girl I Left Behind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_My_Captain_Working_for_Me_Now" title="I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now">I've Got My Captain Working for Me Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_All_Be_Americans_Now" title="Let's All Be Americans Now">Let's All Be Americans Now</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Mandy_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Mandy (Irving Berlin song)">Mandy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Near_Future" title="The Near Future">The Near Future</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Oh!_How_I_Hate_to_Get_Up_in_the_Morning" title="Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning">Oh! How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Play_a_Simple_Melody" title="Play a Simple Melody">Play a Simple Melody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Pretty_Girl_Is_Like_a_Melody" title="A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody">A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bound" title="San Francisco Bound">San Francisco Bound</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Someone_Else_May_Be_There_While_I%27m_Gone" title="Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone">Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Stay_Down_Here_Where_You_Belong" title="Stay Down Here Where You Belong">Stay Down Here Where You Belong</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_International_Rag" title="That International Rag">That International Rag</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/That_Mysterious_Rag" title="That Mysterious Rag">That Mysterious Rag</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Were_All_Out_of_Step_But_Jim" title="They Were All Out of Step But Jim">They Were All Out of Step But Jim</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/When_I_Lost_You" title="When I Lost You">When I Lost You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27d_Be_Surprised" title="You'd Be Surprised">You'd Be Surprised</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/All_Alone_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All Alone (Irving Berlin song)">All Alone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/All_by_Myself_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All by Myself (Irving Berlin song)">All by Myself</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Always_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Always (Irving Berlin song)">Always</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Blue_Skies_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)">Blue Skies</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_About_Me%3F" title="How About Me?">How About Me?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Love_a_Piano" title="I Love a Piano">I Love a Piano</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lazy_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Lazy (Irving Berlin song)">Lazy</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Puttin%27_On_the_Ritz" title="Puttin' On the Ritz">Puttin' On the Ritz</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Remember_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Remember (Irving Berlin song)">Remember</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_with_Music_(song)" title="Say It with Music (song)">Say It with Music</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Song_Is_Ended_(but_the_Melody_Lingers_On)" title="The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)">The Song Is Ended (but the Melody Lingers On)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27ll_I_Do" title="What'll I Do">What'll I Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/With_You_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="With You (Irving Berlin song)">With You</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Change_Partners" title="Change Partners">Change Partners</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cheek_to_Cheek" title="Cheek to Cheek">Cheek to Cheek</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Easter_Parade_(song)" title="Easter Parade (song)">Easter Parade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Get_Thee_Behind_Me_Satan" title="Get Thee Behind Me Satan">Get Thee Behind Me Satan</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heat_Wave_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Heat Wave (Irving Berlin song)">Heat Wave</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How_Deep_Is_the_Ocean%3F" title="How Deep Is the Ocean?">How Deep Is the Ocean?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/How%27s_Chances%3F" title="How's Chances?">How's Chances?</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">I Never Had a Chance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Used_to_Be_Color_Blind" title="I Used to Be Color Blind">I Used to Be Color Blind</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_Putting_All_My_Eggs_in_One_Basket" title="I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket">I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27ve_Got_My_Love_to_Keep_Me_Warm" title="I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm">I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Isn%27t_This_a_Lovely_Day%3F" title="Isn't This a Lovely Day?">Isn't This a Lovely Day?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Lovely_Day_Tomorrow" title="It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow">It's a Lovely Day Tomorrow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let_Yourself_Go_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Let Yourself Go (Irving Berlin song)">Let Yourself Go</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Face_the_Music_and_Dance" title="Let's Face the Music and Dance">Let's Face the Music and Dance</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Have_Another_Cup_of_Coffee" title="Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee">Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Strings_(I%27m_Fancy_Free)" title="No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)">No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Now_It_Can_Be_Told" title="Now It Can Be Told">Now It Can Be Told</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Reaching_for_the_Moon_(song)" title="Reaching for the Moon (song)">Reaching for the Moon</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Say_It_Isn%27t_So_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Say It Isn't So (Irving Berlin song)">Say It Isn't So</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Slumming_on_Park_Avenue" title="Slumming on Park Avenue">Slumming on Park Avenue</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Supper_Time" title="Supper Time">Supper Time</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/This_Year%27s_Kisses" title="This Year's Kisses">This Year's Kisses</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Top_Hat,_White_Tie_and_Tails" title="Top Hat, White Tie and Tails">Top Hat, White Tie and Tails</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Laughing_at_Me" title="You're Laughing at Me">You're Laughing at Me</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/All_of_My_Life_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="All of My Life (Irving Berlin song)">All of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Any_Bonds_Today%3F" title="Any Bonds Today?">Any Bonds Today?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Anything_You_Can_Do_(I_Can_Do_Better)" title="Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)">Anything You Can Do</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Couple_of_Swells" title="A Couple of Swells">A Couple of Swells</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Doin%27_What_Comes_Natur%27lly" title="Doin' What Comes Natur'lly">Doin' What Comes Natur'lly</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Girl_That_I_Marry" title="The Girl That I Marry">The Girl That I Marry</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Happy_Holiday_(song)" title="Happy Holiday (song)">Happy Holiday</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Heaven_Watch_the_Philippines" title="Heaven Watch the Philippines">Heaven Watch the Philippines</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_Lost_in_His_Arms" title="I Got Lost in His Arms">I Got Lost in His Arms</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Got_the_Sun_in_the_Mornin%27_(and_the_Moon_at_Night)" title="I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)">I Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I%27m_an_Indian_Too" title="I'm an Indian Too">I'm an Indian Too</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Take_an_Old-Fashioned_Walk_(Irving_Berlin_song)" title="Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk (Irving Berlin song)">Let's Take an Old-Fashioned Walk</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moonshine_Lullaby" title="Moonshine Lullaby">Moonshine Lullaby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Defenses_Are_Down" class="mw-redirect" title="My Defenses Are Down">My Defenses Are Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Steppin%27_Out_with_My_Baby" title="Steppin' Out with My Baby">Steppin' Out with My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There%27s_No_Business_Like_Show_Business" title="There's No Business Like Show Business">There's No Business Like Show Business</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/They_Say_It%27s_Wonderful" title="They Say It's Wonderful">They Say It's Wonderful</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/White_Christmas_(song)" title="White Christmas (song)">White Christmas</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Who_Do_You_Love,_I_Hope%3F" title="Who Do You Love, I Hope?">Who Do You Love, I Hope?</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can_Have_Him" title="You Can Have Him">You Can Have Him</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Can%27t_Get_a_Man_with_a_Gun" title="You Can't Get a Man with a Gun">You Can't Get a Man with a Gun</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Keep_Coming_Back_Like_a_Song" title="You Keep Coming Back Like a Song">You Keep Coming Back Like a Song</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Best_Thing_for_You_(Would_Be_Me)" title="The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)">The Best Thing for You (Would Be Me)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Count_Your_Blessings_(Instead_of_Sheep)" title="Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)">Count Your Blessings</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Lovely_Day_Today" title="It's a Lovely Day Today">It's a Lovely Day Today</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sisters_(song)" title="Sisters (song)">Sisters</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You%27re_Just_in_Love" title="You're Just in Love">You're Just in Love</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ellin_Berlin" title="Ellin Berlin">Ellin Berlin</a> (wife)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Ellin_Barrett" title="Mary Ellin Barrett">Mary Ellin 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