Harry Ruby - Hit Songs By Kalmar and Ruby

Hit Songs By Kalmar and Ruby

  • "My Honey's Lovin' Arms": Later recorded by Barbra Streisand on her album The Barbra Streisand Album.
  • "Who's Sorry Now?" (1923): Kalmar and Ruby's first big hit.
  • "Rebecca Came Back From Mecca" (1921)
  • "I Wanna Be Loved by You" (1928): a hit for Helen Kane, known as the "Boop-boop-a-doop girl."
  • "Everyone Says I Love You" (1932)
  • "I Love You So Much" (1928)
  • "Three Little Words" (1930): Their biggest hit.
  • "Nevertheless" (1931): A hit for both Bing Crosby and Rudy Vallee, later done by The Mills Brothers and Frank Sinatra.
  • "What A Perfect Combination" (1932): lyrics by Kalmar and Irving Caesar, music by Ruby and Harry Akst, written for the Broadway show The Kid, which starred Eddie Cantor.
  • "A Kiss to Build a Dream on" (1935): His last hit.
  • "Thinking of You" (1927): Had hit recordings in 1950 by Eddie Fisher and Don Cherry.

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