You’re The One

 

 

Fred Godfrey, Fred J. Barnes & Billy Williams, 1911; Andrews & Bayly (1982) credit only Williams & Barnes, but the title is in a Godfrey letter assigning rights to Billy Williams dated 20 July 1911.

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Columbia-Rena 1655-ACinch 5112-A

Recordings

Billy Williams recorded at least eight versions of this song: 11 March 1911 for Zonophone, ca. April 1911 for Columbia-Rena, ca. April 1911 for Edison Amberol, ca. April 1911 for Homophon, ca. April 1911 for Pathé, 2 August 1911 for Favorite, ca. October 1911 for Jumbo, and ca. December 1911 for Beka Grand. Reissues appeared on several other labels.1

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Note

1  For comprehensive discographies of recordings by Billy Williams, see Brian Rust,
     British Music Hall on Record (Harrow, UK: Gramophone, 1979); and Frank
     Andrews and Ernie Bayly, Billy Williams’ Records: A Study in Discography
     (Bournemouth, UK: Talking Machine Review, 1982). For a collection of recordings of
     all the Billy Williams songs, see J.P. Myerscough, Billy Williams: All the Songs
     [8-CD set and accompanying notes] (Lowestoft, UK: Music Hall Masters, 2001).