| "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" | |
|---|---|
 Sheet music cover (1910) | |
| Song | |
| Language | English |
| Published | 1910 |
| Genre | Popular music |
| Length | 2:33 |
| Label | Columbia |
| Composer(s) | Leo Friedman |
| Lyricist(s) | Beth Slater Whitson |
"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and was a huge hit for the Peerless Quartet in 1911. A recording by Arthur Clough was very popular the same year too.[1] A 1924 recording identifies a Spanish title, "Déjame llamarte mía".
The song's recording was selected by the Library of Congress as a 2015 addition to the National Recording Registry, which selects recordings annually that are "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2] David Sager acknowledged that the song became a standard only after a convoluted history.[3]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Wisconsin, USA: Record Research Inc. p. 539. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ "The National Recording Registry 2015". Library of Congress. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
- ^ Sager, David (2015). ""Let Me Call You Sweetheart"—The Columbia Quartette (The Peerless Quartet) (1911)" (PDF). National Registry.