Seems Like Old Times (song)

"Seems Like Old Times" is a popular song, with music and lyrics by Carmen Lombardo and John Jacob Loeb.[1] The tune was derived from a 1939 song, "It Seems Like Old Times" with music and lyrics by Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias, recorded by Freddy Martin, Ruby Newman and others.

It was originally recorded by Guy Lombardo's orchestra (vocal by Don Rodney) on November 15, 1945 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 18737.[2] Hit versions in 1946 were by Lombardo (No. 7 in the charts), Vaughn Monroe (also No. 7) and Kate Smith (No. 12). [3]

The recording by Joe Loss and His Orchestra with vocal by Sam Browne was made in London on April 17, 1946. It was released by EMI on the HMV Records label as catalog number BD 5931.[4]

Many other artists have recorded the song[5] including Ella Fitzgerald for her 1968 Columbia album 30 by Ella and Rosemary Clooney for her album At Long Last (1998), and Sarah Blasko for her album Cinema Songs.

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  3. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 576. ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
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