If You Were Mine
| PROFILE | |
| Composer | Matty Malneck |
| Lyricist | Johnny Mercer |
| Year Written | 1935 |
| About If You Were Mine | |
| “If You Were Mine” was written for the 1935 musical film To Beat The Band. Billie Holiday recorded this song in 1936 with Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra. | |
Lyrics
If you were mine,
I could be a ruler of kings
And if you were mine,
I could do such wonderful things,
I’d say to a star, “stop where you are,
Light up my lover’s way.”
And every star above you would obey
And if you were mine
I would live for your love alone
To kneel at your shrine
I would give up all that I own
Yes, even my heart, even my life
I’d trade it all for you
And think I was lucky, too
If you were mine.
Session / Album Information
1962
“If You Were Mine” was recorded on October 19, 1962 and released in 1963 on the album I Wanna Be Around. It was arranged by Marty Manning.
This recording released on:
- 1963: Columbia LP 12″: P 13575 — I Wanna Be Around
- 1963: Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 2000 — I Wanna Be Around
- 1963: CBS LP 12″: SBPG 62149 — I Wanna Be Around (UK)
- 1963: Columbia LP 12″: CS 8800 — I Wanna Be Around
- 1995: Columbia CD: CK 66504 — I Wanna Be Around
- 2006: RPM/Columbia/Legacy CD: 82876 87234 — I Wanna Be Around
- 2011: Disc #26 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK25) I Wanna Be Around