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Spring Made a Fool of Me (Sam H. Stept) — copyright dates: 7 February 1949 (unpublished), 24 February 1949 (published)
Among the many popular songs written or co-written by Sam H. Stept are “Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone” (1930), “All My Life” (1936), and “Comes Love” (1939). Recordings of “Spring Made a Fool of Me” released in 1950 include those by Eddy Duchin and his Orchestra (v. Tommy Mercer); Bill Farrell with Orchestra conducted by Russ Case; Tony Martin with Orchestra conducted by Henri René; Buddy Williams and his Golden Echo Music (instrumental); and Nancy Evans.
The Eddy Duchin 15 January 1950 recording of “Spring Made a Fool of Me” may have been the first, and the release date of the Duchin single, 21 February 1950, is the earliest release date that I’ve found. In its page on the Bill Farrell single, 45Worlds.com includes the note “Probably recorded late 1949 to early 1950,” but it wasn’t released until March 1950. The Nancy Evans recording of 6 February 1950 may be the second earliest recording of the song. I’ve yet to find audio files of the Duchin and Evans recordings.
Bill Farrell with Orchestra conducted by Russ Case — issued in March 1950 on the 78 rpm single MGM Records 10652, as the B-side of “God’s Country”
audio file (VBR MP3, 4.8 MB), from the page Spring Made a Fool of Me at archive.org:
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Tony Martin with Orchestra conducted by Henri René — issued in 1950 on the 78 rpm single RCA Victor 20-3756 (and the promotional 78 rpm single RCA Victor DJ-954), and issued on 17 April 1950 on the 45 rpm single RCA Victor 47-3756, as the B-side of “The Thrill is Gone” in each case — Each side of both the 78 rpm and 45 rpm versions of this single is credited, incorrectly it appears, to Freddy Martin and his Orchestra in some discographies.
audio file, VBR MP3 (5.5 MB), from the page Spring Made a Fool of Me at archive.org:
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Buddy Williams and his Golden Echo Music — issued in June 1950 on the 78 rpm single Rainbow Records 40088, b/w “On the Mall,” and on the the 45 rpm single Rainbow Records 45-40088, as the B-side of “On the Mall”
audio file, VBR MP3 (4.3 MB), from the page SPRING MADE A FOOL OF ME at archive.org:
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