An obscure but pleasant song, this was written by Casey Morgan (co-wrote "Blues My Naughty Sweetie Gives to Me"), Arthur Swanstrom (co-wrote many songs including Mae West's signature piece "Come Up and See Me Sometime") along with Eugene Ford (known only for this
song) in late 1927. It was a big enough hit for Edison to record the song twice - this was the first version, recorded electrically at Edison Labs on December 1st of that year (the second version was recorded by "the Rollickers" in January of '28). Al's band was
the house orchestra for Yoeng's Chinese-American restaurant on Broadway in New York. Their musicianship is competent enough on this side, and though they don't get a chance to show off there are some nice acrobatics in the saxophone section before the vocal. Ernest
Hare, half of the "Happiness Boys", hardly sounds like the same fellow that sang with Billy Jones - his vocal has a soothing quality to it that one does not often hear, and it is a highlight of the record. The disc itself was in very nice shape, needing only a few
clicks and pops removed along with the usual disc rumble.
