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Released on Mosaic Records, also Look for the Silver Lining (Chet Baker Quartet), Portrait of Jennie and Oriental Shuffle (Quintette du Hot Club de France)
Part of The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio, also Portrait of Jennie, You Stepped Out of a Dream and Funny (Not Much)
Recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios, also (Everyone Has Someone) But All I’ve Got Is Me, Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) and Naughty Angeline
Written by Seger Ellis, also You’re All I Want for Christmas (Bing Crosby), Little Jack Frost Get Lost (Bing Crosby) and You Don’t Have To Be a Santa Claus (The Mills Brothers)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Seger Ellis first appears on fono in 1949, 42 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- Seger Ellis
- Performed by
- Johnny Miller, Nat King Cole and Oscar Moore
- Recorded at
- RKO-Pathé Studios
- Released on
- Mosaic Records
- Written by
- Seger Ellis
- Performed by
- Johnny Miller, Nat King Cole and Oscar Moore
- Recorded at
- RKO-Pathé Studios
- Released on
- Mosaic Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Seger Ellis
Same label: Mosaic Records
Same release: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Same studio: RKO-Pathé Studios
Same writer: Seger Ellis
Same release: The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Same studio: RKO-Pathé Studios
Same writer: Seger Ellis
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Johnny Miller
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Johnny Miller
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2MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Nat King Cole
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Nat King Cole
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3MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Oscar Moore
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was performed by Oscar Moore
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4MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was written by Seger Ellis
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was written by Seger Ellis
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5MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
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6MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios
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7MusicBrainz Mosaic Records is the label of the song You Be You (But Let Me Be Me)
Mosaic Records is the label of the song You Be You (But Let Me Be Me)
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8MusicBrainz You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was released on 1991
You Be You (But Let Me Be Me) was released on 1991
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