Love Is the Sweetest Thing

Notable recordings

• Ray Noble and His New Mayfair Orchestra - vocal by Al Bowlly.
• Jack Hylton and His Orchestra - vocal by J. Pat O'Malley.
• Jack Payne and His Orchestra - vocal by Jack Payne. Recorded for inclusion in the British musical drama film Say It with Music.
• Hal Kemp and His Orchestra – vocal by Skinnay Ennis. This was also popular in 1933.
• Perry Como - recorded circa mid-February, 1945 from a "Chesterfield Supper Club" radio broadcast and issued as a V-Disc Record Number A-444-B.
• Mel Tormé.
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra.
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings issued by Mosaic Records in 2009.
• Mario Lanza – recorded for his Coca-Cola Radio Show in 1952 and included in the album The Touch of Your Hand.
• Gogi Grant – included in her album Suddenly There's Gogi Grant.
• Ferlin Husky – included in his album Sittin' on a Rainbow.
• Frankie Vaughan – a single release in 1959.
• Dinah Washington – for her album Dinah Washington – In Love.
• Mary Hopkin – included in her album Postcard.
• Peter Skellern – for the album Skellern.

  Film appearances

• 1932 Say It with Music - performed by Jack Payne.
• 1945 Confidential Agent – performed by Lynn Baggett at the road house.
• 1956 Reach for the Sky
• 1959 The Lady Is a Square – sung by Frankie Vaughan.
• 1959 The Captain's Table
• 1970 Country Dance – sung by Al Bowlly.
• 1980 Rising Damp
• 1990 Come See the Paradise – performed by Mark Earley
• 2004 Spider-Man 2 – performed by Peter Cincotti and The Peter Cincotti Trio

  Lyrics extracts