Don't Take Your Love from Me

"Don't Take Your Love from Me" is a popular song written by Henry Nemo and published in 1941.^[1] Mildred Bailey first recorded this song in 1940 before publication.^[2] It was introduced that year by singer Joan Brooks.^[3]

"Don't Take Your Love from Me"
Song
Published	1941
Songwriter(s)	Henry Nemo

Recorded versions

• Mildred Bailey - recorded January 25, 1940 for Columbia Records (catalog. No. 35921).^[4][5]
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra, vocal by Lena Horne - recorded June 26, 1941 for Victor Records (catalog No. 27509).^[6]
• Harry James and His Orchestra (vocal chorus by Lynn Richards) - recorded August 4, 1941 for Columbia Records (catalog No. 36339).^[7]
• Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra (vocal by Eugenie Baird) (1944) - this charted briefly.^[8]
• Johnnie Ray - for his album Johnnie Ray (1952)
• The Three Suns (1953) - this reached No. 21 in the Billboard charts.^[9]
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1954^[10] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[11]
• The Four Aces with the Jack Pleis Orchestra - for the album Mood for Love (1955).^[12]
• Doris Day - included in her album Day by Day (1956).
• Joni James (1956 on her album In the Still of the Night)^[13]
• Julie London (1956, on her album Lonely Girl)
• Keely Smith - for her album I Wish You Love (1957).^[14]
• Rhonda Fleming (1957)
• Patti Page - for her album I've Heard That Song Before (1958).
• Faron Young (1959)
• Eydie Gormé - a single release in 1959.^[15]
• Kay Starr - included in her album Losers, Weepers (1960).^[16]
• Ike Quebec on his album Blue & Sentimental (1961)