If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)
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"If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight)" is a 1926 jazz and pop standard, composed by James P. Johnson with lyrics by Henry Creamer, that became widely recorded and influential in the early swing era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) canonical | 2 |
| If I Could Be With You | 1 |
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pop standard
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song ⓘ |
| composer | James P. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | early swing era ⓘ |
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
pop ⓘ |
| hasForm | 32-bar song form ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | early swing music ⓘ |
| hasKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasShortTitle | If I Could Be With You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTempo | ballad ⓘ |
| hasTitle | If I Could Be With You (One Hour Tonight) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | popular song ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
American songbook
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jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| isWidelyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme | romantic longing ⓘ |
| lyricist | Henry Creamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Henry Creamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | James P. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Fats Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Armstrong NERFINISHED ⓘ McKinney's Cotton Pickers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1926 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
If I Could Be With You