The music was written by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst.
The lyrics were written by Gus Kahn.
Popular recordings in 1931 were by Ruth Etting, Wayne King and by Russ Columbo.
The Desmond recording was made on December 6, 1946, and released by RCA Victor (catalog number 20-2109).
An early version was featured on the soundtrack of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film, Amélie: this was a Decca recording made on December 2, 1931 by Al Bowlly, a popular British singer of the 1930s, accompanied by Roy Fox and his Orchestra.