Prisoner of Love (Russ Columbo song)

"Prisoner of Love" is a 1931 popular song, with music by Russ Columbo and Clarence Gaskill and lyrics by Leo Robin.

Written in 1931, Leo Robin has related how publisher Con Conrad walked into his hotel room with Russ Columbo and asked him to write words within the hour for a tune he had.

Robin, who was on vacation, at first refused, but Conrad explained that he wanted Columbo to demonstrate it to Flo Ziegfeld who needed a song for Helen Morgan in one of his shows.

[7] African-American crooner Billy Eckstine recorded his version with Duke Ellington on piano and Art Blakey on drums, on September 4, 1945.

[8] Perry Como's first recording was made on December 18, 1945 and released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-1814-B.

[16] Brown performed the song live with his vocal group, The Famous Flames, in the concert film T.A.M.I.