Brunswick matrix E4098-E4099. If I’d only believed in you / The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| If I’d only believed in you (Primary title) | Laird |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Harry Akst (composer) | |
| Benny Davis (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Laird; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records] (Musical group) | Listing for various jazz/dance bands. |
| Louis Katzman (leader) | |
| Frank Bessinger (vocalist) | |
| Lester O’Keefe (vocalist) | |
| Radio Franks (Vocal group) | |
| Frank Wright (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Orchestra: 9 men, plus leader. |
| Session indicated as recorded in the PM. |
| Documentation of Vocalion Records derives primarily from Ross Laird's "Brunswick Records: A discography of recordings, 1916-1931" (Greenwood Press, 2001). See the ADP Brunswick Records Resources page for more information. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/19/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | E4098 | Master | Vocalion 15482 | |
| 11/19/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 1 | E4099 | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E4098-E4099. If I’d only believed in you / The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222643/E4098-E4099-If_Id_only_believed_in_you.
Brunswick matrix E4098-E4099. If I’d only believed in you / The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222643/E4098-E4099-If_Id_only_believed_in_you.
"Brunswick matrix E4098-E4099. If I’d only believed in you / The Ambassadors [Brunswick Records]." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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