Brunswick matrix E20807-E20809. If I’d only believed in you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| If I’d only believed in you (Primary title) | Disc label |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label |
| Si te creyera (Parallel (translated) title) | Disc label |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Harry Akst (composer) | |
| Benny Davis (lyricist) | |
| Kenn Sisson (arranger) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label; ADP. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Ben Bernie (leader) | |
| Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra (Musical group) | |
| Scrappy Lambert (vocalist) | |
| Billy Hillpot (vocalist) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Session indicated as recorded in the PM. |
| Disc label: "For dancing." |
| Documentation of Brunswick 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. |
| Laird: Al Goering's Collegians on Vocalion. |
| Orchestra: 11 men, plus leader. |
| Masters renumbered for Vocalion use as E4151-E4153, Vocalion numbers assigned on December 2, 1926. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20807 | Unknown | ||||
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20808 | Unknown | ||||
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20809 | Master | Brunswick 3394 | |||
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| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20809 | Master | Brunswick (Australia) 3394 | |||
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20809 | Master | Brunswick (U.K.) 3394 | |||
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | E20809 | Master | Brunswick (Germany) A240 | |||
| 11/24/1926 New York, New York. 799 Seventh Avenue, Room no. 3 | unknown | Master | Brunswick 3394 | |||
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Brunswick matrix E20807-E20809. If I’d only believed in you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222661/E20807-E20809-If_Id_only_believed_in_you.
Brunswick matrix E20807-E20809. If I’d only believed in you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000222661/E20807-E20809-If_Id_only_believed_in_you.
"Brunswick matrix E20807-E20809. If I’d only believed in you / Ben Bernie ; Hotel Roosevelt Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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