Victor matrix D8VB-4086. I wish I had a girl like you, mother / Eddy Arnold
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I wish I had a girl like you, mother (Primary title) | Disc label (BHC verso) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Steve Nelson (songwriter) | |
| Eddy Arnold (songwriter) | |
| Ed Nelson (songwriter) | Listed as Ed Nelson Jr. on disc label. |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Eddy Arnold (vocalist) | Also credited as "The Tennessee Plowboy" on disc label. |
| Eddy Arnold (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Charles R. Grean (instrumentalist : string bass) | |
| Jack Pleis (instrumentalist : piano) | |
| Loren Otis "Jack" Shook (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Harold Ray Bradley (instrumentalist : guitar) | |
| Buck Lambert (instrumentalist : violin) | |
| Roy Wiggins (instrumentalist : steel guitar) | |
| Stephen H. Sholes (session supervisor) |
- Description: String band, with male vocal solo and piano
- Instrumentation: Violin, 3 guitars, piano, steel guitar, and string bass
- Category: Vocal
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Source(s): Victor blue history card; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/20/1948 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | Victor 21-0010 | |
| 12/20/1948 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1 | Master | RCA Victor 48-0175 | |
| 12/20/1948 New York, New York. Studio 1 | 1A | Unknown |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix D8VB-4086. I wish I had a girl like you, mother / Eddy Arnold," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012449/D8VB-4086-I_wish_I_had_a_girl_like_you_mother.
Victor matrix D8VB-4086. I wish I had a girl like you, mother / Eddy Arnold. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/300012449/D8VB-4086-I_wish_I_had_a_girl_like_you_mother.
"Victor matrix D8VB-4086. I wish I had a girl like you, mother / Eddy Arnold." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.
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