Victor matrix BRC-69786. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys
| Title | Source |
|---|---|
| I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) (Primary title) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Fox trot (Title descriptor) | Disc label (RDI) |
| Authors and Composers | Notes |
| Hezekiah Jenkins (composer) | |
| Clarence Williams (lyricist) | |
| Composer information source: Disc label. | |
| Personnel | Notes |
| Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys (Musical group) | |
| Blanche Calloway (leader) | |
| Blanche Calloway (vocalist) | |
| Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor) | |
- Description: Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo
- Instrumentation: 3 saxophones, 3 cornets, 2 trombones, tuba, guitar, piano, and traps
- Category: Instrumental with vocal refrain
- Language: English
- Master Size: 10-in.
| Notes |
|---|
| Victor ledgers: "Hot dance"; "Mr. Oberstein, present." |
| Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers. |
| Take Date and Place | Take | Status | Label Name/Number | Note | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/18/1931 Camden, New Jersey. Church Bldg. Studio 2 | 1 | Master | Victor 22866 | |||
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Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BRC-69786. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys," accessed December 12, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036238/BRC-69786-I_got_what_it_takes_But_it_breaks_my_heart_to_give_it_away.
Victor matrix BRC-69786. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 12, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800036238/BRC-69786-I_got_what_it_takes_But_it_breaks_my_heart_to_give_it_away.
"Victor matrix BRC-69786. I got what it takes (But it breaks my heart to give it away) / Blanche Calloway and her Joy Boys." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 12 December 2025.
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