Victor matrix BS-78377. (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes / Gertrude Niesen ; Ray Sinatra

TitleSource
(When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes (Primary title)Disc label (RDI)
Smoke gets in your eyes (Alternate title)Victor catalog
Roberta (Work title)ADP editors
Authors and ComposersNotes
Jerome Kern (composer)
Otto Harbach (lyricist)
Composer information source: Disc label; U.S. Copyright Office files.
PersonnelNotes
Gertrude Niesen (vocalist)
Ray Sinatra (director)
Eli E. Oberstein (session supervisor)
Additional Information
  • Description: Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band
  • Instrumentation: 3 violins, bass, 2 saxophones, trumpet, guitar, piano, and traps
  • Category: Vocal
  • Language: English
  • Master Size: 10-in.
  • Title Note: Victor ledgers list the work title as Gowns by Roberta, the original title of the Broadway musical.
Notes
Victor ledgers: "Mr. Oberstein, present."
Source(s): Rigler-Deutsch Index; Victor blue history card; trade catalog; Victor ledgers.
Take Date and PlaceTakeStatusLabel Name/NumberFormatNote
11/1/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master Victor 24454 10-in.
11/1/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 1 Master X LVA-1004 LP Take number not confirmed.
11/1/1933 New York, New York. Studio 1 2 Not processed

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Victor matrix BS-78377. (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes / Gertrude Niesen ; Ray Sinatra," accessed January 3, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043139/BS-78377-When_your_hearts_on_fire_Smoke_gets_in_your_eyes.

Victor matrix BS-78377. (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes / Gertrude Niesen ; Ray Sinatra. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 3, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800043139/BS-78377-When_your_hearts_on_fire_Smoke_gets_in_your_eyes.

"Victor matrix BS-78377. (When your heart's on fire) Smoke gets in your eyes / Gertrude Niesen ; Ray Sinatra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 3 January 2026.

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