This article is about the song written by Ivory "Deek" Watson and William "Pat" Best. For the similarly titled song by Abner Silver, seeFor Sentimental Reasons (1936 song).
"(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons" is apopular song written by Ivory "Deek" Watson, founding member ofthe Ink Spots and ofthe Brown Dots, and William "Pat" Best, founding member ofthe Four Tunes.
The credits and Duchess Music list Watson as a co-writer. Best later claimed that Watson had nothing to do with the creation of the song,[1] but Watson maintained in his late-1960s autobiography[2] that he and Best wrote the song together, lyrics and music respectively. Best was a member of Watson's group,the Brown Dots. The composition was published in print in 1945 by Duchess Music Corp[citation needed]. Also in 1945, the song was recorded and released by Watson's quartet with Joe King as lead vocalist on theManor Records label (catalog No. 1041A).[3]
The biggest-selling version byThe King Cole Trio was released byCapitol Records as catalog number 304. It first reached theBillboard Best Seller chart on November 22, 1946 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.[4]
The recording byEddy Howard was released byMajestic Records as catalog number 1071A. It first reached theBillboard Best Seller chart on January 10, 1947, and lasted five weeks on the chart, peaking at number six.[4]
The recording byDinah Shore was released byColumbia Records as catalog number 37188. It first reached theBillboard Best Seller chart on January 10, 1947, and lasted four weeks on the chart, peaking at number six.[4]
The recording byCharlie Spivak (vocal by Jimmy Saunders) was released byRCA Victor as catalog number 20-1981. It first reached theBillboard Best Seller chart on January 10, 1947, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at number seven.[4]
