Irving Kahal (March 5, 1903,Houtzdale, Pennsylvania – February 7, 1942,New York City) was a popular American songlyricist active in the 1920s and 1930s. He is best remembered for his collaborations withcomposerSammy Fain which started in 1926 when Kahal was working invaudevillesketches written byGus Edwards. Their collaboration lasted 16 years, until Kahal's death in 1942.

Among many fine songs, the stand-out was "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" on whichPierre Norman lent a hand, which was sung byMaurice Chevalier in the filmThe Big Pond (1930) effectively becoming hissignature tune, and featured byFrank Sinatra on his magisterialalbumSongs For Swingin' Lovers.

The Fain/Kahal catalogue also includes "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella" (1928) with Francis Wheeler, "Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up That Old Gang of Mine" (1929) withWillie Raskin, "By a Waterfall" (1930), "When I Take My Sugar to Tea" (1931) with Pierre Norman, "I Can Dream, Can't I?" (1938) and "I'll Be Seeing You", which was written in 1938, but became a hit in 1943 especially among the families of servicemen sent overseas.

In 1970, Irving Kahal was inducted into theSongwriters Hall of Fame.

• Irving Kahal's entry in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame
• Irving Kahal atIMDb
• Irving Kahal recordings at theDiscography of American Historical Recordings.

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• Jewish American songwriters
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