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Diane (I'm in Heaven When I See You Smile)
Written by: Erno Rapee, Lew Pollack
Comments: Written as a theme song for the 1927 classic silent movie '7th Heaven' starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell premiered 6 May 1927 in Los Angeles, California.


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Lyrics:
Smile for me, my Diane.

I'm in heaven when I see you smile;
Smile for me, my Diane.
And though ev'rything's dark all the while
I can see you, Diane.

You have lighted the road leading home;
Oh, pray for me when you can.
But no matter wherever I roam,
Smile for me, my Diane.

Singers:
1. James Melton May 6, 1927 (performance date) 2. The Troubadours December 1927 3. Billy May and His Orchestra 1952 4. Ray Charles 1961 5. The Miles Davis Quintet 1961 6. Joe Harnell 1963 7. The Bachelors (billboard hot 100) January 1964 8. Sergio Franchi 1964 9. R. Crumb and His Cheap Suit Serenaders 1976 10. Donald Brown 2002

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