At Sundown (When Love Is Calling Me Home) Explained

At Sundown (When Love Is Calling Me Home)
Caption:	Sheet Music cover
Language:	English
Published:	1927

"At Sundown (When Love Is Calling Me Home)" is a foxtrot-style song written by Walter Donaldson. The song was published in 1927 by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York City.^[1] This hit song reportedly sold more than two million disks in various versions in the late 1920s. It has been used in several movie musicals including Glorifying the American Girl, This Is the Life, Music for Millions, Margie, The Fabulous Dorseys, Love Me or Leave Me, and The Joker Is Wild.

The sheet music can be found at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library.

Notable recordings

Ruth Etting accompanied by Rube Bloom recorded on June 27, 1927, and released on Columbia 1052-D.
George Olsen & his Orchestra (with vocal by Fran Frey, Bob Borger and Bob Rice) recorded on February 4, 1927, and released on Victor 20476.
Artie Shaw and His Orchestra Live recording from the Old Gold radio show January 29, 1939. Jerry Gray arrangement.^[2]
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, October 1, 1946, RCA Bluebird
Mildred Bailey (1947)^[3]
Gene Autry (1947)
Betty Carter
Bing Crosby – recorded the song for his radio show in 1957 and it was subsequently released on CD.^[4]
Dean Martin – for his album Sittin' on Top of the World (1973).
Rosemary Clooney on her album Dedicated to Nelson (1996)

Book: Tyler, Don . 2007 . Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era . Jefferson, N.C. . McFarland . 978-0-7864-2946-2 . 76961274.

Donaldson . Walter . Walter Donaldson (songwriter) . Breen . May Singhi . May Singhi Breen . 1927 . At Sundown (When Love Is Calling Me Home): Fox-Trot Song . New York . Leo Feist, Inc . 9710628.
Web site: Pawlak . Keith . Inventory of the Artie Shaw Collection, 1910-2005 (bulk 1936-1955) Collection Number: MMS 5 . University of Arizona School of Music . August 17, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150529110219/http://web.cfa.arizona.edu/artieshaw/collection/MMS5Shaw.pdf . 2015-05-29. dead.
Web site: Mildred Bailey – At Sundown / Lover, Come Back To Me . . October 30, 2017.
Web site: A Bing Crosby Discography . BING magazine . International Club Crosby . October 30, 2017.