Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)

"Quiéreme Mucho"
Song by Tito Schipa
LanguageSpanish
English titleLove Me Deeply
Written1911
Published1921
Released1923
RecordedMarch 12, 1923 (1923-03-12)
GenreCriolla-bolero
LabelVictrola 929
Composer(s)Gonzalo Roig
Lyricist(s)Ramón Gollury, Agustín Rodríguez
"Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)"
Song by Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
LanguageEnglish
Published1931
ReleasedMarch 1941 (1941-03)
RecordedFebruary 3, 1941 (1941-02-03)
GenreFoxtrot
LabelDecca 3657
Composer(s)Gonzalo Roig
Lyricist(s)Albert Gamse, Jack Sherr
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra singles chronology
"Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"
(1941)
"Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)"
(1941)
"Maria Elena / Green Eyes"
(1941)

"Quiéreme mucho" is a criolla-bolero composed in 1911 by Gonzalo Roig with lyrics by Ramón Gollury and Agustín Rodríguez. The song was inspired by Roig's wife, Blanca Becerra, and premiered in Havana in 1911 without much success. In 1917, it was included in the sainete El servicio militar obligatorio and performed by Becerra and Rafael Llorens to critical acclaim. Roig published and sold the rights to the song in 1921, and the first recording was made in the United States by singer Tito Schipa in 1923. The English version, "Yours", was published in 1931 in the United States. It featured lyrics in English written by Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr. Both versions have been extensively recorded and arranged by different musicians, becoming Latin music standards.