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"These Things I Offer You"
Single by Sarah Vaughan
B-side"Summertime"[disambiguation needed]
Released1951 (1951)
LabelColumbia
Songwriters

"These Things I Offer You (for a Lifetime)", or simply "These Things I Offer You", is a song that was a hit in 1951 for Sarah Vaughan, who recorded it for Columbia[3] with the orchestra under the direction of Percy Faith.

Composition

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The song was written by Morty Nevins, Bennie Benjamin, and George Weiss.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard84/100[4]
MetronomeB-[5]

Billboard reviewed Sara Vaughan's recording (Columbia 39370, coupled with "Deep Purple") on 19 May 1951, writing "Another potent interpretation here, as the thrush delivers the new ballad with warmth and a commendably commercial simplicity, again in a strong ork setting" and rating it 86 ("excellent") for disk jockeys and 84 ("excellent") overall.[4]

Commercial performance

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Vaughan's single peaked at No. 11 on Billboard's Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys chart.[6]

Charts

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Chart (1951) Peak
position
US Billboard Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys[6] 11

References

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  1. ↑ Chris Davies (1998). "British and American Hit Singles: 51 Years of Transatlantic Hits, 1946-1997". p. 16.
  2. ↑ [1][2]
  3. 1 2 "Record reviews". Billboard. 19 May 1951. p. 36. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Metronome". Metronome. No. 67. 1951. p. 27. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  5. 1 2 "Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (Based on reports received June 20, 21 and 22)". Billboard. 30 June 1951. p. 22. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
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