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"You Turned the Tables on Me" is a popular song composed by Louis Alter with lyrics by Sidney D. Mitchell. It was written for the 1936 film Sing, Baby, Sing, in which it was performed by Alice Faye. The song was soon recorded by Benny Goodman (with vocal refrain by Helen Ward) for Victor Records and topped many charts, reaching No. 3 on Your Hit Parade in November of that year. Goodman later recorded the song again, this time with vocalist Martha Tilton, for the soundtrack of the 1956 biopic The Benny Goodman Story. It has since been covered many times.

References

1. "Original versions of You Turned the Tables on Me written by Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
2. "Victor matrix PBS-97710. You turned the tables on me / Benny Goodman Orchestra ; Helen Ward". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
3. Tyler, Don (2007). Hit Songs, 1900–1955: American Popular Music of the Pre-Rock Era. Jefferson, North Carolina; London: McFarland & Company. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2.
4. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954: The History of American Popular Music. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 617. ISBN 978-0-89820-083-6.
5. "Benny Goodman And His Orchestra – The Benny Goodman Story Vol. 1". Discogs. Retrieved July 4, 2022.

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