"Everything I Have Is Yours" was composed by Burton Lane with lyrics by Harold Adamson and published in 1933 for the MGM film Dancing Lady. Art Jarrett introduced the song on screen, and George Olsen and His Orchestra, with vocalist Joe Morrison, made the first commercial recording for Columbia Records on August 18, 1933. The song exemplifies Lane's early Hollywood work, written during a six-week trial contract with Irving Berlin's publishing company, before his celebrated Broadway scores for Finian's Rainbow and On a Clear Day You Can See Forever. Its melting, expressive melody carries the warmth and directness of Tin Pan Alley craftsmanship, with unexpected melodic turns that Lane favored to keep his writing fresh. Rudy Vallee had a hit with it in 1934, and the song circulated through the 1940s and 1950s in recordings by Billy Eckstine, whose 1947 version became a minor hit, and Eddie Fisher, who reached No. 23 in the U.S. in 1952. Billie Holiday recorded it twice, in April 1952 and again in 1955 for the Clef Records album Velvet Mood, bringing a slower, more introspective character to the material. The song also lent its title to a 1952 film. While it has not achieved the ubiquity of Lane's later standards, it remains a valued part of the American popular songbook.
