The Very Thought of You

{{short description|1934 song by Ray Noble}}

{{About|the pop standard}}

{{Infobox song

| name = The Very Thought of You

| cover = The Very Thought of You Ray Noble 78 1934.jpg

| caption = 1934 release by Ray Noble with Al Bowlly on vocals on Victor Records

| published = {{Start date|1934|04|16}} by Campbell, Connelly & Co., Ltd., London, UK{{Cite book |last=Library of Congress. Copyright Office. |url=http://archive.org/details/catalogofcopyrig293libr |title=Catalog of Copyright Entries 1934 Musical Compositions New Series Vol 29 Pt 3 For the Year 1934 |date=1934 |publisher=U.S. Govt. Print. Off. |others=United States Copyright Office |language=English}}

| type = single

| artist = Ray Noble and His Orchestra, vocal Al Bowlly

| album =

| B-side = I'll Be Good Because of You

| released = {{Start date|1934|06|20}}{{Cite web |title=Victor 24657 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/objects/detail/287358/Victor_24657 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}

| recorded = {{Start date|1934|04|21}}{{Cite web |title=Gramophone matrix 0B6874. The very thought of you / Ray Noble Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings |url=https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000251617/0B6874-The_very_thought_of_you |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=adp.library.ucsb.edu}}

| studio = Abbey Road Studios, Studio 1, London, UK

| venue =

| genre = Pop standard, British dance band

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=28}}

| label = Victor 24657{{cite book|author=Colin Bratkovich|title=Just Remember This|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5WwBBQAAQBAJ&q=%22The+Very+Thought+of+You%22+%22Ray+Noble%22&pg=PA247|date=2014-05-08|publisher=Xlibris Corporation|isbn=978-1-4836-4519-3|pages=247–}}

| writer = Ray Noble

| producer =

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|cr4ncMR5EVQ|Al Bowlly "The Very Thought of You"}}}}

}}

"The Very Thought of You" is a pop standard that was recorded and published in 1934 with music and lyrics by Ray Noble. The song was first recorded by Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Al Bowlly on vocals for His Master's Voice in England in April 1934. This record was then released in the United States by Victor, and it reached number one for five weeks on the pop music charts.Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100 1959-2004

The song was the subject of litigation in 1962. In 1934, Noble assigned the copyright to British publisher Campbell, Connelly & Company. Before the copyright was renewed, however, Noble assigned the United States copyright to M. Witmark & Sons. A suit was brought by Campbell, Connelly against Noble, stating that the assignment covered all rights, including rights in the US. A British High Court judge ruled in favor of Campbell, Connelly.{{cite web |title=British Ruling on Renewal Rights Studied for Import |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OhgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA6 |website=Google Books |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=6 November 2018 |page=6 |date=1 December 1962}}