Till the Real Thing Comes Along
First live performance by Ethel Waters (May 4, 1931)
- Music written by
- Alberta Nichols
- Lyrics written by
- Mann Holiner
- Copyright date
- June 26, 1931
- Language
- English
- Comments
- Written for the 1931 musical revue Rhapsody in Black. The song was not a hit in its original incarnation, though a sheet music edition was published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. in 1931.
- Licensing
- Request a synchronization license