Songs Written by Carrie Jacobs-BondTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song "I Love You Truly", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, along with "Just Awearyin' for You",... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Carrie Jacobs-Bond first charted in 1912 with I Love You Truly.The artist placed 5 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.