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If Winter Comes (W. R. Williams–John Alden–Harold Leonard)Levinson’s Trans-Atlantic Saxtette 1430Confirmed by 1922 copyright reg. and bysheet music, w. Williams, m. Alden-Leonard.If You Can’t Be Good, Be Careful(Fats Waller–Andy Razaf)Neville Dickie 1397Neville’s notes say it was never recorded andthat he found it in a folio of Wallercompositions. And turns out it was finallycopyrighted in 1953 by Mills Music, NY.If You Can’t Hold the Man You Love(Don’t Cry When He’s Gone)(Sammy Fain–Irving Kahal)Neville Dickie 1324Rust shows the “Don’t Cry” part as aparenthetical subtitle in index, but not allentries have it. Rec.Evelyn Preer acc. by Ellington orch, 1/10/27,Tax LP-9, Victor 731043, both LPs. VictorProject confirms composers andparenthetical subtitle, source Victor ledgers.Ethel Waters, 2/20/26, Columbia 14134-D.Label has no subtitle, credit Fain onlyEllington, 3/30/26, Gennett 3291, Buddy 8010.(both labels omit subtitle)Alberta Hunter, 8/11/26, OKeh 8365,Parlophone R-3255.Copyright is “If you can’t hold the man youlove, don’t’ cry when he’s gone. Comma incopyrights generally introduces subtitle.If You Don’t Believe I Love You (LookWhat a Fool I’ve Been)(Clarence Williams)Neville Dickie 1366CD was “(If You Don’t Believe I Love You)Look What a Fool I’ve Been”