Until the Real Thing Comes Along
: Erskine Hawkins and His OrchestraDate: 1936
Comment:
[Vocalion 3280]
written by Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin & L.E. Freeman
| Chart | Debut date | Peak pos. |
|---|---|---|
| US | 20 |
 |  |  |
| Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra singles chronology | ||
|---|---|---|
| Big John's Special (1936 • 95 pts) | Until the Real Thing Comes Along (1936 • 86 pts) | Way Down Upon the Swanee River (1937 • 99 pts) |
| Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra singles by points | ||
|---|---|---|
| I've Got a Right to Cry (1946 • 41 pts) | Until the Real Thing Comes Along (1936 • 86 pts) | Big John's Special (1936 • 95 pts) |
| Song versions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 • Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy • Until the Real Thing Comes Along |  | ||
1936 • Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra  • Until the Real Thing Comes Along | | ||
| 1936 • Fats Waller • Until the Real Thing Comes Along | | ||
| 1936 • Jan Garber and His Orchestra • Until the Real Thing Comes Along | | ||
| 1967 • Ernie K-Doe • (It Will Have to Do) Until the Real Thing Comes Along | | ||