(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
"(I Love You) for Sentimental Reasons" is a popular song written by Ivory "Deek" Watson, founding member of the Ink Spots, also founding member of The Brown Dots and William "Pat" Best, founding member of the Four Tunes. The credits and Leeds Publishing Company list Watson as a co-writer. Best later claimed that Watson had nothing to do with the creation of the song, but Watson maintained in his late 1960s autobiography that he and Best wrote the song together, lyrics and music respectively. Best was a member of Watson's group, the  Brown Dots. The song was published in 1945 and released by Watson's quartet with Joe King as lead vocalist on the Manor Records label (catalog No. 1041A). Hit versions. The biggest-selling version by The King Cole Trio was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 304. It first reached the "Billboard" Best Seller chart on November 22, 1946 and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at number one.