#1 for 10 weeks 1950, Eileen Barton, If I Knew You Were Coming

Eileen Barton (November 24, 1924 – June 27, 2006) was an American singer best known for her 1950 hit song, "If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd Have Baked a Cake)." It was #1 for 10 weeks in 1950. She had 10 charted records from 1950 and 1954. At age 15, she appeared as a guest singer on a Johnny Mercer variety series, leading to her being noticed by Frank Sinatra, who took her under his wing and put her in a regular spot on the CBS radio show that he hosted in the 1940s. She co-starred on Sinatra's show beginning August 16, 1944, and was also part of Sinatra's act at the Paramount Theater in 15 appearances there. In 1945, Barton had her own radio program, Teen Timers. That November, the program's name was changed to The Eileen Barton Show. It was broadcast Saturday mornings on NBC. National Records was a record label that was started in New York City by Albert Green in 1945. In 1951 National ceased recording and Mercury bought the label. National's masters were owned by Savoy, which later reissued many of them.