The Great American Composers: Johnny Mercer

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Tracklist

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1I’m Building Up to an Awful Letdown
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1936-01-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1936-01-30)
orchestra:
Johnny Green and His Orchestra (on 1936-01-30)
recording of:
I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown (on 1936-01-30)
writer:
Fred Astaire and Johnny Mercer
Fred Astaire3:06
2Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight)
recording of:
Bob White Whatcha Gonna Swing To‐night
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Bernie Hanighen
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. (on 1937-09-21)
Johnny Mercer3:06
3Say It With a Kiss
recording of:
Say It With a Kiss
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Billie Holiday2:36
4(I Ain’t Hep to That Step but I’ll) Dig It
drums (drum set):
Spike Jones (on 1940-09-22)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1940-09-22)
orchestra:
Perry Botkin & His Orchestra (on 1940-09-22)
recording of:
(I Ain’t Hep to That Step but I’ll) Dig It (on 1940-09-22)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hal Borne
Fred Astaire2:23
5And So to Bed
recording of:
And So to Bed
writer:
Robert Emmett Dolan and Johnny Mercer
Dinah Shore2:56
6Jamboree Jones
recording of:
Jamboree Jones
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
Johnny Mercer2:50
7Too Marvelous for Words
recording of:
Too Marvelous for Words
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1937)
composer:
Richard A. Whiting (in 1937)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Victoria Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and Harms, Inc. (on 1937-01-25)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
Doris Day with Harry James and His Orchestra3:15
8In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
recording of:
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening (from “Here Comes the Groom”)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 24th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1951 winner)
Rosemary Clooney with Harry James and His Orchestra3:03
9If You Were Mine
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
baritone saxophone:
Dave McRae (US clarinetist & saxophonist) (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
bass:
Milt Hinton (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Donaldson (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
guitar:
Clifton Best (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
piano:
Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25) and Al Sears (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
trombone:
Dicky Wells (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25) and Ray Copeland (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
vocals:
Frankie Laine (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
recorded at:
CBS 30th Street Studio in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
recording of:
If You Were Mine (from “To Beat the Band”) (from 1955-10-24 until 1955-10-25)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
Frankie Laine with Buck Clayton4:32
10If I Had My Druthers
recording of:
If I Had My Druthers
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Gene de Paul
Peter Palmer, Marc Breaux & Ralph Linn3:18
11Love in the Afternoon
recording of:
Love in the Afternoon
writer:
Matty Malneck and Johnny Mercer
Jerry Vale2:45
12Hooray for Hollywood
recording of:
Hooray for Hollywood
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Richard A. Whiting
Doris Day2:34
13Fools Rush In
cover recording of:
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publications, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros. Music Corp., ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
Tony Bennett2:07
14I’m an Old Cowhand
recording of:
I’m an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
The Johnny Mercer Foundation and WC Music Corp.
Johnnie Ray1:53
15Moon River
recording of:
Moon River
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Famous Chappell, Famous Music Group, Sony/ATV Harmony, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1961) and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1989)
sub-publisher:
BMG Ariola Belgium (do not use this as an imprint!), BMG Unisongs Music Publishers BV, Famous Music Publishing Germany GmbH & Co. KG and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
part of:
The 34th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1), Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1962 winner) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1961 winner)
Andy Williams2:48
16Trav’lin Light
recording of:
Trav’lin’ Light
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Mundy (in 1942) and Trummy Young (in 1942)
publisher:
Bregman, Vocco & Conn, Inc., Commander Publishing, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Carmen McRae2:24
17It Had Better Be Tonight
recording of:
It Had Better Be Tonight
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci
composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
translator:
Johnny Mercer
translated version of:
The Pink Panther (Meglio stasera)
Buddy Greene2:03
18I’m Way Ahead of the Game
cover recording of:
I’m Way Ahead of the Game
writer:
Johnny Mercer and Robert E. Dolan
Tony Bennett3:16
19Once Upon a Summertime
recording of:
Once Upon a Summertime (La Valse des lilas)
lyricist:
Eddy Marnay (French lyricist)
composer:
Eddie Barclay and Michel Legrand
translator:
Johnny Mercer
publisher:
MCA Music (not for release label use! this is a music publisher, ASCAP-affiliated) (ended), MCA Music Ltd. (ended), Leeds/BIEM, Patricia Editions Musical (SACEM-affiliated publisher), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP) and Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden)
translated version of:
La Valse des lilas
Robert Goulet2:24
20When the World Was Young
producer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
conductor:
Belford Hendricks
arranger:
Belford Hendricks
cover recording of:
When the World Was Young (on 1964-07-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Philippe-Gérard (French composer & lyricist)
publisher:
Macmelodies (aka Macmelodies Ltd., or Macmelodies Music Ltd.) and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
version of:
Le Chevalier de Paris
Aretha Franklin4:45
21Blues in the Night
recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Harold Arlen3:56
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ASIN:US: B000FU7YD6 [info]

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part of:The Great American Composers (order: 10)