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Johnny Mercer

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Aliases
Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra
Real name
John Herndon Mercer
Born
November 18, 1909
Died
June 25, 1976
Country
United States
IPI
00020520152 184 works
20520152 2 works
00431195479 23 works
Affiliation
ASCAP
Comments
Songwriter, lyricist, and vocalist. He is the Founding President of the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and inducted into it in 1971.
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
 REC,REL November 1944 (128 artists)
Originally by Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts BRD
 REL April 1949 (449 artists)
Originally by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five REC, Ricardo Montalbán and Esther Williams BRD
February 1945 (113 artists)
1943 (13 artists)
September 1947 Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme
How Many Hearts Have You Broken Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra November 1944 Unverified
November 1942 (12 artists)
listen on Internet Archive 1937 (9 artists)
July 1948 (2 artists)
listen on Internet Archive July 1946 (10 artists)
1940 Ruth Olay - Orchestra conducted by Jerry Fielding
 REL April 1945 (53 artists)
Originally by Bing Crosby with Six Hits and a Miss and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
 REL September 1947 (14 artists)
Originally by Cootie Williams and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bob Merrell REC
June 29, 1942 (15 artists)
December 1947 (3 artists)
listen on Internet Archive October 1945 (25 artists)
1974 Lee Lessack

Covers by Johnny Mercer

Title Performer Release date Originally by
February 1961 Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers
  January 1947 Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal Refrain by Carmen Lombardo & Trio REC, Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers BRD
listen on Internet Archive   November 1946 Tex Beneke with The Miller Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tex Beneke and The Crew Chiefs REL, Bing Crosby with The Calico Kids and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Dennis Morgan, Jack Carson and Martha Vickers [dubbed by Sally Sweetland] BRD
  September 1946 Emma Carus PRF, Collins and Harlan REC
1974 Ruby Hill with "St. Louis Woman" Choral Group and Orchestra under the direction of Leon Leonardi
1974 Yves Montand BRD, Cora Vaucaire - Au piano : M. Philippe-Gérard REL, Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney
listen on Internet Archive   May 1944 William Gillespie BRD, Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL
February 1961 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
1937 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
October 1945 (unknown)
1949 Cowboy Copas
1947 Harmony Dance Orch. (Ben Selvin)
  1974 Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC, Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF
  1974 Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL, [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD
listen on Internet Archive May 1944 Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Helen Ward
Doin' the Uptown Lowdown Dick Himber and His Essex House Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Johnny Mercer (Richard Himber, Johnny Mercer) 1933 Unverified
Down Among the Sheltering Palms Johnny Mercer with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston' Orchestra 1948 Unverified
  February 1961 Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra REL, Andrews Sisters BRD
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Ginger Rogers and Johnny Mercer With Victor Young and his Orchestra (Ginger Rogers, Johnny Mercer, Victor Young) 1935 Unverified
August 1940 Bert Lahr & Ethel Merman
1974 Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby)
August 29, 1934 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive February 1948 Tony Martin & Yvonne DeCarlo
December 1946 Hoagy Carmichael with The Chickadees and Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
February 1961 Wilbur Sweatman's Original Jazz Band
listen on Internet Archive I Don't Care If It Rains All Night Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra 1948 Unverified
May 1947 Ed Lowry
February 1961 Peter Palmer, Mark Breaux, Ralph Linn, Jack Matthew, Robert McClure, Geroge Reeder
listen on Internet Archive   September 1946 (unknown), Clifton Webb PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
February 1945 (unknown)
1943 "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm
1974 Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn]
February 1961 George J. Gaskin, Knickerbocker Male Quartette
  June 1945 John W. Bubbles PRF, Lawrence Tibbett REC,REL
1974 Dinah Shore with Orchestra
1949 Billy Murray
1974 Jackie Cain & Roy Kral
listen on Internet Archive May 1944 Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra - Vocal by Johnny Mercer and Six Hits and a Miss
listen on Internet Archive Jamboree Jones Johnny Mercer July 1949 Unverified
Jamboree Jones Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra May 1944 Unverified
1947 Edison Male Quartette
listen on Internet Archive 1939 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Walter Hunt
  February 1961 Matt Mattox [dubbed by Bill Lee] BRD, The McGuire Sisters with Orchestra directed by Neal Hefti REC,REL
July 1948 Original Indiana Syncopators (Original Indiana Five)
listen on Internet Archive September 1946 Victor Military Band, (unknown)
1974 Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
September 1946 Ernest Hare
February 1961 Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys
1947 Danny Daniels & Sheila Bond
  1974 Audrey Hepburn BRD, Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL
1938 Arthur Fields and Bob Thomas
Covered by The Radio Times Orchestra
February 1961 Billy Jones and Ernest Hare
  September 1946 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
  1974 Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
February 1961 Cliff Edwards PRF,REC,REL, Elizabeth Brice
August 29, 1934 Don Mayfield and Orchestra
  January 1946 Dinah Shore with Russ Case and His Orchestra REL, Dorothy Lamour BRD
listen on Internet Archive March 1944 Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
1947 Harry Reser and His Orchestra
1974 Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, The Coasters
1950 (unknown)
  1938 Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O'Connor BRD, Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Judy Starr REC
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell Johnny Mercer with the Paul Smith Trio and the Nobles (Johnny Mercer, Johnny Mercer) 1956 Unverified
  1974 Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC, Fred Astaire BRD
listen on Internet Archive September 1946 Prince's Band
listen on Internet Archive August 1947 Leona Williams and Her Dixie Band
1974 Grethe Ingmann, Wayne Newton
  1974 Jesse Pearson REL, Bert Lahr & Julienne Marie PRF, Frank Sinatra - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa REC
  1974 Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD
1974 Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
The Dixieland Band Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra May 1944 Unverified
October 1947 Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra
1949 (unknown)
February 1949 Byron Palmer, Allyn McLerie, Doretta Morrow, Dancer, Student and Young Ladies
listen on Internet Archive 1939 George Hall and His Hotel Taft Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Loretta Lee
November 1942 Charles Lewis Stine, Henry Whitter
listen on Internet Archive March 1943 Julia Sanderson and Donald Brian
  1974 Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ross Alexander [dubbed by James Newill] & Wini Shaw BRD
listen on Internet Archive July 1946 Samuel Ash
October 1943 Marion Harris
February 1961 (unknown)
listen on Internet Archive August 1947 Arthur Fields
November 1946 Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash
  1974 Bing Crosby with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra REL, Dick Powell BRD
  November 1946 Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD

Songs written by Johnny Mercer

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Ac-Cen-Tchu-Ate the Positive Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Bing Crosby & Sonny Tufts BRD October 4, 1944 Covered by (128 artists)
A Game of Poker Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Howard Keel & Carol Lawrence PRF, Barbara Evans REL December 7, 1959 Covered by (2 artists)
All Through the Night Johnny Mercer, Arthur Schwartz Teddy Powell and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Peggy Mann December 16, 1941 Covered by (2 artists)
And so to bed Robert E. Dolan, Johnny Mercer Artie Shaw and His Orchestra with Mel Tormé October 17, 1946 Unverified
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Ruby Hill with "St. Louis Woman" Choral Group and Orchestra under the direction of Leon Leonardi March 30, 1946 Covered by (74 artists)
Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger Betty Hutton and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra Covered by (6 artists)
As Long as You Live You'll Be Dead if You Die Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen Tommy Dorsey & His Clambake Seven - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright July 15, 1938 Covered by (3 artists)
At Last Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer Nancy Wilson [US1] October 1991 Covered by (3 artists)
Baby Doll Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Doris Day with Paul Weston and His Orch. September 12, 1951 Covered by (4 artists)
Baby, Don't You Quit Now Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Rowles Jack Jones 1967 Covered by (15 artists)
Bernardine Johnny Mercer Pat Boone March 25, 1957 Covered by (17 artists)
Blue Rain Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle October 3, 1939 Covered by (6 artists)
Blues in the Night Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain and trumpet by "Hot Lips" Page REC,REL, William Gillespie BRD September 2, 1941 Covered by (290 artists)
Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?) Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen Benny Goodman and His Orchestra September 6, 1937 Covered by (19 artists)
Can't Teach My Old Heart New Tricks Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra September 25, 1937 Covered by (5 artists)
Charade Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini and His Orchestra with Chorus July 1, 1963 Covered by (247 artists)
Come Rain or Come Shine Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Ruby Hill, Harold Nicholas PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Sy Oliver REC March 30, 1946 Covered by (713 artists)
Could Be Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson Johnny Messner and His Music Box Band - Vocal Refrain by Jeanne D'Arcy January 6, 1939 Covered by (8 artists)
Cuckoo in the Clock Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Sully Mason January 27, 1939 Covered by (11 artists)
Darling Lili Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini and Chorus BRD,REL 1970 Covered by (9 artists)
Day In - Day Out Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Ward July 24, 1939 Covered by (185 artists)
Days of Wine and Roses Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer [Unknown Studio Artists] BRD, Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus REL December 1962 Covered by (610 artists)
Dearly Beloved Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern Fred Astaire & Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra Covered by (166 artists)
Dream Johnny Mercer The Pied Pipers - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra December 6, 1944 Covered by (240 artists)
Drinking Again Johnny Mercer, Doris Tauber Gloria Lynne with The Earl May Trio February 1962 Covered by (36 artists)
Early Autumn Johnny Mercer, Woody Herman, Ralph Burns Woody Herman and His Orchestra 1949 Covered by (143 artists)
Eeny Meeny Miney Mo Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday October 25, 1935 Covered by (6 artists)
Emily Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer Julie Andrews Covered by (281 artists)
Empty Tables Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen Frank Sinatra February 1976 Covered by (5 artists)
Every So Often Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Patti Page August 1947 Unverified
Everything Happens to Me Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Covered by (4 artists)
Fools Rush In Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Marion Mann March 18, 1940 Covered by (240 artists)
Frasier (The Sensuous Lion) Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Rowles Sarah Vaughan & The Jimmy Rowles Quintet 1974 Unverified
Gettin' a Man Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Odette Myrtil & Carol Brice December 7, 1959 Covered by Pearl Bailey
G.I. Jive Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra October 15, 1943 Covered by (13 artists)
Goin' Co'tin' Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Jane Powell Covered by (2 artists)
Good Companions Johnny Mercer, André Previn Christopher Gable, Malcolm Rennie and Company November 7, 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
Goody-Goody Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck Ted Wallace and His Swing Kings (Ed Kirkeby) January 17, 1936 Covered by (166 artists)
Goose Never Be a Peacock Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Carol Brice PRF,REL December 7, 1959 Covered by (4 artists)
(Gotta Get Some) Shut-Eye Walter Donaldson, Johnny Mercer Benny Goodman and His Orch. vocal Martha Tilton (Benny Goodman, Martha Tilton) December 23, 1938 Unverified
Harlem Butterfly Johnny Mercer Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra May 5, 1942 Covered by (17 artists)
Have a Heart Johnny Mercer, Gene DiNovi Nancy Wilson [US1] May 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
Have You Got Any Castles, Baby? Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Jolly Coburn and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Joan Brooks June 15, 1937 Covered by (19 artists)
Here Come the British Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen Covered by (5 artists)
Here's to My Lady Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom Nat "King" Cole with Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter September 14, 1951 Covered by (7 artists)
He Shouldn't-A, Hadn't-A, Oughtn't-A Swang on Me! Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Dorothy Provine October 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
Hit the Road to Dreamland Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Mary Martin, Dick Powell and The Golden Gate Quartette Covered by (59 artists)
Hooray for Hollywood Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford & Johnnie "Scat" Davis Covered by (20 artists)
How Do You Say Auf Wiedersehen Johnny Mercer, Tony Scibetta Tony Bennett July 18, 1967 Covered by (11 artists)
How Little We Know Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Lauren Bacall - Hoagy Carmichael BRD, Betty Jane Bonney with Orchestra REL May 1945 Covered by (43 artists)
I Ain't Hep To That Step (But I'll Dig It) Hal Borne, Johnny Mercer Fred Astaire September 22, 1940 Unverified
I'd Know You Anywhere Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bonnie King September 6, 1940 Covered by (10 artists)
I'd Know You Anywhere Jimmy McHugh, Johnny Mercer Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra with Frank Sinatra ‎ September 17, 1940 Unverified
If I Had a Million Dollars Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck Ted Lewis and His Band October 1, 1934 Covered by (15 artists)
If I Had My Druthers Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Peter Palmer, Mark Breaux, Ralph Linn, Jack Matthew, Robert McClure, Geroge Reeder September 17, 1956 Covered by (7 artists)
If Someday Comes Ever Again Johnny Mercer, Alec Wilder Mary Mayo REC, Anita Ellis REL 1977 Covered by (5 artists)
If You Build a Better Mousetrap Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell December 10, 1941 Covered by (3 artists)
If You Were Mine Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday REC October 25, 1935 Covered by (28 artists)
I Had Myself a True Love Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen June Hawkins March 30, 1946 Covered by (22 artists)
I'll Dream Tonight Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Dick Powell Covered by (2 artists)
I'll Give You Three Guesses Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Julie Andrews - Henry Mancini 1970 Covered by (2 artists)
I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande) Johnny Mercer Bing Crosby, Leonid Kinskey, Martha Raye, Bob Burns and Louis Prima with The Sons of the Pioneers Covered by (112 artists)
I'm Building Up to an Awful Letdown Fred Astaire, Johnny Mercer Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra January 13, 1936 Covered by (12 artists)
I'm Like A Fish Out Of Water Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer Dick Powell with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra Unverified
I'm Old Fashioned Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern Fred Astaire & Rita Hayworth [dubbed by Nan Wynn] Covered by (419 artists)
I'm Past My Prime Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Edith Adams, Stubby Kaye November 26, 1956 Covered by Emily Skinner / Alice Ripley
I'm Shadowing You Johnny Mercer, Blossom Dearie Blossom Dearie 1975 Covered by (18 artists)
I’m Way Ahead of the Game Johnny Mercer, Robert E. Dolan Larry Blyden & Cathryn Damon PRF, Tony Bennett REC February 16, 1964 Covered by (6 artists)
I'm with You Johnny Mercer, Bobby Troup Bobby Troup 1955 Covered by (3 artists)
In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Dean Martin with Orchestra conducted by Dick Stabile REC, Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman BRD April 9, 1951 Covered by (50 artists)
I Promise You Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Bing Crosby and Betty Hutton BRD October 4, 1944 Covered by (7 artists)
I Remember You Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly REC, Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD December 10, 1941 Covered by (465 artists)
I Thought About You Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen Dinah Shore with Orchestra October 3, 1939 Covered by (538 artists)
It's a Woman's Prerogative Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Pearl Bailey PRF, Pearl Bailey - Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres REL March 30, 1946 Covered by (9 artists)
I Walk with Music Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians – Vocal by Mert Curtis January 31, 1940 Covered by (18 artists)
I Wanna Be Around Johnny Mercer, Sadie Vimmerstedt Wynona Carr April 1962 Covered by (101 artists)
I Wanna Be in Love Again Johnny Mercer Jackie Cain & Roy Kral February 1965 Covered by (5 artists)
I Wonder What Became of Me Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Ruby Hill March 30, 1946 Covered by (28 artists)
Jamboree Jones Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra - Vocal by Johnny Mercer and Six Hits and a Miss October 14, 1937 Covered by (9 artists)
Jeepers Creepers Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory and His Orchestra REC, The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD November 9, 1938 Covered by (222 artists)
Jezebel Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren The Original Dixieland Jazz Band - Vocal Refrain by Lola Bard February 18, 1938 Covered by (4 artists)
Jubilation T. Cornpone Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Stubby Kaye, Ensemble PRF,REL September 17, 1956 Covered by (8 artists)
June Comes Around Every Year Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra December 11, 1944 Covered by (4 artists)
Just A Quiet Evening Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Shep Fields and His Rippling Rhythm Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Bob Goday February 3, 1937 Unverified
Lazy Bones Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Walter Hunt June 5, 1933 Covered by (118 artists)
Legalize My Name Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Pearl Bailey with "St. Louis Woman" Orchestra under the Direction of Leon Leonardi PRF, Pearl Bailey - Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres REC,REL March 30, 1946 Covered by (9 artists)
Let's Take the Long Way Home Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Bing Crosby BRD October 4, 1944 Covered by (22 artists)
Life Is What You Make It Johnny Mercer, Marvin Hamlisch Henry Mancini and Chorus January 1972 Covered by (2 artists)
Lonesome Polecat (Lament) Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul The McGuire Sisters with Orchestra directed by Neal Hefti REC,REL, Matt Mattox [dubbed by Bill Lee] BRD July 22, 1954 Covered by (3 artists)
Lost Johnny Mercer, Phil Ohman, Macy O. Teetor Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Bob Allen March 5, 1936 Covered by (13 artists)
Love in a Home Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Peter Palmer and Edith Adams September 17, 1956 Covered by (9 artists)
Love Is Where You Find It Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer Nancy Wilson [US1] October 1991 Covered by Becky Gonzales Hughes
Love Is Where You Find It Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren, Al Dubin Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Harry Babbitt July 5, 1938 Covered by (8 artists)
Love of My Life Artie Shaw, Johnny Mercer Fred Astaire – Orchestra under direction of Perry Botkin September 22, 1940 Covered by (13 artists)
(Love's Got Me in a) Lazy Mood Eddie Miller [US3], Johnny Mercer Covered by (20 artists)
Love with the Proper Stranger Johnny Mercer, Elmer Bernstein Jack Jones 1964 Covered by (9 artists)
Make with the Kisses Johnny Mercer, Jimmy Van Heusen Les Brown and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Herb Muse October 9, 1939 Covered by (5 artists)
Mandy Is Two Johnny Mercer, Fulton McGrath Claude Thornhill and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Dick Harding July 9, 1941 Covered by (12 artists)
Man's Favorite Sport Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Ann-Margret January 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Midnight Sun Johnny Mercer, Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra November 10, 1947 Covered by (239 artists)
Moment to Moment Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini, His Orchestra and Chorus BRD,REL December 1965 Covered by (61 artists)
Moon Country Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Hoagy Carmichael and His Orchestra March 9, 1934 Covered by (23 artists)
Moondreams Johnny Mercer, Chummy MacGregor Martha Tilton with Orchestra - Accompanied by The Mellowaires April 6, 1942 Covered by (9 artists)
Moon River Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini and His Orchestra and Chorus REC,REL, Audrey Hepburn BRD December 8, 1960 Covered by (959 artists)
Mutiny in the Nursery Johnny Mercer Louis Armstrong with His Band, Maxine Sullivan, Dick Powell, Anita Louise, The Dandridge Sisters and chorus BRD, Paul Whiteman and His Swing Wing REL December 8, 1938
My New Celebrity Is You Johnny Mercer Blossom Dearie 1976 Covered by (3 artists)
My Old Man Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen Covered by (4 artists)
My Shining Hour Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Eugenie Baird REC, Joan Leslie with Freddie Slack and his Orchestra BRD October 1, 1943 Covered by (295 artists)
Namely You Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Peter Palmer, Edith Adams September 17, 1956 Covered by (52 artists)
Not Mine Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger Dorothy Lamour, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell and Chorus with Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Choruses by Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell REL December 10, 1941 Covered by (13 artists)
On Behalf of the Visiting Firemen Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer with Victor Young and His Orchestra April 15, 1940 Covered by Ruth Olay - Orchestra conducted by Jerry Fielding
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD November 21, 1944 Covered by (331 artists)
On the Atcheson, Topeka and the Santa Fe Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Bing Crosby with Six Hits and a Miss and John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REL February 17, 1944 Covered by (53 artists)
Oops! Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Doris Day with Paul Weston and His Orch. REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD September 12, 1951 Covered by (5 artists)
Out of This World Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Jo Stafford with Paul Weston and His Orchestra REC,REL, Eddie Bracken [dubbed by Bing Crosby] BRD September 13, 1944 Covered by (237 artists)
Pardon My Southern Accent Johnny Mercer, Matty Malneck Don Mayfield and Orchestra July 23, 1934 Covered by (21 artists)
Pleasure of Your Company Johnny Mercer, André Previn Malcom Rennie, Christopher Gable November 7, 1974 Covered by (3 artists)
P.S. I Love You Johnny Mercer, Gordon Jenkins Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees September 9, 1934 Covered by (111 artists)
Ride Tenderfoot Ride Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Dick Powell with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra Covered by (8 artists)
Riffin' the Scotch Benny Goodman, Johnny Mercer, Dick McDonough, Buck Washington Benny Goodman & His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Billie Holiday December 18, 1933 Covered by Ranee Lee
Rocky Mountain Moon Johnny Mercer Bonnie Guitar October 1958 Covered by (5 artists)
Santa Claus Came in the Spring Johnny Mercer Benny Goodman and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Joe Harris REC, Putney Dandridge and His Orchestra REL September 27, 1935 Covered by (3 artists)
Say It with a Kiss Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus Billie Holiday November 9, 1938 Covered by (19 artists)
Silhouetted in the Moonlight Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Frances Langford with Harry Sosnik and His Orchestra September 25, 1937 Covered by (12 artists)
Skylark Hoagy Carmichael, Johnny Mercer Gene Krupa and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Anita O'Day November 25, 1941 Covered by (756 artists)
Slue Foot Johnny Mercer The Modernaires and Bob Crosby - Vocals with the Bob Cats 1955 Covered by (3 artists)
Smarty Pants Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra – Vocal Chorus by Carolyn Horton September 26, 1939 Covered by (4 artists)
Sobbin' Women Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Howard Keel BRD, Arthur Smith and His Cracker-Jacks REL July 1954 Covered by (2 artists)
Something's Gotta Give Johnny Mercer Sammy Davis, Jr. - Orchestra directed by Sy Oliver REC, Fred Astaire BRD March 10, 1955 Covered by (116 artists)
Something Tells Me Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren "Fats" Waller and His Rhythm REC, Jan Savitt and His Tophatters - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon REL March 11, 1938 Covered by (17 artists)
Spring Spring Spring Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Brothers & Brides BRD, Laurie Johnson Orchestra REL 1958 Covered by (7 artists)
Stage Struck Johnny Mercer, André Previn Marti Webb November 7, 1974 Covered by Frances Yip
Strip Polka Johnny Mercer Johnny Mercer April 6, 1942 Covered by (15 artists)
Swing Is the Thing Johnny Mercer, Rube Bloom The Mills Brothers September 10, 1936 Covered by (3 artists)
Talk to Me, Baby Johnny Mercer, Robert E. Dolan Bert Lahr & Julienne Marie PRF, Frank Sinatra - Arr. & Cond. by Don Costa REC, Jesse Pearson REL February 16, 1964 Covered by (23 artists)
Tangerine Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC, Bob Eberly, Helen O'Connell, and Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra BRD December 18, 1941 Covered by (251 artists)
That Old Black Magic Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Glenn Miller and His Orchestra July 15, 1942 Covered by (377 artists)
The Big Movie Show in the Sky Johnny Mercer, Robert E. Dolan Danny Scholl PRF, Blue Barron and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bobby Beers and The Choir REL November 25, 1949 Covered by (2 artists)
The Dixieland Band Johnny Mercer, Bernie Hanighen Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Helen Ward April 4, 1935 Covered by (10 artists)
The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren, Al Dubin Dolly Dawn and Her Dawn Patrol REC, John Payne, Johnnie "Scat" Davis, Jerry Colonna, Joe Venuti and His Swing Cats BRD, Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra REL September 8, 1938 Covered by (11 artists)
The Rumba Jumps Johnny Mercer, Hoagy Carmichael Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Marion Hutton and "Tex" Beneke April 12, 1940 Unverified
The Sounds Around the House Johnny Mercer, Alec Wilder Dick Haymes October 1976 Covered by (6 artists)
The Sweetheart Tree Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Henry Mancini His Orchestra and Chorus June 1965 Covered by (34 artists)
The Tailgate Ramble Johnny Mercer, Wingy Manone Wingy Manone's Dixieland Band - Vocal Choruses by Manone & Mercer October 1945 Covered by (25 artists)
The Waiter And The Porter And The Upstairs Maid Johnny Mercer Bing Crosby 1941 Unverified
The Yodel Blues Johnny Mercer, Robert E. Dolan Ken Delmar & Mary Hatcher PRF, The Modernaires REL November 25, 1949 Covered by (5 artists)
This Time the Dream's on Me Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen Priscilla Lane June 1941 Covered by (136 artists)
Too Marvelous for Words Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenny Sargent REC, Ross Alexander [dubbed by James Newill] & Wini Shaw BRD February 16, 1937 Covered by (209 artists)
Trav'lin' Light Johnny Mercer, Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra June 12, 1942 Covered by (109 artists)
Two Of A Kind Johnny Mercer, Bobby Darin Bobby Darin 1961 Missing information
Wait and See Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Kenny Baker [US1] May 15, 1945 Covered by Joni James - Under the Musical Supervision of Acquaviva
Wedding in the Spring Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern Fred Astaire with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra July 26, 1942 Covered by Lisbeth Bodin och Trio Rita
Welcome Stranger Johnny Mercer Covered by (4 artists)
Whatcha-Ma-Call-It Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Johnny Mercer with Pete Moore and His Orchestra 1974 Covered by Lee Lessack
When a Woman Loves a Man Johnny Mercer, Gordon Jenkins, Bernie Hanighen Richard Himber and His Ritz-Carlton Orch. - Vocal Refrain by Joey Nash March 19, 1934 Covered by (73 artists)
When October Goes Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer Barry Manilow 1984 Covered by (50 artists)
While We Danced at the Mardi Gras Johnny Mercer, Alfred Opler Covered by (30 artists)
Whistling Away the Dark Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer Julie Andrews BRD, Julie Andrews with Henry Mancini and His Orchestra REL 1970 Covered by (33 artists)
With My Lover Beside Me Barry Manilow, Johnny Mercer Nancy Wilson [US1] October 1991 Covered by Monica Mancini
You and Your Love Johnny Mercer, Johnny Green [US] Bob Crosby and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Teddy Grace July 10, 1939 Covered by (3 artists)
You Can't Run Away from It Johnny Mercer, Gene de Paul Four Aces featuring Al Alberts 1956 Covered by (3 artists)
You Grow Sweeter as the Years Go By Johnny Mercer Artie Shaw and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Helen Forrest March 17, 1939 Covered by (13 artists)
You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby Johnny Mercer, Harry Warren Dick Powell BRD, Bing Crosby with Bob Crosby and His Orchestra REL October 14, 1938 Covered by (109 artists)
You're the One for Me Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Orrin Tucker and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Orrin Tucker and The Bodyguards October 30, 1940 Covered by (6 artists)
You've Got Me This Way Johnny Mercer, Jimmy McHugh Kay Kyser and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Harry Babbitt September 3, 1940 Covered by (4 artists)
You've Got Something There Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Edythe Wright July 20, 1937 Covered by (3 artists)
You Were Never Lovelier Johnny Mercer, Jerome Kern Fred Astaire BRD, Turner Layton REL March 1943 Covered by (8 artists)

Adapted songs

Title Written by Originals Originally by Covered by
And the Angels Sing Johnny Mercer Fralich in Swing (and the Angels Sing) Benny Goodman and His Orchestra Covered by (63 artists)
At the Jazz Band Ball Johnny Mercer At the Jazz Band Ball Eddie Condon and His Orchestra Covered by (5 artists)
Autumn Leaves Johnny Mercer Les feuilles mortes Jo Stafford with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney Covered by (431 artists)
Bilbao Song Johnny Mercer Der Bilbao-Song The Four Lads Unverified
Forever Amber Johnny Mercer Forever Amber Tony Martin and Earle Hagen's Orchestra Unverified
It Had Better Be Tonight Johnny Mercer Meglio stasera Buddy Greco Covered by (27 artists)
Laura Johnny Mercer Laura Woody Herman and His Orchestra Covered by (120 artists)
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean Johnny Mercer Mister Gallagher and Mister Shean Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer with Victor Young's Small Fryers Covered by The Radio Times Orchestra
Once upon a Summertime Johnny Mercer La valse des lilas Blossom Dearie Covered by (89 artists)
Satin Doll Johnny Mercer Satin Doll The Coasters Covered by (115 artists)
Song of India Johnny Mercer Песня Индийского гостя {Pesnya Indiyskogo gostya} Covered by (3 artists)
Summer Wind Johnny Mercer Der Sommerwind Wayne Newton Covered by (120 artists)
The Bilbao Song Johnny Mercer Der Bilbao-Song Andy Williams Unverified
The Glow-Worm Johnny Mercer Glühwürmchen Idyll Mills Brothers and Hal McIntyre and His Orchestra Covered by (24 artists)
When the World Was Young Johnny Mercer Le chevalier de Paris Bob Sands with Orchestra conducted by Bill Loose Covered by (86 artists)

Releases

Singles

Title Performer Release date Label
A Gal in Calico Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra November 1946 Capitol Records
Baby, It's Cold Outside Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer - Paul Weston's Orchestra April 1949 Capitol Records
Bob White Johnny Mercer and His Orchestra - Vocal by Johnny Mercer and Six Hits and a Miss 1937 Brunswick
Camptown Races Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra October 1945 Capitol Records
Candy Kisses Johnny Mercer with The Starlighters 1949 Capitol Records
Eeny, Meeny, Miney, Mo Ginger Rogers & Johnny Mercer 1935 Decca
G.I. Jive Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra 1943 Capitol Records
I Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake City Johnny Mercer with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra November 1942 Capitol Records
I'm Gonna See My Baby Johnny Mercer February 1945 Capitol Records
It Takes Time Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Vocal Chorus by Johnny Mercer 1947 Capitol Records
I've Been Floating Down the Old Green River Johnny Mercer and The Crew Chiefs with Orchestra 1949 Capitol Records
Jingle Bells Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra 1947 Capitol Records
Lazybones Johnny Mercer 1939 Varsity
Love That Boy Johnny Mercer July 1948 Capitol Records
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Sheen Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer with Victor Young's Small Fryers 1938 Decca
My Sugar Is So Refined Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra July 1946 Capitol Records
On Behalf of the Visiting Firemen Bing Crosby and Johnny Mercer with Victor Young and His Orchestra 1940 Decca
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra April 1945 Capitol Records
Personality Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra January 1946 Capitol Records
San Fernando Valley Johnny Mercer and The Barries with Paul Weston and His Orchestra March 1944 Capitol Records
Save the Bones for Henry Jones ('Cause Henry Don't Eat No Meat) Johnny Mercer and The King Cole Trio September 1947 Capitol Records
She's Shimmyin' on the Beach Johnny Mercer 1950 Capitol Records
Strip Polka Johnny Mercer June 29, 1942 Capitol Records
Sugar Blues Johnny Mercer - With Paul Weston and His Orchestra August 1947 Capitol Records
Take Me Back to Little Rock (Arkansas) Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra December 1946 Capitol Records
Tallahassee Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra 1947 Capitol Records
That's the Way He Does It Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra December 1947 Capitol Records
The Freedom Train - God Bless Amercia Johnny Mercer, Benny Goodman, Peggy Lee, Margaret Whiting and The Pied Pipers - Margaret Whiting and The Pied Pipers October 1947 Capitol Records
The New Ashmolean (Marching Society and Students Conservatory Band) Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra February 1949 Capitol Records
The Old Music Master - Waitin' for the Evenin' Mail Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra - Johnny Mercer October 1943 Capitol Records
The Thousand Islands Song Johnny Mercer with Paul Weston and His Orchestra February 1948 Capitol Records
They Didn't Believe Me – Riffette Johnny Mercer with The Mellowaires – Freddie Slack and His Orchestra March 1943 Capitol Records
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers with Paul Weston and His Orchestra November 1946 Capitol Records

Performances also appear on

Tributes

Title Performer Release date Label
A Diva's Tribute to Johnny Mercer Rose Kingsley July 27, 2020 (self-released)
A Jazz Portrait of Johnny Mercer Sylvia Syms 1995 DRG Records
Autumn Leaves -The Songs of Johnny Mercer Jacintha February 15, 2000 Groove Note
Banu Gibson Sings Johnny Mercer Banu Gibson 2003 Swing Out
Banu Gibson Sings More Johnny Mercer Banu Gibson 2008 Swing Out
Beyond the Moon Kristin Korb November 16, 2016 (self-released)
Blue Mercer The Andrew Scott Quintet 2007 Sackville
Bobby Troup Sings Johnny Mercer Bobby Troup 1955 Bethlehem Records
Buddy Rich Sings Johnny Mercer Buddy Rich June 1956 Verve Records
Capitol Presents . . . Songs by Johnny Mercer various artists May 1944 Capitol Records
Come Rain or Come Shine - The Songs of Johnny Mercer Nancy LaMott 1992 Midder Music
Dancing with Johnny Linda Ciofalo June 2010 (self-released)
Days of Wine and Roses - Songs of Johnny Mercer Beegie Adair 2003 Village Square Music
Dream - Johnny Costa Plays Johnny Mercer Johnny Costa February 1997 Chiaroscuro
Echoes Anita Ellis 1979 Michael's Pub
Eileen Farrell Sings Johnny Mercer Eileen Farrell, Loonis McGlohon 1991 Reference Recordings
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book Ella Fitzgerald 1964 Verve Records
For the Love of Mercer - Volume 1 Marion Montgomery with The Laurie Holloway Trio 1996 (self-released)
For the Love of Mercer - Volume 2 Marion Montgomery with The Laurie Holloway Trio 1996 (self-released)
Harlem Butterfly - Lorez Alexandria Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer, Vol. II Lorez Alexandria with the Gildo Mahones Quartet 1984 Discovery Records [US1]
Have Mercer on Me - Laura Taylor Sings Johnny Mercer Laura Taylor 2010 Staying Power Records
I Remember You - An Instrumental Tribute to Johnny Mercer Phyllis Taylor Sparks & The Dream Machine 1997 Voyager Records
I Remember You, Johnny Tommy Newsom and the L.A. Big Band All-Stars 1996 Planet Earth Recording Company
I Remember You - Tom Culver Sings Johnny Mercer Tom Culver 2010 Rhombus Records
Jim Wann Sings Johnny Mercer - Pardon My Southern Accent Jim Wann 2002 (self-released)
Johnny Mercer - A Centennial Tribute Daryl Sherman June 23, 2009 Arbors Records
Johnny Mercer Blvd Jimmy Maddox 2011 Permanent Records [GB]
John Pizzarelli Salutes Johnny Mercer - Live at Birdland John Pizzarelli January 20, 2015 Vector Recordings
Live au Sunside Susanna Bartilla 2010 (self-released)
Lorez Alexandria Sings Songs of Johnny Mercer Vol.1 Lorez Alexandria with the Mike Wofford Quartet 1981 Discovery Records [US1]
Lorez Alexandria Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer Vol. III - Tangerine Lorez Alexandria with the Gildo Mahones Quartet 1985 Trend Records
Mady Kaye Goes Cabaret, Volume 2 - The Magic of Mercer Mady Kaye 2006 (self-released)
Marlene VerPlanck Loves Johnny Mercer Marlene VerPlanck, Tony Monte, Bucky Pizzarelli, Milt Hinton, Butch Miles 1978 Audiophile
Mercer and More... Peggy Herman 2004 Original Cast Records
Mercernary Dr. John May 23, 2006 Blue Note
Mercerville Swingadelic 2017 Zoho Music
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil various artists November 18, 1997 Malpaso
Moon River to the Days of Wine and Roses - The Genius of Johnny Mercer Todd Gordon January 22, 2009 Audacious Records [GB]
Mostly Mercer various artists 1986 Painted Smiles Records
Remembering Johnny Mercer - Centennial Celebration Collection Barbara Slater July 2009
Robert Clary Sings Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart and Johnny Mercer Robert Clary with The John Rodby Trio December 1997 Original Cast Records
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer Rosemary Clooney 1987 Concord Jazz
Skylark - Carmel McCreagh Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer Carmel McCreagh February 22, 2013 (self-released)
Something's Gotta Give Sarah Moule November 25, 2004 Linn
Southern Charm and Swing Chris Chandler [US1] 1994 Playing Dude Records
That Old Mercer Magic! JaLaLa June 16, 2009 Dare Records
The Dreams of Johnny Mercer Monica Mancini October 10, 2000 Concord Jazz
The Great American Composers - Johnny Mercer various artists 1991 Columbia Special Products
The Quality of Mercer Helen Shapiro 1987 Calligraph Records
The Quality of Mercer Susannah McCorkle 1977 Black Lion
Tony Mercer Sings Johnny Mercer Tony Mercer with Orchestra arr. and cond. by Brian Fahey 1972 Columbia [EMI]
Too Marvelous for Word Margaret Whiting 1980 Audiophile
Too Marvelous for Words - A Tribute to Johnny Mercer, Richard Whiting, Arthur Schwartz & Alec Wilder Margaret Whiting 1995 Audiophile
Too Marvelous for Words - The Songs of Johnny Mercer Lee Lessack 2000 LML Music
Too Marvelous - The Songs of Johnny Mercer Jaimee Paul with The Mason Embry Trio February 26, 2016 Green Hill
Way Ahead of the Game - The Lyrics of Johnny Mercer Richard Rodney Bennett 2003 Black Box

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