Ervin Drake

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Real name: Ervin Maurice Druckman
Born: April 3, 1919
Died: January 15, 2015
Country: United States
IPI: 00008617393 31 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Songwriter, inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1983
Family: Milton Drake Brother

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Songs written by Ervin Drake

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Room Without Windows	Ervin Drake	Steve Lawrence	December 17, 1963	Covered by (6 artists)
Beloved, Be Faithful	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Russ Morgan and His Orchestra	May 1950	Covered by (11 artists)
Good Morning Heartache	Ervin Drake, Irene Higginbotham, Dan Fisher	Billie Holiday	January 22, 1946	Covered by (266 artists)
I Ain't Gonna Lead This Life No More	Ervin Drake	Dean Martin	September 1959	Covered by The Rocking Boys
I Believe	Ervin Drake, Al Stillman, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl	Jane Froman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Sid Feller REC, Jane Froman BRD	December 23, 1952	Covered by (217 artists)
It Was a Very Good Year	Ervin Drake	The Kingston Trio	January 16, 1961	Covered by (152 artists)
Longing	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Spade Cooley and His Orchestra - Vocal refrain by Ginny Jackson and The Quartet	May 19, 1950	Covered by (6 artists)
My Friend	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Frankie Laine with Paul Weston & His Orchestra & The Norman Luboff Choir	August 1954	Unverified
My Home Town	Ervin Drake	Steve Lawrence	December 17, 1963	Covered by (2 artists)
One God	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Jill Corey with Percy Faith & His Orchestra	May 21, 1954	Covered by (5 artists)
Parisian Heiress	Ervin Drake	Ruth Welcome	November 1959	Covered by The Typhoons [DE]
Rabbit's Blues [You Blew Out the Flame in My Heart]	Ervin Drake, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Shirl	Johnny Hodges and His Orchestra	January 15, 1951	Covered by (9 artists)
Rickety Rickshaw Man	Ervin Drake	Eddy Howard and His Orchestra	April 16, 1946	Covered by (6 artists)
The Father of Girls	Ervin Drake	Anthony Newley	1963	Covered by (4 artists)
The Friendliest Thing	Ervin Drake	Bernice Massi	February 25, 1964	Covered by (4 artists)
The Look of Love	Ervin Drake, Enoch Light, Lew Davies	Enoch Light & The Light Brigade	March 1962	Covered by Doc Severinsen
Three Things (A Man Must Do)	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Tennessee Ernie with Cliffie Stone's Orchestra	March 19, 1953	Covered by The Four Esquires - Orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Across the Wide Missouri	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Shenandoah	Paul Weston & His Orch. with The Norman Luboff Choir REC, Ralph Marterie and His Orchestra - Vocal by Bob Connally and the Dick Page Chorus REL	Covered by (7 artists)
Al di la	Ervin Drake	Al di là	Connie Francis	Covered by (8 artists)
Castle Rock	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Castle Rock	Sy Oliver and His Orchestra	Covered by (4 artists)
Come to the Mardi Gras	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Não tenho lagrimas		Covered by (7 artists)
Jesusita en Chihuahua	Ervin Drake	Jesusita en Chihuahua		Covered by Edmundo Ros and His Cuban Orchestra
Made for Each Other	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Tu felicidad	Enric Madriguera and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Patricia Gilmore	Covered by (7 artists)
On the Bay of Napoli	Ervin Drake	Santa Lucia	Charlie Spivak and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Jimmy Saunders
Perdido	Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder	Perdido	Sarah Vaughan - Orchestra under the direction of Norman Leyden	Covered by (46 artists)
Play the Playera	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Danza española, Op. 37, No. 5 - Andaluza	Xavier Cugat and His Orchestra - Vocal: Bob Graham
Quando, Quando, Quando	Ervin Drake	Quando, quando, quando (Tell Me When)	The Drifters [US1]	Covered by (3 artists)
Save Me the Dance	Ervin Drake	Blu	Perry Como
Tico-Tico	Ervin Drake	Tico-tico no farelo	Andrews Sisters with Vic Schoen and His Orchestra	Covered by (20 artists)
You Can in Yucatan	Ervin Drake, Jimmy Shirl	Capullito de Alelí	Xavier Cugat	Covered by Desi Arnaz and His Orchestra