Jack Lawrence [US1]

Aliases: Jack Lawrence and His Quartet
Real name: Jacob Louis Schwartz
Born: April 7, 1912
Died: March 18, 2009
Country: United States
IPI: 00017470791 40 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Songwriter and lyricist. He was inducted into The Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1975.
Family: Bernice Parks Wife

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Covers by Jack Lawrence [US1]

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Don't Cry, Little Girl, Don't Cry	Jack Lawrence and His Quartet	March 1947	Henry Burr
Georgie	Jack Lawrence [US1]	May 25, 2004	A.L. Lloyd
It's a Sin to Tell a Lie	Jack Lawrence and His Quartet	March 1947	Freddy Ellis and His Orchestra

Songs written by Jack Lawrence [US1]

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Handful of Stars	Jack Lawrence [US1], Ted Shapiro	Glenn Miller and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Ray Eberle	August 14, 1940	Covered by (44 artists)
All or Nothing at All	Jack Lawrence [US1], Arthur Altman	Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Eberly	June 6, 1939	Covered by (289 artists)
Big Boy Blue	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin, David Kapp	Mills Brothers and Ella Fitzgerald	January 14, 1937	Covered by (5 artists)
By Candlelight	Jack Lawrence [US1], Nicholas Brodszky	Carlos Thompson	May 1954	Covered by Kay Armen
Do Me a Favor	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin	"Fats" Waller and His Rhythm	May 16, 1934	Covered by (2 artists)
Foolin' Myself	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin	Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers	May 25, 1937	Covered by (54 artists)
Ghost of Love	Jack Lawrence [US1], Mary Lou Williams	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	October 24, 1938	Covered by (3 artists)
Have You Ever Been in Heaven?	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin			Covered by (8 artists)
Hold My Hand	Jack Lawrence [US1], Richard Myers	Don Cornell	July 1954	Covered by (11 artists)
If I Didn't Care	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Ink Spots	January 12, 1939	Covered by (57 artists)
I Had a Ball	Jack Lawrence [US1], Stan Freeman	Karen Morrow	1964	Covered by (9 artists)
I'm Glad for Your Sake (I'm Sorry for Mine)	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	April 17, 1937	Covered by (21 artists)
I'm Through	Jack Lawrence [US1], Jimmie Turner	Three Sharps and a Flat	January 24, 1939	Covered by Ink Spots
In the Mood Mist	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Randy Brooks and His Orchestra vocal chorus by Billy Usher (Randy Brooks [US1])	December 3, 1945	Unverified
It's Funny to Everyone but Me	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Ink Spots	May 17, 1939	Covered by (11 artists)
Johnson Rag	Jack Lawrence [US1], Guy Hall, Henry Kleinkauf			Covered by (36 artists)
Linda	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Ray Noble and His Orchestra with Buddy Clark	November 15, 1946	Covered by (11 artists)
Music from Beyond the Moon	Jack Lawrence [US1], Guy Wood	Vic Damone and Music by Camarata	October 4, 1947	Covered by (563 artists)
Never Smile at a Crocodile	Frank Churchill, Jack Lawrence [US1]	[Unknown Studio Artists]	1952	Covered by (8 artists)
No One but You	Jack Lawrence [US1], Nicholas Brodszky	Connie Russell with Orchestra conducted by Harold Mooney	April 1954	Covered by (9 artists)
Play Fiddle Play	Jack Lawrence [US1], Arthur Altman, Emery Deutsch			Covered by (16 artists)
Sunrise Serenade	Jack Lawrence [US1], Frankie Carle	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra	February 17, 1939	Covered by (76 artists)
Tenderly	Jack Lawrence [US1], Walter Gross	Dick Farney - Orchestrated and conducted by Paul Baron	June 1947	Covered by (565 artists)
The Other Half of Me	Jack Lawrence [US1], Stan Freeman	Richard Kiley	1964	Covered by (4 artists)
The Pawnbroker	Jack Lawrence [US1], Quincy Jones	Quincy Jones and His Orchestra - Vocal by Mark Allen	February 20, 1965	Covered by (17 artists)
Think Beautiful	Stan Freeman, Jack Lawrence [US1]	Rosetta LeNoire, Karen Morrow, Alley Gang & Ensemble (Rosetta LeNoire)	1964	Unverified
What's Your Story Morning Glory	Paul Francis Webster, Jack Lawrence [US1], Mary Lou Williams	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy	October 25, 1938	Covered by (33 artists)
What Will I Tell My Heart?	Jack Lawrence [US1], Peter Tinturin	Andy Kirk and His Clouds of Joy - Vocal Chorus by Pha Terrell	December 9, 1936	Covered by (44 artists)
With the Wind and the Rain in Your Hair	Jack Lawrence [US1], Clara Edwards	Kay Kyser and His Orchestra	November 28, 1939	Covered by (52 artists)
Yes, My Darling Daughter	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Dinah Shore with Orchestra	October 4, 1940	Covered by (13 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Beyond the Sea	Jack Lawrence [US1]	La mer		Covered by (124 artists)
Ciribiribin	Jack Lawrence [US1], Harry James	Ciribiribin		Covered by (13 artists)
Delicado	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Delicado	Dinah Shore with Henri René and His Orchestra	Covered by (2 artists)
Huckleberry Duck	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Huckleberry Duck	Barry Wood - Orchestra under direction of Mark Warnow
I Confess	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Utan dej	Perry Como with Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
Once upon a Dream	Sammy Fain, Jack Lawrence [US1]	Спящая красавица (Sleeping Beauty)	Mary Costa, Bill Shirley and Chorus	Covered by (43 artists)
Passing By	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Vous qui passez sans me voir	Buddy Clark - Orchestra under the direction of Mitchell Ayres	Covered by (4 artists)
Sleepy Lagoon	Jack Lawrence [US1]	By the Sleepy Lagoon	Tony Martin with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young	Covered by (14 artists)
Symphony	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Symphonie	Freddy Martin and His Orchestra	Covered by (12 artists)
The Poor People of Paris	Jack Lawrence [US1]	La goualante du pauvre Jean		Covered by (7 artists)
To You, My Love	Jack Lawrence [US1]	Je ne sais pas		Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Don't Cry, Little Girl, Don't Cry	Jack Lawrence and His Quartet	March 1947	Rainbow Records [US]

Performances also appear on

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Return to Cold Mountain - Songs Inspired by the Film	various artists	May 25, 2004	Compendia

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