Johnny Mercer (1909-1976)
Last updated: 05.10.25
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DAHR: Johnny Mercer | List of 297 historic recordings from 1929 to 1969. |
Johnny Mercer (1909-1976) has at least 2 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.
 Welcome StrangerWords and Music by: Johnny Mercer. Performed by: Ozzie Nelson, Harriet Nelson
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 You Grow Sweeter As the Years Go ByWords and Music by: Johnny Mercer. Performed by: Florrie Forde
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Dream (1945) | Unknown | |
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Lazybones (1933) | H. Carmichael | James Pitt-Payne |
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My Home Is in My Shoes (1951) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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O. K. For T. V (1951) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Sans Souci (1951) | James Pitt-Payne | |
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Something's Gotta Give (1955) | James Pitt-Payne |
| Title (Release Year) | Composer | Performers | Issue |
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Just a Fair Weather Friend (1934) | J. Mercer | Jerry Lee Florence Richardson |
Victor: BS-86462 |
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Peekaboo to You (1941) | J. Mercer | Four Modernaires | Victor: PBS-061267 |
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You Grow Sweeter As the Years Go By (1939) | J. Mercer | Helen Forrest | Victor: BS-032999 |
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Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (1939) | S. Dowell | J. Mercer | Victor: BS-031876 |
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Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem (1934) | B. Hanighen | J. Mercer Jack Teagarden |
Victor: BS-81715 |
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Palm Court Theatre Orchestra | The Picnic Party | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Dream (1945) | J. Mercer (w&m) | Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer |  |
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Lazybones (1933) | J. Mercer (w&m) H. Carmichael (coauth.) Guy Lombardo (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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My Home Is in My Shoes (1951) | J. Mercer (w&m) Phil Silvers (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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O. K. For T. V (1951) | J. Mercer (w&m) Phil Silvers (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
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Sans Souci (1951) | J. Mercer (w&m) Phil Silvers (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | Pub. |
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Something's Gotta Give (1955) | J. Mercer (w&m) F. Astaire (perf.) Leslie Caron (perf.) Terry Moore (perf.) Thelma Ritter (perf.) F. Clark (perf.) Ray Anthony (perf.) |
Piano, Voice | Sheet Music Singer | |
The peformer is featured on 7 sheet music/recording covers. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
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Sent For You Yesterday and Here You Come Today (1939) | Saxie Dowell | Count Basie (co-author) Jimmy Rushing (words) Johnny Mercer (perf.) |
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Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem (1934) | Bernie Hanighen | Johnny Mercer (words)
Johnny Mercer (perf.) Jack Teagarden (perf.) |
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Huggin' and a Chalkin' (1946), A | Clancy Hayes | Kermit Goell (co-author)
Johnny Mercer (perf.) |
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Surprise Party (1945) | Bob Hilliard | Walter Bishop (co-author) Bob Hilliard (words) Walter Bishop (words) Johnny Mercer (perf.) |
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My Sugar Is So Refined (1946) | Sidney Lippmann | Syvia Dee (words)
Johnny Mercer (perf.) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 54 works by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
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| Lazybones (w&m) | 1933 | Hoagy Carmichael (co-author) Mildred Bailey (perf.) Lillian Barnes (perf.) Elsie Gilbert (perf.) Guy Lombardo (perf.) Mac McCloud (perf.) George Olson (perf.) Annie Judy Zeke with Pete (perf.) Ethel Shutta (perf.) Ted Weems (perf.) |
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| Down T'uncle Bill's | 1934 | Hoagy Carmichael (co-author) Fred Waring (perf.) |
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| If I Had a Million Dollars | 1934 | Matt Malneck (words) | |
| Just a Fair Weather Friend (w&m) | 1934 | Matty Malneck (co-author) Jerry Lee (perf.) Florence Richardson (perf.) |
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| Eeny Meeny Miney Mo | 1935 | Matty Malneck (words) | |
| I Saw Her at Eight O'Clock | 1935 | Matty Malneck (co-author) | Pub. |
| If You Were Mine | 1935 | Matty Malneck (words) | Pub. |
| Meet Miss America | 1935 | Matty Malneck (words) | Pub. |
| Santa Claus Came in the Spring (w&m) | 1935 | Pub. | |
| Goody-Goody | 1936 | Matt Malneck (words) Tom Coakley (perf.) Mary Danis (perf.) |
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| I'm an Old Cowhand (w&m) | 1936 | Bing Crosby (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Jamboree Jones (w&m) | 1936 | ||
| Lost (w&m) | 1936 | Phil Ohman (co-author) Macy O. Teetor (co-author) Phil Ohman's Music (perf.) |
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| Swing Is the Thing | 1936 | Rube Bloom (words) | Pub. |
| Welcome Stranger (w&m) | 1936 | Harriet Nelson (perf.) Ozzie Nelson (perf.) |
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| Mutiny in the Nursery (w&m) | 1938 |
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| Day in - Day Out | 1939 | Rube Bloom (words) | |
| You Grow Sweeter As the Years Go By (w&m) | 1939 | Florrie Forde (perf.) Helen Forrest (perf.) Glen Gray (perf.) Kay Kyser (perf.) |
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| I've Got a One-Track Mind | 1940 | Jimmy McHugh (words) Boris Karloff (perf.) Kay Kyser (perf.) Peter Lorre (perf.) Bela Lugosi (perf.) |
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| Great Songs by Johnny Mercer | 1941 | Johnny Mercer (words) | |
| Peekaboo to You | 1941 | Joseph Meyer (co-author) Carl Sigman (co-author) Four Modernaires (perf.) |
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| Waiter and the Porter and the Upstairs Maid, The (w&m) | 1941 | ||
| Strip Polka, The | 1942 | Andrews Sisters (perf.) | |
| Tangerine (w&m) | 1942 | Victor Schertzinger (co-author) | |
| G.I. Jive (w&m) | 1943 | Johnny Mercer (perf.) Paul Weston (perf.) |
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| Dream (w&m) | 1944 | Jimmy Dorsey (perf.) Freddy Martin (perf.) Pied Pipers (perf.) Frank Sinatra (perf.) |
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| Duration Blues (w&m) | 1944 | Johnny Mercer (perf.) | |
| ⇑ Johnny Mercer's Music Shop (w&m) | 1944 | ||
| Let's Take the Long Way Home | 1944 | Harold Arlen (words) Bing Crosby (perf.) Betty Hutton (perf.) Sonny Tufts (perf.) |
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| Dream Peddler's Serenade, The | 1950 | John Rufus Sharpe (words) | Pub. |
| Be My Guest (w&m) | 1951 | ||
| I Fought Every Step of the Way (w&m) | 1951 |
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| My Home Is in My Shoes (w&m) | 1951 | Phil Silvers (perf.) | |
| O. K. For T. V. (w&m) | 1951 | Phil Silvers (perf.) | |
| Only if You're in Love (w&m) | 1951 | ||
| Sans Souci (w&m) | 1951 | Phil Silvers (perf.) | Pub. |
| That's For Sure (w&m) | 1951 | ||
| Top Banana (w&m) | 1951 | ||
| C-A-T Spells Cat (w&m) | 1954 | ||
| Daddy Long Legs (w&m) | 1954 | ||
| Dancing Through Live (w&m) | 1954 | ||
| Sluefoot (w&m) | 1954 | |
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| Something's Gotta Give (w&m) | 1954 | Ray Anthony (perf.) Fred Astaire (perf.) Leslie Caron (perf.) Fred Clark (perf.) Terry Moore (perf.) Thelma Ritter (perf.) |
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| ⇑ Welcome Egg-Head (w&m) | 1954 | ||
| Bernardine (w&m) | 1957 | ||
| Technique (w&m) | 1957 | ||
| I Wanna Be Around | 1959 | Sadie Vimmerstedt (co-author) Tony Bennett (perf.) |
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| Facts of Life, The (w&m) | 1960 |
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Just For Tonight | 1961 | Hoagy Carmichael (co-author) | |
| I Wanna Be in Love Again (w&m) | 1964 | ||
| Johnny Mercer Song Book, The (w&m) | 1965 | ||
| Star Sounds (w&m) | 1965 | ||
| Festival of Hits | 1968 | Johnnyc Mercer (words) | |
| There's a Ring Around the Moon (w&m) | ? | |