Artist	Song
Johnny Mercer	Sugar Blues
from Capitol Collectors Series: Johnny Mercer (1989)
Johnny Mercer	Goofus
from V-Disc (2010)
Judy Garland	Day in - Day Out
from Great Ladies of Song: Spotlight on Judy Garland (1996)
Barry Manilow	When October Goes
from 2Nights Live! (2004)
The Pied Pipers	Dream
from Capitol Collectors Series (2009)
Bing Crosby	Small Fry
from Bing - His Legendary Years 1931-1957 (1993)
Dr. John	Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home
from Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer "The Dreams On Me" - A Celebration of His Music (2010)
Fred Astaire	Dearly Beloved
from Song Book (2008)
The McGuire Sisters	Something's Gotta Give
from The Anthology (1999)
Andy Williams	Days of Wine and Roses
from Super Hits (2001)
Henry Mancini	Charade
from The Pink Panther and Other Hits (1992)
June Christy	Midnight Sun
from June Christy, Vol.2, 1957 (1987)
Johnny Mercer	I Thought About You
from My Huckleberry Friend (1996)
Fred Astaire	You Were Never Lovelier
from Freed Astaire - Dancing Cheek to Cheek - His 56 Finest 1926-1952 (2008)
Johnny Mercer	Wreck of the Old 97
from V-Disc (2010)
Benny Goodman	And the Angels Sing
from The Best of Swing Town, Vol. 2 (2008)
Jack Jones	Love with the Proper Stranger
from Jack Jones: Greatest Hits (1995)
Chorus, Danny Scholl & Will Irwin	The Big Movie Show In the Sky
from Texas, Li'l Darlin' / You Can't Run Away from It (2004)
Pat Boone	Bernadine
from Love Letters In the Sand (2005)
Johnny Mercer	Surprise Party
from Capitol Collectors Series: Johnny Mercer (1989)
Johnny Mathis	When the World Was Young
from Johnny (2008)
Ella Fitzgerald	Out of this World
from Love Songs: Best of the Verve Songbooks (1996)
Audra McDonald & John Williams	I Had Myself a True Love
from Clint Eastwood Presents: Johnny Mercer "The Dreams On Me" - A Celebration of His Music (2010)

Comment:

While Mercer may have been born when Broadway still reigned supreme, his heart couldn't help but beat in time to the rhythms of the silver screen, as he composed some of the most memorable movie themes of all time. He found a kindred spirit in composer Henry Mancini; together they turned out the bittersweet ballad "Days of Wine And Roses" for the film of the same name, earning an Oscar® in the process, and the theme that haunted the Cary Grant/Audrey Hepburn classic [i]Charade[/i] like a lonely ghost. But sometimes, Mercer's movie tunes far outlived their flickering origins, like the sensual, swinging standard "Something's Gotta Give," born from the forgotten Fred Astaire film [i]Daddy Long Legs[/i], and sounding sweet and sassy in equal measure in the McGuire Sisters' sharp-shooting version.

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