Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer

Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
Studio album by Rosemary Clooney
Released	August 1987
Recorded	1987
Genre	Vocal jazz
Length	49:12
Label	Concord
Producer	John Burk
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Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer is a 1986 album by Rosemary Clooney, of songs with lyrics by Johnny Mercer.^[2] Most of the album features Clooney singing with a small swing group directed by pianist John Oddo, though Clooney performs two of the selections ("I Remember You" and "P.S. I Love You") as duets with guitarist Ed Bickert.

Track listing

All lyrics by Johnny Mercer, composers indicated.
No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Something's Gotta Give"	Johnny Mercer	3:21
2.	"Laura"	David Raksin	4:47
3.	"Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home"	Harold Arlen	5:25
4.	"Talk to Me Baby"	Robert Emmett Dolan	4:21
5.	"I Remember You"	Victor Schertzinger	3:12
6.	"When October Goes"	Barry Manilow	4:44
7.	"Dream Medley: Dream/Hit the Road to Dreamland"	Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen	5:53
8.	"G.I. Jive"	Johnny Mercer	5:32
9.	"Skylark"	Hoagy Carmichael	3:18
10.	"Hooray for Hollywood"	Richard A. Whiting	3:01
11.	"P.S. I Love You"	Gordon Jenkins	2:59
12.	"Goody Goody"	Matty Malneck	3:24

Personnel

Rosemary Clooney – vocals
Dan Barrett
Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone
John Oddo – piano
Ed Bickert – guitar
Michael Moore – bass
Joe Cocuzzo – drums

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer at AllMusic

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Studio albums	Irving Berlin's White Christmas (1954) Blue Rose [with Duke Ellington] (1956) Ring Around Rosie [with The Hi-Lo's] (1957) Swing Around Rosie [with the Buddy Cole trio] (1958) Fancy Meeting You Here [with Bing Crosby] (1958) A Touch of Tabasco [with Perez Prado] (1959) How the West Was Won [with Bing Crosby] (1960) Rosie Swings Softly (1960) Clap Hands! Here Comes Rosie! (1960) Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (1961) Rosemary Clooney Sings Country Hits from the Heart (1963) Love (1963) Thanks for Nothing (1964) That Travelin' Two Beat - Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney [with Bing Crosby] (1965) Look My Way (1976) Nice to Be Around (1977) A Tribute to Duke (1977) Everything's Coming Up Rosie (1977) Rosie Sings Bing (1978) Here's to My Lady (1979) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Ira Gershwin (1979) With Love (1981) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Cole Porter (1982) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Harold Arlen (1983) My Buddy with Woody Herman (1983) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Irving Berlin (1984) Rosemary Clooney Sings Ballads (1985) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Jimmy Van Heusen (1986) Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer (1987) Show Tunes (1989) Rosemary Clooney Sings Rodgers, Hart & Hammerstein (1990) For the Duration (1991) Girl Singer (1992) Do You Miss New York? (1993) Still on the Road (1994) Demi-Centennial (1995) Dedicated to Nelson (1996) White Christmas (1996) Mothers & Daughters (1997) At Long Last [with the Count Basie Orchestra] (1998) Brazil [with John Pizzarelli] (2000) Sentimental Journey: The Girl Singer and Her New Big Band (2001)
Live albums	The Last Concert (2002)
Soundtrack albums	Red Garters (1954)
Songs	"Come On-a My House" "Tenderly" "Half as Much" "Botch-a-Me (Ba-Ba-Baciami Piccina)" "Blues in the Night" "Hey There"/"This Ole House" "Mambo Italiano"
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