Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer

1987 studio album by Rosemary Clooney

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
Rosemary Clooney chronology
| Rosemary Clooney Sings the Music of Jimmy Van Heusen
(1986)  | Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer
(1987)  | Show Tunes
(1989)

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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

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All lyrics by Johnny Mercer, composers indicated.No.| Title| Music| Length

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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

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

## References

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1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Rosemary Clooney Sings the Lyrics of Johnny Mercer at AllMusic

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Rosemary Clooney

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"

Related|

* Discography
* The Edsel Show
* José Ferrer (first husband)
* Miguel Ferrer (son)
* Dante DiPaolo (second husband)
* Tessa Ferrer (granddaughter)
* Betty Clooney (sister)
* Nick Clooney (brother)
* George Clooney (nephew)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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