The Mercury Recordings 1954–1960

~ Release by Sarah Vaughan (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1It’s Magic
performer:
Hugo Peretti and His Orchestra (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
cover recording of:
It’s Magic (from 1954-10-20 until 1954-10-21)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jule Styne
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 21st Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Romance on the High Seas
3:12
2Sweet Affection
recording of:
Sweet Affection
writer:
Clyde Otis (American songwriter and record producer)
2:06
3Always
cover recording of:
Always
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
2:38
4Love Is a Random Thing
recording of:
Love Is a Random Thing
lyricist:
George Marion, Jr.
composer:
Sammy Fain
part of:
Toplitzky of Notre Dame
2:51
5Friendly Enemies
2:19
6What’s so Bad About It
1:59
7Easter Parade
cover recording of:
Easter Parade (from “Easter Parade”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
part of:
Easter Parade (full musical)
3:16
8I’m Lost
cover recording of:
I’m Lost
writer:
Otis René
3:38
9Maybe You’ll Be There
cover recording of:
Maybe You’ll Be There
lyricist:
Sammy Gallop
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist)
2:54
10Out of This World
cover recording of:
Out of This World
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1945)
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
2:32
11It Never Entered My Mind
cover recording of:
It Never Entered My Mind
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1940)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Lorenz Hart Publishing Co.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:28
12If This Isn’t Love
cover recording of:
If This Isn’t Love (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
2:10
13The Touch of Your Hand
cover recording of:
The Touch of Your Hand
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
part of:
Roberta
2:14
14Homework
cover recording of:
Homework
writer:
Irving Berlin
3:12
15The Boy Next Door
cover recording of:
The Boy Next Door (from “Meet Me in St. Louis”)
writer:
Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin
publisher:
Bill-Bob Publ. Company, EMI Feist Catalog Inc., Harms, Inc., Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944 musical film soundtrack)
2:55
16A Foggy Day
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
3:49
17Love Me
recording of:
Love Me
writer:
Johnny Lehmann and John Lewis (pianist, member of Modern Jazz Quartet)
3:11
18Dancing in the Dark
double bass:
Richard Davis (American jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-08)
drums (drum set):
Roy Haynes (American jazz drummer and bandleader) (on 1957-08-08)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1957-08-08)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1957-08-08)
recorded at:
Mister Kelly’s in Chicago, Illinois, United States (on 1957-08-08)
live cover recording of:
Dancing in the Dark (on 1957-08-08)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Arthur Schwartz
publisher:
Arthur Schwartz Music Ltd., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division) and WC Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Band Wagon (1953 film)
2:36
19The Thrill Is Gone
drums (drum set):
Kansas Fields (on 1958-07-12)
piano:
Maurice Vander (jazz musician and conductor, not the lyricist) (on 1958-07-12)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-07-12)
cover recording of:
The Thrill Is Gone (Henderson/Brown song, first performed in 1931) (on 1958-07-12)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Ray Henderson
publisher:
DeSylva, Brown and Henderson, Inc. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
2:28
20Lorelei
cover recording of:
Lorelei
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1933)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1933)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1932)
part of:
Pardon My English
2:34
21Nice Work If You Can Get It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-05-19)
producer:
George Treadwell
bass:
Billy Taylor Jr. (jazz bassist) (on 1950-05-19)
clarinet:
Tony Scott (bop/jazz clarinetist, arranger & conductor) (on 1950-05-19)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1950-05-19)
electric guitar:
Mundell Lowe (on 1950-05-19)
piano:
Jimmy Jones (jazz pianist, active years 1936-1975) (on 1950-05-19)
solo trumpet:
Miles Davis (jazz trumpeter, bandleader, songwriter) (on 1950-05-19)
tenor saxophone:
Budd Johnson (on 1950-05-19)
trombone:
Bennie Green (jazz trombonist) (on 1950-05-19)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1950-05-19)
orchestra:
George Treadwell & His All Stars and with George Treadwell and his All Stars (on 1950-05-19)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1950-05-19)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:38
22They All Laughed
cover recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
2:25
23I’ve Got a Crush on You
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You (on 1957-03-20)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
4:02
24Day by Day
drums (drum set):
Kansas Fields (in 1958-07)
piano:
Maurice Vander (jazz musician and conductor, not the lyricist) (in 1958-07)
vocals:
Sarah Vaughan (on 1958-07-12)
recorded at:
Studio Hoche (Barclay) in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1958-07-07 until 1958-07-12)
cover recording of:
Day by Day (on 1958-07-12)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Axel Stordahl and Paul Weston
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Hanover Music Corp.
3:08
25That’s All
cover recording of:
That’s All
lyricist:
Alan Brandt
composer:
Alan Brandt and Bob Haymes
publisher:
Mixed Bag Music Inc. and Travis Music
3:36