Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook ( Rus. Ella Fitzgerald sings Johnny Mercer's songs ) is a thirty-second studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald released on Verve Records in 1964 with studio number Verve V6-4067. The album is included in the cycle of Fitzgerald's βsongwritersβ - albums devoted to the work of a particular composer or poet, in this case, Johnny Mercer . During the recording of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook, the singer was accompanied by an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle.
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| Ella Fitzgerald Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | 1964 | |||
| Recorded by | October 19β21, 1964 | |||
| Genres | jazz | |||
| Duration | 44:01 | |||
| Producers | Norman Granz | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Labels | Verve Records | |||
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In 1984, Verve re-released the recording in CD format with the studio number Verve-PolyGram 823 247-2.
Song List
All lyrics are written by Johnny Mercer .
| Side 1 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Music | Duration | ||||||
| one. | Too Marvelous for Words | Richard Whiting | 2:31 | ||||||
| 2 | "Early Autumn" | Ralph Burns | 3:51 | ||||||
| 3 | "Day In, Day Out" | Ruby Bloom | 2:49 | ||||||
| four. | "Laura" | David Raksin | 3:43 | ||||||
| five. | "This Time the Dream's on Me" | Harold Arlen | 2:54 | ||||||
| 6 | "Skylark" | Hogi Carmichael | 3:12 | ||||||
| 7 | "Single-O" | Donald Kahn | 3:19 | ||||||
| 22:19 | |||||||||
| Side 2 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | Music | Duration | ||||||
| eight. | "Something's Gotta Give" | Johnny mercer | 2:33 | ||||||
| 9. | "Trav'lin 'Light" | Jimmy Mundy, Trammy Young | 3:47 | ||||||
| ten. | "Midnight Sun" | Lionel Hampton , Sonny Burke | Four to five | ||||||
| eleven. | "Dream" | Johnny mercer | Two to three | ||||||
| 12. | "I Remember You" | Victor Scherzinger | 3:38 | ||||||
| 13. | "When a Woman Loves a Man" | Gordon Jenkins, Bernie Hanigen | 3:51 | ||||||
| 21:42 | |||||||||
Record Members
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals.
- Nelson Riddle - arrangements, conducting.
- Paul Smith - piano .
- Plas Johnson, Willy Smith - saxophone .
- Buddy Defranco - Clarinet .
- Frank Flynn - vibraphone .
Notes
- β Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (English) on AllMusic website