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Released March ??, 1971

This Johnny Mercer concert features the greatest of the folk poets at the piano and follows a biographical path through his career. Mercer tells stories about his life from being hummed to as a baby to his first visit to New York City. His first song, "Out of Breath and Scared to Death," was written one day when he was told a company needed songs, but not actors. "I must tell you, that the show was terribly important for me. Not only was it my first published song, but I met my wife. She was in the chorus." He also describes the influence of Yip Harburg: "The Beatles had their Maharani (sic) and I had Yip." The live concert includes short snippets of 52 tracks, including some of the most famous American compositions: "Bob White," "Strip Polka," "G.I. Jive," "Glow Worm," "Too Marvelous for Words," "Jeepers Creepers," "Satin Doll," "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "That Old Black Magic," "AC-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "Fools Rush In," "I Remember You," "Come Rain or Come Shine," "Hooray for Hollywood," "On the Atchison," "Topeka and the Santa Fe," "One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)," "I Wanna Be Around," "Skylark," "Charade," "Moon River," "Days of Wine and Roses." Other songs, like "I'm Going Back to the Farm," had never been on a recording before (according to Mercer himself). This is a great record for the Johnny Mercer fan, new and old alike. No other single CD could fit so many songs on one disc. However, if you are looking for complete versions, this is not the necessary collection. Decades before VH1 Storytellers, An Evening With Johnny Mercer shares the influences and histories of some great music. A question and answer session is included half-way through the concert and is followed by a greatest hits medley. Johnny Mercer successfully demonstrates his descriptive flair on this CD. A wonderful record and a historical gem. ~ JT Griffith, All Music Guide

TRACKS

1. Out of Breath (and Scared to Death of You)
2. I'm Going Back to the Farm
3. Fare-Thee-Well to Harlem
4. Pardon My Southern Accent
5. Here Come the British
6. Dixieland Band
7. I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)
8. Bob White (Whatcha Gonna Swing Tonight?)
9. I'm Old Fashioned
10. And the Angels Sing
11. I Thought About You
12. Out of This World
13. The Yogi (Who Lost His Willpower)
14. The Medium Couldn't Get Through
15. The Girl Friend of the Whirling Dervish
16. Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry
17. Strip Polka
18. G.I. Jive
19. The Glow Worm
20. Miriam [Pepsodent Commercial]
21. Hit the Road to Dreamland
22. Bon Vivant
23. Lazy Bones
24. Goody Goody
25. Too Marvelous for Words
26. Jeepers Creepers
27. Satin Doll
28. You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby
29. That Old Black Magic
30. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
31. Fools Rush In
32. I Remember You
33. Day In - Day Out
34. Dearly Beloved
35. Come Rain or Come Shine
36. Tangerine
37. Hooray for Hollywood
38. Laura
39. Dream
40. On the Atchison, Topeka and the Santa Fe
41. Something's Gotta Give
42. One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
43. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening
44. Skylark
45. Autumn Leaves
46. I Wanna Be Around
47. Blues in the Night
48. Charade
49. Summer Wind
50. Moon River
51. Days of Wine and Roses

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