Johnny Mercer was one of the founders of Capitol Records, so it's fitting that this entry in the label's Collectors Series is such a well-compiled and -designed package. Comprised of 20 key sides made between 1942 and 1949, it captures the Savannah-born singer/songwriter's lazy, bluesy delivery on both his own tunes ("Blues in the Night," "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "One for My Baby") and others' (Frank Loesser's "Baby It's Cold Outside," which Mercer and Margaret Whiting made into a No. 1 hit). Mercer was a major figure in American popular music; this CD makes clear that he was also a highly entertaining performer. --Rickey Wright

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Media Type: CD
Artist: DARIN/MERCER
Title: TWO OF A KIND
Street Release Date: 09/25/1990
Domestic
Genre: VOCAL

A 100th birthday celebration honoring one of the all-time greatest lyricists! John Herndon Mercer was born in 1909, and died in 1975. Making his centenary in a manner befitting his widespread and long-lasting influenced would require releasing a veritable library of music. This single disc collection is intended to serve as a portal into the rich, lyrical world that Mercer created, to show how the music of one man continues to light creative fires in today's music scene. Over a 40-year career, he wrote more than 1500 songs, generating more than 100 hits, 13 in the Top 10. More than 385 movies have included Mercer tunes; 18 nominated for an Academy Award.

He’s probably best known for founding Capitol Records and penning countless hit tunes, but Johnny Mercer was also a heckuva singer, and here on this Collectors’ Choice Music exclusive—one of the few Mercer CDs available--Johnny’s joined by a couple of pretty fair singers in their own right, Helen O’Connell and Bobby Troup! Hop on board with Johnny and his jazzy combo for "On the Atchison, Topeka & the Santa Fe," "G.I. Jive," "Lazy Bones," "Accentuate the Positive," "Moon River," "Satin Doll," "Jamboree Jones," "Sweetheart Tree," "Something’s Gotta Give," "Two of a Kind," "Autumn Leaves" and "Jeepers Creepers."

Sweet Georgia Brown by Johnny Mercer

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