My Huckleberry Friend


"...My Huckleberry Friend": Johnny Mercer Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer is an album by singer/composer Johnny Mercer, released in 1974.
Recorded just two years before his death, ...My Huckleberry Friend features, by and large, updated arrangements of most of Mercer's most popular tunes as interpreted by the author himself. The instrumentation relies heavily on a flute-lead horn section, electric piano and latin tinged percussion. Some of the songs, however, such as "One For My Baby", "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and "Midnight Sun" feature more classic arrangements in the ballad style.
The album's title comes from the song responsible for relaunching Mercer's career, "Moon River".

Track listing

  1. "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" – 2:54
  2. "Little Ol' Tune" – 3:05
  3. "Moon River" – 3:43
  4. "I [Wanna Be In Love Again]" – 2:34
  5. "Days of [Wine and Roses (song)|Days of Wine and Roses]" – 3:16
  6. "Talk to Me Baby" – 3:19
  7. "Goody Goody" – 2:31
  8. "Summer Wind" – 3:39
  9. "Little Ingenue" – 3:19
  10. "Something's Gotta Give" – 2:34
  11. "Satin Doll" – 2:53
  12. "It's [Great to Be Alive (song)|It's Great to Be Alive]" – 2:32
  13. "That [Old Black Magic]" – 2:47
  14. "Tangerine" – 2:56
  15. "The What-Cha-Ma-Call-It" – 2:44
  16. "Midnight Sun (Lionel Hampton and [Sonny Burke song)|Midnight Sun]" – 4:15
  17. "I'm Old Fashioned" – 3:18
  18. "Come Rain or Come Shine" – 3:22
  19. "Too Marvelous For Words" – 2:39
  20. "Autumn Leaves" – 3:52
  21. "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" – 3:41
  22. "The Air-Minded Executive" – 2:49
  23. "Pineapple Pete" – 2:44
  24. "I Thought About You" – 2:54
  25. "One for [My Baby (and One More for the Road)]" – 3:58
All songs co-written by Johnny Mercer unless otherwise noted.

Personnel

Category:1974 albums
Category:Johnny Mercer albums