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My Huckleberry Friend: Johnny Mercer Sings the Songs of Johnny Mercer

Johnny Mercer (Tribute), Johnny Mercer
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (March 19, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: March 19, 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Drg
  • ASIN: B000000PFQ
  • In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #82,119 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet, soft and easy!, July 14, 2004
By Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews
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This CD is a treat to own! Johnny Mercer was a very good singer-something not many people recognize! I would highly recommend this CD for people who enjoy great music by such composers as Harold Arlen (That Old Black Magic," "Come Rain or Come Shine") or Henry Mancini ("Moon River"). (Yes, these songs are on this CD.) I would agree with Joshua (another reviewer of this CD) when he says that some of the songs have a distinct `70s sound to them-but, then again, who cares? All the songs are performed very well-and if you like that `70s sound you will enjoy this album even more.

The liner notes are well written and there are a few very good photos of Mercer and some of his assistants at the time these songs were recorded in 1974. The sound quality is excellent.

Johnny Mercer CDs are not too easy to find; he didn't make many albums. This CD is an excellent portrait of Mercer's work as a singer. He was a very talented lyricist as many people know; now we can appreciate his fine talents even more as we hear him sing the wonderful lyrics he wrote! A BUY! GRIN

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Mercer Magic, October 21, 2000
By Joshue Sazon (Iowa City, IA USA) - See all my reviews
My first encounter with Johnny Mercer, singer, was listening to his duets with Bing Crosby. It was a shock to realize that such a wondrous lyricist could also be a first-rate singer as well. His is a pleasant voice, very easy to listen to. And, of course, the fact that he the fact that he wrote the lyrics he sings gives his interpretation a certain authority no other singer can match. The arrangements are a bit dated (a disco beat on "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" and "That Old Black Magic"?), but in spite of such egregious missteps (i just skip those tracks) this is still a CD well worth having.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Great songs suffer from 70's arrangements, September 6, 2007
Johnny Mercer was a gem, and these songs are all top flight standards, but too often the seventies horns and keyboards wash out the charm of Mercer's voice and these wonderful melodies. Since it was recorded in 1974, it might not be quite precise to refer to the arrangements as "disco," but these arrangements seem to try to appeal to seventies tastes and as such harken back more to that time than to when the pieces were written.

I really wanted to like this one, but it's just too underwhelming. As another reviewer mentions there could be enough here to satisfy when you skip over the disappointments, but you'll be much better off skipping this recording altogether and picking up Mercer's offering from the Capitol Collector's Series. That disc contains recording from the 40s and makes for a much more satisfying experience.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great cd for johnny Mercer lovers
I bought this CD for a musician friend who wanted to hear the definitive
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mercer 5 Arrangements 2
Mercer was a songwriting genius and an excellent, swinging vocalist but as others have noted the arrangements here are often distractingly cheesy and dated. Read more
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I find this album quite ideal. In contrast to the other listeners, I enjoy the peculiar arrangements. Read more
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