Recorded in early 1944 and not issued until 1945, this was the earliest version of the Oscar-winning song from a movie that didn’t open until January 1946! The Johnny Mercer-Harry Warren tune was performed on the big screen by Judy Garland and ensemble in MGM’s “The Harvey Girls,” which also starred John Hodiak, Ray Bolger, Angela Lansbury, Preston Foster, Virginia O’Brien, Kenny Baker, and Marjorie Main. The most successful of the various recordings of the song was by Mercer himself (listen here: [ Ссылка ] )

Billboard Chart Peaks: 3 (juke box & radio play), 4 (sales)

The original 78rpm single was issued on Decca 18690 - On The Atcheson, Topeka & Santa Fe (Johnny Mercer-Harry Warren) by Bing Crosby, with Six Hits And A Miss, orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter, recorded February 17, 1944

For hundreds of other ‘originals,’ please visit the fascinating playlist “FIRST RECORDING OF THE SONG…” (click here: [ Ссылка ] ) .
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