Harold Arlen: selected songs, 1939-1954
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See also:
- Harold Arlen index
- Harold Arlen: selected songs, 1929-1938
- Harold Arlen Sings Arlen: selected recordings, 1931-1966
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1939 — Over the Rainbow (m. Harold Arlen, w. E.Y. Harburg) — The Wizard of Oz (film)
1941 — Blues in the Night (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer) — Blues in the Night (film)
1943 — My Shining Hour (Arlen-Mercer) — The Sky’s the Limit (film)
1943 — One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) (Arlen-Mercer) — The Sky’s the Limit
1945 — Out of This World (Harold Arlen-Mercer) – Out of This World (film)
1945 — Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (Arlen-Mercer)
1946 — Come Rain or Come Shine (Arlen-Mercer) – St. Louis Woman (musical)
1954 — A Star is Born — Includes the following songs by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin:
- Gotta Have Me Go with You
- The Man That Got Away
- Here’s What I’m Here For
- It’s a New World
- Someone At Last
- Lose That Long Face
1954 — I Never Has Seen Snow (m. Harold Arlen, w. Truman Capote, Harold Arlen)
- See also: Harold Arlen: selected songs 1930-1938
(above) left: Harold Arlen and his dog Shmutts; right: Judy Garland as Dorothy, with Toto
1939
- Over the Rainbow (m. Harold Arlen, w. E.Y. Harburg) – Judy Garland recordings and live performances
- Over the Rainbow – selected other recordings
1941
- Blues in the Night (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
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- Harold Arlen and Richard Rodgers Medley – Judy Garland and Diahann Carroll (1964) — Among the 15 songs in the medley are four with music by Harold Arlen and words by Johnny Mercer written for and introduced in, or otherwise used in, musicals and films between 1942 and 1946:
* Hit the Road to Dreamland (Arlen-Mercer) – Star Spangled Rhythm (film), 1942
* That Old Black Magic (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer) – Star Spangled Rhythm (film),1942
* Lets Take the Long Way Home (Arlen-Mercer) – Here Come the Waves (film), 1944
* Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home (Arlen-Mercer) – St. Louis Woman (musical), 1946
1943
My Shining Hour (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road) (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
1945
Out of This World (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
Johnny Mercer with The Pied Pipers and Paul Weston and his Orchestra — recorded 4 October 1944
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(below) Johnny Mercer with the Pied Pipers — The provider suggests that the video contains a live performance, but the applause at the end may be canned.
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- Come Rain or Come Shine (m. Harold Arlen, w. Johnny Mercer)
1954
- A Star is Born (1954) — Includes the following songs by Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin:
* Gotta Have Me Go with You
* The Man That Got Away
* Here’s What I’m Here For
* It’s a New World
* Someone At Last
* Lose That Long Face
- I Never Has Seen Snow (m. Harold Arlen, w. Truman Capote, Harold Arlen)
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See also: Harold Arlen: selected songs 1930-1938