Bob Merrill

Songs Written by Bob MerrillTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Henry Robert Merrill Levan (May 17, 1921 – February 17, 1998) was an American songwriter, theatrical composer, lyricist, and screenwriter. Merrill was one of the most successful songwriters of the 1950s on the US and UK single charts. His musicals for the Broadway stage include Carnival! (music and lyrics) and Funny Girl (lyrics). Merrill played an important role in American popular music, tapping out many of the hit parade songs of the 1950s on a toy xylophone, including "(How Much... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd've Baked a Cake) - #2: (How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window? - #3: You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry - #4: Mambo Italiano - #5: My Truly, Truly Fair
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  Billy Eckstine
1.
12/1949

Fool's Paradise
Billy Eckstine

72 pts
24
US








[MGM 10562]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters
2.
03/1950

Sparrow in the Tree Top
Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters

169 pts
8
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Mindy Carson
3.
03/1950

Candy and Cake
Mindy Carson

126 pts
12
US








[RCA 47-3681]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Eileen Barton
4.
03/1950

#1  If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd've Baked a Cake)
Eileen Barton

358 pts
1
US








written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill greentick & Clem Watts
  Arthur Godfrey
5.
03/1950

Candy and Cake
Arthur Godfrey

103 pts
16
US








[Columbia 38721]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Georgia Gibbs
6.
03/1950

(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked a Cake
Georgia Gibbs

222 pts
5
US








written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill greentick & Clem Watts
  Benny Strong and His Orchestra
7.
04/1950

(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked a Cake
Benny Strong and His Orchestra

132 pts
11
US








written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill greentick & Clem Watts
  Evelyn Knight
8.
04/1950

Candy and Cake
Evelyn Knight

83 pts
20
US








[Decca 24943]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Art Mooney
9.
04/1950

If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake
Art Mooney

58 pts
28
US








vocals by Betty Harris
written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill greentick & Clem Watts
  Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman
10.
04/1950

(If I Knew You Were Comin') I'd've Baked a Cake
Ray Bolger & Ethel Merman

109 pts
15
US








written by Al Hoffman, Bob Merrill greentick & Clem Watts
  Ernest Tubb
11.
10/1950

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
Ernest Tubb

15 pts




10
ctry




[Decca 46257]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Terry Shand
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
12.
02/1951

The Chicken Song (I Ain't Gonna Take It Settin' Down)
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

79 pts
22
US








vocals by Cliff Grass
written by Terry Shand & Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
13.
03/1951

Sparrow in the Treetop
Guy Mitchell

173 pts
8
US








[Columbia 39190]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Bobby Wayne
14.
03/1951

Let Me In
Bobby Wayne

66 pts
26
US








[London 973]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Blue Barron and His Orchestra
15.
04/1951

Let Me In
Blue Barron and His Orchestra

66 pts
26
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Rex Allen
16.
04/1951

Sparrow in the Tree Top
Rex Allen

74 pts
28
US


10
ctry




[Mercury 5597-X45]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Vic Damone
17.
06/1951

My Truly, Truly Fair
Vic Damone

251 pts
4
US








[Mercury 5646]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
18.
06/1951

#5  My Truly, Truly Fair
Guy Mitchell

317 pts
2
US








[Columbia 39415]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
19.
07/1951

Truly Truly Fair
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

96 pts
18
US








vocals by Merv Griffin
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Ray Anthony and His Orchestra
20.
07/1951

My Truly, Truly Fair
Ray Anthony and His Orchestra

59 pts
28
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Bobby Wayne
21.
08/1951

Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle
Bobby Wayne

76 pts
23
US








[Mercury 5690]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
22.
08/1951

Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle
Guy Mitchell

160 pts
9
US








[Columbia 39512]
written by Robert Merrill greentick
  Merv Griffin
23.
08/1951

Belle, Belle, My Liberty-Belle
Merv Griffin

69 pts
25
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Don Cherry and Sonny Burke and His Orchestra
24.
09/1951

Belle, Belle, My Liberty Belle
Don Cherry and Sonny Burke and His Orchestra

69 pts
25
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
25.
11/1951

There's Always Room at Our House
Guy Mitchell

86 pts
20
US








[Columbia 39595]
written by Robert Merrill greentick
26.
03/1952

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Guy Mitchell

170 pts
4
US








[Columbia 39731]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye
27.
08/1952

Walkin' to Missouri
Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye

92 pts
11
US








vocals by Tony Russo
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
28.
08/1952

Feet Up (Pat Him on the Po-Po)
Guy Mitchell

280 pts
14
US






2
UK
[Columbia 39822]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson
29.
11/1952

('Cause I Love You) That's A-Why
Guy Mitchell & Mindy Carson

45 pts
26
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Tony Brent
30.
12/1952

Walkin' to Missouri
Tony Brent

119 pts








7
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Patti Page
31.
01/1953

#2  (How Much Is That) Doggie in the Window?
Patti Page

346 pts
1
US






9
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
32.
01/1953

She Wears Red Feathers
Guy Mitchell

295 pts
19
US






1
UK
[Columbia 39909]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Lita Roza
33.
03/1953

(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window
Lita Roza

232 pts








1
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Dickie Valentine
34.
03/1953

All the Time and Everywhere
Dickie Valentine

99 pts








9
UK
[London 1325]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Homer and Jethro
35.
05/1953

(How Much Is) That Hound Dog in the Window
Homer and Jethro

89 pts
17
US


2
ctry




written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Patti Page
36.
07/1953

Butterflies
Patti Page

98 pts
10
US








[Mercury 70183]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
37.
08/1953

Look at That Girl
Guy Mitchell

234 pts








1
UK
[Columbia 40008]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
38.
11/1953

Chicka Boom
Guy Mitchell

158 pts








4
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
39.
02/1954

Cuff of My Shirt
Guy Mitchell

93 pts








9
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Frankie Laine
40.
04/1954

The Kid's Last Fight
Frankie Laine

212 pts
20
US






3
UK
[Columbia 40178]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  June Valli
41.
10/1954

Tell Me, Tell Me
June Valli

66 pts
16
US








[RCA 47-5837]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Rosemary Clooney
Mambo Italiano
42.
11/1954

#4  Mambo Italiano
Rosemary Clooney

319 pts
9
US






1
UK
as Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen
[Columbia 40361]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Sarah Vaughan
43.
11/1954

Make Yourself Comfortable
Sarah Vaughan

131 pts
6
US








[Mercury 70469]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Peggy King
44.
02/1955

Make Yourself Comfortable
Peggy King

34 pts
30
US








[Columbia 40363]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Dean Martin
Mambo Italiano
45.
02/1955

Mambo Italiano
Dean Martin

from Dean Martin EP   
70 pts








14
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Andy Griffith & Jean Wilson
46.
04/1955

Make Yourself Comfortable
Andy Griffith & Jean Wilson

42 pts
26
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Rosemary Clooney
47.
05/1955

Where Will the Baby's Dimple Be?
Rosemary Clooney

125 pts








6
UK
as Rosemary Clooney And The Mellomen
written by Al Hoffman & Bob Merrill greentick
  Perry Como
48.
08/1955

Tina Maria
Perry Como

191 pts
5
US






24
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Somethin' Smith & the Redheads
49.
11/1955

When All the Streets Are Dark
Somethin' Smith & the Redheads

7 pts
90
US








[Epic 9119]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Doris Day
50.
11/1955

Ooh Bang Jiggily Jang
Doris Day

8 pts
83
US








[Columbia 40581]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Rosemary Clooney
51.
01/1956

The Key to My Heart
Rosemary Clooney

8 pts
82
US








written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Tennessee Ernie Ford
52.
01/1956

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
Tennessee Ernie Ford

from Ford Favorites   
9 pts
78
US








[Capitol 3262]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Terry Shand
  Teresa Brewer
53.
06/1956

A Sweet Old Fashioned Girl
Teresa Brewer

277 pts
7
US






3
UK
[Coral 61636]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Eileen Rodgers
54.
08/1956

Miracle of Love
Eileen Rodgers

61 pts
18
US








[Columbia 4-40708]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Ginny Gibson
55.
11/1956

Miracle of Love
Ginny Gibson

11 pts
68
US








[ABC 9739]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Eileen Rodgers
56.
12/1956

Give Me
Eileen Rodgers

12 pts
64
US








[Columbia 40791]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Eddie Fisher
57.
06/1957

Sunshine Girl
Eddie Fisher

5 pts
94
US








[RCA 6913]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Guy Mitchell
58.
07/1957

In the Middle of a Dark Dark Night / Sweet Stuff
Guy Mitchell

37 pts








25
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick, Aaron Schroeder & Ben Weisman
  Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]
Honeycomb
59.
08/1957

Honeycomb
Jimmie Rodgers [pop singer]

from Jimmie Rodgers   
276 pts
1
US


7
ctry
1
R&B
30
UK
[Roulette 4015]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Petula Clark
60.
03/1958

Baby Lover
Petula Clark

71 pts








12
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Tommy Steele
61.
03/1958

Nairobi
Tommy Steele

145 pts








3
UK
[London 1795]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Valerie Carr
62.
06/1958

When the Boys Talk About the Girls
Valerie Carr

83 pts
19
US






29
UK
[Roulette 4066]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Anita Bryant
63.
12/1959

Promise Me a Rose
Anita Bryant

9 pts
78
US








[Carlton 523]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Mr. Acker Bilk
64.
07/1962

Above the Stars
Mr. Acker Bilk

22 pts
59
US
19
AC






instrumental
[Atco 6230]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Baby Jane & the Rockabyes
65.
01/1963

How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?
Baby Jane & the Rockabyes

12 pts
69
US








[United Artists 560]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  The Caravelles
66.
08/1963

#3  You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
The Caravelles

from You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry   
345 pts
3
US
2
AC




6
UK
[Smash 1852]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Terry Shand
  Barbra Streisand
I Am Woman
67.
03/1964

I Am Woman
Barbra Streisand

3 pts
114
US








[Columbia 42965]
written by Jule Styne & Bob Merrill greentick
People
68.
04/1964

People
Barbra Streisand

from People   People
159 pts
5
US
1
AC






[Columbia 42965]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
  Nat King Cole
69.
04/1964

People
Nat King Cole

5 pts
100
US








[Capitol 5155]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
  Barbra Streisand
Funny Girl
70.
09/1964

Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand

from Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording   Funny Girl: Original Broadway Cast Recording
34 pts
44
US
6
AC






[Columbia 43127]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
71.
09/1964

Absent Minded Me
Barbra Streisand

from People   People
3 pts
123
US








[Columbia 43127]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
  Walter Jackson
72.
01/1966

Funny (Not Much)
Walter Jackson

4 pts
103
US








[Okeh 7236]
written by Bob Merrill greentick, Hughie Prince, Marcia Neil & Philip Broughton
  Roger Miller
73.
03/1967

Walkin' in the Sunshine
Roger Miller

from Walkin' in the Sunshine   
55 pts
37
US
6
AC
7
ctry




[Smash 2081]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Jane Morgan
74.
10/1967

Somebody Someplace
Jane Morgan

6 pts


24
AC






[ABC 10969]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Barbra Streisand
Funny Girl
75.
09/1968

Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand

from Funny Girl: The Original Soundtrack Recording   Funny Girl: The Original Soundtrack Recording
6 pts


25
AC






R
[Columbia 44622]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
  The Tymes
76.
11/1968

People
The Tymes

from People   
86 pts
39
US




33
R&B
16
UK
[Columbia 44630]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne
  Tony Bennett
People (From Funny Girl)
77.
02/1969

People (From Funny Girl)
Tony Bennett

5 pts


27
AC






[Columbia 44755]
written by Jule Styne & Bob Merrill greentick
  Ray Conniff
78.
01/1971

Loss of Love
Ray Conniff

4 pts


35
AC






[Columbia 45267]
written by Henry Mancini & Bob Merrill greentick
  Ann J. Morton
79.
03/1977

You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry
Ann J. Morton

1 pts




63
ctry




[Prairie Dust 7613]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Terry Shand
80.
07/1977

Don't Want to Take a Chance (On Loving You)
Ann J. Morton

1 pts




86
ctry




[Prairie Dust 7617]
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Terry Shand
  Hoyt Axton
81.
10/1979

A Rusty Old Halo
Hoyt Axton

from A Rusty Old Halo   
7 pts




14
ctry




[Jeremiah 1001]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Gary Morris
Honeycomb
82.
07/1986

Honeycomb
Gary Morris

from Plain Brown Wrapper   Plain Brown Wrapper
4 pts




27
ctry




[Warner 28654]
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Eartha Kitt
83.
03/1994

If I Love Ya, Then I Need Ya, If ...
Eartha Kitt

19 pts








43
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  Shaft [electronic music duo]
Mambo Italiano
84.
05/2000

Mambo Italiano
Shaft [electronic music duo]

from Pick Up on This   
74 pts








12
UK
written by Bob Merrill greentick
  The Glee Cast
85.
12/2009

Don't Rain on My Parade
The Glee Cast

from Glee: The Music, Volume 2   Glee: The Music, Volume 2
21 pts
53
US






80
UK
featuring Lea Michele
[20th Century Fox TV]
written by Jule Styne & Bob Merrill greentick
Funny Girl
86.
06/2010

Funny Girl
The Glee Cast

3 pts
117
US








featuring Idina Menzel
written by Bob Merrill greentick & Jule Styne

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