Egbert Van Alstyne

Songs Written by Egbert Van AlstyneTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Egbert Anson Van Alstyne (March 4, 1878 – July 9, 1951) was an American songwriter and pianist. Van Alstyne was the composer of a number of popular and ragtime tunes of the early 20th century. == Biography == Van Alstyne was born in Marengo, Illinois. After some time touring in Vaudeville he moved to New York City, initially working as a Tin Pan Alley song-plugger until he was able to make his living as a songwriter. He teamed with lyricist... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Egbert Van Alstyne first charted in 1904 with Navajo.The artist placed 46 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 45 of which reached the Top‑10, including 4 number‑ones.The artist scored 1 UK Top‑75 entries.On US AC the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: When I Was Twenty-One and You Were Sweet Sixteen - #2: Pretty Baby - #3: What's the Matter with Father? - #4: That Old Girl of Mine - #5: What Makes the World Go Round
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  Billy Murray
1.
03/1904

Navajo
Billy Murray

118 pts
1
US






[Columbia 1655]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  J.W. Myers
2.
04/1904

Navajo
J.W. Myers

86 pts
3
US






[Coumbia 1721]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Harry Macdonough
3.
04/1904

Navajo
Harry Macdonough

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 2656]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Harry Tally
4.
11/1904

Seminole
Harry Tally

86 pts
3
US






[Columbia 1852]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Albert Campbell
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
5.
05/1905

In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Albert Campbell

102 pts
2
US






[Columbia 3153]
written by Harry Williams & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  The Haydn Quartet
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
6.
07/1905

In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
The Haydn Quartet

102 pts
2
US






[Victor 4337]
written by Harry Williams & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Arthur Pryor's Band
In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
7.
08/1905

In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree
Arthur Pryor's Band

51 pts
9
US






[Victor 4381]
written by Harry Williams & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Frank Stanley
8.
11/1905

In Dear Old Georgia
Frank Stanley

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 4503]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Henry Burr
9.
11/1905

In Dear Old Georgia
Henry Burr

67 pts
6
US






[Edison 9099]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  The Haydn Quartet
10.
01/1906

In Dear Old Georgia
The Haydn Quartet

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 4522]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Billy Murray
Cheyenne (Shy Ann)
11.
07/1906

Cheyenne (Shy Ann)
Billy Murray

102 pts
2
US






[Victor 4719]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  James McCool
12.
10/1906

There Never Was a Girl Like You
James McCool

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 4797]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry H. Williams
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
13.
12/1906

Camp Meetin' Time
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

118 pts
1
US






[Columbia 3513]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Byron G. Harlan
14.
03/1907

Won't You Come Over to My House?
Byron G. Harlan

61 pts
7
US






[Victor 4939]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Billy Murray
15.
05/1907

San Antonio (Cowboy Song)
Billy Murray

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 5099]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Henry Burr
16.
05/1907

Won't You Come Over to My House?
Henry Burr

55 pts
8
US






[Columbia 3603]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Harry Macdonough
17.
06/1907

The Tale the Church Bell Tolled
Harry Macdonough

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 5121]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Billy Murray
18.
03/1908

I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark
Billy Murray

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 5355]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry H. Williams
  Byron G. Harlan
19.
04/1908

There Never Was a Girl Like You
Byron G. Harlan

86 pts
3
US






[Edison 9795]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry H. Williams
  Billy Murray
20.
11/1908

It Looks Like a Big Night To-Night
Billy Murray

86 pts
3
US






[Victor 5550]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
21.
11/1908

It Looks Like a Big Night To-Night
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

67 pts
6
US






[Edison 9985]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Harry Macdonough
22.
02/1909

There Never Was a Girl Like You
Harry Macdonough

55 pts
8
US






[Victor 5630]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry H. Williams
  Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson
23.
01/1910

What Makes the World Go Round
Frank Stanley & Elise Stevenson

267 pts
4
US






[Columbia 756]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Ada Jones & Billy Murray
24.
04/1910

#5  What Makes the World Go Round
Ada Jones & Billy Murray

285 pts
3
US






[Victor 16450]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Billy Murray
25.
07/1910

#3  What's the Matter with Father?
Billy Murray

337 pts
2
US






[Victor 16499]
written by Harry Williams & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Walter Van Brunt
26.
11/1911

I'm Just Pining for You
Walter Van Brunt

211 pts
6
US






[Victor 16906]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  The American Quartet
27.
02/1912

Oh That Navajo Rag
The American Quartet

165 pts
9
US






[Victor 17000]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Billy Murray
28.
03/1912

Who Are You with To-Night?
Billy Murray

165 pts
9
US






[Victor 16992]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
29.
05/1912

#1  When I Was Twenty-One and You Were Sweet Sixteen
Henry Burr & Albert Campbell

381 pts
1
US






[Columbia 1138]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  Harry Macdonough & The American Quartet
30.
05/1912

When I Was Twenty-one and You Were Sweet Sixteen
Harry Macdonough & The American Quartet

277 pts
3
US






[Columbia 1138]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Harry Williams
  The American Quartet
31.
03/1913

#4  That Old Girl of Mine
The American Quartet

327 pts
2
US






[Victor 17264]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Earle C. Jones
  Elsie Baker & James F. Harrison
32.
08/1913

Sunshine and Roses
Elsie Baker & James F. Harrison

259 pts
4
US






[Victor 17359]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  John Barnes Wells
Memories
33.
04/1916

Memories
John Barnes Wells

250 pts
4
US






[Victor 17968]
written by Gustave Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Henry Burr
Memories
34.
05/1916

Memories
Henry Burr

159 pts
9
US






[Columbia 1923]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  The Lyric Quartet
35.
08/1916

My Dreamy China Lady
The Lyric Quartet

159 pts
9
US






[Victor 18034]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  Billy Murray
36.
10/1916

#2  Pretty Baby
Billy Murray

365 pts
1
US






[Victor 18102]
written by Tony Jackson, Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  The American Quartet
37.
12/1917

Sailin' Away on the Henry Clay
The American Quartet

269 pts
3
US






[Victor 18353]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  The Victor Military Band
38.
01/1918

Sailin' Away on the Henry Clay
The Victor Military Band

160 pts
9
US






instrumental
[Victor 35654]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  Percy Hemus
39.
05/1918

On the Road to Home Sweet Home
Percy Hemus

230 pts
5
US






[Victor 18439]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  The Shannon Four
40.
08/1918

What are You Going to Do to Help the Boys?
The Shannon Four

173 pts
8
US






[Victor 18467]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  The Peerless Quartet
For Your Boy and My Boy
41.
10/1918

For Your Boy and My Boy
The Peerless Quartet

253 pts
4
US






[Victor 18494]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick & Gus Kahn
  John McCormack
42.
05/1920

Your Eyes Have Told Me So
John McCormack

222 pts
6
US






[Victor 64860]
written by Gus Kahn, Walter Blaufuss & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  The Coon-Sanders Orchestra
43.
08/1921

Some Little Bird
The Coon-Sanders Orchestra

166 pts
9
US






[Columbia 3403]
written by Haven Gillespie, Lindsay McPhail & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  George Olsen and His Orchestra
44.
05/1926

Drifting and Dreaming (Sweet Paradise)
George Olsen and His Orchestra

277 pts
3
US






[Victor 19969]
written by Egbert Van Alstyne greentick, Erwin Roeder Schmidt, Loyal B. Curtis & Haven Gillespie
  The Brox Sisters
45.
05/1926

Kentucky's Way of Sayin' Good Morning
The Brox Sisters

151 pts
10
US






[Victor 19921]
written by Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Jimmy Dean
46.
01/1962

To a Sleeping Beauty
Jimmy Dean

from Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales   
65 pts
26
US
6
AC
15
ctry


[spoken]
[Columbia 4-42282]
written by Larry Markes, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
47.
09/1976

To a Sleeping Beauty
Jimmy Dean

from I.O.U.   
1 pts




85
ctry


R [re-recording] [spoken]
[Casino 074]
written by Larry Markes, Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick
  Mike Berry
Memories
48.
09/1981

Memories
Mike Berry

14 pts






55
UK
written by Gus Kahn & Egbert Van Alstyne greentick

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