Fred Fisher

Songs Written by Fred FisherTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Fred Fisher (born Alfred Breitenbach; September 30, 1875 – January 14, 1942) was a German-born American songwriter and Tin Pan Alley music publisher. == Biography == Fisher was born in Cologne, Germany. His parents were Max and Theodora Breitenbach. After visiting the United States in 1892, he immigrated in 1900, where he adopted the name Fred Fischer. He founded the Fred Fischer Music Publishing Company in 1907. During World War I he changed his surname to Fisher to make it... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Fred Fisher first charted in 1905 with Every Little Bit Helps.The artist placed 59 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 45 of which reached the Top‑10, including 8 number‑ones.The artist scored 5 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.

Top songs: #1: I'm on My Way to Mandalay - #2: Peg o' My Heart - #3: Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine - #4: Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine - #5: Ireland Must be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
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  Len Spencer & Ada Jones
1.
06/1905

Every Little Bit Helps
Len Spencer & Ada Jones

81 pts
4
US




[Edison 9016]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & George Whiting
2.
11/1906

Let Me See You Smile
Len Spencer & Ada Jones

67 pts
6
US




[Edison 9383]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Ada Jones
3.
03/1907

If the Man in the Moon Were a Coon
Ada Jones

86 pts
3
US




[Edison 9387]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  The American Quartet
4.
11/1910

Any Little Girl That's a Nice Girl is the Right Little Girl for Me
The American Quartet

243 pts
5
US




[Victor 16560]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Thomas J. Gray
  Blanche Ring
Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
5.
04/1911

#4  Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
Blanche Ring

372 pts
1
US




[Victor 60032]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  Ada Jones & Billy Murray & American Quartet
Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
6.
05/1911

#3  Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
Ada Jones & Billy Murray & American Quartet

373 pts
1
US




[Victor 16844]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  Harry Tally
Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
7.
05/1911

Come, Josephine, in My Flying Machine
Harry Tally

191 pts
7
US




[Columbia 966]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  Ada Jones
Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Girl Is the Right Little Girl for Me
8.
07/1911

Any Little Girl, That's a Nice Girl Is the Right Little Girl for Me
Ada Jones

175 pts
8
US




[Edison 10502]
written by Thomas J. Gray & Fred Fisher greentick
  That Girl Quartet
9.
12/1911

Make Me Love You Like I Never Loved Before
That Girl Quartet

231 pts
5
US




[Victor 16990]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt
10.
03/1913

When I Get You Alone To-Night
Ada Jones & Walter Van Brunt

178 pts
8
US




[Columbia 1237]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, Joseph McCarthy & Joe Goodwin
  Al Jolson
11.
09/1913

That Little German Band
Al Jolson

236 pts
5
US




[Columbia 1356]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, Joe Goodwin & Joseph McCarthy
  Charles Harrison
Peg o' My Heart
12.
11/1913

#2  Peg o' My Heart
Charles Harrison

382 pts
1
US




[Victor 17412]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Henry Burr
Peg o' My Heart
13.
12/1913

Peg o' My Heart
Henry Burr

327 pts
2
US




[Columbia 1404]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Walter Van Brunt
Peg o' My Heart
14.
01/1914

Peg o' My Heart
Walter Van Brunt

209 pts
7
US




[Edison Amberol 2036]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Henry Burr & Albert Campbell & Will Oakland
15.
02/1914

#1  I'm on My Way to Mandalay
Henry Burr & Albert Campbell & Will Oakland

408 pts
1
US




[Victor 17503]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  The Peerless Quartet
16.
08/1914

When It's Moonlight on the Alamo
The Peerless Quartet

278 pts
4
US




[Victor 17591]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Alfred Bryan
  Henry Burr
17.
05/1915

There's a Little Spark of Love Still Burning
Henry Burr

173 pts
9
US




[Victor 17697]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Joseph McCarthy
  Prince's Orchestra
18.
05/1915

I Want to Go to Tokio
Prince's Orchestra

173 pts
9
US




[Columbia 5659]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Elsie Baker
19.
05/1916

There's a Broken Heart for Every Light on Broadway
Elsie Baker

208 pts
6
US




[Victor 17943]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Howard Johnson
  Anna Chandler
20.
06/1916

You Can't Get Along with 'Em or Without 'Em
Anna Chandler

228 pts
5
US




[Columbia 1956]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Grant Clarke
  The American Quartet
21.
06/1916

Siam
The American Quartet

159 pts
9
US




written by Fred Fisher greentick & Howard E. Johnson
  Charles Harrison
22.
10/1916

#5  Ireland Must be Heaven, for My Mother Came from There
Charles Harrison

366 pts
1
US




[Victor 18111]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, Joseph McCarthy & Howard Johnson
  Billy Murray
23.
11/1916

There's a Little Bit of Bad in Every Good Little Girl
Billy Murray

251 pts
4
US




[Victor 18143]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Grant Clarke
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
24.
07/1917

Night Time in Little Italy
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

173 pts
8
US




[Victor 18282]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Joseph McCarthy
  Marion Harris
25.
12/1917

They Go Wild, Simply Wild, Over Me
Marion Harris

318 pts
2
US




[Victor 18343]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Joseph McCarthy
  Van & Schenck
26.
05/1918

In the Land o' Yamo Yamo
Van & Schenck

318 pts
2
US




[Victor 18443]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Arthur Fields
Oui, Oui, Marie
27.
12/1918

Oui, Oui, Marie
Arthur Fields

318 pts
2
US




[Victor 18505]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, Alfred Bryan & Joseph McCarthy
  Irving Kaufman
Oui, Oui, Marie
28.
12/1918

Oui, Oui, Marie
Irving Kaufman

173 pts
8
US




[Columbia 2637]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, Alfred Bryan & Joseph McCarthy
  Fred Van Eps
29.
08/1919

Oh, Susy, Behave
Fred Van Eps

197 pts
7
US




[Victor 18556]
written by James V. Monaco, Abe Olman & Fred Fisher greentick
  Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
Dardanella
30.
03/1920

Dardanella
Henry Burr & Albert Campbell

137 pts
12
US




[Pathe 22291]
written by Felix Bernard, Johnny S. Black & Fred Fisher greentick
  Prince's Orchestra
Dardanella (An Echo of the Past)
31.
03/1920

Dardanella (An Echo of the Past)
Prince's Orchestra

243 pts
5
US




[Columbia 2851]
written by Felix Bernard, Johnny S. Black & Fred Fisher greentick
  Lewis James
32.
05/1920

Daddy, You've Been a Mother to Me
Lewis James

137 pts
12
US




[Columbia 2894]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Henry Burr
33.
06/1920

Daddy, You've Been a Mother to Me
Henry Burr

170 pts
9
US




[Victor 18656]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Billy Murray & Ed Smalle
Dardanella Blues
34.
11/1920

Dardanella Blues
Billy Murray & Ed Smalle

169 pts
9
US




[Victor 18688]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Johnny S. Black
  Henry Burr
35.
12/1920

You're the Only Girl That Made Me Cry
Henry Burr

169 pts
9
US




[Columbia 2984]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Sam Ash
36.
06/1921

I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden
Sam Ash

180 pts
8
US




[Columbia 3374]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & William Raskin
  The Sterling Trio
37.
07/1921

I Found a Rose in the Devil's Garden
The Sterling Trio

238 pts
5
US




[Victor 18746]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & William Raskin
  The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra
Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
38.
11/1922

Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)
The Bar Harbor Society Orchestra

128 pts
13
US




[Vocalion 14412]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Whispering Jack Smith
39.
05/1926

Some Other Bird Whistled a Tune
Whispering Jack Smith

140 pts
11
US




[Victor 19914]
written by Alfred Bryan, Bob Schafer & Fred Fisher greentick
  Sophie Tucker
40.
1927

Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't be Wrong
Sophie Tucker

125 pts
13
US




[Okeh 40813]
written by Willie Raskin, Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Ruth Etting
41.
1928

Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Ruth Etting

163 pts
9
US




[Columbia 1454]
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Don Voorhees & His Orchestra
42.
01/1928

When the Morning Glories Wake Up in the Morning (Then I'll Kiss Your Two Lips Goodnight)
Don Voorhees & His Orchestra

115 pts
15
US




[Columbia 1124]
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Billy Rose
  Fanny Brice
43.
1929

I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Be Happy with Somebody Else)
Fanny Brice

109 pts
16
US




written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  The Ipana Troubadors
44.
1930

Blue Is the Night
The Ipana Troubadors

121 pts
14
US




[Columbia 2174]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Ted Lewis & His Band
45.
1931

I'm All Dressed Up with a Broken Heart
Ted Lewis & His Band

190 pts
7
US




written by Fred Fisher greentick, Harold Stern & Stella Unger
  Cab Calloway
46.
1938

Angels with Dirty Faces
Cab Calloway

266 pts
3
US




as Cab Calloway & His Orchestra
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Phil Spitalny
  Fats Waller
47.
1939

Your Feet's Too Big
Fats Waller

112 pts
15
US




written by Fred Fisher greentick & Ada Benson
  Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra
48.
08/1940

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)
Erskine Hawkins and His Orchestra

106 pts
16
US




vocals by Jimmy Mitchelle
written by Doris Fisher & Fred Fisher greentick
  The Ink Spots
49.
10/1940

Whispering Grass (Don't Tell the Trees)
The Ink Spots

147 pts
10
US




written by Doris Fisher & Fred Fisher greentick
  The Harmonicats
Peg o' My Heart
50.
04/1947

Peg o' My Heart
The Harmonicats

358 pts
1
US




written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Clark Dennis
Peg o' My Heart
51.
06/1947

Peg o' My Heart
Clark Dennis

168 pts
8
US




[Capitol 346]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  The Three Suns
Peg o' My Heart
52.
06/1947

Peg o' My Heart
The Three Suns

357 pts
1
US




written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Ted Weems and His Orchestra
Peg o' My Heart
53.
06/1947

Peg o' My Heart
Ted Weems and His Orchestra

221 pts
5
US




vocals by Bob Edwards
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Art Lund
Peg o' My Heart
54.
06/1947

Peg o' My Heart
Art Lund

244 pts
4
US




[MGM 10037]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Buddy Clark
Peg o' My Heart
55.
06/1947

Peg o' My Heart
Buddy Clark

357 pts
1
US




#1 hit for Charles Harrison in 1913
[Columbia 37392]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  The Fontane Sisters
56.
08/1954

Happy Days and Lonely Nights
The Fontane Sisters

60 pts
18
US




hit for {Ruth Etting] in 1928
[Dot 15171]
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Suzi Miller & the Johnston Brothers
57.
01/1955

Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Suzi Miller & the Johnston Brothers

70 pts




14
UK
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Frankie Vaughan
58.
01/1955

Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Frankie Vaughan

79 pts




12
UK
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Ruby Murray
59.
02/1955

Happy Days and Lonely Nights
Ruby Murray

125 pts




6
UK
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Elvis Presley
60.
04/1957

That's When Your Heartaches Begin
Elvis Presley

13 pts
58
US




US B-side to All Shook Up
[RCA Victor 47-6870]
written by Fred Fisher greentick, William Hill & William Raskin
  Frank Sinatra
Chicago
61.
10/1957

Chicago
Frank Sinatra

149 pts
84
US


3
UK
All the Way / Chicago charted as a double A side in the UK
[Capitol 3793]
written by Fred Fisher greentick
  Mr. Acker Bilk
Dardanella (Part 1)
62.
06/1962

Dardanella (Part 1)
Mr. Acker Bilk

4 pts
105
US




as Mr Acker Bilk & The Paramount Jazz Band
instrumental
[Reprise 20,090]
written by Felix Bernard, Fred Fisher greentick & Johnny S. Black
  Robert Maxwell and His Orchestra
Peg o' My Heart
63.
06/1964

Peg o' My Heart
Robert Maxwell and His Orchestra

21 pts
64
US
13
AC


[Decca 25637]
written by Alfred Bryan & Fred Fisher greentick
  Barbra Streisand
64.
09/1968

I'd Rather Be Blue Over You (Than Happy with Somebody Else)
Barbra Streisand

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


19
AC


[Columbia 44622]
written by Billy Rose & Fred Fisher greentick
  Windsor Davies & Don Estelle
65.
05/1975

Whispering Grass
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle

214 pts




1
UK
written by Fred Fisher greentick & Doris Fisher


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is the parent of Doris Fisher


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