L. Wolfe Gilbert

Songs Written by L. Wolfe GilbertTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Louis Wolfe Gilbert (August 31, 1886 – July 12, 1970) was a Russian-born American songwriter of Tin Pan Alley. He is best remembered as the lyricist for "Ramona" (1928), the first movie theme song ever written. == Biography == Born in Odessa, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire, Gilbert moved to the United States as a young man. Gilbert began his career touring with John L. Sullivan and singing in a quartet at small Coney Island café called College Inn,... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, L. Wolfe Gilbert first charted in 1912 with Ragging the Baby to Sleep.The artist placed 58 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 37 of which reached the Top‑10, including 7 number‑ones.The artist scored 3 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US Country the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: O! Katharina - #2: Waiting for the Robert E. Lee - #3: Ragging the Baby to Sleep - #4: Ramona - #5: Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
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  Al Jolson
1.
07/1912

#3  Ragging the Baby to Sleep
Al Jolson

382 pts
1
US






[Victor 17081]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Heidelberg Quintet
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
2.
09/1912

#2  Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
The Heidelberg Quintet

382 pts
1
US






[Victor 17141]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Dolly Connolly
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
3.
10/1912

Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
Dolly Connolly

260 pts
4
US






[Columbia 1197]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
4.
11/1912

Waiting for the Robert E. Lee
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

277 pts
3
US






[Edison Amberol 1144]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The American Quartet
5.
12/1912

Hitchy-Koo
The American Quartet

236 pts
5
US






[Victor 17198]
written by Maurice Abrahams, Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
6.
05/1913

Here Comes My Daddy Now (Oh Pop-Oh Pop-Oh Pop)
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

215 pts
6
US






[Victor 17315]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Pietro Deiro
7.
04/1914

Broadway Medley
Pietro Deiro

209 pts
7
US






[Victor 17486]
written by Lewis F. Muir & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
8.
06/1914

Camp Meeting Band
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

177 pts
9
US






[Victor 17537]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Lewis F. Muir
  Byron G. Harlan & Will Robbins
9.
05/1915

By Heck
Byron G. Harlan & Will Robbins

227 pts
6
US






[Columbia 1722]
written by S. R. Henry & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Henry Burr
10.
05/1915

Maybe a Day, Maybe a Year
Henry Burr

273 pts
4
US






[Victor 17752]
written by James V. Monaco & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Charles King & Elizabeth Brice
11.
10/1916

My Own Iona
Charles King & Elizabeth Brice

267 pts
3
US






[Columbia 2059]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick, Anatol Friedland & Carey Morgan
  Horace Wright
12.
01/1917

My Own Iona
Horace Wright

370 pts
1
US






[Victor 18171]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick, Anatol Friedland & Carey Morgan
  Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
13.
02/1917

My Hawaiian Sunshine
Henry Burr & Albert Campbell

269 pts
3
US






[Victor 18202]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Casey Morgan
  Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan
14.
10/1917

Lily of the Valley
Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan

229 pts
5
US






[Columbia 2298]
written by Anatol Friedland & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Henry Burr
15.
04/1918

Are You from Heaven?
Henry Burr

269 pts
3
US






[Victor 18435]
written by Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Anatol Friedland
  Harry Ellis
While You're Away
16.
10/1918

While You're Away
Harry Ellis

230 pts
5
US






[Okeh 1070]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Anatol Friedland
  The Peerless Quartet
While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)
17.
12/1918

While You're Away (Pack Up Your Cares in a Bundle of Joy)
The Peerless Quartet

318 pts
2
US






[Columbia 2642]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Anatole Friedland
  Billy Jones & Ernest Hare
Down Yonder
18.
08/1921

Down Yonder
Billy Jones & Ernest Hare

238 pts
5
US






[Okeh 4347]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Peerless Quartet
Down Yonder
19.
10/1921

Down Yonder
The Peerless Quartet

166 pts
9
US






[Victor 18775]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Ted Lewis & His Band
20.
04/1925

#1  O! Katharina
Ted Lewis & His Band

390 pts
1
US






[Columbia 295]
written by Richard Fall & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Carl Fenton and His Orchestra
21.
06/1925

Oh Katharina!
Carl Fenton and His Orchestra

130 pts
13
US






[Brunswick 2835]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Richard Fall
  Billy Jones & Ernest Hare
22.
10/1925

I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me)
Billy Jones & Ernest Hare

285 pts
3
US






[Victor 19718]
written by Abel Baer & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
23.
11/1925

I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

222 pts
6
US






[Victor 19753]
written by Abel Baer & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
24.
12/1925

Don't Wake Me Up (Let Me Dream)
Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra

170 pts
9
US






[Okeh 40535]
written by Mabel Wayne, Abel Baer & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra
25.
11/1926

On the Riviera
Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra

216 pts
6
US






[Victor 20113]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick, Paul F. Van Loan & Fred Rich
  Vernon Dalhart
26.
1927

Lucky Lindy
Vernon Dalhart

138 pts
11
US






[Columbia 1000]
written by Abel Baer & Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
27.
1928

Chiquita
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

257 pts
4
US






[Columbia 1448]
written by Mabel Wayne & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
28.
1928

Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
Nat Shilkret & the Victor Orchestra

324 pts
2
US






[Victor 21572]
written by Nathaniel Shilkret & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Gene Austin
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
29.
1928

#5  Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
Gene Austin

378 pts
1
US






[Victor 21564]
written by Nathaniel Shilkret & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Scrappy Lambert
30.
1928

Ramona
Scrappy Lambert

98 pts
18
US






[Brunswick 3926]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Mabel Wayne
  Ruth Etting
31.
1928

Ramona
Ruth Etting

150 pts
10
US






[Columbia 1352]
written by Mabel Wayne & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
32.
1928

Ramona
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

376 pts
1
US






[Victor 21214]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Mabel Wayne
  Gene Austin
33.
1928

#4  Ramona
Gene Austin

380 pts
1
US






with The Nat Shilkret Orchestra
[Victor 21334]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Mabel Wayne
  Ruth Etting
34.
1928

When You're with Somebody Else
Ruth Etting

150 pts
10
US






[Columbia 1288]
written by Ruth Etting, L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Abel Baer
  John McCormack
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
35.
1929

Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time
John McCormack

116 pts
15
US






written by Nathaniel Shilkret & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  George Jessel
36.
1929

My Mother's Eyes
George Jessel

179 pts
8
US






written by Abel Baer & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Ruth Etting
37.
1929

The Right Kind of Man
Ruth Etting

109 pts
16
US






[Columbia 1998]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Abel Baer
  George Olsen and His Orchestra
38.
1930

South Sea Rose
George Olsen and His Orchestra

121 pts
14
US






[Victor 22213]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Abel Baer
  Maurice Chevalier
39.
1931

Mama Inez
Maurice Chevalier

96 pts
18
US






written by Eliseo Grenet, Victor Ledgers, Henri Battaille & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Louis Armstrong
Peanut Vendor
40.
1931

Peanut Vendor
Louis Armstrong

113 pts
15
US






written by Moises Simons, L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Marion Sunshine
  Red Nichols & His Five Pennies
The Peanut Vendor
41.
1931

The Peanut Vendor
Red Nichols & His Five Pennies

230 pts
5
US






[Brunswick 6035]
written by Moises Simons, L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Marion Sunshine
  The California Ramblers
The Peanut Vendor
42.
1931

The Peanut Vendor
The California Ramblers

230 pts
5
US






written by Moises Simons, Marion Sunshine & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Arthur Tracy
43.
1932

Marta (Rambling Rose of the Wildwood)
Arthur Tracy

94 pts
19
US






[Brunswick 6216]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Moises Simons
  Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers
Down Yonder
44.
1934

Down Yonder
Gid Tanner & His Skillet Lickers

146 pts
10
US






written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra
45.
1938

Colorado Sunset
Lawrence Welk and His Orchestra

99 pts
17
US






[Vocalion 4284]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Con Conrad
  Count Basie
46.
1938

Mama Don't Want No Peas an' Rice an' Coconut Oil
Count Basie

99 pts
17
US






as Count Basie & His Orchestra
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & L. Charles
  Kay Kyser and His Orchestra
47.
03/1942

A Zoot Suit (For My Sunday Gal)
Kay Kyser and His Orchestra

174 pts
8
US






vocals by Sully Mason
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Bob O'Brien
  Tony Martin
48.
12/1949

Marta (Rambling Rose of the Wildwood)
Tony Martin

111 pts
15
US






written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Moises Simons
  Del Wood
Down Yonder
49.
09/1951

Down Yonder
Del Wood

276 pts
4
US
5
ctry




[Tennessee 775]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Lawrence Cook
Down Yonder
50.
09/1951

Down Yonder
Lawrence Cook

79 pts
22
US






[Abbey 15053]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Champ Butler
Down Yonder
51.
09/1951

Down Yonder
Champ Butler

100 pts
17
US






hit for Ernest Hare & Billy Jones in 1921
[Columbia 39533]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Freddy Martin and His Orchestra
Down Yonder
52.
10/1951

Down Yonder
Freddy Martin and His Orchestra

112 pts
15
US






written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Joe Fingers Carr
Down Yonder
53.
10/1951

Down Yonder
Joe Fingers Carr

117 pts
14
US






hit for Ernest Hare & Billy Jones in 1921
[Capitol 1777]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Eddie Smith & The Chief
Down Yonder
54.
10/1951

Down Yonder
Eddie Smith & The Chief

118 pts
16
US
13
ctry




[King 986]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  Frank Petty Trio
Down Yonder
55.
11/1951

Down Yonder
Frank Petty Trio

66 pts
26
US






[MGM 11057]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Gaylords
56.
04/1953

Ramona
The Gaylords

86 pts
12
US






[Mercury 70112]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Mabel Wayne
  Johnny & The Hurricanes
Down Yonder
57.
05/1960

Down Yonder
Johnny & The Hurricanes

115 pts
48
US




8
UK
[Big Top 45-3036]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Blue Diamonds
58.
11/1960

Ramona
The Blue Diamonds

10 pts
72
US






#1 hit for Paul Whiteman in 1928
[London 1954]
written by Mabel Wayne & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Bachelors
59.
06/1964

Ramona
The Bachelors

from Back Again   
136 pts






4
UK
written by Mabel Wayne & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
60.
07/1967

Marta
The Bachelors

52 pts






20
UK
written by Louis Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Moisés Simóns
  Billy Walker
61.
07/1968

Ramona
Billy Walker

from Portrait of Billy   
11 pts


8
ctry




[Monument 1079]
written by Mabel Wayne & L. Wolfe Gilbert greentick
  The Ritchie Family
62.
10/1975

Peanut Vendor/Frenesi
The Ritchie Family

from Brazil   
21 pts




4
dance


written by Marion Sunshine, Moises Simons, Wolfe Gilbert greentick & Alberto Dominguez

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