Russ Morgan

Songs Written by Russ MorganTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Russell Morgan (April 29, 1904 – August 7, 1969) was an American big band leader and arranger during the 1930s and 1940s. He was best known for being one of the composers of the song "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", with Larry Stock and James Cavanaugh, and was the first to record it in 1944. In the early 2020s, he regained popularity due to some of his music being sampled by the Caretaker on his albums An Empty Bliss... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Russ Morgan first charted in 1934 with Tidal Wave.The artist placed 14 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 7 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 7 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US AC the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: So Tired - #2: Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - #3: Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - #4: Sweet Eloise - #5: So Tired
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  Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra
1.
1934

Tidal Wave
Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra

92 pts
19
US








written by Russ Morgan greentick & Clyde Trask
  Russ Morgan
2.
1935

Tidal Wave
Russ Morgan greentick

146 pts
10
US








as Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
[Columbia 3050]
written by Russ Morgan greentick & Clyde Trask
  The Glenn Miller Orchestra
3.
1942

#4  Sweet Eloise
The Glenn Miller Orchestra

192 pts
7
US








[Bluebird 27879]
written by Mack David & Russ Morgan greentick
  Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
4.
03/1942

#3  Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

231 pts
5
US








vocals by Peggy Lee
written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan greentick
  Russ Morgan
5.
04/1942

#2  Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Russ Morgan greentick

231 pts
5
US








written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan greentick
6.
01/1946

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Russ Morgan greentick

112 pts
14
US








written by Russ Morgan greentick, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and Peggy Lee
7.
06/1948

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra and Peggy Lee

from Benny Goodman Dance Parade   
52 pts
30
US








written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan greentick
  Russ Morgan
8.
11/1948

#1  So Tired
Russ Morgan greentick

266 pts
3
US








written by Russ Morgan greentick & Jack Stuart
  Lonnie Johnson
9.
1949

So Tired
Lonnie Johnson

21 pts






9
R&B


[King 4263]
written by Russ Morgan greentick & Jack Stuart
  Kay Starr
10.
01/1949

#5  So Tired
Kay Starr

187 pts
7
US








[Capitol 15314]
written by Russ Morgan greentick & Jack Stuart
  Ruth Brown
11.
09/1949

So Long
Ruth Brown

33 pts






4
R&B


with Eddie Condon's NBC Television Orchestra
[Atlantic 879]
written by Remus Harris, Russ Morgan greentick & Irving Melsher
  Kay Starr
12.
04/1954

The Man Upstairs
Kay Starr

119 pts
7
US








[Capitol 2769]
written by Hal Stanley, Russ Morgan greentick & Henry Manners
  Roy Hamilton
13.
1955

So Long
Roy Hamilton

10 pts






14
R&B


written by Remus Harris, Russ Morgan greentick & Irving Melsher
  Dinah Washington
14.
05/1962

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Dinah Washington

from Dinah '62   
7 pts
87
US








[Roulette 4424]
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  James Brown
15.
06/1964

So Long
James Brown

from Prisoner of Love   Prisoner of Love
3 pts
132
US








as James Brown and The Famous Flames
[King 5899]
written by Remus Harris, Russ Morgan greentick & Irving Melsher
  Dean Martin
16.
12/1964

You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
Dean Martin

from The Door Is Still Open to My Heart   
69 pts
25
US
1
AC






[Reprise 0333]
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  Al Martino
17.
03/1965

Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
Al Martino

from Somebody Else Is Taking My Place   
26 pts
53
US
11
AC






[Capitol 5384]
written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth & Russ Morgan greentick
  The Four Seasons
18.
07/1966

You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You
The Four Seasons

from 2nd Vault of Golden Hits   
5 pts
96
US








as The Wonder Who?
B side to On The Good Ship Lollipop
[Philips 40380]
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  Frankie Vaughan
19.
11/1967

So Tired
Frankie Vaughan

50 pts








21
UK
written by Jack Stuart & Russ Morgan greentick
  Ray Price
20.
03/1986

You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You
Ray Price

from Portrait of a Singer   
1 pts




60
ctry




[Step One 352]
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Larry Stock & James Cavanaugh
  K-Klass
Rhythm Is a Mystery
21.
05/1991

Rhythm Is a Mystery
K-Klass

12 pts








61
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts & Andrew Williams
Rhythm Is a Mystery
22.
11/1991

Rhythm Is a Mystery
K-Klass

147 pts








3
UK
R
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts & Andrew Williams
23.
11/1992

Don't Stop
K-Klass

from Universal   
28 pts








32
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts & Andrew Williams
24.
11/1993

Let Me Show You
K-Klass

from Universal   
72 pts








13
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts, Andrew Williams, John Hall & Nick Whitecross
25.
05/1994

What You're Missing
K-Klass

from Universal   
44 pts








24
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts, Andrew Williams, John Hall, Nick Whitecross & Peter Stewart
26.
08/1998

Burnin'
K-Klass

from K2   K2
17 pts








45
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts & Andrew Williams
27.
07/1999

Let Me Show You '99
K-Klass

3 pts








172
UK
written by Russ Morgan greentick, Carl Thomas, Phil Roberts, Andrew Williams, John Hall & Nick Whitecross
  Pharmacy Allstars
28.
11/2002

Closer / So Much for Love
Pharmacy Allstars

3 pts








161
UK
written by Carl Thomas, Andrew Williams, Russ Morgan greentick & Paul Roberts [house producer]


See also...

Kenny Baker and Russ Morgan and His OrchestraPharmacy AllstarsThe Andrews Sisters and Russ Morgan and His Orchestra


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