Misty (song)
Instrumental composed by Erroll Garner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Misty" is a jazz standard written in 1954 by pianist Erroll Garner. He composed it as an instrumental in the traditional 32-bar format, and recorded it for the album Contrasts. Lyrics were added later by Johnny Burke. It appeared on Johnny Mathis' 1959 album Heavenly, and this recording reached number 12 on the U.S. Pop Singles chart later that year. It has since become Mathis’ signature song.
"Misty" | ||||
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Single by Johnny Mathis | ||||
from the album Heavenly | ||||
B-side | "The Story of Our Love" | |||
Released | September 14, 1959 | |||
Recorded | April 9, 1959 | |||
Studio | Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City | |||
Length | 3:38 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner | |||
Producer(s) | Mitch Miller, Al Ham[1] | |||
Johnny Mathis singles chronology | ||||
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The song has been recorded by many other artists, including versions by Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, and Ray Stevens who released a hit country version in 1975. Recordings by both Mathis and Garner have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.[2] It was ranked number 174 in the list of the Songs of the Century compiled by Recording Industry Association of America and National Endowment for the Arts.[3]