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Released on MCA Records, also Baba O’Riley (The Who), Free Bird (Lynyrd Skynyrd) and Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
Written by Fred Ahlert, also Walkin’ My Baby Back Home (Nat King Cole), I’m Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter (Fats Waller and His Rhythm) and Mean to Me (Sarah Vaughan)
Part of His Legendary Years 1931–1957, also Play a Simple Melody, Sam's Song (The Happy Tune) and Mississippi Mud / I Left My Sugar Standing in the Rain
Written by Edgar Leslie, also For Me and My Gal (Judy Garland), Among My Souvenirs (Connie Francis) and Rose of the Rio Grande (The Modern Jazz Quartet)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Edgar Leslie wrote 15 songs on fono
Fred Ahlert wrote 15 songs on fono
Fred Ahlert’s most frequent co-writer is Roy Turk (8 songs together)
Edgar Leslie’s most frequent co-writer is Joe Burke (5 songs together)
Credits
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- Written by
- Edgar Leslie and Fred Ahlert
- Released on
- MCA Records
- Written by
- Edgar Leslie and Fred Ahlert
- Released on
- MCA Records
Connected by credits
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Same writer: Fred Ahlert
Same writer: Edgar Leslie
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: His Legendary Years 1931–1957
Same writer: Fred Ahlert
Same writer: Edgar Leslie
Same label: MCA Records
Same release: His Legendary Years 1931–1957
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1MusicBrainz The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was written by Edgar Leslie
The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was written by Edgar Leslie
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2MusicBrainz The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was written by Fred Ahlert
The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was written by Fred Ahlert
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3MusicBrainz The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) is part of the release His Legendary Years 1931–1957
The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) is part of the release His Legendary Years 1931–1957
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4MusicBrainz MCA Records is the label of the song The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young)
MCA Records is the label of the song The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young)
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5MusicBrainz The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was released on 1993-09-28
The Moon Was Yellow (and the Night Was Young) was released on 1993-09-28
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