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Released on Reprise Records, also Basket Case (Green Day), Welcome to the Black Parade (My Chemical Romance) and American Idiot (Green Day)
Produced by Sonny Burke, also Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), Summer Wind and The Best Is Yet to Come
Engineered by Lowell Frank, also Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words), The Best Is Yet to Come and More (theme from Mondo Cane)
Written by Ervin Drake, also I Believe (Elvis Presley), Good Morning Heartache (Diana Ross) and Perdido (Sarah Vaughan)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Sonny Burke produced 3 of Frank Sinatra’s top 10 songs
Sonny Burke produced 69 songs on fono
Ervin Drake wrote 14 songs on fono
Ervin Drake’s most frequent co-writer is Jimmy Shirl (7 songs together)
Credits
All 21 credits
- Written by
- Ervin Drake
- Produced by
- Sonny Burke
- Performed by
- Alvin Dinkin, Armand Kaproff, Arnold Koblentz, Bill Miller, Clyde Hylton, Frank Sinatra, Harry Klee, Kathryn Thompson, Lloyd Hildebrand, Lou Kievman, Melinda Eckels, Meyer "Mike" Rubin, Nick Fatool, Paul Robyn, Vincent Terri and Wayne Songer
- Engineered by
- Lowell Frank
- Part of
- September of My Years
- Released on
- Reprise Records
- Written by
- Ervin Drake
- Produced by
- Sonny Burke
- Performed by
- Alvin Dinkin, Armand Kaproff, Arnold Koblentz, Bill Miller, Clyde Hylton, Frank Sinatra, Harry Klee, Kathryn Thompson, Lloyd Hildebrand, Lou Kievman, Melinda Eckels, Meyer "Mike" Rubin, Nick Fatool, Paul Robyn, Vincent Terri and Wayne Songer
- Engineered by
- Lowell Frank
- Part of
- September of My Years
- Released on
- Reprise Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Sonny Burke
Same writer: Ervin Drake
Same label: Reprise Records
Same release: September of My Years
Same producer: Sonny Burke
Same engineer: Lowell Frank
Same writer: Ervin Drake
Same label: Reprise Records
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Alvin Dinkin
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Alvin Dinkin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Armand Kaproff
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Armand Kaproff
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Arnold Koblentz
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Arnold Koblentz
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Bill Miller
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Bill Miller
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Clyde Hylton
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Clyde Hylton
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Frank Sinatra
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Frank Sinatra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Harry Klee
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Harry Klee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Kathryn Thompson
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Kathryn Thompson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Lloyd Hildebrand
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Lloyd Hildebrand
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Lou Kievman
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Lou Kievman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Melinda Eckels
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Melinda Eckels
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Meyer "Mike" Rubin
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Meyer "Mike" Rubin
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Nick Fatool
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Nick Fatool
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Paul Robyn
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Paul Robyn
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Vincent Terri
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Vincent Terri
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Wayne Songer
It Was a Very Good Year was performed by Wayne Songer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was produced by Sonny Burke
It Was a Very Good Year was produced by Sonny Burke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was written by Ervin Drake
It Was a Very Good Year was written by Ervin Drake
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
19MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year is part of the release September of My Years
It Was a Very Good Year is part of the release September of My Years
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
20MusicBrainz Reprise Records is the label of the song It Was a Very Good Year
Reprise Records is the label of the song It Was a Very Good Year
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
21MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was engineered by Lowell Frank
It Was a Very Good Year was engineered by Lowell Frank
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
22MusicBrainz It Was a Very Good Year was released on 1965-09
It Was a Very Good Year was released on 1965-09
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026