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Released on Decca Records, also Sympathy for the Devil (The Rolling Stones), Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree (Brenda Lee) and La Vie en rose
Written by Johnny Burke, also Here’s That Rainy Day (Frank Sinatra), Polka Dots and Moonbeams (Frank Sinatra) and It’s Always You (Chet Baker)
Written by Arthur Johnston, also My Old Flame (Miles Davis), Pennies From Heaven (Bing Crosby) and Cocktails for Two (Spike Jones and His City Slickers)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Johnny Burke wrote 66 songs on fono
Johnny Burke’s most frequent co-writer is Jimmy Van Heusen (43 songs together)
Arthur Johnston wrote 17 songs on fono
Arthur Johnston’s most frequent co-writer is Sam Coslow (9 songs together)
Credits
All 17 credits
- Written by
- Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke
- Performed by
- Bobby Byrne, Don Matteson, Fud Livingston, George Thow, Jack Stacey, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Yukl, Louis Armstrong, Ray McKinley, Roc Hillman, Skeets Herfurt, Slim Taft and Tutti Camarata
- Released on
- Decca Records
- Written by
- Arthur Johnston and Johnny Burke
- Performed by
- Bobby Byrne, Don Matteson, Fud Livingston, George Thow, Jack Stacey, Jimmy Dorsey, Joe Yukl, Louis Armstrong, Ray McKinley, Roc Hillman, Skeets Herfurt, Slim Taft and Tutti Camarata
- Released on
- Decca Records
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Johnny Burke
Same writer: Arthur Johnston
Same label: Decca Records
Same writer: Johnny Burke
Same writer: Arthur Johnston
Same label: Decca Records
Same writer: Johnny Burke
Same writer: Arthur Johnston
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Bobby Byrne
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Bobby Byrne
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Don Matteson
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Don Matteson
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Fud Livingston
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Fud Livingston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by George Thow
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by George Thow
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Jack Stacey
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Jack Stacey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Jimmy Dorsey
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Jimmy Dorsey
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Joe Yukl
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Joe Yukl
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Louis Armstrong
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Louis Armstrong
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Ray McKinley
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Ray McKinley
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Roc Hillman
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Roc Hillman
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Skeets Herfurt
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Skeets Herfurt
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Slim Taft
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Slim Taft
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Tutti Camarata
The Skeleton in the Closet was performed by Tutti Camarata
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was written by Arthur Johnston
The Skeleton in the Closet was written by Arthur Johnston
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was written by Johnny Burke
The Skeleton in the Closet was written by Johnny Burke
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet is part of the release The Skeleton in the Closet / Hurdy Gurdy Man
The Skeleton in the Closet is part of the release The Skeleton in the Closet / Hurdy Gurdy Man
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Decca Records is the label of the song The Skeleton in the Closet
Decca Records is the label of the song The Skeleton in the Closet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
18MusicBrainz The Skeleton in the Closet was released on 1936
The Skeleton in the Closet was released on 1936
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026