What connects this song
Credits it shares with other songs, each from a cited source. Tap a number or a name.
Written by Johnny Mercer, also One for My Baby (Frank Sinatra), Summer Wind (Frank Sinatra) and Blues in the Night (Frank Sinatra)
Released on Brunswick, also You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Ella Fitzgerald), The Frim Fram Sauce (Ella Fitzgerald) and You Can Depend on Me (Brenda Lee)
Part of Black Coffee With Peggy Lee, also A Woman Alone With the Blues
Written by Philippe-Gérard, also Le Chevalier de Paris (Édith Piaf), Pour moi tout’ seule (Édith Piaf) and Weil du schön bist (Peter Alexander)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Johnny Mercer wrote 113 songs on fono
Philippe-Gérard wrote 55 songs on fono
Johnny Mercer’s most frequent co-writer is Harry Warren (12 songs together)
Philippe-Gérard’s most frequent co-writer is Pierre Mac Orlan (10 songs together)
Credits
All 9 credits
- Written by
- Johnny Mercer and Philippe-Gérard
- Performed by
- Ed Shaughnessy, Jimmy Rowles, Max Wayne, Peggy Lee and Pete Candoli
- Part of
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
- Released on
- Brunswick
- Written by
- Johnny Mercer and Philippe-Gérard
- Performed by
- Ed Shaughnessy, Jimmy Rowles, Max Wayne, Peggy Lee and Pete Candoli
- Part of
- Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
- Released on
- Brunswick
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: Johnny Mercer
Same writer: Philippe-Gérard
Same label: Brunswick
Same release: Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
Same writer: Johnny Mercer
Same writer: Philippe-Gérard
Same label: Brunswick
Same writer: Johnny Mercer
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was performed by Ed Shaughnessy
When the World Was Young was performed by Ed Shaughnessy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was performed by Jimmy Rowles
When the World Was Young was performed by Jimmy Rowles
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was performed by Max Wayne
When the World Was Young was performed by Max Wayne
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was performed by Peggy Lee
When the World Was Young was performed by Peggy Lee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was performed by Pete Candoli
When the World Was Young was performed by Pete Candoli
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was written by Johnny Mercer
When the World Was Young was written by Johnny Mercer
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was written by Philippe-Gérard
When the World Was Young was written by Philippe-Gérard
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz When the World Was Young is part of the release Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
When the World Was Young is part of the release Black Coffee With Peggy Lee
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Brunswick is the label of the song When the World Was Young
Brunswick is the label of the song When the World Was Young
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz When the World Was Young was released on 1953
When the World Was Young was released on 1953
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026