Anytime (1921 song)

"Any Time"
Single by Emmett Miller
B-side	The Pickaninnies' Paradise[1]
Published	December 22, 1921 (1921-12-22) Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Company, Dallas[2]
Released	December 1924 (1924-12)[1]
Recorded	October 25, 1924 (1924-10-25)[3]
Genre	Popular Music
Length	3:18
Label	OKeh 40239[4]
Songwriter(s)	Herbert Happy Lawson[2]

"Any Time"
Sheet music of "Any Time" from 1950s.
Single by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys[5]
B-side	What a Fool I Was[5]
Released	February 9, 1948 (1948-02-09)[5]
Recorded	August 20, 1947 (1947-08-20)[6]
Studio	RCA Victor Studios[6]
Genre	Country
Length	2:56
Label	RCA Victor 20-2700[5]
Producer(s)	Stephen H. Sholes, Charles R. Grean[6]
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys[5] singles chronology
"To My Sorrow" (1947) "Any Time" (1948) "Bouquet of Roses" (1948)

"Any Time" is a Tin Pan Alley song written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson. The song was published in 1921 and first recorded by Emmett Miller for OKeh Records in 1924, accompanying himself on ukulele, Lawson recorded his own version for Gennett Records on July 31, 1925. It became associated with Country music when Eddy Arnold rescued it from obscurity in 1948, topping the Billboard Juke Box Folk Records Chart for nine weeks.^[7]

Charted versions

• Eddy Arnold released a version in 1948 that reached #1 on the U.S. country chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart.^[8]
• Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage released a version in 1948 that reached #13 on the U.S. country chart.^[9]
• Eddie Fisher released a version in 1951 that reached #2 in the U.S.^[10]
• Helen O'Connell released a version on Capitol in 1952 ^[11]
• Patsy Cline recorded a version that was released posthumously in 1969 and reached #73 on the U.S. country chart.^[12]
• The Osmond Brothers released a version that reached #54 on the U.S. country chart in 1985.^[13]

References

1. "OKeh 40239 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
2. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1921). Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1921 Music Last Half of 1921 New Series Vol 16 Part 2. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
3. "OKeh matrix S-72936. Anytime / Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
4. "OKEH 78rpm numeical listing discography: 40000 - 40500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
5. "Victor 20-2700 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
6. "Victor matrix D7VB-1541. Anytime / Eddy Arnold". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 29.
8. Eddy Arnold, "Any Time" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015
9. Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage, "Any Time" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015
10. Eddie Fisher, "Any Time" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015
11. "Helen O'Connell - Any Time (1952)" – via Internet Archive.
12. Patsy Cline, "Any Time" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015
13. The Osmonds, "Any Time" Chart Position Retrieved February 21, 2015