Please, Mr. Sun

"Please, Mr. Sun"
Single by Johnnie Ray
from the album I Cry for You
B-side	"Here I Am - Broken Hearted"
Released	December 28, 1951 (1951-12-28)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:58
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Ray Getzov, Sid Frank
Johnnie Ray singles chronology
"Cry" (1951) "Please, Mr. Sun" (1951) "Mountains in the Moonlight" (1952)

"Please Mr. Sun"
Single by Tommy Edwards
B-side	"Morning Side of the Mountain"
Released	January 1959
Recorded	1958
Genre	R&B
Length	2:20
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Ray Getzov, Sid Frank
Tommy Edwards singles chronology
"Love Is All We Need" (1958) "Please Mr. Sun" (1959) "Morning Side of the Mountain" (1959)

"Please, Mr. Sun" is a song written by Ray Getzov and Sid Frank and performed by Johnnie Ray featuring The Four Lads and the Jimmy Carroll Orchestra. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1952.^[1] It was featured on his 1955 album I Cry for You.

The single ranked number 30 on Billboard's Year-End top 30 singles of 1952.^[2]

Other charting versions

• Perry Como released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 12 on the U.S. pop chart.^[3]
• Tommy Edwards released a version of the song as a single in 1952 which reached number 18 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 22 on the U.S. pop chart.^[4]
• Edwards released a new version of the song as a single in 1959 which reached number 11 on the U.S. pop chart.^[5]
• The Vogues released a version of the song as a single in 1966 which reached number 48 on the U.S. pop chart.^[6]

Other versions

• Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1952 single "Blue Tango".^[7]
• Frankie Carle released a version of the song on his 1952 album, Top Pops.^[8]
• Lynn Hope and His Orchestra released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1952 single "Hope, Skip, and Jump".^[9]
• Bill Kenny released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1952 single "If I Forget You".^[10]
• The Innocents released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1960 single "Gee Whiz".^[11]
• Johnny Crawford released a version of the song on his 1962 album, The Captivating Johnny Crawford.^[12]
• Paul Petersen released a version of the song as the B-side to his 1962 single "Lollipops and Roses".^[13]
• Keely Smith released a version of the song on her 1962 album, Because You're Mine.^[14]
• Joe Bataan released a version of the song on his 1972 album, Sweet Soul.^[15]
• Doris Day released a version of the song on her 1995 compilation album, The Uncollected Doris Day with the Page Cavanaugh Trio, Vol. 2: Wonderful!^[16]
• Bing Crosby released a version of the song on his 1998 album, Lonely Street.^[17] This was taken from a 1952 radio broadcast.^[18]

References

1. "Johnnie Ray, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
2. "Billboard Top 100 - 1952". Longboredsurfer.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
3. "Perry Como, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
4. "Tommy Edwards, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Positions". Musicvf.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
5. "Tommy Edwards, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
6. "The Vogues, "Please, Mr. Sun" Chart Position". Musicvf.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
7. "Les Baxter with His Chorus and Orchestra, "Blue Tango" single release". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
8. "Frankie Carle, Top Pops". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
9. "Lynn Hope and His Orchestra, "Hope, Skip, and Jump" single release". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
10. "Bill Kenny, "If I Forget You" single release". Discogs.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
11. "The Innocents, "Gee Whiz" single release". 45cat.com. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
12. "Johnny Crawford, The Captivating Johnny Crawford". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
13. "Paul Petersen, "Lollipops and Roses" single release". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
14. "Keely Smith, Because You're Mine". Discogs.com. 1962. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
15. "Joe Bataan, Sweet Soul". Discogs.com. 1972. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
16. "Doris Day, The Uncollected Doris Day with the Page Cavanaugh Trio, Vol. 2: Wonderful!". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
17. "Bing Crosby, Lonely Street". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
18. Pairpoint, Lionel. "And Here's Bing". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved March 19, 2020.