Day In, Day Out (1939 song)
# Day In, Day Out (1939 song)

"Day In, Day Out" is a popular song with music by Rube Bloom and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and published in 1939.

## Background

According to Alec Wilder the song, 56 measures long, has a wonderful, soaring melodic line, free from pretentiousness, but full of passion and intensity which is superbly supported by the lyrics. Although the catch phrase "day in—day out" sounds like a dull routine, Mercer uses exotic images to contrast with the boring sound of the phrase.

## Recordings

The song has been recorded by numerous artists.

* Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw and his Orchestra – Bluebird Records 78 rpm single (1939)
* Helen Ward with Bob Crosby and his Orchestra (1939) – a #1 hit on the Billboard charts
* Horace Silver – Horace Silver Trio (1953)
* Frank Sinatra – The Point of No Return (Expanded Edition 2002 – Song recorded April 4, 1953), Come Dance with Me! (1959), Nice 'n' Easy (1960), Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris (1994)
* Billie Holiday – Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
* Lena Horne with Nat Brandwynne's Orchestra – Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria (1957)
* Johnny Mathis – Wonderful, Wonderful (1957)
* Lola Albright as Edie Hart in the Season 1, Episode 1 of Peter Gunn (1958)
* Petula Clark – Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959)
* Judy Garland – Garland at the Grove (1959)
* The Four Freshmen and Stan Kenton – Road Show (1960)
* Carmen Cavallaro – Swingin' Easy (1962)
* Nat King Cole – Let's Face the Music! (1964)
* Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964), Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
* Phyllis Marshall - That Girl (1964)
* The Peddlers – Birthday (1969)
* Mel Tormé – Night at the Concord Pavilion (1991)
* Susannah McCorkle – The Songs of Johnny Mercer (1996)
* Margaret Whiting – Love Songs/Sings for the Starry Eyed (1998)
* Bobby Caldwell - Come Rain or Come Shine (1999)
* Dena Derose - I Can See Clearly Now (2000)
* Diana Krall – From This Moment On (2006)
* Eliane Elias – Bossa Nova Stories (2008)
* Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy (2009)
* Bob Dylan – Triplicate (2017)
* Sachal Vasandani – Shadow Train (2018)
