Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra Top Songs Greatest Hits and Chart Singles Discography

James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" and "It's the Dreamer in Me". His other major recordings were "Tailspin", "John Silver", "So Many Times", "Amapola", "Brazil (Aquarela do Brasil)", "Pennies from Heaven" with Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, and Frances Langford, "Grand Central Getaway", and "So Rare".... [more on Wikipedia]

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra began charting in 1935 with You Let Me Down.The artist placed 80 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 43 of which reached the Top‑10, including 10 number‑ones.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s.

Top songs: #1: Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) - #2: Maria Elena - #3: Blue Champagne - #4: Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy) - #5: My Sister and I
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  1935
1.
1935

You Let Me Down
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

92 pts
19
US


[Decca 602]
written by Al Dubin & Harry Warren
  1936
2.
1936

Is It True What They Say About Dixie?
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

366 pts
1
US


written by Irving Caesar, Sammy Lerner & Gerald Marks
3.
1936

Pennies from Heaven
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

92 pts
19
US


written by Arthur Johnston & Johnny Burke
4.
1936

Welcome Stranger
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

95 pts
18
US


[Decca 768]
written by Johnny Mercer
5.
1936

What's the Reason (I'm Not Pleasin' You)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

92 pts
19
US


written by Pinky Tomlin, Earl Hatch, Coy Poe & Jimmy Grier
6.
1936

You
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

227 pts
5
US


written by Harold Adamson & Walter Donaldson
  1937
7.
1937

The Love Bug Will Bite You
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

208 pts
6
US


written by Pinky Tomlin
  1938
8.
1938

At Your Beck and Call
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

146 pts
10
US


written by Edgar De Lange & Buck Ram
9.
1938

At a Perfume Counter
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

159 pts
9
US


written by Joe Burke & Edgar Leslie
10.
1938

Change Partners
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

365 pts
1
US


written by Irving Berlin
11.
1938

How'd Ja Like to Love Me?
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

250 pts
4
US


written by Burton Lane & Frank Loesser
12.
1938

I Fall in Love with You Every Day
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

266 pts
3
US


written by Manning Sherwin & Frank Loesser
13.
1938

I Haven't Changed a Thing
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

129 pts
12
US


written by Henry Nemo, Irving Mills & Michael Goldsen
John Silver
14.
1938

John Silver
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

122 pts
13
US


written by Jimmy Dorsey & Ray Krise
15.
1938

Love Walked In
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

188 pts
7
US


written by George Gershwin & Ira Gershwin
16.
1938

There's a Faraway Look in Your Eye
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

105 pts
16
US


written by Vic Mizzy & Irving Taylor
  1939
17.
1939

Deep Purple
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

315 pts
2
US


written by Peter DeRose & Mitchell Parish
18.
1939

Especially for You
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

146 pts
10
US


written by Orrin Tucker & Phil Grogan
19.
1939

I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

122 pts
13
US


written by Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart
20.
1939

I Get Along Without You Very Well
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

159 pts
9
US


written by Hoagy Carmichael & Jane Brown Thompson
21.
1939

I Poured My Heart into a Song
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

122 pts
13
US


written by Irving Berlin
22.
1939

Our Love
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

249 pts
4
US


written by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Roger Edens & Arthur Freed
So Many Times
23.
1939

So Many Times
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

85 pts
20
US


written by Don De Vito & Jimmy Dorsey
24.
1939

Stairway to the Stars
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

172 pts
8
US


written by Matty Malneck, Frank Signorelli & Mitchell Parish
25.
1939

The Masquerade is Over
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

250 pts
4
US


written by Allie Wrubel & Herb Magidson
  1940
26.
07/1940

The Breeze and I
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

369 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Ernesto Lecuona & Al Stillman
27.
08/1940

Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

252 pts
4
US


vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by James V. Monaco & Charles Newman
28.
08/1940

All This and Heaven Too
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

86 pts
20
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Jimmy Van Heusen & Eddie DeLange
  1941
29.
01/1941

The Bad Humor Man
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

96 pts
19
US


vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by Jimmy McHugh & Johnny Mercer
30.
01/1941

You've Got Me This Way
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

109 pts
16
US


vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by Jimmy McHugh & Johnny Mercer
31.
01/1941

I Hear a Rhapsody
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

277 pts
3
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Jack Baker, George Fragos & Dick Gasparre
32.
02/1941

High on a Windy Hill
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

195 pts
7
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
33.
03/1941

#4  Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

380 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Joseph LaCalle & Albert Gamse
34.
03/1941

Tonight (Perfidia)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

116 pts
15
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Alberto Dominguez, Will Heagney & Xavier Cugat
35.
04/1941

I Understand
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

120 pts
14
US


written by Mabel Wayne & Kim Gannon
36.
05/1941

#1  Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

381 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Adolfo Utrera, Nilo Menéndez, Eddie Rivera & Eddie Woods
37.
05/1941

#5  My Sister and I
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

380 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
38.
05/1941

#2  Maria Elena
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

381 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Lorenzo Barcelata & Bob Russell
39.
05/1941

Yours (Quiereme Mucho)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

328 pts
2
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Gonzalo Roig, Albert Gamse & Jack Sherr
40.
07/1941

The Things I Love
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

195 pts
7
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Harold Barlow & Lew Harris
41.
08/1941

#3  Blue Champagne
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

380 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Grady Watts & Frank Ryerson
42.
10/1941

Jim
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

236 pts
5
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Caesar Petrillo, Edward Ross & Nelson Shawn
43.
10/1941

Time Was (Duerme)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

151 pts
10
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Miguel Prado & S. K. Russell
  1942
44.
01/1942

I Said No
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

147 pts
10
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Frank Loesser & Jule Styne
45.
02/1942

The White Cliffs of Dover
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

107 pts
16
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Walter Kent & Nat Burton
46.
02/1942

This Is No Laughing Matter
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

93 pts
19
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Buddy Kaye & Al Frisch
47.
03/1942

Arthur Murray Taught Me Dancing in a Hurry
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

93 pts
19
US


vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer
48.
04/1942

Tangerine
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

371 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Victor Schertzinger & Johnny Mercer
I Remember You
49.
04/1942

I Remember You
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

161 pts
9
US


vocals by Bob Eberly; hit for Ada Jones in 1909
written by Johnny Mercer & Victor Schertzinger
50.
06/1942

Jersey Bounce
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

161 pts
9
US


written by Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater & Robert B. Wright
51.
06/1942

Always in My Heart
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

87 pts
20
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Kim Gannon & Manny Lecouna
52.
07/1942

This Is Worth Fighting For
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

100 pts
17
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Eddie DeLange & Sam Stept
53.
08/1942

Take Me
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

100 pts
17
US


vocals by Helen O'Connell
written by Rube Bloom & Mack David
54.
08/1942

My Devotion
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

147 pts
10
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Johnny Napton & Roc Hillman
55.
10/1942

Daybreak
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

93 pts
19
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Helen O'Connell
written by Ferde Grofé & Harold Adamson
56.
10/1942

Ev'ry Night About This Time
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

87 pts
20
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Ted Koehler & James V. Monaco
57.
12/1942

Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

123 pts
17
US
8
R&B
vocals by Bob Eberly
[Decca 18460]
written by Ary Barroso & Bob Russell
  1943
58.
05/1943

Let's Get Lost
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

110 pts
14
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Frank Loesser & Jimmy McHugh
59.
12/1943

They're Either Too Young or Too Old
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

301 pts
2
US


vocals by Kitty Kallen
written by Arthur Schwartz & Frank Loesser
  1944
60.
01/1944

My Ideal
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

218 pts
5
US


vocals by Bob Eberly; hit for Maurice Chevalier in 1931
written by Leo Robin, Richard A. Whiting & Newell Chase
61.
01/1944

Star Eyes
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

256 pts
3
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen
written by Don Raye & Gene De Paul
62.
01/1944

Besame Mucho (Kiss Me Much)
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

352 pts
1
US


vocals by Bob Eberly & Kitty Kallen
written by Consuelo Velázquez & Sunny Skylar
63.
02/1944

When They Ask About You
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

259 pts
4
US
10
R&B
vocals by Kitty Kallen
[Decca 18582]
written by Sam H. Stept
64.
02/1944

My First Love
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

76 pts
22
US


vocals by Bob Eberly
written by Ruth Lowe & Mack David
65.
04/1944

Holiday for Strings
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

117 pts
13
US


with Si Zentner on trombone
written by David Rose
66.
09/1944

An Hour Never Passes
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

95 pts
17
US


vocals by Gladys Tell
written by Jimmy Kennedy
67.
12/1944

Moon on My Pillow
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

69 pts
24
US


vocals by Teddy Walters
written by Charlie Tobias, Henry Tobias & Elliott Tobias
  1945
68.
04/1945

I Should Care
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

120 pts
13
US


vocals by Teddy Walters
written by Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston & Sammy Cahn
69.
06/1945

Dream
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

120 pts
13
US


vocals by Teddy Walters
written by Johnny Mercer
70.
06/1945

There! I've Said It Again
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

170 pts
8
US


vocals by Teddy Walters
written by Redd Evans & David Mann
71.
06/1945

Can't You Read Between the Lines?
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

169 pts
8
US


vocals by Jean Cromwell
written by Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn
  1946
72.
06/1946

Doin' What Comes Natur'lly
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

169 pts
8
US


written by Irving Berlin
73.
12/1946

The Whole World Is Singing My Song
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

125 pts
12
US


vocals by Bob Carroll
written by Mann Curtis & Vic Mizzy
  1947
Heartaches
74.
03/1947

Heartaches
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

131 pts
11
US


vocals by Bob Carroll & Dee Parker
written by Al Hoffman & John Klenner
  1948
75.
01/1948

Ballerina
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

144 pts
10
US


vocals by Bob Carroll
written by Sidney Keith Russell & Carl Sigman
  1950
76.
01/1950

Johnson Rag
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

120 pts
13
US


as Jimmy & His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band
written by Jack Lawrence, Guy Hall & Henry Kleinkauf
Rag Mop
77.
03/1950

Rag Mop
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

109 pts
15
US


as Jimmy & His Original Dorseyland Jazz Band
written by Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson
  1957
So Rare
78.
02/1957

So Rare
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

from The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey   
199 pts
2
US
4
R&B
#1 hit for Guy Lombardo in 1937
[Fraternity 755]
written by Jack Sharpe & Jerry Herst
79.
08/1957

June Night
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

from The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey   
46 pts
21
US


written by Cliff Friend & Abel Baer
80.
08/1957

Jay-Dee's Boogie Woogie
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra greentick

from The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey   
9 pts
77
US


written by Howard Gibeling & Julie Hilton


See also...

Jimmy Dorsey • Jimmy Dorsey's Orchestra


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