Abel Baer

Songs Written by Abel BaerTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Abel Baer (March 16, 1893 – October 5, 1976) was an American songwriter, associated with Tin Pan Alley. == Biography == Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Baer graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, specialising in dentistry. Baer left medicine after serving in World War I and began work as a songwriter for a music publisher. Among Baer's collaborators were L. Wolfe Gilbert, Stanley Adams, Cliff Friend, Sam M. Lewis and Mabel Wayne. Baer moved to Hollywood in 1929, contributing... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Abel Baer first charted in 1924 with June Night.The artist placed 27 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 14 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.On US Country the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.

Top songs: #1: There Are Such Things - #2: June Night - #3: I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) - #4: I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me) - #5: I'm Sitting Pretty in a Pretty Little City
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  Henry Burr & Albert Campbell
1.
02/1924

#5  I'm Sitting Pretty in a Pretty Little City
Henry Burr & Albert Campbell

216 pts
6
US




[Victor 19180]
written by Lou Davis, Abel Baer greentick & Henry W. Santly
  Isham Jones & His Orchestra
2.
03/1924

Mama Loves Papa
Isham Jones & His Orchestra

178 pts
8
US




[Brunswick 2506]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Cliff Friend
  Ted Lewis & His Band
3.
09/1924

#2  June Night
Ted Lewis & His Band

327 pts
2
US




[Columbia 157]
written by Abel Baer greentick
  Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians
4.
10/1924

June Night
Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians

195 pts
7
US




[Victor 19172]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Cliff Friend
  Irving Kaufman
5.
11/1924

Where the Dreamy Wabash Flows
Irving Kaufman

215 pts
6
US




[Vocalion 14836]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Cliff Friend
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
6.
12/1924

Where the Dreamy Wabash Flows
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

140 pts
11
US




[Victor 19428]
written by Cliff Friend & Abel Baer greentick
When the One You Love Loves You
7.
04/1925

When the One You Love Loves You
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

201 pts
7
US




[Victor 19553]
written by Paul Whiteman, Abel Baer greentick & Cliff Friend
  Billy Jones & Ernest Hare
8.
10/1925

#3  I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me)
Billy Jones & Ernest Hare

285 pts
3
US




[Victor 19718]
written by Abel Baer greentick & L. Wolfe Gilbert
  Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra
9.
11/1925

#4  I Miss My Swiss (My Swiss Miss Misses Me)
Paul Whiteman & His Orchestra

222 pts
6
US




[Victor 19753]
written by Abel Baer greentick & L. Wolfe Gilbert
  Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra
10.
12/1925

Don't Wake Me Up (Let Me Dream)
Vincent Lopez & His Orchestra

170 pts
9
US




[Okeh 40535]
written by Mabel Wayne, Abel Baer greentick & L. Wolfe Gilbert
  The Peerless Quartet
11.
02/1926

Let Me Linger Longer in Your Arms
The Peerless Quartet

120 pts
14
US




[Victor 19827]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Cliff Friend
  Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
12.
1927

Collette
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra

118 pts
14
US




[Columbia 973]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Gus Kahn
  Vernon Dalhart
13.
1927

Lucky Lindy
Vernon Dalhart

138 pts
11
US




[Columbia 1000]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Wolfe Gilbert
  Ruth Etting
14.
1928

When You're with Somebody Else
Ruth Etting

150 pts
10
US




[Columbia 1288]
written by Ruth Etting, L. Wolfe Gilbert & Abel Baer greentick
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
15.
1929

High Up on a Hill Top
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

89 pts
20
US




[Columbia 1653]
written by Abel Baer greentick, George Whiting & Ian Campbell [songwriter]
  George Jessel
16.
1929

My Mother's Eyes
George Jessel

179 pts
8
US




written by Abel Baer greentick & L. Wolfe Gilbert
  Ruth Etting
17.
1929

The Right Kind of Man
Ruth Etting

109 pts
16
US




[Columbia 1998]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert & Abel Baer greentick
  George Olsen and His Orchestra
18.
1930

South Sea Rose
George Olsen and His Orchestra

121 pts
14
US




[Victor 22213]
written by L. Wolfe Gilbert & Abel Baer greentick
  Boswell Sisters
19.
1931

It's the Girl
Boswell Sisters

161 pts
9
US




written by Abel Baer greentick & Dave Oppenheim
  Ruth Etting
20.
1932

The Night When Love Was Born
Ruth Etting

117 pts
14
US




[Columbia 2681]
written by Abel Baer greentick, Joe Young & Dave Oppenheim
  Ted Lewis & His Band
21.
1933

All Aboard for Dreamland, Baby
Ted Lewis & His Band

141 pts
11
US




[Columbia 2758]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Joe Young
  Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
22.
1933

You'll Never Get Up to Heaven That Way
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians

141 pts
11
US




[Brunswick 6536]
written by Abel Baer greentick & Sammy Lerner
  Russ Morgan
23.
1937

Gee, but You're Swell
Russ Morgan

99 pts
17
US




as Russ Morgan and His Orchestra
[Brunswick 7799]
written by Charlie Tobias & Abel Baer greentick
  Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra
24.
1938

(Don't Wait Till) The Night Before Christmas
Eddy Duchin and His Orchestra

158 pts
9
US




[Brunswick 8264]
written by Sam M. Lewis & Abel Baer greentick
  Henry King and His Orchestra
25.
1938

A Garden in Granada
Henry King and His Orchestra

115 pts
14
US




[Decca 1767]
written by Sam M. Lewis, Abel Baer greentick & Ion Vasilescu
  Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
26.
11/1942

#1  There Are Such Things
Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra

415 pts
1
US


2
R&B
vocals by Frank Sinatra & The Pied Pipers
[Victor 27974]
written by Stanley Adams, Abel Baer greentick & George W. Meyer
  Red Foley
27.
1946

Harriet
Red Foley

26 pts


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with Roy Ross
written by Abel Baer greentick & Paul Cunningham
  Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
28.
08/1957

June Night
Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra

from The Fabulous Jimmy Dorsey   
46 pts
21
US




written by Cliff Friend & Abel Baer greentick

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