"Any Time"
Single by Emmett Miller
B-sideThe Pickaninnies' Paradise[1]
PublishedDecember 22, 1921 (1921-12-22) Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Company, Dallas[2]
ReleasedDecember 1924 (1924-12)[1]
RecordedOctober 25, 1924 (1924-10-25)[3]
GenrePopular Music
Length3:18
LabelOKeh 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-sideWhat a Fool I Was[5]
ReleasedFebruary 9, 1948 (1948-02-09)[5]
RecordedAugust 20, 1947 (1947-08-20)[6]
StudioRCA Victor Studios[6]
GenreCountry
Length2:56
LabelRCA 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

References

  1. ^ a b "OKeh 40239 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c d "Victor 20-2700 (10-in. double-faced)". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. ^ a b c "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


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