Anytime (1921 song) explained

Any Time
Published:	Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Company, Dallas^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Emmett Miller
B-Side:	The Pickaninnies' Paradise
Released:	^[2]
Recorded:	^[3]
Genre:	Popular Music
Label:	OKeh 40239^[4]

Any Time
Cover:	Any Time.pdf
Caption:	Sheet music of "Any Time" from 1950s.
Type:	single
Artist:	Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys
B-Side:	What a Fool I Was
Released:	^[5]
Recorded:	^[6]
Studio:	RCA Victor Studios
Genre:	Country
Label:	RCA Victor 20-2700
Producer:	Stephen H. Sholes, Charles R. Grean
Prev Title:	To My Sorrow
Prev Year:	1947
Next Title:	Bouquet of Roses
Next Year:	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

• Eddy Arnold released a version in 1948 that reached #1 on the U.S. country chart and #17 on the U.S. pop chart.^[8]
• Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage released a version in 1948 that reached #13 on the U.S. country chart.^[9]
• Eddie Fisher released a version in 1951 that reached #2 in the U.S.^[10]
• Helen O'Connell released a version on Capitol in 1952 ^[11]
• Patsy Cline recorded a version that was released posthumously in 1969 and reached #73 on the U.S. country chart.^[12]
• The Osmond Brothers released a version that reached #54 on the U.S. country chart in 1985.^[13]

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office.. Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1921 Music Last Half of 1921 New Series Vol 16 Part 2. 1921. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. United States Copyright Office. English.
2. Web site: OKeh 40239 (10-in. double-faced) . 2023-07-28 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
3. Web site: OKeh matrix S-72936. Anytime / Emmett Miller ; Walter Rothrock . 2023-07-28 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
4. Web site: OKEH 78rpm numeical listing discography: 40000 - 40500 . 2023-07-28 . www.78discography.com.
5. Web site: Victor 20-2700 (10-in. double-faced) . 2023-07-28 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
6. Web site: Victor matrix D7VB-1541. Anytime / Eddy Arnold . 2023-07-28 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
7. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 29.
8. https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Anytime+by+Eddy+Arnold&id=13649 Eddy Arnold, "Any Time" Chart Position
9. https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Anytime+by+Foy+Willing+and+His+Riders+of+the+Purple+Sage&id=98456 Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage, "Any Time" Chart Position
10. https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Any+Time+by+Eddie+Fisher&id=13498 Eddie Fisher, "Any Time" Chart Position
11. Web site: Helen O'Connell - Any Time (1952) . Internet Archive.
12. https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Anytime+by+Patsy+Cline&id=113745 Patsy Cline, "Any Time" Chart Position
13. https://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Anytime+by+The+Osmonds&id=110400 The Osmonds, "Any Time" Chart Position