When the Moon Comes over the Mountain explained

When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain
Published:	by Robbins Music Corp., Inc., New York^[1]
Type:	single
Artist:	Kate Smith with Ben Selvin Orchestra
B-Side:	If I Have to Go on Without You^[2]
Released:	^[3]
Recorded:	^[4]
Studio:	Columbia Records, 55 Fifth Avenue, New York City
Genre:	Pop music
Label:	Columbia 2516-D
Composer:	Harry M. Woods
Lyricist:	Howard E. Johnson

"When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain" is a popular song, published in 1931, and credited as written by Howard Johnson, Harry M. Woods, and Kate Smith.^[1] As Johnson is primarily known as a lyricist and Woods, when collaborating with lyricists, primarily wrote music, the actual apportionment of the credits would be likely to be music by Woods, lyrics by Johnson, and possibly some small contribution by Smith in order to give her a share of royalty income.

Notes and References

1. Book: Library of Congress. Copyright Office. . Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1931 Musical Compositions For the Year 1931 New Series Vol 26 Part 3 . 1931 . U.S. Govt. Print. Off. . United States Copyright Office . English.
2. Web site: COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2500-D to 3000-D . 2022-12-09 . 78discography.com.
3. Web site: Columbia 2516-D (10-in. double-faced) . 2022-12-09 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.
4. Web site: Columbia matrix W151736. When the moon comes over the mountain / Kate Smith . 2022-12-09 . Discography of American Historical Recordings.