Day In, Day Out (1939 song)

"Day In, Day Out" is a popular song with music by Rube Bloom and lyrics by Johnny Mercer and published in 1939.

Background
According to Alec Wilder the song, 56 measures long, has a wonderful, soaring melodic line, free from pretentiousness, but full of passion and intensity which is superbly supported by the lyrics. Although the catch phrase "day in—day out" sounds like a dull routine, Mercer uses exotic images to contrast with the boring sound of the phrase.

Recordings
The song has been recorded by numerous artists.


 * Helen Forrest with Artie Shaw and his Orchestra – Bluebird Records 78 rpm single (1939)
 * Helen Ward with Bob Crosby and his Orchestra (1939) – a #1 hit on the Billboard charts
 * Horace Silver – Horace Silver Trio (1953)
 * Frank Sinatra – The Point of No Return (Expanded Edition 2002 – Song recorded April 4, 1953), Come Dance with Me! (1959), Nice 'n' Easy (1960), Sinatra & Sextet: Live in Paris (1994)
 * Billie Holiday – Songs for Distingué Lovers (1957)
 * Lena Horne with Nat Brandwynne's Orchestra – Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria (1957)
 * Johnny Mathis – Wonderful, Wonderful (1957)
 * Lola Albright as Edie Hart in the Season 1, Episode 1 of Peter Gunn (1958)
 * Petula Clark – Petula Clark in Hollywood (1959)
 * Judy Garland – Garland at the Grove (1959)
 * The Four Freshmen and Stan Kenton – Road Show (1960)
 * Carmen Cavallaro – Swingin' Easy (1962)
 * Nat King Cole – Let's Face the Music! (1964)
 * Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook (1964), Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964)
 * Phyllis Marshall - That Girl (1964)
 * The Peddlers – Birthday (1969)
 * Mel Tormé – Night at the Concord Pavilion (1991)
 * Susannah McCorkle – The Songs of Johnny Mercer (1996)
 * Margaret Whiting –  Love Songs/Sings for the Starry Eyed (1998)
 * Bobby Caldwell - Come Rain or Come Shine (1999)
 * Dena Derose -  I Can See Clearly Now (2000)
 * Diana Krall – From This Moment On (2006)
 * Eliane Elias – Bossa Nova Stories (2008)
 * Sophie Milman – Take Love Easy (2009)
 * Bob Dylan – Triplicate (2017)
 * Sachal Vasandani – Shadow Train (2018)