Moon River was Johnny Mercer’s last hit. It was one of his best.
You’re right... Johnny Mercer.
“Moon River” brings a flood of memories as it was one of my favorites... I think I was in the sixth grade. Sheesh.
By number of records sold, perhaps. But after "Moon River" (1961) he had "Days of Wine and Roses" (1962), "Charade" (1963), "Emily" (1964), and "The Summer Wind" (1965). All excellent songs and all hits. He also wrote "Drinking Again", one of my favorite Sinatra renditions.
BTW, Seriously Sinatra on Serius/XM Radio has been playing Johnny Mercer singing “Moon River” fairly frequently lately. In fact they’ve been playing a number of his vocals recently.