You Came a Long Way From St. Louis

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Relationships

lyricist:Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:John Benson Brooks
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/62138 [info]
later parody versions:You Went the Wrong Way, Old King Louie

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1948-05-25You Came a Long Way From St. LouisHarry James and His Orchestra2:56
1958-07You Came a Long Way From St. LouisBing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney3:03
1959-04-28You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverPeggy Lee and George Shearing3:16
1959-04-29You Came a Long Way from St LouiscoverPeggy Lee and George Shearing2:51
1960-08You Came a Long Way From St. LouisinstrumentalThe Ahmad Jamal Trio3:37
1960-08You Came a Long Way From St. LouisinstrumentalThe Ahmad Jamal Quintet3:39
1961-09-19You Came a Long Way From St. LouisinstrumentalKing Curtis2:23
1961-10-16You Came a Long Way From Saint LouisAnita O’Day4:16
1961You Came a Long Way From St. LouisJohnny Hartman, Andrew Hill Trio2:43
1962-11-19You Came a Long Way From St. LouisJune Christy2:17
1963-07-10You Came a Long Way From St. LouisinstrumentalJimmy Smith4:22
1963You Came a Long Way From St. LouisliveChris Connor2:09
1964Medley - I've Got You Under My Skin, You Come a Long Way From St. Louis, Hit the Road Jack, You Are My Sunshine (live, 1964: Frank Sinatra Spectacular)live and medleySammy Davis Jr.6:44
1965-01-09You Came a Long Way From St. Louis (Original Mono Mix)Chuck Berry2:08
1965-01-09You Came a Long Way From St. Louis (Original Stereo Mix)Chuck Berry2:08
1965You Came a Long Way From St. Louis (℗1995 Hindsight Records, Inc., previously unreleased)June Christy with Shelly Manne and His Men1:49
You Came a Long Way (From St. Louis)Ray McKinley and His Orchestra3:04
You Came a Long Way From Saint LouiscoverEtta Jones2:27
You Came a Long Way From St LouisThe Four Freshmen3:11
You Came a Long Way From St LouiscoverFrank Ifield2:17
You Came a Long Way From St LouisliveMarion Montgomery4:08
You Came a Long Way From St LouiscoverBing Crosby feat. Peggy Lee2:36
You Came a Long Way From St LouisAnita O’Day4:15
You Came a Long Way From St LouiscoverPeggy Lee?:??
You Came a Long Way From St LouiscoverPeggy Lee3:16
You Came a Long Way from St. LouiscoverPeggy Lee2:49
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisChris Connor2:08
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverPeggy Lee2:51
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisMae Barnes1:51
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverEtta Jones3:36
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisPerry Como3:10
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverAbbey Lincoln & Hank Jones3:55
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisDella Reese4:41
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverTom Jones2:34
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis (stereo)coverJan & Dean2:18
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisinstrumentalJohnny Costa4:24
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisJoanie Sommers2:14
You Came a Long Way From St. Louiscover and instrumentalNicky Hopkins2:35
You Came a Long Way From St. LouisTom Jones2:37
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverChubby Checker & Dee Dee Sharp2:55
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis (mono)coverJan & Dean2:18
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverAbbey Lincoln; & Hank Jones3:57
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverPeggy Lee2:50
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverPeggy Lee with The George Shearing Quintet2:49
You Came a Long Way From St. LouiscoverEtta Jones2:25
You Came a Long Way From St. Louis/You Can Take the Boy Out of the CountrymedleyBing Crosby & Rosemary Clooney3:05
You Came Along From St. LouiscoverJan & Dean2:22
You Come a Long Way From St. LouisMarvin Gaye & Mary Wells2:51
You Come Along From St. LouisPearl Bailey2:39