Recording: You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis

Performed by

Mabel Mercer

First release

On Audio album Echoes of My Life (1980)

Rating

Song info

Song

You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis)

Written by

John Benson Brooks, Bob Russell

First recording

You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis) by Ray McKinley and Some of the Boys (December 31, 1947)

First release

You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis) by Ray McKinley and Some of the Boys on audio single You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis) (1948)

Language

English

Versions

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis)	Ray McKinley and Some of the Boys	1948
2	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Bunny Paul	1954
3	A Long Way from Saint Louis	Conley Graves Trio	1956
4	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Donna Brooks	1956
5	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Pearl Bailey	1957
6	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby	1958
7	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Perry Como	1959
8	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Mae Barnes	1959
9	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	The Francis Bay Orchestra	1962
10	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Barney Kessel Plus Big Band	1962
11	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Tammy Grimes	1962
12	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Etta Jones	1962
13	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Jan & Dean	July 1963
14	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Chris Connor	1963
15	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	June Christy	1963
16	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Jimmy Smith	1963
17	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Frank Ifield	February 1964
18	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells	April 15, 1964
19	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Della Reese	1964
20	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Charlie Shavers	1964
21	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Herbie Mann	1964
22	You Came a Long Way from St. Louis	Chuck Berry	April 1965
23	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Ralph Sharon Trio	1965
24	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Billy Taylor	1965
25	You Came a Long Way from St. Louis	Jackie Trent	1965
26	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Mabel Mercer	1980
27	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Georgie Fame	1991
28	You Came a Long Way (From Saint Louis)	Gary Primich	1995
29	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Ray Kennedy [1]	2000
30	You Came a Long Way From St. Louis	Blue Largo Featuring Alicia Aragon & Eric Lieberman	2000
31	You Came a Long Way from Saint Louis	Beegie Adair	January 5, 2011
32	You Came a Long Way From Saint Louis	Carol Welsman	April 10, 2012