"Mary in the Morning" is a song written by American songwriter and record producer

Michael Rashkow Michael Rashkow (July 18, 1941 – January 23, 2013) was an American songwriter, record producer and the founder of an advertising agency called T:MC. He wrote "Mary in the Morning" with Johnny Cymbal. It was recorded by Elvis Presley, Glen Ca ...

and singer

Johnny Cymbal Johnny Cymbal (born John Hendry Blair; February 3, 1945 – March 16, 1993) was a Scottish-born American songwriter, singer and record producer who had numerous hit records, including his signature song, "Mr. Bass Man". Overview During a 33-ye ...

Background

It describes a man's intense love for his wife and how he looks forward to a lifetime with her.

Recordings

"Mary in the Morning" was recorded by a number of artists: *

Al Martino Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop croone ...

had the most successful recording of the song, reaching number one on the

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chart for two weeks in July 1967 and number twenty-seven on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number thirty-five on the Canadian ''

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'' pop charts. *

Tommy Hunter Thomas James Hunter, CM, O.Ont (born March 20, 1937) is a Canadian country music performer, known as "Canada's Country Gentleman". Career In 1956, he began performing as a rhythm guitarist on the CBC Television show, '' Country Hoedown''. ''T ...

reached the top of the Canadian ''

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charts with his version, which also charted on the lower end of the U.S. country charts. *

Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, actor and television host. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodt ...

recorded the song for his sixth album ''

Gentle On My Mind "Gentle on My Mind" is a song that was written and originally recorded by John Hartford, and released on his second studio album, '' Earthwords & Music'' (1967). Hartford composed the song after watching ''Doctor Zhivago'' in 1966, as he was i ...

'', released in 1967. *

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

performed the song in his live act at times during the 1970s. He recorded a version that appears on the soundtrack album for the 1970 film, "That's The Way It Is" abel: RCA Victor – LSP-4445

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Background

Recordings

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