"Songs written by Joan Whitney (songwriter)" . . "db246f96-5479-412f-ba9d-a319b63afd69" . "english" . "Songs with lyrics by Mack David" . "1940s jazz standards" . "%22Candy%22 is a popular song. The music was written by Alex Kramer, the lyrics by Mack David and Joan Whitney. It was published in 1944.The recording by Johnny Mercer and the Pied Pipers, with Jo Stafford, was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 183. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on February 22, 1945 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. Mercer recalled that the song was ideal for his limited range for ballad singing.The recording by Dinah Shore was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1632. It reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on April 5, 1945 at No. 10, its only week on the chart.Big Maybelle's version of the song received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999 and went to No. 11 on the Billboard R&B chart in 1956.The jazz vocalist group The Manhattan Transfer included this song on their self-titled 1975 album The Manhattan Transfer. Repeated on The Best of The Manhattan Transfer (1981) and The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer (1994)." . "Candy" . "11"^^ . "81.0"^^ . "Jo Stafford songs" . "1944 songs" . . . "-16.7"^^ . . "674899" . . . "6"^^ . . "Candy" . . . . "USAT20102429" . . . . "-0.0165375"^^ . "1970-01-01"^^ . "Songs written by Alex Kramer" . "5714dee825ac0d8aee546da4" . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . "296283"^^ . "11548" . "209000.0"^^ . "0.189512"^^ . "false"^^ . .