Anytime (1921 song)

"Any Time" is a Tin Pan Alley song written by Herbert "Happy" Lawson. It was published in 1921 and first recorded by Emmett Miller for OKeh Records in 1924, accompanying himself on ukulele, Lawson recorded his own version for Gennett Records on July 31, 1925. It became associated with Country music when Eddy Arnold rescued it from obscurity in 1948, topping the Billboard Juke Box Folk Records Chart for nine weeks.^[7]

"Any Time"
Single by Emmett Miller
B-side	The Pickaninnies' Paradise[1]
Published	December 22, 1921 (1921-12-22) Herbert Happy Lawson Music Publishing Company, Dallas[2]
Released	December 1924 (1924-12)[1]
Recorded	October 25, 1924 (1924-10-25)[3]
Genre	Popular Music
Length	3:18
Label	OKeh 40239[4]
Songwriter(s)	Herbert Happy Lawson[2]

"Any Time"
Sheet music of "Any Time" from 1950s.
Single by Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys[5]
B-side	What a Fool I Was[5]
Released	February 9, 1948 (1948-02-09)[5]
Recorded	August 20, 1947 (1947-08-20)[6]
Studio	RCA Victor Studios[6]
Genre	Country
Length	2:56
Label	RCA Victor 20-2700[5]
Producer(s)	Stephen H. Sholes, Charles R. Grean[6]
Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys[5] singles chronology
"To My Sorrow" (1947) "Any Time" (1948) "Bouquet of Roses" (1948)

Charted versions

• Eddy Arnold released a version in 1948 that reached No.1 on the U.S. country chart and No.17 on the U.S. pop chart.^[8]
• Foy Willing and His Riders of the Purple Sage released a version in 1948 that reached No.13 on the U.S. country chart.^[9]
• Eddie Fisher released a version in 1951 that reached No.2 in the U.S.^[10]
• Helen O'Connell released a version on Capitol in 1952 ^[11]
• Patsy Cline recorded a version that was released posthumously in 1969 and reached No.73 on the U.S. country chart.^[12]
• The Osmond Brothers released a version that reached No.54 on the U.S. country chart in 1985.^[13]