Make Yourself Comfortable
| "Make Yourself Comfortable" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sarah Vaughan | |
| B-side | "Idle Gossip" |
| Released | 1954 |
| Label | Mercury |
| Songwriter | Bob Merrill |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Billboard | positive[1] |
"Make Yourself Comfortable" is a song written by Bob Merrill and commonly associated with singer Sarah Vaughan,[2] whose recording rose to number six on Billboard.[3]
Critical reception and commerial performance
Billboard reviewed Sarah Vaughan's single (Mercury 10649, with "Idle Gossip" on the flip side) in its issue from 6 November 1954, praising "a new and commercial Sarah" and her "outstanding reading" of the "out-of-ordinary" song. The reviewer concluded: "It's a mighty appealing disk and it could bring the thrush a big hit."[1]
Other recordings of the song were made at the time by Andy Griffith (with Jean Wilson)[3] and by Peggy King, but Vaughan's version proved to be the most popular one.[3]
Charts
| Chart (1955) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Most Played by Jockeys[4] | 6 |
References
- ^ a b "Review spotlight on..." Billboard. 6 November 1954. p. 40. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ^ "Bob Merrill: The Music That Made Him". Playbill. 2011-08-25. Archived from the original on 26 February 2025. Retrieved 2026-04-14.
- ^ a b c Tyler, Don (16 April 2007). Hit Songs, 1900-1955. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-2946-2. Retrieved 2026-04-14 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Most Played by Jockeys". Billboard. 8 January 1955. p. 32. Retrieved 15 April 2026.