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Richard M. Sherman
New York City, United States • 1928-06-12 – 2024-05-25
Richard M. Sherman is credited on 4,777 releases across 1,199 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
4,777
Pressings credited
1,199
Albums
8
Decades active
244
In collections
Biography
Richard Morton Sherman (June 12, 1928 – May 25, 2024) was an American songwriter who specialized in musical films with his brother Robert B. Sherman. According to the official Walt Disney Company website and independent fact checkers, "The Sherman Brothers were responsible for more motion picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history." Some of the Sherman Brothers' best known songs were incorporated into live action and animation musical films including Mary Poppins, The Happiest Millionaire, The Sword in the Stone, The Jungle Book, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Snoopy Come Home, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, The Slipper and the Rose, and Charlotte's Web. Their best known work is "It's a Small World", written for the theme park attraction of the same name. According to Time, it may be the most publicly performed song in history.
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Credited work
4,777 releases · 1,199 albums · active 1951–2025
- Performance · 6,661
- Other credits · 1,258
- Production · 11
Studios: Sunset Sound Recorders · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Half Note · Contemporary Records
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Ringo
1973
41 Original Hits From The Sound Track Of American Graffiti
1973
Mary Poppins (Original Cast Sound Track)
1964
Through The Looking Glass
1987
Blast From Your Past
1975
Walt Disney's Happiest Songs
1968
Stay Awake (Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films)
1988
The John Coltrane Quartet Plays
1965
Live Fast Diarrhea
1995
Mickey Mouse Disco
1979
The Greatest Of Nat King Cole
1972
The Story And Songs Of The Jungle Book
1967
Winnie The Pooh And The Blustery Day
1968
Disney Ultimate Hits
2018
You're Sixteen
1973
The Enchanted Tiki Room
1968
It's A Small World
1964
A Legendary Christmas
2018
The Story Of The Aristocats
1970
Walt Disney's Merriest Songs
1968
Local Gentry
1968
Songs From The Jungle Book and Other Jungle Favorites
1967
Innocence & Despair
2001
The Girl From Chickasaw County (Highlights From The Capitol Masters)
2022
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Unknown Artist
- Annette (7)
- Johnny Burnette
- Robie Lester
- Sterling Holloway
- Johnny Hallyday
- Rita Pavone
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