GARNELL COOPER & THE KINFOLKS
: Garnell Cooper (ts), Vonzell Cooper (org), David Walker (g), Marion Wright (el-b), Freeman Brown or Richard Waters (dm). Dir. By Bert Berns. A Leiber & Stoller Production.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, December 28, 1962
JB-11994 GREEN MONKEY (Garnell Cooper) | Jubilee 5445 |
JB-11995 LONG DISTANCE (Garnell Cooper) | Jubilee 5445 |
HOAGY LANDS
(Victor Hoagland) (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: p, g, ac-g, el-b, dm, timpani, strings, mixed-cho. Omit timpani add marimba-1. Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, December 1962
4449 | I’M YOURS (Robert Mellin) | ABCParamount 10392 |
4450 | THE TENDER YEARS (Bert Russell, Jacquie Silverman) | ABCParamount 10392 |
| TRUE LOVE AT LAST(Henry Vars, Sam H. Stept) | unissued |
THE ROCKY FELLERS
: Eddie Maligmat, Albert Maligmat, Tony Maligmat, Dorotao “Junior” Maligmat (vo) with orch. arr. by Alan Lorber: tp, p, 2g, el-b, dm, handclaps. Add tp, tb-1. S.M.N. Production (=Stanley Kahan, Mal Williams & Neil Diamond).
Mirasound Studios, New York, December 1962
50174 | KILLER JOE (Bert Russell, Bob Elgin, Phil Medley) | Scepter 1246, LP512 |
| WHEN DO KIDS GROW UP (Bob Elgin, Bert Russell)-1 | Scepter LP512 |
BERT BERNS
(vo) with p, g el-b, dm, male bkd-vo.
New York, 1962
YOUR BEST FRIEND | unissued demo |
ANYTHING YOU WANT ME TO DO aka I’M STILL WAITING FOR YOU TO MAKE ME DO ANYTHING (Bert Russell, Ray Passman) | unissued demo |
THE EXCITERS
: Brenda Reid (lead vo), Carol Johnson, Lillian Walker, Herb Rooney (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: p; 2g; el-b; dm; strings; Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston (bkd-vo). Add Al Sears (ts)-1, xyl-2, claves-3, timbales-4, timpani-5, triangle-6. A Leiber-Stoller Production.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, January 11, 1963
4611 (tk.4) HE’S GOT THE POWER (Greenwich, Powers)-1 | U.A. 572, LP3264 |
4612 (tk.9) GET HIM (Bert Russell, Ray Passman, Elmo Glick)-2 | U.A. 604 |
4613 (tk.17) I DREAMED (Charles Grean, Marvin Moore)-2 | U.A. LP3264 |
4614 (tk.6) IT’S LOVE THAT REALLY COUNTS (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)-2-3 | U.A. LP3264 |
4615 (tk.4) ARE YOU KEEPING SCORE (Ron Miller, Lee Porter)-2 | U.A. LP3264 |
4616 (tk.2) SAY IT WITH LOVE (Van McCoy)-4 | U.A. LP3264 |
4617 (tk.9) DRAMA OF LOVE (Rose Blueston, Phil Medley)-2-5 | U.A. 572, LP3264 |
4618 (tk.3) REMEMBER ME (Brenda Reid, Herb Rooney)-6 | U.A. LP3264 |
4619 (tk.3) SO LONG, GOODNIGHT (Brenda Reid, Herb Rooney) | U.A. LP3264 |
4620 (tk.4) HANDFUL OF MEMORIES (Ron Miller, Lee Porter)-6 | U.A. LP3264 |
BABY WASHINGTON
(vo) with orch. arr. by Bert Keyes: g, el-b, dm, strings, fem-cho. Add p-1; org, cga, castanets-2. A Bert Berns Production-1 or A Henry “Juggy” Murray Production-2.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, January 1963
SR-1083 THERE HE IS (Larry Weiss, Lockie Edwards Jr.)-1 | Sue 783, LP1014 |
SR-1084 THAT’S HOW HEARTACHES ARE MADE (Bob Halley, Ben Raleigh)-2 | Sue 783, LP1014 |
BEN E. KING
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Klaus Ogermann-1 or Garry Sherman: Ernie Royal, Jimmy Maxwell (tp); Mike Stoller (p); Charles Macey, Al Shackman, Bill Suyker (g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Gary Chester (dm); George Devens, Brad Spinney, Bob Rosengarden (timpani, shaker, castanets); strings; Elise Bretton, Lillian Clark, Robert Davis, Eugene Lowell, Bob Mitchell, Peggy Powell (bkd-vo). A Leiber-Stoller Production.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, February 6, 1963
63C-6766 HOW CAN I FORGET (Ed Townsend, Bernard “J. Baird” Solomon, Murray “L. White” Cohen)-1 | Atco 6256, LP165 |
63C-6767 I COULD HAVE DANCED ALL NIGHT (Allan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe) | Atco 6275, LP165 |
63C-6768 GYPSY (Bert Berns, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Nugetre) | Atco 6275 |
PATTI KOGIN
(double-tracked vo) with oboe, p, 2g, el-b, dm, triangle, timpani/timbales, strings, mixed-cho. Prod. by Bert Berns.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, February 21, 1963
63-XY-407 BLESS ‘EM ALL (James “Jimmy Hughes” Lally, Francis “Frank Lake” Kerslake, Al Stillman) | MGM 13164 |
63-XY-408 ARE YOUR LIPS LONELY DARLING (Bert Russell, Phil Medley) | unissued |
63-XY-409 MR. MOON, MR. CUPID AND I (Gene Pitney) | MGM 13164 |
SOLOMON BURKE
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Ernie Royal, Irvin Markowitz (tp); Sam Taylor, Ben Smith (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Artie Butler (org/p); George Barnes, Bob Bushnell (g,12-string g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Bobby Donaldson (dm); Phil Kraus (tamb, scraper); prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Bert Berns Production.
New York, March 15, 1963
A-6880 CAN’T NOBODY LOVE YOU (James Mitchell) | Atlantic 2196, LP8096 |
A-6881 IF YOU NEED ME (Wilson Pickett, Robert Bateman, Sonny Sanders) | Atlantic 2185, LP8085 |
A-6882 HARD AIN’T IT HARD (Woody Guthrie) | Atlantic LP8096 |
A-6883 YOU CAN’T LOVE ‘EM ALL (Bert Russell, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Nugetre) | Atlantic LP8096 |
Note: A-6883 band-track and female background vocals were also used for the version by
MEL TORME
on Atlantic 2202, CD1 (A-7049, lead vocal and additional male background vocals overdubbed in New York 6/5/1963 produced by Ahmet Ertegun) (CB8/31/63).
BABY JANE AND THE ROCK-A-BYES
: Madelyn Moore (lead vo), Yvonne DeMunn, Estelle McEwan, Yolanda Robinson (vo) with orch. arr. by Teacho Wiltshire: 2tp, ts, bs, p, 2g, el-b, dm. Add org-1. Omit horns, p add cga, bgo-2. Prod. By Bert Berns-2. Leiber and Stoller Production.
New York, March, 1963
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME (Allan Jay Lerner, Frederick Loewe)-1 | Spokane 4004 |
HICKORY DICKERY DOCK (Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry) | Spokane 4001 |
SILLY LITTLE TEARDROP (Beverly Ross, Lor Crane) | Spokane unissued |
HALF DESERTED STREET (Carl Spencer)-1-2 | Spokane 4001 |
THE ELEKTRAS
(Baby Jane And The Rock-A-Byes): Madelyn Moore (lead vo), Yvonne DeMunn, Estelle McEwan, Yolanda Robinson (vo) with orch. arr. by Teacho Wiltshire: 2tp, ts, bs, p, 2g, el-b, dm, maracas, male-cho. Add vb omit tp, ts, bs, maracas-1 Dir. by Bert Berns. Prod. by Leiber & Stoller.
New York, March 1963
ZTSP 85856 IT AIN’T AS EASY AS THAT (Bert Russell)-1 | United Artists 594 |
ZTSP 85857 ALL I WANT TO DO IS RUN (Bert Russell, Carl Spencer) | United Artists 594 |
THE FOUR PENNIES
(The Chiffons): Sylvia Peterson (lead vo), Judy Craig, Barbara Lee Jones, Patricia Bennett (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Sammy Lowe: fl, g, el-b, dm, castanets, timpani, strings. A Bright Tunes Production (=The Tokens: Mitch Margo, Phil Margo, Hank Medress, Jay Siegel).
New York, March 1963
P4KM-7061 MY BLOCK (Bert Russell, Jimmy Radcliffe, Carl Spencer) | Rust 5071 |
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
: Ronnie Isley (lead vo), Rudolph and O’Kelly Isley (vo) with orch. arr. by Alan Lorber or Garry Sherman: ts, bs, 2g, el-b, dm, strings. Omit strings-1. Prod. by Bert Berns.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, April 29, 1963
ZTSP 85878 TANGO (Isley, Isley, Isley)-1 | United Artists 603, LP6313 |
ZTSP 85879 SHE’S GONE (Isley, Isley, Isley) | United Artists 603, LP6313 |
GARNET MIMMS & THE ENCHANTERS
: Garnet Mimms (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: tb; as; ts; Paul Griffin (p); 2g; el-b; Gary Chester (dm); strings; Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston (bkd-vo). Prod. by Jerry Ragovoy. A Bert Berns Prod.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, May 1963
5044 CRY BABY (Bert Russell, Norman Meade) | U.A. 629, LP3305 |
THE KNIGHT BROTHERS
: Richard Dunbar and Jimmy Diggs (vo) with tp, ts, bs, p, 2g, el-b, dm. Add handclaps-1. Dir. by Bert Berns. Prod. by Herb Cohen.
New York, May 23, 1963
12456 LOVE (CAN’T YOU HEAR ME) (Jimmy Diggs, Richard Dunbar)-1 | Checker 1049 |
12457 MARGARET (Jimmy Diggs, Richard Dunbar) | Checker 1049 |
MARV JOHNSON
(vo) with Garnet Mimms (2nd vo); 2tp; ts; bs; p; 2g; el-b; dm; prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add handclaps-1; org, timbales-2. Prod. by Bert Berns.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, June 7 & 12, 1963
ZTSP 85902 COME ON AND STOP (Bert Russell)-1 | United Artists 617 |
ZTSP 85903 NOT AVAILABLE (Mark Barkan, Ben Raleigh) | United Artists 617 |
ZTSP 87412 CRYING ON MY PILLOW (Phil Johnson, Carl Spencer)-2 | United Artists 643 |
ZTSP 87413 CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’VE HURT ME AGAIN (Joy Byers) | United Artists 643 |
JIMMY RADCLIFFE
(vo) with fl; 2ac-g; el-b; dm; marimba; prob. Dee Dee Warwick (vo duet-2/bkd-vo), Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Omit dm add cga-1. Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, June 12, 1963
ZTSP 66065 | THROUGH A LONG AND SLEEPLESS NIGHT (Mack Gordon, Alfred Newman) | Musicor 1033 |
ZTSP 66066 | MOMENT OF WEAKNESS (Jimmy Radcliffe, Oramay Diamond) | Musicor 1033 |
R5KM-7188 | WHAT I WANT I CAN NEVER HAVE (Gloria Shayne)-1 | Musicor 1042 |
| DEEP IN THE HEART OF HARLEM (Jimmy Radcliffe, Carl Spencer)-2 | Musicor unissued |
ART SMALLY
(vo) with Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, June 1963
DONNA LEE (Bert Russell, Phil Medley) | United Artists 619 |
YOU’RE A BETTER MAN THAN ME | United Artists 619 |
DANTE
(Don Drowty) (vo) with p; Vinnie Bell (g): g; el-b; dm; Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich (bkd-vo). Add chimes-1, triangle-2. Prod. by Bert Berns.