Bell Sound Studio A, New York, November 13, 1963
JB-12105 tk.3 MO JO HANNAH (Andre Williams, Clarence Paul, Barbara Paul) | Jubilee 5480 |
JB-12106 tk.4 NOW IS THE HOUR (Clement Scott, Dorothy Stewart, Maewa Kaihau) | Jubilee 5480 |
tk.8 EVERYBODY’S LOVE aka JUST LIKE MINE (Bert Russell) | Jubilee unissued |
BETTY HARRIS
(vo). Overdub/edit session: vocals corrected on tracks recorded 11/13/63. Prod. by Bert Berns. A Leiber & Stoller Production.
Bell Sound Studio A, New York, November 26, 1963
MO JO HANNAH | Jubilee unissued |
JB-12060 tk.2/overdub tk.11 HIS KISS (Bert Russell, Mike Stoller) | Jubilee 5465 |
JB-12059 tk.12 IT’S DARK OUTSIDE (Edith Neary, Wes Farrell) | Jubilee 5465 |
HOAGY LANDS
(Victor Hoagland) (vo) with tp; tb; ts; bs; p; g; Mike Leander (12 string g); el-b; dm; Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, December 5, 1963
A-7428 BABY COME ON HOME (Bert Russell) | Atlantic 2217 |
A-7429 BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell) | Atlantic 2217 |
7430 BETTER NOT BELIEVE HIM (Bert Russell, Ruth Batchelor) | unissued |
THE DRIFTERS
: Rudy Lewis (lead tenor-1/tenor vo), Johnny Moore (lead tenor-2/tenor vo), Charles Thomas (tenor vo), Eugene Pearson (baritone vo), Johnny Terry (bass vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Joe Wilder, Irving Markowitz (tp); Seldon Powell (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Paul Griffin (p); Bill Suyker, Alvin Shackman (g); Milt Hinton (b); Gary Chester (dm); Arthur Marotti (maracas, perc); Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, December 12, 1963
A-7466 BEAUTIFUL MUSIC(Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)-1 | unissued |
A-7467 ONE WAY LOVE (Bert Russell, Jerry Ragovoy)-2 | Atlantic 2225, LP8093 |
A-7468 VAYA CON DIOS (Larry Russell, Inez James, Buddy Pepper)-1 | Atlantic 2216, LP8093 |
SOLOMON BURKE
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Lamar Wright (tp); Tony Studd (b-tb); Charles De Angelis (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Paul Griffin (p); Bill Suyker, Al Shackman, Bob Bushnell (g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Gary Chester (dm); Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add strings-1. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, December 12, 1963
A-7470 HE’LL HAVE TO GO (Joe Allison, Audrey Allison)-1 | Atlantic 2218, LP8096 |
A-7471 SOMEONE TO LOVE ME (Solomon Burke) | Atlantic 2226, LP8096 |
A-7472 GOODBYE BABY (BABY GOODBYE) (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell) | Atlantic 2226, LP8096 |
A-7472 GOODBYE BABY (BABY GOODBYE) (Russell, Farrell) (stereo alt. take) | Atlantic LP8096 |
GARNET MIMMS
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Jerry Ragovoy-1 or Garry Sherman: tp; tb; ts; bs; p; 2g; el-b; dm; prob. Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add strings-2. A Jerry Ragovoy Production.
New York, December 18, 1963
ZTSP 91079 TELL ME BABY (Carl Spencer, Bob Halley) | U.A. 694, LP3396 |
ZTSP 91121 ONE GIRL (Norman Meade, Bert Russell)-2 | U.A. LP3396, 715 |
ZTSP 94991 LOOK AWAY (Norman Meade, Bert Russell) | U.A. LP3396, 773 |
ZTSP 98544 EVERY TIME (Ben Raleigh, Norman Meade)-1 | U.A. LP3396, 868, 887 |
LARRY HALE
(Larry Capel) (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Horace Ott: 2tp; p; 2g; el-b; dm; handclaps; Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston; Sylvia Shemwell; Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Omit 2tp, handclaps add cow-bell -1. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, December 1963
ZTSP 91093 IN FRONT OF HER HOUSE (Bert Russell, Stanley J. Kahan)-1 | United Artists 701 |
ZTSP 91094 SOMETIMES (Larry Capel, Earline Phillips) | United Artists 701 |
THE VIBRATIONS
: Carl Fisher (lead tenor vo); James Johnson, Ricky Owens (tenor vo); Dave Govan (baritone vo); Don Bradley (bass vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: Bill Berry, Leo Ball (tp); Joe D. Thomas (ts); Leroy Glover (org); Paul Griffin, Frank Anderson (p); Robert Rodriguez (b); David Griffin, Julian Cabrera, Carlos Vidal (cga); Efraim Pineiro (timbales). Add crowd noise effects-1. Dir. by Bert Berns. An Award Music Production (Gregory Carroll).
New York, January 7, 1964
A-7527 MY GIRL SLOOPY (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell)-1 | Atlantic 2221 |
A-7528 DADDY WOO-WOO (Gregory Carroll, Sammie Armstrong, Carlton Fisher) | Atlantic 2221 |
LOU CHRISTIE
(Lugee Sacco) (vo) with bs; org; p; 2g; el-b; dm; vb; Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, The Tammys: Cathy Owens, Linda Jones, Gretchen Owens (bkd-vo). Omit bkd-vo, add mixed-cho -2; omit bs, vb-3. Arr-cond. by Garry Sherman-1 or Teacho Wiltshire. Prod. by Bert Berns & Nick Cenci.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, January 8, 1964
17912 THERE THEY GO (Jimmie Crane) | Roulette 4545, LP25332 |
17913 MAYBE YOU’LL BE THERE (Rube Bloom, Sammy Gallop)-2 | Roulette 4554, LP25332 |
17914 OUTSIDE THE GATES OF HEAVEN (Twyla Herbert, Lou Christie)-1 | Roulette LP25332 |
17915 YOU MAY BE HOLDING MY BABY (Bert Russell, Paul Colby)-3 | Roulette LP25332 |
WES FARRELL
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: 2tp, tb, org, 2ac-g, el-b, dm, male-cho. Omit horns, org-1. Prod. by Si Rady.
New York, January 10, 1964
24805 YOU DON’T DO WHAT I SAY (Wes Farrell, Chip Taylor)-1 | Capitol 5179 |
24806 THE LETTER (Wes Farrell, Bert Berns) | Capitol 5179 |
24807 DON’T GO BREAKING SANDY’S HEART (Jeff Chase) | unissued |
THE ISLEY BROTHERS
: Ronnie Isley (lead vo), Rudolph and O’Kelly Isley (vo) with tp; King Curtis (ts); bs; org; Jimi Hendrix (g); el-b; dm; prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Omit bkd-vo -1; all vo-2. Prod. by Bert Berns.
Bell Sound Studios, New York, January 14, 1964
ZTSP 91119 | WHO’S THAT LADY (Isley, Isley, Isley)-1 | United Artists 714 |
ZTSP 91120 | MY LITTLE GIRL (Isley, Isley, Isley) | United Artists 714 |
ZTSP 104926 | LOVE IS A WONDERFUL THING (Isley, Isley, Isley) | Veep 1230 |
ZTSP 104927 | OPEN UP HER EYES (Isley, Isley, Isley) | Veep 1230 |
| FOOTPRINTS IN THE SNOW (Isley, Isley, Isley) | United Artists/Veep unissued |
| THE BASEMENT (Isley, Isley, Isley)-2 | United Artists/Veep unissued |
| CONCH (Isley, Isley, Isley)-2 | United Artists/Veep unissued |
BEN E. KING
(vo, bkd-vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Seymour Barab: Tony Studd (b-tb); Stan Free (p); Everett Barksdale, Al Gorgoni, Bill Suyker (g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Gary Chester (dm, tamb, timpani); strings; Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, January 15, 1964
64C-7530 THAT’S WHEN IT HURTS (Jerry Wexler, Bert Berns) | Atco 6288, LP165 |
64C-7531 AROUND THE CORNER (Ezio Leoni, Carl Sigman) | Atco 6288, LP165 |
LITTLE ESTHER PHILLIPS (with Jimmy Ricks
(A-7607)) (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Lamar Wright (tp); Tony Studd (tb); Charles De Angelis (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Leroy Glover (org); Paul Griffin (p); Cornell Dupree, Bill Suyker (g); Jimmy Lewis (el-b); Ray Lucas (dm); Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add strings-1. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, February 6 and 7, 1964
A-7604 HELLO WALLS (Willie Nelson)-1 | Atlantic 2223 |
A-7605 MO JO HANNAH (Andre Williams, Clarence Paul, Barbara Paul) | Atlantic 2229 |
A-7606 I SAW ME (Eva June Davis, George Jones) | Atlantic 2304 |
A-7607 DOUBLE CROSSING BLUES (Jessie Mae Robinson) | Atlantic 2223 |
LINDA LAURIE
(Linda Gertz) (vo) and Bert Berns (whistling-1,vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Ernie Royal, Irving Markowitz (tp); Ernie Hayes (p); Bucky Pizzarelli, Bill Suyker (g); Milt Hinton (b); Gary Chester (dm); Julian Cabrera (cga); Willie Bobo (cow-bell). Add Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo)-1. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, February 18 or 28, 1964
K-7650 JOSE HE SAY (Bert Russell)-1 | Keetch 6001 |
K-7651 CHICO (Bert Russell, Linda Laurie) | Keetch 6001 |
LAVERN BAKER
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Garry Sherman: Paul Griffin (p); Bill Suyker, Vinnie Bell (g); Jimmy Tyrell (el-b); Milt Hinton (b); Gary Chester (dm, tamb); 8 strings; Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add hca-1, omit strings-2. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, April 2, 1964
A-7720 FLY ME TO THE MOON (Bart Howard) | Atlantic 2267 |
A-7721 GO AWAY (Bert Russell) | Atlantic 2234 |
A-7722 REMIND MY BABY OF ME (Gary Geld, Peter Udell) | unissued |
A-7723 YOU BETTER FIND YOURSELF ANOTHER FOOL (Nugetre, Tom Dowd)-1-2 | Atlantic 2234 |
A-7724 AIN’T GONNA CRY NO MORE (Barry Mann)-2 | Atlantic 2267 |
BEN E. KING
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Sammy Lowe: Ernie Royal, Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb, Leon Merian (tp); Haywood Henry (bs); James Bethea, Eric Gale (g); Alonzo Collins (el-b); Abie Baker (b); Panama Francis (dm, scraper, triangle); 5 strings; mixed-cho. Prod. by Jerry Wexler and/or Bert Berns.
New York, April 23, 1964
64C-7754 THIS IS MY DREAM (Rudy Clark) | Atco LP17464 |
C-7755 WHAT CAN A MAN DO | unissued |
THE MUSTANGS
: Bert Berns and Wes Farrell (vo) with ac-g, b, dm, claves or overdubbed-1 on part of track from HOAGY LANDS version of BABY LET ME HOLD YOUR HAND (see 12/5/63 session (master number 7428 (Keetch 6002 label) or 7429 (Atlantic 2217 label)). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, April 27, 1964
K-7428 BABY LET ME TAKE YOU HOME (Bert Russell, Wes Farrell)-1 | Keetch 6002 |
K-7758 DAVIE WAS A BAD BOY (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) | Keetch 6002 |