BEN E. KING
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Phil Medley: Ernie Royal, Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb, Lamar Wright, Irving Markowitz (tp); Haywood Henry (bs); Paul Griffin (p, org); Jimmy Spruill, Bill Suyker (g); Jimmy Lewis (el-b); Gary Chester (dm); Ted Sommer, Joe Venuto, Artie Butler (timpani, marimba, shaker, handclaps); Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown, male bass (bkd-vo). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, May 14, 1964
64C-7874 WHAT CAN A MAN DO (Rudy Clark) | Atco 6303 |
64C-7875 LET THE WATER RUN DOWN (Bert Russell) | Atco 6315, LP174 |
64C-7876 IT’S ALL OVER (Bert Russell, Mike Leander) | Atco 6315, LP174 |
64C-7877 SI SENOR (arr. Jerry Wexler) | Atco 6303, LP174 |
THE MUSTANGS
: Bert Berns and Wes Farrell (vo) with
New York, May 15, 1964
7880 SWEET TO ME | Keetch/Atlantic unissued |
7881 I REMEMBER | Keetch/Atlantic unissued |
7882 EVERYTHING IS ALL RIGHT | Keetch/Atlantic unissued |
THE DRIFTERS
: Johnny Moore (lead tenor vo-1/tenor vo), Charlie Thomas (lead tenor vo-2/tenor vo), Eugene Pearson (baritone vo), Johnny Terry (bass vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: Ernie Hayes (p); Everett Barksdale, Bill Suyker, Bob Bushnell (g); Milt Hinton (b); Gary Chester (dm); George Devens (scraper, triangle, castanets, vb); 9 strings. Prod. by Bert Berns and Mike Leander.
New York, May 21, 1964
A-7922 UNDER THE BOARDWALK (Artie Resnick, Kenny Young)-1 | Atlantic 2237, LP8093 |
A-7922 UNDER THE BOARDWALK (Artie Resnick, Kenny Young)-1 (stereo alt. take) | Atlantic LP SD8093 |
7923 PLAYBOY (key of E)-1 | unissued |
A-7924 HE’S JUST A PLAYBOY (Bert Russell)-1 | Atlantic 2253, LP8113 |
A-7925 I DON’T WANT TO GO ON WITHOUT YOU (Bert Russell, Jerry Wexler)-2 | Atlantic 2237, LP8113 |
BETTY HARRIS
(vo). Overdub/edit session: vocals corrected on track recorded 11/13/63. Prod. by Bert Berns. A Leiber & Stoller Production.
Bell Sound Studio B, New York, May 25, 1964
WHY DON’T YOU TELL HIM | Jubilee unissued |
SOLOMON BURKE
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Phil Medley: Lamar Wright, Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb, William Berry (tp); Jimmy Cleveland (tb); Haywood Henry (bs); Leroy Glover (p, org); Jimmy Spruill, George Barnes, Al Shackman (g); Jimmy Lewis (el-b); Bobby Donaldson (dm); Elise Bretton, Lillian Clark, Lois Winter, Jerome Graff, Arne Markussen, Bill Sanford (bkd-vo -1); prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo, handcaps -2). A Bert Berns Production.
New York, May 28, 1964
7936 LILI MARLENE (Tommie Connor, Hans Leip, Norbert Schultze)-1 | unissued |
7937 YOU MAY BE HOLDING MY BABY (Bert Russell, Paul Colby)-2 | unissued |
A-7938 EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE (Bert Russell, Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler)-2 | Atlantic 2241, LP8109 |
JOHNNY THUNDER
(Gil Hamilton) (vo) with orch. arr. by Teacho Wiltshire: 2tp; tb; ts; bs; p; Jimmy Spruill (g); g; el-b; dm; prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Add timbales-1; castanets omit tp, tb, ts, bs, bkd-vo -2. Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, May 1964
D-169A MORE, MORE, MORE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE (Bert Russell)-1 | Diamond 169 |
D-169B SHOUT IT TO THE WORLD (Barry “Barry Richards” Winer)-1-2 | Diamond 169 |
D-175A SEND HER TO ME (Bert Russell, Ruth Batchelor) | Diamond 175 |
DANTE
(Don Drowty) (vo) with 2tp, p, g, el-b, dm, male-vo-gp. Omit 2tp, p add org, claves-1. Add scraper-2. Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, May 1964
JO-JO (Bert Russell, Don Drowty) | unissued |
BABY COME ON (Bert Russell, Don Drowty)-1-2 | unissued |
TELL ME BABY (Don Drowty)-1 | unissued |
KENNY HAMBER
(vo) with 2tp, tb, ts, bs, g, ac-g, el-b, dm, prob. Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo, handclaps). Add org-1. A Bert Berns Production.
Atlantic Sudios, New York, June 19, 1964
JAC-7993 SHOW ME YOUR MONKEY (Bert Russell, Mike Leander) | De Jac 1254 |
JAC-7994 TIME (Russell Dale Johnson)-1 | De Jac 1254 |
HANS, CHRIS & ANDERSON
(vo) with Charles De Angelis (fl, s); Buddy Lucas (hca, ts); Paul Griffin (p); Bill Suyker, Jimmy Spruill (g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Gary Chester (dm); Ted Sommer (triangle, perc). Arr-cond. by Phil Medley. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, July 22, 1964
64C-8046 THE PIED PIPER (Kathryn Reynolds) | Atco 6318 |
8047 EVERY NIGHT | unissued |
64C-8048 DONNA (Ritchie Valens) | Atco 6318 |
THE PUSSYCATS
(The Montells): Mary Parsons (lead vo-1,unison duet vo-2), Sheron Regular (unison duet vo-2,vo), Edythe Flemings, Charlotte Parsons (vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: Ernie Royal (tp); Ernie Hayes (p); Everett Barksdale, Bill Suyker (g); Jimmy Lewis (el-b); Milt Hinton (b); Gary Chester (dm); Ted Sommer (tamb, scraper, castanets, timpani); 10 strings. Omit strings-3, tp-4. A Bert Berns Production.
Atlantic Studios, New York, August 4, 1964
K-8055 COME ON AND SKA (Tom Dowd)-2-3 | Keetch 6003 |
K-8056 YOU MAY BE HOLDING MY BABY (Bert Russell, Paul Colby)-1-4 | Keetch 6003 |
THE DRIFTERS
: Johnny Moore (lead tenor vo), Charlie Thomas (tenor vo), Eugene Pearson (baritone vo), Johnny Terry (bass vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: same band/session as above. A Bert Berns Production.
Atlantic Studios, New York, August 4, 1964
A-8057 I’VE GOT SAND IN MY SHOES (Artie Resnick, Kenny Young)-4 | Atlantic 2253, LP8113 |
A-8058 SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES (Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil) | Atlantic 2260, LP8103 |
SOLOMON BURKE
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Ray Ellis: Ernie Royal, Irving Markowitz (tp); Buddy Lucas (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Ernie Hayes (p); Billy Butler, Bill Suyker, Bert Berns (g); Russ Saunders (el-b); Gary Chester (dm); Joe Venuto, Paul Falise (perc, xyl); 6 strings; Dee Dee Warwick, Cissy Houston, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Omit horns-1, strings-2. A Bert Berns Prod.
New York, August 23 or 28, 1964
A-8151 YES I DO (Bert Russell)-1 | Atlantic 2254 |
A-8152 THE PRICE (Solomon Burke Sr., Solomon Burke Jr., J.B. Moore)-2 | Atlantic 2259, LP8109 |
THE VIBRATIONS
: Carl Fisher (lead tenor vo); James Johnson, Ricky Owens (tenor vo); Dave Govan (baritone vo); Don Bradley (bass vo) with orch. arr. by Teacho Wiltshire and Johnny Pate: 2tp, tb, ts, bs, p, 2g, el-b, dm, scraper, cow-bell, fem-cho. (Horns possibly overdubbed in Chicago.) Prod. by Carl Davis and Curtis Mayfield.
New York, September 2, 1964
CO 83760-6 WATUSI TIME (James Johnson, Carlton “Dell Sharh” Fisher) | Okeh 7205, LP14111 |
CO 83761-4 SLOOP DANCE (Wes Farrell, Bert Russell) | Okeh 7205, LP14111 |
CO 83933-5 AIN’T LOVE THAT WAY (Carlton “Dell Sharh” Fisher) | Okeh 7220, LP14111 |
ROY HAMILTON
(vo) with orch. arr-cond. by Teacho Wiltshire: 2tp; tb; fl; p; 2g; el-b; dm; scraper; maracas; prob. Cissy Houston, Dee Dee Warwick, Sylvia Shemwell, Estelle Brown (bkd-vo). Omit fl add bs-1. A Bert Berns Production.
New York, September 4, 1964
64-XY-693 YOU CAN COUNT ON ME (Roy Hamilton, Billy Barnes) | MGM 13291 |
64-XY-694 SWEET VIOLET (Bill Cook)-1 | MGM 13315 |
64-XY-695 SHE MAKE ME WANNA DANCE (Bert Russell)-1 | MGM 13291 |
64-XY-696 A THOUSAND TEARS AGO (Bert Berns) | MGM 13315 |
JIMMY RADCLIFFE
(vo) overdubbed on backing track arr-cond. by Burt Bacharach: p, 2g, el-b, dm, timpani, shaker, harp, strings, mixed-cho. Jimmy Radcliffe vocals in Italian-1. Prod. by Bert Berns.
New York, September 1964
R5KM-7187 LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS ALL OVER (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) | Musicor 1042 |
6015/2/N STAVOLTA NO (LONG AFTER TONIGHT IS ALL OVER) (Burt Bacharach, Hal David, Guilio “Mogol” Rapetti)-1 | Musicor(Italy)JBMR 6015 |
ELAINE & DEREK
: Elaine Thompson (vo), Derek Thompson (ac-g) with Jimmy Page (g), Alan Weighell (el-b), Bobby Graham (dm). Add Stan Barrett (vb), hca-1; Bert Berns (speech, whistling)-2. Production: Bert Berns.
London, October 1964
DR.34213 TEDDY BEARS AND HOBBY HORSES (Nathan Schnapf)-1 | Parrot 9718 |
DR.34214 JOSE HE SAY (Bert Russell)-2 | Parrot 9718 |
LULU
(Marie Lawrie) (vo) with Reg Guest (p), Jimmy Page (12 string g-5/g), Big Jim Sullivan (g), Alan Weighell (el-b), Bobby Graham (dm), Stan Barrett (tamb), strings, mixed-cho. Add timpani-1, org-2, Bert Berns (vo)-3, handclaps-4, chimes-5, 2tp-6. Omit tamb, strings-2; mixed-cho -3. Music Director: Mike Leander. Production: Bert Berns.
London, October 1964
DR.34290 | HERE COMES THE NIGHT (Bert Russell)-1 | Parrot 9714 |
DR.34292 | THAT’S REALLY SOME GOOD (Rufus Thomas)-2-3 | Decca(E)12017, Decca(E)LP SPA94 |
DR.34293 | I’LL COME RUNNING OVER (Bert Russell, Ilene Stuart)-2-4 | Parrot 9714 |
| YOU’LL NEVER LEAVE HER (Bert Russell, Mike Stoller)-5-6 | Decca(E)LP4719 |
| SHE WILL BREAK YOUR HEART (Jerry Butler, Curtis Mayfield, | Calvin Carter)-6 Decca(E)LP4719 |
THEM
: Van Morrison (hca-1,vo), Pat McCauley (org), Billy Harrison (g), Alan Henderson (el-b), Ronnie Millings (dm, tamb). Additional/replacement session musicians include Phil Coulter (org); Jimmy Page (g); Alan Weighell (el-b); Bobby Graham or Andy White (dm); Perry Ford, Tommy Scott (bkd-vo -2). Production: Bert Berns.
Decca Studio 2, London, October 1964
DR.34355 BABY PLEASE DON’T GO (Big Joe Williams)-1 | Parrot 9727 |
XDR.34960 HERE COMES THE NIGHT (Bert Berns)-2 | Parrot 9749 |
TAMI LYNN
(Gloria Brown) (vo) with orch. arr. by Ray Ellis: Melvin Lastie, Wilbur “Dud” Bascomb (tp); Tony Studd (tb); Chuck De Angelis (ts); Haywood Henry (bs); Ernie Hayes (p); Billy Butler, George Barnes (g); Jimmy Lewis (b); Ted Sommer (dm); Herb Wasserman (tamb, handclaps, perc); 13 strings; male-cho. Omit strings-1, male-cho -2. Prod. by Bert Berns.