Don Schlitz

Donald Alan Schlitz, Jr., *29-08-1952 Durham, NC

2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Russell Rosen
SESSIONS

7 March 1978 [no 13600] poss. Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
001 81911* THE GAMBLER Crazy Mammas 2005 Capitol* 4576/7-97542-2
002 81912* YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU Crazy Mammas 2005 Capitol* 4576
24 July 1978 [no 13969] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Producer: Audie Ashworth)
003 81936 YOU‘RE THE ONE WHO REWROTE MY LIFE 4661
25 July 1978 [no 13970] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Producer: Audie Ashworth)
004 81937 HE SHOULD'VE KNOWN unissued
28 July 1978 [no 13971] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Producer: Audie Ashworth)
005 81938 COME AROUND TO THE BACKDOOR unissued
3 August 1978 [no 13976] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
006 81952 SAY THE WORD unissued
4 August 1978 [no 13975] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
007 81951 DREAMER'S MATINEE unissued
8 September 1978 [no 13978] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
008 81957 I'VE BEEN LOVED 4661 4917/ST-12086
26 February 1979 [no 14012] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
009 82017 BIRDS OF AMERICA ST-12086
009a 82021 HELL OF A NIGHT unissued
21 April 1979 [no 14022] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
010 82034 SENIOR PROM 4860
26 April 1979 [no 14020] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
011 82032 WHAT ABOUT TONIGHT unissued
26 April 1979 [no 14021] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
012 82033 LITTLE BIT OF PUSH unissued
15 June 1979 [no 14029] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
013 82048 WHITE BOY unissued
30 August 1979 [no 14030] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
014 82049 DAILY BREAD 4860/ST-12066
14 November 1979 [no 14047] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
015 82076 DREAMERS MATINEE unissued
16 November 1979 [no 14048] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
016 82077 FACE unissued
19 November 1979 [no 14044] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
017 82072 SMILIN' BOY ST-12086
19 November 1979 [no 14045] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
018 82073 WALKIN' THE WALK 4917/ST-12086
ca January 1980 [no 14064?] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
019 82109 HOLY NIGHT (KENNA'S SONG) ST-12086
020 82110 DREAMERS MATINEE ST-12086
021 82111 SAY THE WORD ST-12086
022 82112 SENIOR PROM ST-12086
1988 [sessions for Signature] Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Producer: Gary Scruggs)
023 LETTER IN THE FIRE RCA 8771-7/6992-1-R

1995 [live] The Bluebird Cafe, 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
02301 READY AND WAITING Don Schlitz 1111
02302 THE GAMBLER Don Schlitz 1111
02303 LETTER IN THE FIRE Don Schlitz 1111
02304 I THINK ABOUT YOU Don Schlitz 1111
02305 THE TRUEST THING Don Schlitz 1111
02306 STAND A LITTLE RAIN Don Schlitz 1111
02307 YOU ARE TO ME Don Schlitz 1111
02308 THROUGH MY EYES Don Schlitz 1111
02309 COME HOME TONIGHT Don Schlitz 1111
02310 I’LL REMEMBER YOU Don Schlitz 1111
02311 WAITING FOR MY ANGEL TO SHOW Don Schlitz 1111
02312 WHEN THE WORLD AND WE WERE YOUNG Don Schlitz 1111
02313 THE ONLY THING MISSING Don Schlitz 1111
02314 I REALLY HAVE TO GO Don Schlitz 1111
02315 OSCAR THE ANGEL Don Schlitz 1111 -
2000 [live] The Bluebird Cafe, 4104 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
02316 I WATCHED IT ALL ON MY RADIO American Originals AMO 4004-2
02317 GIVE ME WINGS American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02318 THE GAMBLER American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02319 I TAKE MY CHANCES American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02320 MISSION FROM HANK American Originals AMO 4004-2
02321 BLANK SHEET OF PAPER American Originals AMO 4004-2
02322 THREE-LEGGED MAN American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02323 THE GREATEST American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02324 AUNT JENNY’S BLUE DRESS American Originals AMO 4004-2
02325 HEART IN A SUITCASE American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02326 ONE PICTURE’S WORTH A THOUSAND TEARS American Originals AMO 4004-2
02327 THE CURE American Originals AMO 4004-2  
02328 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL American Originals AMO 4004-2
02329 SIX WORDS American Originals AMO 4004-2
02330 OSCAR THE ANGEL American Originals AMO 4004-2
2010 Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Producer: Jason Kyle Seatveit)
024 CIGARETTE
025 ALLERGIC TO CRAZY
026 DEATH AND TEXAS
027 BAD DECISIONS
028 ABOUT THE MONEY
029 I WAS A MESS
030 WORK IN PROGRESS
031 TOO COLD TOO LONG
032 HEY YOU
033 I DREAM
Tracks above issued on album Allergic to Crazy
2012 Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
034 GAMBLER
035 I FEEL LUCKY
036 WHEN YOU SAY NOTHING AT ALL
037 FOREVER AND EVER, AMEN
038 GREATEST
039 I WATCHED IT ALL (ON MY RADIO)
040 ON THE OTHER HAND
041 I TAKE MY CHANCES
042 LEARNING TO LIVE AGAIN
043 STAND A LITTLE RAIN
Tracks above issued on album Greatest Hits
2014 Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
044 YOU'RE MY FAVORITE
045 GOOD SAD MEMORY
046 JACK DURHAM
047 SOMETIME
048 I DON'T WANT AN ANGEL
049 I DRINK IN PUBLIC
050 NOTHING GOOD HAPPENS AFTER MIDNIGHT
051 I'D BE WITH HER STILL
052 I WILL BE THERE FOR YOU
053 TATTOO REDO
Tracks above issued on album I Knew Jack Durham
2014 Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz
054 LIKE A BABY
055 BETHLEHEM HOLIDAY INN
056 STAR ON THE TREE
057 I TRUST YOU
Tracks above issued on EP Star On The Tree
2019 Sony/Tree Studios, Nashville, TN – Don Schlitz (Don Schlitz [vcl/ac gt], Cody Kilby [ac gt], Pat McGrath [ac gt], Chris Roberts [ac gt/hmny vcl], Glen Duncan [ac gt/mandolin/ hmny vcl], Rob McCoury/ Scott Vestal [banjo], Rob Ickes [dobro], Casey Campbell/ Ronnie McCoury [mandolin], Dave Roe/ Dennis Crouch [bass],  Aubrey Haynie [fiddle], Jelly Roll Johnson [harmonica], Eddie Sanders , Wes Hightower [hmny vcl] + Del McCoury ld vcl-1],  Ricky Skaggs [ld vcl-2]. Producer: Adam Engelhardt )
058 BAD DECISIONS EMG 10680
059 I WON'T TAKE LESS THAN YOUR LOVE -1-2 EMG 10680
060 RED SATIN DRESS EMG 10680
061 HE ALMOST TOLD HER EMG 10680
062 SUFFER A FOOL EMG 10680
063 DEEPER THAN THE HOLLER EMG 10680
064 MOUNTAINTOP EMG 10680
065 LONG TIME AGO EMG 10680
066 WHAT MY HEART BELIEVES EMG 10680
067 AUNT JENNY'S BLUE DRESS EMG 10680
068 NOT TOO MUCH TO ASK EMG 10680
069 THE GAMBLER EMG 10680

ALBUMS
Capitol ST-12086 Dreamer's Matinee: Dreamer's Matinee; Last Laugh; Senior Prom; Say The Word; Holy Night (Kenna's Song); Smilin' Boy; Walkin' The Walk; Birds Of America; I've Been Loved; Daily Bread – 09-06-80 

Don Schlitz D4A$/ 1111 Don For A Dollar/ Live At The Bluebird Cafe: Ready And Waiting; The Gambler; Letter In The Fire; I Think About You; The Truest Thing; Stand A Little Rain; You Are To Me; Through My Eyes; Come Home Tonight; I’ll Remember You; Waiting For My Angel To Show; When The World And We Were Young; The Only Thing Missing; I Really Have To Go; Oscar The Angel - 95

American Originals AMO-4004-2 Don Schlitz Live At The Bluebird Cafe: I Watched It All On My Radio; Give Me Wings; The Gambler; I Take My Chances; Mission From Hank; Blank Sheet Of Paper; Three-Legged Man; The Greatest; Aunt Jenny’s Blue Dress; Heart In A Suitcase; One Picture’s Worth A Thousand Tears; The Cure; When You Say Nothing At All; Six Words; Oscar The Angel – 23-01-01

deVere ? (UPC884502415407) Allergic To Crazy: Cigarette; Allergic To Crazy; Death and Texas; Bad Decisions; About the Money; I Was a Mess; Work In Progress; Too Cold Too Long; Hey You; I Dream – 10

deVere ? (UPC884502802634) Greatest Hits: Gambler; I Feel Lucky; When You Say Nothing at All; Forever and Ever, Amen; Greatest; I Watched It All (On My Radio); On the Other Hand; I Take My Chances; Learning to Live Again; Stand A Little Rain – 27-08-12

deVere 1903 I Knew Jack Durham: You're My Favorite;  Good Sad Memory;  Jack Durham;  Sometime;  I Don't Want an Angel;  I Drink in Public;  Nothing Good Happens After Midnight;  I'd Be With Her Still;  I Will Be There for You;  Tattoo Redo - 14

Engelhardt Music Group EMG 10680 Mountaintop: Bad Decisions; I Won't Take Less Than Your Love; Red Satin Dress; He Almost Told Her; Suffer A Fool; Deeper Than The Holler; Mountaintop; Long Time Ago; What My Heart Believes; Aunt Jenny's Blue Dress; Not Too Much To Ask; The Gambler – 12-11-21

EPs

DeVere ? (UPC889211189717) Star On The Tree: Like a Baby; Bethlehem Holiday Inn; Star On the Tree; I Trust You – 14-11-14

SINGLES
Crazy Mammas (1978)
2005 The Gambler / You Can't Take It With You - 78
Capitol (1979-80)
4576 The Gambler / You Can't Take It With You - 05-78 (reissue of 2005)
4661 You're The One Who Rewrote My Life / I've Been Loved – 19-02-79
4860 Daily Bread / Senior Prom – 14-04-80
4917 I've Been Loved / Walkin' The Walk - 08-80