John Phillip Baptiste, *14-03-1931, Lake Charles, LA, +14-03-2020
By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Dik DeHeer, Thieu Van De Vorst, Carl G. Cederblad, Rog Peyton
SESSIONS
1953 unknown, LA – The Gateway Quartet (John Phillip Batiste, Edward Batiste, Elijah Batiste, Mack Robinson)
G01 SAMSON
AND DELILAH Dot 45-1174
G02 SAVE
ME, LORD Dot 45-1174
G03 GO
DOWN TO THE RIVER 45-1175
G04 I
WANNA GO TO HEAVEN 45-1175
G05 FOUR
AND TWENTY ELDERS 45-1176
G06 SUN
DIDN’T SHINE 45-1176
G07 LOOK
AWAY 45-1177
G08 STEAL
AWAY 45-1177
G09 I'LL SHAKE MOTHER'S HAND 45-1178
G10 YOU CAN'T DO WRONG 45-1178
Early 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA -
Phil Phillips With The Twilights (Phil Phillips [vcl/gt], Ernest Jacobs [piano]
+ more musicians)
001 KH-530/YW 18523 JUELLA Khoury’s 711 Mercury 71464X45 /
BCD 16981
002 KH-531/YW 18524 SEA OF LOVE Khoury’s 711 Mercury
71464X45 /SR 60217 SR 60234 BCD 16981
MERCURY MG 20511/SR 60217 GOLDEN GOODIES: THE ORIGINAL
RECORDINGS OF MILLION RECORD SELLERS (1959)
September 1959 Goldband Recording Studio, Lake Charles, LA - Phil Phillips with The Twilights and The
Cupcakes
003 YW 18952/PB 2200? DON’T LEAVE ME unissued/ BCD 16981
004 YW 18953.PB 2201 TAKE THIS HEART 71531X45/ BCD 16981
Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips
(orch. Cond. By Fred Norman. Producer: Clyde Otis)
005 YW 19184/PB 2580 WEEPING WILLOW SR 60234 BCD 16981
006 YW 19185/PB 2581 DARLING NEVER LET ME GO SR 60234 BCD
16981
007 YW 19186/PB 2582 MY DARLING SR 60234 BCD 16981
008 YW 19187/PB 2583 YOUR LOVE ALONE unissued
009 YW 19188/PB 2584 PROVIDING 71550X45 / BCD 16981
010 YW 19189/PB 2585 DON´T LEAVE ME 71550X45 / BCD 16981
011 YW 19190/PB 2586 SWEET AFFECTION 71817/ BCD 16981
012 YW 19191/PB 2587 I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO unissued
013 YW 19192/PB 2588 YOUR TRUE LOVE ONCE MORE 71611x45/ BCD
16981
014 YW 19193/PB 2589 VERDIE MAE 71531X45 /SR 60172 BCD 16981
MERCURY MG 20493/SR 60172 14 NEWIES BUT GOODIES (1960)
Fall 1959 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips
(orch. Cond. By Fred Norman)
015 YW 19206/PB 2590 STORMY WEATHER (KEEPS RAININ‘ ALL THE
TIME) 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981 [alt.*] BCD 16981
016 YW 19207PB 2591 UNCHAINED MELODY SR 60234 BCD 16981
*on BCD 16981 listed as first version, no recording info
found
Early 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil
Phillips (orch. Cond. By Belford Hendricks)
017 YW 19799/PB 3098 COME BACK MY DARLING 71656/SR 60234 BCD
16981
018 YW 19800/PB 3099 YES I’LL GET BY SR 60234 BCD 16981
019 YW 19801/PB 3100 GHOST OF ST. MARIA SR 60234 BCD 16981
020 YW 19802/PB 3101 ANGEL MY ANGEL SR 60234 BCD 16981
021 YW 19803/PB 3102 SKYLARK unissued
022 YW 19804/PB 3103 WHAT WILL I TELL MY HEART 71611X45/ BCD
16981
023 YW 19805/PB 3104 DON’T CRY BABY 71649/SR 60234 BCD 16981
024 YW 19806/PB 3105 NOBODY KNOWS AND NOBODY CARES 71656/SR
60234 BCD 16981
October 1960 Mercury Sound Studio, New York City -Phil Phillips
025 YW 20264/PS 491 BETRAY 71817/ BCD 16981
026 YW 20265/PS 492 NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU 71746/ BCD 16981
027 YW 20266/PS 493 I LOVE TO LOVE YOU 71746 / BCD 16981
028 YW 20267/PS 494 LOVE IS WONDERFUL unissued/ BCD 16981
1964 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
029 YOU DON'T WANT ME ANYMORE Tamm T 2004
030 I'M ALONE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU Tamm T 2004
1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
031 SoN 37221 PLEASE FORGIVE ME Clique CR 100
032 SoN 37222 BEWARE CR 100
1966 unknown, LA – Phil Phillips
033 SoN 45481 CONFUSIONS Clique CR 105
034 SoN 45482 MY LOVE IS TRUE Clique CR 105
1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil
Phillips
035 LH 7065 I CAN'T LIVE MY LIFE WITHOUT YOU Lanor 551
036 LH 7066 THAT'S WHAT MY HEART NEEDS 551
1968 Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, Sheffield, AL – Phil
Phillips
037 LH7103081 IT’S ALL RIGHT Lanor 559
038 LH7103082 THE EVIL DOPE 559
2002 unknown – Phil Phillips
039 SEA OF LOVE SweetMellow CD single
040 BE MINDFUL WHAT YOU DO Sweet Mellow CD single
041-050 unknown
unissued tracks
prob. from sessions
above (on digital album Phil Phillips):
BE A SERVANT
BY AND BY
CALL ON THE NAME
DON'T WAIT
DRY BONES
HEY Y'ALL
ALBUMS
Mercury MG 20574/SR 60234 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love; Weeping
Willow; Darling Never Let Me Go; My Darling; Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All
The Time); Unchained Melody; Come Back My Darling; Yes I'll Get By; Ghost Of St. Maria; Angel My Angel; Don't Cry Baby; Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares
– 60 (according to bsnpubs site the album was not issued)
Bear Family [GER] BCD 16981 Sea Of Love: Sea Of Love; Ghost Of St. Maria; Weeping Willow; Don't Cry Baby; Unchained Melody; Angel My Angel; Darling Never Let Me Go; Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares; Stormy Weather; Yes I'll Get By; My Darling;
Come Back My Darling; Verdie
Mae; Don't Leave Me; Take This Heart; Betray;
No One Else But You; I Love To
Love You; Love Is Wonderful; Providing;
Don't Leave Me; Sweet
Affection; Your True Love Once More; What Will I Tell My Heart; Juella;
Stormy Weather - 08
Phil Phillips no # Phil Phillips: [previusly unissued tracks:] Be a Servant; By
and By; Call on the Name; Don't Wait; Dry Bones; Hey Y'All; [Mercury tracks:] Betray;
Come Back My Darling; Don't Leave Me; I Love To Love You; Love is Wonderful;
Nobody Knows and Nobody Cares; Weeping Willow – 1- (digital: iTunes)
SINGLES
Dot (1953)
The Gateway Quartet
45-1174
Samson And Delilah / Save Me, Lord - 53
45-1175 Go
Down To The River / I Wanna Go To Heaven - 53
45-1176
Four And Twenty Elders / Sun Didn’t Shine - 53
45-1177
Look Away / Steal Away - 53
45-1178 I'll Shake Mother's Hand / You Can't Do Wrong - 53
Khoury’s (1959)
711 Sea Of Love / Juella - 59
Mercury (1959-60)
71464x45 Sea Of Love / Juella – 05-59 (reissue of Khoury’s
711)
71531x45 Take This Heart / Verdie Mae – 10-59 (rev. Oct. 19)
71550x45 Providing / Don´t Leave Me – 12-59 (rev. Jan. 4,
1960)
71611x45 What Will I Tell My Heart / Your True Love Once
More – 03-60
71649 Stormy Weather / Don't Cry Baby – 06-60
71657 Come Back My Darling /Nobody Knows And Nobody Cares –
07-60
71746 I Love To Love You / No One Else But You – 12-60
71817 Betray / Sweet Affection – 05-61 (rev. May 29)
30116 Sea Of Love / Juella – 63 (reissue)
Tamm (1964)
T 2004 You Don't Want Me Anymore / I'm Alone Because I Love
You - 64
Clique (1966)
CR 100 Please Forgive Me / Beware – 66
CR 105 Confusions / My Love Is True - 66
Lanor (1968)
551 I Can't Live My Life Without You / That's What My Heart Needs - 68
559 It’s All Right / The Evil Dope – 68 (also 69 listed)
Ripete (probably
reissue)
R45-152 Mother In Law [not P.P.,1961]/ Sea Of Love
Sweet Mellow (2002)
No # Sea Of Love / Be Mindful What You Do - 03 (CD)
