Sonny Throckmorton

James Fron "Sonny" Throckmorton,*02-04-1941 Carlsbad, NM

3rd version

by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson
SESSIONS
1968 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Dave Kirby)
001 I'VE GOT GOING Hilltop H-3026
002 FLOWERS OF DARKNESS Hilltop H-3026
1969 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton  (Producer: Dave Kirby)
003 BABY, HANG ON Hilltop HD-3032
004 DADDY STAND BY MAMA Hilltop HD-3032
ca June 1971 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton
005 LOOK WHAT I MISSED UA-50823
006 MICHAEL UA-50823
ca November 1971 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Scott Turner)

007 I WANNA KISS THE KIDS UA-50863
008 8039 LET IT SHOW UA-50863
14 October 1972 [no 13621] poss. Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Dave Kirby) [purchased masters]
009 80875 MIDNIGHT BAPTIST CHIMES Capitol unissued
010 80876 WAKE UP, JUDY 3617
011 80877 ANGELS IN RED 3617
12 July 1973 [no 13649] poss. Sound Stage Studio, 10 Music Circle South, Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Dave Kirby)
012 80980 DO NOTHIN' SOMETHIN' 3728
013 80981 WHAT I HAD WITH YOU unissued
014 80982 THINK ME OVER unissued
015 80983 THE WINDMILL 3728
ca June 1976 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Scott Turner and Larry Londin)
016 4427 ROSIE Starcrest GRT-073 IBC 0011/PR 5556
017 4428 TROUBLESOME WATERS GRT-073/PR 5556
ca September 1976 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Scott Turner)
018 4498 LOVIN' YOU LOVIN' ME [LOVING YOU*] Starcrest GRT-094/*PR 5556
019 8960 STAR STUDDED NIGHTS Starcrest STC 301/PR 5556
020 8961 I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL HER (SHE DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE) GRT-094/PR 5556

Ca 1976 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton

021 THINKING OF A RENDEZVOUS Phonorama PR 5556 

022 WILD OATS  Phonorama PR 5556 

023 YES MA’AM Phonorama PR 5556 

024 COMING DOWN LONELY  Phonorama PR 5556 

025 TEMPORARILY YOURS Phonorama PR 5556

 ca. January 1978 Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Sonny Throckmorton [vcl], Jerry Shook [gt], Mark Casstevens [gt], Rafe VanHoy [], Hayward Bishop [drums] Eddie Bayers [percussion], Don Cook [], Bobby Wood [keyboards], + Bill Justis, Byron Bach, George Binkley, Marvin Chantry, Roy Christnesen, Carl Gorodetzky, Lenni Height, Sheldon Kurland, Samuel Terranova, Gary Vanosdale, Pamela Vanosdale [strings], Dennis Wilson, Lisa Silver, Diane Tidwell, Donna Sheridan [bck vcl]. Producer: Buddy Killen)
026 2-54723 I WISH YOU COULD TURNED MY HEAD (AND LEFT MY HEART ALONE) 55039/SRM-1-3736
027 2-54724 THE LAST CHEATER'S WALTZ 55051/SRM-1-3736
028 2-54725 I'M KNEE DEEP IN LOVING YOU SRM-1-3736
029 2-54726 MIDDLE AGE CRAZY SRM-1-3736 Tree Int 1001
030 2-54727 SHE SURE MAKES LEAVIN‘ LOOK EASY 55039/SRM-1-3736
031 2-54728 SMOOTH SAILIN' 55051/SRM-1-3736
032 2-54729 IF WE'RE NOT BACK IN LOVE BY MONDAY SRM-1-3736
033 2-54730 I FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU AGAIN 55061/SRM-1-3736
034 2-54731 I'M TURNING YOU LOOSE AGAIN SRM-1-3736
035 2-54732 DRINK IT DOWN, LADY SRM-1-3736
March 1979 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton
036 2-55407/2-55433* CAN’T YOU HEART THAT WHISTLE BLOW unissued [ed.*] 55061
7 March 1979 Nashville – Sonny Throckmorton

037 2-55423 SAFELY IN THE ARMS OF JESUS  57002/Tree 1001

038 2-55424 SMOOTH SOUTHERN HIGHWAY unissued

039 2-55425 THERE MUST BE SOMETHING ABOUT ME THAT 57002/Tree 1001

13 March 1979 Nashville – Sonny Throckmorton

040 2-55426 I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN  unissued

041 2-55427 IT WAS LOVE WHAT IT WAS  unissueed

042 2-55428 A LITTLE MORE LIKE ME (THE CRUCIFIXION) unissued

043 2-55429 YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER  unissued

044 2-55430 WHO YOU BE GIVING YOUR LOVIN‘ TO  unissued

TREE 1001 V/A SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

10 October  1979 Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton

045 2-55453  FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES  57018

046 2-55454 IT ALWAYS RAIN ON ME 57018

ca. October 1981 poss. Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Producer: Ron Chancey)
047 MC-12420 I'VE BROKEN MY OWN HEART MCA-51214 MCA-52011 MCA-52121
048 MC-12421 A GIRL LIKE YOU MCA-51214
049 MC-12422 AIN'T NO WAY (TO MAKE A BAD LOVE GROW) MCA-52121
050 MC-12423 AIN'T GONNA LIE NO MORE MCA-52011 MCA-52121
1985 Tree Studios, 8th Music Sq. West, Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Sonny Throckmorton [vcl/bck vcl], Barry Burton [gt/mandolin], Jerry Shook [rh gt/el gt], Tom Robb [bass], Eddie Bayers [drums], Dennis Burnside [piano], Dennis Wilson [bck vcl])

051 LAST CHEATER’S WALTZ  Country Garden

052 MIDDLE AGE CRAZY  Country Garden

053 FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES  Country Garden

054 TRYING TO LOVE TWO WOMEN  Country Garden

055 YOU FEEL GOOD ALL OVER  Country Garden

056 THE WAY I AM  Country Garden

057 THINKING OF A RENDEZVOUS  Country Garden

058 I FEEL LIKE LOVING YOU AGAIN  Country Garden

059 SMOOTH SAILING  Country Garden

060 I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN  Country Garden

ca. late 1985 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Sonny Throckmorton (Sonny Throckmorton [vclbck vcl], Paul Worley [ld/rh gt/bck vcl], Steve Ginson [ld gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Michael Rhodes [bass], Jerry Kroon/ James Stroud [drums], Mark O’Connor [fiddle], Barry Beckett/ Dennis Burnside/ John Jarvis [keyboards], Devorah Allen [bck vcl-1], Don Gant, Dennis Wilson, Katerina Kitridge [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddie Bayers and Sonny Throckmorton)
061 WAITIN' ON THE SOUTHERN TRAIN WB 1-25374
062 YOU'VE GOT THE LONGEST LEAVING ACT IN TOWN 7-28771/1-25374
063 BYE BYE BABY BLUES 7-28771/1-25374
064 WE'VE COME A LONG WAY GETTING TO GOODBYE 1-25374
065 HOW IT FEELS WHEN THE FEELING IS GONE 1-25374
066 IT'S ALL GONE 1-25374
067 FOOL'S MOON -1 1-25374
068 MY FIRST REACTION 1-25374
069 HOW FAR CAN YOU SEE 1-25374
070 WHERE THE FAST LANE ENDS 1-25374
2004 [sessions for A Songwriter's Tribute to George Strait, Vol. 1] Nashville. TN – Sonny Throckmorton

071 THE COWBOY RIDES AWAY Compadre 926057

2014 unknown – Sonny Throckmorton, w. Willie Nelson [1], Christina Bell [2]

072 SOMEONE GOT THEIR HEART BROKE

073 DAYLIGHT MOON

074 COWBOY RIDES AWAY -1

075 THE ISLAND

076 I KNEW -2

077 SAN DIEGO

078 MAMA

079 SAFELY IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

Tracks above issued on album This Is Where the Cowboy Rides Away

2017 unknown – Sonny Throckmorton
080 A LITTLE BIT OF THAT
081 NEXT
082 PARTY MAN
083 BUTTERFLY
084 PINK LIMOUSINE
085 WASTING A FIRE
086 LOOK WHAT I MISSED
087 LITTLE MISS OUT OF THE BLUE
088 DEAL BREAKER
089 RIDE ME BACK HOME
Tracks above issued on album A New Kind Of High




ALBUMS
Mercury SRM-1-3736 The Last Cheater's Waltz: I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head; The Last Cheater's Waltz; I'm Knee Deep In Loving You; Middle Age Crazy; She Sure Makes Leavin' Look Easy; Smooth Sailin'; If We're Not Back In Love By Monday; I Feel Like Loving You Again; I'm Turning You Loose Again; Drink It Down Lady – 21-08-78 

Phonorama PR-5556 Does Sonny: Thinking Of A Rendezvous; Wild Oats; Loving You; Rosie; Troublesome Waters; I Don’t Know How To Tell Her (She Don’t Love Me Anymore); Yes Ma’am; Coming Down Lonely; Star Studded Nights; Temporarily Yours - 82

Country Garden ? Sonny Throckmorton/Ten Number Ones: Last Cheater’s Waltz; Middle Age Crazy; Friday Night Blues; Trying To Love Two Women; You Feel Good All Over; The Way I Am; Thinking Of A Rendezvous; I Feel Like Loving You Again; Smooth Sailing; I Wish I Was Eighteen Again - 85
Warner Brothers 1-25374 Southern Train: Waitin' On The Southern Train; You've Got The Longest Leaving Act In Town; Bye Bye Baby Blues; We've Come A Long Way Getting To Goodbye; How It Feels When The Feeling Is Gone; It's All Gone; Fool's Moon; My First Reaction; How Far Can You See; Where The Fast Lane Ends – 07-04-86

Country Garden ? (UPC889211061990) This Is Where the Cowboy Rides Away: Someone Got Their Heart Broke;  Daylight Moon;  Cowboy Rides Away (feat. Wille Nelson);  The Island;  I Knew (feat. Christina Bell);  San Diego;  Mama;  Safely in the Arms of Jesus – 14-08-14

Country Garden ? A New Kind Of High: A Little Bit of That; Next; Party Man; Butterfly; Pink Limousine; Wasting a Fire; Look What I Missed; Little Miss out of the Blue; Deal Breaker; Ride Me Back Home – 04-05-18

 

Unknown info (not in sessions)
Country Garden no # Life Is A Horse (Collector’s Edition): Life Is A Hoss; Small Town Times; He Don’t Have A Heart; Reconsider Lovin‘ You; Don’t You Want To Say Goodbye; I Wonder Who’s Missing You Now; Arkansas; Nothin‘ I Wouldn’t Do; Bad Rock and Roll; The Sun’s Already Down; Possession’s Nine Tenths Of The Law

 

SINGLES
Hilltop (1968-69)
H-3026 I've Got Going / Flowers Of Darkness - 68
HD-3032 Baby Hang On / Daddy Stand By Mama - 69
United Artists (1971)
UA-50823 Look What I Missed / Michael - 07-71
UA-50863 I Wanna Kiss The Kids / Let It Show - 12-71
Capitol (1973)
3617 Angels In Red / Wake Up Judy - 05-73
3728 Windmill / Do Nothin' Somethin' - 09-73
GRT-Starcrest (1976)
GRT-073 Rosie / Troublesome Waters - 08-76
GRT-094 Lovin' You Lovin' Me / I Don't Know How To Tell Her (She Don't Love Me Anymore) - 12-76
STC 301 Star Studded Nights / I Don't Know How To Tell Her (She Don't Love Me Anymore) – 13-05-77
IBC

0011 Rosie / ? - 80
Mercury (1978-80)
55039 I Wish You Could Have Turned My Head (And Left My Heart Alone) / She Sure Makes Leavin' Look Easy - 07-78
55051 Smooth Sailin' / The Last Cheater's Waltz -12-78
55061 Can't You Hear That Whistle Blow / I Feel Like Loving You Again – 13-06-79 (rev. June 30)
57002 Safely In Arms Of Jesus / There Must Be Something - 09-79
57018 Friday Night Blues / It Always Rains On Me - 02-80
MCA (1981-82)
MCA-51214 A Girl Like You / I've Broken My Own Heart – 16-11-81
MCA-52011 I've Broken My Own Heart / Ain't Gonna Lie No More – 29-01-82
MCA-52121 I've Broken My Own Heart / Ain't No Way (To Make A Bad Love Grow) – 10-09-82
Warner Brothers (1986)
7-28771 Bye Bye Baby Blues / You've Got The Longest Leaving Act In Town – 14-02-86 (rev. March 1)