Little Eva

Eva Narcissus Boyd, *29-06-1943 Bellhaven, NC, +10-04-2003

By Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Karlheinz Focke

SESSIONS

Spring 1962 unknown – Little Eva

003 5971/ Δ58524 THE LOCO-MOTION Dimension 1000/DLP 6000 Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

004 5972/ Δ58524-X HE IS THE BOY Dimension 1000/DLP 6000 LPS 1000 WESM 512

Summer 1962 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

005 10004 KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF MY BABY 1003 /DLP 6000(2nd) Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

006 10005 WHERE DO I GO? 1003/DLP 6000 Murray Hill 001279 WESM 512

Summer 1962 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

007 SOME KIND-A WONDERFUL DLP 6000  LPS 1000 WESM 512

008 I HAVE A LOVE DLP 6000  WESM 512

009 DOWN HOME DLP 6000  WESM 512

010 BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO DLP 6000  LPS 1000 WESM 512

011 UPTOWN DLP 6000  LPS 1000 WESM 512

012 UP ON THE ROOF DLP 6000  LPS 1000 WESM 512

013 SHARING YOU DLP 6000   WESM 512

014 WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW? DLP 6000    WESM 512

Summer 1962 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

015 10017 RUN TO HER  D 1035/DLP 6000 Astor GGS 1408 WESM 512

Summer 1962 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

016 10023 PLEASE HURT ME  D 1019/Astor GGS 1408 Murray Hill 001279 WESM 512

017 10025 DOWN HOME 1006 /DLP 6000 WESM 512

late 1962 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

018 10035 LET'S TURKEY TROT 1006 / Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

Spring 1963 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

019 10057 OLD SMOKY LOCOMOTION 1011 / Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

Spring 1963 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

020 10062 JUST A LITTLE GIRL 1011/ Murray Hill 001279 WESM 512

1963 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

021 10070 WHAT I GOTTA DO (TO MAKE YOU JEALOUS) 1013 /GGS 1408 Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

022 10071 THE TROUBLE WITH BOYS 1013/GGS 1408 Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

1963 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

023 10079 LET'S START THE PARTY AGAIN D 1019 / Astor GGS 1408 WESM 512

1963 unknown – Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

024 10083 THE CHRISTMAS SONG D 1021/ Murray Hill 001279 WESM 512

025 10084 I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS D 1021 / LPS 1000 WESM 512

1964 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Gerry Goffin)

026 10186-2 MAKIN‘ WITH THE MAGILLA D 1035 /GGS 1408 Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

Ca early 1965 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Jack Lewis)

027 10240 WAKE UP JOHN D 1042 / WESM 512  [alt.] Murray Hill 001279

028 10241 TAKIN' BACK WHAT I SAID D 1042/ WESM 512

btw. 1962-1965 unknown – Little Eva

029 GET HIM Murray Hill 001279 LPS 1000 WESM 512

Fall 1965 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Feldman, Goldstein, Gottehrer)

030 6574 STAND BY ME Amy 943

031 THAT'S MY MAN Amy 943

4 August 1966 New York City – Little Eva Harris

032 101,017 YOU COULD BE MY REMEDY unissued

033 101,018 THAT’S MY DESIRE unissued

17 October 1966 New York City – Little Eva Harris  (Producer:  Creed Taylor)

034 101,377 BEND IT Verve VK 10459

035 101,378 JUST ONE WORD AIN'T ENOUGH  Verve VK 10459/ LPS 1000

4 April 1967 New York City – Little Eva Harris (Producer:  Creed Taylor)

036 102,534 TAKE A STEP IN MY DIRECTION VK 10529

037 102,535 unknown title unissued

102,536 EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL ABOUT YOU BOY VK 10529/ LPS 1000

8 May 1968 New York City – Little Eva Harris

038 105,056 GET READY UPTIGHT Spring SK 704

039 105,057 MR. EVERYTHING SK 704

Ca August 1968 New York City – Prince Harold and Little Eva Harris

040 105,777 unknown title  unissued

041 105,778 unknown title  unissued

042 105,779 unknown title  unissued

043 105,780 unknown title  unissued

Ca early 1970 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Jerry Gross, John Lombardo)

044 SPR 101A MAMA SAID SPR 101

045 SPR 101B SOMETHING ABOUT YOU BOY SPR 101

Ca Fall 1970 unknown – Little Eva (Producer: Jerry Gross, John Lombardo)

046 SPR 107A NIGHT AFTER NIGHT Spring SPR 107

047 SPR 107B SOMETHING ABOUT YOU  Spring SPR 107

Summer 1972 unknown – Little Eva

048 1443/Δ89386 THE LOCO-MOTION Bell 45,264

049 1444/Δ89386-X WILL YOU LOVE ME TOMORROW Bell 45,264

ALBUMS

DLP 6000 Lllloco-Motion: The Loco-Motion; Some Kind-A Wonderful;  I Have A Love;

Down Home; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Run To Her; Uptown; Where Do I Go; Up On The Roof; Sharing You; He Is The Boy; Will You Love Me Tomorrow? – 09-62 (second pressing contains also Keep Your Hands Off My Baby)

Astor [UK] GGS 1408 Swinging On A Star: Swinging On A Star (1,2); Making With The Magilla (1); Personality (2); Let's Start The Party Again (1); Another Night With The Boys (2); Please Hurt Me (1); Run To Her (1); Heigh-Ho (2); What I Gotta Do      (1); It's My Birthday (2); The Trouble With Boys (1); it's Only A Paper Moon (2) – 65 Little Eva (1), Big Dee Irwin (2)

Murray Hill 001279 The Best Of Little Eva: The Loco-Motion; Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; Where Do I Go; Let's Turkey Trot; Swinging On A Star (w. Big Dee Irwin); Old Smokey Locomotion; The Christmas Song (w. Big Dee Irwin); What I Gotta Do (To Make You Jealous); The Trouble With Boys; Heigh Ho (w. Big Dee Irwin); Just A Little Girl ; Please Hurt Me; Makin' With The Magilla;     Wake Up, John (Alt.); Get Him (Previously Unreleased) – 88 (reissued in 1991 on Collectables COL-CD-5407)

Dimension LPS 1000 Greatest Hits And Rare Items: The Loco-Motion; Some Kind Of Wonderful; Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do; Uptown; Up On The Roof; He Is The Boy; I Wish You A Merry Christmas; Just One Word Ain't Enough; Everything Is Beautiful About You; Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; Old Smokey Locomotion; Let's Turkey Trot; Swingin' On A Star; Heigh-Ho; Makin' With The Magilla; Get Him; What I Gotta Do; The Trouble With Boys; Ain't Got No Home [as Luther and Little Eva] – 91

Rhino R2-72273 The Loco-Motion: The Loco-Motion; Down Home; Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; He Is The Boy; Swinging On A Star (w. Big Dee Irwin); Some Kind-A Wonderful; Let's Start The Party Again; Will You Love Me Tomorrow; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Uptown – 96

Marginal  [BEL] MAR 079 The Ultimate Collection: Takin' Back What I Said; Where Do I Go; Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; Some Kind A Wonderful; Uptown; Up On The Roof; The Trouble With Boys; Makin' With The Magilla; Stand By Me; That's My Man; Get Him; The Locomotion; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; He Is The Boy; Run To Her; Old Smokey Locomotion; Wake Up John; What I Gotta Do; Sharing You; Down Home; Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow; Please Hurt Me; Just A Little Girl; Swinging On A Star; Heigh-ho; Everything Is Beautiful About You; Let's Turkey Trot; I Have A Love; Let's Start The Party Again; The Locomotion ... Again - 97

Westside [UK] WESM 512 Lllllittle Eva!: The Complete Dimension Recordings: The Loco-Motion; He Is The Boy; Some Kinda Wonderful; I Have A Love; Down Home; Breaking Up Is Hard To Do; Run To Her; Uptown; Where Do I Go; Up On The Roof; Sharing You; Will You Love Me Tomorrow?; Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; Let's Turkey Trot; Swinging On A Star; Old Smokey Loco-Motion; Just A Little Girl; The Trouble With Boys; What I Gotta Do (To Make You Jealous); Let's Start The Party Again; Please Hurt Me; The Christmas Song; I Wish You A Merry Christmas; Makin' With The Magilla; Wake Up John; Takin' Back What I Said; Get Him; Another Night With The Boys; The Locomotions: Little Eva – 97

Disky [NED] TO 886242 The Original: The Loco-Motion; Swinging On A Star (Duet With Big Dee Irwin); Keep Your Hands Off My Baby; Let's Turkey Trot; Old Smokey Locomotion; He Is The Boy; Where Do I Go; The Trouble With Boys; What I Gotta Do (To Make You Jealous); Please Hurt Me; Let's Start The Party Again; Run To Her; Makin' With The Magilla; Stand By Me; That's My Man - 98

SINGLES

Dimension (1962-)

1000 The Loco-Motion / He Is The Boy – 06-62 (rev. June 6)

1003 Keep Your Hands Off My Baby / Where Do I Go? – 10-62 (rev. Oct. 27)

1006 Let's Turkey Trot / Down Home – 01-63 (rev. Jan. 26)

1010 Swingin‘ On A Star / Another Night With The Boys – 63 Big Dee Irwin, Little Eva, bck vcl

1011 Old Smoky Locomotion /  Just A Little Girl – 05-63

1013 What I Gotta Do (To Make You Jealous) / The Trouble With Boys – 07-63 (rev. July 20)

1015 Happy Being Fat [Litttle Eva bck vcl] / Soul Waltzin – 63 Big Dee Irwin

D 1019 Let's Start The Party Again / Please Hurt Me – 11-63 (rev. Nov. 9)

D 1021 I Wish You A Merry Christmas /  The Christmas Song – 11-63 W. Big Dee Irwin (rev. Nov. 23)

D 1028 Heigh Ho [bck vcl Little Eva] / I Want So Much To Know You -64 Big Dee Irwin

D 1035 Makin' With The Magilla / Run To Her – 10-64 (rev. Oct. 24)

D 1042 Wake Up John / Takin' Back What I Said – 02-65

Eric 151 The Loco-Motion / Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Red Dog Express RD45-502 The Locomotion / Let's Turkey Trot – 91

Amy (1965)

943 Stand By Me / That's My Man – 11-65

Verve

VK 10459 Bend It /  Just One Word Ain't Enough – 11-66 (rev. Nov. 19)

VK 10529 Take A Step In My Direction /  Everything Is Beautiful About You Boy – 07-67 (rev. July 15)

Spring

SK 704 Get Ready Uptight / Mr. Everything - 68

SPR 101 Mama Said / Something About You Boy – 02-70 (rev. Feb. 28)

SPR 107 Night After Night / Something About You – 11-70 (rev. Nov. 14)

Bell

45,264 The Loco-Motion / Will You Love Me Tomorrow – 09-72 (rev. Sept. 9)