Louie And The Lovers

By Praguefrank

SESSIONS

Ca early 1970 unknown – Louie And The Lovers (Louie Ortega [vcl],  Frank Paredes [gt], Steve Vargas [bass], Albert Parr [drums]. Producer: Doug Sahm)

001 RISE Epic 5-10678 /E 30026 BCD 16394

002 I'VE ALWAYS GOT YOU ON MY MIND Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

003 SITTIN' BY YOUR RIVER Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

004 DRIVER GO SLOW Epic 5-10616/E 30026 BCD 16394

005 I KNOW YOU KNOW Epic 5-10616/E 30026 BCD 16394

006 ROYAL OAKIE Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

007 I DON'T WANT TO BE SEEN WITH YOU Epic 5-10678 /E 30026 BCD 16394

008 I JUST MET YOU Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

009 ROCK ME BABY Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

010 IF THE NIGHT Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

011 IT'S THE MORNING Epic E 30026 BCD 16394

1971 unknown – Louie And The Lovers (Louie Ortega [vcl],  Frank Paredes [gt], Steve Vargas [bass], Albert Parr [drums]. Producer: Doug Sahm)

012 FOUR-TIME LOSER Bear Family BCD 16394

013 LITTLE GEORGIE BAKER 5-10825 /ADA 8049 BCD 16394

014 TOMORROWS JUST MIGHT CHANGE 5-10825/ADA 8049 BCD 16394

Btw 1970-1972 unknown – Louie And The Lovers (Louie Ortega [vcl],  Frank Paredes [gt], Steve Vargas [bass], Albert Parr [drums]. Producer: Doug Sahm)

015 OUT OF JAIL (STEVE'S TUNE) Bear Family BCD 16394

016 MY BELIEF IN YOU Atlantic 45-2972 /Bear Family BCD 16394

017 CARIBBEAN Atlantic 45-2972 /Bear Family BCD 16394

018 WE DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE Bear Family BCD 16394

019 SPREAD SOME LOVE AROUND Bear Family BCD 16394

020 FORGIVE ME THIS TIME Bear Family BCD 16394

021 YA NO ILORES Bear Family BCD 16394

022 PLEASE WAKE UP Bear Family BCD 16394

023 DOWN AROUND SALINAS Bear Family BCD 16394

024 LA PALOMA Bear Family BCD 16394

025 NEVER BE A SAINT  Bear Family BCD 16394

1972 unknown – Louie And The Lovers (Louie Ortega [vcl],  Frank Paredes [gt], Steve Vargas [bass], Albert Parr [drums]. Producer: Doug Sahm)

026 EL PASO Atco 45-6902/BCD 16394

027 IF YOU EVER SAY YOU LOVE ME (SI DICES QUE ME QUIERES) Atco 45-6902/BCD 16394

2014 Paul Murray Sound Studio, ?, CA - (Louie Ortega [vcl],  Frank Paredes [gt], Steve Vargas [bass], Albert Parr [drums]. Producer: Doug Sahm)

028 JUANITA

029 ROCK TO ZYDECO

030 LIEVAME

031 MAKE ME BELIEVE

032 BANDIT AGE

033 HOT BEER AND COLD TAMALES

034 KING CITY

035 SHATTERED

036 WE DON’T HAVE TO CHANGE

037 I’D DO IT AGAIN

Tracks above issued on album Rise Again

ALBUMS

Epic E 30026 Rise: Rise; I've Always Got You On My Mind; Sittin' By Your River; Driver Go Slow; I Know You Know; Royal Oakie; I Don't Want To Be Seen With You; I Just Met You; Rock Me Baby; If The Night; It's The Morning – 70 (reissued in UK on Arcadia ADA 8049 with bonus tracks Little Georgie Baker; Tomorrow Just Might Come + 2 tracks by Rocky And The Border Kings; also as T-Bird TBIRD 0038CD in 2010;  also included on Bear Family album)

Bear Family [GER] BCD 16394 The Complete Recordings: Rise; I've Always Got You On My Mind; Sittin' By Your River; Driver Go Slow; I Know You Know; Royal Oakie; I Don't Want To Be Seen With You; I Just Met You; Rock Me Baby; If The Night; It's The Morning; Four-Time Loser; Little Georgie Baker; Tomorrow Just Might Change; Out Of Jail (Steve's Tune); My Belief In You; Caribbean; We Don't Have To Change; Spread Some Love Around; Forgive Me This Time; Ya No Ilores; Please Wake Up; Down Around Salinas; La Paloma; If You Ever Say You Love Me; El Paso; Never Be A Saint – 09

Wet ? Rise Again: Juanita; Rock To Zydeco; Lievame; Make Me Believe; Bandit Agel; Hot Beer And Cold Tamales; King City; Shattered; We Don’t Have To Change; I’d Do It Again - 14

SINGLES

Epic

5-10616 I Know You Know / Driver Go Slow – 06-05-70

5-10678 Rise / I Don't Want To Be Seen With You – 28-10-70

5-10825 Little Georgie Baker / Tomorrows Just Might Change – 18-01-72

Atco

45-6902 El Paso / If You Ever Say You Love Me (Si Dices Que Me Quieres) – 72

Atlantic

45-2972 Caribbean / My Belief In You – 11-07-73