Ralph Stuart Emanuel Donner, *10-02-1943 Norwood Park,
Chicago, IL, +06-04-1984
4th version
By Adam Komorowski, Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Rog Peyton, Ian Sparrow, with
help of www.thewick.co.uk
SESSIONS
3 January 1958 [demo session] MBS Recording Studio, 228 S Wabash St., Chicago, IL – Ral Donner and The Rockin’ Five (Ral Dopnner [vcl], Alan Sears [ld gt], Jim Szott [], Jack Burke [bass], Doug Cyrax [drums], Phil Foss [])
00001 MISS
ANN acetate/Norton CD CED 312
00002 OH
BOY acetate/unissued
Ca July 1959 Pepper Studio, Memphis, TN – Ral Donner (Ral
Donner [vcl], ? [ld gt], „[rh gt], Bill Black [bass], ? [drums], Charlie Rich
[piano])
001 KO8W-0830 THAT'S ALRIGHT WITH ME 1310/CLP-5335 Sequel
NED 190 LP 320
002 KO8W-0831 TELL ME WHY 1310/CLP-5335 Sequel NED 190 LP 320
EAGLE LP 320 AT THE ROCKHOUSE VOL.10 (GER, 1983)
Ca April 1960 [demo session] MBS Recording Studio, 228 S Wabash St., Chicago, IL – Ral Donner (Ral Donner [vcl], Jack Burke [gt], J.Tom Miller [], Earl
Wenzel [], Jimmy Rice [drums])
00201 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND unissued
00202 BEACHCOMBER unissued
00203 FAME AND FORTUNE unissued
00204 MESS OF THE BLUES unissued
00205 WHAT’D I SAY unissued
00206 HALLELUJAH I LOVE HER SO unissued
00207 RECONSIDER BABY unissued
00208 BAD SOUND FROM CHI TOWN –instr.- unissued
10 October 1960 Fox Talent Recording Studio, West Colonial
Drive, Azalea Park, Orlando, FL – Ral Donner and The Starfires (with
Starfires/Tornados: Roy Dean Lallement [ld gt/bck vcl], ; Jim Ward [rh gt], Tommy DiCicco [bass/bck vcl], Conrad Pierce [piano/bck vcl],
Terry “Scratch” Henry [drums], ? [trumpet]. Producer:
Jan Hutchinson, Prewitt Rose)
003 747 GIRL OF MY BEST FRIEND 5102 D 2489/LP 5012 Sequel
NED 190 CDCHD 790
004 748 IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME 5102 D 2489/ Sequel
NED 190
005 780/6305143* AND THEN 5108 5133 [overdubbed*] Tau 105/ Sequel NED 190 LP 320
006 6305144 LONELINESS OF A STAR Tau 105/ Sequel NED 190
ACE CDCHD 790 TEENAGE CRUSH VOL.3 (UK, 2000)
2 January 1961 Bell Sound Studios, New York City – Ral
Donner
007 810 I DIDN'T FIGURE ON HIM 5114/ Sequel NED 190
008 STANDING HERE
LP 28269 Sequel NED 190
12 May 1961 Bell Sound Studios, New York City – Ral Donner (+ The Tornados + The Starfires [bck
vcl]) [overdub session: [1] January 25, 1962]
009 779 TO LOVE 5108
[1:] 5133/LP 5033 Sequel NED 190
24 May 1961 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL – Ral Donner (+ The Tornados + The Starfires [bck vcl-1])
010 834 SCHOOL OF HEARTBREAKERS 5119/LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
011 NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
012 PLEASE DON'T TEASE Murray Hill LP 393 Sequel NED 190
013 793 YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT 5108[2nd] D-2490/LP
5012 Sequel NED 190 CDCHD 640
014 794 SO CLOSE TO HEAVEN -1 5108[2nd] D-2490/ Sequel
NED 190 CDCHD 1152 JASCD 698
015 LONELY STAR -1 LP
5012 Sequel NED 190
016 SHE'S MY BABY -1 LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
017 NITE OWL LP 28269
Sequel NED 190
018 CREAMPUFF -1 Murray Hill LP 393 Sequel NED 190
019 YOU HAVEN'T LIVED UNTIL YOU'VE LOVED -1 unissued/ Sequel
NED 190
020 LITTLE MISS HEARTBREAK
unissued/ Sequel NED 190
021 TEARS OF MISERY -1 unissued/ Sequel NED 190
022 TURN BACK THE CLOCK
unissued
ACE CDCHD 640 TEENAGE CRUSH VOL.1 (UK, 1997); ACE CDCHD 1152
POMUS/SHUMAN STORY DOUBLE TROUBLE (UK, 2007); JASMINE JASCD 698 DOC POMUS
SINGER SONGWRITER (UK, 2012, 2CD)
26 July 1961 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL – Ral Donner
023 TURN BACK THE CLOCK LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
024 WITH YOU NOW LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
025 SCHOOL OF HEARTBREAKERS
unissued
026 NITE OWL unissued
28 July 1961 Criteria
Studios, Miami, FL – Ral Donner
027 809 PLEASE DON'T GO 5114/LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
028 PRAY FOR ME LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
3 August 1961 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL – Ral Donner
029 LONELY STAR
unissued
030 THE GIRL FOR ME incomplete-unissued
031 I DON'T NEED YOU LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
032 862 BELLS OF LOVE 5129/LP 5033 Sequel NED 190
033 PUDDLE OF TEARS
LP 28269 Sequel NED 190
034 BAD BOY unissued-lost
4 August 1961 Criteria Studios, Miami, FL – Ral Donner
035 YOUR SKIES OF BLUE LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
036 833 BECAUSE WE'RE YOUNG 5119 5121[1st]/ Sequel NED 190
037 886 SWEETHEART 5133/LP 5033 Sequel NED 190
038 JUAREZ (QUAREZ)
unissued/ Sequel NED 190
039 FOR LOVE NOR MONEY LP 5012 Sequel NED 190
14 November 1961 Bell Sound Studios, New York City – Ral
Donner
040 839 (WHAT A SAD WAY) TO LOVE SOMEONE 5121/LP 5033 Sequel
NED 190
041 852 TO LOVE SOMEONE [alt.] 5125
042 861 LOVELESS LIFE 5129/LP 5033 Sequel NED 190
043 SILVER AND GOLD
unissued/ Sequel NED 190
044 HALF HEAVEN, HALF HEARTACHE unissued/ Sequel NED 190
16 November 1961 Bell Sound Studios, New York City – Ral
Donner
045 840 SHE'S EVERYTHING 5121/LP 5033 Sequel NED 190
046 844 WILL YOU LOVE ME IN HEAVEN 5121 5125/LP 5033 Sequel
NED 190
047 TENDER YEARS
unissued
048 CASTLE IN THE SKY incomplete-unissued
October 1962 Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL - Ral
Donner (Ral Donner [vcl], Jack Burke [ld gt], Earl Hensley [bass gt], Don
Pawlak [drums-1])
049 1548 SECOND
MIRACLE (OF CHRISTMAS) 20135/Canadian 241
050 1549 (THINGS THAT
MAKE UP) CHRISTMAS DAY -1 20135/Bb-CD-55095
Canadian 241
BUFFALO BOP BB-CD 55095 ROCKABILLY CHRISTMAS (GER, 2000)
1962 Fred Niles Studiom Chicago, IL – Ral Donner (Producer:
Jimmy Bowen)
051 CINDARELLA TWIST
GVC 2038
052 BIG DADDY TWIST unissued
January 1963 Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL - Ral
Donner (Ral Donner [vcl], Jack Burke [ld
gt], Earl Hensley [bass gt], Don Pawlak [drums], Joe Madrid [piano] + chorus.
Producer: Jimmy Bowen))
053 1644 I GOT
BURNED 20141/ Canadian 241
054 1645 A TEAR IN MY
EYE 20141/ Canadian 241
052a BIG DADDY TWIST unissued
April 1963 United Recording Studio, 6050
Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA – Ral Donner (Ral Donner [vcl], Billy Strange [ld gt], Glen Campbell [rh gt], ? [bass], Hal Blaine [drums], ; Blossoms Darlene Wright,
Gloria Jones, Fanita Barrett, Nanette Williams [fem chorus], Rivingtons: Al
Frazier, Sonny Harris, Carl White, Turner “Rocky” Wilson [male chorus], orch
conducted by Jack Nitzche)
055 1921 I WISH THIS
NIGHT WOULD NEVER END 20176/ Canadian 241
056 1922? SAD HEART unissued
057 1923 DON¢T PUT
YOUR HEART IN HIS HAND 20176/ Canadian 241
June 1963 Universal Recording Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral
Donner
058 2118 RUN LITTLE
LINDA 20192/ Canadian 241
059 2119 BEYOND THE
HEARTBREAK 20192/ Canadian 241
Ca September 1963 John Tolbart Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral
Donner (+ unknown musicians + brass + chorus. Producer: J. DeFrancesco)
060 LS-1184 LOVE ISN’T LIKE THAT Red Bird 10-057 / Canadian
241
061 THIS ANGRY WORLD unissued
062 LOST (version 1) unissued
063 ALWAYS THE CLOWN unissued
064 THIS ANGRY WORLD unissued
31 December 1964 Fred Foster Sound Studios, 315 7th Ave. North,
Nashville, TN – Ral Donner (Ral Donner [vcl], Scotty Moore [gt], Jerry
Kennedy [gt], ? [bass], Ry Stevens [piano], The Jordanaires [bck vcl-1])
065 2-34774 GOOD LOVIN’ Fontana F1515 /Canadian 241
066 2-34792 POISON IVY LEAGUE F1502 /Canadian 241
067 2-34793 THE OTHER SIDE OF YOU F 1515/Canadian 241
068 2-34794 YOU FINALLY SAID SOMETHING GOOD F1502/Canadian 241
1965 John Tolbart Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral Donner (Producer: J.
DeFrancesco)
069 LS-1185 IT WILL ONLY MAKE ME LOVE YOU MORE Red Bird 10-057
Ca 1966 Hall Studios, Chicago, IL – Ral Donner (Producer: J.
DeFrancesco)
070 DANCING SHOES
unissued
071 THE NEXT TIME unissued
1968 John Tolbart Studio, Chicago, IL - Ral Donner with The
Wednesday World (Ral Donner [vcl], Jack Burke [gt], ? [gt, bass, drums, organ,
chorus])
072 RSD 6801/ZTSC 127194 LOST Mid Eagle ME 101
073 RSD 6803/ZTSC 127193 (IF I HAD MY) LIFE TO LIVE OVER Mid
Eagle ME 101 /Canadian 241
074 IF I PROMISE unissued
075 LOVE ME unissued
076 MARY IN THE MORNING unissued
077 THAT’S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN unissued
Ca July 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South
- Ral Donner (+ Jerry Reed [gt] + unknown musicians, arr. Bergen White.
Producer: Billy Swan)
078 RS11-142 IF I PROMISE Rising Sons RS-45-714
079 RS11-143 JUST A LITTLE SUNSHINE Rising Sons RS-45-714
Btw 1668-1971 unknown – Ral Donner
080 IF YOU LOVE HIME
Canadian 241
1971 Crystal Sound Studio, Los Angeles, CA – Ral Donner
(Producer: Mike Joseph)
081 MJP222A (ALL OF A SUDDEN) MY HEART SINGS M.J. 222/Canadian
241
082 MJP222B LOVIN’ PLACE M.J. 222/Canadian 241
March 1972 Universal Recordings Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral
Donner (Producer: C. Bonafede, Dan Belloc)
083 SUR 6007A DON’T LET IT SLIP AWAY Sunlight 1006 Starfire
S 100
084 SUR 6007B WAIT A MINUTE NOW Sunlight 1006 Starfire S 100
085 THE GREATEST MOMENTS IN MY LIFE S-121/SLP 1004 Canadian 241
086 MR. MISERY (aka
MISERY) S-121
087 CT 48 MARIA FOREVER Chi-Town 4
088 IT ALL ADDS UP TO LONELY unissued
089 PITTSBURGH unissued
090 SHE’S COMING BACK unissued
1974 Universal Studio/United Technique Studio, Chicago, IL –
Ral Donner
091 CF 7402A GODFATHER, PER MÉ Chicago Fire CF-7402/SLP 1004
092 CF 7402B THE WEDDING SONG Chicago Fire CF-7402 IRDA 275 /SLP
1004
1970s John Tolbart Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral Donner
093 DEEPER SHADE OF BLUE
unissued
1970s unknown – Ral Donner
094 DREAM LOVER unissued
1976 Universal Studio/United Technique Studio, Chicago, IL –
Ral Donner (Producer: James L. Mack)
095 SO MUCH LOVIN’ Mid Eagle IRDA 275 Eva-Tone GM 1/SLP 1004
096 BILLY JACKS’OLD LADY unissued
097 HAULIN’ STEEL unissued
098 I WANT THE BEST FOR YOU unissued
099 MAMA BEAR unissued
100 SING ME A SONG (TO CRY BY) unissued
101 BILLY JACK’S OL‘ LADY unissued
102 Unknown title
unissued
103 Unknown title
unissued
1977 PS Recording Studio, Chicago, IL – Ral Donner
104 TD 7801A THE DAY THE BEAT STOPPED Thunder 7801
105 TD 7801B ROCK ON ME Thunder 7801(45 rpm)
106 DOWN BY THE RIVER
unissued
1977 Young ‘Un Sound Inc, Nashville, TN – Ral Donner (Ral
Donner [vcl], with narration by Ral Donner (Story), Gail Pollock (Mother),
Jerry Moore (High School Boy), Andrea Moore (High School Girl), Ray Walker
(Eulogy) + Scotty Moore [ld gt], Dale Sellars [ld gt/rh gt], Steve Chapman [ac gt], Bob Moore [bass], D.J. Fontana [drums], Bill
Rainsford [keyboards], Gordon Stoker [accordion], Jerry Tuttle [bari sax], The Jordanairs:
Gordon Stoker, Neal Matthews, Hoyt
Hawkins, Ray Walker, Millie Kirkham, Laverna Moore, Nancy Hasamear, and Becky
Foster [bck vcl]. Producer: Mike Joseph, Scotty Moore )
107 MEMORIES Sessions
ARI-1014, Memphis Music ~7042
108 SO HIGH ARI-1014 7042
109 OLD SHEP ARI-1014 7042
110 TROUBLE ARI-1014 7042
111 I NEED SOMEBODY TO LEAN ON ARI-1014 7042
112 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY ARI-1014 7042
113 MY HAPPINESS ARI-1014 7042
114 THAT’S WHEN YOUR HEARTACHES BEGIN ARI-1014 7042
115 I FORGOT TO REMEMBER TO FORGET ARI-1014 7042
116 ALL SHOOK UP ARI-1014 7042
117 WHEN MY BLUE MOON TURNS TO GOLD AGAIN ARI-1014 7042
118 I’M LEFT YOU’RE RIGHT SHE’S GONE ARI-1014 7042
119 HEARTBREAK HOTEL
ARI-1014 7042
120 I WANT YOU I NEED YOU I LOVE YOU ARI-1014 7042
121 HOUND DOG ARI-1014 7042
122 MYSTERY TRAIN ARI-1014 7042
123 LOVE TENDER ARI-1014 7042
124 LOVING YOU ARI-1014 7042
125 GOT A LOT OF LIVIN’ TO DO ARI-1014 7042
126 JAILHOUSE ROCK ARI-1014 7042
127 KING CREOLE ARI-1014 7042
128 DON’T ARI-1014 7042
129 PRECIOUS MEMORIES ARI-1014 7042
130 WOODEN HEART ARI-1014 7042
131 A FOOL SUCH AS I ARI-1014 7042
132 ONE NIGHT ARI-1014 7042
133 STUCK ON YOU ARI-1014 7042
134 IT’S NOW OR NEVER ARI-1014 7042
135 WHITE CHRISTMAS ARI-1014 7042
136 BLUE CHRISTMAS ARI-1014 7042
137 GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS ARI-1014 7042
138 RETURN TO SENDER ARI-1014
7042
139 FOLLOW THAT DREAM ARI-1014 7042
140 LAWDY MISS CLAWDY ARI-1014 7042
141 ARE YOU LONESOME TONIGHT ARI-1014 7042
142 IF I CAN DREAM ARI-1014 7042
143 IN THE GHETTO ARI-1014 7042
144 DON’T CRY DADDY ARI-1014 7042
145 KENTUCKY RAIN ARI-1014 7042
146 SEPARATE WAYS ARI-1014 7042
147 MAMA LIKED THE ROSES ARI-1014 7042
148 VIVA LAS VEGAS ARI-1014 7042
149 THEME FROM 2001/OPENING RIFF ARI-1014 7042
150 CC RIDER ARI-1014 7042
151 SUSPICIOUS MINDS ARI-1014 7042
152 LORD, YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN ARI-1014 7042
153 AMERICAN TRILOGY ARI-1014 7042
154 CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE ARI-1014 7042
155 MEMORIES ARI-1014 7042
1978 unknown – Ral Donner
156 I GOT BURNED Thunder 7801(33rpm)
157 RUN LITTLE LINDA Thunder 7801(33rpm)
1978 unknown – Ral Donner
158 (THINGS THAT MAKE UP) CHRISTMAS DAY Starfiree S 103
159 SECOND MIRACLE (OF CHRISTMAS) Starfiree S 103
1979 unknown – Ral Donner
160 RIP IT UP Starfire S 114 /SLP 1004
161 DON’T LEAVE ME NOW Starfire S 114/SLP 1004
1982 and sooner unknown – Ral Donner
162 LONELINESS OF A STAR Starfire SLP 1004
163 AND THEN Starfire SLP 1004
106 LIFE TO LIVE OVER Starfire SLP 1004
107 LOST Starfire SLP 1004
ALBUMS
Gone 5012 Takin' Care
Of Business: Turn Back The Clock; I Didn’t Figure On Him; Lonely Star; You
Don’t Know What You’ve Got; With You Now; Nine Times Out Of Ten; I Don’t Need
You; School Of Heartbreakers; Please Don’t Go; She’s My Baby; Girl Of My Best
Friend; Your Skies Of Blue; For Love Nor Money; Pray For Me – 09-61 (reissued
in 1978 on Rondo 22436)
Crown CLP-5335 Ral
Donner And Ray Smith And Bobby Dale:That's All Right With Me; Tell Me Why;
Blond Hair Blue Eyes; Rebound; Baby Just Because; Born To Be A Loser; Fly By Night; Six Feet Of
Trouble; What Is The Secret; When The Time Comes – 63 Ral Donner And Ray Smith
And Bobby Dale solo tracks
Pye [UK] NSPL 28269
You Don't Know What You've Got: You Don’t Know What You’ve Got; Please
Don’t Go; Girl Of My Best Friend; School Of Heartbreakers; She’s Everything; To
Love Someone; Loveless Life; Bells Of Love; To Love; She’s My Baby; Your Skies
Of Blue; For Love Nor Money; Pray For Me; Will You Love Me In Heaven; Nite Owl;
Standing Here; Puddle Of Tears; Nine Times Out Of Ten; I Didn’t Figure On Him;
So Close To Heaven – 11-78
Mid-Eagle
ME2M7902 1935-1977: I've Been Away For
Awhile Now: Memories; So High; Old Shep; Trouble; I Need Somebody To Lean
On; Blue Moon Of Kentucky; My Happiness; That's When Your Heartaches Begin;
That's All Right Mama; I Forgot To Remember To Forget; All Shook Up; When My
Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again; I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone; Heartbreak
Hotel; I Want You, I Need You, I Love You; Hound Dog; Don't Be Cruel; Mystery
Train; Love Me Tender; Loving You; Got A Lotta Livin' To Do; Jailhouse Rock;
King Creole; Don't; Precious Memories; Wooden Heart; A Fool Such As I; One
Night; Stuck On You; It's Now Or Never; White Christmas; Blue Christmas; Girls,
Girls, Girls; Return To Sender; Follow That Dream; Lawdy Miss Clawdy; Are You
Lonesome Tonight; If I Can Dream; In The Ghetto; Don't Cry Daddy; Kentucky
Rain; Separate Ways; Mama Liked The Roses; Viva Las Vegas; Theme From 2,001 -
Opening Riff; Cc Rider; Suspicious Minds; Lord You Gave Me A Mountain; American
Trilogy; Can't Help Falling In Love; Memories (Reprise) – 79 (double, also in
1980 on Sessions ARI 1014, Picadilly [UK] ND 135 and bootleg Memphis Music 7042
I've Been Away For Awhile Now)
Starfire SLP 1004 An
Evening With Ral Donner: Loneliness Of A Star; And Then; Life To Live Over;
Lost; Rip It Up; Don’t Leave Me Now; The Wedding Song; Godfather, Per Mé; So
Much Lovin’; Moments - 82
Murray Hill 000393
She's Everything: She’s Everything; So Close To Heaven; She’s My Baby;
Please Don’t Tease; You Don’t Know What You’ve Got; I Didn’t Figure On Him; To
Love Someone; Girl Of My Best Friend; Half Heaven, Half Heartache; Turn Back
The Clock; Will You Love Me In Heaven; Nine Times Out Of Ten; Creampuff; Please
Don’t Go - 88
Sequel [UK] NED CD
190 The Complete Ral Donner 1959-1962: Girl Of My Best Friend; It’s Been A
Long Long Time; I Didn’t Figure On Him; Standing Here; To Love; Nine Times Out
Of Ten; Please Don’t Tease; School Of Heartbreakers; You Don’t Know What You’ve
Got; Lonely Star; Nite Owl; You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Loved; So Close To
Heaven; Little Miss Heartbreak; Tears Of Misery; Creampuff; She’s My Baby; Turn
Back The Clock; With You Now; Please Don’t Go; Pray For Me; I Don’t Need You;
Bells Of Love; Puddle Of Tears; For Love Nor Money; Your Skies Of Blue; Because
We’re Young; Juarez; Sweetheart; Silver And Gold; Half Heaven, Half Heartache;
To Love Someone; Loveless Life; She’s Everything; Will You Love Me In Heaven;
Tell Mewhy; That’s All Right With Me; And Then; Loneliness Of A Star – 12-91
Collectables
COL-CD-5627 You Don't Know What You've Got: You Don’t Know What You’ve Got;
Half Heaven, Half Heartache; To Love Someone; Little Miss Heartbreak; She’s
Everything; Please Don’t Go; So Close To Heaven; Will You Love Me In Heaven;
Girl Of My Best Friend; Creampuff; Lonely Star; Turn Back The Clock; Nite Owl;
To Love; School Of Heartbreakers; Bells Of Love; Nine Times Out Of Ten; I
Didn’t Figure On Him – 04-95
Bootlegs
Gypsy TRG-LP-1000 The
Elvis Presley Sound Of Ral Donner: Girl Of My Best Friend; It's Been A
Long, Long Time; To Love; You Don't Know What You've Got; So Close To Heaven;
Please Don't Go; I Didn't Figure On Him; She's Everything; I Don't Need You;
Will You Love Me In Heaven; To Love Someone (What A Sad Way); Baby Just
Because; Loveless Life; Bells Of Love; Sweetheart; Christmas Day; I Got Burned;
A Tear In My Eye; I Wish This Night Would Never End; Don't Put Your Heart In
This Hand; Run Little Linda; Beyond The Heartbreak - 77
Gone 5033 Ral
Donner's Elvis Presley Scrapbook: Poison Ivy League; Nine Times Out Of Ten; For Love Nor Money; Will
You Love Me In Heaven; I Got Burned; She's My Baby; Pray For Me; With You Now;
Girl Of My Best Friend; School Of Heartbreakers; She's Everything (I Wanted You
To Be); (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone; Loveless Life; To Love; A Tear In My
Eye; Bells Of Love; Sweetheart; You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose
It) – 77
Rondo [NED] RLP 22436
Takin' Care Of Business: Turn Back The Clock; I Didn't Figure On Him (To
Come Back); Lonely Star; You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It); With
You Now; Nine Times Out Of Ten; I Don't Need You; School Of Heartbreakers; Please
Don't Go; She's My Baby; Girl Of My Best Friend; Your Skies Of Blue (Will Turn
Grey On You); For Love Nor Money; Pray For Me - 77
Rondo [NED] RLP 22437
Takin' Care Of Business Vol. 2: Beyond The Heartbreak (But Still In Love); I
Wish This Night Would Never End; Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand; (What A Sad
Way) To Love Someone; Will You Love Me In Heaven; Sweetheart; To Love; I Got
Burned; A Tear In My Eye; It's Been A Long Time; Girl Of My Best Friend; Bells
Of Love; Tell Me Why; That's All Right With Me - 78
Star ST 1050 Loneliness
Of A Star: Loneliness Of A Star;
And Then; Lovin' Place; (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings; Take Me Back; It Will
Only Make Me Love You More; Don't Let It Slip Away; Wait A Minute Now; So Much
Lovin'; Godfather, Per Me; The Wedding Song;
Just A Little Sunshine (In The Rain); If I Promise; My Colour Is Blue; You
Finally Said Something Good ; Love Isn't
Like That – 86
Fire Star 1010 Sounds
Like Elvis: Girl Of My Best Friend; You Don't Know What You've Got; Please
Don't Go; She's Everything; (What A
Sad Way) To Love Someone; She's My Baby; Nine Times Out Of Ten; I Didn't Figure
On Him; For Love Nor Money; I Got Burned; A Tear In My Eye; I Wish This Night
Would Never End; Will You Love Me In Heaven; It's Been A Long, Long Time; Run Little Linda; Beyond The Heartbreak; Poison
Ivy League; You Finally Said Something Good - 86
Treasure LSP 1057 The
Elvis Presley Sound Of Ral Donner: Don't Leave Me Now; Life To Live; Lost;
Lonely Star; Turn Back The Clock; Tell Me Why; That's All Right With Me; Poison
Ivy League; Loveless Life; Second Miracle; Christmas Day; Don't Put Your Heart
In His Hand; So Close To Heaven; I Don't Need You; Baby Just Because; Rip It Up
- 87
Request CD 13504 The
Presley Sound Of Ral Donner: She's Everything; I Didn't Figure On Him; So Close To Heaven;
Please Don't Go; Turn Back The Clock; Will You Love Me In Heaven; Creampuff;
She's My Baby; Half Heaven, Half Heartaches; Girl Of My Best Friend; You Don't
Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It); I Wish This Night Would Never End; I
Got Burned; Nine Times Out Of Ten; Please Don't Tease; That's Alright With Me;
Take Me Back; And Then; Loveless Life; Bells Of Love; A Tear In My Eye; For
Love No Money; School Of Heartbreakers; Rip It Up; (What A Sad Way) To Love
Someone; Night Owl; Run Little Linda; Poison Ivy League - 90
Canadian [CAN] 241
Rip It Up - 27 Rockin' Hits: Rip It Up; Beyond The Heartbreak; Good Lovin’;
My Heart Sings; I Got Burned; Greatest Moments; Take Me Back [Nicky James];
Don’t Leave Me Now; Poison Ivy League; The Other Side Of You; Run Little Linda;
It Will Only Make Me Love You More; If You Love Him; So Much Lovin’; Lost; Just
A Little Sunshine; Life To Live Over; Lovin’ Place; I Wish This Night Would
Never End; A Tear In My Eye; Love Isn’t Like That; You Finally Said Something
Good; Don’t Put Your Heart In His Hands; If I Promise; The Wedding Song;
Christmas Day; Second Miracle – 99
No label no # She’s
Everything: Girl of My Best Friend; It's Been a Long, Long
Time; You Don't Know What You've Got; So Close To Heaven; Please Don't Go; I
Didn't Figure On Him; School of Heartbreakers; Because We're Young; She's
Everything; (What a Sad Way) To Love Someone; Will You Love Me In Heaven;
Loveless Life; Bells of Love; To Love; Sweetheart; Nine Times Out of Ten;
Lonely Star; She's My Baby; Turn Back the Clock; With You Now; Pray For Me; I
Don't Need You; For Love Nor Money; Please Don't Tease; Nite Owl; You Haven't
Lived Until You've Loved; Little Miss Heartbreak; Tears of Misery; Creampuff;
Half Heaven, Half Heartache - 00
Teenager [GER] 616 33 Greatest Hits!: You Don't Know What
You've Got; Girl of My Best Friend; She's Everything; (What a Sad Way) To Love Someone; Half Heaven, Half Heartache; Because We're Young; I Didn't Figure On Him; Sweetheart; It's Been a Long, Long Time; Lonely Star; Nite Owl; Creampuff; For Love Nor Money; I Don't Need You; Nine Times Out of Ten; Will You Love Me In
Heaven; Little Miss Heartbreak; Bells of Love; Please Don't Go; School of
Heartbreakers; Your Skies of Blue; Puddle of Tears; To Love; She's My Baby;
Please Don't Tease; Juarez; Standing Here; Tears of Misery; You Haven't Lived
Until You've Loved; Pray For Me; Turn Back the Clock; Loveless Life; So Close
To Heaven – 04
EPs
Thunder TD 7801 The Day the Beat Stopped / I Got Burned;
Run Little Linda – 78 (33 RPM)
SINGLES
Scottie (1959)
1310 That's All Right With Me / Tell Me Why – 10-59 (rev.
October 12)
Gone
5102 Girl Of My Best
Friend / It's Been A Long Time – 03-61 (rev. March 20) and The Starfires
5108 And Then / To Love – 06-61 (1st edition)
5108 You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) / So
Close To Heaven – 07-61 (2nd edition; rew. July 10)
5114 Please Don’t Go / I Didn’t Figure On Him (To Come Back)
– 09-61 (rev. Sept. 18)
5119 School Of Heartbreakers / Because We're Young 11-61
5121 She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) / Because We're Young – 12-61 (1st edition)
5121 She's Everything
(I Wanted You To Be) / To Love Someone – 12-61 (2nd edition)
5121 She's Everything
(I Wanted You To Be) / Will You Love Me In Heaven – 12-61 (2rd
edition)
5125 Will You Love Me In Heaven / (What A Sad Way) To Love
Someone – 03-62 (rev. March 17)
5129 Loveless Life / Bells Of Love – 05-62 (rev. June 9)
5133 Sweetheart / To Love – 11-62
Tau 105 Loneliness Of A Star / And Then – 05-63
Roulette Golden goodies Hits CG-97 Girl Of My best Friend /
To Love Somebody – 08-72
Goldies D 2489 Girl Of My Best Friend / It's Been A Long,
Long Time – 73 (reissue)
Goldies D 2490 You Don't Know What You've Got Until You Lose
It / So Close To Heaven – 73 (reissue)
Reprise (1962-3)
R-20,135 Second Miracle (Of Christmas) / (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day – 12-62
(rev. Dec. 8)
R-20,141 I Got Burned / A Tear In My Eye – 02-63 (rev. March
2)
R-20,176 I Wish This Night Would Never End / Don't Put Your
Heart In His Hand – 05-63
R-20,192 Run Little Linda / Beyond The Heartbreak (But Still
In Love) – 07-63
Chi-Town
4 Maria Forever / [MICKEY and LARRY] - 80
Fontana
F1502 You Finally Said Something Good / Poison Ivy League – 03-65
(rev. March 20)
F1515 Good Lovin’ / The Other Side Of You – 06-65 (rev. July
3)
Red Bird (1966)
RB 10-057 Love Isn’t Like That / It Will Only Make Me Love
You More – 03-66
Mid Eagle (1968)
ME-101 (If I Had My) Life To Live Over / Lost – 68
Rising Sons (1968)
RS-45-714 If I Promise / Just A Little Sunshine (In The
Rain) – 10-68
M.J. (1971)
MJP-222 (All Of A Sudden) My Heart Sings / Lovin’ Place – 71
Sunlight (1972)
1006 Don’t Let It Slip Away / Wait A Minute Now – 72
Chicago Fire (1974)
CF-7402 The Wedding Song / Godfather, Per Mé – 74
Mid-Eagle (1976)
IRDA-275 The Wedding Song / So Much Lovin’ – 76
Thunder (1978)
TD-7801The Day The Beat Stopped / Rock On Me – 25-05-78
Starfire (1978)
S 100 Don’t Let It Slip Away / Wait A Minute Now - 78
S 103 (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day / Second Miracle
(Of Christmas) – 11-78
S 114 Don’t Leave Me Now / Rip It Up – 79
S 121 The Greatest Moments In My Life / Mr. Misery – ca
80 (prob. only test pressings exist)