Arlene Harden

Ava "Arlene" Harden, *01-03-1945 in England, AR

3rd version

By Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS (also member of Harden Trio)
13 December 1966 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden (unknown musicians. Producer Don Law, Frank Jones)
001 NCO 120311 YOU AND ONLY YOU Columbia 4-44001
002 NCO 120312* unknown ttitle
003 NCO 120313 MONEY, MONEY, MONEY 4-44001
004 NCO 120314* unknown title
possibly 049a,049b
11 April 1967 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden (unknown musicians. Producer Don Law,Frank Jones)
005 NCO 120480 DON'T ASK FOR TOMORROW 4-44133
006 NCO 120481 FAIR WEATHER LOVE 4-44133/CS-9674
007 NCO 120482 YOU'RE EASY TO LOVE 4-44310
008 NCO 120483 WHAT HAS THE WORLD DONE TO MY BABY 4-44310
7 December 1967 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden (unknown musicians. Producer Don Law, Frank Jones)
009 NCO 120916 HE'S A GOOD OLE BOY 4-44461/CS-9674
010 NCO 120917 WHEN 4-44461/CS-9674
011 NCO 120918 LIKE YOU LOVE ME NOW 4-44581/CS-9674
012 NCO 120919 WHAT CAN I SAY 4-44581/CS-9674
21 June 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka 21 June 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – The Hardens (Arleen Harden and Robbie Harden) (Producer: Frank Jones)
013 NCO 98565 THIS IS WHERE YOU GET OFF 4-44675
poss. 21 or 24 June 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden (unknown musicians. Producer: Frank Jones)
015 I WANNA LIVE CS-9674
016 DREAMS OF THE EVERYDAY HOUSEWIFE CS-9674
017 D-I-V-O-R-C-E CS-9674
018 SOMETHIN' STUPID CS-9674
Master numbers poss. NCO-98564, 98566-8, 98572
24 June 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden/*The Hardens (Arleen and Robbie Harden) (Producer: Frank Jones)
019 NCO 98569 FUNNY FAMILIAR FORGOTTEN FEELINGS 4-45275 4-45287/CS-9674
020 NCO 98570 WHO LOVES WHO* 4-44675
021 NCO 98571 WITH PEN IN HAND 4-45489/CS 9674
16 December 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
022 NCO 100571 WHEN TRUE LOVE WALKS IN 4-44783
023 NCO 100572 MY WORLD WALKED AWAY WITH A BLONE 4-45120
024 NCO 100573 unknown title
025 NCO 100574 TOO MUCH OF A MAN (TO BE TIED DOWN) 4-44783
12 August 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
026 NCO 100931 BABY 4-45016
027 NCO 100932 MY FRIEND 4-45016/CS-9939
028 NCO 100933 unknown title
029 NCO 100934 MARRIED TO A MEMORY 4-45365
3 November 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
030 NCO 101185 LOVIN' MAN 4-45120/CS-9939
NCO 101186 unknown title (poss. CS-9939)
031 NCO 101187 CRYING 4-45203/CS-9939
Prob. November 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
032 RUNNING SCARED CS-9939
033 IN DREAMS CS-9939
034 MAMA CS-9939
035 ONLY THE LONELY CS-9939
036 THE CROWD CS-9939
037 PRECIOUS CS-9939
038 I'M HURTIN' CS-9939
Probably from sessions above and below + one unknown session
21 November 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
039 NCO 101215 IT'S OVER 4-45203 4-45708/CS-9939
August 1970 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
040 NCO 108621 COMING HOME SOLDIER 4-45275 4-45365
November 1970 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
041 NCO 108850 RUBY GENTRY'S DAUGHTER 4-45489
042 NCO 108851 TRUE LOVE IS GREATER THAN FRIENDSHIP 4-45287
29 April 1971 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
043 NCO 109702 WHAT A WOMAN IN LOVE WON'T DO 4-45577
044 NCO 109703 CONGRATULATIONS 4-45420
045 NCO 109704 SING ME SOME SUNSHINE 4-45420
21 January 1972 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
046 NCO 114194 A SPECIAL DAY 4-45577
047 NCO 114195 IT TAKES A LOT OF TENDERNESS 4-45708
8 December 1972 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden aka Arlene Harden
048 NCO 114771 YOU CAN ALWAYS HAVE ME 4-45845
049 NCO 114772 WOULD YOU WALK WITH ME, JIMMY? 4-45845
from unknown Columbia sessions“

049a HANGIN’  ON

049b IF YOU WANT ME TO I’LL GO

049c LOSIN‘ YOU

049d THAT WAS A SHORT FOREVER

049e I’LL NOT GET OVER LOSING YOU

10 May 1974 [no 13102] Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden
050 81161 BETWEEN HER GOODBYE AND MY HELLO Capitol ST-11373
051 81162 IT'S SO GOOD WITH YOU 3911
052 81163 LEAVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS) 3911/ ST-11373
19 September 1974 [no 13721] Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Frank Jones)
053 81240 COUNTRY SUNDAY 4088,ST-11373
054 81241 I COULD ALMOST SAY GOODBYE 4014
055 81242 LET IT RIDE ST-11373
056 81243 PAPA'S SUGAR 4014
20 December 1974 [no 13734] Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Frank Jones)
057 81284 ROLL ON, SWEET MISSISSIPPI 4148/ST-11373
058 81285 ALL THE KING'S HORSES unissued
20 January 1975 [no 13738] Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Frank Jones)
059 81298 SOUL SONG ST-11373
060 81299 CRAZY 4148 / ST-11373
061 81300 BITTER THEY ARE,HARDER THEY FALL ST-11373
062 81301 THE TEDDY BEAR'S PICNIC 4088 / ST-11373
12 December 1975 [no 13800] Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Frank Jones)
063 81478 MISTY MOUNTAIN RAIN 4217
064 81479 BRING IT BACK TO ME unissued
065 81480 LADY IN WAITING unissued
066 81481 YOU JUST LOVED THE LEAVIN' OUT OF ME 4217
ca. April 1977 Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Johnny MacRae)
067 ALL THE WAY Elektra E-45401
068 SOUTHERN BELLE E-45401
ca. August 1977 Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden (Producer: Johnny MacRae)
069 A PLACE WHERE LOVE HAS BEEN E-45434
070 LADY IN WAITING E-45434
ca. January 1978 Nashville, TN – Arleen Harden
071 YOU'RE NOT FREE, I'M NOT EASY E-45463
072 DO YOU EVER DREAM? E-45463

ALBUMS

Columbia CS-9674 What Can I Say: He's A Good Ole Boy; With Pen In Hand; I Wanna Live; Funny Familiar Forgotten Feelings; Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife; Fair Weather Love; D-I-V-O-R-C-E; When; Like You Love Me Now; Somethin' Stupid; What Can I Say – 08-68
Columbia CS-9939 Arlene Harden Sings Roy Orbison: Lovin' Man; Crying; Running Scared; In Dreams; It's Over; Mama; Only The Lonely; The Crowd; Precious; I'm Hurtin'; My Friend – 04-70
Capitol ST-11373 I Could Almost Say Goodbye: Roll On, Sweet Mississippi; Crazy; Country Sunday; Bitter They Are, Harder They Fall; Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress); Let It Ride; I Could Almost Say Goodbye;Soul Song; Between Her Goodbye And My Hello; Teddy Bears' Picnic – 06-75

Legacy ? Columbia Singles: You and Only You;  Money, Money, Money;  Don't Ask for Tomorrow; You're Easy to Love;  What Has the World Done To My Baby;  Like You Love Me Now; Too Much of a Man (To Be Tied Down);  When True Love Walks In;  Baby; My World Walked Away with a Blond;  Coming Home Soldier; True Love Is Greater Than Friendship;  Married to a Memory; Congratulations (You Sure Made a Man Out of Him);  Sing Me Some Sunshine;  Ruby Gentry's Daughter;  A Special Day; What a Woman In Love Won't Do;  It Takes a Lot of Tenderness;  Would You Walk With Me Jimmy;  You Can Always Have Me;  Hangin' On*;  If You Want Me to I'll Go*;  Losin' You*;  That Was a Short Forever*; I'll Not Get Over Losing You* - 23-02-18 (*previously unissued)

TRANSCRIPTIONS DISCS

As guest star on Country Music Shows:

Show # 268 (ca Nov. 1972-Urel Albert): A Special Day

 

SINGLES
Columbia (1967-73)
4-44001 You And Only You / Money, Money, Money - 02-67
4-44133 Fair Weather Love / Don't Ask For Tomorrow - 05-67
4-44310 You're Easy To Love / What Has The World Done To My Baby - 10-67
4-44461 He's A Good Ole Boy / When – 20-02-68
4-44581 What Can I Say? / Like You Love Me Now – 02-07-68
4-44675 Who Loves Who / This Is Where You Get Off - 22-10-68 w. Robbie Harden as The Hardens
4-44783 Too Much Of A Man (To Be Tied Down) / When True Love Walks In – 25-02-69
4-45016 My Friend / Baby - 10-69
4-45120 Lovin' Man / My World Walked Away With A Blone – 17-03-70
4-45203 Crying / It's Over – 21-07-70 (rev. Aug. 22)
4-45275 Coming Home Soldier / Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings - unissued
4-45287 True Love Is Greater Than Friendship / Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings – 03-12-70
4-45365 Married To A Memory / Coming Home Soldier - 03-71
4-45420 Congratulations (You Sure Made A Man Out Of Him) / Sing Me Some Sunshine - 07-71
4-45489 Ruby Gentry's Daughter / With Pen In Hand – 28-10-71
4-45577 A Special Day / What A Woman In Love Won't Do – 09-03-72 (rev. March 25)
4-45708 It Takes A Lot Of Tenderness / It's Over - 10-72
4-45795 Coming Home Soldier / Married To A Memory – 03-73 (reissue of 4-45365)
4-45845 Would You Walk With Me, Jimmy? / You Can Always Have Me - 06-73
Capitol (1974-75) Arleen Harden
3911 It's So Good With You / Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - 06-74
4014 I Could Almost Say Goodbye / Papa's Sugar - 01-75
4088 Teddy Bears' Picnic / Country Sunday - 05-75
4148 Roll On, Sweet Mississippi / Crazy - 09-75
4217 Misty Mountain Rain / You Just Loved The Leavin' Out Of Me - 01-76
Elektra (1977-78)
E-45401 Southern Belle / All The Way – 05-77
E-45434 A Place Where Love Has Been / Lady In Waiting - 09-77
E-45463 You're Not Free, I'm Not Easy / Do You Ever Dream? - 02-78