Ogden Harless

William Harless, *02-11-1949 Hattiesburg, MS, +11-02-2015              

2nd version

by Praguefrank, Thieu Van De Vorst, Lennart Gustavsson

SESSIONS

1985 Cypress Recording Studio, 120 N 5th St., Jacksonville, FL - Ogden Harless (Ogden Harless [vcl/gt/banjo], Dru Lombar [gt/bass], Doyle Dykes [gt], Bill Crist [gt], Andy Weil [banjo], James Holmes [mandolin], Chet Gibson/Joe English [steel],  Larry Nader [bass], Eugene Baker/Steve Hess [drums], James Holmes [fiddle], Dobbie Dykes [keyboards], Earl Reeves [harmonica],  Rick Johnson [sax],  Barbra Depue, Stacy Sokolsky [bck vcl]. Producer: Dave Plummer)

001 U 15209 CATCH ME (BEFORE I FALL TOO FAR)  Cypress CYP-8507/CYP 8613

002 U 15210 FUN WITH THE MEMORIES CYP-8508/CYP-8613

003 ANYBODY YOU CAN STEAL  CYP-8508/CYP-8613

004 ROCKING LITTLE ANGEL CYP-8508/CYP-8613

005 IT AIN'T COUNTRY  Cypress CYP 8515/CYP-8613  

006 LOVIN' HER WAS EASIER  Cypress CYP-8613  

007 U 16606 HONEY CAN YOU MAKE IT  Cypress CYP-8511/CYP 8613 

008 MISSISSIPPI DRIFTER  Cypress CYP 8503/CYP-8613  

009 NOBODY'S DARLIN'  Cypress CYP-8613  

010 WHY ME  Cypress CYP-8613

ca early 1987 Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN – Ogden Harless (Ogden Harless [vcl], Charlie McCoy [ac gt/harmonica], Chris Leuzinger [gt], Sonny Garrish [steel], Joe Osborn [bass], Kenny Malone [drums/percussion], Donald Burnside [piano/synthesizer], Val and Birdie [bck vcl]. Producer: Ernie Winfrey)

011 GK87-452 HOW MANY MORE LIKE ME  Door Knob DK87-272/DK-LP-87-1015  

012 THE RICHEST POOR MAN ALIVE  Door Knob DK87-268 /DK-LP-87-1015  

013 BORN TO BE A LOSER  Door Knob DK-LP-87-1015  

014 TILL A TEAR BECOMES A ROSE  Door Knob DK-LP-87-1015  

015 FAMOUS LAST WORDS  Door Knob DK-LP-87-1015  

016 GK87-474 SOMEBODY OUGHT TO TELL HIM THAT SHE'S GONE  Door Knob DK87-283/DK-LP-87-1015

017 DOWN ON THE BAYOU  Door Knob DK88-297/DK-LP-87-1015  MSC 12389

018 WALK ON BOY  Door Knob DK87-287/DK-LP-87-1015  

019 I WISH WE WERE STRANGERS  Door Knob DK87-293/DK-LP-87-1015 MSC 12389  

020 SECOND GUESSIN' YOU  Door Knob DK-LP-87-1015  [alt..] MSC 12389

1988 Soundshop Studio, Nashville, TN / Nashville Sound Connection, Nashville, TN –  Ogden Harless  (Ogden Harless [vcl], Charlie McCoy [ac gt/harmonica], Chris Leuzinger [gt], Vince Malernod [steel/drums], Joe Osborn/ Henry Strzelecki/ Ralph Childs [bass], Kenny Malone / Jerry Carrigan [drums/percussion], Rob hajacos [fiddle], Hargus Robbins [piano/keyboards], Bobby Wood [piano], Jim Horn [flute/sax], Billy pruit [flute], Val and Birdie, Pat Childs [bck vcl].Producer: Ernie Winfrey)

021 TOGETHER ALONE Mountain Stream Country MSC-188/ MSC 12389

022 TALK BACK, TREMBLING LIPS Mountain Stream Country MSC-188

023 LOVIN‘ HER WAS EASIER MSC 190

024 SWINGIN DOORS MSC 190 MSC 91-1

025 NO LAST REFRAIN MSC-288 290/MSC 12389

026 U23947 TIME MACHINE MSC-89-1/MSC 12389

027 I‘M TO BLAME  MSC 12389

028 THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL  MSC 12389

029 U29120 COUNTIN' HEARTACHES AGAIN MSC 89-1 MSC 91-1 /MSC 12389

030 WHY ME?  MSC-288

Ca 1989 poss. Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN –Ogden Harless (Producer: Ernie Winfrey)

031 NOW I KNOW MSC-289

032 NEW OATCHES ON OLD GARMENTS  MSC-289

033 U26164 LET ME ROCK  MSC 389/NCMO 9403

034 U26164 AMANDA    MSC 389

035 U28019 AMAZING GRACE MSC-290

1989 poss. Soundshop Studio, 1307 Division St., Nashville, TN –Ogden Harless (Producer: Ernie Winfrey)

Around 1993/1994 Nashville, TN - Ogden Harless

036 REFLECTION OF A CLOWN NCMO 9301

037 MIDDLEMAN’S FOOL NCMO 9401

038 YELLOW PAGES NCMO 9402

039 EUROPEAN LADY NCMO 951

Tracks above issued on Nordic Country Music Organization [NCMO] radio compilarions

ALBUMS

Cypress CYP-8613 It Ain’t Country: It Ain't Country;  Rockin' Little Angel;  Anybody You Can Steal;  Lovin' Her Was Easier;  Fun With The Memories;  Honey Can You Make It;  Mississippi Drifter;  Nobody's Darlin';  Catch Me;  Why Me  - 86

Door Knob DK-LPS-87-1015  Deal Me In:  How Many More Like Me; Richest Poor Man Alive; Born To Be A Loser; Till A Tear Becomes A Rose; Famous Last Words; Somebody Ought To Tell Him That She's Gone;Down On The Bayou; Walk On Boy; I Wish We Were Strangers; Second Guessin' You  - 87 

Mountain Stream Country MSC 12389 No Last Refrain: Time Machine; I Wish We Were Strangers; Together Alone; Down On The Bayou; Country Heartaches Again; Walk On Boy; I'm To Blame; Second Guessing You;Light At The End Of The Tunnel; No Last Refrain – ca 23-01-89                                              

SINGLES

Cypress (1985)       

CYP-8503 Mississippi Drifter / ? – 08-85 (rev. Aug. 17)

CYP-8507 Catch Me (Before I Fall Too Far) / Catch Me (Before I Fall Too Far) – 85 (promo only)

CYP-8508 Fun With The Memories / Anybody You Can Steal - 08-10-85

CYP-8509 Rockin’ Little Angels / ? – 86

CYP-8511 Honey, Can You Make It / ? – 86

CYP-8515 It Ain’t Country / It Ain’t Country - 86

Door Knob (1987-88)      

DK87-268 The Richest Poor Man Alive / ? - 02-87

DK87-272 How Many More Like Me / ? - 04-87

DK87-283 Somebody Ought To Tell Him That She's Gone / ? - 07-87

DK87-287 Walk On Boy / ? - 10-87

DK87-293 I Wish We Were Strangers / ? - 12-87 (rev. Dec. 26)

DK88-297 Down On The Bayou / Down On The Bayou - 04-88 (promo)

Mountain Stream Country (1988-)        

MSC-188 Together Alone / Talk Back, Trembling Lips - 07-88

MSC-288 No Last Refrain / Why Me? - 88

MSC-89-1 Time Machine / Countin' Hearatches Again – 89

MSC-289 Now I Know / New Oatches On Old Garments  - 89

MSC-389 Let Me Rock / Amanda - 89

MSC 190 Lovin‘ Her Was Easier/ Swingin Doors - 90

MSC-290 Amazing Grace / No Last Refrain - 90

MSC 91-1 Countin' Heartaches Again / Swingin' Doors - 91 (reissue)