Betty Jean Rhodes, *17-06-1933 Hyden, KY
3rd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Lennart
Gustavsson, Michal Gololobov
SESSIONS
ca early 1969 unknown – Betty Jean Robisnson
001 ZTSP-144386 LONELY FIGURE Metromedia MM-114
002 ZTSP-144387 BLUE LITTLE GIRL
Metromedia MM-114
ca late 1969 unknown – Betty Jean Robisnson
003 ZTSP-221724 BOBBY MC NAMARA MM-163
004 ZTSP-221725 AFTER TONIGHT
MM-163
7 January 1971 Sunset Sound and Sound Factory, 6357 Selma Ave.,
Hollywood, CA - Carl Belew and Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe Johnson)
005 1568/L 15534 ALL I NEEED IS YOU Challenge unissued Decca 32802/DL-75337
006 1569/L 15535 FUNNY WHAT A PAIR OF FOOLS WILL DO Challenge
unissued Decca 32802/DL-75337
22 July 1971 Sunset Sound and Sound Factory, 6357 Selma Ave.,
Hollywood, CA - Carl Belew and Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe Johnson)
007 1582/L 15798 LIVING UNDER PRESSUSRE Challenge unissued Decca
32871/DL-75337
008 1583/L 15799 HUNG UP ON LOVIN' YOU Challenge unissued Decca
32871/DL-75337
009 1584/L 15950 LUCKY OL' ME Challenge unissued Decca 32970/DL-75337
23 July 1971 Sunset Sound and Sound Factory, 6357 Selma Ave.,
Hollywood, CA - Carl Belew and Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe Johnson)
010 1587/L 15881 BOY YOU;RE GETTING CLOSER TO HOME Decca 32912
011 1588/L 15882 DADDY I CAN MAKE IT ON MY OWN Decca
32912/Challenge CH SP 2004
CHALLENGE CH SP 2004 BRINGING TENNESSEE COUNTRY HOME
21 October 1971 Sunset Sound and Sound Factory, 6357 Selma Ave.,
Hollywood, CA - Carl Belew and Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe Johnson)
012 1597/L 15889 WHEN MY BABY SINGS HIS SONG Challenge unissued Decca 32916/DL-75337
013 1598/L 15890 DON'T LET THOSE HAPPEN TO US Challenge unissued
Decca 32916/DL-75337
014 1599/L 15952 YOU'RE THE ONE Challenge unissued Decca 32970/DL-75337
015 1600/L 15953 ALL BECAUSE OF YOU Challenge unissued Decca DL-75337
ca. September 1972 Hollywood, CA - Betty Jean Robinson (Producer:
Joe Johnson)
016 L-16188 ANOTHER FOOTBALL YEAR 33017
017 L-16189 JOHNNY‘S SECRET
33017
January 1973 Hollywood, CA - Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe
Johnson)
018 MC-1199
LOVE IS ALL OVER ME MCA 40022
019 MC
1200 THE WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE MCA 40088
020 MC
1201 LOVIN‘ YOU MCA 40088
021 MC
1202 BABY MAKE THE SUN GO DOWN MC 40022
ca September 1973 Hollywood, CA - Betty Jean Robinson (Producer:
Joe Johnson)
022 MC-1842 ALL I NEED IS YOU MCA-40166
023 JERSEY 33 MCA-40166
July 1974 Hollywood, CA - Betty Jean Robinson (Orchestra arranged
and conducted by Bill Justis. Producer: Joe Johnson)
024 MC-3319 ON THE WAY HOME MCA-40300 5-1013/75-001
025 MC-3320 unknown title
026 MC-3321 I‛VE GOT
YOU MCA-40300
Spring
1975 Hollywood – Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Joe Johnson)
027 JJ020
ON SILVER WINGS 5-1004 5-1008 5-1013/75-001
028 GOD IS
GOOD 5-1004/75-001
029 BOY,
YOU’RE GETTING CLOSER TO HOME 5-1008
030 LIVIN' UPON THE MOUNTAIN 4 Star 75-001
031 THE SHEPHERD OF MY VALLEY 4 Star 75-001
032 HAPPY DAYS ARE JUST AHEAD 4 Star 75-001
033 A CUP OF SILENCE 4 Star 75-001
034 HOW GREAT THOU ART 4 Star 75-001
035 THANK YOU LORD 4 Star 75-001
036 SILVER WINGS 4 Star 75-001
037 GOD AND OTHERS FIRST 4 Star 75-001
038 MY BECOMING ONE 4 Star 75-001
039 UNTIL YOU'VE WALKED WITH GOD 4 Star 75-001
1976 Nashville,
TN – Betty Jean Robinson
040
AMAZING GRACE Melody Mountain MM 133
041
BLESSED ASSURANCE Melody Mountain MM 133
042 JUST A
LITTLE TALK WITH JESUS Melody Mountain MM 133
043 WHAT A
DAY THAT WILL BE Melody Mountain MM 133
044 TAKE
MY HAND PRECIOUS LORD Melody Mountain MM 33/MM 133
045 WILL
THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN Melody Mountain MM 33/ MM 133
046
MANSION OVER THE HILLTOP Melody Mountain MM 133
047 PSALMS
OF VICTORY Melody Mountain MM 133
048 WHERE
THE SOUL NEVER DIES Melody Mountain MM 133
049 SHALL
WE GATHER AT THE RIVER Melody Mountain MM 133
050 I WILL
ARISE AND GO TO JESUS Melody Mountain MM 133
1977 Gold
Mine Studio, Nashville, TN – Betty Jean Robinson (Producer: Chris Christian) [overdub sessions:
Creative Workshop, Nashville, TN]
051 JESUS IS ALIVE AND WELL Lamb and Lion LL 1034
052 HE'S COMING TO TAKE ME HOME Lamb and Lion LL 1034
053 JESUS IS HIS NAME Lamb and Lion LL 1034
054 YOU MUST BELIEVE Lamb and Lion LL 1034
055 SHOULD HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED Lamb and Lion LL 1034
056 JESUS IS COMING Lamb and Lion LL 1034
057 THERE'S GONNA BE A SINGING Lamb and Lion LL 1034
058 MELODY MOUNTAIN Lamb and Lion LL 1034
059 SOMETIME SOMEPLACE Lamb and Lion LL 1034
060 HEAVEN IS A FAMILY REUNION Lamb and Lion LL 1034
061 HE WENT ALL THE WAY Lamb and Lion LL 1034
Betty Jean Robinson recorded after 1977, some info in albums and
singles list
ALBUMS
Decca
DL-75337 When My Baby Sings His Song:
When My Baby Sings His Song; Lucky Ol' Me; Hung Up On Lovin' You; Living Under
Pressure; Wishful Thinking; You're The One; All Because Of You; Don't Let That
Happen To Us; Funny What A Pair Of Fools Will Do; All I Need Is You – 03-72 w.
Carl Belew
4
Star 75-001 On Silver Wings: Livin' Upon The Mountain; On The Way Home;
The Shepherd Of My Valley; Happy Days Are Just Ahead; A Cup Of Silence; How
Great Thou Art; Thank You Lord; On Silver Wings; God Is Good; God And Others
First; My Becoming One; Until You've Walked With God - 75
Melody Mountain MM 133 Songs I Grew
Up On: Amazing Grace;
Blessed Assurance; Just A Little Talk With Jesus; What A Day That Will
Be; Take My Hand Precious Lord; Will The Circle Be Unbroken; Mansion Over The Hilltop; Psalms Of Victory;
Where The Soul Never Dies; Shall We
Gather At The River; I Will Arise And Go To Jesus – 76 (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain ? On The Way Home: It's Not The First Mile; This Good Way; Free At Last; Lord Will Make A Way; You Must
Believe; Nailed To The Cross; Nothing
Between; It All Began At Calvary; King Jesus; Jesus Loves Me – 76
Lamb
and Lion LL-1034 Just Betty Jean Robinson: Jesus Is Alive
And Well; He's Coming To Take Me Home; Jesus Is His Name; You Must Believe; I
Should Have Been Crucified; Jesus Is Coming; There's Gonna Be A Singing; Melody
Mountain; Sometime Someplace; Heaven Is A Family Reunion; He Went All The Way –
77
Melody Mountain MM-35 Totally Free:
He Comforter Is
Come; Jewels; Messiah; Lo The New
Jerusalem; Anything That Brings You Closer To Jesus; Angel Voices; He Made Me To Sing A New Song;
One Of The King's Children; His Hand In Mine - 79
Melody Mountain MM-36 Up On Melody
Mountain: Songs For Kids:
Melody Mountain; Higher And Higher; Come On And Smile/Say Amen; God Is Good;
Blessed Is The Name Of Jesus; Animals Praise Jesus; Two Little Fishes; Lowly
Beast; Jesus Is Lord – 81
CMH
CMH-6257 There's Gonna Be A Singing!:
There's Gonna Be A Singing; He Went All The Way (And He Did It All For Me);
Back To The Cross; My Best For Jesus; The Unclouded Day; Wicked Man; Tramp On
The Street; I'll Fly Away; Palms Of Victory; He Took Your Place; Kentucky Born
– 01-08-81 Curly Seckler and The Nashville Grass with Betty Jean Robinson
Melody Mountain MM-737 For You With
Love: Ain't No
Grave; On The Way Home; There's Coming A Day; Tears; Before The Roses Bloom
Again; I Dreamed I Was Home With Jesus; On Silver Wings; This Old World Can
Never Hurt Me Again; I Turned It Over To Jesus; There Is No Other Fountain – 81
Melody Mountain MM-838 To The Glory
Of My Father: God's Infallible Word; He Is Jehovah; Praise
Him; Sing Jerusalem Sing; To The Glory Of My Father; Lord God Omnipotent;
Comforter Is Come; My Spirit Song - 82
Melody Mountain MM-939 Have
Yourself A Benefit: Living
Up On The Mountain; Jesus Is Alive And Well;
We're Gonna Have A Time; Stand By Me; When You Go Down; No God Like Our
God; Let Down Your Net; I'm A Child Of
The King – 08-83
Melody Mountain 809 His Blood Will
Speak To Me: He
Rides On the Wings of the Wind; His Name Is Worthy to Be Praised; It's a
Beautiful Day; I Love You Lord; God's Infallible Word; Yes I Know; If We Never
Meet Again; All Is Well With Me; He Washed My Eyes With Tears; Someone to Care;
His Blood Will Speak for Me; I Felt Your Presence Again Today Lord - 84
Melody Mountain MM 1040 More Than
Life: He Went All The Way; Jesus You're All To Me; I See God; He Careth For Me; More Than Life; I Fell In Love With Him; He Made Me To Sing A New Song; Free;
Shepherd Of My Valley; Come Into
The Ark - 84 (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM 1141 Christmas
On Melody Mountain: Wonder
As I Wander; What Child Is This?; Sweet Little Jesus Boy; It Came Upon A
Midnight Clear; Away In A Manger; Praise Him; Animals First Christmas; Beautiful
Star Of Bethlehem – 11-84
Melody Mountain MM 1242 My Saviour's Precious Blood: My Saviour's Precious Blood; Snow
White Wings; Keep Workin On Me; He'll Be There; Little David Play On Your Harp;
On The Battlefield; Wicked Man; Keep On The Firin Line; Workin On A Building –
85
Melody Mountain MM 1343 When I See
His Face: When I See His Face; Sweet Is His Name; Precious Jesus; Lily Of
The Valley; My Father Knows What I Need; Resting In The Lord; He's Coming To
Take Me Home; Jesus Lord Of My Life; Holy Jesus – 86
Melody Mountain MM 1444 Goin' Back
Home: Meeting In The Air; Somebody Loves Me; I Shall
Know Him/Blessed Redeemer; Oh What A Savior; At Calvary; Since Jesus Came Into
My Heart; When He Reached Down His Hand For Me; Just A Little While To Stay
Here - 87
Melody Mountain MM 1555 Just For
Momma: Rock Of Ages; Hold Fast To The Right; Tis So Sweet To Trust In Jesus; Babies Don't Keep; Where He Leads Me I Will Follow; Children
Keep Your Eyes Upon The Lord; Morning Has Broken; If I Could Hear My Mother
Pray Again; Precious Memories; Babies Don't Keep – 87? (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM 77 Ride Out Your
Storm: Ride Out Your Storm; He Careth For Me; God's
Got Everything Under Control; He Will Put You Back Together Again; Tears; Keep
Workin' On Me; Little Children Rest Awhile; Little Pilgrim; He'll Be There - 88
Melody Mountain MM 78 Flight Of A
Dove: There's Gonna Be A Singing; I've Got A Key To
The Kingdom; When Jesus Breaks The Morning; Glory Of The Lord Came Down; Jesus
Is Precious; Happy Hills Of Rest; It's Gonna Rain Again/Flight Of The Dove;
Can't Wait 'Till I Get Home – 89
Melody Mountain MM 889 Singin' For
Daddy: Wayfarin' Stranger; No Not One; Will There Be
Any Stars In My Crown; Daddy's Song; Shade At The End Of The Row; Goin' Home; Life's Railway To Heaven; Will The Circle Be
Unbroken; Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine - 89
Melody Mountain MM 990 Hallelujah
It's Jesus: Hallelujah It's Jesus/Through It All; Love
Will Roll The Clouds Away; My Grace Is Sufficient For You; How Great Thou Art;
I See A Crimson Stream; Until You've
Walked With God; God Will Take Care Of You - 90
Melody Mountain MM 1091 Thank You
Lord: I Just Want To Thank You Lord; God On The
Mountain; That's All I Need To Know; I'll Take The Road; I Know; Move Me Into The Mainstream; After
While It'll All Be Over; Jesus Is Coming Soon; Wonder What They're Doing In
Heaven Today; Two Coats; Time's Winding
Down - 91
Melody Mountain MM 1192 Bluegrass
Gospel: There's Gonna Be A Singing; Psalms Of Victory;
Kentucky Born; Wicked Man; Tramp On The
Street; Hold Fast To The Right; My Best For Jesus; He Went All The Way;
Precious Memories - 91
Melody Mountain 4390? Double
Blessing: When I See His Face; Sweet Is His Name; Precious Jesus; Lily Of
The Valley; My Father Knows What I Need; Resting In The Lord; He's Coming To
Take Me Home; Jesus Lord Of My Life; Holy Jesus; Hallelujah It's Jesus; Through It All; Love Will Roll The Clouds Away; My Grace Is
Sufficient For You; How Great Thou Art; I See A Crimson Stream; Until You've Walked
With God; God Will Take Care Of You - 92
(reissued in 2015)
Melody Mountain MM 1293 Only Jesus:
Only Jesus; What A Lovely Name; Covered By
Calvary; I Know It Was The Blood;
Splendor Of The Cross; My Heavenly Home; Blood That Stained The Old Rugged
Cross/It Is No Secret – 92? (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM 1394 A Made Up
Mind: A Made Up Mind; Babies Don't Keep; Someone
Will Make It; Raptured Or Resurrected; I Will Trust In The Lord; When God Dips
His Love In My Heart; Matthew 24; We Sure Do Need Him Now; Over The Next Hill;
We'll Be Home; So Close To My Blessed Lord - 92
Melody Mountain
MM-1495 Touch Of Heaven: Wonderful Peace; My Becoming One; City Limits Of Heaven; What A Healing Jesus; Gone;
Touch Of Heaven; Haven Of Rest;
Some Golden Daybreak; He Abides; Heaven
Is A Family Reunion – 93 (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM-1596 Look Up And
Rejoice: Fifteen Hundred Miles Long; Bless That Wonderful Name; Livin' The Right
Life Now; Look Up And Rejoice; I Thank You Lord/Goin' On With Jesus; He Rides On The Wings Of The Wind; Are All
The Children In; Our God Is A Merciful God;
Nothing But The Blood – 93? (reissued in 2015)
Melody Mountain MM 1697 Oh How I
Love Jesus: One Day At A Time; We'll Shine Like The Stars;
Dry Bones; I'm Going To A Country; Good Man Of The House; I Know Who Holds
Tomorrow; Calvary Road; Oh What A Savior
Is Mine; There's Nothing Greater; Oh How I Love Jesus - 94
Melody Mountain MM-1798 Christmas
Anointing: Little Baby In A Manger (I Love You); O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Mary's Boy Child;
Silent Night; Cradle In Bethlehem; O Holy Night; Hark The Herald Angels Sing; Joy To The World; Jesus Is Lord – 11-94
Melody Mountain MM-1899 Appalachian
Pure: Tell Me His
Name Again; One Way To The Pearly Gates;
Jacob's Ladder; Satisfied; Nothing Can
Hold Me Here; Just Another Child Gone Home; I Am The Man Thomas; Leaning On The
Everlasting Arms; Shake Hands With Mother Again; My Sweet Kentucky Home/I'll Be A Friend To
Jesus – 95 (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM-1900 To Bless
You: Heaven Will Be Worth The Journey; I Want To Thank Him For What He Has Done;
Keep Your Hand On The Plow Hold On; Place Your Hand In The Nail Scared Hand; I
Want To Know More About My Lord; Family Who Prays; There's Somebody Out There;
Kingdom Is Coming; Step On In; Heaven Sweet
Heaven My Home; I Need No Mansion Here
Below; His Blood Is On My Soul – 95 (reissued
in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM-2001-CD Sweet
Peace: There Is A River; Face To Face;
When I Come To The End Of The Way; He's All To Me; My Jesus I Love Thee;
He Whispers Sweet Peace To Me; Jesus Wonderful Lord; In The Garden; One With Him;
Holy Spirit Flow Through Me – 97 (reissued in 2014)
Melody Mountain MM 2102 Over In
Zion: Over In Zion; You've Got To Move; He'll Take
Me Through/Calvary's Stream Is Flowing; Hunt The Souls Of My People; Let Us
Pray For Our Children; Have I Done My Best For Jesus; Glory Land Way; I Will Praise Him –98
(reissued in 2015)
Melody Mountain MM 2203 This Good
Way:It's Not the
First Mile; This Good Way; Free At Last;
The Lord Will Make a Way; You Must Believe; Nailed to the Cross; Nothing
Between; It All Began At Calvary; King Jesus; Jesus Loves Me – 99? (reissued in
2014)
Melody Mountan MM-2304 Walk On: Man I Work For; He Keeps Me Singing; When
Jesus Passed By; Jesus Is His Name;
Heaven On My Mind; Walk On;
Sanctifying Power In The Blood; Glad Reunion Day; God Leads Us Along; Door Of
Mercy; God Is Still On The Throne; Jesus The Son Of God – 00? (reissued in
2015)
Melody Mountain MM-2405 I Will
Praise Him: To The Glory Of My Father; How Great Thou Art; Holy Jesus;
Praise Him; My Jesus I Love Thee; Tis' So Sweet To Trust In Jesus; One With Him; Oh What A Savior Is Mine; There's Nothing Greater; Oh How I Love Jesus; He's All To Me; Face To Face;
Hallelujah It's Jesus; I Will
Praise Him; Blessed Assurance; Wonderful
Peace – 00? (reissued in 2015)
Melody Mountain MM-2506 Back Home
America: The Day
The Eagle Cried; I have Returned; Father We Come; Jesus Is Calling You Home; Sweet Wind; Tell Mother I'll Be There; The Unknown Solder; The Weapon of Prayer; When Momma's Oldest Son Went To War; Psalms 91 +95 (There is a River playing while
Betty Jean reads the Psalms) – 00? (reissued
in 2014)
Melody Mountain ? A Resting Place: (tracks unknown) – 01?
Melody Mountain MM 2708 Singing A
New Song: Singing
a New Song; He is Mine (Medley); Too Late to Tell Me It Ain't Real; Live the Life I Sing About; Saved Through Jesus Blood; When Praises Go Up; Blessings Come Down; A Follower of the Lamb; Be Strong; What Is This; To Be His Child; Everything He Paid For – 01
RADIO
TRANSCRIPTITONS
As guest in Country Music Time Shows:
Show # 213 (ca Nov 1971 – Ferlin Husky): Same Old Story
Show # 274 (ca Dec 1972 –
Ferlin Husky): Same Old Story
SINGLES
Metromedia (1969)
MM-114 Lonely Figure / Blue Little Girl - 04-69
MM-163 Bobby Mc Namara / After Tonight – 12-69
Four Star (1971-75)
Decca
32802 All I Need Is You / Funny What A Pair Of Fools Will Do -
03-71 w. Carl Belew
32871 Living Under Pressure / Hung Up On Lovin‘ You – 72 w. Carl
Belew
32912 Boy You're Getting Closer To Home / Daddy I Can Make It On My Own - 12-71 32916 Don't Let Those Happen To Us / When My
Baby Sings His Song -11-71 w. Carl Belew (released on Decca)
32970 You're The One / Lucky Ol' Me - 05-72 w. Carl Belew (rev.
June 10)
33017 Another Football Year / Johnny's Secret - 09-72
MCA
MCA-40022 Love Is All Over Me / Baby, Make The Sun Go Down – 24-02-73
MCA-40088 Lovin' You / The Woman In Your Life - 06-73
MCA-40166 All I Need Is You / Jersey 33 - 12-73 (rev. Cashbox Dec.
8)
MCA-40300 On The Way Home / I've Got You – 28-08-74 (rev. Nov. 23)
4
Star
5-1004 God Is Good / On Silver Wings - 03-75
5-1008 On Silver Wings / Boy, You're Getting Closer To Home –
06-75
5-1013 On The Way Home / On Silver Wings – ca. 09-75
Melody Mountain
MM-33 Will The Circle Be Unbroken / Take My Hand Precious Lord - 76
MM 3771 Ain't No Grave / There Is No Other Fountain - 81
MS-4504 God’s Infallible Word / God’s Infallible Word – 83 (promo)
