Johnny Restivo

 
John Charles Restivo, *13-09-1943 Bronx, New York City
2nd version
By Praguefran, Kurt Rokitta, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
9 June 1959 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo (+ Jerry landis [gt], Bucky Pizzarelli, Mundell lowe + unknown musicians. Prroducers: Grean and Shapiro)
001 K2-PB-3874 THE SHAPE I'M IN  RCA 47-7559 /BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149 CDCHD 650  [alt.:] TSR 59633
002 K2-PB-3875 YA YA  RCA 47-7559/ BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
ACE CDCHD 650 GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN R AND R VOL.6 (UK, 1997)
1 September 1959 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo
003 K2-PB-5552 FOR REAL! NO FOOLING  / LSP-2149 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
004 K2-PB-5553 DEAR SOMEONE 47-7601/LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
005 K2-PB-5554 LAST NIGHT ON THE BACK PORCH LSP-2149 BFX 15171 [alt.:] BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
006 K2-PB-5555 OUR WEDDING DAY 47-4636/LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
2 September 1959 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo
007 K2-PB-5556 I LIKE GIRLS 47-7601/LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
008 K2-PB-5557 FREE  LSP-2149 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
009 K2-PB-5558 THE THING  LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
010 K2-PB-5559 I WANNA PLAY HOUSE WITH YOU  LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
3 September 1959 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo
011 K2-PB-5560 LOVE  LSP-2149 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
012 K2-PB-5561 BOY CRAZY  LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
013 K2-PB-5562 LOOK AROUND  LSP-2149 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
014 K2-PB-5563 COME CLOSER  47-7636 /LSP-2149 BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
11 January 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo (orch. Cond by Bob Davie. Producer: Charles Grean)
015 L2-PB-1203/7697 HIGH SCHOOL PLAY 47-7697 / BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
016 L2-PB-1204 BUT I LOVE YOU 47-7697/ JASCD 1149
21 April 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo
017 L5-PW-3005 I CAN'T TAKE IT 47-7758 / JASCD 1149
018 L5-PW 3006 THAT'S GOOD, THAT'S BAD 47-7758/ TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
019 L5-PW-3007-1 I LOOKED FOR LOVE BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
30 August 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo
020 L2-PB-3869 JEALOUS BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
021 L2-PB-3870 I MAKE THE LOVE BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
022 L2-PB-3871-2 GIRL SCOUT BFX 15171 TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
Fall 1960 RCA Victor Studio, Webster Hall, 119E, 11th St., Manhattan, New York City – Johnny Restivo (Producer: Steve Sholes, Marty Gold)
023 L2-PB-4702 TWO CRAZY KIDS 47-7818/ TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
024 L2-PB-4703 GIVE A LITTLE WHISTLE (AND I’LL BE THERE) -47-7818/ TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
Ca April  1961 New York City – Johnny Restivo
025 M8OW-7178 LOOKA HERE NOW 20th Century 260 JASCD 1149
026 M8OW-7179 SWEET SWEET LOVIN’ 20th Century 260 JASCD 1149
Summer 1961 New York City – Johnny Restivo (Producer: Eddie Heller)
027 M8OW-0168-2 THE MAGIC AGE IS SEVENTEEN 20th Fox 279/V JASCD 1149
028 MO8W-0169 DOCTOR LOVE 20th Fox 279/ TSR 59633 JASCD 1149
Summer 1962 New York City – Johnny Restivo (Producer: Al Kasha
029 MY REPUTATION Epic 5-9537  JASCD 1149
030 YOU CAN'T TURN BACK THE CLOCK Epic 5-9537  JASCD 1149
1963-1964 Johannesburg, RSA – Johnny Restivo
031 AIRMAIL RCA 31 855   
032 TO LOVE RCA 31 855  
033 LET'S GO RCA 31 855   
034 WHEN STRANGERS MEET RCA 31 855  
035  PAPER DOLL RCA 31 855
036 I MAKE THE LOVE RCA 31 855   
037 COLLECTING GIRLS RCA 31 855  
038  BREAKS OF THE GAME RCA 31 855   
039 IT'S A BREEZE RCA 31 855   
040 I AM RCA 31 855   
041 JEALOUS RCA 31 855  
042 GIRL SCOUT RCA 31 855
1966 unknown – Johnny Restivo
043 I'M JUST A BOY LOOKING FOR A GIRL Cameo 416
044 SUZANNE Cameo 416


ALBUMS
RCA Victor LPM/LSP-2149 Oh! Johnny: I Like Girls; Dear Someone; Love; Last Night On The Back Porch (I Loved Her Best Of All); Free; Look Around; Come Closer; I Wanna Play House With You; Our Wedding Day; The Thing; Boy Crazy; For Real! No Fooling – 59 (MX: K2PP-5665/6(m); K2PY 5667/8(s))
RCA Victor [RCA] 31.855 Spotlight On Johnny Restivo: Airmail; To Love; Let's Go; When Strangers Meet; Paper Doll; I Make The Love; Collecting Girls; Breaks Of The Game; It's A Breeze; I Am; Jealous; Girl Scout - 64
Bear Family [GER] BFX 15171 The Shape I'm In: The Shape I'm In; Ya Ya; I Like Girls; Girl Scout; I Make The Love; I Wanna Play House With You; The Thing; That's Good! That's Bad!; Last Night At The Back Porch; Come Closer; Dear Someone; I Looked For Love; Our Wedding Day; High School Play; Boy Crazy; Jealous – 85
Teen Sound [CAN] TSR 59633 The Shape I’m In: The Shape I'm In;  Love;  I Like Girls; I Wanna Flay House With You; For Real ! No Fooling; The Thing; Last Night On The Back Porch; Dear Someone; Free;     Come Closer;     Look Around; Our Wedding Day; Boy Crazy; Make The Love; That's Good, That's Bad; Girl Scout; I Looked For Love; Jealous; Ya Ya; High School Play; Give A Little Whistle (And I'll Be There); Two Crazy Kids; The Magic Age Is Seventeen; Doctor Love; The Shape I'm In (Single Version) - 94     
Jasmine [UK] JASCD 1149 Johnny Restivo Sings The Shape I’m In and Other Hits: The Shape I'm In;  Ya Ya;  I Like Girls;  Dear Someone;  Our Wedding Day;  Come Closer;  Love;  Last Night On The Back Porch;  Free;  Look Around;  I Wanna Play House With You;  The Thing;  Boy Crazy;  For Real! No Fooling;  High School Play;  But I Love You;  I Can't Take It;  That's Good, That's Bad;  Two Crazy Kids;  Give A Little Whistle (And I'll Be There);  Girl Scout;  Jealous;  I Make The Love;  I Looked For Love;  Looka Here Now; . Sweet Sweet Lovin';  The Magic Age Is Seventeen;  Doctor Love;  My Reputation;  You Can't Turn Back The Clock – 12-08-22


SINGLES (US only)
RCA Victor
47-7559 The Shape I'm In  / Ya Ya – 07-59 (rev. July 20)
47-7601 Dear Someone / I Like Girls – 09-59
47-7636 Our Wedding Day / Come Closer – 11-59 (rev. Nov. 9)
47-7697 High School Play / But I Love You – 02-60 (rev. Feb. 15)
47-7758 I Can't Take It / That's Good, That's Bad – 06-60 (rev. June 20)
47-7818 Two Crazy Kids / Give A Little Whistle – 11-60
20th Fox (1961)
260 Looka Here Now / Sweet Sweet Lovin’ – 05-61 (rev. May 29)
279 Doctor Love / The Magic Age Is Seventeen – 09-61
Epic (1962)
5-9537 My Reputation / You Can't Turn Back The Clock – 07-09-62
Cameo (1966)
416 I'm Just A Boy Looking For A Girl / Suzanne - 66