Darlene Jaye (Battles)

*Arkansas

By Jim Loessberg, Praguefrank

SESSIONS  also member of Three J's, recorded with Jerry Jaye

1967 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville, TN – Darlene Jaye

001 U3KM-2075 I‘M BLAMING MY HEART  Cha Cha C-761

002 GIRL OF THE MONTH CLUB  C-761

003 U3KM-2077 HONESTLY I DO  Cha Cha C-758

004 MY PILLOW KNOWS  C-758

1972 Nashville, TN – Darlene Jay (Producer: Pete Drake)

005 SC 0011 A TEAR DROP FELL Showcase SC 1004

006 SC 0012 unknown title

007 SC 0013 I CRIED ALL LAST NIGHT OVER YOU  SC 1004

1970s?  unknown – Darlene Battles (Producer: Bob Newman)

008 116 ANOTHER ONE NIGHT STAND Americana AR 116-7

009 117 ONLY MAMA THAT'LL WALK THE LINE  Americana AR 116-7

1984 Ben Jack Recording Studio, Van Burey, AR – Jerry Jaye and Darlene Battles (Producer: Mickey Moody, Ben Jack)

010 VPA-3090 CRAWDAD HOLE Bejay no #/ VPA-BJ-3089

011 VPA-3091 SLIPPIN‘  AROUND Bejay no #/ VPA-BJ-3089

012 WE MUST HAVE BEEN OUT OF OUR MINDS VPA-BJ-3089

013 IN MY DREAMS VPA-BJ-3089

014 THE DOOR I USED TO CLOSE VPA-BJ-3089

015 MAKIN' LOVE IS MY SPECIALTY VPA-BJ-3089

016 MAKING PLANS VPA-BJ-3089

017 TOO OLD, TOO YOUNG VPA-BJ-3089

018 YESTERDAY VPA-BJ-3089

019 WHAT DO YOU SAY TO A LONELY LADY VPA-BJ-3089

1984 Ben Jack Recording Studio, Van Burey, AR – Darlene Battles (Darlene Battles [vcl/bck vcl], Eddie Webb [ld/rh gt], Jerry Jaye/ Ben Jack [steel/ dobro/bck vcl], Ron Steward [bass], Mac McDonald [drums], Curly Lewis [fiddle], Darrell Price [piano],

020 VPA 3093 I JUST WANT TO LOVE YOU

021 SOMETHING FISHY

022 WHAT’S LEFT NEVER WILL BE RIGHT

023 WHO DO YOU THINK YOU’RE FOOLIN‘

024 YOU GAVE ME A MOUNTAIN

025 BORN A WOMAN

026 SLEEPIN‘ WITH A DRIFTER

027 DUMB BLONDE

028 HELL YES I CHEATED

029 VPA 3092 LEVE ME ALONE (RUBY RED DRESS)

Tracks above issued on album I Just Want to Love You

Darlene  recorded after 1984, incomplete info in albums list

ALBUMS

Bejay VPA-BJ-3089 Kings Inn Presents: Crawdad Hole; We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds; In My Dreams; The Door I Used To Close; Slippin' Around; Makin' Love Is My Specialty; Making Plans; Too Old, Too Young; Yesterday; What Do You Say To A Lonely Lady – 84 w. Jerry Jaye

Bejay ?  I Just Want To Love You: I Just Want To Love You; Something Fishy; What’s Left Never Will Be Right; Who Do You Think You’re Foolin‘; You Gave Me A Mountain; Born A Woman; Sleepin‘ With A Drifter; Dumb Blonde; Hell Yes I Cheated; Leve Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) - 84

There is also album on JB 1000 The Jaye Sisters On Tour: (Darlene and Patti Jaye), details unknown

+ 4 gospel albums from 2000s

SINGLES

Cha Cha (1967)

C-758 Honestly I Do / My Pillow Knows – 67

C-761 I’m Blaming My Heart / Girl Of The Month Club  - 67

Showcase (1972)

SC 1004 A Tear Drop Fell / I Cried All Last Night Over You – 72

Americana (1970s?)

AR 116/117 Another One Night Stand / Only Mama That'll Walk The Line

Bejay (1984)

No # Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress) / I Just Want to Love You (Sharp) – 8-