Melissa Carper

 *Bastrop, TX
By Praguefrank, Russell Rosen
SESSIONS also member of The Carper Family, Camptown Ladies
2014 Nashville, TN – Melissa Carper (Melissa Carper [vcl/bass/ banjo], Brennen Leigh [gt],  Brian Kremer [gt], Joe Sundell [banjo/harmonica/ hmny vcl], Rebecca Patek [fiddle/ hmny vcl], David Jellema [cornet/ clarinet])
001 ARKANSAS BOUND
002 BEDTIME IN TEXAS
003 DON'T LET THE ALIENS TAKE HIM AWAY
004 HE GIMME THE CASH
005 GAMBLING BAR ROOM BLUES
006 LONESOME COWBOY
007 CHRISTIAN GIRLFRIEND
008 SALLY SALLY
009 NO HOME
010 GETTIN' ARKANSAS PLATES
011 I'LL ALWAYS BE A FOOL FOR LOVE
Tracks above issued on album Arkansas Bound
2018 unknown - Melissa Carper and Rebecca Patek
012 THREE LITTLE BIRDIES
013 PUT ON YOUR SHOES
014 COYOTES SING TONIGHT
015 I CAN'T LOSE WHAT I DON'T HAVE
016 OLD SWEET HOME
017 DEATH OF SIS DRAPER
018 I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SINGING
019 LITTLE MOUSEY
020 RAMBLER'S SOUL
021 SWEET PEACH
022 ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT YOU
Tracks above issued on album Brand New Old-Time Songs
2020 unknown – Buffalo Gals Band (Melissa Carper, Rebecca Patek)
B01 ARKANSAS HILLS
B02 ABILENE
B03 BILLY AND BEAU
B04 LITTLE SUGAR CREEK
B05 I'D NEVER SELL SUE
B06 PRAY THE GAY AWAY
B07 DON'T POKE THE BEAR
B08 BACK IN ARKANSAS
B09 ROUTE 30
B10 I'D JUST AS SOON STAY HOME
B11 IT'S MY LUCKY DAY
Tracks above issued on album Where The Heart Wants To Go
2020 Nashville, TN – Melissa Carper (Melissa Carper [vcl/bass], Chris Scruggs [rh gt/steel],
Lloyd Green [steel], Dennis Crouch [bass], Matty Meyer [drums], Billy Contreras [fiddle], Jeff Taylor [piano/accordion], Brennen Leigh, Sierra Ferrell,  Noel McKay, Nate Baker, Rebecca Patek [hmny vcl])
023 MAKIN' MEMORIES MAECD 021
024 I ALMOST FORGOT MAECD 021
025 ABOUT YOU MAECD 021  
026 BACK WHEN MAECD 021
027 OLD FASHIONED GAL MAECD 021  
028 YOU'RE STILL MY LOVE MAECD 021
029 WOULD YOU LIKE TO GET SOME GOATS? MAECD 021
030 MY OLD CHEVY VAN MAECD 021
031 ARKANSAS HILLS MAECD 021
032 IT'S BETTER IF YOU NEVER KNOW MAECD 021
033 I'M MUSING YOU MAECD 021
034 MANY MOONS AGO MAECD 021  
035 THE STARS ARE ALIGNED MAECD 021  
2022 Nashville, TN – Melissa Carper (Melissa Carper [vcl], Chris Scruggs [gt/steel],
Wes Langlois [rh gt], Dennis Crouch [bass], Matty Meyer [drums], Billy Contreras [fiddle],
John Pahmer [organ/ piano], Rory Hoffman [piano/ nylon string gt/ clarinet],  Larry Marrs,
Sierra Ferrell, Kyshona Armstrong, Nickie Conely, Maureen Murphy [hmny vcl])
036 RAMBLIN' SOUL MMLP 2675   
037 ZEN BUDDHA MMLP 2675  
038 AIN'T A DAY GOES BY MMLP 2675  
039 1980 DODGE VAN MMLP 2675  
040 TEXAS, TEXAS, TEXAS MMLP 2675
041 THAT'S MY ONLY REGRET MMLP 2675   
042 BOXERS ON BACKWARDS MMLP 2675
043 I DO WHAT I WANNA MMLP 2675  
044 HIT OR MISS MMLP 2675  
045 I DON'T NEED TO CRY MMLP 2675
046 HOLDING ALL THE CARDS MMLP 2675  
047 FROM WHAT I RECALL MMLP 2675
048 HANGING ON TO YOU MMLP 2675  
2023 unknown – Hayes Carll and Melissa Carper
049 CHRISTMAS IN PRISON digital single [rel. Nov. 10] 
December 2023 Bismeaux On The Hill – Wonder Women Of Country (Kelly Willis [vc/ rh gt], Brennen Leigh [vcl/ld gt/ mandolin], Melissa Carper [vcl/bass], + Goeff Queen [drobro/ mandolin], Chris Scruggs [steel-1], Timmy Campbell [drums], Ginny Mac [accordion]
W01 FLY YA TO HAWAII -1
W02 ANOTHER BROKEN HEART
W03 WON’T BE WORRIED LONG
W04 A THOUSAND WAYS
W05 HANGING ON TO YOU
W06  I HAVE MET MY LOVE TODAY 
Tracks above issued on EP Wonder Women Of Country
2024 Bomb Shelter,Nashville, TN – Melissa Carper (Producer: Dennis Crouch)
050 BORNED IN YA MM 79833CD 
051 I DON'T LOVE YOU ANYMORE MM 79833CD 
052 YOUR FURNITURE'S TOO NICE MM 79833CD 
053 EVIL EVA MM 79833CD 
054 THERE'LL BE ANOTHER ONE MM 79833CD 
055 LET'S GET OUTTA HERE MM 79833CD 
056 SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TEXAS AND TENNESSEE MM 79833CD 
057 THAT'S MY DESIRE MM 79833CD
058 LET'S STAY SINGLE TOGETHER MM 79833CD 
059 LUCKY FIVE MM 79833CD 
060 EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE MM 79833CD 
061 WAXING AND WANING MM 79833CD 
2024 [live] Audiotree Studios, 1644 N Honore St, Chicago, IL – Melissa Carper (Melissa Carper [vcl/bass], Greg Harkins [vcl/gt], Katie Shore [vcl/fiddle])
06101 YOUR FURNITURE'S TOO NICE
06102 LUCKY FIVE
06103 ZEN BUDDHA
06104 LET'S STAY SINGLE TOGETHER
06105  BORNED IN YA
06106 TEXAS, TEXAS, TEXAS 
Tracks above issued on EP On Audiotree Live
2024 unknown – Theo Lawrence and Melissa Carper
062 THANK YOU, BUT NO THANK YOU digital single [rel. Jan. 15, 2025]
January 2025 The Bomb Shelter, Nashville, TN – Melissa Carper (+ Dennis Crouch, Chris Scruggs, Jeff Taylor, Chris Gelb, Doug Corcoran, Tim Crouch, Emily Gimble, Katie Shore.
Producer: Andrija Tokic and Dennis Crouch)
063 PLUG IN THE TREE  MM 00312    
064 I WANT A DOG FOR CHRISTMAS  MM 00312   
065 CATS IN THE CHRISTMAS TREEL  MM 00312   
066 CRUISIN' IN SANTA'S SLEIGH  MM 00312    
067 CHRISTMAS MEMORIES  MM 00312    
068 SIT BY A FIRE WITH YOU  MM 00312   
069 MADE WITH LOVE  MM 00312    
070 JUST ONE STOCKING  MM 00312   
071 CHRISTMAS IN NEW ORLEANS  MM 00312    
072 DUMPSTER DIVIN' ON CHRISTMAS EVE  MM 00312   
073 PLEASE COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS  MM 00312  
074 IT'S NOT HARD TO WRITE A CHRISTMAS CARD  MM 00312     
075 ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS MY TWO FRONT TEETH  MM 00312   
076 OH CHEESEBALL  MM 00312   
077 THE DAY AFTER CHRISTMAS  MM 00312 
2025  unknown – Theo Lawrence and Melissa Carper
078 ALL FIFTY STATES  digital single [rel. Sept. 26]
079 DAT AIN’T RIGHT digital single [rel.  Oct. 10]
080 THE WAY I REMEMBER YOU digital single [rel.  Nov. 14]







ALBUMS
Melissa Carper ? Arkansas Bound: Arkansas Bound; Bedtime in Texas; Don't Let the Aliens Take Him Away; He Gimme the Cash; Gambling Bar Room Blues; Lonesome Cowboy; Christian Girlfriend; Sally Sally; No Home; Gettin' Arkansas Plates; I'll Always Be a Fool for Love - 02-04-15
Melissa Carper+Rebecca Patek ? Brand New Old-Time Songs: Three Little Birdies; Put on Your Shoes; Coyotes Sing Tonight; I Can't Lose What I Don't Have; Old Sweet Home; Death of Sis Draper; I Thought I Heard You Singing; Little Mousey; Rambler's Soul; Sweet Peach; Almost Forgot About You – 12-06-18 and Rebecca Patek
Buffalo Gals Band ? Where the Heart Wants to Go: Arkansas Hills; Abilene; Billy and Beau; Little Sugar Creek; I'd Never Sell Sue; Pray the Gay Away; Don't Poke the Bear; Back in Arkansas; Route 30; I'd Just as Soon Stay Home; It's My Lucky Day – 17-08-20 Buffalo Gals Band
Mae Music MAECD 021 Daddy's Country Gold: Makin' Memories; I Almost Forgot; About You; Back When; Old Fashioned Gal; You're Still My Love; Would You Like to Get Some Goats?; My Old Chevy Van; Arkansas Hills; It's Better If You Never Know; I'm Musing You; Many Moons Ago; The Stars Are Aligned – 19-03-21
Mae Music MMLP 2675[lp] Ramblin‘ Soul: Ramblin' Soul;  Zen Buddha; Ain't a Day Goes By; 1980 Dodge Van; Texas, Texas, Texas; That's My Only Regret;  Boxers on Backwards; I Do What I WANNA;  Hit or Miss;  I Don't Need to Cry; Holding All the Cards; From What I Recall; Hanging on to You  – 18-11-22.

Mae Music MM79932LP/MM 79833CD Borned In Ya: Borned in Ya; I Don't Love You Anymore; Your Furniture's Too Nice; Evil Eva; There'll Be Another One; Let's Get Outta Here; Somewhere Between Texas and Tennessee; That's My Desire; Let's Stay Single Together; Lucky Five; Every Time We Say Goodbye; Waxing and Waning  – 19-07-24

Mae Music/Soundly MM 00312 A Very Carper Christmas:  Plug in the Tree;  I Want a Dog for Christmas; Cats in the Christmas Treel; Cruisin' in Santa's Sleigh;  Christmas Memories;  Sit by a Fire with You; Made with Love;  Just One Stocking; Christmas in New Orleans;  Dumpster Divin' on Christmas Eve; Please Come Home for Christmas; It's Not Hard to Write a Christmas Card;   All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth; Oh Cheeseball; The Day After Christmas  – 28-11-25

EPs
Bismeaux ? Wonder Women Of Country: Fly Ya To Hawaii;  Another Broken Heart; Won’t Be Worried Long;  A Thousand Ways;  Hanging On To You;  I Have Met My Love Today - 15-03-24 Wonder Women of Country
Audiotree ? Melissa Carper on Audiotree Live:  Your Furniture's Too Nice;  Lucky Five;  Zen Buddha;  Let's Stay Single Together;  Borned in Ya;  Texas, Texas, Texas  – 20-11-24