Harry Middlebrooks

*Thomaston, GA

2nd version

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca. July 1961 Atlanta, GA – Harry M and The Marvels
M01 10477 THE "U-T" ABC-Paramount 45-10243/NTI CD 7137

M02 10478 WHAT'S THE USE? ABC-Paramount 45-10243/ NTI CD 7137
ca. January 1962 Atlanta, GA – Harry M and The Marvels
M03 4407 YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE 45-10321/ NTI CD 7137
M04 I WON'T LOVE BACK 45-10321
ca. June 1964 Atlanta, GA– Harry M and The Marvels
M05 4553 HOW DO YOU TELL A HEARTACHE GOODBYE? 45-10586/ NTI CD 7137
M06 4554 I DESERVE TO CRY 45-10586

1961-1965 Atlanta, GA – Harry M and The Marvels
M07 BUMPITY BUMP NTI CD 7137

M08 COLLABORATION NTI CD 7137

M09 MY GAL'S A LOVER NTI CD 7137

M10 YOU GOT ME SPINNIN' NTI CD 7137

M11 WHAT A FOOL I WAS NTI CD 7137

M12 I DON'T WANT 'CHA NTI CD 7137

M13 CHARLESTON IN THE USA NTI CD 7137

M14 COME ON LET'S HULLY GULLY NTI CD 7137

M15 STOMPING EVERYWHERE NTI CD 7137

M16 STROLLIN' MY BABY BACK HOME NTI CD 7137

M17 DO THE SLOP NTI CD 7137

M18 CRAZY 'BOUT THE U-T NTI CD 7137

M19 THE CONTINENTAL TWIST NTI CD 7137

M20 DOIN' EVERYTHING NTI CD 7137

M21 DON'T PONY WITH TONY NTI CD 7137

M22 GONNA DO THE FISH NTI CD 7137

M23 GET DOWN OFF YOUR HIGH HORSE NTI CD 7137

M24 SOMEDAY YOU'LL [SIC] WILL NTI CD 7137

M25 EVERYBODY OUGHT TO LOVE SOMEONE NTI CD 7137

M26 LET'S SQUEAK AWHILE NTI CD 7137

M27 ROCKIN' JAM NTI CD 7137 

ca  July 1965 Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks (Producer: Sonny Burke)
001 HX-5152 IF YOU SHOULD LEAVE ME Reprise 0408

002 HX-5153 unknown title  unissued
003 HX-5154 TWO TICKETS AND A CANDY HEART Reprise 0408
18 August 1967 [no 14613] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks (orchestra conducted by Bill Justis)
004 58424 IF I'M A FOOL FOR LOVING YOU Capitol ST-2850
005 58425 FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY ST-2850
006 58426 LOVE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS  ST-2850
25 September 1967 [no 14595] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks (orchestra conducted by Bill Justis)
007 58363 TURN THE WORLD AROUND  ST-2850
008 58364 LEAVE YOUR MEMORY BEHIND  ST-2850
009 58365 YOU'RE THE REASON I'M LIVING  ST-2850
010 58366 THE END OF THE WORLD  ST-2850
26 September 1967 [no 14596] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks (orchestra conducted by Bill Justis)
011 58367 LAURA (WHAT'S HE GOT THAT I AIN'T GOT?)    ST-2850
012 58368 TURN AROUND, LOOK AT ME    ST-2850
013 58369 ENDLESSLY    ST-2850
014 58370 I LOVE YOU SO MUCH IT HURTS  ST-2850
20 August 1968 [no 17341] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks
015 70366 FINE ON MY MIND unissued
016 70367 FUNNY, FAMILIAR, FORGOTTEN FEELINGS unissued
017 70368 LOVE SUCH AS I  unissued
018 70369 HOW DID YOU GET TO BE THAT WAY unissued
11 September 1968 [no 17389] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks
019 71039 FOR BABY  unissued
020 71040 SWEET MEMORIES unissued 
021 71041 LOVIN' YOU  unissued
30 October 1968 [no 17515] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks
022 70484 YOU WOULDN'T KNOW A GOOD THING  unissued
023 70485 500 MILES  unissued
024 70486 HOW DID YOU GET TO BE THAT WAY  unissued
21 November 1968 [no 17568] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks
025 71350 LET ME LOVE YOU unissued
026 71351 MY, MY MAMA unissued
027 71352 SOLITARY MAN  unissued
028 71353 SHENANDOAH  unissued
26 November 1968 [no 17583] Capitol Recording Studio, 1750 North Vine St., Hollywood, CA – Harry Middlebrooks
029 71547 HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER  unissued
030 71548 CAMPFIRE GIRLS  unissued
Harry Middlebrooks recorded after 1968. Some info in albums list

ALBUMS
Capitol  T/ST-2850 Funny How Time Slips Away:  Turn The World Around; Leave Your Memory Behind; Funny How Time Slips Away; Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got); Love Can Move Mountains; Turn Around Look At Me; I Love You So Much It Hurts; End Of The World; If I'm A Fool For Loving You; Endlessly;  You're The Reason I'm Living – 67
Ranwood  R-8109 Middlebrooks Musical Ensemble:  Grits;  Skootchy;  Deep River; Walk Right In; Down An'dirty; Feelin' The Spirit; Lady Madonna; Waitin' For The Welfare; Homeland;  Red Clay Blues; Scooterpoopin' - 73 

AVI AVI-6033 Give It Time: Give It Time; Talking In Your Sleep; More Like I Do Now; I Went Back To Georgia; Strangers; Take Me Home, Country Road; If A Man Answers; Leavin' Is So Hard To Do; Why Did You Change Your Mind; Back In Louisville; What I Need; Walk A Mile In My Shoes – 77 (rec. 1972-73, Producer Workshop Studios, Hollywood, CA)

Night Train Intl. NTI CD 7137  Don't Pony With Tony: Do The UT With The Marvels:

The U-T; What's The Use; You Are My Sunshine; How Do You Tell A Heartache Goodbye; Bumpity Bump; Collaboration; My Gal's A Lover; You Got Me Spinnin'; What A Fool I Was; I Don't Want 'Cha; Charleston In The USA; Come On Let's Hully Gully; Stomping Everywhere; Strollin' My Baby Back Home; Do The Slop; Crazy 'Bout The U-T; The Continental Twist; Doin' Everything; Don't Pony With Tony; Gonna Do The Fish; Get Down Off Your High Horse; Someday You'll [Sic] Will; Everybody Ought To Love Someone; Let's Squeak Awhile; Rockin' Jam – 04 (1961-65 tracks)

unknown release info:

AVI AVI-1035 I Sing And Play Piano: (tracks unknown)

? The Forgotten Masters: 500 Miles; You Wouldn't Know A Good Thing;  For Baby; Shenandoah; Solitary Man;  Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings;  How Did You Get To Be That Way; My, My, Mama; Fine On My Mind; Let Me Love You; It Makes No Difference; I Still Send Her Flowers; Sweet Memories; Bad Water 

? The Balladeers/Early Years, 1962-1972: Rose of Tralee (1946);  Shenandoah; The Sweetheart Tree;  And I Love Her;  You Can't Be True; Scarlet Ribbons; Endlessly; Since I Fell For You;  You're Not The Same Girl;  If Ever I Would Leave You*; Little Girl Blue; Where Is Summer?; Try To Remember;  What I Need*;  My Girl Nancy; Twelfth Of Never*; I Deserve To Cry; The Shadow Of Your Smile;  The Birthday Song;  I Can Do A Trick; It's Only Love; Soon It's Gonna Rain*; Try A Little Tenderness*;  Galway Bay  (*from TV)

? And Then I Wrote: Somebody Loves you; 10 Years After; Know My Love; I Deserve To Cry; The Last Island; Good Old Days;  Didn't You; She Loved My Music; You're So Right For Me;  The Other Guy;  She's Still Beautiful; What Would I Do Without My Music; You;  I Can See The Hurt; Something Beautiful; Let Me Love You; Tiger's Song; I Know You; A Sad Goodbye;  I've Been Burned Before; See You At The Top;  Nowhere; Hopelessly A Fool

? Country Comedy Songs: This Heartburn's For You; Is It Hot In Here (Or Is It Me); Love Burns A Hole In My Pocket; Skin and Bones; Ugly Woman Song (I Wonder How It Happened);  Piano Playin' Fool; Drinkin' In A Place Called 'Eat'; More Like I Do Now; Beer-Hall Cowboy; Southern Standard Time; Open Up Your Heart (And Let Me Out); Mama And Papa; Let's Go Get Drunk (And Be Somebody); Idaho Van; High And Dry; Anne  -  as Hank Roving and The Lintheads

? Personal Favorites: Georgia On My Mind "live"; Down Here On The Ground;  Lost; Dream Me Home;  It Could Happen To You;  Somewhere "live"; Lover, Come Back To Me;   Lovers Such As I; If You Ever Leave Me; This Is All I Ask "live"; It Had To Be You  "live";  Houston (I'm Coming To See You);  Once Upon A Time;  Soon It's Gonna Rain; This Nearly Was Mine "live"; All I See Is You   -

? Sometimes I Rock: Rock-An'-Roll Idols; Feast Or Famine; His-Tory;  Fantasies;  Everybody Ought To Love Someone; Talk; Don't Look Down Your Nose; Too Many Nights;  Spooky; Reality;  A Strong Possibility; Take Away; I Wanta Sing About It; Don't Let Me Down; Look Inside My Soul; Love Alone Don't Get It; Think About Makin' Love; Somebody's Sweetheart;  Walk A Mile In My Shoes; Cotton Fields; Pick Your Poison;  Green River; Rock-An'-Roll Medley

? My Country Side: The Vow;  Many Years Ago, Many Tears Ago;  Lots Of Matchbooks; Days That End In Y;  I Went Back To Georgia;  Somewhere Between Livin' and Dyin';  She Knows; She Reminds Me;  The House;  Heaven To Heartache; A Daughter's Question; Leave Your Memory Behind;  You're Worth Every Teardrop;  How Did You Get To Be That Way?; Leave In The Middle Of The Night; Honest Eyes;  Breaking A Habit; Perfume On My Pillow; The Very Last Goodbye;Why Can't I Love Her?;  The Loner;  Hope;  Be Kind To Her;  Back In Louisville

? Songs Of Inspiration: Love Can Move Mountains;  Dream People;  More Than A Friend; Lord, Let Me; A Brighter Day; Just A Little More Love; Unconditional Love;  Morning In The Mountains; Reach For Tomorrow; It's Not Enough; What Would I Do Without My Music;Speak To The Sky; Let Me Fly; Reach Up (guest vocalist:  Irene Cathaway); Knowing You; A Baby For Christmas; Another Word For Christmas; Little Drummer Boy/Peace On Earth (with Chris Halsted); Love Can Move Mountains (reprise with choir); Speedwell; God Be With You  (Harry Middlebrooks Singers)

? It takes Two:  I Will Wait For You; Hello Again; It Takes Two; We've Got Tonight; Night And Day; You're The One That I Want; To Me; Cute; Beauty And The Beast; Take Me Home Country Roads; Love Can Move Mountains;  Nobody Loves Me Like You Do;  Please Don't Talk About Me; I Can't Help Falling In Love;  All I Ask Of You; Anything Goes; You Don't Bring Me Flowers; Show Me  -   w. Terry Gregory (rec. San Fernando Valley, CA)

? Thank You, Lady Liberty: Thank You, Lady Liberty; It's Not Enough;  American Prayer  (Vocal by Harry Middlebrooks); Georgia On My Mind  (Vocal by Harry Middlebrooks);  Shenandoah  (Vocal by Harry Middlebrooks); New York, New York  (Vocal by Terry Gregory); God Bless The U.S.A. (Vocal by Terry Gregory)

    

SINGLES
ABC (1961-64) as by Harry M and The Marvels
45-10243  The "U-T" / What's The Use? – 08-61 (rev. Aug. 21)

45-10321  You Are My Sunshine / I Won't Love Back – 04-62 (rev. Apr. 21)
45-10586  I Deserve To Cry / How Do You Tell A Heartache Goodbye? – 08-64
Reprise (1965)                               
0408  If You Should Leave Me / Two Tickets And A Candy Heart -  09-65 
Capitol (1967-68)                              
2079  You're The Reason I'm Living / Funny How Time Slips Away - 01-68 

AVI (1977)

AVIS-144 Drinkin‘ In a Place Called Eat / Piano Playin‘  Fool – 77