The Spencer Davis Group discography
Appearance
Discography of The Spencer Davis Group.
UK albums
- Studio albums
- Their First LP (Fontana TL 5242) (July 1965) - UK #6
- The Second Album (Fontana TL 5295) (January 1966) - UK #3
- Autumn '66 (Fontana TL 5359) (September 1966) - UK #4
- With Their New Face On (United Artists ULP 1192) (1968)
- Gluggo (Vertigo 6360 088) (1973)
- Living in a Back Street (1974)
- Funky (recorded 1969,[1] released 1997)[2]
- Compilation and live albums
- The Best of the Spencer Davis Group featuring Steve Winwood (Island ILP 970/ILPS 9070) (1967)
- Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (Original Soundtrack --- together with Traffic and Andy Ellison) (United Artists ULP 1186) (1968)
- Catch You on the Rebop: Live in Europe 73 (RPM Records RPM 150) (released 1995)
- Living in a Back Street (Vertigo 6360 105) (1974)[3][4]
Their First LP (1965)
- "My Babe" (Bob Hatfield, Bill Medley)
- "Dimples" (John Lee Hooker, James Bracken)
- "Searchin'" (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
- "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Ed Cobb)
- "I'm Blue (The Gong Gong Song)" (Ike Turner)
- "Sittin' and Thinkin' " (Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Pete York)
- "I Can't Stand It" (Steve McAllister)
- "Here Right Now" (Steve Winwood)
- "Jump Back" (Rufus Thomas)
- "It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (Jim Lee, Joe Seneca)
- "Midnight Train" (Gary Lynn Hicks, Alvin Roy)
- "It Hurts Me So" (Steve Winwood)
Bonus tracks (Originally released as EP You Put the Hurt on Me)
- "She Put The Hurt On Me" [bonus] (Lawrence Nelson)
- "I'm Getting Better" [bonus] (E. William Bruce Jr.)
- "I'll Drown In My Own Tears" [bonus] (Henry Glover)
- "Goodbye Stevie" [bonus] (Davis, Winwood, Winwood, York)
The Second Album (1966)
- "Look Away" (N. Meade/B. Russell)
- "Keep On Running" (Jackie Edwards)
- "This Hammer" (Davis/Winwood/Winwood/York)
- "Georgia On My Mind" (H. Carmichael/S. Gorrell)
- "Please Do Something" (Don Covay)
- "Let Me Down Easy" (Little Milton)
- "Strong Love" (Malone/Silvers/Brown)
- "I Washed My Hands In Muddy Water" (J. Babcock)
- "Since I Met You Baby" (Ivory Joe Hunter)
- "You Must Believe Me" (Curtis Mayfield)
- "Hey Darling" (Davis/Winwood)
- "Watch Your Step" (Bobby Parker)
- "Stevie's Blues" (S. Winwood)
Autumn '66 (1966)
- "Together 'Til the End of Time" (F. Wilson)
- "Take This Hurt Off Me" (Don Covay/Ron Dean Miller)
- "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out" (Jimmy Cox)
- "Midnight Special" (trad., arr. Spencer Davis)
- "When A Man Loves A Woman" (Andrew Wright, Calvin Lewis)
- "When I Come Home" (Jackie Edwards/Steve Winwood)
- "Mean Woman Blues" (Claude Demetrius)
- "Dust My Blues" (Elmore James)
- "On The Green Light" (Steve Winwood)
- "Neighbour, Neighbour" (A. J. Valier)
- "High Time Baby" (Davis/Winwood/Winwood/York)
- "Somebody Help Me" (Jackie Edwards)
The Best of the Spencer Davis Group featuring Steve Winwood (1967)
- "I'm a Man" (Jimmy Miller, Steve Winwood)
- "Gimme Some Lovin' " (Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood)
- "Every Little Bit Hurts" (Ed Cobb)
- "This Hammer" (Trad. arr. Steve Winwood)
- "Back Into My Life Again" (Jackie Edwards, Jimmy Miller)
- "Waltz For Lumumba" (Steve Winwood)
- "Together Till the End of Time" (Frank Wilson)
- "Keep On Running" (Jackie Edwards)
- "Trampoline" (Steve Winwood)
- "When I Come Home" (Jackie Edwards, Steve Winwood)
- "Strong Love" (Nicky Brown, Deadric Malone, Eddie Silvers)
- "Somebody Help Me" (Jackie Edwards)
- "She Put the Hurt On Me" (Lawrence Nelson)
- "Goodbye Stevie" (Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Pete York)
With Their New Face On (1968)
- "With His New Face On" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Mr. Second Class" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Alec In Transit Land" (Davis, Hardin, Duncan, York)
- "Sanity Inspector" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Feel Your Way" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Morning Sun" (Davis, Hardin, Duncan, James)
- "Moonshine" (Davis, Hardin, York)
- "Don't Want You No More" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Time Seller" (Davis, Hardin)
- "Stop Me I'm Falling" (Davis, Hardin) [5]
Gluggo (1973)
- "Catch You on the Rebop" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "Don't You Let It Bring You Down" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "Alone" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "Today Gluggo, Tomorrow the World" (Pete York/Lynsey de Paul)
- "Feeling Rude" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "Legal Eagle Shuffle" (Spencer Davis)
- "Trouble In Mind" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "The Screw" (Ray Fenwick/Eddie Hardin)
- "Tumble Down Tenement Row" (Spencer Davis)
Living in a Back Street (1974)
- "Living In A Back Street" (Eddie Hardin/Ray Fenwick)
- "One Night" (Dave Bartholomew/Pearl King)
- "Hanging Around" (Spencer Davis/Eddie Hardin)
- "No Reason" (Spencer Davis/Eddie Hardin/Peter Jameson)
- "Fastest Thing On Four Wheels" (Eddie Hardin/Ray Fenwick)
- "Back Street Boys" (Eddie Hardin/Ray Fenwick)
- "Another Day" (Eddie Hardin/Ray Fenwick)
- "Sure Need A Helping Hand" (Eddie Hardin/Ray Fenwick)
- "We Can Give It A Try" (Spencer Davis/Eddie Hardin)
- "Let's Have a Party" (Jessie Mae Robinson)
Funky (1997)
Recorded in 1969 but withdrawn due to contractual issues;[6] All songs written by Ray Fenwick
- "I Met A Woman"
- "Letter From Edith"
- "Raintree River"
- "What A Way To Die"
- "Funky"
- "Magical Day"
- "I Guess I'm Wasting My Time"
- "Poor Misguided Woman"
- "And The Gods Came Down"
- "New Jersey Turnpike"
You Put the Hurt On Me
- “She Put the Hurt On Me” (L. Nelson)
- “I’m Getting Better” (E. Bruce)
- “I’ll Drown In My Own Tears” (Henry Glover)
- “Goodbye Stevie” (Spencer Davis, Muff Winwood, Steve Winwood, Pete York)
Fontana Records, a BPR Production, TE 17444 (1965)
Every Little Bit Hurts
- “Every Little Bit Hurts” (E. Cobb)
- “It Hurts Me So” (S. Winwood)
- “I Can't Stand It” (Smokey McAllister)
- “Midnight Train” (Gerry Hicks, Alvin Roy)
Fontana Records, a BPR Production, TE 17450 (1965)
Sittin’ and Thinkin’
- “Sittin’ and Thinkin’ ” (S. Davis)
- “Dimples” (John Lee Hooker)
- “Searchin' ” (Leiber and Stoller)
- “Jump Back” (Rufus Thomas)
Fontana Records, an Island Records Production, TE 17463 (1966)
US/Canada albums
- Gimme Some Lovin' (United Artists UAL 3578/UAS 6578) (1967) US #54, CAN #2
- I'm a Man (United Artists UAL 3589/UAS 6589) (1967) US #83, CAN #4
- Spencer Davis' Greatest Hits (United Artists UAS 6641) (1968) US #195
- With Their New Face On (United Artists UAS 6652) (1968)
- Heavies (United Artists UAS 6691) (1969)
Special recordings
- The Somebody Help Me Project (1993)
Anthologies
- Best of the Spencer Davis Group (Rhino DNLP 117) (1984)
- The Best of the Spencer Davis Group (Featuring Steve Winwood) (EMI America 46958) (1987)
- Eight Gigs a Week: The Steve Winwood Years (Chronicles/Island/Polygram 524180 [2CD]) (1996)
- Live Anthology 1965-1968 (Varese Sarabande 302 066 260) (2001)
- The Spencer Davis Group: Keep on Running - 40th Anniversary (Cherry Red CDMRED 250) (2004)
- Somebody Help Me: The Best of 1964-1968 (Raven RVCD-342) (2011)
- Taking Out Time: Complete Recordings 1967-1969 (RPM Records RPMBX533 [3CD]) (2016)
Singles
Year | Name | US [7] |
UK [3] |
IRE [8] |
CAN | NZ [9] |
SA [10] |
SWE [11] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1964 | "Dimples" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1965 | "I Can't Stand It" | - | 47 | - | - | - | - | - |
"Every Little Bit Hurts" | - | 41 | - | 9 | - | - | - | |
"Strong Love" | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Keep on Running" | 76 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 14 | 18 | |
1966 | "Somebody Help Me" | 47 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 20 | - | - |
"When I Come Home" | - | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Gimme Some Lovin'" | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 11 | |
1967 | "I'm a Man" | 10 | 9 | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
"Time Seller" | 100 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | |
1968 | "Mr. Second Class" | - | 35 | - | - | - | - | - |
"After Tea" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Looking Back" | 113 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
"Short Change" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1971 | "Magpie" (as 'The Murgatroyd Band') | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Funky - The Spencer Davis Group". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Funky - The Spencer Davis Group - Releases". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ a b Roberts 2006, p. 143.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Review of Funky". Allmusic. San Francisco: All Media Network. r173182. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ^ Sleeve Notes
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Funky - The Spencer Davis Group". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
- ^ Flavour of New Zealand
- ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ [1]
Sources
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 143. ISBN 978-1904994107.
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External Links
- The Spencer Davis Group discography discography at Discogs
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