PART 1 - BY RECORD NUMBER
(Showing master numbers and release dates)
NOTE: Includes Sonny Til solos and duets with Edna McGriff.
IT'S A NATURAL 5000 Barbra Lee JR150 7/48 It's Too Soon To Know JR151 JUBILEE 5000 Barbra Lee JR150 10/48 It's Too Soon To Know JR151 5001 To Be To You JR162 11/48 (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Xmas (1st flip) JR164 5001A To Be To You JR162 1/49 Dare To Dream (2nd flip) JR172 5002 It Seems So Long Ago JR163 2/49 Please Give My Heart A Break JR170 5005 Deacon Jones JR165 4/49 Tell Me So JR171 5008 Donkey Serenade (lead: George Nelson) JR176 6/49 I Challenge Your Kiss JR201 5009 It's A Cold Summer JR177 8/49 A Kiss And A Rose JR460 5016 So Much JR601 10/49 Forgive And Forget JR602 5017 (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Xmas JR164 11/49 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? JR603 5018 Is My Heart Wasting Time? JR199 1/50 Would I Still Be The One In Your Heart? JR610 NOTE: mistitled "Would You Still Be The One In My Heart?" 5025 At Night JR149 3/50 Every Dog-Gone Time JR174 5026 Moonlight JR173 5/50 I Wonder When JR662 5028 You're Gone JR175 6/50 Everything They Said Came True JR663 5031 I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon JR900X 8/50 We're Supposed To Be Through JR901X 5037 I Need You So JR960 9/50 Goodnight Irene JR961 5040 I Cross My Fingers JR962 10/50 Can't Seem To Laugh Any More JR963 5045 The Lord's Prayer JR966 11/50 Oh Holy Night JR967 5051 You Are My First Love JR660 1/51 I Miss You So JR965 5055 Happy Go Lucky Local Blues JR344 4/51 Pal Of Mine JR343 5057 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) JR60011 5/51 When You're A Long, Long Way From Home JR60012 5060 My Prayer (SOLOS) JR322 8/51 I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody) JR323 5061 I'm Just A Fool In Love JR450 8/51 Hold Me Squeeze Me (Hold Me Tight) JR452 5065 Baby, Please Don't Go JR25001 10/51 Don't Tell Her What's Happened To Me JR25002 5066 Fool's World (SOLOS) JR26000 10/51 For All We Know JR26002 5071 How Blind Can You Be JR28013 12/51 When You're Not Around JR28014 5074 Shrimp Boats JR28025 2/52 Trust In Me JR28026 5076 You Never Cared For Me (SOLOS, although JR26001 3/52 Proud Of You label says "Orioles") JR28036 5082 Waiting JR28023 4/52 It's Over Because We're Through JR28029 5084 Barfly JR451 5/52 Gettin' Tired, Tired, Tired JR28032 5090 Once In A While (SONNY TIL & EDNA MCGRIFF JR28088 7/52 I Only Have Eyes For You DUETS) JR28087 5092 Don't Cry Baby JR23001 8/52 See See Rider JR23002 5099 Good (SONNY TIL & EDNA MCGRIFF DUETS) JR29012 10/52 Piccadilly JR29013 5102 I Don't Want To Take A Chance JR-1-108 11/52 You Belong To Me JB 1-109 5107 I Miss You So JR965 1/53 Till Then (reissued as master JB 1-125) JR23003 5108 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me JB 1-128 2/53 Teardrops On My Pillow JB 1-129 5112 Have You Heard (SOLOS) JB 1-140 2/53 Lonely Wine JB 1-141 5115 Bad Little Girl JB 1-160 3/53 Dem Days (Are Gone Forever) JB 1-162 5118 Congratulations To Someone (SOLOS) JB 1-138 6/53 (Danger) Soft Shoulders JB 1-139 5120 I Cover The Waterfront JR154 6/53 One More Time JB 1-163 5122 Crying In The Chapel JB 1-214 7/53 Don't You Think I Ought To Know JB 1-215 5127 In The Mission Of St Augustine JB 1-224 9/53 (Please) Write And Tell Me Why JB 1-225 5134 Robe Of Calvary JB 1-260 1/54 There's No One But You JB 1-261 5137 Don't Go To Strangers JB 1-270 2/54 Secret Love JB 1-271 5143 Maybe You'll Be There JB 1-292 5/54 Drowning Every Hope I Ever Had JB 1-293 5154 In The Chapel In The Moonlight JB 318 7/54 Thank The Lord! Thank The Lord! JB 319 5161 Longing JB 330 10/54 If You Believe JB 331 JUBILEE EP 5000 It's Too Soon To Know/Tell Me So 11/54 At Night/Forgive And Forget JUBILEE 5172 Runaround JB 342 11/54 Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep JB 343 5177 Fair Exchange JB 351 1/55 I Love You Mostly JB 352 5189 That's When The Good Lord Will Smile JB 378 3/55 I Need You Baby JB 377 5221 Moody Over You JB 435 10/55 Please Sing My Blues Tonight JB 436 5231 Don't Go To Strangers JB 1-270 1/56 Angel JB 455 VEE-JAY 196 Happy Till The Letter 56-458 5/56 I Just Got Lucky (lead: Diz Russell) 56-460 228 For All We Know 56-569 11/56 Never Leave Me Baby 56-570 244 Sugar Girl (lead: Paul Griffin) 56-461 4/57 Didn't I Say 56-459 EVERLAST (the Kings And Queens [Orioles and Delltones]) 5003 Voices Of Love (lead: Della Simpson) ca. 11/57 I'm So Lonely (lead: Della Simpson) ROULETTE (Sonny Til Solos) 4079 Shy 5/58 First Blush ABNER 1016 Sugar Girl (lead: Paul Griffin) 56-461 8/58 Didn't I Say 56-459 JUBILEE 5363 Tell Me So (WITH CHORUS) 11572 2/59 At Night 11573 6001 Crying In The Chapel (WITH CHORUS) 11571 9/59 Forgive And Forget 11574 5384 Come On Home (WITH HELEN WAY SINGERS) 11748 2/60 The First Of Summer 11749 5394 Night And Day (SONNY TIL SOLOS) 11812 9/60 Shimmy Time 11813 CHARLIE PARKER 211 Secret Love 10/62 The Wobble 212 In The Chapel In The Moonlight 10/62 Hey! Little Woman 213 Lonely Christmas 11/62 Back To The Chapel Again 214 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve 11/62 Don't Mess Around With My Love 215 It's Too Soon To Know 1/63 I Miss You So 216 Write And Tell Me Why 1/63 Don't Tell Her What Happened To Me 219 I Miss You So 2/63 Hey! Little Woman All of the above appeared on Modern Sounds Of The Orioles Greatest Hits (Charlie Parker LP 816, 1962). The album was re-released in 1969 as The Orioles Greatest Hits, on Big A (SBA 2001) LANA 109 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve 12/64 Crying In The Chapel (Although master numbers on the label indicate that "Eve" is the Charlie Parker cut and "Chapel" is the late Jubilee recording, both of these sides were cut for the Sutton Brothers in December 1964.) DADE 5002 Open Up Your Heart (SONNY AND VIRGIL) early 60s Someone Up And Told Me (SONNY TILL [sic]) RCA VICTOR (all sides say "Sonny Til," even those with a group) 47-9733 You're All I Need 1969 After 47-9759 Tears And Misery 1969 I Better Leave Love Alone 45-236 One Big Unhappy Family (DJ only) 1970 45-247 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (DJ only) 1970 CLOWN (Sonny Til solos, with female chorus) 3061 No Not For Her 1970 I Gave It All Up RCA VICTOR 74-0432 Colours 1971 Love Is What It's All About 74-0529 Till Then (with Orioles) 1971 Love Or Desire (with Orioles) 74-0606 Crying In The Chapel (with Orioles) 12/71 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve (SOLO) RCA LP4451 Sonny Ti Returns! 1970 Colours After What Are You Doing New Year's Eve Tears And Misery I Better Leave Love Alone You're All I Need One Big Unhappy Family Don't Feel No Pain Love Is What It's All About Gettin' It Together Life Won't Be The Same (Without You) RCA LP4538 Sonny Til and the Orioles - Old Gold/New Gold 1971 Crying In The Chapel It's Too Soon To Know Back To The Chapel Again You Are My First Love 'Til Then I'll Be Satisfied Love Or Desire Memories, That's All What You See Is What You Get I Thought About You HARLEM SOUND (Charlie Parker cuts) 1001 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve early 70s Lonely Christmas US AIR FORCE RAD-71 The United States Air Force Presents: Find Yourself A Star 71 Sonny Til does 60-second and 30-second promos for the U.S. Air Force. Others on the disc were: Glen Campbell, Bobbi Martin, Tommy James, Labelle, and Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds. VIRGO (Jubilee masters) 6017 Crying In The Chapel JB-1-214 9/72 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve JR-603 6028 It's Too Soon To Know JR-151 3/73 Tell Me So (humming version) JR-153 GOLDIES 45 (distributed by ABC-DUNHILL; Jubilee masters) D2503 It's Too Soon To Know 1973 Barbra Lee D2565 Crying In The Chapel 1973 Don't You Think I Ought To Know BROADCAST (all recorded on 12/10/64) 1139 Somewhere Over The Rainbow ca. 1975 Secret Love 1140 It's Too Soon To Know ca. 1975 Further Up The Road DOBRE LP1016 Sonny Til and the Orioles - Today 1978 Crying In The Chapel C. C. Rider Chapel In The Moonlight Tell Me So Baby Please Don't Go Masquerade It's Too Soon To Know Secret Love I Miss You So LP1026 Sonny Til - Back To The Chapel - solos 1979 What Love Is All About Lonesome Mood What Kind Of People Are We Feelings Make It Easy On Yourself Hot To Trot What You See Is What You Get Back To The Chapel IVORY IV-400 Sonny Til & The Orioles Visit Manhattan Circa 1950s 1981 Manhattan Skylark I Don't Believe In Tomorrow Magic Moon Taking My Chance With You Gee I Wish I Had The Craziest Dream Walkin' By The River Rose Ann Of Charing Cross Needless May That Day Never Come What Do You Know Together About Love Are You Looking For A SweetheartPART 2 - BY SESSION (JUBILEE AND VEE-JAY ONLY)
Both master and record number are given.
(Includes Sonny Til solos and duets with Edna McGriff.)
July, 1948 (all are Jubilee sessions until 1956) At Night JR149 5025 Barbra Lee JR150 5000 It's Too Soon To Know JR151 5000 Exactly Like You JR152 LOST Tell Me So (HUMMING BRIDGE VERSION) JR153 --- I Cover The Waterfront JR154 5120 Fall, 1948 Two Party Line JR158 LOST Lazy River Rolls By JR159 LOST (UNKNOWN TITLE) JR160 LOST I'm Losing Something I Never Had JR161 LOST To Be To You JR162 5001, 5001A It Seems So Long Ago JR163 5002 (It's Gonna Be A) Lonely Xmas JR164 5001, 5017 Deacon Jones JR165 5005 Please Give My Heart A Break JR170 5002 Tell Me So (NORMAL BRIDGE VERSION) JR171 5005 Dare To Dream JR172 5001, 5001A Spring, 1949 Moonlight JR173 5026 Every Dog-Gone Time JR174 5025 You're Gone JR175 5028 Donkey Serenade JR176 5008 It's A Cold Summer JR177 5009 Is My Heart Wasting Time? JR199 5018 (UNKNOWN TITLE) ----- LOST I Challenge Your Kiss JR201 5008 A Kiss And A Rose JR460 5009 Sept 25, 1949 So Much JR601 5016 Forgive And Forget JR602 5016 What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? JR603 5017 Dec 27, 1949 Would I Still Be The One In Your Heart? JR610 5018 (NOTE: mistitled as "Would You Still Be The One In My Heart?") Feb 17, 1950 You Are My First Love JR660 5051 If It's To Be JR661 UNREL (NOTE: intended to be released as 5061, but withdrawn) I Wonder When JR662 5026 Everything They Said Came True JR663 5028 Jun 3, 1950 I'd Rather Have You Under The Moon JR900X 5031 We're Supposed To Be Through JR901X 5031 Aug 18, 1950 I Need You So JR960 5037 Goodnight Irene JR961 5037 I Cross My Fingers JR962 5040 Can't Seem To Laugh Any More JR963 5040 Aug 19, 1950 Walking By The River JR964 UNREL I Miss You So JR965 5051, 5107 Oct 10, 1950 Lord's Prayer, The JR966 5045 Oh Holy Night JR967 5045 Dec 20, 1950 I Had To Leave Town JR700 UNREL (NOTE: intended to be released as 5061, but withdrawn) Mar, 1951 My Prayer (SOLO) JR322 5060 I Never Knew (I Could Love Anybody) (SOLO) JR323 5060 Mar 20, 1951 Pal Of Mine JR343 5055 Happy Go Lucky Local Blues JR344 5055 Apr 20, 1951 Would I Love You (Love You, Love You) JR60011 5057 When You're A Long, Long Way From Home JR60012 5057 Jul 24, 1951 I'm Just A Fool In Love JR450 5061 Barfly JR451 5084 Hold Me Squeeze Me (Hold Me Tight) JR452 5061 Sep 6, 1951 Baby, Please Don't Go JR25001 5065 Don't Tell Her What's Happened To Me JR25002 5065 I May Be Wrong JR25003 UNREL Sep 21, 1951 Fool's World (SOLO) JR26000 5066 You Never Cared For Me (SOLO) JR26001 5076 For All We Know (SOLO) JR26002 5066 Blame It On Yourself (SOLO) JR26003 UNREL Nov 28, 1951 How Blind Can You Be JR28013 5071 When You're Not Around JR28014 5071 Waiting JR28023 5082 My Loved One JR28024 UNREL Jan 10, 1952 Shrimp Boats JR28025 5074 Trust In Me JR28026 5074 A Scandal JR28027 UNREL (THIS MASTER WAS BY BUDDY LUCAS) JR28028 It's Over Because We're Through JR28029 5082 It Ain't Gonna Be Like That JR28030 UNREL (THIS MASTER WAS BY BUDDY LUCAS) JR28031 Jan 17, 1952 Gettin' Tired, Tired, Tired JR28032 5084 Pretty, Pretty Rain JR28033 UNREL Why Did You Go JR28034 UNREL This I'll Do My Darling (SOLO) JR28035 UNREL Proud Of You (SOLO) JR28036 5076 Mar 11, 1952 No Other Love (SOLO) JR28037 UNREL The Night Has Come (SOLO) JR28038 UNREL (THIS MASTER WAS BY REUBEN PHILLIPS) JR28039 Mar 12, 1952 Don't Stop JR28040 UNREL I Promise You JR28041 UNREL My Baby's Gonna Get It JR28042 UNREL Baby, I Love You So JR28043 UNREL Once Upon A Time JR28044 UNREL Apr 1, 1952 I Don't Want To Take A Chance JR-1-108 5102 Wanted JR-1-108a UNREL I'm Beginning To Think You Care For Me JR-1-108b UNREL Yes Indeed (ORIOLES BACKING MOMS MABLEY) JR-1-108c UNREL Don't Keep It To Yourself JR-1-108d UNREL Jun 11, 1952 (all Sonny Til/Edna McGriff duets) I Only Have Eyes For You JR28087 5090 Once In A While JR28088 5090 Good JR29012 5099 Piccadilly JR29013 5099 That's How I Feel Without You JR29014 UNREL Love Birds JR29015 UNREL Jul 8, 1952 Don't Cry Baby JR23001 5092 See See Rider JR23002 5092 Till Then (renumbered as master JB 1-125) JR23003 5107 Aug 25, 1952 Feeling Low JR23012 UNREL Good Looking Baby JR23013 UNREL Along About Sundown JR23014 UNREL Oct 9, 1952 You Belong To Me JB 1-109 5102 Dec 31, 1952 Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me JB 1-128 5108 Teardrops On My Pillow JB 1-129 5108 Feb, 1953 Congratulations To Someone (SOLO) JB 1-138 5118 (Danger) Soft Shoulders (SOLO) JB 1-139 5118 Have You Heard (SOLO) JB 1-140 5112 Lonely Wine (SOLO) JB 1-141 5112 Spring, 1953 Bad Little Girl JB 1-160 5115 (UNKNOWN TITLE) JB 1-161 LOST Dem Days (Are Gone Forever) JB 1-162 5115 One More Time JB 1-163 5120 Jun 30, 1953 Crying In The Chapel JB 1-214 5122 Don't You Think I Ought To Know JB 1-215 5122 Maybe You'll Be There JB 1-292 5143 Drowning Every Hope I Ever Had JB 1-293 5143 Aug 4, 1953 In The Mission Of St Augustine -------- UNREL Write And Tell Me Why -------- UNREL Sep 11, 1953 In The Mission Of St Augustine JB 1-224 5127 Write And Tell Me Why JB 1-225 5127 Dec, 1953 Robe Of Calvary JB 1-260 5134 There's No One But You JB 1-261 5134 Jan 29, 1954 Don't Go To Strangers JB 1-270 5137, 5231 Secret Love JB 1-271 5137 Jun 29, 1954 In The Chapel In The Moonlight JB 318 5154 Thank The Lord! Thank The Lord! JB 319 5154 Sep 1, 1954 Longing JB 330 5161 If You Believe JB 331 5161 That's When The Good Lord Will Smile JB 378 5189 Oct 15, 1954 Runaround JB 342 5172 Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep JB 343 5172 Dec 22, 1954 Fair Exchange JB 351 5177 I Love You Mostly JB 352 5177 Feb, 1955 I Need You Baby JB 377 5189 Mar 16, 1955 Moody Over You JB 435 5221 Please Sing My Blues Tonight JB 436 5221 Cigareetos JB 514 UNREL Sitting Here JB 515 UNREL Bring The Money Home JB 516 UNREL Oct 6, 1955 Angel JB 455 5231 Don't Cry ------ UNREL Sure Fire ------ UNREL Danger ------ UNREL May 1956 (VEE-JAY MASTERS) Happy Till The Letter 56-458 196 Didn't I Say 56-459 244 I Just Got Lucky 56-460 196 Sugar Girl 56-461 244 October 1956 (VEE-JAY MASTERS) Fools Will Be Fools 56-567 UNREL Live It Up 56-568 LP201 For All We Know 56-569 228 Never Leave Me Baby 56-570 228 Jan 29, 1959 (THE REST OF THESE ARE JUBILEE MASTERS) Crying In The Chapel 11571 6001 Tell Me So 11572 5363 At Night 11573 5363 Forgive And Forget 11574 6001 Jan 27, 1960 Come On Home 11748 5384 The First Of Summer 11749 5384 Panama Joe 11750 UNREL Aug 24, 1960 Night And Day (SOLO) 11812 5394 Shimmy Time (SOLO) 11813 5394 So Long (SOLO) 11814 UNREL
Special thanks to Ferdie Gonzalez, for his discographical work.