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# Artist Title Chart Comments Position/Year 001 Johnny Ramistella “Hey Little Girl” –/1958 Label: Suede. 002 Johnny Rivers “Baby Come Back” –/1958 Label: Gone. 003 Johnny Rivers “You’re The One” –/1958 Label: Guyden. 004 Johnny Rivers “Your First And Last Love” –/1959 Label: Dee Dee. 005 Johnny Rivers “Everyday” –/1959 Label: Cub. 005A & “Everyday” –/1957 Label: Coral. B- side of Peggy Sue (#3/1957). 006 Johnny Rivers “The Customary Thing” –/1960 & Label: Cub. –/1964 Rereleased in 1964 on MGM. 007 Johnny Rivers “Knock Three Times” –/1961 Label: Chancellor. 008 Johnny Rivers “Blue Skies” –/1961 Label: Chancellor. 008A Knickerbockers “Blue Skies” Label: Columbia. Lead vocal – Charles Kaley. Composer – Irving Berlin. From the 1927 Broadway musical, Betsy. 009 Johnny Ramistella “To Be Loved” –/1962 Label: Chancellor. 009A Jackie Wilson “To Be Loved” #22- Label: Brunswick. Rock/1958 Berry Gordy Jr. – co-composer. 010 Johnny Rivers “Long Black Veil” –/1962 Label: Capitol. 010A Lefty Frizzell “The Long Black Veil” #6-C&W/1959 Label: Columbia 011 Johnny Rivers “If You Want It, I’ve Got It” –/1963 Label: Capitol. 012 Johnny Rivers “Memphis” #2/1964 Label: Imperial. 012A “Memphis, Tennessee” #6-UK/1959 Label: Chess. B- side of Back In The U.S.A. (#16- R&B/1959). 013 Johnny Rivers “That’s My Babe” #133-: Coral. World1964 013A Little Walter “My Babe” #1-R&B/1955 Label: Checker. 014 Johnny Rivers “Oh, What A Kiss” #120/1964 Label: United Artists. 015 Johnny Rivers “Maybelline” #12/ 1964 Label: Imperial. 015A Chuck Berry “Maybelline” #1-R&B & Label: Chess. #5-Rock/1955 016 Johnny Rivers “” #9/1964 Label: Imperial. 016A “Mountain Of Love” #21/1960 Label: Rita. This is the “national hit version” with a string section. 017 Johnny Rivers “Midnight Special” #20/1965 Label: Imperial. 017A Paul Evans “Midnight Special” #16/1960 Label: Guaranteed. Midnight Special is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among penitentiary prisoners in the American South. This is a rock version that preceded the Johnny Rivers . 018 Johnny Rivers “Cupid” #76/1965 Label: Imperial. 018A Sam Cooke “Cupid” #17-Rock & Label: RCA Victor #20- R&B/1961 019 Johnny Rivers “Seventh Son” #7/1965 Label: Imperial. 019A Mose Allison “Seventh Son” –Albums/1963 Label: Prestige. From Mose Allison Sings. This is the version that Johnny Rivers emulated. 019B Willie Mabon “Seventh Son” –/1955 Label: Chess 020 Johnny Rivers “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #26/1965 Label: Imperial. 020A Kingston Trio “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” #21/1962 Label: Capitol. – composer. 021 Johnny Rivers “Under Your Spell Again” #35/1966 Label: Imperial. 021A “Under Your Spell Again” #4-C&W/1959 Label: Capitol. 022 Johnny Rivers “Secret Agent Man” (Television Show 1966 This version Open) preceded and inspired the full- length hit recording. 022A Johnny Rivers “Secret Agent Man” #3/1966 Label: Imperial. 022B Ventures “Secret Agent Man” #54/1966 Labe: Dolton 023 Johnny Rivers “(I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water” #19/1966 Label: Imperial. 023A Stonewall Jackson “(I Washed My Hands In) Muddy Water” #8-C&W/1965 Label: Columbia. 024 Johnny Rivers “” #1/1966 Label: Imperial. 024A Al Wilson “Poor Side Of Town” #75/1969 Label: Soul City 025 Johnny Rivers “By The Time I Get to Phoenix” #33-Albums/ Original version. 1966 From Changes. 025A “By The Time I Get to Phoenix” #26-Rock & Label: Capitol. #2-C&W/1967 026 Johnny Rivers “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” #3/1967 Label: Imperial. 026A “Baby I Need Your Lovin’” #11-Rock-& Label: Motown #4-R&B/1964 027 Johnny Rivers “” #10/1967 Label: Imperial. 027A Miracles “The Tracks Of My Tears” #16-Rock & Label: Tamla #2-R&B/1965 028 Johnny Rivers “Summer Rain” #14/1967 Label: Imperial. James Hendricks – composer. 029 Johnny Rivers “Look To Your Soul” #49/1968 Label: Imperial. 030 Johnny Rivers “Right Relations” #61/1968 Label: Imperial. 031 Johnny Rivers “These Are Not My People” #55/1969 Label: Imperial. 031A Billy Joe Royal “These Are Not My People” –/1967 Label: Columbia. Other hit version – Freddy Weller (#5-C&W/1969). 032 Johnny Rivers “Muddy River” #41/1969 Label: Imperial. Composer – James Hendricks. 033 Johnny Rivers “One Woman” #89/1969 Label: Imperial. 034 Johnny Rivers “” #51/1970 Label: Imperial. 034A “Into The Mystic” #29-Albums/ Label: Warner. 1970 Composer – from . Original title – Into The Misty. 035 Johnny Rivers “Fire And Rain” #94/1970 Label: Imperial. Second charted version of this song (9/5/70) – and pre-dated the James Taylor version that charted a week later (9/12/70), although it was recorded first. 035A James Taylor “Fire And Rain” #3/1970 Label: Warner. 036 Johnny Rivers “” #84-Rock & Label: United #38-AC/1971 Artists. 036A “Sea Cruise” #14/1959 Label: Ace. Uses music track sans voices of original Huey “Piano” Smith & The Clowns recording. 037 Johnny Rivers “Think His Name” #65/1971 Guru Ram Das Ashram Singers – background vocals. Label: United Artists. 038 Johnny Rivers “Rockin’ Pneumonia – Boogie Woogie Flu” #6/1972 Label: United Artists. 038A Huey “Piano” Smith & The “Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie #52-Rock & Label: Ace. Clowns Woogie Flu, Part 1” #5-R&B/1957 039 Johnny Rivers “” #38/1973 Label: United Artists. 039A “Blue Suede Shoes” #2-Rock & Label: Sun. R&B & #1- C&W/1956 040 Johnny Rivers “Searchin’/So Fine” #113/1973 Label: United Artists. 040A Coasters “Searchin’” #3-Rock & Label: Atco. #1-R&B/1857 040B Fiestas “So Fine” #11-Rock & Label: Old Town. #3-R&B/1959 041 Johnny Rivers “” #106-Rock & Label: Atlantic. #58-C&W/ 1974 041A Dave Dudley “Six Days On The Road” #32-Rock & Label: Golden #2-C&W/1963 Wing 042 Johnny Rivers “Help Me Rhonda” #22-Rock & – #38-AC/1975 background vocal. Label: Soul City. 042A Beach Boys “Help Me Rhonda” #1/1965 Label: Capitol. 043 Johnny Rivers “Can I Change My Mind” #120- Label: Soul City/ Cashbox & Epic. Record World /1975 043A Tyrone Davis “Can I Change My Mind” #5-Rock & Label: Dakar. #1-R&B/1968 044 Johnny Rivers “Outside Help” #131-Record Label: Soul City/ World/1976 Epic. Johnny Rivers – co- composer. 045 Johnny Rivers “Ashes And Sand” #96/1977 Label: Soul City. Johnny Rivers – co-composer. 046 Johnny Rivers “Swayin’ To The Music (Slow Dancin’)” #10-Rock & Label: Big Tree. #8-AC/1977 Also released on Soul City as Slow Dancin’. The song was originally titled "Slow Dancing" but when Johnny Rivers did it, the Addrisi Brothers had a record out titled Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On. Composer was then asked to add the Swayin' To The Music subtitle. 046A Funky Kings “Slow Dancing” #61/1976 Label: Arista. 047 Johnny Rivers “Curious Mind (Um. Um Um, Um, Um, Um, #41-Rock & Label: Big Tree. Um)” #4-AC/1977 047A “Curious Mind (Um. Um Um, Um, Um, #1-R&B/1963 Um)” & #5-Rock/ 1964 048 Johnny Rivers With The “Romance (Give Me A Chance)” #103- Label: RSO. Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Cashbox/ Section 1980 049 Johnny Rivers With The “China” #134-Record Label: RSO. Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm World/1980 Section 050 Johnny Rivers “Heartbreak Love” –/1984 Label: Soul City. 051 Johnny Rivers “Tearin’ The Drive In Down” –/1984 Label: Soul City. 052 Johnny Rivers “The American Dream –/2009 Label: Soul City. Rare. 053 Johnny Rivers “New Home” –/2010 Label: Soul City.