Ray Griff

Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank & Petr Vitous
SESSIONS
ca. April 1961 Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
001 S1 THE RACING KING Quality 1301X [CAN]
002 S2 I WOULD IF I COULD Quality 1301X [CAN]
1964 unknown - Ray Griff
003 CARBON COPY Note A-100/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
004 TOO CLOSE TO HOME Note A-100/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
October 1964 RCA Victor Studio, 1610 Hawkins St., Nashville 3, TN - Ray Griff
005 RGA4-1517 THAT WEEPIN¢ WILLOW TREE Groove 58-0054/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
006 RGA4-1518 DON¢T LEAD ME ON Groove 58-0054/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
ca. February 1965 RCA Victor Studio, 800 17th Ave. South, Nashville 3, TN - Ray Griff
007 SGA4-1172 THE GOLDEN YEARS Groove 58-0063
008 SGA4-1173 TONGUE TWISTIN¢ TIME Groove 58-0063
24 October 1967 poss. New York City - Ray Griff
009 103812 YOUR LILY WHITE HANDS MGM K13855/Dot DLP-25868
010 103813 ONE OF THE CHOSEN FEW MGM K13855/Dot DLP-25868
ca. February 1968 unknown - Ray Griff (Producer: Paul Tannen)
011 MB-22799 THE SUGAR FROM MY CANDY Dot 45-17082/ DLP-25868
012 MB-22800 TILL THE RIGHT ONE COMES ALONG 45-17082/ DLP-25868
013 MB-22801 A LEAN HORSE 45-17171/ DLP-25868
btw February/May 1968 unknown - Ray Griff (Producer: Paul Tannen)
014 I GOT YOU DLP-25868
015 SOMETHING SPECIAL DLP-25868
016 TAKE MY HAND DLP-25868
017 I WANNA LIVE DLP-25868
May 1968 unknown - Ray Griff (Producer: Paul Tannen)
018 MB-23120 MOVE A LITTLE FARTHER ALONG 45-17206/DLP-25868
019 MB-23122 BABY 45-17124/ DLP-25868
020 MB-23123 A RAY OF SUNSHINE 45-17124/DLP-25868
ca. November 1968 unknown - Ray Griff
021 MB-23724 SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH 45-17171/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
022 MB-23726 WANDERIN' THROUGH THE VALLEY 45-17206/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
ca. March 1969 unknown - Ray Griff
023 MB-24428 PEBBLE ON THE BEACH 45-17252/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
024 MB-24429 THE ENTERTAINER’¢S SONG 45-17288/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
025 MB-24430 MIRACLES DO HAPPEN 45-17252
ca. July 1969 unknown - Ray Griff
026 MB-24783 CAUTION TO THE WIND 45-17288/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
btw. 1970/1972 unknown - Ray Griff
027 MY EVERLASTING LOVE Royal American RA-16/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
028 AIN'T NO WHERE TO GO Royal American RA-16/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
029 PATCHES Royal American RA-16/RAS-1007
030 DIXIE Royal American RA-19/RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
031 DON'T LOOK AT ME IN THAT TONE OF VOICE Royal American RA-30/RAS-1007 RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
032 WAIT A LITTLE LONGER Royal American RA-38/RAS-1007 RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
033 WHAT CAN I SAY Royal American RA-38/RAS-1007 RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
034 THE MORNIN' AFTER BABY LET ME DOWN Royal American RA-46/RAS-1007 DVD 53
035 WAXAHACHE WOMAN Royal American RA-56/RAS-1007
036 I'LL LOVE YOU ENOUGH FOR BOTH OF US Royal American RA-46
037 IT'S THE FIRST DAY Royal American RA-56/RAS-1007 RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
038 MY WAY /RAS-1007
039 QUITS /RAS-1007
040 MY ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOME RAS-1007 RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
041 I CAN'T STOP THE RAIN FROM FALLING RAS-1007
042 SWEET CITY WOMAN RAS-1007
043 THE STROKE OF A PEN ? /RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
044 I'LL LOVE YOU ENOUGH (FOR BOTH OF US) ? /RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
045 GOODTIME COUNTRY ? /RCA KXL1-0249 [CAN]
ca. August 1972 unknown - Ray Griff
046 MB-26907 IT RAINS JUST THE SAME IN MISSOURI DOA-17440/DOS-26013
047 MB-26908 SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ATLANTA AND MOBILE DOA-17440/DOS-26013
ca. February 1973 unknown - Ray Griff
048 MB-27225 A SONG FOR EVERYONE DOA-17456/ DOS-26013
049 MB-27226 THE HILL DOA-17519/DOSD-2011
ca. March 1973 unknown - Ray Griff
050 MB-27291 ANOTHER SAD AFFAIR DOA-17456/ DOS-26013
ca. March 1973 unknown - Ray Griff
051 MB-27363 YOU CAN HAVE HER DOS-26013
052 MB-27364 HEAVEN IS MY WOMAN'S LOVE DOS-26013
053 MB-27365 WHO'S GONNA PLAY THIS OLD PIANO DOS-26013
054 MB-27366 DARLIN' DOA-17471/ DOS-26013
ca. May 1973 unknown - Ray Griff
055 MB-27576 I'M ALL LOVED OUT DOA-17519/ DOSD-2011
056 MB-27577 WHAT GOT TO YOU (BEFORE IT GOT TO ME) DOA-17471/ DOS-26013
ca. June 1973 unknown - Ray Griff
057 MB-27651 THE MORNIN' AFTER BABY LET ME DOWN DOS-26013
058 MB-27652 WINE DOS-26013
ca. January 1974 unknown - Ray Griff
059 MB-28237 THAT DOESN'T MEAN (I DON'T LOVE MY GOD) DOA-17501/DOSD-2011
ca. January 1974 unknown - Ray Griff
060 MB-28260 LOST LOVE OF MINE DOA-17501/DOSD-2011
ca. September 1974 unknown - Ray Griff
061 MB-28644 ADAM'S CHILD DOA-17542/ DOSD-2011
ca. September 1974 unknown - Ray Griff
062 WHEN THERE'S SILVER IN MY HAIR DOSD-2011
063 LEAVE IT ON DOSD-2011
064 SUNDOWN DOSD-2011
065 WASTED YEARS DOSD-2011
066 I'M A RAMBLIN MAN DOSD-2011
067 IT'S AS SIMPLE AS THAT DOSD-2011
ca. November 1974 unknown - Ray Griff
068 MB-28710 IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES DOA-17542/ DOSD-2011
11 July 1975 [no 13765] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
069 81375 YOU RING MY BELL Capitol 4126/ST-11486
070 81376 DEAR JESUS 4126/ST-11486
071 81377 HELP ME DOWN FROM HEAVEN ST-11486
072 81378 RUNNIN' 4208/ ST-11486
6 November 1975 [no 13783] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
073 81448 FALLING 4320/ST-11486
074 81449 I LOVE THE WAY THAT YOU LOVE ME 4266/ST-11486
075 81450 TUCSON SUN ST-11486
10 November 1975 [no 13796] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
076 81451 IF I LET HER COME IN 4208/ST-11486
077 81452 BABY'S GETTIN' AROUND (TO GIVIN' UP ON ME) ST-11486
078 81453 WRAPPED AROUND YOUR FINGER 4266/ST-11486
11 May 1976 [no 13834] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
079 81578 PIANO MAN ST-11566
080 81579 THAT'S WHAT I GET (FOR DOIN' MY OWN THINKIN') ST-11566
11 May 1976 [no 13848] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
081 81580 YOU PUT THE BOUNCE BACK INTO MY STEP 4368/ST-11566
082 81581 RUSTY 4446/ ST-11566
18 May 1976 [no 13849] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
083 81582 A PASSING THING 4415/ ST-11566
084 81583 IF NOT FOR YOU ST-11566
18 May 1976 [no 13850] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
085 81584 I NEVER SHOULD HAVE CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI ST-11566
086 81585 BETWEEN THIS TIME AND THE NEXT TIME ST-11566
19 May 1976 [no 13850] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
087 81586 THE LAST OF THE WINFIELD AMATEURS [1] 4368,ST-ST-11566
24 May 1976 [no 13847] Nashville, TN – Ray Griff
088 81587 LET ME BE YOU ST-11566
3 May 1977 [no 13920] Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
089 81812 OUR LOVE IS UNDER FIRE ST-11718
090 81813 I KEEP FORGETTING ST-11718
3 May 1977 [no 13922] Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
091 81814 A COLD DAY IN JULY 4446/ST-11718
092 81815 GOODBYE, BABY 4492/ST-11718
8 August 1977 [no 13935] Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
093 81847 RAYMOND'S PLACE 4492/ST-11718
094 81848 YOU'VE USED UP ALL MY LOVE FOR YOU ST-11718
23 August 1977 [no 13936] Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
095 81849 A LITTLE PEACE AND HARMONY ST-11718
096 81850 YOU'RE WEARIN' ME DOWN ST-11718
097 81851 PRETTY IN BLUE ST-11718
23 August 1977 [no 13937] Nashville, TN - Ray Griff
098 81852 CORA LEE ST-11718
Discography is not complete Ray Griff recorded after 1977, mostly in Canada. Some info in albums and singles lists

ALBUMS
Dot DLP-25868 A Ray Of Sunshine: A Ray Of Sunshine; Baby; Move A Little Farther Along; I Got You; One Of The Chosen Few; Your Lily White Hands; The Sugar From My Candy; Something Special; Take My Hand; I Wanna Live; Till The Right One Comes Along; A Lean Horse – 06-68
Royal American RAS-1007 Ray Griff Sings!: The Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down; Wait A Little Longer; My Way; Quits; Don't Look At Me In That Tone Of Voice; Waxahachie Woman; It's The First Day; What Can I Say; My Rocky Mountain Home; I Can't Stop The Rain From Falling; Sweet City Woman; Patches – 03-72
GRT [CAN] 9230-1014 The Entertainer: (tracks unknown) - 72 (double)
GRT [CAN] The Middle Of The Road: (tracks unknown) - 73
Dot DOS-26013 Songs For Everyone: The Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down; Heaven Is My Woman's Love; Somewhere Between Atlanta And Mobile; Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano; Darlin'; What Got To You (Before It Got To Me); It Rains Just The Same In Missouri; You Can Have Her; Another Sad Affair; A Song For Everyone; Wine – 09-73
Dot DOSD-2011 Expressions: The Hill; When There's Silver In My Hair; Leave It On; I'm All Loved Out; Sundown; Adam's Child; Wasted Years; I'm A Ramblin Man; It's As Simple As That; Lost Love Of Mine; That Doesn't Mean (I Don't Love My God) – 12-74
Capitol ST-11486 Ray Griff: You Ring My Bell; I Love The Way That You Love Me; Runnin'; Help Me Down From Heaven; If I Let Her Come In; Baby's Gettin' Around (To Givin' Up On Me); Tucson Sun; Falling; Wrapped Around Your Finger; Dear Jesus – 01-76
Capitol ST-11566 The Last Of The Winfield Amateurs: The Last Of The Winfield Amateurs; I Never Should Have Crossed The Mississippi; You Put The Bounce Back Into My Step; Between This Time And The Next Time; Rusty; A Passing Thing; That's What I Get (For Doin' My Own Thinkin'); Let Me Be You; Piano Man; If Not For You - 11-76
Capitol ST-11718 Raymond's Place: A Cold Day In July; I Keep On Forgetting; You're Wearin' Me Down; You've Used Up All My Love For You; A Little Peace And Harmony; Raymond's Place; Cora Lee; Our Love Is Under Fire; Goodbye Baby; Pretty In Blue - 77
RCA Victor [CAN] KXL1-0249 The World Of Ray Griff: What Can I Say; Wanderin' Through The Valleys; Too Close To Home; My Ever Lasting Love; That Weepin' Willow Tree; It's The First Day; Ain't No Where To Go; Carbon Copy; Dixie; Sweet Bird Of Youth; Wait A Little Longer; My Rocky Mountain Home; Don't Lead Me On; Caution To The Wind; The Entertainer's Song; Don't Look At Me (In That Tone Of Voice); The Stroke Of A Pen; Pebble On The Beach; I'll Love You Enough (For Both Of Us); Goodtime Country – 77 (1965-71 recordings)
Boot/London [CAN] ? Ray's Bar And Grill : (unknown tracks, piano instrumentals) - 78
Boot [CAN] BOS-7201 Canada: Canada; D-Dogies; Jacket River; Sweet Bird Of Youth; Calgary, Alberta; Betty Mitchell; Friends And Neighbors; Canadian Pacific; I Thank God; If It Hadn't Been For Music - 79
Boot [CAN] BOS-7210 Maple Leaf: (tracks unknown) – 06-80
Boot [CAN] BOS-7219 Greatest Hits: (tracks unknown) – 81
Boot [CAN] BOS-7221 Adam's Child: Adam's Child; These Are The Reasons; I Thank God; Where Do I Go From Here; That Doesn't Mean I Don't Love My God; Dear Jesus; Let's Cross One Bridge At A Time; Lord Sweet Lord; Turn Off The Devil; Eyes Of God - 81
RCA Victor [CAN] KXL1-0481 You Can Count On Me: (tracks unknown) - 83
RCA Victor [CAN] KKL1-0563 The Sky's The Limit: I Can¢t See Me; It Don¢t Make A House A Home; Margaret Kelley; I Can¢t Live With You; That¢s What My Woman Does To Me; I Did; Do You Suppose; A Light On The Window; Alone; When It Comes To You - 85
Bookshop [CAN] BSR-33-750 My Kind Of Country: (tracks unknown) - 87
Warner Brothers [CAN] 56701-2 Ray Griff And Friends: Honest To Goodness Amigos - & Ronnie Prophet; I Never Said - & Marie Bottrell; Movin' Around - & Dick Damron; Light As A Feather - & Glory Anne Carriere; Cowboy's Need A Little Lovin' - & Gary Buck; You Can't Make A Dancer - & Giloles Godard; Shiny - & Susan Jacks; When Marcy Was A Baby - & Eddie Eastman; I Can Take It - & Sheila Ann; Moonlight - & Terry Carisse - 88
ATI-1005 There'll Always Be Christmas: Mama Made Christmas Shine For Me; Oh Holy Night;.Christmas At My Country Home;.The First Noel; Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You; There'll Always Be Christmas Time; Silent Night; Old Fashioned Christmas; O Little Town Of Bethlehem; Christmas Tears - 90
Quality [CAN] ? Music And Memories: (tracks unknown) - 90
Focus ? [CAN] Canada (My Native Land): Canada; Garrington; If It Hadn't Been For Music; The Last Of The Winfield Amateurs; Sweet Bird Of Youth; .Our Country Doctor; Betty Mitchell; D-Dogies; Calgary Alberta; Mama This One's For You; Jimmy, Luke And Me; Canadian Pacific; Alberta, My Alberta; Jacket River; Maple Leaf; Friends And Neighbors; My Rocky Mountain Home; Piano Man; That Old Montana Moon; Curley; Calgary, Calgary; A Light In The Window - 90
Focus [CAN] 2-1001/2 Through The Years, vol. 1/2 : Your Lily White Hands; Baby; Sugar From My Candy; You're Something Special; Ray Of Sunshine; After The Laughter; What Can I Say; Gettin' Back To Norma; Patches; Step Aside; Morning After Baby Let Me Down; Better Move It On Home; It Rains Just The Same In Missouri; Hill; You're Wearin' Me Down; Where Love Begins; If That's What It Takes; Darlin'; Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano; If I Let Her Come In; It Couldn't Have Been Any Better; I Love The Way That You Love Me; You Ring My Bell; Between This Time And The Next; Raymond's Place - 93 (double)
Focus [CAN] ? See Ya, Love Ya, Bye: I Want To Listen To You Breathe;.A Cool One;Whistlin' In The Dark;Wrestlin' With Shadows;See Ya, Love Ya, Bye; I Lied (And That'sThe Truth);.Big Daddy; Rocky Mountain Girl; From Here To Eternity; Dance - 01
Focus [CAN] ? Adam's Child: Adam's Child; These Are The Reason's; I Thank God; Where Do I Go From Here; That Doesn't Mean I Don't Love My God; Dear Jesus; Let's Cross One Bridge At A Time; Lord Sweet Lord; Turn Off The Devil; The Eyes Of God; God Must Think A Lot Of Me; In The Name Of Jesus; When God Closes A Door - 02
Focus [CAN] ? 24 Carat Country Gold: Baby;Your Lily White Hands;.After The Laughter;.Canadian Pacific;.What Can I Say;Who's Going To Play This Old Piano;The Morning After Baby Let Me Down;Getting Back To Norma;The Last Of The Winfield Amateurs;Where Love Begins;It Couldn't Have Been Any Better;Darlin';If That's What It Takes;Step Aside;A Light In The Window; I Love The Way That You Love Me;Canada;It Rains Just The Same In Missouri;Better Move It On Home; Between This Time And The Next Time;Honest To Goodness Amigos; If I Let Her Come In;Reelin' Rockin' Rollin';You Ring My Bell - 03
Focus [CAN] ? Pure Ivory: A Kiss Away;.Love Me Tender;Teardrops;Last Date;Brahms Lullaby;Cabbage Rolls;Tennessee Waltz;.Silhouettes;Vaya Con Dios;.Old Piano Roll Blues;After Dark;Near You;Forbidden Love;In The Mood;.Miss You;Givin' It;Blue Canadian Rockies;.Adios;Rays Bar And Grill;Amazing Grace - 04 (piano instrumentals)
Focus [CAN] ? Real Love: I'm Not Through Loving You Yet; Real Love;Turn Around;.My First Day In London; Alone Or With Somebody Else; Look; I Know You Know; Ohio;Trouble's Back In Town;Thank God For My Dog And My Piano; A Face In The Crowd ;I'm Gettin' Better; Beyond The Clouds - 04
Focus [CAN] ? 24 Carat Country Gold II:.Something Special To Me;.The Sugar From My Candy;The Hill;.Wait A Little Longer;Patches;.A Ray Of Sunshine;If Tomorrow Never Comes;.Piano Man; A Passing Thing;You're Wearing' Me Down;What Got To You;That's What I Get;.A Cold Day In July;.Head Over Heels;A Song For Everyone;Pretty In Blue;.Gone;.Raymond's Place;.Daybreak ; Diamond In The Rough;.What My Woman Does To Me; Putting Me Back Together;.It's Not The Right Time;.Senorita - 05

SINGLES
Note (ca. 1964)
A 100 Carbon Copy / Too Close To Home – ca. 64
RCA – Groove (1964-65)
58-0054 Don't Lead Me On / That Weepin' Willow Tree - 65
58-0063 Golden Years / Tongue Twistin' Time - 65
MGM (1967)
K 13855 Your Lily White Hands / One Of The Chosen Few - 12-67
Dot (1968-69)
45-17082 Till The Right One Comes Along / The Sugar From My Candy - 03-68
45-17124 A Ray Of Sunshine / Baby - 08-68
45-17171 A Lean Horse / Sweet Bird Of Youth - 11-68
45-17206 Move A Little Farther Along / Wanderin' Through The Valley - 01-69
45-17252 Miracles Do Happen / Pebble On The Beach - 05-69
45-17288 The Entertainer / Caution To The Wind - 08-69
Royal American (1970-72)
RA-16 My Everlasting Love / Ain't It Where To Go – 05-70
RA-19 Patches / Dixie - 08-70
RA-30 Don't Look At Me / ? – 02-71
RA-38 Wait A Little Longer / What Can I Say – 06-71
RA-46 The Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down / I'll Love You Enough For Both Of Us - 10-71
RA-56 Waxahache Woman / It's The First Day – 02-72
ABC-Dot (1972-75)
DOA-17440 It Rains Just The Same In Missouri / Somewhere Between Atlanta And Mobile - 10-72
DOA-17456 A Song For Everyone / Another Sad Affair - 03-73
DOA-17471 Darlin' I Need / What Got To You (Before It Got To Me) - 08-73
DOA-17501 Lost Love Of Mine / That Doesn't Mean (I Don't Love My God) - 04-74
DOA-17519 The Hill / All Loved Out - 09-74
DOA-17542 If That's What It Takes / Adam's Child - 02-75
Capitol (1975-77)
4126 You Ring My Bell / Dear Jesus - 08-75
4208 If I Let Her Come In / Runnin' - 01-76
4266 I Love The Way That You Love Me / Wrapped Around Your Finger – ca. 03-05-76
4320 That's What I Get (For Doin' My Own Thinkin') / Falling - 08-76
4368 The Last Of The Winfield Amateurs / You Put The Bounce Back Into My Step - 12-76
4415 A Passing Thing / Piano Man - 04-77
4446 A Cold Day In July / Rusty - 06-77
4492 Raymond's Place / Goodbye Baby - 09-77
Boot (1978-79, Canada)
BTX 227 Canada / Don't Take Any Wooden Nickels - 78
BTX 247 Friends And Neighbours / Jacket River - 79
Vision (1981-82)
V-440 Draw Me A Line / Heaven - 09-81
V-442 Things That Songs Are Made Of / Light As A Feather - 06-82
RCA (1983-86, Canada)
PB-50722 If Tomorrow Never Comes / Draw Me A Line - 04-83
PB-50774 You / Rainbow – ca. 84
PB-50798 Diamond In The Rough / I Don't Cross Every - 84
PB-50807 Christmas Isn't Christmas Without You / Diamond In The Rough - 11-84
PB-50827 I Did / A Soft Touch - 85
PB-50846 What My Woman Does To Me / ? - 04-86
Evergreen (1986)
EV 1044 Reelin' Rockin' Rollin' / Candy Apple World – ca. 08-86
ATI (ca.1988)
ATI-A0392 Day Break / ? - ca. 88
Discography was compilled with help of www.raygriff.com