Billy Parker

by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Lillie Ohlsson
SESSIONS
1961 unknown – Billy Parker
001 DARK IS THE NIGHT D 1227
002 OUT OF YOUR HEART 1227
1962 unknown – Billy Parker
003 UNEXPECTED HEARTACHES 1234
004 ALMOST GONE 1234
1963 unknown – Billy Parker
005 GOLD RUSH GIRL 4-Star 1764x45
006 IF I MAKE IT THROUGH TONIGHT 4-Star 1764x45
1963 unknown – Billy Parker
007 THANKS A LOT Cimarron 4058
008 OUT OF YOUR HEART Cimarron 4058
1963 unknown – Billy Parker
009 THE LINE BETWEEN LOVE AND HATE Sims 146
010 I HURT ME INSTEAD OF YOU Sims 146
1964 unknown – Billy Parker
011 SOUNDS LIKE A WINNER Sims 184
012 TATTOOED LOVER Sims 184
1965 unknown – Billy Parker (Producer: David Ingles)
013 SK4M-0871 IT TAKES A LOT OF MONEY Pride 660P-0871
014 SK4M-0872? SING ME A SAD SONG Pride 660P-0871
24 July 1967 Bradley's Barn, Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Billy Parker (Producer: Owen Bradley)
015 119252/NA 14726 THE BIG WORLD OUT THERE 32305
016 119253/NA 14727 I¢M DRINKING ALL THE TIME 32203
017 119254/NA 14728 I¢VE STOLL GOT A LONG WAY TO GO 32305
018 119255/NA 14729 SHE'S JUST GETTING BACK AT ME 32203
18 December 1968 Bradley's Barn, Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN – Billy Parker (Producer: Owen Bradley)
019 121015/NA 15374 THE PILLOW 32462
020 121016/NA 15375 I¢LL DRINK TO THAT 32462
11 August 1969 Bradley's Barn, Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, TN - Billy Parker
021 121942/NA 15701 ONLY A WOMAN LIKE YOU 32572
022 121943/NA 15702 I GET A HAPPY FEELIN‘ 32652
023 121944/NA 15703 IF THESE TEARS COULD TALK 32652
024 121945/NA 15704 ROOM FULL OF FOOLS 32572
1971 Hollywood, CA – Billy Parker
025 L 15884? LOOKING FOR THE WOMAN (YOU THINK I'VE FOUND) 32913
026 THE LADDER OF SUCCESS 32913
Billy Parker recorded after 1971. Some info in albums and singles list


ALBUMS
Sunshinecountry SCRCS-11820 Average Man: (tracks unknown) - 76
Sunshinecountry SCRCS-11850 Billy Parker: Lord, If I Make It To Heaven (Can I Bring My Own Angel Along); The Pillow; Let A Fool Take A Bow; Lucille; It's Bad When You're Caught (With The Goods); What Did I Promise Her Last Night; When You Speak To The Kids; I Guess I Owe That Much To You; Now She's Just Mine; If You Have To Have It Your Way - 77
Soudwaves SWS-3309 (Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country Song: (Who's Gonna Sing) The Last Country Song; It's Not Me; If I Ever Need A Lady; I See An Angel Every Day; I'll Drink To That; Why Do I Keep Calling You Honey, Honey?; Can I Have What's Left; What's A Nice Girl Like You (Doing In Love With Me?); One More Last Time; Hello Out There - 83
Soudwaves SWS-3310 Something Old, Something New: Something Old Something New (w. Jack Greene); Memory No.1 (w.Webb Pierce); Too Many Irons In The Fire (w.Cal Smith); Who Said Love Was Fair (w. Jimmy Payne); I Believe I'm Entitled To You (w. Bill Carlisle); Milk Cow Blues (w. Johnnie Lee Wills); Tomorrow Never Comes (w. Ernest Tubb); When I Need Love Bad; Honky Tonk Girl (w.Cal Smith); Love Don't Know A Lady (w. Darrell McCall); Take Me Back To Tulsa (w. Johnnie Lee Wills); Last Country Song (w. Darrell McCall) – ca. 84
Canyon Creek CCR-8802CD Always Country: You Are My Angel; She's Sittin' Pretty; I Found A Miracle In You; Leaning On Each Other; Thanks E.T. ,Thanks A Lot; Lord If I Make It To Heaven; It's Time For Your Dreams To Come True; First Few Days Of Love; You Don't Have To Drive Me Crazy; Her Lovin' Already Told Me She Was Gone - 88
Canyon Creek CCR-9109CD I'll Speak Out For You, Jesus: Bring Jesus Back To School; I'll Speak Out For You, Jesus; Lord, I Like What You're Doing To Me; He's Gathering His Sheep; Just In Time; The Man From Galilee; Fountain Of Glory; Just Wait For The Morning; Jesus, You Were My Ace In The Hole; Lord, If I Make It To Heaven - 91
Sims CD-212 Swingin' With Bob: Take Me Back To Tulsa; Trouble In Mind; Roly Poly; San Antonio Rose; Worried Mind; I Knew The Moment I Lost You; Corrine Corrina; Home In San Antone; Time Changes Everything; Maiden's Prayer - 96 (rec.1996 Sound Control prob. Nashville – Billy Parker (Billy Parker [vcl], Pete Wade [led gt], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Billy Contreras [fiddle], Bobby Koefer [steel], Tommy D. Thacer [drums], Hargus ”Pig” Robbins [piano], Dave Spicher [acoustic bass], Darrell McCall [bck vcl], Tommy Allsup [rhy gt] Produced by Russell Sims)

SINGLES
D (1962)
1227 Dark Is The Night / Out Of Your Heart - 01-62
1234 Unexpected Heartaches / Almost Gone - 62
4-Star (1963)
1764 Gold Rush Girl / If I Make It Through Tonight - 63
Cimarron (1963)
4058 Thanks A Lot / Out Of Your Heart - 63
Sims (1963-64)
146 The Line Between Love And Hate / I Hurt Me Instead Of You - 10-63
184 Sounds Like A Winner / Tattooed Lover - 07-64
Pride (1965)
660P-0871 It Takes A Lot Of Money / Sing Me A Sad Song - 65
Decca (1967-71)
32203 I'm Drinking All The Time / She's Just Getting Back At Me - 10-67
32305 I've Still Got A Long Way / That Big World Out There - 04-68
32462 I'll Drink To That / The Pillow - 03-69
32572 Only A Woman Like You / Room Of Fools - 09-69
32652 I Get A Happy Feelin' / If These Tears Could Talk - ca. 09-03-70
32913 The Ladder Of Success / Lookin' For The Woman (You Think I've Found) - 12-71
Metro Country (1972)
MC/45-2016 Leave All The Lovin' To Us / When You Speak To The Kids - 72
Sunshinecountry (1975-80)
SCR-118 Travelin' Truckin' Man / The Man From Galilee - 75
SCR-120 Average Man / Jerri Again - 75
SCR-127 More Than One Kind Of Love / ? - 76
SCR-129 I'll Hold You In My Heart / These Hard Times - 76
SCR-133 It's Bad When You're Caught / I Guess I Owe That Much To You - 08-76
SCR-136 Lord If I Make It To Heaven / Jerri Again - 12-76
SCR-144 What Did I Promised Her Last Night / Let The Fool Yake A Bow - 04-77
SCR-148 If You Get To Have It / Line Between Love And Hate - 08-77
SCR-153 You Read Between The Lines / Trophy Of Gold - 12-77
SCR-157 If There's One Angel Missing / A Tough Act To Follow - 03-78
SCR-160 Until The Next Time / A Tough Act To Follow - 08-78
SCR-162 Pleasin' My Woman / Thanks E.T., Thanks A Lot -12-78
SCR-177 Thanks E.T. ,Thanks A Lot / ? - 07-79
SCR-181 A Tough Act To Follow / ? - 12-79
SCR-185 Can I Bring My Own Angel Along / ? - 80
Oak (1980)
47565 Better Side Of Thirty / Lord, If I Make It - 01-81
Soundwaves (1981-86)
NSD/SW-4643 I'll Drink To That / One More Last Time - 07-81
NSD/SW-4659 I See An Angel Every Day / Hello Out There - 11-81
NSD/SW-4670 The Last Country Song / What's A Nice Girl Like You - 04-82
NSD/SW-4678 If I Ever Need A Lady / I Have What's Last - 07-82 w. Cal Smith
NSD/SW-4686 Too Many Irons In The Fire / Honky Tonk Girl - 09-82
SW-4699-NSD Who Said Love Was Fair / Take Me Back To Tulsa - 02-83
SW-4708-NSD Love Don't Knows A Lady / It's Not Me - 06-83
SW-4719-NSD Why Do I Keep Calling You Honey Honey / Memory Number One - 83
SW-4729-NSD Tomorrow Never Comes / When I Need Love Bad - 84
SW-4746-NSD Why Do I Keep Calling You Honey Honey / I Believe I'm Entitled To You – ca. 02-85
SW-4773-NSD Her Lovin' Already Told Me She Was Gone / I Found A Miracle In You - 86
SW-4836-NSD Honky Tonk Girl / Too Many Irons In The Fire – 90 (reissue of SW 4686)
Canyon Creek (1987-89)
CCR87-0317 You Don't Have To Drive Me Crazy / ? - 17-03-87
CCR87-1208 You Are My Angel / ? - 08-12-87
CCR88-0801 She's Sittin' Pretty / ? - 01-08-88
CCR89-0315 It's Time For Your Dreams / You Are My Angel - 15-03-89
BTR (unknown)
1002 Baby I'm Gone / You Can Check On Me