Darden Smith

By Praguefrank
SESSIONS
1986 Texas Motion Picture Services, Austin, TX - Darden Smith (John Inmon [gt], John Ely [gt], Dan Huckabee [dobro], Paul Glasse [mandolin], Roland Denney [ac bass], Paul Pearcy [drums], James Fenner [percussion], Gene Elders [fiddle], Ponty Bone [accordion], Riley Osbourn [piano], Rich Hardy [baritone sax])
001 BUS STOP BENCH Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
002 RED SKY Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
003 LITTLE MAGGIE Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
004 VETERAN'S DAY Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
005 STICKS AND STONES Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
006 WILD WEST SHOW Watermelon CD-1009
007 KEEP AN OPEN MIND Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
008 PAINTER'S SONG Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
009 TWO DOLLAR NOVELS Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
010 GOD'S WILL Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
011 CLATTER AND ROLL Red Mix RM 001 Watermelon CD-1009
1986 [live, Kerville Folk Festival] Kerville, UK - Darden Smith
01101 LITTLE MAGGIE
ca October 1987 poss. Austin, TX - Darden Smith (Nanci Griffith, Lyle Lovett, Paul Pearcy, Roland Denney, David Halley, Ray Benson, Larry Franklin, Tim Alexander, David Sanger, John Ely, Chris O'Connell, Michael Francis, Floyd Domino, Sonny Landreth, C. J. Chenier, Cleveland Chenier, Derrick Lee, Bob Bailey, Jon Whittacker, Everett Drake, Ira Rankin, E. V. Clyde and Larry Seyer.Producer: Ray Benson)
012 TWO DOLLAR NOVELS Epic BFE 40938
013 WANT YOU BY MY SIDE Epic 34-07997/BFE 40938
014 LOVE ME LIKE A SOLDIER Epic BFE 40938
015 LITTLE MAGGIE Epic 34-07709/BFE 40938
016 DAY AFTER TOMORROW Epic 34-07906/BFE 40938
017 GOD'S WILL Epic 34-07906/BFE 40938
018 TALK TO ME Epic BFE 40938
019 COLDEST WINTER Epic BFE 40938
020 PLACE IN TIME Epic 34-07709/BFE 40938
021 DRIVING RAIN Epic BFE 40938
022 HEART, DON'T DO THIS TO ME 34-07997
1988 [live] unknown - Darden Smith
02201 GOD'S WILL Epic EAS-12
02202 TALK TO ME Epic EAS-12
02203 JOHNNY B. GOODE Epic EAS-12
1989 [demo session] London, UK - Darden Smith
02204 ALL I WANT (IS EVERYTHING) Chrysalis ENYX 625
January/April 1989 Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX/De-Mix Studio, London, UK - Darden Smith & Boo Hewerdine (Boo Hewerdine [vcl/gt/Hammond organ/keyboards], Darden Smith [vcl/gt], Sonny Landreth [ac slide gt/el slide gt], J.D. Foster [electric, fretless & ac basses], Paul Pearcy[drums/percussion], Chris Birkett [percussion], Martin Lascelles [piano/keyboards/organ/synthesizers/drum samples/finger cymbals], Reese Wynans [Hammond organ/piano] + Syd Straw [bck vcl]. Producer: Ray Benson)
023 ALL I WANT (IS EVERYTHING) Chrysalis SF2-21726
024 UNDER THE DARKEST MOON Chrysalis SF2-21726
025 REMINDS ME (A LITTLE OF YOU) Chrysalis SF2-21726
026 SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST Chrysalis SF2-21726
027 THESE CHAINS Chrysalis SF2-21726
028 THE FIRST CHILL OF WINTER Chrysalis SF2-21726
029 OUT OF THIS WORLD Chrysalis SF2-21726
030 LOVE IS A STRANGE HOTEL Chrysalis SF2-21726
031 EVIDENCE Chrysalis SF2-21726
032 OIL ON THE WATER Chrysalis SF2-21726
033 WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND AND WHY? Chrysalis SF2-21726
034 A TOWN CALLED BLUE Chrysalis SF2-21726
ca Mid 1990 Arlyn Studios, Austin, TX/De-Mix Studios, London, UK/Mad Dog Studios, Venice, CA - Darden Smith (Boo Hewerdine [gt/bck vcl], David Grissom [el gt], Pete Anderson [el gt], Preston Hubbard [ac bass], Paul Pearcy [drums/percussion], Hector Muñoz [drums], Lenny Castro [percussion], Ralph Forbes [drum programming], Don Reed [violin], John Hagen [cello], Nick Ariondo [accordion], Skip Edwards [piano/keyboards], Reese Wynans [piano], Martin Lascelles [keyboards/percussion/drum programming] + Donny Gerrard, Roland Denney, Jim Lauderdale, Laura Creamer, Ray Benson, Shaun Murphy [bck vcl])
035 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Columbia CK-45289
036 FRANKIE AND SUE Columbia CK-45289
037 ALL THE KING'S HORSES Columbia CK-45289
038 2000 YEARS Columbia CK-45289
039 ASHES TO ASHES Columbia CK-45289
040 FALL APART AT THE SEAMS Columbia CK-45289
041 TROUBLE NO MORE Columbia CK-45289
042 LONG WAY HOME Columbia CK-45289
043 LISTEN TO MY OWN VOICE Columbia CK-45289
044 JOHNNY WAS A LUCKY ONE Columbia CK-45289
045 BOTTOM OF A DEEP WELL Columbia CK-45289
046 NEVER LET A DAY GO BY Columbia CK-46036
Columbia CK-46036 HITCHIKER EXAMPLER (1990)
ca 1990 unknown - Darden Smith
047 CHRISTMAS IN SEPTEMBER Columbia CK 72897
Columbia CK 72897 TODAY'S CHRISTMAS (2004, 3 CD set)
ca Fall 1992 RPM Studios, New York City - Darden Smith (Richard Gottehrer [vcl/percussion], Boo Hewerdine, Jeffrey Lesser, Rosanne Cash [vcls], David Mansfield [el gt/mandolin/steel], Knox Chandler [el gt], Graham Maby/Nicola Stemmer/Paul Ossola/Mark Egan [bass], Sammy Merendino [drums/drum programming], Tony James [drums], Paul Pearcy [percussion], Joel Diamond [piano/Hammond B-3 organ], Martin Lascelles [piano/keyboards/drum programming], David Kahne/Dan Rosengard [keyboards]. Producer: Richard Gottehrer)
048 PLACE IN THE SUN Chaos OK-48528
049 LOVING ARMS Chaos 34-77101/OK-48528 [radio edit] Columbia UK 660114 2
050 LITTLE VICTORIES Chaos OK-48528
051 LOVE LEFT TOWN Chaos OK-48528
052 HOLE IN THE RIVER Chaos OK-48528
053 DREAM INTRO Chaos OK-48528
054 DREAM'S A DREAM Chaos OK-48528 [radio edit] Columbia [UK] 659854 2
055 PRECIOUS TIME Chaos OK-48528
056 DAYS ON END Chaos OK-48528
057 LEVEE SONG Chaos OK-48528
058 ONLY ONE DREAM Chaos OK-48528
1992 [sessions for Across the Great Divide: Songs of Jo Carol Pierce] Austin, TX - Darden Smith
059 SCRATCH UPON HER WINDOWPANE Dejadisc DJD 3203
ca 1993 [demo session] unknown - Darden Smith & Boo Hewerdine
05901 WORRY FOR YOU Columbia UK 660114 2
28 October 1993 [live] Tin Angel, Philadelphia, PA - Darden Smith
05902 DREAM'S DREAM Columbia UK 660114 2
05903 DAYS ON END Columbia UK 660114 2
1993 [KGSR Radio Station Broadcasts] Austin, TX - Darden Smith
05904 TROUBLE NO MORE
1994 [KMMT Radio Station Broadcasts] Seattle, WA - Darden Smith
05905 LITTLE VICTORIES KMMT CD 0194
1994 [KLBJ Radio Station "Local Licks Live"] Austin, TX - Darden Smith
05906 DREAM'S DREAM KLBJ006
ca Spring 1996The Shinebox, New York City/Pilot Sound, New York City - Darden Smith (Richard Kennedy [gt], Steuart Smith [gt/Wurlitzer piano/keyboards/percussion], Graham Maby [bass], Stanley John Mitchell [drums/percussion], Sammy Merendino [drum programming], Mark Johnson, Curtis Stigers [bck vcl]. Producer: Sammy Merendino)
060 FIRST DAY OF THE SUN Plump CD-6905
061 BROKEN BRANCHES Plump CD-6905
062 RUNNING KIND Plump CD-6905
063 SKIN Plump CD-6905
064 SILVER AND GOLD Plump CD-6905
065 DROWNING MAN Plump CD-6905
066 DIFFERENT TRAIN Plump CD-6905
067 CHARIOTS Plump CD-6905
068 STOP TALKING Plump CD-6905
069 HUNGER Plump CD-6905
1999 [KBAC Radio Station - KBAC Santa Fe: Live from Studio 2, Volume 1] Santa Fe, NM - Darden Smith (1999)
06901 BROKEN BRANCHES
1999 [live-Acoustic Cafe Storytellers Series Vol. 1] Rehearsal Studio, Indianopolis, IN - Darden Smith
06902 SATELITTE
ca early 2000 The Shinebox, New York City - Darden Smith (Steuart Smith [gt/accordion/piano/keyboards], Knox Chandler [gt], Roscoe Beck [bass], Sammy Merendino [drums/percussion/programming], Joel Guzman [accordion]. Producer: Stewart Lerman).
070 HUNGER Valley Ent. 15118
071 NEVER LET A DAY GO BY Valley Ent. 15118
072 FRANKIE AND SUE Valley Ent. 15118
073 MIDNIGHT TRAIN Valley Ent. 15118
074 FALL APART AT THE SEAMS Valley Ent. 15118
075 LEVEE SONG Valley Ent. 15118
076 LOVE ME LIKE A SOLDIER Valley Ent. 15118
077 BOTTOM OF A DEEP WELL Valley Ent. 15118
078 FIRST DAY OF THE SUN Valley Ent. 15118
079 LITTLE VICTORIES Valley Ent. 15118
080 TALK TO ME Valley Ent. 15118
081 LOVING ARMS Valley Ent. 15118
2001 [KLBJ-FM -Dudley & Bob Show - Damn It's Early] Austin, TX - Darden Smith
08101 STRONGER [solo]
08102 STRONGER [with The Strings Attached]
ca late 2001 The Shinebox, New York City - Darden Smith (Knox Chandler [gt/cello], Billy White [gt/bass/percussion], Michael Hardwick [steel], Michael Ramos [piano/keyboards], Roscoe Beck [ac bass]/Chris Maresh [bass], J.J. Johnson [drums/percussion], Sammy Merendino [drums/programming]+ Kim Richey, Bruce Hughes, Patty Griffin [bck vcl])
082 PERFECT MOMENT Dualtone 80302-1115-2
083 SATELLITE Dualtone 80302-1115-2
084 STRONGER Dualtone 80302-1115-2
085 AFTER ALL THIS TIME Dualtone 80302-1115-2
086 CLOSER TO YOU Dualtone 80302-1115-2
087 DAYDREAM Dualtone 80302-1115-2
088 DREAMS DON'T LIE Dualtone 80302-1115-2
089 SHADOW Dualtone 80302-1115-2
090 TIL IT BLED Dualtone 80302-1115-2
091 EASIER SAID THAN DONE Dualtone 80302-1115-2
092 NEW GOSPEL Dualtone 80302-1115-2
093 SWEPT AWAY Dualtone 80302-1115-2
ca late 2003 The Shinebox, New York City - Darden Smith (Steuart Smith [gt/keyboards], Malcolm Wellborn [mandoguitar], Lloyd Maines [steel], Roscoe Beck [ac bass], Sammy Merendino [drums/programming], Brannon Temple [drums], Michael Longoria [percussion], Andy Stein [viola/strings], Dorothy Lawson [cello], Michael Ramos [accordion/wurlitzer piano/percussions], Steart Lerman [keyboards]+ Jim Lauderdale, Boo Hewerdine, Kim Richey, Suzy Roche, Shawn Colvin [bck vcl]. Producer: Stewart Lerman & Darden Smith)
094 WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO Dualtone 80302-1156-2
095 MAKE LOVE SO HARD Dualtone 80302-1156-2
096 SHOOTING STAR Dualtone 80302-1156-2
097 TURNING TO YOU Dualtone 80302-1156-2
098 ONE HUNDRED WAYS Dualtone 80302-1156-2
099 MILL CREEK Dualtone 80302-1156-2
100 LATE TRAIN TO LONDON Dualtone 80302-1156-2
101 HANDS ON THE WHEEL Dualtone 80302-1156-2
102 GOD LOVES A RIVER Dualtone 80302-1156-2
103 RISE Dualtone 80302-1156-2
104 ALL AROUND YOU Dualtone 80302-1156-2
ca Summer 2005 The Shinebox, New York City - Darden Smith (Steuart Smith [gt/keyboards/harmonica/piano], Stewart Lerman [gt], David Mansfeld [steel/strings], Roscoe Beck [bass gt], Sammy Merendino [drums/programming], Joe Galeano [congas] + Eliza Gilkyson [bck vcl]. Producer: Stewart Lerman & Darden Smith)
105 TALK ME DOWN Dualtone 80302-1212-2
106 MARY Dualtone 80302-1212-2
107 GOLDEN AGE Dualtone 80302-1212-2
108 FIELD OF CROWS Dualtone 80302-1212-2
109 ANY WAY Dualtone 80302-1212-2
110 WIDE OPEN Dualtone 80302-1212-2
111 SPINNING WHEEL Dualtone 80302-1212-2
112 SATISFIED Dualtone 80302-1212-2
113 IT TAKES TWO Dualtone 80302-1212-2
114 FIGHT FOR LOVE Dualtone 80302-1212-2
115 BOY Dualtone 80302-1212-2
116 ALL THAT I WANTED Dualtone 80302-1212-2


ALBUMS
Redi Mix RM 001 Native Soil: Bus Stop Bench; Red Sky; Little Maggie; Veteran's Day; Sticks And Stones; Keep An Open Mind; Painter's Song; Two Dollar Novels; God's Will; Clatter And Roll - 86 (reissued in 1992 on Watermelon CD-1009 with bonus track: Wild west Show)
Epic BFE 40938 Darden Smith:Two Dollar Novels; Want You By My Side; Love Me Like A Soldier; Little Maggie; Day After Tomorrow; God's Will; Talk To Me; Coldest Winter; Place In Time; Driving Rain - 88
Chrysalis SF1/SF2-21726 Evidence: All I Want (Is Everything); Under The Darkest Moon; Reminds Me (A Little Of You); South By Southwest; These Chains; The First Chill Of Winter; Out Of This World; Love Is A Strange Hotel; Evidence; Oil On The Water; Who, What, Where And And Why?; A Town Called Blue - 89 w. Boo Hewerdine
Columbia CK 45289 Trouble No More: Midnight Train; Frankie And Sue; All The King's Horses; 2000 Years; Ashes To Ashes; Fall Apart At The Seams; Trouble No More; Long Way Home; Listen To My Own Voice; Johnny Was A Lucky One; Bottom Of A Deep Well - 09-10-90
Epic-Chaos OK 48528 Little Victories:Place In The Sun; Loving Arms; Little Victories; Love Left Town; Hole In The River; Dream Intro; Dream's A Dream; Precious Time; Days On End; Levee Song; Only One Dream - 27-04-93
Plump CD-6905 Deep Fantastic Blue: First Day Of The Sun; Broken Branches; Running Kind; Skin; Silver And Gold; Drowning Man; Different Train; Chariots; Stop Talking; Hunger - 01-10-96 (reissued on CD-7909 in 1999)
Valley Entertainment 15118 Xtra, Xtra: Hunger; Never Let A Day Go By; Frankie And Sue; Midnight Train; Fall Apart At The Seams; Levee Song; Love Me Like A Soldier; Bottom Of A Deep Well; First Day Of The Sun; Little Victories; Talk To Me; Loving Arms - 11-07-00
Dualtone 80302-1115-2 Sunflower: Perfect Moment; Satellite; Stronger; After All This Time; Closer To You; Daydream; Dreams Don't Lie; Shadow; Til It Bled; Easier Said Than Done; New Gospel; Swept Away - 23-04-02
Dualtone 80302-1156-2 Circo: What Are We Gonna Do; Make Love So Hard; Shooting Star; Turning To You; One Hundred Ways; Mill Creek; Late Train To London; Hands On The Wheel; God Loves A River; Rise; All Around You - 18-05-04
Dualtone 80302-1212-2 Field Of Crows: Talk Me Down; Mary; Golden Age; Field Of Crows; Any Way; Wide Open; Spinning Wheel; Satisfied; It Takes Two; Fight For Love; Boy; All That I Wanted - 10-01-06
no label After All This Time: The Best Of Darden Smith: Two Dollar Novels; Driving Rain; Midnight Train; Frankie & Sue; Reminds Me (A Little Of You); Loving Arms; Levee Song; Little Victories; Broken Branches; Perfect Moment; After All This Time;Shooting Star; Make Love So Hard; Field Of Crows; Sierra Diablo; Dying To Be Born Again - 09 (mp3 only)

SINGLES
Redi Mix (1986)
Epic (1987-88)
34-07709 Little Maggie / Place In Time - 12-87
34-07906 Day After Tomorrow / God's Will - 04-88
34-07997 Want You By My Side / Heart, Don't Do This To Me - 07-88
(EP)
EAS-12 Live Tracks: Darden Smith: God's Will;Talk to Me;Johnny B. GoodE - 88 (12" EP]
All I Want (Is Everything) 12" single (1990)
Chrysalis [UK]
ENYX 625 All I Want (Is Everything) [demo] - 90
Epic-Chaos (1993)
34-77101 Loving Arms / ? - 93
(EP)
Columbia [UK] 659854 2 Dream's Dream [radio edit] / Days on End / Dream's a Dream - 93
Columbia [UK] 660114 2 Loving Arms [radio edit] / Worry For You [demo] / Dream's a Dream [live] / Days on End [live] - 93