John Wesley Ryles

*02-12-1950 Bastrop,IO
2nd version
by Michel Ruppli, Praguefrank, Bill Daniels
SESSIONS
13 September 1968 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
001 NCO-98363 KAY Columbia 4-44682/CS-9788
002 NCO-98364 MOST BEAUTIFUL THING IN THE WORLD IS A WOMAN 4-44966/CS-9788
003 NCO-98365 COME ON HOME AND SING THE BLUES TO DADDY 4-44682/CS-9788
December 1968* Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I (*In Columbia singles discography is recording date showed as July 1. This is an error (see release date of album) or second version (with original master number) for single issue was recorded on this day)
004 NCO 98696 WE'LL TRY A LITTLE BIT HARDER 4-45018/CS-9788
December 1968/January 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
005 CATCH THE WIND CS-9788
006 WICHITA LINEMAN CS-9788
007 LITTLE GREEN APPLES CS-9788
008 ALL I WANT IS YOU CS-9788
009 WOMAN ,WOMAN CS-9788
010 MY SPECIAL ANGEL CS-9788
10 January 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
011 NCO-98900 A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR LOVE 4-44819/CS-9788
26 February 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
012 NCO-98962 HEAVEN BELOW 4-44819
1 July 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
013 NCO 100859 EVE MAGDALENA 4-44966
9 October 1969 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
014 NCO 101164 THE WEAKEST KIND OF MAN 4-45018
29 January 1970 Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles I
015 NCO 101303 THE HOUSE ON THE HILL 4-45119
016 NCO 101304 I'VE JUST BEEN WASTING MY TIME 4-45119
ca August 1970 poss. Mercury Custom Recording Studio, 1512 Hawkins St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
017 WASH MY SINS IN THE RIVER GRT-33
018 GN-195? YOUR KIND OF MAN GRT-33
ca September 1971 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
019 711-1563 RECONSIDER ME PL-81/PLP-517
ca September 1971 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Tommy Allsup)
020 711-1573 MOBILE Plantation PL-81/PLP-517
021 LOUISIANA PL-91/PLP-517
February 1972 poss. Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles
022 711-1624 I ALMOST CALLED YOUR NAME PL-95/PLP-517
023 711-1625? THE LOVE THIS WOMAN PL-95/PLP-517
024 711-1626 TWO SHADOWS ON THE WALL PL-91/PLP-517
btw 1971/1972 poss. Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles
025 FIRE AND RAIN PLP-517
026 I HAVE NO ONE TO LOVE ME ANYMORE PLP-517
027 DANCE HER BY ME (ONE MORE TIME) PLP-517
028 HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT PLP-517
029 ROSE GARDEN PLP-517
030 LET ME TAKE HER OFF YOUR HANDS PLP-517
ca May 1974 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles
031 SATISFIED MAN RCA APBO-0320
032 MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY APBO-0320
ca November 1974 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles
033 WHEN SHE TURNS OFF LIGHTS PB-10146
034 LEANING ON YOUR LOVE PB-10146
ca November 1975 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
035 TELL IT LIKE IT IS Music Mill IRDA-214 MMI-1001
036 RUN RIGHT BACK Music Mill IRDA-214 MMI-1001
ca May 1976 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
037 I'M GONNA MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU IRDA-240
038 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN IRDA-240
ca. November 1976 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
039 29324 FOOL Dot DOA-17679/DO-2089
040 29325 I FOUGHT THE LAW DOA-17679
ca. March 1977 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
041 29455 ONCE IN A LIFETIME THING DO-17698/DO-2089
042 29456 WILD ROSE OF VIRGINIA DO-17698
May 1977 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
043 29520 WARMING LOVE DO-17733
044 29521 EASY AB-12348/DO-2089
ca Spring 1977 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
045 HERE I STAND DO-2089
046 LYING IN THE ARMS OF LOVE DO-2089
047 WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN DO-2089
048 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT DO-2089
049 OUT OF YOUR HEART DO-2089
050 TELL IT LIKE IT IS DO-2089
ca September 1977 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN or The Music Mill Studio, 3614 Jackson Hwy, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, AL - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
051 29639 THAT ALL OVER FEELING AB-12410/AB-1056
052 29640 MAKING LOVE DON'T MAKE IT LOVE AB-12348/AB-1056
ca September 1977 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN or The Music Mill Studio, 3614 Jackson Hwy, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, AL - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
053 29652 SHINE ON ME (THE SUN STILL SHINES WHEN IT RAINS) DO-17733/AB-1056
ca September 1977 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN or The Music Mill Studio, 3614 Jackson Hwy, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, AL - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
054 DON'T LET THE SUN CATCH YOU CRYING AB-1056
055 WE CAN MAKE THE PIECES FIT AGAIN AB-1056
056 CRY NO MORE MY LADY AB-1056
057 ALL DAY RAIN AB-1056
058 I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR LOVE SONG AB-1056
ca September 1977 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN or The Music Mill Studio, 3614 Jackson Hwy, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, AL - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Johnny Morris)
059 29678 THE NEXT TIME AB-12375/AB-1056
060 29679 KAY AB-12375/AB-1056
ca February 1978 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (strings & horns arr. by Ken Laxton & Bill Dekle)
061 51078 SOMEDAY YOU WILL AB-12410 /AY-1112
ca February or September 1978 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (strings & horns arr. by Ken Laxton & Bill Dekle)
062 PATCHES AY-1112
063 SHE'S ON MY MIND MCA-41033/AY-1112
064 SOME KIND OF MIRACLE AY-1112
065 WHEN IT BEGINS TO END AY-1112
066 LOVE COMING DOWN AY-1112
067 DON'T WASTE IT ON ME AY-1112
0680 FINDERS KEEPERS, LOSERS WEEPERS AY-1112
ca September 1978 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (strings & horns arr. by Ken Laxton & Bill Dekle)
069 51206 IT'S RAINING OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR AB-12432/AY-1112
070 51210 LOVE AIN'T MADE FOR FOOLS AB-12432/AY-1112
ca. April 1979 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
071 MC-8438 LIBERATED WOMAN MCA-41033/MCA-3183
072 MC-8439 LET THE NIGHT BEGIN MCA-41278/MCA-3183
July 1979 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
073 MC-9100 PERFECT STRANGERS MCA-41184/MCA-3183
074 MC-9105 YOU ARE ALWAYS ON MY MIND MCA-41124/MCA-3183
ca July 1979 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Bob Montgomery)
075 IT'S ALL COMING BACK TO ME NOW MCA-3183
076 I SURRENDER MCA-3183
077 MOTHERS AND DADDYS MCA-3183
078 NOTHING BUT LOVE MCA-41184/ MCA-3183
079 I LOVED 'EM ALL MCA-3183
080 WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET TOGETHER AGAIN MCA-3183
081 MY ANGEL GOT HER WINGS TODAY MCA-41124/ MCA-3183
ca. April 1980 Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles
082 MAY I BORROW SOME SUGAR FROM YOU MCA-41278
ca. September 1980 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Ron Chancey)
083 MC-10778 CHEATER'S TRAP MCA-51013
084 TWO BED'S TOO BAD MCA-51013
ca. September 1980 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Ron Chancey)
085 MC-10794 SOMEWHERE TO COME WHEN IT RAINS MCA-51080
086 MC-10795 YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS (ALWAYS GET THE BETTER OF ME) MCA-51080
ca. May 1981 Woodland Sound Studio A, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN - John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Ron Chancey)
087 MC-11693 MATHILDA MCA-51128
088 I'M NOT THAT CRAZY ANYMORE MCA-51128
089 SLOW EMOTION MCA-51174
090 MC-11696 KISS AND SAY GOODBYE MCA-51174
Spring 1982 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Ron Oats)
091 WE'VE GOT TO START MEETING LIKE THIS Primero PR-1004
092 unknown title Primero PR-1004
Summer 1982 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles (Producer: Ron Oats)
093 JUST ONCE Primero PR-1016
094 HIDEAWAY Primero PR-1016
Mid 1984 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles
095 SHE TOOK IT TOO WELL 16th Avenue 500
096 unknown title 16th Avenue 500
early 1987 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles
097 MIDNIGHT BLUE WB 7-28377
098 STARTING OVER AGAIN WB 7-28377
ca September 1987 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles
099 LOUSIANA RAIN 7-28228
100 STRONG HEART 7-28228
ca February 1987 Nashville, TN – John Wesley Ryles
101 NOBODY KNOWS 7-27869
102 FREEDOM FEELS LIKE LONELINESS AGAIN 7-27869
John Wesley Ryles recorded after 1987, some info in albums list

ALBUMS
Columbia CS-9788 Kay: Kay; Catch The Wind; Come On Home And Sing The Blues To Daddy; Most Beautiful Thing In The World Is A Woman; We'll Try A Little Bit Harder; Wichita Lineman; Little Green Apples; All I Want Is You; Woman ,Woman; A Mighty Fortress Is Our Love; My Special Angel - 03-69
ABC-Dot DO-2089 John Wesley Ryles: Fool; Once In A Lifetime; Easy; Here I Stand; Lying In The Arms Of Love; When A Man Loves A Woman; In The Middle Of The Night; Out Of Your Heart; Tell It Like It Is; Easy (exact order of tracks unknown) - 17-08-77
Plantation PLP-517 Reconsider Me: Reconsider Me; Louisiana; The Love Of This Woman; Fire And Rain; I Have No One To Love Me Anymore; Two Shadows On The Wall; Dance Her By Me (One More Time); I Almost Called Your Name; Help Me Make It Through The Night; Mobile; Rose Garden; Let Me Take Her Off Your Hands - 10-77
ABC AB-1056 Shine On Me: Shine On Me; We Can Make The Pieces Fit Again; Next Time; Making Love Don't Make It Love; Cry No More My Lady; All Day Rain; I Don't Want To Hear Your Love Song; Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying; That All Over Feeling; Kay - 17-03-78 (reissued on MCA-643)
ABC AY-1112 Love's Sweet Pain: Someday You Will; Patches; She's On My Mind; Some Kind Of Miracle; When It Begins To End; Love Ain't Made For Fools; Love Coming Down; It's Raining Outside Your Door; Don't Waste It On Me; Finders Keepers, Losers Weepers - 09-01-79 (reissued on MCA-798)
MCA-3183 Let The Night Begin: Liberated Woman; Let The Night Begin; It's All Coming Back To Me Now; I Surrender; Mothers And Daddys; You Are Always On My Mind; Perfect Strangers; Nothing But Love; I Loved 'Em All; We've Just Got To Get Together Again - 10-09-79 (reissued on MCA-750)
Joshua S. Vogel Records ? Josh Vogel’s Country Blues: Country Blues (John Wesley Ryles); Goin’ On Empty (Dana Hunt); The Stakes Are Too High (Tim Buppert);It Matters So Much to Me (Dana Hunt); Empty Without You (John Wesley Ryles); You’re So Good At Makin’ Love (John Wesley Ryles & Dana Hunt); When I Can Almost Taste It (Tim Buppert); Going Through the Motions (Dana Hunt);Maverick (John Wesley Ryles); To Love and Be Loved (John Wesley Ryles & Dana Hunt); This Is Where I Came In (Tim Buppert) - 04-01-07 John Wesley Ryles, Dana Hunt. Tim Buppert


SINGLES
Columbia (1968-70) as by John Wesley Ryles I
4-44682 Kay / Come On Home And Sing The Blues To Daddy - 11-68
4-44819 A Mighty Fortress Is Our Love / Heaven Below - 03-69
4-44966 Eve Magdalena / Most Beautiful Thing In The World Is A Woman - 07-69
4-45018 The Weakest Kind Of Man / We'll Try A Little - 10-69
4-45119 House On The Hill / I've Just Been Wasting My Time - 03-70
GRT (1970)
GRT-33 Wash My Sins In The River / Your Kind Of Man - 12-70
Plantation (1971-72)
PL-81 Reconsider Me / Mobile - 10-71
PL-91 Two Shadows On The Wall / Louisiana - 72
PL-95 I Almost Called Your Name / Love Of This Woman - 72
RCA Victor (1974)
APBO-0320 Satisfied Man / More Today Than Yesterday - 18-06-74
PB-10146 When She Turns Off Lights / Leaning On Your Love - 01-75
Music Mill (1975-76)
IRDA-214 Tell It Like It Is / Run Right Back - 12-75 (also on MMI-1001)
IRDA-240 I'm Gonna Make It Without You / When A Man Loves A Woman - 06-76
Dot (1977) / ABC (1978) / MCA (1979-81)
DOA-17679 Fool / I Fought The Law 29325 - 02-77
DO-17698 Once In A Lifetime Thing / Wild Rose Of West Virginia - 07-77
DO-17733 Shine On Me (The Sun Still Shines When It Rains) / Warming Love - 01-11-77
AB-12348 Easy / Making Love Don't Make It Love - 03-78
AB-12375 Key / The Next Time - 06-78
AB-12410 Someday You Will / That All Over Feeling - 30-08-78
AB-12432 Love Ain't Made For Fools / It's Raining Outside Your Door -17-11-78
MCA-41033 Liberated Woman 9438 / She's On My Mind - 14-05-79
MCA-41124 My Angel Got Her Wings Today / You Are Always On My Mind - 28-09-79
MCA-41184 Perfect Strangers 9100/ Nothing But Love - 02-80
MCA-41278 Let The Night Begin / May I Borrow Some Sugar From You - 23-06-80
MCA-51013 Cheater's Trap / Two Bed's Too Bad - 13-10-80
MCA-51080 Somewhere To Come When It Rains / Your Old Love Letters (Always Get The Better Of Me) - 23-02-81
MCA-51128 Mathilda / I'm Not That Crazy Anymore- 06-06-81
MCA-51174 Kiss And Say Goodbye / Slow Emotion - 08-09-81
Primero (1982)
PR-1004 We've Got To Start Meeting Like This / ? 06-82
PR-1016 Just Once / Hideaway - 11-82
16th Avenue (1984)
500 She Took It Too Well / ? - 07-84
Warner Brothers (1987-88)
7-28377 Midnight Blue / Starting Over Again - 06-04-87
7-28228 Lousiana Rain / Strong Heart - 02-11-87
7-27869 Nobody Knows / Freedom Feels Like Loneliness Again - 09-05-88