Johnny Carver

*24-11-40 Jackson, MI
2nd version
by Praguefrank, Gary E. Meyers, Bill Daniels, Mario Manciotti
SESSIONS
1965 unknown, CA – Johnny Carver
001 LAST ONE ON MY MIND Rel 102
002 Δ 57530 A MATTER OF TIME Rel 102
ca Fall 1965 unknown, CA – Johnny Carver
003 MB-20567* POVERTY STRICKEN HEART Redwood 152 Dot 45-16823*
004 MB-20568* MY FUTURE Redwood 152 45-16823*
ca March 1966 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
005 THINK ABOUT HER ALL THE TIME Imperial 66173
006 ONE WAY OR THE OTHER 66173
ca August 1966 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
007 WHAT IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU? 66213/LP-12347
008 FOOL'S NAMES, FOOL'S FACES 66213/LP-12347
ca January 1967 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
009 I GOTTA GO HOME 66234
010 LISTEN THEY'RE PLAYING MY SONG LP-12347
011 IF WE'D LET US LP-12347
012 SURE AS DEATH AND TAXES LP-12347
013 YOU ARE THAT SOMETHING 66234/LP-12347
014 DOES HE LOVE YOU LIKE I DO LP-12347
015 I CAN'T TELL MY RIGHT FROM MY LEFT LP-12347
016 WITH EVERY HEARTBEAT LP-12347
017 WHAT IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU 66268/LP-12347
018 I'LL CHEAT AGAIN LP-12347
019 YOURS AND HIS LP-12347
020 JEANNIE'S WAITING LP-12347
ca October 1967 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
021 YOUR LILY WHITE HANDS 66268/LP-12380
022 SYBIL'S RIGHTS LP-12380
023 SO GOES MY WORLD LP-12380
024 NEW LIPS LP-12380
025 WHAT IF IT HAPPENED TO YOU LP-12380
026 YOU'RE IN GOOD HANDS LP-12380
027 LIE TO ME LP-12380
028 SENSES LP-12380
029 APARTMENT #9 LP-12380
030 THE TIP OF MY FINGERS LP-12380
031 YOU ARE THAT SOMETHING LP-12380
032 DON'T MONKEY WITH ANOTHER MONKEY'S MONKEY LP-12380
ca April 1968 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
033 I STILL DIDN'T HAVE THE SENCE TO GO 66297/LP-12412
034 FEELIN' KINDA SUNDAY IN MY THINKIN' 66297/LP-12412
ca July 1968 prob. Hollywood, CA – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
035 LEAVING AGAIN 66316/LP-12412
036 AN OLD BRIDGE LP-12412
037 LITTLE THINGS LP-12412
038 ANGELS DON'T LIE LP-12412
039 DOES SHE STILL GET HER WAY 66316/LP-12412
040 I CAN'T PROMISE YOU WON'T BE LONELY LP-12412
041 BIG SALLY LP-12412
042 I HOPE I LOSE MY MEMORY LP-12412
043 WILL YOU VISIT ME ON SUNDAY LP-12412
044 WHEN HE GETS BIG ENOUGH LP-12412
ca November 1968 unknown – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
045 IM-6598 SWEET WINE 66361/LP-12426
046 I'LL KEEP COMIN' LP-12426
047 I'D MISS YOU MORE LP-12426
048 ONE MORE NIGHT LP-12426
049 I'LL DO ANYTHING LP-12426
050 IT DOESN'T MATTER LP-12426
051 HOLD ME TIGHT 66341/LP-12426
052 MY CHILDHOOD FRIENDS LP-12426
053 ROAD TO NOWHERE LP-12426
054 KEEP ME TILL TOMORROW LP-12426
055 MY HEART'S BEEN MARCHIN' 66341/LP-12426
056 TAKE SADIE OUT TO THE COUNTRY 66423/LP-12426
ca February 1969 unknown – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
057 WITH EVERY HEARTBREAK 66361
058 IM-6650 THAT'S YOUR HANG-UP 66389
059 MOTHER IN LAW 66389
ca October 1969 unknown – Johnny Carver (Producer: Scott Turner)
060 WILLIE AND THE HAND JIVE 66423
061 IM-6756 HARVEY HARRINGTON IV. 66442
062 GONNAS COME IN LIKE A LION 66442
ca. July 1970 unknown – Johnny Carver
063 6631 IF YOU SEE MY BABY United Artists UA-50713
064 6632 PAINT YOUR PRETTY PICTURES UA-50713
065 6633 THREE LITTLE WORDS (TOO LATE) UA-50767
066 OUR OLD LOVE SONG UA-50767
1971/1972 poss. Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver
067 I START THINKING ABOUT YOU Epic 5-10813/Harmony KH-32476
068 PRESERVING YOUR WILDLIFE 5-10813/Harmony KH-32476
069 HEAVEN HELP ME Harmony KH-32476
070 HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU Harmony KH-32476
071 IF YOU THINK THAT IT'S ALL 5-10760 /Harmony KH-32476
072 I WANT YOU 5-10872/Harmony KH-32476
073 I'M TALKIN' ABOUT YOU BABY 5-10872/Harmony KH-32476
074 THIS TOWN'S NOT BIG ENOUGH 5-10760 /Harmony KH-32476
075 LOVE IS A FOUR LETTER WORD Harmony KH-32476
076 LOVING YOU WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DO Harmony KH-32476
ca. December 1972 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (musicians similar as below. Producer: Ron Chancey)
077 /MC-11257* TIE A YELLOW RIBBON (ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE ABC-11357/ABCX-792 DO-2083 [remix? 2:57] MCA51052*
078 SINCE MY BABY LEFT ME ABC-11357/ABCX-792
ca. March 1973 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Johnny Casver [vcl], Jerry Shook [gt/dobro], Chip Young [gt], Jim Colvard [gt], Harold Bradley [gt], Lloyd Green [steel], Tommy Allsup [el bass/rh gt], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Ron Oates/Hargus Robbins [piano/vibes], Charlie McCoy [harmonica/organ], Hurshel Wiginton, Joe Babcock, Dolores Edgin, Ricky Page, Bergen White, Ron Chancey [bck vcl]. Producer: Ron Chancey)
079 16439 YOU REALLY HAVEN'T CHANGED ABC-11374 MCA-51052/ABCX-792 DO-2083
080 YOU'RE GONNA HAVE YOUR HANDS FULL ABCX-792
081 SUNDAY AFTERNOON BOAT RIDE ON THE LKE IN THE PARK ABCX-792
082 I JUST WANT YOUR LOVE ABCX-792
083 16496 TONIGHT SOMEONE‘S FALLING IN LOVE ABC-11403/ABCX-792 DO-2083
084 MY HEART'S NOT IN IT ANYMORE ABCX-792
085 BEAUTIFUL SUNDAY ABCX-792
086 16440 TREAT A LADY LIKE A TRAMP (AND A TRAMP LIKE A LADY) ABC-11374/ABCX-792
ca. September 1973 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
087 16540 COUNTRY LULLABYE ABC-11425/ABCX-812 DO-2083
088 PASS ME BY (IF YOU'RE ONLY PASSING THROUGH) ABC-11425/ABCX-812
089 NOBODY ELSE IS GONNA GET MY GIRL ABCX-812
090 MORE KINDS OF YOUR KIND OF LOVING ABCX-812
091 16607 'TILL WE FIND IT ALL AGAIN ABC-12017/ABCX-812
092 DOUBLE EXPOSURE ABCX-812
093 WITH YOU ABCX-812
094 GIMME SOME TIME ABCX-812
095 SEASONS IN THE SUN ABCX-812
096 /29627 FRANK AND DON HOWARD TOO, BROADWAY JOE AND YOU AND ME ABC-11403 DO-17729*/ABCX-812
ca. July 1974 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
097 16608 PLEASE DON'T TELL (SWEET OLD LADY OF MINE) ABC-12017/ABCX-843 DO-2083
098 I THINK I'M FALLING IN LOVE ABCX-843
099 16677 DID WE EVEN TRY ABC-12052/ABCX-843
100 LOUISE ABCX-843
101 THERE AIN'T NO WAY BABE ABCX-843
102 IT AIN'T NO LITTLE THING ABCX-843
103 IMMEDIATE POSSESSION ABCX-843
104 16678 JANUARY JONES ABC-12052/ABCX-843 DO-2083
105 SEVEN TIMES LAST WEEK ABCX-843
106 WORLD IN MY ARMS ABCX-843
ca. March 1975 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
107 16770 STRINGS ABC-12097/ABCD-864 DO-2083
btw March/June 1975 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
108 DID WE EVEN TRY ABCD-864
109 I'D LIKE TO WORK FOR YOU ABCD-864
110 LOVE SIGNS DOA-12576/ABCD-864
111 I HATE HATE ABCD-864
112 "I LOVE YOU" SONG ABCD-864
113 SAVE YOUR HEART FOR ME ABCD-864
114 BEST OF MY LOVE ABCD-864
115 EASY COME, EASY GO ABCD-864
ca. June 1975 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
116 28880 START ALL OVER AGAIN DOA-12576/ABCD-864
ca September 1975 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
117 28958 IT DON'T HURT TO BE A DREAMER DOA-17661/DOSD-2042
ca. January 1976 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (musicians similar as below. Producer: Ron Chancey)
118 29016 SNAP, CRACKLE AND POP DOA-17614/DOSD-2042
119 29017 unknown title
120 29018 I CANT GO SWIMMING IN MUDDY WATER DOA-17614
May 1976 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Johnny Carver [vcl], Billy Sanford/Pete Wade/James Capps [ld gt], Chip Young/Jerry Shook, Ray Edenton [ac gt], Bobby Thompson [ac gt/banjo], Pete Drake/Jeff Newman/Lloyd Green [steel], Tommy Allsup [el bass gt], Henry Strzelecki/Bob Moore/Tommy Cogbill [bass], Kenneth Buttrey/Buddy Harman [drums], Hargus Robbins/David Briggs [piano] + Sheldon Kurland Strings + The Nashville Edition. Producer: Ron Chancey) [overdub sessions at Sound Stage Studio, Nashville, TN)
121 29137 AFTERNOON DELIGHT DOA-17640/ DOSD-2042 DO-2083
122 DAYDREAM DOSD-2042
123 29139 SWEET CITY WOMAN DOA-17675/DOSD-2042 DO-2083
124 WOMAN STEALER DOSD-2042
125 EVERY FOOL HAS A RAINBOW DOSD-2042
126 MY EYES ADORED YOU DOSD-2042
127 JUST A DREAM DOSD-2042
128 BEG, STEAL OR BORROW YOUR LOVE DOSD-2042
ca July 1976 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
129 29179 LOVE IS ONLY LOVE (WHEN SHARED BY TWO) DOA-17661/DOSD-2042 DO-2083
ca September 1976 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
130 29398 LIVING THE NEXT DOOR TO ALICE DO-17685/DO-2083
ca April 1977 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
131 29492 DOWN AT THE POOL DO-17707
ca. July or August 1977 Woodland Sound Studio, 1011 Woodland St., Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Ron Chancey)
132 29619 APARTMENT DO-17729
1980 poss. Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver
133 CARIBBEAN NIGHTS Equit ER-1902/EQUA-7921
134 FINGERTIPS Equit ER-1902 EQ-1905
135 S.O.S. EQ-1905
136 WAITIN' ON A SOUTHERN TRAIN Tanglewood TGW-1909
+ more tracks for EQUA 7921
1981 Gusto Recording Studio, 3557 Dickerson Road, Nashville, TN – Johnny Carver
143 TIE A YELLOW RIBBON ROUND THE OLE OAK TREE Gusto GT4-2121
144 SD-S-9316 YOU REALLY HAVE CHANGED GT4-2121
late 1982 Nahsville, TN – Johnny Carver (Producer: Jimmy Darrell & Buddy Cannon)
145 SHED A LITTLE LIGHT Monument WS4-03667
146 SOMEWHERE Monument WS4-03667


ALBUMS
Imperial LP-9347/LP-12347 Really Country: Listen They're Playing My Song; If We'd Let Us; Sure As Death And Taxes; You Are That Something; Does He Love You Like I Do; I Can't Tell My Right From My Left; Fool's Names, Fool's Faces; With Every Heartbeat; What If It Happened To You; I'll Cheat Again; Yours And His; Jeannie's Waiting – 07-67
Imperial LP-12380 You're In Good Hands With Johnny Carver: Your Lily White Hands; Sybil's Rights; So Goes My World; New Lips; What If It Happened To You; You're In Good Hands; Lie To Me; Senses; Apartment #9; The Tip Of My Fingers; You Are That Something; Don't Monkey With Another Monkey's Monkey – 03-68
Imperial LP-12412 Leaving Again: Leaving Again; An Old Bridge; Little Things; Angels Don't Lie; Does She Still Get Her Way; I Can't Promise You Won't Be Lonely; I Still Don't Have The Sense To Go; Big Sally; I Hope I Lose My Memory; Will You Visit Me On Sunday; When He Gets Big Enough; Feelin' Kinda Sunday In My Thinkin' – 11-68
Imperial LP-12426 Sweet Wine / Hold Me Tight: Sweet Wine; I'll Keep Comin'; I'd Miss You More; One More Night; I'll Do Anything; It Doesn't Matter; Hold Me Tight; My Childhood Friends; Road To Nowhere; Keep Me Till Tomorrow; My Heart's Been Marchin'; Take Sadie Out To The Country – 03-69
ABC ABCX-792 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree: Yellow Ribbon; You Really Haven't Changed; You're Gonna Have Your Hands Full; Sunday Afternoon Boat Ride On The Lke In The Park; I Just Want Your Love; Tonight Someone's Falling In Love; My Heart's Not In It Anymore; Beautiful Sunday; Treat A Lady Like A Tramp (And A Tramp Like A Lady); Since My Baby Left Me – 28-05-73
Harmony KH-32476 I Start Thinking About You: I Start Thinking About You; Preserving Your Wildlife; Heaven Help Me; How Much I Love You; If You Think That It's All; I Want You; I'm Talkin' About You Baby; This Town's Not Big Enough; Love Is A Four Letter Word; Loving You Was Something I Wanted To Do – 08-73
ABC ABCX-812 Double Exposure: Country Lullabye; Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through); Nobody Else Is Gonna Get My Girl; More Kinds Of Your Kind Of Loving; 'Till We Find It All Again; Double Exposure; With You; Gimme Some Time; Seasons In The Sun; Frank And Don Howard Too Broadway Joe And You And Me – 07-03-74
United Artists UA-LA286-F Lines, Circles And Triangles: (tracks unknown) - 74 (probably sampler from Imperial tracks)
ABC ABCD-843 Please Don't Tell (That Sweet Old Lady Of Mine): Please Don't Tell (Sweet Old Lady Of Mine); I Think I'm Falling In Love; Did We Even Try; Louise; There Ain't No Way Babe; It Ain't No Little Thing; Immediate Possession; January Jones; Seven Times Last Week; World In My Arms – 09-74
ABC ABCD-864 Strings: Strings; Start All Over Again; Did We Even Try; I'd Like To Work For You; Love Signs; I Hate Hate; "I Love You" Song; Save Your Heart For Me; Best Of My Love; Easy Come, Easy Go – 19-06-75
ABC-Dot DOSD-2042 Afternoon Delight: Afternoon Delight; Daydream; Woman Stealer; Every Fool Has A Rainbow; Sweet City Woman; Snap, Crackle And Pop; Love Is Only Love (When Shared By Two); My Eyes Adored You; It Don't Hurt To Be A Dreamer; Just A Dream; Beg, Steal Or Borrow Your Love – 08-76
ABC-Dot DO-2083 The Best Of Johnny Carver: Living Next Door To Alice*; Don't Tell That Sweet Old Lady Of Mine; Country Lullabye; Love Is Only Love (When Shared By Two); Afternoon Delight; January Jones; Yellow Ribbon; You Really Haven't Changed; Strings; Sweet City Woman; Tonight Someone's Falling In Love – 19-05-77 (*previously unissued on album)
Equit EQUA-7921 Caribbean Nights: (tracks unknown) – 80
Then & Now: Lost In The Shuffle; Fingertips; Tonight Someone Is Falling In Love; Calling Each Other Names; Yellow Ribbon; New Orleans Ladies; Shed A Little Light; Carolina Must've Moved; Afternoon Delight; Pretty World (with Jimmy Capps); Pass Me By - 04 (more details unknown; album is available on Johnny Carver website only)


SINGLES
Rel (ca.1965)
102 Last One On My Mind / A Matter Of Time - 65
Redwood (ca. 1965)
152 Poverty Stricken Heart / My Future - ca.65 (reissued on Dot 45-16823 in February 1966)
Imperial (1966-1970) / United Artists (1970)
66173 Think About Her All The Time / One Way Or The Other - 04-66
66213 What If It Happened To You? / Fool's Names, Fool's Faces - 09-66 66234 You Are That Something / I Gotta Go Home - 02-67
66268 Your Lily White Hands / What If It Happened To You? - 11-67
66297 I Still Didn't Have The Sence To Go / Feelin' Kinda Sunday In My Thinkin' - 05-68
66316 Leaving Again / Does She Still Get Her Way? - 08-68
66341 Hold Me Tight / My Heart's Been Marching - ca.12-68
66361 With Every Heartbreak / Sweet Wine - 03-69
66389 That's Your Hang-Up / Mother In Law - 07-69
66423 Willie And The Hand Jive / Take Sadie Out To The Country - 11-69 66442 Harvey Harrington IV. / Gonnas Come In Like A Lion - ca. 06-03-70
UA-50713 If You See My Baby / Paint Your Pretty Pictures - 10-70
UA-50767 Three Little Words (Too Late) / Our Old Love Song - 02-71
Epic (1971-72)
5-10760 This Town's Not Big Enough / If You Think It's All Right - 07-71
5-10813 I Start Thinking About You / Presuming Wild Life - 11-71
5-10872 I Want You / I'm Talking About You Baby - 05-72
ABC (1973-1975) / ABC-Dot (1975-77)
ABC-11357 Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Round The Ole Oak Tree / Since My Baby Left Me – 29-03-73
ABC-11374 You Really Haven't Changed / Treat A Lady Like A Tramp (And A Tramp Like A Lady) - 07-73
ABC-11403 Tonight Someone's Falling In Love / Frank And Don, Howard, Too, Broadway Joe, And You And Me – 08-11-73
ABC-11425 Country Lullabye / Pass Me By – 04-03-74
ABC-12017 Don't Tell (That Sweet Ole Lady) / Till We Find It All Again – 23-07-74
ABC-12052 January Jones / Did We Even Try? - 12-74
ABC-12097 Strings / Double Exposure – 30-04-75
DOA-17576 Start All Over Again / Love Signs - 09-75
DOA-17614 Snap, Crackle And Pop / I Can't Go Swimming In Muddy Water – 03-02-76
P-2754 Country Lullabye / Don't Tell - 76 (reissue)
DOA-17640 Afternoon Delight / Double Exposure – 16-06-76
DOA-17661 Love Is Only Love / It Don't Hurt To Be A Dreamer - 10-76
DOA-17675 Sweet City Woman / Till We Find It All Again - 01-77
DO-17685 Living Next Door To Alice / Treat A Lady Like A Tramp (And A Tramp Like A Lady) – 15-02-77
DO-17707 Down At The Pool / Double Exposure – 24-05-77
DO-17729 Apartment / Frank And Don, Howard, Too, Broadway Joe And You And Me – 25-10-77
MCA-51072 Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree (revised edition) / You Really Haven't Changed – 02-02-81 (released on MCA label)
Equit (1980) / Tanglewood (1981)
ER-1902 Caribbean Nights / Fingertips - 05-80
EQ-1905 S.O.S. / Fingertips - 12-80
TGW-1909 Waitin' On A Southern Train / ? - 07-81
Gusto (1981)
GT4-2121 Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree / You Really Have Changed - 81
Monument (1983)
WS4-03667 Shed A Little Light / Somewhere - 02-83