Norman Wade

*02-03-1946 Columbus, GA
by Kent Heineman, Praguefrank, Mario Manciotti, Russell Rosen
SESSIONS
unknown – Norman Wade
001 CALL THE CAPTAIN Florida 67-754
002 I'LL CRY AGAIN Florida 67-754 Spinn S 1003
unknown – Norman Wade
003 CRYING AT 3: A.M. Spin S-1002
004 THRESHOLD OF LIFE Spin S-1002
005 I FEEL ANOTHER HEARTBREAK S-1003
1977 poss. Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl], Dave Kirby [ld gt],  Jack Solomon/Ray Edenton [rh gt], Hal Rugg/Don Helms [steel], Henry Strzelecki [bass], Eddy Anderson [drums], Buddy Spicher/Ernie Reed [fiddle], Willie Rainsford/Earl Ball [piano],
Sound Seventy Singers [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddy Fox)
006 CLOSE EVERY HONKY TONK Artic AR 82478 /AR-LP 13 NR 14756
007 I'D RATHER BE NEEDED (THEN LOVED) Artic AR-LP 13 NR 14756
008 (YOU BROUGHT) THE CHEATING OUT IN ME Artic AR 7811/AR-LP 13 NR 14755
009 WRITING ON THE WALL Artic AR-LP 13 NR 14755
010 THIS OLE COUNTRY BOY GETS RIGHT Artic AR 82478/AR-LP 13 NR 14756
011 LONELY MAN CRIES Artic AR 7901/AR-LP 13 NR 14756
012 HALF THE MAN Artic AR 0778/AR-LP 13 NR 14755
013 I'LL CRY TOMORROW AGAIN Artic AR 0778/AR-LP 13 NR 14755
014 RUN JOHNNY RUN Artic AR-LP 13 NR 14756
015 MISERY KNOWN AS HEARTACHE Artic AR 7811/AR-LP 13  NR 14755
poss. 1977 or 1978 unknown – Norman Wade
016 CRYING AT 3: A.M.** AR 7901
017 U 30921 PRECIOUS YEARS*  AR 1940
018 U 30921 ALL THE WORLD IS LONELY NOW* AR 1940
*issued in the late 1980s, but possibly recorded in the late 1970s, **possibly original recording
1979 Nashville, TN – Norman Wade
019 I'M A LONG GONE DADDY NSD-29/ Ritason RS 224
020 ARMS OF SOMEONE NSD-29
1980 Marty Robbins Recording Studios, Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl],
Jack Solomon/Charlie Vaughn/Bob McNett [rh gt], Dave Kirby/Jack Eubank [el gt],  Larry Sassar/Jim Baker/Don Helms [steel],  David Smith/Hillous Buthrum/Jack Ross [bass], Buddy Harman/D.J. Fontana [drums], Jerry Rivers/Charlie Vaughn [fiddle], Hargus Robbins/Willie Rainsford/Bucky Keel [piano], Joe Roper, Joy Roper & Dolly Fox [bck vcl]. Producer: Eddy Fox)
021 LOVE'S BALL AND CHAIN Jin 45-377 /LP 9021  NR 14755
022 HANK WILLIAMS BLUES Jin 45-378/LP 9021 NR 14756
023 WE'RE AT THE CROSSROADS Jin LP 9021 NR 14756 
024 CRAZY HEART Jin 45-379/LP 9021 NR 14756 
025 A SAD COUNTRY SONG Jin 45-378/LP 9021  NR 14755
026 BABY SISTER Jin 45-385/LP 9021 NR 14755 
027 SHACKLES AND CHAINS Jin 45-377 /LP 9021  NR 14756
028 MAY YOU NEVER BE ALONE Jin LP 9021 NR 14755 Ritason RS 224 
 
029 I'LL BE A BACHELOR TILL I DIE Jin 45-381/LP 9021  NR 14755
030 VRRNP 960 I MAY BE WRONG, BUT YOU LOOK RIGHT Jin 45-379/LP 9021  NR 14756
031 WEDDING BELLS Jin 45-381
032 HOUSE WITHOUT LOVE 45-385/ Ritason RS 224
1981 Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (Producer: Eddy Fox)
033 BAYOU LA LOUISIANE JRC-961/ C.M.I.8-15-83
034 LEAVE THE HONKY TONKS ALONE  JRC-961/ C.M.I.8-15-83  Ritason RS 224
ca 1981 Nashville, TN – Norman Wade
035 TWO GOOD FRIENDS LS 193/ Ritason RS 224
036 ANOTHER PLACE, ANOTHER TIME  LS 193/ Ritason RS 224
early 1980s Marty Robbins Studio, Nashville, TN/Fireside Studio, Nashville, TN/Woodland Sound Studio, Nashville, TN/Reflection Studio, Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl], Cliff Parker [gt], Jimmy Capps [gt], Jack Solomon/Charly Vaughn/Bill Hulett  [rh gt], Harold Bradley [rh gt/6 string bass], Larry Sasser/Sonny Garrish [steel], David Smith/ Joe Osborn [bass], John Stacy/Lanny Boles/Steve Nace/Eddie Bayers [drums], Hoot Hester/ Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Bunky Keels [piano], Terry McMillan/Ray Cobb [harmonica], Bobby Hardin, Bruce Dees, Doug Clemets, Kay Milete, Laverna Moore [bck vcl]. Producer: Shirl Milete *, Don Fowler * & Eddy Fox **)
037 I NEED WHAT I DON'T GET AT HOME *  C.M.I.8-15-83
038 MONKEY ON MY BACK *  C.M.I.8-15-83
039 ALABAMA ROSE **  Portlan 777/C.M.I.8-15-83 Ritason RS 224
040 IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY *  C.M.I.8-15-83 Ritason RS 224 NCR 501
041 HIDE AND GO CHEAT *  2123/C.M.I.8-15-83
042 SARAH'S EYES **  2123/C.M.I.8-15-83
043 SHE WAS ONLY FOOLIN' ROUND **  C.M.I.8-15-83 Ritason RS 224 
044 ONE MOR BROKEN HEART **  C.M.I.8-15-83 Ritason RS 224 
Mid 1980s Marty Robbins Studio, Nashville, TN/Fireside Studio, Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (coll. pers. for Ritason RS 224: Norman Wade [vcl], Dave Kirby/Jack Eubanks [ld gt], Jack Solomon/Bob McNette/Leo Jackson [rh gt], Mart Robbins/Russell Hicks [dobro], Hal Rugg/Don Helms/ Weldon Myrick [steel], Joe Osborne/Billy Adair/Hillous Butrham [bass], D.J. Fontana/ John Stacey/ Eddie Bayers/Hayward Bishop/Billy Reynolds/Buddy Harman [drums], Buddy Spicher/Jerry Rivers [fiddle], Bunky Keels/Willie Rainsford/Benny Kennerson/Hargus Robbins [piano]. Producer: Johnny Elgin)
045 CLOSE EVERY HONKY TONK AMI 1919/Ritason RS 224 
046 WEAKNESS IN A MAN AMI 1919/Ritason RS 224
047 HIDE AND GO CHEAT Ritason RS 224 
048 HALF THE MAN Ritason RS 224 
049 ONE MORE BOTTLE FROM THE END Ritason RS 224 
050 I'LL CRY TOMORROW AGAIN Ritason RS 224 
051 PART OF YOU I CAN'T LET GO NCR 325/Ritason RS 224  NCR 501
052 NINETY PROOF PRISON  NCR 325/Ritason RS 224 
Mid 1980s Fireside Studios, Nashville, TN – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl],
Jack Eubanks [ld gt], Leo Jackson [rh gt], Doyle Grisham [dobro], Weldon Myrick [steel], Joe Osborne [bass], Hayward Bishop [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Bunky Keels [piano], Bobby Hardin [bck vcl]. Producer: Johnny Elgin)
053 NORTH TO ALASKA THE GOLD RUSH IS GONE  326 NCR 501 
054 IF THAT AIN'T COUNTRY  327/NCR 501 
055 GOD MADE YOU FOR ME  326/NCR 501 
056 ME AND MY BROKEN HEART  328/NCR 501 
057 BLUE HOUSE PAINTED WHITE  327/NCR 501 
058 SHUT UP AND DRINK YOUR BEER  328/NCR 501
059 THE MEMORIES OF HER NCR 501 
060 MEN WITH BROKEN HEARTS NCR 501 
061 LIVING WITH A MEMORY NCR 501
1980s unknown – Norman Wade
062 HOW STRONG IS LOVE AT CLOSING TIME Portlan LTD GBS-45-138
063 HILLBILLY SINGER IN A ROCKABILLY BAND Portlan LTD GBS-45-138
1988 unknown – Norman Wade
064 ONE MORE BROKEN HEART General Delivery LTD GD 035
065 WHEN GOD COMES AND GATHERS HIS JEWELS General Delivery LTD GD 035
19-20 November 1992 Mikron Recording Studios, S.Pittsburg, TN – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl], Mike Headrick [ld/rh gt], Mike Headrick [dobro/6-String bass], Mike Headrick [steel], Chip Roland [bass gt], Al Samples [drums], Gary Farmer [piano], Mike Headrick [bck vcl]. Producer: Mike Headrick & Bob Grady)
066 TENNESSEE EYES  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
067 KEEPIN' IT COUNTRY Bob Grady CMCD 303  
068 SEE YOU WHILE AGO  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
069 THEY'RE ALL OVER NASHVILLE  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
070 BACK IN THE HONKY TONKS AGAIN  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
071 DEEP IN THE CLOSET  Bob Grady BGR-0013/CMCD 303  
072 SHE'S A HONKY TONK ANGEL  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
073 THE ECHOES OF MY MIND  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
074 I'VE GOTTA SING MY SONGS  Bob Grady BGR-0013/CMCD 303  
075 BABY, I NEED LOVE  Bob Grady CMCD 303  
076 KING OF THE HONKY TONKS  Bob Grady CMCD 303 
poss. from these sessions
077 THE BAD NEWS CAME TO LATE BGR-0016
078 UNCLE SAM, MISTER JUKE BOX AND MY EX-WIFE BGR-0016
1997 unknown – Norman Wade (Norman Wade [vcl], Jack Eubanks/Leo Jackson [ac gt], Brent Mason/Dave Kirby/Jimmy Capps/Bob McNette/Gene Breeden [el gt], Marty Robbins/ Russell Hicks [dobro], Don Helms/Russ Hicks/Hal Rugg/Doyle Grisham/Werldon Myrick [steel], Hillys Buttram/Billy Adair/Duke Dumas/Joe Osborne [bass], D.J. Fontana/Buddy Harman/Hayward Bishop [drums], Buddy Spicher [fiddle], Bunky Keels/Willie Rainsford [keyboards]. Producer: Johnny Elgin)
079 FOR A MINUTE THERE Associated Artists AA 1016-2 
080 THE LAMP Associated Artists AA 1016-2
081 I'VE GOT HANK TO THANK Associated Artists AA 1016-2 
082 OLD LONESOME TIME Associated Artists AA 502/AA 1016-2 
083 I STILL NEED HER Associated Artists AA 502/AA 1016-2 
084 CRYING AT 3:00 A.M. Associated Artists AA 1016-2
085 LA' LOUISIAN' Associated Artists AA 1016-2 
086 SARAH'S EYES Associated Artists AA 1016-2 
087 I NEED WHAT I DON'T GET AT HOME Associated Artists AA 1016-2 
088 MONKEY ON MY BACK Associated Artists AA 1016-2
1980s or 1990s unknown – Norman Wade
089 THAT’S THE WAY IT GOTTA BE
Norman Wade recorded after 1997. Some info in albums list

ALBUMS
U.S. Air Force 75903 Country Music Time Program 656 Norman Wade / Program 655 Melba Montgomery: This Old Country Boy Gets Right (Norman); Lonely Man Cries (Norman); Misery Known As Heartache (Norman); Everybodys Got A Special Song (Melba); Angel Of The Morning (Melba); Never Ending Love Affair (Melba) - 75
Artic AR-LP 13 Close Every Honky Tonk: Close Every Honky Tonk; I'd Rather Be Needed (Then Loved); (You Brought) The Cheating Out In Me; Writing On The Wall; This Ole Country Boy Gets Right; Lonely Man Cries; Half The Man; I'll Cry Tomorrow Again; Run Johnny Run; Misery Known As Heartache - 78
JIN LP-9021 Real Country: Love's Ball And Chain; Hank Williams Blues; We're At The Crossroads; Crazy Heart; A Sad Country Song; Baby Sister; Shackles And Chains; May You Never Be Alone; I'll Be A Bachelor Till I Die; I May Be Wrong, But You Look Right - 80
CMI Records C.M.I. 8-15-83 From Nashville To You: I Need What I Don't Get At Home; Monkey On My Back; Alabama Rose; If That Ain't Country; Hide And Go Cheat; Sarah's Eyes; La Louisian; She Was Only Foolin' Round; One Mor Broken Heart; I Can't Leave The Honky Tonks Alone - 83
CMI NR 14755 Back To Country: A Sad Country Song; Love’s Ball And Chain; Baby Sister; I’ll Be A Bachelor Till I Die; May You Never Be Alone; (You Brought) The Cheating Out In Me; Writing On The Wall; Half The Man; I’ll Cry Tomorrow Again; Misery Known As Heartache - 8- (sampler)
CMI NR 14756 Wadin' Deep in Country: Close Every Honky Tonk; Shackes And Chains; Hank Williams Blues; We're At The Crossroads; Crazy Heart; I May Be Wrong But You Look Right; I'd Rather Be Needed; This Old Country Boy Gets Right; Lonely Man Cries; Run Johnny Run  - 8- (sampler)

Ritason RS-224 Pure Country: Close Every Honky Tonk; Weakness In A Man; She Was Only Fooling Around; Hide And Go Cheat /One More Broken Heart; Leave The Honky Tonks Alone; Half The Man; One More Bottle From The End; I'll Cry Tomorrow Again; May You Never Be Alone; I'm A Long Gone Daddy; A House Without Love; Two Good Friends; If That Ain't Country; Another Place Another Time; Part Of You I Can't Let Go; Ninety Proof Prison; Alabama Rose - 85
NCR Intl. NCLP-501 Remember Country With Norman Wade: North To Alaska The Gold Rush Is Gone; If That Ain't Country; Part Of You I Can't Let Go; God Made You For Me; Me And My Broken Heart; Blue House Painted White; Shut Up And Drink Your Beer; The Memories Of Her; Men With Broken Hearts; Living With a Memory - 86
Bob Grady Records CMCD 303 Tennessee Eyes: Tennessee Eyes; Keepin' It Country; See You While Ago; They're All Over Nashville; Back In The Honky Tonks Again; Deep In The Closet; She's A Honky Tonk Angel; The Echoes Of My Mind; I've Gotta Sing My Songs; Baby, I Need Love; King Of The Honky Tonks - 93
Associated Artists AA-1016-2 For A Minute There: For A Minute There; The Lamp;
I've Got Hank To Thank; Old Lonesome Time; I Still Need Her; Crying At 3:00 A.M.; La' Louisian'; Sarah's Eyes; I Need What I don't Get At Home; Monkey On My Back – 97
? Sarah's Eyes: Love's Ball And Chain (LP 9021); North To Alaska (NCLP 501); Old Lone Some Time (AA 1016); Part Of You I Can't Let Go (RS 224); Run Johnny Run (LP 13); Sarah's Eyes (AA 1016); Shackles And Chains (LP 9021); That's The Way It's Gonna Be (?); Memories Of Her (NCLP 501); Cheating Out In Me (LP13) - 97
Associated Artists AA-1023-2 Old Time Country Music: Hank Moaned The Blues; It Just Don't Matter Now; Fools Never Learn; I Stayed Away Too Long; These Arms Can't Hold A Memory; Waiting On A Friday Night; Thanks To Hank; You're Free To Go; I've Got You To Thank For That; I Told A Lie To My Heart – 12-02 (Producers: Doyle Grisham & Norman Wade)
? The Best Of Norman Wade, vol. 1: La Louisianne; I Can't Leave The Honkytonks Alone; Alabama Rose; It That Ain't Country; Hide and Go Cheat; Shackles and Chains; May You Never Be Alone Like Me; My Blue House Painted Whitw; Sarah's Eyes; Half The Man; Shut Up and Drink Your Beer; Baby Sister – ca 03
? Tribute To Hank: I Told A Lie To My Heart; I'm A Long Gone Daddy; Crazy Heart; Hank To Thank; It Just Don't Matter Now; Hank Moaned The Blues; Hank Williams Blues; Men With Broken Hearts; A House Without Love; Thanks To Hank; May You Never Be Alone Like Me – ca 04
? Cold Hard Country: Cajun Fiddling Joe; The Papers; Hillbilly Singer In A Rock-a-billy Band; Tomorrow You'll Be Gone; How Strong Is Love; All The World Is Lonely Now; I Feel Another Heartbreak; The Arms Of Someone Else; Precious Years; When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels - 11
SINGLES
Florida
67-754 Call The Captain / I'll Cry Again –
Spin
S-1002 Crying At 3: A.M. / Threshold Of Life –
S-1003 I'll Cry Again / I Feel Another Heartbreak
Artic (1977-78)
AR 0778-1 If I Was Half The Man / I'll Cry Tomorrow Again - 77
AR 7811 Misery Known As Heartache / (You Brought) The Cheating Out In Me - 78
AR 82478 This Ole Country Boy Gets Right / Close Every Honky Tonk - 78
AR 7901 Crying At 3 AM / Lonely Man Cries - 79
AR 1940 Precious Years / All The World Is Lonely Now – ca 90
NSD (1979)
NSD-29 I'm A Long Gone Daddy / Arms Of Someone - 10-79
JIN (1980-81)
45-377 Love's Ball And Chain / Shackles And Chains - 80
45-378 A Sad Country Song / Hank Williams Blues - 80
45-379 I May Be wrong, But You Look Right / Crazy Heart - 80
45-381 Wedding Bells / I'll Be A Bachelor - 80
45-385 Baby Sister / House Without Love – 81
JRC (1981)
JRC-961 Bayou La Louisiane / Leave The Honky Tonks Alone - 81
LS
193 Two Good Friends / Another Place, Another Time – ca 81
CMI (1983)
2123 Hide And Go Cheat / Sarah Eyes – 83
A.M.I.
1919 Close Every Honky Tonk / Weakness In A Man – ca 84
NCR (ca 1985)
325 Part Of You I Can't Let Go / 90 Proof Prison -
326/327 North To Alaska The Gold Rush Is Gone / God Made You For Me -
327 Blue House Painted White / If That Ain't Country -
328 Me And My Broken Heart / Shut Up And Drink Your Beer
Portlan LTD
GBS-45-138 How Strong Is Love At Closing Time / Hillbilly Singer In A Rockabilly Band
General Delivery LTD (1988)
GD 035 One More Broken Heart / When God Comes And Gathers His Jewels - 88
777 Alabama Rose / ?
Bob Grady
BGR-0013 I've Got To Sing My Song / Deep In Your Closet – ca 93
BGR-0016 The Bad News Came To Late / Uncle Sam, Mister Juke Box And My Ex-Wife – ca 93
Associated Artists
AA-502 Old Lonesome Times / I Still Need Her