Eddie Fontaine (Eddie Reardon)

Edward Reardon, *06-03-1927 Springfield, MA, +13-04-1992)
by Praguefrank, Michel Ruppli, Thieu Van De Vorst
SESSIONS
ca January 1955 unknown - Eddie Fontaine (Neal Hefti & The Excells)
001 F4-PB-0948 ROCK LOVE X 4X-0096/Teenager CD-603
002 F4-PB-0949 ALL MY LOVE BELONGS TO YOU X 4X-0096/Teenager CD-603
early 1955 unknown - Eddie Fontaine (Sid Bass Orchestra & The Excells)
003 F4-PB-1140 I’M THROUGH CHASIN’ AFTER YOU X 4X-0128/CD 603
004 F4-PB-1495 I MISS YOU SO X 4X-0108/CD 603
005 F4-PB-1496 ON BENDED KNEE X 4X-0108/CD 603
006 F4-PB-3297 ROLLIN’ STONE X 4X-0128/CD 603
ca June 1955 unknown - Eddie Fontaine (Orchestra & chorus conducted by Marty Gold)
007 F4-PB-4562 THE RAIN SONG 4X-0151/CD 603
008 F4-PB-4563 POOR LITTLE MONDAY X 4X-0151
1955 unknown - Eddie Fontaine (Orchestra & chorus conducted by Marty Gold)
009 F4-PB-8014 TURN THE LIGHT ON X 4X-0184
010 F4-PB-8015 BOOM-DE-DE-BOOM X 4X-0184/CD 603
January 1966 unknown - Eddie Fontaine (Orchestra & chorus conducted by Joe Thomas)
011 G4-PB-1136 I LOOK AT YOU Vik 4X-0193
012 G4-PB-1137 HERE 'TIS Vik 4X-0193/CD 603
013 G4-PB-1138 STAND ON THAT ROCK Vik 4X-0203/CD 603
014 G4-PB-1139 BABY YOU DID THIS TO ME Vik 4X-0203/CD 603
27 July 1956 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Eddie Fontaine (Orchestra dr. by Jack Pleis)
015 100343 HOMESICK BLUES Decca  9-30256/CD 603 CR 30266
016 100344 INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL  9-30042/Charly CR-30266
017 100345 COOL IT BABY  9-30042/CD 603 BCD 15623
possibly from this session
018 TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU Charly CR 30266
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15623 THAT'LL FLAT GIT IT VOL.2 /  ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF US DECCA RECORDS (GER, 1992)
late September 1956 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Eddie Fontaine, * & Karen Chandler (Orchestra dir. by Jack Pleis)
019 100685 THE YEARS BEFORE 9-30108/CR-30266
020 100686 A ROSE AND A BABY RUTH 9-30108/CR-30266
021 100687 TIL TONIGHT* 9-30121
022 100688 AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED* 9-30121
ca October 1956 unknown – Eddie Fontaine
023 IT AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN NO MORE Jalo 102/CD 603
024 WHERE IS DE WOMAN Jalo 102/CD 603
19 December 1956 Music City Recordings, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Eddie Fontaine
025 101233/NA 9622 EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI 9-30202/Charly CR-30266
026 101234/NA 9623 I‘LL BE THERE 9-30202/ Charly CR-30266
027 101235/NA 9624 RUN, ELMER, RUN Charly CR-3026
4 February 1957 Bradley Film & Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville, TN - Eddie Fontaine
028 101576/NA 9651 FUN LOVIN‘ 9-30446/Charly CR 30266
029 101577/NA 9652 LIZA unissued
030 101578/NA 9653 LACK OF MONEY unissued
031 101579/NA 9654 MONEY 9-30256
032 101580/NA 9655 BAMBOO BLUES unissued
30 April 1957 Decca Recording  Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Eddie Fontane (orchestra conducted by Sid Bass)
033 102385 ONE AND ONLY  9-30338/CR 30266 CD 603 BCD 15733
034 102386 HONKY TONK MAN 9-30446/CD 30266
035 102387 HEY MARIE, ROCK WITH ME 9-30338/CD 30266
BEAR FAMILY BCD 15733 THAT’LL FLAT GIT IT VOL. 6/ ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF US DECCA RECORDS (GER, 1994)
March 1958 Decca Recording Studio, Pythian Temple, 135 West 70th St., New York City - Eddie Reardon & The Three Friends
036 104708 WHO IS EDDIE? Brunswick 9-55062/CR 30266
037 104709 JUST TRYIN' (TO WIN YOUR LOVE) Brunswick 9-55062/CR 30266
ca April 1958 unknown – Eddie Fontaine
038 GOODNESS, IT'S GLADYS! Chancellor 45-C-1018/CD 603
039 MIDDLE OF THE ROAD Chancellor 45-C-1018/CD 603
1958 [demo session] unknown – Eddie Fontaine (Eddie Fontaine [vcl], George Barnes [el gt], ? [el gt], poss. Eddie O’ Connor [bass], Cozy Cole [drums], ? [piano)
03901/040 8746 NOTHIN' SHAKIN' (BUT THE LEAVES ON THE TREES) Argo 5309/CD 603 BCD 16123
03902/041 8747 DON’T YA KNOW Argo 5309/BCD 16123 CD 603
BEAR FAMILY BCD 16123 THAT'LL FLAT GIT VOL.19 / ROCKABILLY FROM THE VAULTS OF CHESS RECORDS (GER, 2000)
ca June 1958 unknown – Eddie Fontaine, * Gerry Granahan (Arnie Goland Orchestra)
042 M 109 NOTHIN' SHAKIN' (BUT THE LEAVES ON THE TREES) Sunbeam S-105 Argo 5309/CD 603
043 M 110 OH WONDERFUL NI9GHT* Sunbeam S-105
044 J8OW-9903 I'M READY AS I'LL EVER BE S-112/CD 603
045 J8OW-9904 NOBODY ELSE CAN HANDLE THIS JOB BUT ME S-112/CD 603
ca October 1958 unknown – Eddie Fontaine (Arnie Goland Orchestra)
046 5135 LOVE EYES S-118/CD 603
047 5136 SOMETHIN’ CHA CHA S-118/CD 603
ca September 1962 unknown – Eddie Fontaine (Orchestra Conducted by Don Ralke)
048 EX 12764 MY HEART BELONGS TO YOU WB 5313/Patti LP 8002
049 EX 12765 ALL THAT I WANT IS YOU WB 5345
050 EX 12766 I’M GONNA SETTLE DOWN WB 5313/Patti LP 8002
051 EX 12767 (IT’S NO) SIN WB 5345/LP-8002
1965 unknown – Eddie Fontaine (Producer: Dave Pell)
052 WAY DOWN HOME Liberty 55776
053 BLUE ROSES Liberty 55776
054 LB-2117 IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU 55823
055 LB-2118 I NEED YOU 55823
1967 unknown – Eddie Reardon
056 WHAT YOU WANT ME TO BE Roly R-001
057 O, MIA PICCINA Roly R-001
1980s unknown – Eddie Reardon
058 YOUR PLACE FOR LOVE Shangri-La 20001
059 TALK TO ME Shangri-La 20001
060 MABLE MURPHY Shangri-La 20001
061 I'D NEVER ASK FOR A LIFE TIME Shangri-La 20001
062 HOME MADE LOVE Shangri-La 20001
063 LYIN' EYES Shangri-La 20001
064 GRANDMA Shangri-La 20001
065 LET YOUR LOVE FLOW Shangri-La 20001
066 ROSES ARE RED PEOPLE ARE BLUE Shangri-La 20001


ALBUMS
Shangri-La 20001 With Love: Your Place For Love; Talk To Me; Mable Murphy /I'd Never Ask For A Life Time; Home Made Love; Lyin' Eyes; Grandma; Let Your Love Flow; Roses Are Red People Are Blue – 8-
Patti [AUS] LP-8002 Cool It Baby!: Nothin' Shakin'; Rock Love; One And Only; Don't Ya Know; Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall; Goodness It's Glady's; Here Tis; On Bended Knees; Boom-De-De-Boom; Nobody Can Handle This Job But Me; Cool It Baby; Who Is Eddie?; Honky Tonk Man; Middle Of The Road; East Of The Mississippi; Hey Marie, Rock With Me; Love Eyes; It's No Sin; I'm Gonna Settle Down; Nothin' Shakin' – 8-
Jalo [GER] 33102 Nothin’ Shakin’: Nothin' Shakin'; Don't Ya Know; It Ain't Gonna Happen No More; Where Is De Woman; Goodness, It's Gladys !; Middle Of The Road; Here 'tis; Stand On That Rock; Baby You Did This To Me; Way Down Home; Nothin' Shakin' II; Nobody Else Can Handle This Job But Me; Love Eyes; I'm Ready As I'll Ever Be; Somethin' Cha Cha; Rock Love; On Bended Knee; Boom-De-De-Boom; Rollin' Stone; The Rain Song - 86
Charly [UK] CR-30266 Rock With Me: Hey Marie, Rock With Me; Cook It Baby; One And Only; Honky Tonk Man; Who's Eddie; Just Tryin'; Don't Ya Know; Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees); Run Elmer Run; Fun Lovin'; Years Before; I'll Be There; Homesick Blues; East Of Mississippi; You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying; Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - 87
Big Beat [FRA] 7931732 Cool It, Baby: Nothin' Shakin'; Cool It Baby; Just Tryin'; Hey Marie ! Rock With Me; Honky Tonk Man; Fun Lovin'; Run Elmer Run; The Years Before; I'll Be There; Homesick Blues; East Of Mississippi; You Can't See The Sun When You're Crying; Into Each Life Some Rain; One And Only; Who's Eddie ?; Don't Ya Know; Rock And Roll Baby [Bill Darnellt]; On Bended Knee; I Miss You So; Rock Love; Rollin' Stone; Monday Poor Monday; The Rain Song; Here 'tis; Trying To Get To You - 89 (reissued in 1990 on EMI 93173 Who’s Eddie and in 1996 as BBR-00039, also on Musidisc DCA 107812 Cool It Baby in 1991)
Teenager [DEN] CD-603 Nothin' Shakin': Nothin' Shakin' [Argo]; Don't Ya Know; It Ain't Gonna Happen No More; Cool It Baby; Where Is De] Woman; Goodness, It's Gladys!; Middle Of The Road; Here 'Tis; Stand On That Rock; Baby You Did This To Me; Way Down Home; One And Only; All My Love Belongs To You; East Of The Mississippi; Homesick Blues; Nobody Else Can Handle This Job But Me; Love Eyes; I'm Ready As I'll Ever Be; Somethin' Cha-Cha; Rock Love; On Bended Knee; Boom-De-De-Boom; Rollin' Stone; The Rain Song; I Miss You So; Money; I'm Through Chasing After You; I'll Be There; Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) – 9-

SINGLES
X/*Vik (1954-56)
4X-0096 Rock Love / All My Love Belongs To You – 01-55 (rev. Jan. 29)
4X-0108 I Miss You So / On Bended Knee – 03-55 (rev. March 26)
4X-0128 Rollin' Stone / I'm Through Chasing After You – 05-55 (rev. May 14)
4X-0151 Poor Little Monday / The Rain Song – 07-55 (rev. July 16)
4X-0184 De-De-Boom / Turn The Light On – 55
*4X-0193 I Look At You / Here 'Tis – 02-56 (rev. Feb. 11)
*4X-0203 Stand On That Rock / Baby You Did This To Me – 04-56 (rev, Apr. 14)
Decca (1956-57)
9-30042 Cool It Baby / Each Life Some Rain Must Fall – 08-56 (rev. Aug. 25)
9-30108 A Rose And A Baby Ruth / The Years Before – 10-56 (rev. Oct. 20)
Jalo 102 It Ain't Gonna Happen No More / Where Is De Woman – 11-56 (rev. Nov. 10)
9-30121 As Far As I'm Concerned / Til Tonight – 11-56 w.Karen Chandler
9-30202 East Of The Mississippi / I'll Be There – 02-57 (rev. Apr. 21)
9-30256 Money / Homesick Blues – 03-57 (rev. March 23)
9-30338 One And Only / Hey Marie, Rock With Me – 05-57 (rev. May 20)
9-30446 Honky Tonk Man / Fun Lovin' – 09-57 (rev. Sept. 23)
Brunswick
9-55062 Who Is Eddie? / Just Tryin' (To Win Your Love) – 04-58 (rev. Apr. 21) as Eddie Reardon
Chancellor
45-C-1018 Goodness, It's Gladys! / Middle Of The Road – 05-58 (rev. June 2)
Sunbeam
S-105 Nothin' Shakin' (But The Leaves On The Trees) / Oh, Wonderful Night – 07-58 (rev. July 14)
112 Nobody Else Can Handle This Job But Me / I'm Ready As I'll Ever Be – 10-58 (rev. Oct. 6) w.Gerry Granahan
118 Somethin' Cha-Cha / Love Eyes – 11-58
Argo (demo tracks)
5309 Nothin' Shakin' / Don't Ya Know – 07-58 (rev. Aug. 4)
Warner Brothers (1962 as Eddie Reardon)
5313 I'm Gonna Settle Down / My Heart Belongs To You – 10-62 (rev. Oct. 6)
5345 All That I Want Is You / (It's No) Sin – 02-63 (#18)
Liberty (1965)
F-55776 Way Down Home / Blue Roses - 65
F-55823 It Can Happen To You / I Need You – 24-08-65
Roly (1967)
R-001 What You Want Me To Be / O, Mia Piccina - 67