Charlie Phillips

*1937 Clovis, NM
by Richard Weize, John Ingman, Praguefrank
SESSIONS
ca 1954-1955 [demo session] unknown, NM – Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl/gt])
00001 PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME unissued
00002 COURTIN’ IN THE RAIN unissued
Early 1956 [demo session] prob. Bob Tucker garage studio, 2309 Duckworth St., Clovis, NM – Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Pete Wallace [ld gt], Jimmy Schell [rh gt], Dudley Hughes [bass], Joel Brown [drums])
00003 ONE FADED ROSE unissued
00004 SUGARTIME BCD 16840
24 April 1957 [demo session] Norman Petty Studio, 1313 W 7th St., Clovis, NM – Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl/gt])
unknown demos
17/18 July 1957 Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl/gt], Buddy Holly [gt/hmny vcl*], Jack Vaughan [rh gt], Jimmy Blakley [steel], George Atwood [bass], Jerry Allison [drums], Vi Petty [piano], Norman Petty [organ]. Producer: Norman Petty)
001 103259 ONE FADED ROSE* Coral 9-61908/BCD 16840
002 103260 SUGARTIME  Coral 9-61908/BCD 16840
edited by Norman Petty on July 26
poss. 1957 Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl/gt], prob. Jimmy Schell [gt], Dudley Hughes [bass], Joel Brown [drums]. Producer: Norman Petty)
003 BE MY BRIDE unissued
004 HAVE I STAYED AWAY TOO LONG  unissued
15 February 1958 Bell Sound Studio, 237 W 54th St., New York City - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Benny Barnes [gt] + orchestra conducted by Milton DeLugg. Producer: Milton De Lugg)
005 104386 BE MY BRIDE  Coral 9-61970 /Bear Family BCD-15971 BCD 16840
006 104387 TOO MANY TEARS  Coral 9-61970/BCD 16840
10 August 1958 [14:00-17:00] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Grady Martin [gt], Don Guess [bass], Bill Purce [piano] + more unknown musicians. Producer: Paul Cohen or Owen Bradley)
007 none/NA 10349  FAKER unissued-lost
008 none/NA 10350  I WON’T BE AROUND unissued-lost
20 September 1959 Norman Petty Studio, 1313 West 7th St., Clovis, NM - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl/gt], Bill Pickering [hmny vcl], Jack C. Smith [ld gt], Jack Vaughn [rh gt], Joe B. Mauldin [bass], Mike Mitchell [drums], Norman Petty [organ])
009 CO 67337 WELCOME TO THE WEDDING Columbia 4-42035/BCD 16840 
010 CO 67338 NO MORE SUGARTIME  4-42035/BCD 16840
21 September 1961 [20:00-23:30] Bradley Film and Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Joseph Zinkan [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Bill Pursell [piano], Darrell McCall [bck vcl]. Producer: Don Law)
011 CO 68363/OB 2649 GUESS I'LL NEVER LEARN  4-42289/BCD 16840 
012 CO 68364/OB 2650 NOW THAT IT'S OVER  4-42289/BCD 16840 
split session with The Settlers
26 June 1962 [19:00-23:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Joseph Zinkan [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], prob. Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Don Law)
013 CO 75920/CB 228 NO ONE TO LOVE  4-42691/BCD 16840 
014 CO 75921/CB 229 'TILL SUNDAY  4-42691/BCD 16840 
015 CO 75922/CB 230 CANCEL THE CALL  4-42526/BCD 16840 
016 CO 75923/CB 231 YOU'RE MOVING AWAY  4-42526/BCD 16840 
9 May 1963 [19:00-23:00] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Harold Bradley [gt], Ray Edenton [gt], Grady Martin [gt], Joseph Zinkan [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano], prob. Anita Kerr Singers. Producer: Don Law)
017 CO 78729/CB 655 LATER TONIGHT  4-42851/BCD 16840
018 CO 78730/CB 656 THIS IS THE HOUSE  4-42851/BCD 16840
019 CO 78731/CB 657 PLEASE HELP ME BELIEVE  4-43014/BCD 16840 
020 CO 78732/CB 658 STREETS OF LONELINESS  4-43014/BCD 16840   
1965 Robin Hood Brians Studio, Tyler, TX – Charlie Phillips  (Charlie Phillips [vcl/ac gt], Tommy Tomlinson [gt], Tillman Franks [bass] + more unknown musicians)
021 SoN 35611 BIG BALL'S IN COWTOWN Longhorn LH 574 Boyd 7202/BCD 16840
022 SoN 35612 RAINBOW IN THE VALLEY  Longhorn LH 574 Boyd 7202/BCD 16840 
20 March 1967 [20:00-23:00] Western Recorders, 6000 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA- Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Glen Campbell [gt/hmny vcl], Al Casey [gt], Louis Morell [gt], Carl West [steel], Chuck Berghofer [bass], Hal Blaine [drums], Michael Melovin [piano]. Producer: Rusty Steagall)
023 K4857 THE BRIDGE I CAN'T BURN  Reprise unissued/BCD 16840 
024 K4874 SOUVENIRS OF SORROW  0581/BCD 16840 
025 K4875 BE CAREFUL, GO EASY, WALK SLOW  0581/BCD 16840 
026 K4876 I'M TRAPPED  unissued/BCD 16840 
ca 1969/1970 [two sessions] Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Ave. South, Nashville,  TN - Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Hargus Robbins [piano] + unknown musicians. Producer: John Capps)
027 YOUR GOING IS COMING K-Ark 874 [1979 remix] C-1079
028 JUST LET THE FLOWERS GROW K-Ark 874 [1979 remix] C-1079
029 TWENTY FOOLS AGO  935/BCD 16840  [1979 remix] C-1079
030 BLUE BLUE BOTTLE  935/BCD 16840  [1979 remix] C-1079
031 BALLAD OF BILL JONES 986
032 BEFORE THE NEXT DAYBREAK’S GONE 986 [1979 remix] C-1079
1974 Oklahoma City, OK – Charlie Phillips (Producer: Tom Hartman)
033 BEND ME STRAIGHT AGAIN Artco 5014 [1979 remix] C-1079
034 WHO ARE YOU  Artco 5014/BCD 16840   [1979 remix] C-1079
035 I WALK ALONE TOMORROW  Artco unissued/BCD 16840   [1979 remix] C-1079
036 BIG BALL’S IN COWTOWN Artco unissued [1979 remix] C-1079
037 SUGERTIME Artco unissued [1979 remix] C-1079
038 I'M GIVING HER LOVE  Artco unissued/BCD 16840 [1979 remix] C-1079
039 RAINBOW IN THE VALLEY Artco unissued [1979 remix] C-1079
1976 or 1977 Nashville, TN – Charlie Phillips
040 BIG BALL’S IN COWTOWN  K-Tel ?
041 I GUESS I’LL NEVER LEARN K-Tel ?
042 SUGARTIME K-Tel ?
Fall 1977 Singleton Sound Studio, 3106 Belmont Blvd., Nashville, TN – Charlie Phillips
043 WILD SIDE OF HOUSTON Spirit 11-77
044 NO GREATER LOVE Spirit 11-77
May 1980 Norman Petty Studio, 3206 Main St., Clovis, NM – Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl], Billy Stull [gt], Scott Nelson [bass], Lynn Williams [drums], Mike Price [keyboards]. Producer: John Sisco)
045 GOIN’AWAY Oak 1025
046 SHAMBLES OF MY HEART Oak 1025
8 September 1987 [overdub session] Norman Petty Studio, 3206 Main St., Clovis, NM – Charlie Phillips (Charlie Phillips [vcl]) [backing tracks by Windy wood and Sons of The West)
047 HAS ANYBIDY SEEN ME LATELY Rimstone LP?
048 WHERE DO I GO FROM HERE? Rimstone LP?
unknown info – Charlie Phillips
101 FAKER  BCD 16840 
102 HURRY UP SUNDOWN  BCD 16840 
103 I'LL TAKE WHAT'S LEFT OF YOU  BCD 16840 
104 LISTEN (COULD IT BE HER)  BCD 16840 
105 PHONEY ANGEL  BCD 16840 
106 R/R MEDLEY: WHOLE LOTTA SHAKIN'/JOHNNY B. GOODE/THE TWIST/ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK/SUGARTIME  BCD 16840
107 YOU'RE MY LSD  BCD 16840 



ALBUMS
? C-1079 unknown title: Your Going Is Coming; Just Let The Flowers Grow;  Twenty Fools Ago;  Blue Blue Bottle; Before The Next Daybreak’s Gone;  Bend Me Straight Again;  Who Are You; I Walk Alone Tomorrow; Big Ball’s In Cowtown; Sugertime; I'm Giving Her Love; Rainbow In The Valley – 79 (cassette. Remixed Artco and K-Ark tracks)
Bear Family [GER] BCD 16840 Sugartime: I'm Trapped; Bridge I Can't Burn; Souvenirs of Sorrow; Be Careful, Go Easy, Walk Slow; Sugartime; Be My Bride; Too Many Tears; Faker; One Faded Rose; No More Sugartime; Welcome to the Wedding; Guess I'll Never Learn; Now That It's Over; No One To Love; 'Till Sunday; Cancel the Call; You're Moving Away; Later Tonight; This is the House; Please Help Me Believe; Streets of Loneliness; Big Ball's in Cowtown; Rainbow In The Valley; Twenty Fools Ago; Blue Blue Bottle; Who Are You; I Walk Alone Tomorrow; Hurry Up Sundown; I'm Giving Her Love; I'll Take What's Left of You; Listen (Could It Be Her); Phoney Angel; You're My LSD; R&R Medley: Whole Lotta Shakin'/Johnny B. Goode/The Twist/Rock Around the Clock/Sugartime; Sugartime Demo – 11
SINGLES
Coral
9-61908  Sugartime / One Faded Rose – 11-57
9-61970  Be My Bride / Too Many Tears – 04-58  (Rev. Apr. 5)
Columbia
4-42035  Welcome To The Wedding / No More Sugartime – 06-61
4-42289  I Guess I'll Never Learn / Now That It's Over – 02-62
4-42526  Cancel The Call / You're Moving Away – 09-62
4-42691  No One To Love / 'Til Sunday – 01-63
4-42851  Later Tonight / This Is The House – 08-63
4-43014  Please Help Me Believe / The Street Of Loneliness – 03-64
Longhorn (1966)
LH 574  The Big Ball Is In Cowtown / Rainbow In The Valley – 66 (also on Boyd 7202)
Reprise (1967)
0581 Be Careful, Go Easy, Go Slow / Souvenirs Of Sorrow – 67
K-Ark   
874  Your Going Is Coming / Just Let The Flowers Grow - 69
935  Blue, Blue Bottle / Twenty Fools Ago - 70
986  Ballad Of Bill Jones / Before The Next Daybreak's Gone - 71
Artco (1974)
5014  Bend Me Straight Again / Who Are You - 74
Spirit (1977)
11-77 Wild Side Of Houston / No Greater Love - 77
Oak (1980)
1025 Goin’away / Shambles Of My Heart - 80
Rolling Coaster [UK] (prob. reissuee)
RCEP 134 Sugartime; Be My Bride / Faker; One Faded Rose