List of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
This is a list of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, either together as a songwriting partnership, with other writers, or individually.
By Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
[edit]| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | "Love Roller Coaster" | Joe Turner | - | 12 | - | |
| 1958 | "White Bucks and Saddle Shoes" | Bobby Pedrick, Jr. | 74 | - | - | |
| 1959 | "I'm a Man" | Fabian | 31 | - | - | |
| "Plain Jane" | Bobby Darin | 38 | - | - | ||
| "Turn Me Loose" | Fabian | 9 | - | - | ||
| "A Teenager in Love" | Dion and the Belmonts | 5 | - | 28 | 1959: Marty Wilde, #2 UK 1959: Craig Douglas, #13 UK | |
| "Hushabye" | The Mystics | 20 | - | - | 1969: Jay & the Americans, #62 pop 1972: Robert John, #99 pop | |
| "Angel Face" | Jimmy Darren | 47 | - | - | ||
| "Two Fools" | Frankie Avalon | 54 | - | - | ||
| "I Dig Girls" | Bobby Rydell | 46 | - | - | ||
| "(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" | The Drifters | 33 | 5 | - | ||
| "Hound Dog Man" | Fabian | 9 | - | - | ||
| "Go, Jimmy, Go" | Jimmy Clanton | 5 | 19 | - | ||
| 1960 | "Too Good" | Little Tony | - | - | 19 | |
| "This Magic Moment" | The Drifters | 16 | 4 | - | 1968: Jay & the Americans, #6 pop 1976: Richard Roundtree, #90 R&B 1989: Rick James, #74 R&B | |
| "Lonely Winds" | The Drifters | 54 | 9 | - | ||
| "A Mess of Blues" | Elvis Presley | 32 | - | 2 | 1983: Status Quo, #15 UK | |
| "Save the Last Dance for Me" | The Drifters | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1974: The DeFranco Family, #18 pop 1979: The Drifters, #69 UK (reissue) 1983: Dolly Parton, #45 pop, #3 country 1987: Ben E. King, #69 UK 1989: Bruce Willis, #80 UK 1994: General Saint & Don Campbell, #75 UK 2006: Michael Bublé, #99 pop | |
| "Wait" | Jimmy Clanton | 91 | - | - | ||
| "I'll Save the Last Dance for You" | Damita Jo | 22 | 16 | - | ||
| "I Count the Tears" | The Drifters | 17 | 6 | 28 | ||
| "Your Other Love" | The Flamingos | 54 | - | - | ||
| "First Taste of Love" | Ben E. King | 53 | - | 27 | ||
| 1961 | "No One" | Connie Francis | 34 | - | - | 1963: Ray Charles, #21 pop, #9 R&B, #35 UK 1965: Brenda Lee, #98 pop |
| "Havin' Fun" | Dion | 42 | - | - | ||
| "A Texan and a Girl from Mexico" | Anita Bryant | 85 | - | - | ||
| "Surrender" | Elvis Presley | 1 | - | 1 | 2005: Elvis Presley, #2 UK (reissue) | |
| "Little Sister" | Elvis Presley | 5 | - | 1 | 2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue) | |
| "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" | Elvis Presley | 4 | - | 1 | 2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue) | |
| "Sweets for My Sweet" | The Drifters | 16 | 10 | - | 1963: The Searchers, #1 UK 1979: Dawn, #54 pop 1994: CJ Lewis, #3 UK | |
| "Here Comes the Night" | Ben E. King | 81 | - | - | ||
| "Suspicion" | Elvis Presley | - | - | - | 1964: Terry Stafford, #3 pop, #31 UK 1976: Elvis Presley, #9 UK | |
| "Room Full of Tears" | The Drifters | 72 | - | - | ||
| 1962 | "Ecstasy" | Ben E. King | 56 | - | - | |
| "Seven Day Weekend" | Gary U.S. Bonds | 27 | - | - | ||
| "Spanish Lace" | Gene McDaniels | 31 | - | - | ||
| 1963 | "Can't Get Used to Losing You" | Andy Williams | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1983: The Beat, #3 UK |
| "It's Been Nice (Goodnight)" | The Everly Brothers | - | - | 26 | ||
| "It's a Lonely Town (Lonely without You)" | Gene McDaniels | 64 | - | - | ||
| "Kiss Me Quick" | Elvis Presley | 34 | - | 14 | ||
| 1964 | "Viva Las Vegas" | Elvis Presley | 29 | - | 17 | 1992: ZZ Top, #10 UK |
| "Wrong for Each Other" | Andy Williams | 34 | - | - | ||
| 1966 | "Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)" | Bobby Vinton | 81 | - | - | |
| "World of Broken Hearts" | Sissie Houston | - | - | - | 1967: Amen Corner, #24 UK |
By Doc Pomus solo or with other writers
[edit]| Year | Song[1] | Original artist[1] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | "My Happiness Forever" | LaVern Baker | - | 13 | - | Written by Doc Pomus |
| "Lonely Avenue" | Ray Charles | - | 6 | - | Written by Pomus | |
| 1957 | "Young Blood" | The Coasters | 8 | 1 | - | Written by Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 1976: Bad Company, #20 pop 1987: Bruce Willis, #68 pop |
| 1962 | "She's Not You" | Elvis Presley | 5 | 13 | 1 | Written by Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller 2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue) |
| 1963 | "Don't Try to Change Me" | The Crickets | - | - | 37 | Written by Pomus, Peter Anders and Vini Poncia |
| "Hopeless" | Andy Williams | 13 | - | - | Written by Pomus and Alan Jeffreys | |
| 1965 | "Girl Happy" | Elvis Presley | - | - | - | Written by Pomus and Norman Meade. From Girl Happy soundtrack. |
| "Let's Do the Freddie" | Chubby Checker | 40 | - | - | Written by Pomus and Dave Appell | |
| "I Feel That I've Known You Forever" | Elvis Presley | 70 | - | - | Written by Pomus and Alan Jeffreys. From Tickle Me EP. | |
| 1981 | "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" | B. B. King | - | 91 | - | Written by Pomus and Dr. John |
By Mort Shuman with other writers
[edit]| Year | Song[5] | Original artist[5] | U.S. Pop[2] | U.S. R&B[3] | UK Singles Chart[4] | Other charting versions, and notes[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | "Little Children" | Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas | 7 | - | 1 | Written by Mort Shuman and J. Leslie McFarland |
| "Here I Go Again" | The Hollies | - | - | 4 | Written by Shuman and Clive Westlake | |
| "What Am I to You" | Kenny Lynch | - | - | 37 | Written by Shuman, Clive Westlake, and Kenny Lynch | |
| 1965 | "Follow Me" | The Drifters | 91 | - | - | Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch |
| "The River" | Ken Dodd | - | - | 3 | Written by Shuman and Renato Angiolini | |
| 1966 | "Love Is Just a Broken Heart" | Cilla Black | - | - | 5 | Written by Shuman, Kenny Lynch and Michelle Vendome |
| "Sha La La La Lee" | The Small Faces | - | - | 3 | Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch 1978: Plastic Bertrand, #39 UK | |
| "Look at Granny Run, Run" | Howard Tate | 19 | 12 | - | Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy | |
| 1967 | "Time, Time" | Ed Ames | 61 | - | - | Written by Shuman, Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, and Michel Jourdan |
| "What Good Am I?" | Cilla Black | - | - | 24 | Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch | |
| "Daylight Savin' Time" | Keith | 79 | - | - | Written by Shuman and Jerry Ross | |
| "What's It Gonna Be?" | Dusty Springfield | 49 | - | 52 | Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy | |
| "Jackie" | Scott Walker | - | - | 22 | Written by Shuman, Jacques Brel and Gérard Jouannest 1991: Marc Almond, #17 UK | |
| 1968 | "Stop" | Howard Tate | 76 | 15 | - | Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy |
| 1971 | "Get It While You Can" | Janis Joplin | 78 | - | - | Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy |
| 1972 | "If We Only Have Love" | Dionne Warwick | 84 | - | - | Written by Shuman, Jacques Brel and Eric Blau |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Songs written by Doc Pomus, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
- ^ a b c Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ^ a b c Songs written by Mort Shuman, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014
—