This is a list of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman , either together as a songwriting partnership, with other writers, or individually.
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] |
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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 | |
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] |
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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 |
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] |
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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 |
"Save the Last Dance for Me" is a song written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, first recorded in 1960 by American musical group the Drifters with Ben E. King on lead vocals. It has since been covered by several artists, including the DeFranco Family, Dolly Parton, and Michael Bublé.
"Can't Get Used to Losing You" is a song written by Jerome "Doc" Pomus and Mort Shuman, first made popular by Andy Williams in a 1963 record release, which was a number-two hit in both the US and the UK. Twenty years later, British band the Beat took a reggae re-arrangement to number three in the UK.
"Sweets for My Sweet" is a song written by the songwriting team of Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, originally recorded by American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal group the Drifters.
"This Magic Moment" is a song composed by lyricist Doc Pomus and pianist Mort Shuman. It was first recorded by The Drifters, with Ben E. King singing lead.
"Lonely Avenue" is a popular song written by Doc Pomus that was a No. 6 rhythm and blues hit for Ray Charles in 1956.
"She's Not You" is a 1962 song recorded by Elvis Presley and released as a single on RCA Victor.
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" is a song recorded in a hit version by Elvis Presley and published by Elvis Presley Music in 1961. It was written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman and first recorded by Del Shannon on the album Runaway with Del Shannon, which was released in June 1961.
"A Mess of Blues" is a song originally recorded by Elvis Presley for RCA Records in 1960, and written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman. Although released as the B-side to "It's Now or Never", "A Mess of Blues" reached number 32 in the U.S. It reached number 2 in the UK as an A-side.
Reflections is a compilation album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was released in the UK on December 30, 1977, by the CBS Records division of Columbia. The subtitle on the cover reads, "A collection of 20 of my favorite songs", and a statement from Williams in the liner notes says, "Songs have very special memories for all of us. They pinpoint moments in our time. On this album I have chosen 20 songs that do just that. I hope you like them." While there was one new song ("Sad"), the collection was otherwise a balanced mix of album cuts and chart hits from his years with Columbia Records, including the seven top 10 UK singles he'd had during this period.
"Chains Of Love", a 12-bar blues, was written by Doc Pomus.
Greatest Hits is a live album by American pop singer Andy Williams that was digitally recorded live in concert at the Andy Williams Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri and released by the LaserLight division of Delta Music Inc. in 1994. It includes performances of songs that he had previously recorded during his time with the Cadence and Columbia labels as well as one he had never recorded before -- "L-O-V-E", which Nat King Cole took to number 81 pop and number 17 Easy Listening in Billboard magazine in 1964.
Sweets for My Sweet is a 1969 album by American recording soul/gospel female group Sweet Inspirations released on Atlantic Records. The album features the groups cover of "Crying in the Rain" which peaked to #42 on Billboards Hot Soul Singles. The song was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers and reached #6 on Billboards Hot 100 chart.
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