Phil Spector discography

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This is a list of record that were produced or co-produced by Phil Spector.

Contents

Selected albums as producer (unless otherwise stated)

YearTitleArtistNotesRef
1959The Teddy Bears Sing The Teddy Bears Vocals [1]
1962 Twist Uptown The Crystals [2]
1963 He's a Rebel [3]
Zip-A Dee-Doo-Dah Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans [4]
A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records Various artists [1]
1964 Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica The Ronettes Composer [1]
1966 River Deep – Mountain High Ike & Tina Turner Producer and composer [1]
1969 Love Is All We Have to Give Sonny Charles and the Checkmates, Ltd. Producer and composer [1]
1970 Let It Be The Beatles [1]
All Things Must Pass George Harrison Co-producer [1]
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Co-producer [1]
1971 Imagine Co-producer [1]
The Concert for Bangladesh George Harrison and Friends Co-producer [1]
1972 Some Time in New York City John Lennon and Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory Co-producer [1]
1975 Rock 'n' Roll John LennonCo-producer [1]
Born to Be with You Dion Producer, guitarist and composer [1]
1977 Death of a Ladies' Man Leonard Cohen [1]
1980 End of the Century Ramones Producer and composer [1]
1981 Season of Glass Yoko Ono Co-producer [1]
1986 Menlove Ave. John LennonCo-producer [1]
1991 Back to Mono (1958–1969) (box set compilation)Various artistsProducer, guitarist, vocals, composer [1]
2003 Silence Is Easy Starsailor Co-producer [5]

Top singles, peak date, and Billboard US rank

Peak dateTitleArtistBillboard US RankRef
1958, December 1"To Know Him Is to Love Him" The Teddy Bears #1 [6]
1961, January 9"Corrine, Corrina" Ray Peterson #9 [6]
1961, August 7"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" Curtis Lee #7 [6]
1961, September 11"Every Breath I Take" Gene Pitney #42 [6]
1961, October 30"I Love How You Love Me" The Paris Sisters #5 [6]
1961, November 27"Under the Moon of Love"Curtis Lee#46 [6]
1962, January 6"There's No Other (Like My Baby)" The Crystals #20 [6]
1962, January 27"I Could Have Loved You So Well"Ray Peterson#57 [7] [8]
1962, March 10"He Knows I Love Him Too Much"The Paris Sisters#34 [6]
1962, May 26"Uptown"The Crystals#13 [6]
1962, May 26"Let Me Be the One"The Paris Sisters#87 [9] [10]
1962, June 9"Second Hand Love" Connie Francis #7 [6]
1962, November 3"He's a Rebel" The Blossoms, credited to the Crystals#1 [6]
1963, January 12"Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans #8 [6]
1963, February 16"He's Sure the Boy I Love"The Blossoms, credited to the Crystals#11 [6]
"Puddin' n' Tain (Ask Me Again, I'll Tell You the Same)"The Alley Cats#43 [6]
1963, March 30"Why Do Lovers Break Each Other's Heart"Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans#38 [6]
1963, May 11"(Today I Met) The Boy I'm Gonna Marry" Darlene Love #39 [6]
1963, June 8"Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home)" The Crystals #3 [6]
1963, July 13"Not Too Young to Get Married"Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans#63 [11] [12]
1963, September 7"Wait 'til My Bobby Gets Home"Darlene Love#26 [6]
1963, September 14"Then He Kissed Me"The Crystals#6 [6]
1963, October 12"Be My Baby" The Ronettes #2 [6]
1963, November 30"A Fine, Fine Boy"Darlene Love#29 [11] [13]
1963, December 5"Walking in the Rain"The Ronettes#23 [6]
1964, February 1"Baby, I Love You"#24 [6]
1964, May 16"(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up"#39 [6]
1964, August 1"Do I Love You?"#34 [6]
1965 February 6"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" The Righteous Brothers #1, UK #1 [6] [14]
1965, May 15"Just Once in My Life"#9 [6]
1965, August 21"Hung on you"#47 [6]
1965, August 28"Unchained Melody"#4 [6]
1966, January 8"Ebb Tide"#5 [6]
1966, June 18"River Deep – Mountain High" Ike & Tina Turner #88 UK #3 [11] [15] [16]
1969, May 3"Love Is All I Have to Give" The Checkmates, Ltd. #65 [17] [18]
1969, July 5"Black Pearl"#13 [6]
1969, November 1"Proud Mary"#69 [17] [18]
1970, March 28"Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" Plastic Ono Band #3 [6]
1970, June 13"The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" The Beatles #1 [6]
1970, December 26"My Sweet Lord" / "Isn't It a Pity" George Harrison #1 [6]
1971, January 30"Mother"John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band#43 [6]
1971, February 27"What Is Life"George Harrison#10 [6]
1971, May 1"Power to the People"John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band#11 [6]
1971, May 22"Try Some, Buy Some" Ronnie Spector #77 [19]
1971, September 11"Bangla Desh"George Harrison#23 [6]
1971, November 13"Imagine"John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band#3 [6]
1972, June 10"Woman Is the Nigger of the World"John and Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory #57 [20]
1979, September 8"Rock 'n' Roll High School" Ramones UK #67 [21] [22]
1980, January 26"Baby, I Love You"UK #8 [21] [22]
1980, April 19"Do You Remember Rock 'n' Roll Radio?"UK #54 [23] [22]
2003, January 9"Silence Is Easy" Starsailor UK #8 [24] [25]
2022, January 1"Sleigh Ride"The Ronettes#10 [6]
"Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)"Darlene Love#16 [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Phil Spector - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  2. ↑ Richard Williams (November 17, 2009). Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. Omnibus Press. pp. 73–. ISBN   978-0-85712-056-4.
  3. ↑ Richard Williams (November 17, 2009). Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. Omnibus Press. pp. 106–. ISBN   978-0-85712-056-4.
  4. ↑ Richard Williams (November 17, 2009). Phil Spector: Out Of His Head. Omnibus Press. pp. 110–. ISBN   978-0-85712-056-4.
  5. ↑ Collar, Matt, Silence Is Easy – Starsailor - Reviews, AllMusic, retrieved January 19, 2021
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 "Phil Spector's Biggest Billboard Hits: 'To Know Him Is to Love Him,' 'Be My Baby,' 'Unchained Melody' & More". Billboard. January 17, 2021. Archived from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  7. ↑ Wall of Sound: The 1961–62 Productions – Phil Spector, AllMusic, retrieved January 21, 2021
  8. ↑ "Ray Peterson. I Could Have Loved You So Well". Billboard. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Paris Sisters". Gregmark Music. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Let Me Be The One by The Paris Sisters. The Hot 100 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 Back to Mono (1958–1969) – Phil Spector, AllMusic, retrieved January 22, 2021
  12. ↑ "Not Too Young To Get Married by Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  13. ↑ "Darlene Love". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Righteous Brothers. Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  15. ↑ "River Deep-Mountain High by Ike & Tina Turner Featuring Tina". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Ike & Tina Turner. Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  17. 1 2 Love Is All We Have to Give – Sonny Charles & the Checkmates, Ltd., Checkmates Ltd. Album Review, Allmusic, retrieved January 23, 2021
  18. 1 2 "Sonny Charles And The Checkmates, Ltd. Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Ronnie Spector". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  20. ↑ "John Lennon. Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  21. 1 2 Shelton, Jacob. "Ramones Vs. Phil Spector: Story Of The 'End Of The Century' Album". Groovy History. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  22. 1 2 3 "Ramones. Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  23. ↑ Heller, Jason (May 28, 2013). "With "Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio?," the Ramones pirated the past". A.V. Club. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  24. ↑ Simpson, Dave (August 29, 2003). "'It's just as well you can't get guns in London'". The Guardian. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Starsalior. Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 23, 2021.