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Chanteur Country US d'origine Mexicaine, né le 10 décembre 1952, originaire de Sabinal (Texas). Johnny Rodriguez est remarqué à Alamo par Tom T.Hall qui lui obtient un contrat chez Mercury Records, alors qu'il jouait les Cowboys et chantait pour les touristes, . Excellent vocaliste, Johnny Rodriguez s'imposa rapidement et il obtenait son premier succès en 1972.
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles
| 10/1972 | SP MERCURY 73334 (US) | Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / Jealous Heart |
| 03/1973 | SP MERCURY 73368 (US) | You Always Come Back (To Hurtin' Me) / I Wonder Where You Are Tonight |
| 1973 | SP MERCURY CC-35037 (US) | Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / You Always Come Back (To Hurtin' Me) |
| 08/1973 | SP MERCURY 73416 (US) | Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Release Me |
| 12/1973 | SP MERCURY 73446 (US) | That's The Way Love Goes / I Really Don't Want To Know |
| 03/1974 | SP MERCURY 73471 (US) | Something / Born To Lose |
| 06/1974 | SP MERCURY 73493 (US) | Dance With Me (Just One More Time) / Faded Love |
| 09/1974 | SP MERCURY 73621 (US) | We're Over / Oh I Miss You |
| 01/1975 | SP MERCURY 73659 (US) | I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You |
| 04/1975 | SP MERCURY 73682 (US) | Just Get Up And Close The Door / Am I That Easy To Forget |
| 08/1975 | SP MERCURY 73715 (US) | Love Put A Song In My Heart / Steppin' Out On You |
| 01/1976 | SP MERCURY 73769 (US) | I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Sometimes I Wish I Were You |
| 06/1976 | SP MERCURY 73815 (US) | I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / Louisiana |
| 1976 | SP MERCURY CC-35040 (US) | I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / I Couldn't Be Me Without You |
| 10/1976 | SP MERCURY 73855 (US) | Hillbilly Heart / Commonly Known As The Blues |
| 01/1977 | SP MERCURY 73878 (US) | Desperado / There'll Always Be Honky Tonks In Texas |
| 05/1977 | SP MERCURY 73914 (US) | If Practice Makes Perfect / Hard Times |
| 09/1977 | SP MERCURY 55004 (US) | You Put A Hold On Me / Eres Tu |
| 11/1977 | SP MERCURY 55012 (US) | Savin' This Love For You / Que Te Quiero |
| 02/1978 | SP MERCURY 55020 (US) | We Believe In Happy Endings / Immigrant |
| 06/1978 | SP MERCURY 55029 (US) | Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) / I Need It Now |
| 1978 | SP MERCURY CC-35043 (US) | Love Me With All Your Heart (Cuando Calienta El Sol) / We Believe In Happy Endings |
| 11/1978 | SP MERCURY 55050 (US) | Alibis / Rest Your Love On Me |
| 10/1979 | SP EPIC 8-50671 (US) | Down On Rio Grande / Mexico Holiday |
| 06/1979 | SP EPIC 8-50735 (US) | Fools For Each Other / Street Walker |
| 10/1979 | SP EPIC 8-50791 (US) | I Hate The Way I Love It (with Charly McCLAIN) / Almost Persuaded (with Charly McCLAIN) |
| 11/1979 | SP EPIC 8-50808 (US) | What'll I Tell Virginia / Whatever Gets Me Through The Night |
| 03/1980 | SP EPIC 8-50859 (US) | Love Look At Us Now / Where Did It Go |
| 08/1980 | SP EPIC 8-50932 (US) | North Of The Border / When She Gets Around To Me |
| 02/1981 | SP EPIC 19-01033 (US) | I Want You Tonight / Your Love Isn't Mine Anymore |
| 07/1981 | SP EPIC 14-02411 (US) | Trying To Love You / Mexico Rain |
| 12/1981 | SP EPIC 14-02638 (US) | It's Not The Same Old You / Born With The Blues |
| 05/1982 | SP COLUMBIA 18-02987 (US) | Most Beautiful Girl (La Chica Mas Linda) / + Zella LEHR |
| 09/1982 | SP EPIC 34-03275 (US) | He's Not Entitled To Your Love / Starting All Over Again |
| 02/1983 | SP EPIC 34-03598 (US) | Foolin' / Because Of You |
| 06/1983 | SP EPIC 34-03972 (US) | How Could I Love Her So Much / Somethin' About A Jukebox |
| 10/1983 | SP EPIC 34-04206 (US) | Back On Her Mind Again / Eleven Roses |
| 01/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04336 (US) | Too Late To Go Home / No Memories Hangin' Around |
| 04/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04460 (US) | Let's Leave The Lights On Tonight / What A Movie You'd Make |
| 06/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04562 (US) | First Time Burned / E Ri-Wol-Sol-S-V |
| 09/1984 | SP EPIC 34-04628 (US) | Rose Of My Heart / Down In The Boondocks |
| 02/1985 | SP EPIC 34-04838 (US) | Here I Am Again / Full Circle |
| 11/1985 | SP EPIC 34-05732 (US) | She Don't Cry Like She Used To / Back On Her Mind Again |
| 03/1986 | SP EPIC 34-05863 (US) | Maxine / Full Circle |
| 11/1987 | SP CAPITOL B-44071 (US) | I Didn't (Every Chance I Get) / I'm Not That Good At Goodbye |
| 06/1988 | SP CAPITOL B-44204 (US) | I Wanta Wake Up With You / Someday I'm Gonna Finish Leaving You |
| 09/1988 | SP CAPITOL B-44245 (US) | You Might Want To Use Me Again / She Loves Austin |
| 01/1989 | SP CAPITOL B-44325 (US) | No Chance To Dance / Back To Stay |
| 06/1989 | SP CAPITOL B-44403 (US) | Back To Stay / Someday I'm Gonna Finish Leaving You |
| 1996 | SP PAULA 470 (US) | One Bar At A Time / Down In The Boondocks |
Albums
| 1973 | LP 12" MERCURY SR 61378 (US) |
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INTRODUCING - You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) / I Wonder Where You Are Tonight / One More Chance To Be With You / Jealous Darlin' / Easy Come Easy Go / Answer To Your Letter / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / Jealous Heart / We Had A Good Time Trying / You Go Around / Leavin' Somethin' Left To Do |
| 1973 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 686 (US) |
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ALL I EVER MEANT TO DO WAS SING - Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Release Me (And Let Me Love Again) / I'll Just Have To Learn To Stay Away From You / Love And Honor / Jimmy Was A Drinkin' Kind Of Man / That's The Way Love Goes / All I Ever Meant To Do Was Love You / Music City Band / Love Ain't Such An Easy Thing To Find / Good Lord Knows I Tried / I Really Don't Want To Know |
| 1974 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 699 (US) |
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MY THIRD ALBUM - I've Never Loved Anyone More / Ramblin' Man / Faded Love / As Long As You Keep Clinging To My Mind / Bossier Citybackyard Blues / I've Never Had A Thing That Ain't Been Used / Something / Jane / Born To Lose / Last Letter / Dance With Me (Just One More Time) |
| 1974 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1012 (US) |
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SONGS ABOUT LADIES AND LOVE - We're Over / Oh I Miss You / I Was Born A Travelin' Man / It Feels Like Love / Have I Told You Lately That I Love You / Turn Around And Look At Me / Someone Loves You Honey / I'm Not Good At Goodbye / I Can't Stop Loving You / Do You Really Want To Know / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind |
| 1975 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1032 (US) |
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JUST GET UP AND CLOSE THE DOOR - Just Get Up And Close The Door / Take Me Back / Texas Up Here Tennessee / New York City Snow / Am I That Easy To Forget / Invitation To The Blues / Steppin' Out On You / Sound In Your Mind / Too Many Rivers / Fraulein / CC Rider |
| 1975 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1057 (US) |
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LOVE PUT A SONG IN MY HEART - It Took Us All Night Long To Say Goodbye / I Can't Get Used To Sleeping Without You / Take Back It's Over / You Don't Know Me / Sometimes I Wish I Were You / I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Love Put A Song In My Heart / My Way / Drinkin' Man's Blues / Candy In The Window / Will You Love Me Tomorrow |
| 1976 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1078 (US) |
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GREATEST HITS - I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / Something / Faded Love / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Born To Lose / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / Love Put A Song In My Heart / Dance With Me (Just One More Time) / You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) / We're Over / Jealous Heart / Just Get Up And Close The Door / That's The Way The Love Goes |
| 1976 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1110 (US) |
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REFLECTING - I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / Louisiana / I've Had All The Hurt I Can Take / It Was / Commonly Known As The Blues / Red Wine And Blue / Hillbilly Heart / Lyin' Eyes / Poison Red Berries / There'll Always Be Honky Tonks In Texas / Desperado |
| 1977 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 1144 (US) |
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IF PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT LOVERS - If Practice Makes Perfect Lovers / I'd Build A Bridge / Hard Times / It Was So Easy For You To Say Goodbye / You Put A Hold On Me / Little Bit More / I'm Gonna Make It After All / Torn Between Two Lovers / Steal A Little Time / Eres Tu / She Calls It Love / Mem'ries |
| 1977 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 5003 (US) |
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SAVIN' THIS LOVE SONG FOR YOU - Savin' This Love Song For You / Rodeo Rider / Tell All Your Troubles To Me / I Wanta Wear My Hat / Que Te Quiero / Run Like A Thief / We Believe In Happy Endings / Remember Me / Hello Love Goodbye / They Always Remind Me Of You / Immigrant |
| 1978 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 5011 (US) |
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LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - Love Me With All Your Heart / (Blue) Spanish Eyes / Ramblin' Rose / It's Hard To Be A Cowboy These Days / It's Hard To Keep A Good Lie Down / Leavin' As Fast As I Can Crawl / Marie / I Need It Now / Baby You're Something / Make Believe It's Your First Time |
| 1979 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 5015 (US) |
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RODRIGUEZ WAS THERE |
| 1979 | LP 12" MERCURY SRM1 5022 (US) |
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SKETCHES - I Fought The Law / Misty Blue / It'll Be Her / If You Could Read My Mind / I Would Have Loved You All Night Long / Goodbye / Vestido De Blanco / To Love Somebody / Leave Me Tomorrow But Love Me Tonight / I'd Be First To Fall In Love Again |
| 1979 | LP 12" EPIC JE 36014 (US) |
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RODRIGUEZ - Down On The Rio Grande / Don't Be Afraid To Say Goodbye / When The Honeymoon Ends / Fools For Each Other / Driftin' Away / Mexico Holiday / Pard Vacation / Street Walker / Hand On My Shoulder / I Give My Life A Second Look |
| 1979 | LP 12" EPIC JE 36274 (US) |
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THROUGH MY EYES - What'll I Tell Virginia / One Sided Love Affair / One Affair Later / Where Did It Go / I'll Go Back To Her / One Two Three / You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' / Whatever Gets Me Through The Night / Love Look At Us Now / Welcome To Love |
| 1980 | LP 12" EPIC JE 36587 (US) |
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GYPSY - Gypsy / Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying / You Beat Any Dream I've Ever Had / All American Girl / Coal Black Eyes / North Of The Border / I Think We've Let It Slip Away Again / Because Of You / When She Gets Around To Me / Stagger Lee |
| 1981 | LP 12" EPIC FE 37103 (US) |
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AFTER THE RAIN - I Want You Tonight / Trying Not To Love You / Steal Of The Night / Crazy Love / Fire And Rain / Mexico Rain / Your Love Isn't Mine Anymore / I Can't Keep My Hands Off Of You / Nobody's Better Than You / Billy Robb |
| 1982 | LP 12" EPIC FE 38321 (US) |
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BIGGEST HITS - Trying Not To Love You / Love Look At Us Now / North Of The Border / Born With The Blues / I Hate The Way I Love It / Down On The Rio Grande / Fools For Each Other / Mexico Rain / It's Not The Same Old You / What'll I Tell Virginia |
| 1983 | LP 12" EPIC FE 38806 (US) |
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FOR EVERY ROSE - I'm Not Living With Her Memory Anymore / Foolin' / Victim Of A Fool / My Heart Won't Pay Me No Mind / Eleven Roses / How Could I Love Her So Much / Back On Her Mind Again / Below The Border / Somethin' About A Jukebox / Paralyzed |
| 1984 | LP 12" EPIC FE 39172 (US) |
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FOOLIN' WITH FIRE - Foolin' With Fire / Let's Leave The Lights On Tonight / Rose Of My Heart / It Took Us All Night Long To Say Goodbye / Hand Me Another Of Those / Too Late To Go Home / Down In The Boondocks / First Time Burned / No Memories Hangin' Round / What A Movie You'd Make |
| 1985 | LP 12" EPIC FE 39583 (US) |
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FULL CIRCLE - Here I Am Again / If You See Her / All I Can Be Is Sweet Memory / Stone Call / Forgiving Her Was Easy / You Look Good In Blue / Trade Some Memories / Somewhere Between / If I Left It Up To You / Full Circle |
| 1986 | CD MERCURY 826271 (US) |
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THE GREATEST HITS OF JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ - I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / Something / Faded Love / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Born To Lose / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / Love Put A Song In My Heart / Dance With Me (Just One More Time) / You Always Come Back To Hurting Me / We're Over / Jealous Heart / Just Get Up And Close The Door / That's The Way Love Goes |
| 1988 | CD CAPITOL 90040 (US) |
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GRACIAS - Back To Stay / I Wanta Wake Up With You / Someday I'm Gonna Finish Leaving You / She Loves Austin / You Might Want To Use Me Again / No Chance To Dance / Sweet Courtnita Sweet Home / Where Do I Go To Surrender / My Momory's Gonna Serve You Right / I Didn't (Every Chance I Get) |
| 11/1993 | CD INTERSOUND 9114 (US) |
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RUN FOR THE BORDER - Run For The Border / She's Too Pretty To Cry / Bitter Inn / What's New In Old Mexico / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / You Always Come Back To Hurting Me / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / That's The Way Love Goes / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / Close The Door / I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / Desperado |
| 09/1995 | CD EPIC 67129 (US) |
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SUPER HITS - Let's Leave The Lights On Tonight / How Could I Love Her So Much / Foolin' Mooney / Trying Not To Love You / Eleven Roses / Back On Her Mind Again / Love Look At Us Now / North Of The Border / Fools For Each Other / Down On The Rio Grande |
| 07/1996 | CD HIGHTONE 8073 (US) |
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YOU CAN SAY THAT AGAIN - Big Red Sun Blues / If I'd Left It Up To You / It Might Take A While But I'll Get Over You / Every Night About This Time / Corpus Christi Bay / Mexico Rain / There's Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone / Best Thing Going / You Can Say That Again / When It's Your Turn To Fall / What A Memory You'll Make / No News Is Good News |
| 09/1996 | CD PAULA 9011 (US) |
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FUNNY THINGS HAPPEN TO FUN LOVIN' PEOPLE - One Bar At A Time / I May Fall Again / Funny Things Happen To Fun Lovin' People Like Me / Someday I'm Going To Finish Leaving You / Empty Arms Hotel / Still The Same Old Fool / I've Already Seen More Than I Wanna Hear / Down In The Boondocks / I'm Not Up To Feelin' Down / Burnin' Up The Fast Lane |
| 08/1997 | CD MERCURY 536221 (US) |
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THE HITS - I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Love Put A Song In My Heart / Dance With Me (Just One More Time) / We're Over / You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) / (Just Get Up And) Close The Door / That's The Way Love Goes / Something / Desperado |
| 09/1998 | CD K-TEL 4237 (US) |
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JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ - Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / We're Over / You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) / I Couldn't Be Me Without You / Love Put A Song In My Heart / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / That's The Way Love Goes / Makes Me Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / I Didn't (Every Chance I Had) / (Just Get Up And) Close The Door / Dance With Me (Just One More Time) |
| 02/2000 | CD MCA 112030 (US) |
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BACK TO BACK - FREDDIE FENDER & JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ - Hillbilly Heart / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Something / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / That's The Way Love Goes / + Freddie FENDER |
| 04/2001 | CD MASTERS INTERCONTINENTAL 1242 (US) |
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BACK TO BACK - JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ & FREDDIE FENDER - Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / That's The Way Love Goes / Just Get Up And Close The Door / You Always Come Back To Hurting Me / Love Put A Song in My Heart / + Freddie FENDER |
| 01/2003 | CD K-TEL 3105 (US) |
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BACK TO BACK - FREDDY FENDER / JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ - Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me) / Love Put A Song In My Heart / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / That's The Way Love Goes / + Freddie FENDER |
| 06/2004 | CD COMPENDIA 5763 (US) |
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DESPERADO - Desperado / Run For The Border / Ridin' My Thumb To Mexico / Pass Me By (If You're Only Passing Through) / What's New In Old Mexico / She's Too Pretty To Cry / You Always Come Back / I Just Can't Get Her Out Of My Mind / (Just Get Up And) Close The Door / I Wonder If I Ever Said Goodbye / That's The Way Love Goes / Bitter Inn / Run For The Border |
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