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Chanteur Rock 'n' Roll US né Bruce
McMeans, le 28 Novembre à 1940 à Jacksonville (Texas).
Bruce
Channel's "Hey Baby" — a classic one-shot, number-one hit from 1962 — is one of
the many records proving that, during a period in which rock has sometimes been
characterized as near death, the form was continuing to evolve in unexpected and
delightful ways. An irresistible mid-tempo shuffle from the first few bars of
homespun harmonica (played by Delbert McClinton), it was a seemingly effortless
blend of rock, blues, country, and Cajun beats, featuring Channel's lazy,
drawling Vocals and an instantly catchy tune. It was perhaps too much of a
natural; Channel could never recapture the organic spontaneity of the track,
failing to re-enter the Top 40 despite many attempts.
The Texan had written "Hey Baby" around 1959 with his friend Margaret Cobb, and
had already been performing the tune for a couple of years before recording it
amidst a series of demos for Fort Worth producer Major Bill Smith. First
released locally on Smith's label, it was picked up for national distribution by
Smash. Channel would continue to write most of his own material (sometimes in
collaboration with Cobb) for a series of moderately enjoyable follow-ups that
echoed the riffs of "Hey Baby" too closely.
McClinton played his immediately identifiable harmonica on several of these, and
made his own contribution to rock history in 1962, when he was touring as a
member of Channel's band in Britain. On one of their shows, they were supported
by a then-unknown Liverpool group, the Beatles, who had yet to cut their first
record. John Lennon was smitten by McClinton's style of playing, and picked up
some pointers that he put to use on the Beatles' very first single, "Love Me
Do"; in fact, McClinton's influence can be easily detected in Lennon's harmonica
playing on many early Beatles tracks from 1962 and 1963.
Channel did get another Top 20 hit in Britain in 1968, "Keep On," which was
written by Wayne Carson Thompson (famous for penning the Box Tops' "The Letter").
Nothing else clicked in a big way on either side of the ocean, and by the late
'70s he was working in Nashville as a songwriter.
Talents : Vocals, Guitar
Style musical : Rock 'n' Roll
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srNqe243y74
Run, Romance, Run
(1959)
NOW OR NEVER
(1960)
HEY! BABY!
(1961)
BABY IT'S
YOU (1962)
MR. BUS
DRIVER (1967)
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Years in activity :
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & EP
| 04/1959 | SP TEEN AGER TA-601 (US) | . |
Run, Romance, Run
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Don't Leave Me
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| 12/1959 | SP KING 45-5294 (US) | . | Slow Down Baby / Will I Ever Love Again | ||||
| 03/1960 | SP KING 45-5331 (US) | . |
Boy! This
Stuff Kills Me
/
Now Or Never
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| 1961 | SP LECAM 953 (US) | . |
Hey ! Baby !
/ Dream Girl |
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| 12/1961 | SP SMASH S-1731 (US) | . |
Hey ! Baby !
/ Dream Girl |
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| 1962 | SP PHILIPS 320 150 BF (DK) |
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Hey ! Baby !
/ Dream Girl |
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| 1962 | SP PHILIPS M-1016 (JAP) |
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Hey ! Baby !
/ Dream Girl |
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| 03/1962 | SP KING 45-5620 (US) | . | Bruce CHANNEL & His BAND - Now Or Never / Will I Ever Love Again | ||||
| 03/1962 | SP MANCO ML1035 (US) | . |
Run, Romance, Run
/
Don't Leave Me
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| 1962 | SP SONET T 8138 (DK) |
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| 1962 | SP LECAM 963 (US) | . | If Only I Had Known / Number One Man | ||||
| 04/1962 | SP SMASH S-1752 (US) | . | If Only I Had Known / Number One Man | ||||
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| 1962 | SP LECAM 973 (US) | . | Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 06/1962 | SP SMASH S-1769 (US) | . | Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 1962 | SP LECAM 983 (US) | . | Somewhere In This Town / Stand Tough | ||||
| 09/1962 | SP SMASH S-1780 (US) |
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Somewhere In This Town / Stand Tough | ||||
| 09/1962 | EP PHILIPS 434 533 (F) |
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Number One Man / If Only I Had Know / Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively | ||||
| 1962 | SP LECAM 993 (US) | . | Oh! Baby / Let's Hurt Together | ||||
| 1962 | SP LE CAM 1001 (US) | . | Night People / So Tough | ||||
| 12/1962 | SP SMASH S-1792 (US) |
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Oh! Baby / Let's Hurt Together | ||||
| 1962 | SP PHILIPS 320 150 (F) | . |
Hey ! Baby !
/ Dream Girl |
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| 1962 | EP PHILIPS 434 528 BE (S) |
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Hey! Baby - Hey! Baby! / Chica De Ensueño (Drean Girl) / El Hombre Nº 1 (Number One Man) / Si Hubiera Sabido (Of Only I Had Known) | ||||
| 1962 | EP MERCURY EP 60368 (SWE) |
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Hey! Baby - Hey! Baby / Dream Girl / Number One Man / If Only I Had Known |
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| 05/1963 | SP SMASH S-1819 (US) | . | So Tough / Night People | ||||
| 05/1963 | SP SMASH S-1826 (US) |
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No Other Baby / Night People | ||||
| 08/1963 | SP SMASH S-1838 (US) |
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The Dipsy Doodle / Send Her Home | ||||
| 01/1964 | SP LECAM 122 (US) | . | Going Back To Louisiana / Forget Me Not | ||||
| 1964 | SP London HIT-340 (JAP) |
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Going Back To Louisiana / Forget Me Not | ||||
| 03/1964 | SP LECAM 125 (US) | . | My Baby / Blue Monday | ||||
| 03/1964 | SP MEL-O-DY MELODY 112 (US) | . | That's Awhat's Happenin' / Satisfied Mind | ||||
| 07/1964 | SP MEL-O-DY M-114 (US) | . | You Make Me Happy / You Never Looked Better | ||||
| 08/1964 | SP SHAH 304 (US) | . | Court Of Love / Stand Tough | ||||
| 1964 | SP Shalimar S-107 (US) | . |
I Don't Wanta / Blue And Lonesome |
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| 1964 | EP PHILIPS 434 530 BE (NL) |
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Hey Baby And 3 Other Hits - Hey! Baby / Number One Man / Dream Baby / Chantilly Lace | ||||
| 02/1965 | SP Smash All Time Smash Hits S-1405 (US) | . |
Hey Baby / Number One Man |
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| 05/1965 | SP JADE 101 (US) | . |
My Baby's Gone / It's Me |
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| 1965 | SP BROWNFIELD 29 (US) | . |
Don't Let Go / My Prayer |
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| 07/1966 | SP BROWNFIELD BF-1038 (US) | . | Don’t Go / The Actor | ||||
| 1966 | SP CHARAY C-33 (US) | . |
Baby, Please Come Back / Baby Heartbreak |
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| 1967 | SP CHARAY C-33 (US) | . |
Hey ! Baby '67 / Tipped Out |
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| 11/1967 | SP MALA 579 (US) | . |
Mr. Bus Driver
/ It's Me |
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| 12/1967 | SP STATESIDE FSS 528 (F) |
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Mr. Bus Driver
/ It's Me |
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| 01/1968 | SP CHARAY C-33 (US) | . |
The Times / Baby Heart Break |
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| 1968 | SP CHARAY C-33 (US) | . |
One Letter At A Time / Baby Heartbreak |
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| 196? | SP CHARAY C-33 (US) | . |
Sorry Man / Baby Heartbreak |
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| 02/1968 | SP MALA 592 (US) | . | Keep On / Barbara Allen | ||||
| 02/1668 | SP SONET T-7723 (SWE) |
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Hey! Baby '68 / Forget Me Not |
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| 04/1968 | SP STATESIDE FSS 557 (US) |
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Keep On / Barbara Allen | ||||
| 05/1968 | SP STATESIDE KSS 1041 (SWE) |
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Keep On / Barbara Allen |
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| 06/1968 | SP MALA M-12011 (US) | . |
Water The Family Tree / California |
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| 08/1968 | SP STATESIDE HSS 1296 (NL) |
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California / Water The Family Tree |
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| 10/1968 | SP MALA M-12027 (US) | . |
Nobody / Try Me |
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| 10/1968 | SP BELL BLD 505 (F) | . | Try Me / Water The Family Tree | ||||
| 10/1968 | SP STATESIDE KSS 1062 (SWE) |
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Try Me / Water The Family Tree |
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| 1968 | SP SOFT S-1007 (US) | . |
Hey! Baby '68 (Bruce Channel) / Hey Paula '68 (Paul & Paula) |
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| 1968 | SP BELL BLD 505 (F) |
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Try Me / Water The Family Tree | ||||
| 1968 | SP ARIOLA 14 162 AT (GER) |
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Hey! Baby / Come On Baby |
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| 1968 | SP Ricordi SIR 20.088 (I) |
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Keep On / California |
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| 1968 | SP STATESIDE SSL 410 (SP) (promo) |
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Nobody / Try Me | ||||
| 1968 | SP SOUL SR 3 (F) |
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Hey Baby 1968 / Onley In Name | ||||
| 1968 | SP STATESIDE KSS 1068 (SWE) |
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Mr. Bus Driver / Trouble With Sam |
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| 12/1968 | SP BELL 12027 (GER) |
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Try Me / Nobody |
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| 1969 | SP CHARAY 33 (US) | . | Hey Baby / One Letter At A Time | ||||
| 1969 | SP MALA M-12.041 (US) | . |
The Web / Mrs.P |
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| 1969 | SP Shalimar S-107A (US) | . |
Don't Let Go / What You Going To Do |
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| 1970 | SP SOFT 101 (US) | . | Kiss And Run / Don't Let Go | ||||
| 1970 ? | SP Blackfoot 003 (US) | . |
To Please Me / Land Of Fu-Shon |
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| 1970 ? | SP CHARAY 1005 (US) | . | Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel) / Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 1971 | SP LE CAM LC-627 (US) | . | Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel) / Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 1973 | SP JAMIE 1412 (US) | . | Going Back To Louisiana /Times | ||||
| 10/1973 | SP ARIOLA 13 015 AT (GER) |
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Pop Gold - Hey! Baby / Going Back To Louisiana |
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| 1976 | SP NAP NAP-66 (US) | . |
Sunshine / Hi-Heel Sneakers |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-111 (US) | . |
These Boots Are Made For Walking / Somewhere In This Town |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-113 (US) | . |
Hey! Baby '78 / Going Back To Louisiana |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-311 (US) | . |
Kiss And Run / Sweet Sound Of Your Crying |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-329 (US) | . |
Hey Sweet Baby / King Bee |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-340 (US) | . |
Berry Street Station featuring Bruce Channel – Hey! Baby / Black Velvet |
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| 1978 ? | SP LE CAM LC-348 (US) | . |
Bruce Channel & Bill Dato - Hey! Baby / Soho |
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| 1978 | SP LE CAM LC-55A (US) | . |
Requiem For Elvis / Love Me (Major Bill Smith & Bruce Channel) / Midnight Boogie (Andrea Kibbe & Major's Minors) |
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| 1978 ? | SP LE CAM LC-372 (US) | . |
Stand Tough (Bruce Channel & Como Singers) / Love Me (Bruce Channel) |
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| 1978 ? | SP LE CAM LC-512 (US) | . |
Medley: My Darling Ginger - Since I Met You Baby (Jimmy Luke & Bruce Channel) / Soul Of A Man (Jimmy Luke) |
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| 1979 | SP LE CAM LC-1117 (US) | . | Bruce "Hey BABY" CHANNEL - A Presley Medley (with BILL, LARRY & GENE) / A Man Without A Woman | ||||
| 1979 | SP LE CAM LC-7277 (US) | . |
The King Is Free (Love Me) (Bruce Channel & Major Bill Smith) / Funky Dude (Andy & The Dude) |
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| 1979 | SP LE CAM LC-7277 (US) | . |
(The Original) Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel) / The King Is Free (Love Me) (Bruce Channel & Major Bill Smith) |
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| 197? | SP LE CAM LC-520 (US) | . | Louisiana Fiddle Man / Hey! Sweet Baby | ||||
| 197? | SP LE CAM LC-824 (US) | . |
Bruce "Hey Baby" Channel - There Must Be A Love Somewhere / Four In The Morning |
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| 197? | SP LE CAM LC-915 (US) | . |
One Day At A Time / It's Not My Fault |
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| 197? | SP LE CAM LC-926 (US) | . | Hey! Baby / Hey Paula (Bruce Channel & Paul & Paula) / Any Way You Want Me (Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 197? | SP LE CAM LC-973 (US) | . |
Tipped Out / Come On Baby |
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| 197? | SP LE CAM 1230 (US) | . |
Bruce Channel & Major Bill Smith - The Super Cowboys / The Last Cowboy |
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| 197? | SP Hi-Oldies 480 (US) | . | Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel & Paul & Paula) / Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 197? | SP Era - Back To Back Hits Series 0059 (US) | . | Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel) / Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 197? | SP ZUMA Z-664 (US) | . |
Hey! Baby / Times |
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| 197? | SP MADELLA M-101 (US) | . |
Going Back To Louisiana / Blue And Lonesome |
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| 01/1980 | SP ELEKTRA E 46587 (US) | . | One More Last Chance / That's The Truth Ruth | ||||
| 01/1980 | SP ELEKTRA E 46587 (US) (promo) | . |
One More Last Chance [mono] / One More Last Chance [stereo] |
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| 1980 | SP OLD GOLD OG 9099 (UK) |
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Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) / Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel) | ||||
| 1981 | SP LE CAM LC 723 (US) | . |
Wishin' And Hopin' (Bruce Channel & Phyllis Brown) / Hey! Baby (1981) (Bruce Channel) |
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| 1981 | SP SUPREME NR 107 (B) |
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Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) / Hey! Baby (Bruce Channel & Paul & Paula) | ||||
| 1981 | SP COLLECTABLES 1294 (US) | . |
Hey Baby / Big Daddy Of The Bayou |
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| 1987 | SP LE CAM LC-953AA (US) | . |
25th Anniversary Issue - (The Original) Hey! Baby / The Times |
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| 1989 | SP RIPETE R45-221 (US) | . |
Bang Shang A Lang (Archies) / Hey Baby (Bruce Channel) |
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| 1989 ? | SP RIPETE R45-260 (US) | . |
Last Kiss
(J. Frank WILSON & The
CAVALIERS) /
Hey ! Baby !
(Bruce
CHANNEL) |
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| 198? | SP LE CAM LC-9980 (US) | . |
Hey Baby (Bruce Channel) / Hey Paula (Paul & Paula) / Any Way You Want Me (Paul & Paula) |
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| 199? | SP COLLECTABLES COL 4950 (US) | . |
Back To Back Hit Series - Hey Baby / Number One Man |
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| 19?? | SP Smash Timepieces 872 810-7 (US) | . | Hey! Baby / Number One Man | ||||
| 19?? | SP Blackfoot BF-711 (US) | . |
Nita Maria / Sweet Sound Of Your Crying |
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Need Infos
| 19?? | Need Info - (Collectables CD 5554 (#12)) | Someone To Love You |
| 19?? | Need Info - (Collectables CD 5553 (#1)) | Somewhere There's Someone |
Albums
| 1962 | LP 12" SMASH MGS-27008 (mono) / SRS-67008 (stereo) (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) / Since I Met You Baby / Love Me / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby, You've Got What It Takes |
| 1968 | LP 12" SONET ZZ 1604 (NL) |
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GOIN' BACK TO LOUISIANA - Goin' Back To Lousiana / C.C. Rider / You Make Me Happy / Mine Exclusively / Only In Name / Come On Baby / Hey Baby '68 / Baby Heartbreak / The Times / I'll Follow You / Miss Me Baby / Tipped Out |
| 12/1968 | LP 12" BELL MBLL 110 (mono) / SBLL 110 (stereo) (UK) |
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Keep On - Keep On / Trouble With Sam / Nobody / California / Water The Family Tree / Instant Reaction / Mr. Bus Driver / Try Me / On A Rainy Day / My Cup Runneth Over / Barbara Allen / Strange |
| 1978 | LP 12" ZEUS S-1010 (US) |
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INDIAN SUMMER - Hey Baby / One More Last Chance / Love Can't Live In Chains / That's The Truth Ruth / I Wanta / Young Blood / Hit And Run Lover / School Days |
| 197? | LP 12" Baccarola International 78 589 ZT (GER) |
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Hey! Baby - Hey! Baby / Baby Heartbreak / The Times / I'll Follow You / Kiss Me Baby / Tipped Out / Goin' Back To Louisiana / C. C. Rider / You Make Me Happy / Mine Exclusively / Only In Name / Come On Baby |
| 1990 | CD TEENAGER 601 (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Run, Romance, Run / Sorry Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Since I Met You Baby / Baby You / Number One Man / Goin' Back To Louisiana / Now Or Never / I'll Follow You / Kiss Me Baby / Keep On / No Other Day / C.C. Rider / You Make Me Happy / Mine Exclusively / Blue Monday / My Baby |
| 02/1995 | CD ICEHOUSE ICD 9406 (US) |
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STAND UP - Stand Up / Oughta Be A Law / Hootchie Chile / Find A Little Grace / Going Down / Black Widow's Room / Friends / Keep On Rolling / Lucinda / My Babe |
| 04/1995 | CD COLLECTABLES COL-CD-5623 (US) |
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HEY! BABY - Hey! Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) / Since I Met You Baby / Love Me / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby (You've Got What It Takes) / Bonus : Number One Man / Mine Exclusively |
| 1997 | CD MARGINAL MAR 064 (B) |
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HEY ! BABY - THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION OF... BRUCE CHANNEL - That's What Happening / Satisfied Mind / You Make Me Happy / You Never Looked Better / Forget Me Not / Presley Medley / Hey Baby / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby / Since I Met You Baby / If Only I Had Known / Dream Girl / Baby You've Got What It Takes / Love Me / Run Romance Run / Going Back To Louisiana / Kiss Me Baby / CC Rider / My Baby / Now Or Never / Number One Man / Mine Exclusively / Stand Tough / Night People / Keep On / Mr Bus Driver / No Other Baby / Blue Monday |
| 09/2001 | CD REPERTOIRE 4963 (GER) |
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KEEP ON - Keep On / Trouble With Sam / Nobody / California / Water The Family Tree / Instant Reaction / Mr Bus Driver / Try Me / On A Rainy Day / My Cup Runneth Over / Barbara Allen / Strange / It's Me / Hey Baby 68 / Come On Baby / Drivin / Oo Momma |
| 09/2019 | CD Jasmine JASCD1024 (UK) |
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Hey! Baby - The Early Years 1959-1962 - Run Romance Run / Don't Leave Me / Will I Ever Love Again / Slow Down Baby / Boy! This Stuff Kills Me / Now Or Never / Hey! Baby / Dream Girl / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Baby It's You / Chantilly Lace / Ain't Got No Home / Sorry Baby / Dream Baby / Since I Met You Baby / Love Me / If Only I Had Known / Baby You've Got What It Takes / Number One Man / Come On Baby / Mine Exclusively / Somewhere In This Town / Stand Tough / Oh! Baby / Let's Hurt Together / No Other Baby / Night People |
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