MEL TILLIS
born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8, 1932 in Tampa, FL
(-/-)= Billboard chart position: Top Country albums/ Top Pop albums
(-/-)= Billboard chart position: Top Country singles/ Top Pop singles
lyrics inside
| Columbia (1962 - 1966) | ||
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| HEART OVER MIND |
Columbia CS-8524 | 1962 |
Heart Over Mind, I Ain't Never, Ten Thousand Drums, No Love Have I, I'm Tired, Tupelo County Jail, Mary Don't You Weep, Holiday For Love, Shanghaied, Thousand Miles Ago, Emotions, One More Time.
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| WALK ON BOY |
Harmony HS-11170 | 1966 |
Walk On Boy, Worried Man Blues, Lonely Street, Violet And A Rose, If I Lost Your Love, Hearts Of Stone, Brooklyn Bridge, Loco Weed, You Are The Reason, Jukebox Man.
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| Kapp (1966 - 1971) | ||
| STATESIDE |
Kapp KS-3493 | 1966 |
Guide Me Home My Georgia Moon, Stateside, Burning Memories, Home Is Where The Hurt Is, Wine, I Love You Drops, Mental Revenge, Come On And Sing, Tormented Heart, Buried Alive, Above Suspicion, Mr Dropout.
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| LIFE TURNED HER THAT WAY(21/-) |
Kapp KS-3514 | 1967 |
Life Turned Her That Way, If I Could Only Start Over, World (What Have I Done), Walking On New Grass, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, Sweet Thang, I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You, Unmitigated Gall, Right Back In Your Arms Again, That's Where My Money Goes, Old Gang's Gone, Alone With You.
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| MR. MEL(20/-) |
Kapp KS-3535 | 1967 |
Goodbye Wheeling, All The Time, Poison Love, At The Sight Of You, My Ramblin' Boy, Honky Tonkin', Survival Of The Fittest, Shine Shine Shine, Not Once But A Hundred Times, Night Train To Memphis, Down Came The World, Tom Dooley.
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| LET ME TALK TO YOU(17/-) |
Kapp KS-3543 | 1968 |
Let Me Talk To You, I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew, Branded Man, You Name It, Please Let Me Have You, All Right I'll Sign The Papers, Okeechobee Ocean, Little Ole Wine Drinker Me, Something Special, Looking For A Home, Missing You, Your Kind Of Living.
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| SOMETHING SPECIAL(36/-) |
Kapp KS-3570 | 1968 |
Destroyed By Man, Another Bridge To Burn, Normally Norma Loves Me, I Haven't Seen Mary In Years, Old Faithful, Son Of A Bum, Something Special, Lonely Girl, Can You Build Your House, Am I Locking Someone In, I Lived So Fast And Hard.
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| GREATEST HITS(32/-) |
Kapp KS-3589 | 1969 |
These Lonely Hands Of Mine, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, Something Special, I Haven't Seen Mary In Years, All Right I'll Sign The Papers, Who's Julie, Old Faithful, Goodbye Wheeling, Life Turned Her That Way, Destroyed By Man, Stateside.reissued MCA-66
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| WHO'S JULIE(35/-) |
Kapp KS-3594 | 1969 |
My Special Angel, Detroit City, Carroll County Accident, Yours Love, Daddy Sang Bass, Love Ain't Gonna Die, Who's Julie, Sorrow Overtakes The Wine, Kaw-liga, That's Not Home, Ballad Of Forty Dollars.
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| OLD FAITHFUL(26/-) |
Kapp KS-3609 | 1969 |
Games People Play, Margie's At The Lincoln Park Inn, Heartaches By The Number, Good Deal Lucille, Give Me One More Day, I'm Gonna Marry Nell, Old Faithful, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, Where Love Has Died, Cover Mama's Flowers, Crazy Arms.
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| SHE'LL BE HANGING ROUND SOMEWHERE |
Kapp KS-3630 | 1970 |
Memories Made This House, Your Mother's Eyes, Twelve Long Stem Roses, On The Way Lord, What's The Use In Just Me Trying, Heart Over Mind(3/-), She'll Be Hanging Round Somewhere, Lingering Memories, At The Sight Of You, Sweet Mary And The Miles In Between, Sweetest Mistake.
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| IN PERSON |
Kapp KS-3639 | 1970 |
Cotton Eyed Joe, Home In San Antone, Time Changes Everything, My Window Faces The South, I've Got A New Heartache, Goodbye Liza Jane, Bubbles In My Beer, Roly Poly, Somebody's Putting Somebody On, Don't You Ever Get Tired.reissued MCA-550
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| GREATEST HITS 2 |
Kapp KS-3653 | 1971 |
One More Drink, Too Lonely Too Long, She'll Be Hanging Round Somewhere, Where Love Has Died, I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, Heart Over Mind, Cover Mama's Flowers, Crazy Arms, Heartaches By The Number, Games People Play.
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| MGM (1970 - 1978) | ||
| ONE MORE TIME(30/-) |
MGM SE-4681 | 1970 |
One More Time, I Can't Stop Loving You, How You Drink The Wine, Don't It Make You Want To Go Home, Brand New Wrapper, Heaven Everyday(5/-), Gonna Burn Some Bridges, Is Anybody Going To San Antone, Welcome To My World, Veil Of White Lace.
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| ARMS OF A FOOL / COMMERCIAL AFFECTION(22/-) |
MGM SE-4757 | 1971 |
Commercial Affection(8/-), Wine Me Up, Cling To Me, Water The Family Tree, I Thought About You, Arms Of A Fool(4/-), Before I Met You, I'm Tired, Let Forgiveness In, All I Ever Wanted To Do.
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| AT THE SAM HOUSTON COLISEUM(22/-) |
MGM SE-4788 | 1971 |
Your Memory Sure Gets Around, Commercial Affection, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, I'm Tired, I Ain't Never, Heaven Everyday, Who's Julie, Detroit City.reissued MG2-5404
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| LIVING AND LEARNINGwith Sherry Bryce(29/-) |
MGM SE-4800 | 1971 |
Take My Hand(8/-), Anything's Better Than Nothing(38/-), Life's Little Suprises, In The Vine, Back To Life, Living And Learning, Then It Will All Be Over, Tangled Vines, What Money Can't Buy, After The Fire Is Gone.
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| VERY BEST | MGM SE-4806 | 1972 |
Heaven Everyday, Arms Of A Fool, Commercial Affection, Untouched, Take My Hand, Brand New Mr Me(8/-), Veil Of White Lace, Living And Learning, I Went A Ramblin', Brand New Wrapper.
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| WOULD YOU WANT THE WORLD TO END(38/-) |
MGM SE-4841 | 1972 |
Would You Want The World To End, Mamma's Gonna Pray, Stolen Wine, Things Have Changed A Lot, Gonna Burn Some Bridges, Best Way I Know How, Your Memory Sure Gets Around, Eve's Garden, Letter After Letter, Burden Of Love.
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| I AIN'T NEVER(18/-) |
MGM SE-4870 | 1972 |
I Ain't Never(1/-), Best Way I Know Hew, One More Time, It's My Love, Sweetest Tie, Neon Rose(3/-), Memory Maker(3/-), I Talked About You All Over Town, Over The Hill, I Keep Looking Back.
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| ON STAGE(34/-) |
MGM SE-4889 | 1973 |
Introduction, One More Time/Arms Of A Fool, Welcome To My World, I Ain't Never, Untouched, Neon Rose, Brand New Mr Me, I'm Movin' On/Walking The Floor Over You/What'd I Say/Wondering, I'll Fly Away/I'll Fly Away/I Saw The Light/Dixie/Glory Glory Hallelujah.reissued MG2-5404
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| SAWMILL(3/-) |
MGM SE-4907 | 1973 |
Sawmill(2/-), Leona, Bobbi, Borrowed Angel, Remembering, Live In My Heart, Cheap Imitation, If I Throw Away My Pride, Take A Look At Me, Thank You For Being You(21/-).
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| LET'S GO ALL THE WAY TONIGHTwith Sherry Bryce(22/-) | MGM SE-4937 | 1974 |
Let's Go All The Way Tonight, I See Heaven In You, You Are The One, Mr Right And Mrs Wrong, Just Two Strangers Passing In The Night, They'll Never Break The Chains, Stand Beside Me Behind Me, Why Not Do The Things, Don't Let Go, Happyville.
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| STOMP THEM GRAPES(24/-) |
MGM M3G-4960 | 1974 |
Midnight Me And The Blues(2/-), Scarlet Wings, Amanda, Hang My Picture In Your Heart, If There Were No Memories, Stomp Them Grapes(3/-), My Side Of Life, Somebody Gave Lucy A Drink, Second Best, Last Time.
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| GREATEST HITS(17/-) | MGM M3G-4970 | 1974 |
I Ain't Never, Sawmill, If I Throw Away My Pride, Thank You For Being You, Memory Maker, Stomp Them Grapes, Neon Rose, Midnight Me And The Blues, Would You Want The World To End, It's My Love (And I'm Gonna Give It).sampler
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| THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW |
MGM M3G-4987 | 1975 |
Best Way I Know How, Kissing Your Picture, You Only Think Of Me, Uncle Pen, Honey Dew Melon, Woman In The Back Of My Mind(4/-), I Always Come Back To Loving You, Happy Anniversary, Moanin' The Blues, Dear Love.
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| M-M-MEL(21/-) |
MGM M3G-5002 | 1975 |
My Bad Girl Treats Me Good, Storms Never Last, She Still Loves Me, You Never Tried To Clip My Wings, Mental Revenge(15/-), Lookin' For Tomorrow, Bread Line Band, Tennessee Banjo Man, Rainy Day Woman, Pretty Lady.
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| THE BEST(30/-) | MGM MG-5021 | 1976 |
Saw Mill, Neon Rose, Memory Maker, Best Way I Know How, Arms Of A Fool, Heaven Everyday, I Ain't Never, Midnight Me And The Blues, Woman In The Back Of My Mind, Stomp Them Grapes, Commercial Affection, Brand New Mister Me.sampler
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| WELCOME TO MEL TILLIS COUNTRY(36/-) |
MGM M3G-5022 | 1976 |
Come On Home, Rock And Roll Ruby, Always Just A Memory Away, That Woman Of Mine, Heart Over Mind, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, Silver Wings, Tender Loving Care, Me And Mine, Sunday String Band.
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| 24 GREATEST HITS(49/-) | MGM MG-5402 | 1977 |
I Ain't Never, Neon Rose, Brand New Mr Me, Commercial Affection, Heaven Everyday, Take My Hand, Midnight Me And The Blues, Don't Let Go, Best Way I Know How, Mental Revenge, Woman In The Back Of My Mind, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, Saw Mill, Arms Of A Fool, Storms Never Last, Memory Maker, Living And Learning, Heart Over Mind, Would You Want The World To End, Stomp Them Grapes, You Are The One, Lookin' For Tomorrow, Borrowed Angel, Untouched.sampler
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| MEL TILLIS AND THE STATESIDERS LIVE | MGM MG2-5404 | 1978 |
Your Memory Sure Gets Around, Commercial Affection, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, I'm Tired, I Ain't Never, Heaven Everyday, Who's Julie, Detroit City, Introduction, One More Time/Arms Of A Fool, Welcome To My World, I Ain't Never, Untouched, Neon Rose, Brand New Mr Me, I'm Movin' On/Walking The Floor Over You/What'd I Say/Wondering, I'll Fly Away/I'll Fly Away/I Saw The Light/Dixie/Glory Glory Hallelujah.sampler
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| MCA (1976 - 1984) | ||
| LOVE REVIVAL(14/-) | MCA 2204 | 1976 |
Love Revival, Green Light, You Can't Trust A Crazy Man, Tall Dark And Lonesome, Gator Bar, I Order One For Me, Which Way Is Gone, Good Woman Blues(1/-), My Only Strange Love, Pictures.reissued MCA-649
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| HEART HEALER(6/-) | MCA 2252 | 1977 |
Heart Healer(1/-), Wedding Bells, Play It Again Sam, Someone Else Tends The Garden, Mornin' After Baby Let Me Down, Burning Memories(9/-), Golden Nugget Gambling Casino, I Don't Want To Feel This Way Forever, Everyone Needs Someone, It's Just Not That Easy To Say.reissued MCA-650
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| LOVE'S TROUBLED WATERS(15/-) | MCA 2288 | 1977 |
What Did I Promise Her Last Night(4/-), Saturday Music, Woman You Should Be In Movies, It's Been A Long Time, I Got The Hoss(3/-), Tonkin', Legend In My Mind, Then I'm Going Home, Working Woman, Do You Wanna Fly Woman.reissued MCA-651
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| I BELIEVE IN YOU(14/-) | MCA 2364 | 1978 |
I Believe In You(1/-), Long Gone Blues, Ain't No California(4/-), Tennessee, Broken Man, America's Sweetheart, She Don't Trust You Daddy, What Comes Natural To A Fool, West Bound Trains, I'll Be Seeing You.reissued MCA-652
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| ARE YOU SINCERE(17/-) | MCA 3077 | 1979 |
Are You Sincere, Send Me Down To Tucson(2/-), Goodbye Wheeling, Unchained Melody, Charlie's Angel(2/-), Blues Man, Love Is A Two Way Street, Every Now And Then, Last Cup Of Coffee, Remember Me.reissued MCA-652
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| MR. ENTERTAINER(21/-) | MCA 3167 | 1979 |
Cottonmouth, Friends, What Do You Do When Your Love Is Gone, Tonight I Saw Three People, Jump Shout Boogie, Coca Cola Cowboy(1/-), Babe It's Your Memory, Oh Lonesome Me, Night Is The Longest Time Of The Day, Proof Of My Love.reissued MCA-37121
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| M-M-MEL LIVE(24/-) | MCA 3208 | 1980 |
Remember Me, What Did I Promise Her Last Night, Send Me Down To Tuscon, Good Woman Blues/I Got The Hoss, Heart Over Mind, Who's Julie, I Believe In You, Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town, Detroit City.
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| VERY BEST | MCA 3274 | 1981 |
Coca Cola Cowboy, What Did I Promise Her Last Night, Good Woman Blues, Ain't No California, I Got The Hoss, Send Me Down To Tuscon, I Believe In You, Heart Healer, Charlie's Angel, Burning Memories.sampler, reissued MCA-27070
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| AFTER ALL THIS TIME(34/-) | MCA 5378 | 1983 |
After All This Time, Cowboy's Dream, I'll Tyake As Much Of You As I Can Get, In The Middle Of The Night, Even Her Worst, Rain, Matter Of Wine, Try It Again, She Meant Forever When She Said Goodbye, Mason Dixon Lines.
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| NEW PATCHES(34/-) | MCA 5472 | 1984 |
Midnight Love, New Patches(10/-), Slow Nights, Almost Like You Never Went Away, Faded Blue, Texas On A Saturday Night, You're As Far As I Can See, Small Change, Bed Of Roses, He Drove Her Out Of His Mind.
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| Elektra (1979 - 1982) | ||
| ME AND PEPPER(46/-) | Elektra 6E-236 | 1979 |
Blind In Love(6/-), Black Jack Water Back, Lying Time Again(6/-), This Is Me, All My Love, Uphill All The Way, I'm Sorry, Let Me Be The Keeper, Fooled Around And Fell In Love, You Threw Away The Mold.
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| YOUR BODY IS AN OUTLAW(25/-) | Elektra 6E-271 | 1980 |
Your Body Is An Outlaw(3/-), Steppin' Out(9/-), Love Up A Storm, Whiskey Chasin', Stay A Little Longer, She's Just Being A Woman, Rain On My Parade, Sweet Little Miss Blue Eyes, Thing Called Sadness, Cherokee Maiden.
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| SOUTHERN RAIN(22/-) | Elektra 6E-310 | 1980 |
Southern Rains(1/-), One Night Fever, Time Has Treated You Well, Million Old Goodbyes(8/-), Shame On You Shame On Me, Pyramid Of Cans, Forgive Me For Giving You The Blues, Here's Lookin' At You, Louisiana Lonely, Sweet Desire.
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| MEL AND NANCYwith Nancy Sinatra(56/-) | Elektra 5E-549 | 1981 |
I Would Fly, Where Would I Be, Underground River, After The Lovin', Where In Heaven On Earth, Play Me Or Trade Me, I'll Never Be Free, Texas Cowboy Night(23/-), It's A Far Cry Room Over, Cowboy Carry Me Home.
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| IT'S A LONG WAY TO DAYTONA | Elektra 60016 | 1982 |
Dream Of Me, One That Got Away, It's Gonna Be One Of Them Days, She's Been Doing That For Years, It's A Long Way To Daytona, Always You Always Me, Wrong Again, You're The Only Song I Sing Today, Why Ain't Life The Way It's Supposed To Be, My Woman's Honky Tonkin' Me To Death.
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| GREATEST HITS | Elektra 60192 | 1982 |
Southern Rains, Lying Time Again, Dream Of Me, Blind In Love, One Night Fever, Stay A Little Longer, Your Body Is An Outlaw, After The Lovin', Steppin' Out, Million Old Goodbyes.sampler
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| Other recordings | ||
| BIG'N COUNTRY | Vocalion VL-73914 | 1970 |
Little Ole Wine Drinker Me, Lonely Girl, Yours Love, Detroit City, Kaw-liga, Daddy Sang Bass, Missing You, Love Ain't Gonna Die, Old Faithful, Okeechobee Ocean.sampler
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| WALKING ON NEW GRASS | Vocalion VL-73928 | 1972 |
Walking On New Grass, Another Bridge To Burn, Honky Tonkin', Am I Locking Someone In, Pick Me Up On Your Way Down, I Washed My Face In The Morning Dew, Carroll County Accident, Good Deal Lucille, Let Me Talk To You, Ballad Of Forty Dollars, I Lived So Fast And Hard.sampler
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| MR. MEL | Harmony KH-31952 | 1973 |
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I Ain't Never, Ten Thousand Drums, No Love Have I, I'm Tired, Tupelo County Jail, Heart Over Mind, Mary Don't You Weep, Holiday For Love, Thousand Miles Ago, Emotions.sampler
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| NIGHT TRAIN TO MEMPHIS | Hilltop JS-6143 | 1974 |
Night Train To Memphis, Keep Me In Mind, Oh How I Miss Him, If I Could Only Start Over, World What Have I Done, Tormented Heart, Guide Me Home My Georgia Moon, Twelve Long Stem Roses, Lonely Girl, Tom Dooley.
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| DETROIT CITY | Hilltop JS-6153 | 1975 |
Detroit City, Crazy Harms, Daddy Sang Bass, Games People Play, Good Deal Lucille, My Special Angel, Tormented Heart, Burning Memories, I Love You Drops.sampler
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| GREAT | Gusto 0047 | 1979 |
Stateside, Not In Front Of The Kids, Wine, Home Is Where The Hurt Is, Above Suspicion, Buried Alive, Ode To The Little Brown Shack Out Back, Guide Me Home My Georgia Moon, Mr Dropout.sampler
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| CALIFORNIA ROAD | RCA Victor AHL1-5483 | 1985 |
California Road, We've Had Some Good Times, One More Time, Diggin' Up Bones, Another She's Leaving Song, Rose Of El Paso, You Done Me Wrong, She Still Burns, He Loves Lucy, Another Heart Down.
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| AMERICAN ORIGINALS | Columbia CK-45079 | 1990 |
I Ain't Never, Lonely Street, Saw Mill(27/-), Walk On Boy, Take My Hand, Loco Weed, Tupelo County Jail, No Love Have I, Heart Over Mind, I'm Tired.
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| GREATEST HITS | Curb D2-77482 | 1991 |
Coca Cola Cowboy, I Believe In You, Good Woman Blues, New Patches, Southern Rains, Your Body Is An Outlaw, Blind In Love, Lying Time Again, Heaven Everyday, Commercial Affection, Saw Mill, Tall Drink Of Water, How Bad Do You Want To Be Good, Midnight Love.
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| ULTIMATE | Bransounds 15O4 | 1994 |
I Ain't Never, Neon Rose, Arms Of A Fool, Brand New Mr. Me, Woman In The Back Of My Mind, Saw Mill, Stomp Them Grapes, Heaven Everyday, Living And Learning, Would You Want The World To End.sampler
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| ALL HIS GREATEST HITS | Polygram 520281 | 1995 |
Commercial Affection, Heaven Everyday, I Ain't Never, Memory Maker, Mental Revenge, Midnight Me And The Blues, Neon Rose, Saw Mill, Stomp Them Grapes, Take My Hand, Woman In The Back Of My Mind.sampler
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| MEMORY MAKER | Mercury 527563 | 1995 |
Saw Mill, Neon Rose, Memory Maker, Arms Of A Fool, Heaven Everyday, I Ain't Never, Midnight Me And The Blues, Woman In The Back Of My Mind, Stomp Them Grapes, Commercial Affection, Brand New Mr Me, Take My Hand, Mental Revenge.sampler
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| THE BEST | Curb D2-77873 | 1997 |
I Ain't Never, Southern Rains, Your Body Is An Outlaw, Blind In Love, Million Old Goodbyes, One Night Fever, Lying Time Again, Steppin' Out, Texas Cowboy Night, New Patches.sampler
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