DON COVAY





NORTH-AMERICAN SINGLES

RED ROBIN 134 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Mary Lee / Evening6/1955 US
PILGRIM 703 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Mary Lee / Evening1956 US
PILGRIM 711 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay) Shirley / Stay1956 US
RAMA 209 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay) They Say / Minnie12/1956 US
ATLANTIC 1147 PRETTY BOY (with The Upsetters) Bip Bop Bip / Paper Dollar1957 US
SUE 709 DON COVAY (or as by Pretty Boy?) Believe It Or Not / Betty Jean1958 US
BIG 617 PRETTY BOY Switchin' In The Kitchen / Rockin' The Mule1958 US
BLAZE 350 DON COVAY Standing In The Doorway / I'm Lonely Too1958 US
FIREFLY 313 DON COVAY If You See Mary Lee / Ooh, My Soul195? US
BIG TOP 3033 DON COVAY, ORCH: STAN APPLEBAUM 'Cause I Love You / Beauty And The Beast1959/60 US
BIG TOP 3060 DON COVAY Hey There / I'm Coming Down With The Blues1960 US
FIRE 1012 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Mary Lee / Evening3/1960 US
COLUMBIA 41981 DON COVAY Shake Wid The Snake / Every Which-A-Way1961 US
COLUMBIA 42058 DON COVAY See About Me / Hand Jive Workout1961 US
COLUMBIA 42197 DON COVAY Now That I Need You / Teen Life Swag1961 US
EPIC 9484 THE GOODTIMERS It's Twistin' Time / Twistin' Train1961 US
ARNOLD 1002 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS (also as by "the Goodtimers") Pony Time / Love Boat
(a-side Billboard/pop #60)
1961 US
ARGYLE 1012 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay) Shirley / Stay   (reissue of Pilgrim 711)1962 US
SCEPTER 1230 THE SOLDIER BOYS (feat. Don Covay) I'm Your Soldier Boy / You Picked Me1962 US
CAMEO 239 DON COVAY The Popeye Waddle / One Little Boy Had Money
(a-side Billboard/pop #75)
1962 US
CAMEO 251 DON COVAY Wiggle Wobble / Do The Bug1963 US
DAVE 908 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) I Know / Only A Picture1963 US
DAVE 909 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) It Wouldn't Be Right / Family Monkey1963 US
GRAMO 5508 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Till Tomorrow / Mama, Take Your Daughter Back196? US
PARKWAY 894 DON COVAY Ain't That Silly / Turn It On1964 US
PARKWAY 910 DON COVAY The Froog / One Little Boy Had Money1964 US
ROSEMART 801 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS Mercy Mercy / Can't Stay Away
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #35)
1964 US
ROSEMART 802 DON COVAY Take This Hurt Off Me / Please Don't Let Me Know
(a-side Billboard/pop #97 & Billboard/r'n'b #97)
1964 US
LANDA 704 DON COVAY You're Good For Me / Truth Of The Lite1965 US
ATLANTIC 2280 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS The Boomerang / Daddy Loves Baby1965 US
ATLANTIC 2286 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS Please Do Something / A Woman's Love
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #21)
1965 US
ATLANTIC 2301 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS See Saw / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love
(a-side Billboard/pop #44 & Billboard/r'n'b #5)
1965 US
ATLANTIC 2323 DON COVAY Sookie Sookie / Watching The Late Late Show1966 US
ATLANTIC 2340 DON COVAY You Put Something On Me / Iron Out Of The Rough Spots6/1966 US
ATLANTIC 2357 DON COVAY Somebody's Got To Love You / Temptation Was Too Strong1966 US
ATLANTIC 2375 DON COVAY Shingaling '67 / I Was There
(a-side Billboard/pop #133 & Billboard/r'n'b #50)
1967 US
ATLANTIC 2407 DON COVAY 40 Days - 40 Nights / The Usual Place1967 US
ATLANTIC 2440 DON COVAY You've Got Me On Your Critical List / Never Had No Love1967 US
ATLANTIC 2481 DON COVAY Chain Of Fools / Prove It1968 US
ATLANTIC 2494 DON COVAY Don't Let Go / It's In The Wind1968 US
ATLANTIC 2521 DON COVAY Gonna Send You Back To Your Mama / House On The Corner1968 US
ATLANTIC 2530 (p/s) "THE SOUL CLAN" FEAT. DON COVAY, SOLOMON BURKE, JOE TEX, BEN E. KING & ARTHUR CONLEY Soul Meeting / That's How It Feels
(a-side Billboard/pop #91 & Billboard/r'n'b #34)
1968 US
ATLANTIC 2565 DON COVAY I Stole Some Love / Snake In The Grass1968 US
ATLANTIC 2609 DON COVAY Sweet Pea / C.C. Rider Blues1969 US
ATLANTIC 2666 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND Black Woman / Ice Cream Man (The Gimmie Game)
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #43)
1969 US
ATLANTIC 2666 (one-sided white-label promo-single) DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND Black Woman1969 US
ATLANTIC 2725 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND Everything I Do Goin' Be Funky / Key To The Highway1970 US
ATLANTIC 2742 DON COVAY Soul Stirrer / Sookie Sookie1970 US
JANUS 164 DON COVAY Sweet Thang / Standing In The Grits Line1971 US
JANUS 181 DON COVAY Daddy Please Don't Go Out / Shoes Under My Bed1972 US
MERCURY 73311 DON COVAY The Overtime Man / Dungeon Number 31972
MERCURY 73385 DON COVAY I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In / Money
(a-side Billboard/pop #29 & Billboard/r'n'b #6)
1973 US
MERCURY 73430 DON COVAY Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home / Bad Mouthing
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #63)
1973 US
BARON 101 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) It's Terrific / (reverse by Sonny Walker: Undertaker)   (1950's recording)1973 US
BARON 105 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Can't You See That I Love You So / (b-side by the Parakeets: My Love Is True)
(1950's recordings)
1973 US
RONNIE 202 THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay?) Love Me / ?   (1950's recording)197? US
MERCURY 73469 DON COVAY It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) / Leave Him (Part 1)
(a-side Billboard/pop #63 & Billboard/r'n'b #21)
1974 US
MERCURY 73648 DON COVAY Rumble In The Jungle / We Can't Make It No More
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #83)
1975 US
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL 3594 DON COVAY Right Time For Love / No Tell Motel1976 US
PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL 3602 DON COVAY Travelin' In Heavy Traffic / Once You Have It1976 US
U-VON 101 DON COVAY Back To The Roots (Part I) / Back To The Roots (Part II)1977 US
RED ROBIN 141 (bootleg) THE RAINBOWS (feat. Don Covay) Shirley / Stay197? US
NEWMAN RECORDS INC 500 (12") DON COVAY Badd Boy / Badd Boy (instrumental version)
(a-side Billboard/r'n'b #74)
1980 US

Note: Pretty Boy on Rhythm Records ("I'm Bad" / "Find My Baby", Rhythm 1768, 1954) is not Don Covay.




NON-AMERICAN SINGLES

LONDON HL-1250 PRETTY BOY Bip Bop Bip / Paper Dollar1957 AUS
FONTANA H 360 THE GOODTIMERS It's Twistin' Time / Twistin' Train1961 UK
PHILIPS PB 1140 DON COVAY Shake Wid The Snake / Every Which-A-Way1961 UK
PYE INT. 7N 25075 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS Pony Time / Love Boat1961 UK
KARUSELL KFF 341 (Norwegian edition with blue vinyl) THE GOODTIMERS Pony Time / Love Boat1961 SWE/NOR
CAMEO PARKWAY C 239 DON COVAY The Popeye Waddle / One Little Boy Had Money1962 UK
KARUSELL KFF 475 (p/s, blue wax)  DON COVAY The Popeye Waddle / One Little Boy Had Money1962 SWE
ATLANTIC AT 4006 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS Mercy Mercy / Can't Stay Away1964 UK
ATLANTIC AT 4016 DON COVAY Take This Hurt Off Me / Please Don't Let Me Know1965 UK
ATLANTIC AT 4056 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS See Saw / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love1965 UK
ATLANTIC AT 4078 DON COVAY Sookie Sookie / Watching The Late Late Show1966 UK
ATLANTIC 584 025 DON COVAY You Put Something On Me / Iron Out Of The Rough Spots1966 UK
ATLANTIC 584 059 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS See Saw / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love1966 UK
ATLANTIC 650 141 (p/s)  DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS Sookie Sookie / See Saw1966 FRA 
ATLANTIC 584 082 DON COVAY Shing-A-Ling '67 / I Was There1967 UK
ATLANTIC 584 094 DON COVAY Mercy Mercy / Can't Stay Away1967 UK
ATLANTIC 584 114 DON COVAY Forty Days - Forty Nights / The Usual Place1967 UK
ATLANTIC 584 202 THE SOUL CLAN Soul Meeting / That's How It Feels1968 UK
ATLANTIC 2091 018 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND  Everything I Do Goin' Be Funky / Key To The Highway1970 UK
ATLANTIC 2091 104 DON COVAY See Saw / Mercy, Mercy1971 UK
ATLANTIC K 10600 (p/s) DON COVAY You Put Me On The Critical List / Forty Days - Forty Nights
(issued with printed black sleeve)
1971 UK
MERCURY 6052 634 DON COVAY It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) / Leave Him (Part 1)
(a-side British Top 50 Singles #29)
1974 UK




EP'S

VOGUE EPL. 7853 (p/s) DON COVAY AND THE GOODTIMERS/EDDIE GAINES: NO 1 HIT PARADE U.S.A. - ORIGINAL PONY TIME 
Pony Time / Love Boat / (reverse by Eddie Gaines: I Never Had It So Good / Out Of Gas)
1962 FRA
ATLANTIC 212090 (p/s) DON COVAY
Please Don't Let Me Know / Mercy, Mercy / Take This Hurt Off Me / Can't Stay Away
1965 FRA
ATLANTIC 750012 M (p/s)  DON COVAY
Sookie Sookie / Watching The Late Late Show / See Saw / Fat Man
1966 FRA 
WILDCAT WCR 205 (p/s) V/A: IN THE CAREFREE WAY TO TRAVEL TODAY!
Pretty Boy: Bip Bop Bip / (other tracks by Lola Dee, Dorothy Collins & Bill Snyder)
19?? SWE
NORTON EP-118 (p/s) DON COVAY - PRETTY BOY ROCK & ROLL
Switchen In The Kitchen / Rockin' The Mule / Mary / Ooh My Soul  (1958 recordings, b-side prev. unissued)
2004 US




ALBUMS

ATLANTIC SD 8104 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS: MERCY!  (LP)
Mercy Mercy / I'll Be Satisfied / Come On In / Can't Stay Away / Can't Fight It Baby / You're Good For Me / Take This Hurt Off Me / Daddy Loves Baby / Come See About Me / You Must Believe In Me / Please Don't Let Me Know / Just Because
-- UK edition: Atlantic ATL 5025, 1965/reissues: Atlantic AS 128015/"Mercy!/See-Saw" Koch KOC-CD-8186, 2000 US --
1965 US
ATLANTIC SD 8120 SEE-SAW  (LP)
See-Saw / The Boomerang / Everything Gonna Be Everything / Fat Man / Precious You / Iron Out The Rough Spots / Please Do Something / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love / The Usual Place / A Woman's Love / Sookie Sookie / Mercy Mercy
-- UK edition: Atlantic 587 062, 1967/reissue: "Mercy!/See-Saw" Koch KOC-CD-8186, 2000 US --
1966 US
ATLANTIC SD 8237 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND: THE HOUSE OF THE BLUE LIGHTS  (LP)
Key To The Highway / Mad Dog Blues / The Blues Don't Knock / Blues Ain't Nothin' But A Woman On Your Mind / The House Of The Blue Lights Part 1 / Four Women / Steady Roller / Homemade Love / But I Forgive You Blues / Shut Your Mouth / The House Of The Blue Lights Part 2
-- UK edition: Atlantic K 50225, 1969/cd reissue: Sepia-Tone 11, 2002 US --
1969 US
JANUS JLS 3038 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND: DIFFERENT STROKES FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS  (LP)
Sweet Thang / Daddy Please Don't Go Out Tonight / Shoes Under My Bed / Stop By / Bad Luck / Hitchin' A Ride / Standing In The Grits Line / In The Sweet Bye & Bye / Ain't Nothing A Young Girl Can Do / If There's A Will There's A Way / What's In The Headlines
-- reissue: "Sweet Thang", Topline 137, 198? UK --
1970 US
POLYDOR 2482 018 COUNTRY FUNK  (LP) 1970 US
PHONOGRAM/MERCURY SRM-1-653 SUPER DUDE I  (LP)
Overtime Man / Leave Him Part 1 / I Stayed Away Too Long / I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In / Hold To Your Promise / The Pinch Hitters / Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home / Bad Mouthing / Leave Him Part 2 / Money / Don't Step On A Man When He's Down
-- UK edition: Mercury 6338 211, 1973/reissue: RPM/Shout CD RPMSH 292, 2005 UK --
1973 US
MERCURY 1020 DON COVAY & THE JEFFERSON LEMON BLUES BAND: HOT BLOOD  (LP)
It's Better To Have / A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste / Sexy Lady / We Can't Make It No More / Rumble In The Jungle / What's Good To You / I Been Here All The Time / Hot Blood / Enjoy What You Have / Gangster Strut
-- UK edition: Mercury/De Luxe 9100 010, 1975/reissue: RPM CD RPMSH 296, 2005 UK --
1975 US
PHILADELPHIA INT. PZ 33958 TRAVELIN' IN HEAVY TRAFFIC  (LP)
No Tell Motel / Chocolate Honey / You Owe It To Your Body / Travelin' In Heavy Traffic / Feelings / Right Time For Love / Six Million Dollar Wish (Jaws) / Sweet (And You Shall Be Rewarded)
-- UK edition: Philadelphia PIR 81492, 1976 --
1976 US
VERSATILE NED 1123 FUNKY YO YO  (LP)
Yo-Yo Part 1 / I Don't Think I Can Make It / Three Time Loser / An Ugly Woman (Is Twice As Sweet) / Yo-Yo Part 2 / Love Is Sweeter On The Other Side / You Can't Get Something For Nothing / Your Love Has Got To Me
-- reissue: Shout CD 25, 2006 UK --
1977 US
EDSEL ED 127 DON COVAY & THE GOODTIMERS: MERCY!  (LP)
See Saw / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love / Iron Out The Rough Spots / Sookie Sookie / A Woman's Love / Watching The Late Late Show / Somebody's Got To Love You / Temptation Was Too Strong / Mercy Mercy / The Boomerang / Can't Stay Away / Come See About Me / Take This Hurt Off Me / You're Good For Me / Precious You / Daddy Loves Baby
(1964-66 recordings)
1984 UK
TOPLINE 137 SWEET THANG  (LP) 1985 UK
CBS 86321 THE ROLLING STONES: DIRTY WORK  (LP)
One Hit (To The Body) / Fight / Harlem Shuffle / Hold Back / Too Rude Winning Ugly / Back To Zero / Dirty Work / Had It With You / Sleep Tonight / Piano Instrumental
(Note: some track feat. Don Covay on vocals)
-- reissues: Virgin CD 39648/Columbia-Sony CD 40250, 1990 --
1986 US/UK
RAZOR & TIE RE 2053 MERCY MERCY - THE DEFINITE DON COVAY  (CD)
Bip Bop Bip / Pony Time / See About Me / Now That I Need You / Mercy Mercy / Take This Hurt Off Me / Daddy Loves Baby / The Usual Place / Please Do Something / A Woman's Love / See Saw / Sookie Sookie / Iron Out The Rough Spots / Watching The Late Late Show / Temptation Was Too Strong / It's In The Wind / You've Got Me On The Critical List / I Stole Some Love / Overtime Man / I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In / It's Better To Have / We Can't Make It No More / No Tell Motel
1994 US
MERCURY/POLYGRAM 836030 CHECKIN' IN WITH DON COVAY  (CD)
It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) / I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In / Hot Blood / We Can't Make It No More / Hold You To Your Promise / Rumble In The Jungle / A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste / Over-Time Man / Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home / Money (That's What I Want) / I Stayed Away Too Long / Memphis / Leave Him Dungeon #3 / There's Something On Your Mind / I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In
1994 US
DEMAND LP 210/OFFICIAL CD 5565 OOH! MY SOUL - THE ROCKIN' YEARS  (LP/CD)
Ooh! My Soul / Paper Dollar / Switchin' In The Kitchen / Believe It Or Not / Shake With The Snake / Bip Bop Bip / Rockin' The Mule / Comin' Down With The Blues / Betty Jean / One Little Boy Had Money / Fat Man / See About Me / Come On Back / Every Wich-A-Way / Where Are You / Pony Time / Popeye Waddle / Please Don't Let Me Know / Hand Jive Workout / Love Boat / Can't You See I Love You (the Rainbows) / It's Terrific (the Rainbows) / My Woman's Love / Take This Hurt Off Me / See Saw / Mercy Mercy
1998 FRA/DEN
PILGRIM CD 801 THE RAINBOWS: MARY LEE  (CD)
Mary Lee / You Broke My Heart / Hold My Hand / Minnie / Evening / Shirley / Come On Back / Have A Ball / They Say / It's Terrific / Love Me / Shake That Thing / Oh Boy / Don't Take Away The Girl I Love / It Wouldn't Be Right / Stay / Can't You See I Love You So / Only A Picture / The Telephone Is Ringing / If You See Mary Lee / I Know / Family Monkey / Evening (version 2)
199?
KOCH KOC-CD-8186 MERCY!/SEE-SAW  (CD)
Mercy, Mercy / I'll Be Satisfied / Come On In / Can't Stay Away / Can't Fight It Baby / You're Good For Me / Take This Hurt Off Me / Daddy Loves Baby / Come See About Me / You Must Believe In Me / Please Don't Let Me Know / Just Because / See Saw / The Boomerang / Everything Gonna Be Everything / Fat Man / Precious You / Iron Out The Rough Spots / Please Do Something / I Never Get Enough Of Your Love / The Usual Place / A Woman's Love / Sookie, Sookie
2000 US
CANNONBALL CBD 29116 DON COVAY & FRIENDS: ADLIB  (CD)
Don Covay Boogie / Mercy Mercy / One Step Woman / Nine Times A Man / Chill Factory / The Red Comb Song / Chain Of Fools / Victims / B.Y.O.B. / He Don't Know / Poontang / Hall Of Fame / Podium / Three Time Loser / Don Covay Boogie (Slight Reprise)
(with Paul Rodgers, Wilson Pickett, Syl Johnson, Ann Peebles, Otis Clay, Frederick Knight, Anton Fig, Dan Penn, etc.)
2000 US
CLASSIC WORLD 2026 YOUR LOVE HAD GOT TO ME  (CD) 2002 US
RPM/SHOUT RPMSH 292 SUPER DUDE - THE MERCURY YEARS, VOL.1 PLUS  (CD)
Overtime Man / I Stayed Away Too Long / I Was Checkin' Out, She Was Checkin' In / Hold You To Your Promise / Memphis / The Pinch Hitters / Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home / Bad Mouthing / Leave Him, Pt.1 / Leave Him, Pt.2 / Money / Don't Step On A Man When He's Down / Sweet Thang / Daddy, Please Don't Go Out Tonight / Why Did You Put Your SHoes Under My Bed / Stop By / Bad Luck / Hitching A Ride
2005 UK
RPM/SHOUT RPMSH 296 HOT BLOOD - THE MERCURY YEARS, VOL.2 PLUS  (CD)
It's Better To Have (And Don't Need) / A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste / Sexy Lady / We Can't Make It No More / Rumble In The Jungle / What's Good To You (Don't Have To Be Good For You) / I Been Here All The Time / Hot Blood / Enjoy What You Have / Gangster Strut (instrumental) / Dungeon No.3
2005 UK
SHOUT CD 25 FUNKY YO YO  (CD)
Three Time Loser / Love Is Sweeter On The Other Side / I Don't Think I Can Make It / Yo-Yo Part 1 / Yo-Yo Part 2 / Your Love Has Got To Me / You Can't Get Something For Nothing / An Ugly Woman (Is Twice As Sweet) / Standing In The Grits Line / In The Sweet Bye & Bye / Ain't Nothing A Young Girl Can Do / If There's A Will There's A Way / What's In The Headlines
(extended reissue of Versatile NED 1123)
2006 UK
THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC CO. 32 SUPER BAD  (CD)
Sweet Thang / Daddy, Please Don't Go Out Tonight / Why Did You Put Your Shoes Under My Bed / Stop By / Bad Luck / Hitchin' A Ride / Three Time Loser / I Don't Think I Can Make It / Love Is Sweeter / Ugly Woman / Your Love Has Got To Me / Standing In The Grits Line / You Can't Get Something For Nothin' / Ain't Nothing A Young Girl Can Do / What's In The Headlines / If There's A Will There's A Way / Funky Yo Yo Part 1 / Funky Yo Yo Part 2
2009 US




COMPILATIONS & GUEST APPEARANCES

FIRE FLP 100 V/A: HERE ARE THE HITS! (THE ORIGINAL ALL-TIME ROCK AND ROLL FAVORITES)  (LP)
The Rainbows: Mary Lee / Evening
1959 US
INTERNATIONAL AWARD AK/AKS-193 BIG CHARLIE & HIS LEMON TWISTERS: DO THE TWIST  (LP)
Twist It Up / Twist A-Roo / Mister Twister / Let's Twist, Little Miss / The New York Twist
(Note: these tracks are written by Don Covay-John Berry, possibly featuring Don Covay on vocals)
1962 US
GRAND PRIX K/KS-193 JOHNNY MCGEE & HIS INTERNATIONAL TWISTERS: EVERYBODY TWIST  (LP)
Twist It Up / Twist A-Roo / Mister Twister / Let's Twist, Little Miss / The New York Twist
(reissue of International Award AK/AKS-193)
1962 US
WYNCOTE W/SW-9054 V/A: ALL THE HITS WITH ALL THE STARS, VOL.2  (LP)
Popeye Waddle
1964 US
WYNCOTE W/SW-9111 V/A: DANCE A GO-GO WITH THE STARS  (LP)
Do The Bug
1965 US
WYNCOTE W/SW-9121 V/A: DANCE A GO-GO WITH THE STARS, VOL.2  (LP)
The Froog
1966 US
DESIGN SDLP-190 V/A: SHINDIG!  (LP)
Pony Time
196? US
ABKCO 4223 V/A: ROCK-O-RAMA, VOL.2  (LP)
Popeye Waddle
1972 US
ATLANTIC 40 256 V/A: FORMIDABLE RHYTHM N BLUES, VOLUME 5  (LP)
Don't Let Go
1972 FRA
COLLECTOR LP 1016 V/A: HAVE SOME REAL SOUND, HAVE SOME ROCK AND ROLL  (LP)
Pretty Boy: Bip Bop Bip
1973 HOL
ATLANTIC K 50164 V/A: ATLANTIC BLAC GOLD, VOLUME 2  (LP)
See Saw
1975 UK
PICKWICK GRAND PRIX SERIES KS-429 V/A: DON COVAY + BROOK BENTON  (LP)
Pony Time / Love Boat / No Love / The Girl I Love
19?? US
FLAME LP 002 V/A: DESPERATE ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.4  (LP)
Ooh My Soul
1987 UK
WILDERNESS LP 21667 V/A: WILD AND FRANTIC  (LP)
Pretty Boy: Switchin' In The Kitchen / Rockin' The Mule / Don Covay: Believe It Or Not
198?
ESOLDUN RR 2015 V/A: SCREAMIN' ROCK'N'ROLL  (LP)
Rockin' The Mule / Switchin' In The Kitchen / Ooh My Soul / Believe It Or Not
198? FRA
CANDY 001 V/A: AT THE PARTY! 16 ROMPIN' STOMPIN' LEASE BREAKIN' TUNES  (LP)
Prettty Boy: Bip Bop Bip
198?
ATLANTIC 81620/ATLANTIC 82305-2 V/A: ATLANTIC RHYTHM & BLUES 1947-1974  (8-CD)
Mercy Mercy / See Saw
1991 US
RELIC 7046 V/A: RAGING HARLEM HIT PARADE, VOL.2  (LP/CD)
The Rainbows: Mary Lee
1993 US
SHANACHI 9004 V/A: PEOPLE GET READY: A TRIBUTE TO CURTIS MAYFIELD  (CD)
Don Covay & Angela Strehli: Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um / Don Covay: You Must Believe In Me
1993 US
FLAME CD 003 V/A: DESPERATE ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.3  (CD)
Ooh, My Soul
1993 UK
EMI SUEBOX 1/EMI 7243 8 28093 2 6 V/A: THE SUE RECORDS STORY  (4-CD)
Believe It Or Not / Betty Jean
1994 US
OFFICIAL OFF CD 5005 V/A: MORE WILD & FRANTIC - BLACK SHOUTERS  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Switchin' In The Kitchen / Rockin' The Mule
1995 DEN
ICHIBAN SOUL CLASSICS 2506-2 V/A: CHEATIN' - FROM A MAN'S POINT OF VIEW  (CD)
I Was Checkin' Out She Was Checkin' In
1995 US
RHINO 72815 V/A: BEG SCREAM & SHOUT - THE BIG OL' BOX OF '60S SOUL  (6-CD)
See Saw
1997 US
ACE CDCHD 718 V/A: LET THE BOOGIE WOOGIE ROCK'N'ROLL  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Bip Bop Bip
1999 UK
KENT CDKEND 168 V/A: AT THE CLUB  (CD)
Chain Of Fools (by the Goodtimers) / 40 Days - 40 Nights (by Don Covay & the Goodtimers)
1999 UK
KENT CDKEND 173 V/A: WHERE IT'S AT - SOUL IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR  (CD)
You've Got Me On The Critical List / See Saw
1999 UK
RELIC 7061 V/A: DOO-WOP DEDICATIONS TO THE 1950S GIRLS  (LP/CD)
The Rainbows: Mary Lee
199? US
RELIC 7079 V/A: RED ROBIN RECORDS, PART 1  (LP/CD)
The Rainbows: Evening / Mary Lee
199? US
RELIC 7080 V/A: RED ROBIN RECORDS, PART 2  (LP/CD)
The Rainbows: Evening
199? US
RELIC 7101 V/A: WHAT'S YOUR NAME  (LP/CD)
The Rainbows: Mary Lee / Shirley
199? US
SIRE/WARNER BROS./BLUE HORIZON 9 26731-2  V/A: SWEET SOUL MUSIC - VOICES FROM THE SHADOWS  (CD)
It's In The Wind (by Don Covay & the Goodtimers)
199? US
MR. MAESTRO 300 V/A: WILD AND FRANTIC  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Switchin' In The Kitchen / Rockin' The Mule / Don Covay: Believe It Or Not / Bip Bop Bip
199?
CONNOISSEUR COLLECTION VSOP CD 296 V/A: YOU CAN MAKE IT IF YOU TRY - THE R&B ORIGINALS THAT INSPIRED THE STONES  (CD) 
Mercy Mercy
2000
CAMP PARK CP 4009 V/A: CAMP PARK RECORDS VOL. 3 - ON THE NORTHERN SIDE  (CD)
Turn It On
200?
SANCTUARY CMRCD 104 V/A: YO YO - 70S JAZZ, SOUL & FUNK RARITIES FROM THE OLD SCHOOL  (CD)
Yo Yo Part 1 / Yo Yo Part 2
2001 US
ACE CDCHD 880 V/A: GREAT GOOGA MOOGA  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Bip Bop Bip
2003 UK
LA CIENEGA LACGA 702 V/A: THE UPSETTERS  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Bip Bop Bip
2003 SPA 
KENT CDKEND 228 V/A: LAND OF 1000 DANCES - SPECIAL SOUL & FUNK EDITION  (CD)
The Boomerang
2004 UK
ACE CDCHD 985 V/A: ROCKIN' FROM COAST TO COAST, VOL.3  (CD)
Believe It Or Not
2004 UK
ABKCO 0602498365328 V/A: CAMEO PARKWAY 1957-1967  (4-CD)
The Popeye Waddle
2005 US
WRH MUSIC # V/A: WILD ROCK'N'ROLL HOWLERS - 35 SCREAMIN' DANCE TRACKS  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Rockin' The Mule
200?
KRYPTON KR-8061 V/A: DOO-WOP COLLECTORS CLASSICS, VOL.1  (CD)
Don Covay & the Goodtimers: Now That I Have You / Shake Wid The Shake / See About Me / Hand Jive Workout / Teen Life Swag / Every Which Way
200?
UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS 531 261-8 V/A: A COMPLETE INTRODUCTION TO NORTHERN SOUL  (4-CD)
It's Better To Have (And Don't Need)
2008 EU
ACE CDCHD 1211 V/A: HOLY MACKEREL - PRETENDERS TO LITTLE RICHARD'S THRONE  (CD)
Pretty Boy: Switchin' In The Kitchen
2009 UK


                                                      

© Compiled by Pete Hoppula

Acknowledgments: Barry Margolis | Jarmo Hoppula | Andy Ambrosia | Dennis Haw

Published sources: Goldmine Price Guide To 45 Rpm Records (Tim Neely, 2003) | Goldmine Standard Catalog Of Rhythm & Blues Records (Tim Neely, 2002) | Rare Record Price Guide 2004 (Record Collector, 2002) | Billboard Top R&B Singles (Joel Whitburn, 1988) | Billboard Top 100 Singles (Joel Whitburn, 1994) | British Hit Singles (Tim Rice-Paul Gambaccini-Jonathan Rice, 1995) | New Rock Record (Terry Hounsome, 1986) | Blues News 6/1994 | Blues News 5/1998 | Norske Rock And Roll Pressinger (Tor Arne Petzold & Per Gunnar Lier, 2004)

Online sources: www.allmusic.com | www.recordmaster.com | www.singlesdb.com | www.bsnpubs.com | www.ebay.com | www.gemm.com | www.musicstack.com | www.earlyhendrix.com | www.soulfulkindamusic.net | www.rocky-52.net/chanteursc/covay_d.htm

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