Jimmy Bowen

Aliases: The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus
The Jimmy Bowen Singers
Jimmy Bowen with The Orchids
Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids
Real name: James Albert Bowen
Born: November 30, 1937
Country: United States
IPI: 00073317291 5 works
00079084937 3 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: 1950s pop vocalist, who later became a record producer and songwriter
Family: Keely Smith Spouse (1965-1969)
Related labels: Amos [US] founder of

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		I'm Stickin' With You	Jimmy Bowen with The Orchids	December 1956	(3 artists)
		You Gave Me a Mountain REL	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	December 1968	(75 artists) Originally by Marty Robbins REC

Covers by Jimmy Bowen

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	A Place in the Shade	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	February 1969	Dean Martin
	A Very Precious Love	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	(unknown)
	Blue Moon	Jimmy Bowen	1958	Shirley Ross, Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Kenneth Sargent
	Born to Be with You	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	February 1969	The Chordettes - Orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer
	Both Sides Now	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Judy Collins REL, Joni Mitchell REC
	By the Light of the Silvery Moon	Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids	1958	Billy Murray and Haydn Qartet with Orchestra
	Don't Make Promises	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	February 1969	Tim Hardin
	First of May	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Bee Gees
	For the Good Times	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	December 21, 1970	Bill Nash
	Georgia Sunshine	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	December 21, 1970	Jerry Reed
	Guess Who	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	January 18, 1972	Jesse Belvin with Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra and Chorus
	Here We Go Again	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	July 1970	Ray Charles
	Hey Jude	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	The Beatles
	Home	Leslie Uggams with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	December 1969	Nancy Sinatra
	It's All in the Game	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Fritz Kreisler - Piano Accompaniment Carl Lamson, Tommy Edwards
	It's Such a Pretty World Today	The Jimmy Bowen Singers	June 1967	Wynn Stewart
	Just the Other Side of Nowhere	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	January 18, 1972	George Hamilton IV
	Kiss the World Goodbye	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	January 18, 1972	Ray Price
	Little Green Apples	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Roger Miller [US-OK]
	Lonely Street	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Carl Belew & His Rock Crushers
	Make Me an Island	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Joe Dolan
	More and More	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Jack Jones
	My Woman, My Woman, My Wife	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	July 1970	Marty Robbins
	Party Dolls and Wine	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	January 18, 1972	Red Steagall
i	Raunchy	The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	June 1967	Bill Justis and His Orchestra
	San Francisco Is a Lonely Town	Mel Carter - With The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra	July 1969	Ben Peters
	Save the Country	Leslie Uggams with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	December 1969	Laura Nyro
	Secret Love	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Doris Day REC,REL,BRD
i	Something	Duane Eddy with The Jimmy Bowen Orch.	1970	The Beatles
	The Biggest Lover in Town	Jimmy Bowen	March 1964	Lou Rawls - Orchestra conducted by Jimmie Haskell
	The Small Exception of Me	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	January 18, 1972	David MacBeth
	The Story of My Life	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	February 1969	Marty Robbins with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
	The Straight Life	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Sonny Curtis
	This Is My Life	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Elio Gandolfi, Shirley Bassey
	This Is Your Life	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Buddy Greco
	Those Were the Days	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Alexander Vertinsky, The Limeliters
	(You've Got) Personality	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Lloyd Price and His Orchestra

Songs written by Jimmy Bowen

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
I Can't Help Remembering You	Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein, Jimmy Bowen	Dean Martin	June 23, 1967	Covered by (7 artists)
I'm Stickin' With You	Buddy Knox, Dicky Doo, Jimmy Bowen, Don Lanier	Jimmy Bowen with The Orchids	April 1956	Covered by (3 artists)
My Baby's Gone	Jimmy Bowen, Don Lanier	Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids	February 1957	Covered by Alan Leatherwood
Party Doll	Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen	Buddy Knox with The Orchids	April 1956	Covered by (19 artists)
Swingin' Daddy	Buddy Knox, Jimmy Bowen, Don Lanier	Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids	October 26, 1957	Covered by Number Nine [US]

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Hula Love	Buddy Knox, Dicky Doo, Jimmy Bowen, Don Lanier	My Hula Hula Love	Buddy Knox with The Rhythm Orchids	Covered by (13 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Hey Jude Hey Bing!	Bing Crosby with Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chrorus	1969	Amos [US]
This Is My Life	Mel Carter with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	November 1970	Amos [US]
You Gave Me a Mountain	Frankie Laine - With The Jimmy Bowen Orch. & Chorus	February 1969	ABC Records [US]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
By the Light of the Silvery Moon	Jimmy Bowen with The Rhythm Orchids	1958	Roulette
Georgia Sunshine	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	December 21, 1970	Reprise Records
Here We Go Again	Dean Martin with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra and Chorus	July 1970	Reprise Records
Home	Leslie Uggams with The Jimmy Bowen Orchestra & Chorus	December 1969	Atlantic
It's Such a Pretty World Today	The Jimmy Bowen Singers	June 1967	Reprise Records
My Kind of Woman	Jimmy Bowen	1958	Roulette
Party Doll - I'm Stickin' With You	Buddy Knox with The Orchids - Jimmy Bowen with The Orchids	December 1956	Triple D
Something	Duane Eddy with The Jimmy Bowen Orch.	1970	Uni Records
The Big Bus	Jimmy Bowen	March 1964	Reprise Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Dino	Dean Martin	January 18, 1972	Reprise Records
For the Good Times	Dean Martin	February 2, 1971	Reprise Records
My Woman, My Woman, My Wife	Dean Martin	August 25, 1970	Reprise Records
San Francisco Is a Lonely Town	Mel Carter	July 1969	Amos [US]
You Gave Me a Mountain	Frankie Laine	December 1968	ABC Records [US]

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