Johnny Harris

Aliases: The Johnny Harris Orchestra
Real name: John Stanley Livingstone Harris
Born: November 9, 1932
Died: March 20, 2020
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00013469792 6 works
00013469890 6 works
00013469988 1 work
00013470028 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Composer, arranger, producer, conductor and musical director born in Scotland, who has lived in the US since 1972. He was hired by Tony Hatch in 1965 as his conductor and co-arranger at Pye Records and worked extensively with Petula Clark, Tom Jones, Engelbert Humperdinck, Shirley Bassey and Lulu (winning Eurovision in 1969) in the UK before he was head-hunted by Paul Anka in the US to lead his orchestra. He also wrote many scores for the TV and film industry.
Family: Kim Clarke First wife

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	A Hundred Years or More	Solomon King - Arranged & Conducted Johnny Harris	November 22, 1968	(2 artists)
	Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways	Tammy St. John - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	October 22, 1965	(4 artists)
i	Footprints on the Moon	The Johnny Harris Orchestra	July 21, 1969	(5 artists)
	Swingin' Tight	Keith & Billie - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	September 1966	Bill Deal & The Rhondels
	You're Wrong There Baby	Tony Colton - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	March 4, 1966	Bruno Lomas

Covers by Johnny Harris

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	All My Loving	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles
i	From Me to You	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles
i	Give Peace a Chance	Johnny Harris	1970	Plastic Ono Band
i	Imagine	Johnny Harris	1973	John Lennon
i	I Wanna Be Your Man	Johnny Harris	1964	The Rolling Stones
i	I Want to Hold Your Hand	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles
i	Light My Fire	Johnny Harris	1970	The Doors
i	Love Me Do	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles REL,REC
i	Love Song	Johnny Harris	1973	Lesley Duncan
i	Money	Johnny Harris	1964	Barrett Strong
i	Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)	Johnny Harris	1973	The Beatles
i	Paint It, Black	Johnny Harris	1970	The Rolling Stones
i	Pavane	Johnny Harris	1973	(unknown)
i	Please Mr. Postman	Johnny Harris	1964	The Marvelettes
i	Please Please Me	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles
i	Roll Over Beethoven	Johnny Harris	1964	Chuck Berry and His Combo
i	She Loves You	Johnny Harris	1964	The Beatles
i	Something	Johnny Harris	1970	The Beatles
	So Much Love	Tony Blackburn - Arr. and dir. by Johnny Harris	January 1968	Ben E. King
	That's Really Some Good	Keith & Billie - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	September 1966	Rufus & Carla
i	Till There Was You	Johnny Harris	1964	Meredith Willson and His Orchestra and Eileen Wilson, Barbara Cook and Robert Preston PRF, Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra with Sue Raney REC,REL
i	Twist and Shout	Johnny Harris	1964	The Top Notes
	Untrue Unfaithful (That Was You)	Nita Rossi - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	1965	Tom Jones
i	Wichita Lineman	Johnny Harris	1970	Glen Campbell - Conducted by Al De Lory
i	You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'	Johnny Harris	1973	The Righteous Brothers

Songs written by Johnny Harris

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Bring the Wine	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Paul Anka	August 1974	Covered by Mireille Mathieu & Paul Anka
Footprints on the Moon	Johnny Harris	The Johnny Harris Orchestra	July 21, 1969	Covered by (5 artists)
Hey Girl	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Paul Anka	April 1973	Covered by Eiko Shuri
I'm Not Anyone	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Sammy Davis, Jr.	January 23, 1973	Covered by (2 artists)
Jubilation	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Paul Anka	March 1972	Covered by (6 artists)
Leave Me in the Morning	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Odia Coates	1974	Covered by (4 artists)
Love Is a Lonely Song	Paul Anka, Johnny Harris	Paul Anka	August 1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Why Can't I Cry	Johnny Harris, Kim Clarke	Tom Jones	July 27, 1968	Covered by (5 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
All to Bring You Morning	Johnny Harris	1973	Warner Bros. Records
Beatlemania	Johnny Harris	1964	Top Six
Movements	Johnny Harris	1970	Warner Bros. Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Footprints on the Moon	The Johnny Harris Orchestra	July 21, 1969	Warner Bros. Records
So Much Love	Tony Blackburn - Arr. and dir. by Johnny Harris	January 1968	MGM
Swingin' Tight	Keith & Billie - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	September 1966	Piccadilly [GB2]
Untrue Unfaithful	Nita Rossi - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	1965	Pye Records
You're Wrong There Baby	Tony Colton - Accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris	March 4, 1966	Pye Records

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Cry Softly	Solomon King	September 1969	Capitol Records
Dark Shadows and Empty Hallways	Tammy St. John	October 22, 1965	Pye Records
Goodbye My Old Gal	Solomon King	November 22, 1968	Columbia [EMI]

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