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Dan Penn

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Aliases
Lonnie Ray
Real name
Wallace Daniel Pennington
Born
November 16, 1941
Country
United States
IPI
00023846096 46 works
00023851202 17 works
00023851891 35 works
Affiliation
BMI
Comments
Primarily a songwriter known for his soul hits, Penn is also a white soul singer, musician and record producer
Member of
The Fairlanes
The Mark V
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Originals

Title Performer Release date Covered by
2007 Soul Summit
June 1994 (3 artists)
 REC October 29, 2012 (4 artists)
Originally by The Vel Tones REL
 REC October 29, 2012 (5 artists)
Originally by The Ovations REL
November 1965 (41 artists)
 REC October 29, 2012 (3 artists)
Originally by The Ovations REL
 REC October 29, 2012 (11 artists)
Originally by Percy Sledge REL
May 1965 (6 artists)
 REC October 29, 2012 Arthur Conley
Originally by James Barnett REL
June 1994 (6 artists)
April 1970 (5 artists)
 REC October 29, 2012 (10 artists)
Originally by Bill Brandon REL
 REC October 29, 2012 (3 artists)
Originally by Art Freeman REL
 REC October 29, 2012 Ted Taylor [US]
Originally by Bill Brandon REL
 REC October 29, 2012 Originally by James Barnett REL
October 1973 (2 artists)
 REC October 29, 2012 (6 artists)
Originally by Wilson Pickett REL
 REC 2016 The Browne & Taylor Project
Originally by Etta James REL
 REC October 29, 2012 (28 artists)
Originally by Billy Young REL

Covers by Dan Penn

Title Performer Release date Originally by
August 9, 1994 The Dynamic V
2003 Van Morrison
August 1964 The Tams
June 7, 1999 The Box Tops
June 1994 Aretha Franklin
June 7, 1999 Aretha Franklin
October 1973 Patsy Sledd
June 7, 1999 The Box Tops
  June 7, 1999 The Ovations REL, Dan Penn REC
June 7, 1999 Dan Penn
Is a Blue Bird Blue Dan Penn 2007 Missing information
  June 7, 1999 Dan Penn REC, Percy Sledge REL
August 1964 Johnny Preston
  October 1973 Creedence Clearwater Revival REL, Cajun Gib Guilbeau REC
June 7, 1999 Bob Luman
October 29, 2012 Ted Taylor [US]
June 7, 1999 Dan Penn
June 7, 1999 Percy Sledge
October 2004 Merle Haggard
July 1, 2016 Wilson Pickett
August 9, 2011 The "5" Royales
June 7, 1999 The Sweet Inspirations
June 1994 James Carr
June 7, 1999 James Carr
1966 The Johnny Otis Show
July 1, 2016 Kip Anderson [US]
June 7, 1999 Janis Joplin
  June 7, 1999 Dan Penn REC, Billy Young REL
July 1, 2016 Jimmy Hughes

Songs written by Dan Penn

Original songs

Title Written by Originally by Original date Covered by
Almost Persuaded Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts June Conquest 1964 Unverified
Always David Dan Penn, Eddie Hinton, Wayne Jackson The Sweet Inspirations February 1969 Covered by Ruby Winters
Another Woman Dan Penn, Buzz Cason T.G. Sheppard December 1974 Covered by Billy 'Crash' Craddock
Another Woman's Man - Another Man's Woman Dan Penn, Marlin Greene Margie Singleton and Faron Young July 9, 1964 Covered by Laura Lee
A Woman Left Lonely Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Janis Joplin January 1971 Covered by (21 artists)
Back to Normal Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Jonnie Barnett Johnny Adams April 1993 Covered by (2 artists)
Blues of the Month Club Dan Penn, Gary Nicholson, Carson Whitsett T. Graham Brown 1990 Covered by (4 artists)
Building Fires Dan Penn, Johnny Christopher, Jim Dickinson Flying Burrito Brothers October 1975 Covered by Chris Wilson [AU]
Cheater Man Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Irma Thomas 1967 Covered by (4 artists)
Close to Me Dan Penn The Tams April 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Cold Snap Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Jonnie Barnett Dan Penn 2007 Covered by Soul Summit
Come On Dan Penn, Rick Hall Tommy Roe November 21, 1963 Covered by (2 artists)
Cry Like a Baby Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops February 1968 Covered by (31 artists)
Cry Like a Man Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Jonnie Barnett Dan Penn June 1994 Covered by (3 artists)
Don't Give Up on Me Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Hoy Lindsey Solomon Burke 2002 Covered by (4 artists)
Do Right Woman - Do Right Man Dan Penn, Chips Moman Aretha Franklin January 24, 1967 Covered by (73 artists)
Everything I Am Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops October 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Handy Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Darryl Carter Sandy Posey March 23, 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Heavy Love Dan Penn, Jon Tiven, Sally Tiven Dalton Reed December 1991 Covered by (2 artists)
Hey Mister Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Sandy Posey February 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
I Can't Stop (No, No, No) Dan Penn, Roger Hawkins Arthur Conley August 1966 Covered by (7 artists)
I'd Do It over Again Dan Penn, Arthur Alexander, Donnie Fritts Marshall Crenshaw August 9, 1994 Covered by (2 artists)
I Do Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Vel Tones REL July 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
I Hate You Dan Penn, Leroy Daniel Patsy Sledd June 1972 Covered by (7 artists)
I'll Take Care of You Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Sonny James and The Southern Gentlemen REC, Bobby McDowell REL September 1, 1965 Covered by (2 artists)
I Met Her in Church Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops July 1968 Covered by (3 artists)
I'm Living Good Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Ovations REL April 1965 Covered by (5 artists)
I'm Your Puppet Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn November 1965 Covered by (41 artists)
I Need a Lot of Loving Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, The Ovations REL January 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Is a Blue Bird Blue Dan Penn Conway Twitty April 28, 1960 Covered by (3 artists)
I Tried to Tell You Dan Penn Jimmy Hughes September 1964 Covered by The Entertainers [US]
It Tears Me Up Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Percy Sledge REL January 1965 Covered by (11 artists)
I Worship the Ground You Walk On Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Jimmy Hughes August 1966 Covered by Etta James
Just as I Am Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Lonnie Ray May 1965 Covered by (6 artists)
Keep On Talking Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, James Barnett REL August 1965 Covered by Arthur Conley
Let It Happen Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham James Carr May 1967 Covered by (2 artists)
Like a Road Leading Home Don Nix, Dan Penn Albert King July 1971 Unverified
Long Ago Dan Penn, Bob Killen Ted Taylor [US] March 1969 Covered by (2 artists)
Lovely Ladies Dan Penn, Rick Hall Jimmy Hughes September 1964 Covered by (2 artists)
Memphis Women and Chicken Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts, Gary Nicholson Dan Penn June 1994 Covered by (6 artists)
Midnight Affair Dan Penn, Jimmy Hughes, Rick Hall Jimmy Hughes November 1965 Covered by Sandra Wright
Nine Pound Steel Dan Penn, Wayne Carson Joe Simon August 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Nobody's Fool Dan Penn, Bobby Emmons Dan Penn April 1970 Covered by (5 artists)
Oh! What a Fool I've Been Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Darryl Carter The Sweet Inspirations August 24, 1967 Covered by (5 artists)
Oughta Be a Law Dan Penn, Gary Nicholson Lee Roy Parnell 1990 Covered by (2 artists)
Out of Left Field Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Percy Sledge March 6, 1967 Covered by (12 artists)
People Gonna Talk Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Box Tops July 1968 Covered by Pig Iron
Rainbow Road Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts Dan Penn REC, Bill Brandon REL February 1964 Covered by (10 artists)
Reaching Out Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Bobby Moore [US1] July 1967 Covered by Tony Worsley
Sandcastles Dan Penn, Chips Moman, Spooner Oldham Merrilee Rush August 1968 Covered by The 31st of February
She Ain't Gonna Do Right Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Wilson Pickett December 1966 Covered by (4 artists)
Slippin' Around with You Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Art Freeman REL April 1965 Covered by (3 artists)
Strangest Feeling Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, Bill Brandon REL 1963 Covered by Ted Taylor [US]
Sweet Inspiration Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham The Sweet Inspirations August 24, 1967 Covered by (28 artists)
Take a Good Look Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Dan Penn REC, James Barnett REL January 1965
Tearjoint Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts Dan Penn October 1973 Covered by (2 artists)
The Dark End of the Street Dan Penn, Chips Moman James Carr January 1967 Covered by (97 artists)
The Lord Loves a Rolling Stone Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Spooner Oldham 1972 Covered by Scott Ward Band
Too Rock for Country, Too Country for Rock and Roll Dan Penn, Lonnie Mack, Hoy Lindsey, Denny Rice Lonnie Mack 1988 Covered by (2 artists)
Tricks of the Trade Dan Penn, Jon Tiven, Sally Tiven Son Seals 1994 Covered by Jon Tiven's Ego Trip
Trouble with Sam Dan Penn Bruce Channel REC, The Box Tops REL 1967
Up Tight Good Woman Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham, Jimmy Johnson [US3] Dan Penn REC, Wilson Pickett REL 1965 Covered by (6 artists)
Watching the Trains Go By Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Tony Joe White January 1968 Covered by (2 artists)
Whatever Gets You Through the Night Dan Penn, Carson Whitsett, Hoy Lindsey Dan Penn REC, Etta James REL 1990 Covered by The Browne & Taylor Project
Without a Woman Dan Penn, Quin Ivy, Drew Miller Kip Anderson [US] August 1966 Covered by (3 artists)
You Left the Water Running Dan Penn, Oscar Frank, Rick Hall Dan Penn REC, Billy Young REL 1964 Covered by (28 artists)
You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham Jimmy Hughes June 1965 Covered by (4 artists)
Zero Willpower Dan Penn, Donnie Fritts, Spooner Oldham Irma Thomas 1979 Covered by (2 artists)

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