Joe Simon

 Urodzony 2 września 1943r w Simmesport/Louisiana,amerykański wokalista rhythm'n'bluesowy o charakterystycznym zawodzącym barytonie i specyficznym countrowym frazowaniu.Swoją osobą łączy dwa style z oszałamiającym powodzeniem w latach 60-tych,adaptację typowego repertuaru country spod znaku Nashville z soulowym brzmieniem.

 

Rozpoczął swoją karierę nagraniową w Buy Arena,ale wkrótce zmienił miejsce ,najpierw na Muscle Shoals,gdzie nagrywał dla Vee-Jay Records,a póżniej na Nashville podpisując kontrakt z wytwórnią znanego disc dżokeja Johna Richbourga-Sound Stage 7 w 1966r.
 

Łatwość z jaką penetrował materiał country,wpłynęło na to ,że znalazł swoje prawdziwe powołanie co zaowocowało takimi hitami jak,"Nine Pound Steel," "(You Keep Me) Hangin' On," i #1 na listach rhythm'n'bluesowych "The Chokin' Kind" autorstwa Harlana Howarda.od 1970r współpracuje w Spring Records z duetem producentów, czarodziejów piosenki Kenny Gamble i Leonem Huffem ,dzięki którym odnosi kolejne sukcesy .Dowodem na to jest hit "Drowning in the Sea of Love" nagrany rok póżniej.
 

Próbuje się znależć się w erze disco w 1975r dwoma udanymi utworami "Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)" i "Music in My Bones".Póżniej wycofuje się z muzycznego rynku poświęcając się kościołowi.

 

Single

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
My adorable one/Say [That your love is true]	Joe Simon	09.1964	-	102[9]	Vee-Jay 609	[8[15].R&B; Chart][written by Irral Berger & Clara Thompson][produced by Al Allen]
Let's Do It Over/The Whoo Pee	Joe Simon	08.1965	-	-	Vee-Jay 694	[13[17].R&B; Chart][written by L. Oldham, D. Penn][produced by Rick Hall]
Teenager' s prayer/Long hot summer	Joe Simon	06.1966	-	66[7]	Sound Stage 7 2564	[written by Leonard Allen][produced by John Richbourg][11[12].R&B Chart]
My special prayer/Travellin' man	Joe Simon	02.1967	-	87[5]	Sound Stage 7 2577	[written by Wini Scott][produced by J. R. Enterprises][17[12].R&B Chart]
Put your trust in me [Depend on me]/Just a dream	Joe Simon	01.08.1967	-	129[3]	Sound Stage 7 2583	[written by Joe Simon][produced by J. R. Enterprises][47[5].R&B Chart]
Nine pound steel/The girl' s alright with me	Joe Simon	09.1967	-	70[9]	Sound Stage 7 2589	[written by Dan Penn, D. Thompson][produced by J. R. Enterprises][19[11].R&B Chart]
No sad songs/Come on and get it	Joe Simon	01.1968	-	49[7]	Sound Stage 7 2602	[written by Darryl Carter][produced by J. R. Enterprises][22[8].R&B Chart]
[You keep me] Hangin' on/Long hot summer	Joe Simon	04.1968	-	25[15]	Sound Stage 7 2608	[written by Ira Allen/Buddy Mize][produced by J. R. Enterprises][11[14].R&B Chart]
Message from Maria/I worry about you	Joe Simon	09.1968	-	75[4] side B:98[1]	Sound Stage 7 2617	[A:written by Al Reed][B:written by Norman Napp][produced by J. R. Enterprises][31[7].R&B Chart]
Looking back/Standing in the safety zone	Joe Simon	12.1968	-	70[6]	Sound Stage 7 2622	[written by Belford Hendricks & Brook Benton][produced by J. R. Enterprises][42[7].R&B Chart]
The chokin' kind/Come on and get it	Joe Simon	03.1969	-	13[12]	Sound Stage 7 2628	[gold-US][1[3][13].R&B; Chart][written by Harlan Howard][produced by J. R. Enterprises]
Baby,don' t be looking in my mind/Don' t let me lose the feeling	Joe Simon	06.1969	-	72[5]	Sound Stage 7 2634	[written by Harlan Howard][produced by J. R. Enterprises][16[7].R&B Chart]
San Francisco is a lonely town/It' s hard to get along	Joe Simon	09.1969	-	79[3] side B:87[3]	Sound Stage 7 2641	[A:written by Ben Peters][B:written by J. Simon, A. Orange][produced by John R.][A:29[3].R&B Chart][B:26[10].R&B Chart]
Moon walk Part. 1/Part 2	Joe Simon	01.1970	-	54[8]	Sound Stage 7 2651	[written by Joe Simon][produced by John R.][11[13].R&B Chart]
Farther on down the road/Wounded man	Joe Simon	04.1970	-	56[8]	Sound Stage 7 2656	[written by Taj Mahal][produced by John R.][7[8].R&B Chart]
Yours love/I got a whole lot of lovin'	Joe Simon	08.1970	-	78[7]	Sound Stage 7 2664	[written by Harlan Howard][produced by John R.][10[9].R&B Chart]
That' s the way i want our love/When	Joe Simon	10.1970	-	93[3]	Sound Stage 7 2667	[written by Jackey Beavers][produced by John R.][27[6].R&B Chart]
Your time to cry/I love you more [Than anything]	Joe Simon	12.1970	-	40[13]	Spring 108	[written by Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald, Dock Price Jr.][produced by John Richbourg, Joe Simon][3[14].R&B Chart]
Help me make it through the night/To lay down beside you	Joe Simon	05.1971	-	69[4] side B:117[2]	Spring 113	[written by Kris Kristofferson][produced by John Richbourg][13[8].R&B Chart]
You' re the one for me/I ain' t givin' up	Joe Simon	07.1971	-	71[5]	Spring 115	[written by Joe Simon][produced by John Richbourg, Joe Simon][12[9].R&B Chart]
All my hard times/Georgia blue	Joe Simon	09.1971	-	93[2]	Spring 118	[written by Joe South][produced by John Richbourg][side A:26[5].R&B; Chart][side B:19[4].R&B; Chart]
Drowning in the sea of love/Let me be the one [The one who loves you]	Joe Simon	11.1971	-	11[13]	Spring 120	[gold-US][written by Kenny Gamble/Leon Huff][produced by Staff For Gamble-Huff Productions][3[15].R&B Chart]
Pool of bad luck/Glad to be your lover	Joe Simon	03.1972	-	42[8]	Spring 124	[written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff][produced by Staff For Gamble-Huff Productions][13[9].R&B Chart]
Power of love/The mirror don' t lie	Joe Simon	07.1972	-	11[15]	Spring 128	[gold-US][1[2][13].R&B; Chart][written by Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Joe Simon][produced by Staff For Gamble-Huff Productions]
Misty blue/That' s the way i want our love	Joe Simon	10.1972	-	91[5]	Sound Stage 7 1508	[written by Bobby Montgomery][produced by John Richbourg][47[5].R&B; Chart]
Trouble in my home/I found my dad	Joe Simon	12.1972	-	50[7] side B:78[5]	Spring 130	[A:written by Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald][B:written by Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt][produced by Staff For Gamble-Huff Productions][A:5[10].R&B; Chart][B:15[13].R&B; Chart]
Step by step/Talk don' t bother me	Joe Simon	02.1973	14[10]	37[12]	Spring 133	[written by Raeford Gerald][produced by Raeford Gerald][6[11].R&B; Chart]
Theme from Cleopatra Jones/Who was that lady	Joe Simon feat The Mainstreeters	07.1973	-	18[13]	Spring 138	[piosenka tytułowa z filmu][written by Joe Simon][produced by Joe Simon][3[14].R&B; Chart]
River /Love never hurt nobody	Joe Simon	11.1973	-	62[7]	Spring 141	[written by Gene McDaniels][produced by Brad Shapiro][6[13].R&B; Chart]
Carry Me/Do You Know What It's Like To Be Lonesome?	Joe Simon	03.1974	-	-	Spring 145	[written by P. Mitchell, E. Shelby][produced by Brad Shapiro][12[13].R&B; Chart]
The Best Time Of My Life/What We Gonna Do Now	Joe Simon	06.1974	-	-	Spring 149	[written by K. Sterling, Joe Simon, Aseneth Peek][produced by Brad Shapiro][15[12].R&B; Chart]
Get down,get down [Get on the floor]/In my baby' s arms	Joe Simon	04.1975	-	8[17]	Spring 156	[1[2][17].R&B; Chart][written by Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald][produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon]
Music in my bones/Fire burning	Joe Simon	08.1975	-	92[4]	Spring 159	[written by R. Gerald, R. Terry, J. Simon][produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon][7[14].R&B Chart]
I Need You, You Need Me/ I'll Take Care (Of You)	Joe Simon	01.1976	-	-	Spring 163	[written by Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald, Billy Kennedy][produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon][5[12].R&B Chart]
Come get to this/Let the good times roll	Joe Simon	09.1976	-	102[3]	Spring 166	[written by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon][produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon][22[11].R&B; Chart]
Easy To Love/Can't Stand The Pain	Joe Simon	12.1976	-	-	Spring 169	[written by Donnie Fritts, Tony Joe White][produced by Joe Simon, John Richbourg][12[15].R&B; Chart]
You Didn't Have To Play No Games/What's Left To Do	Joe Simon	05.1977	-	-	Spring 172	[written by Jerry Weaver][produced by Joe Simon, John Richbourg][62[7].R&B; Chart]
One Step At A Time/A Trace Of Your Love	Joe Simon	09.1977	-	-	Spring 176	[written by Teddy Randazzo][produced by Teddy Randazzo][28[16].R&B; Chart]
For Your Love, Love, Love/I've Got A Jones On You Baby	Joe Simon	01.1978	-	-	Spring 178	[written by Teddy Randazzo][produced by Teddy Randazzo][27[12].R&B; Chart]
I.O.U./It Must Be Love	Joe Simon	07.1978	-	-	Spring 184	[written by N. Harris, R. Tyson, J. Simon][produced by Norman Harris, Ron Tyson][71[8].R&B; Chart]
Love Vibration/Love Vibration (Disco Version)	Joe Simon	11.1978	-	-	Spring 190	[written by T. Randazzo, J. Simon][produced by Norman Harris, Joe Simon][15[15].R&B; Chart]
Going Through These Changes/I Can't Stand A Liar	Joe Simon	05.1979	-	-	Spring 194	[written by P. Mitchell][produced by Norman Harris][78[4].R&B; Chart]
I Wanna Taste Your Love/Make Every Moment Count	Joe Simon	10.1979	-	-	Spring 3003	[written by Joe Simon, Victoria Pike][produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon][87[4].R&B; Chart]
Baby, When Love Is In Your Heart (It's In Your Eyes)/Are We Breakin' Up	Joe Simon	08.1980	-	-	Posse 5001	[written by Don Goodman, Pam Rose, Mary K. Kennedy][produced by Porter Wagoner][60[8].R&B; Chart]
Glad You Came My Way/I Don't Wanna Make Love	Joe Simon	12.1980	-	-	Posse 5005	[written by J. Simon, M. Speer][produced by Porter Wagoner][43[12].R&B; Chart]
Are We Breaking Up/ We're Together	Joe Simon	05.1981	-	-	Posse 5010	[written by Marcus Mitchell, Anthony Wells ][produced by Porter Wagoner][52[11].R&B; Chart]

Albumy

Tytuł	Wykonawca	Data wydania	UK	US	Wytwórnia [US]	Komentarz
The chokin' kind	Joe Simon	06.1969	-	81[17]	Sound Stage 7 15 006	[produced by John Richbourg]
Joe Simon...better than ever	Joe Simon	11.1969	-	192[2]	Sound Stage 7 15 008
The sounds of Simon	Joe Simon	04.1971	-	153[12]	Spring 4701	[produced by John Richbourg, Joe Simon]
Drowning in the sea of love	Joe Simon	03.1972	-	71[12]	Spring 5702	[produced by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff]
The best of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	12.1972	-	147[8]	Sound Stage 7 15 009
The power of Joe Simon	Joe Simon	02.1973	-	97[12]	Spring 5704	[produced by Raeford Gerald, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, Joe Simon, John Richbourg]
Get down	Joe Simon	07.1975	-	129[12]	Spring 6706	[produced by Raeford Gerald, Joe Simon, Ed Townsend]