List_of_recordings_of_songs_Hal_Blaine_has_played_on
This is a partial list of recordings of songs on which Hal Blaine, a session drummer in the Wrecking Crew, played.
A
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream" (Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell)
- "All I Know" (Art Garfunkel)[1]
- "All I Wanna Do" (The Beach Boys)[2]
- "Along Comes Mary" (The Association)[3]
- "America" (Simon & Garfunkel)
- "Andmoreagain" (Love)[4]
- "Annie's Song" (John Denver)[5][1]
- "Another Saturday Night" (Sam Cooke)[6][7]
- "Any World (That I'm Welcome To)" (Steely Dan)
- "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In" (The 5th Dimension)[notes 1][8][6][5][9]
- "At the Zoo" (Simon & Garfunkel)
B
- "Baby I Need Your Loving" (Johnny Rivers)[10]
- "Baby Talk" (Jan and Dean)[7]
- "Back Home Again" (John Denver)[11]
- "Barbara Ann" (The Beach Boys)[3]
- "Batman Theme" (The Marketts) [12][13]
- "Be My Baby" (The Ronettes)[8][6][14][7]
- "Be True to Your School" (The Beach Boys)[7]
- "(The Best Part of) Breakin' Up" (The Ronettes)
- "Bless the Beasts and the Children" (The Carpenters)[15]
- "Bossa Nova Baby" (Elvis Presley)
- "The Boxer" (Simon & Garfunkel)[16]
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)[notes 2][6][5][16][9]
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Tony Mann)[17]
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Johnny Rivers)[18]
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" (Glen Campbell)[19]
C
- "California Dreamin'" (The Mamas and the Papas)[20][13][3]
- "California Girls" (The Beach Boys)[12][3]
- "Calypso" (John Denver)[1]
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (Elvis Presley)[7]
- "Can't You Hear the Song?" (Wayne Newton)
- "Cara Mia" (Jay and the Americans)[3]
- "Caroline, No" (Brian Wilson)
- "Cecilia" (Simon & Garfunkel)[9]
- "Cherish" (David Cassidy)[9]
- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" (Darlene Love)
- "Come a Little Bit Closer" (Jay and the Americans)[3]
- "Come and Knock on Our Door" (theme from the television series Three's Company)[21]
- "Come Back When You Grow Up" (Bobby Vee)[10]
- "Come Saturday Morning" (The Sandpipers)
- "Congratulations" (Paul Simon), track 11 on 1972 album Paul Simon
- "Cotton Fields" (The Beach Boys)
- "Count Me In" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[3]
- "Could It Be Forever" (David Cassidy)[citation needed]
- "Cracklin' Rosie" (Neil Diamond)[5][12][9]
- "Creeque Alley" (The Mamas and the Papas)[10]
D
- "Da Doo Ron Ron" (The Crystals)[7]
- "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast" (Wayne Newton)[1]
- "The Daily Planet" (Love)
- "Dance, Dance, Dance" (The Beach Boys)[3]
- "Darlin'" (The Beach Boys)[22]
- "Dead Man's Curve" (Jan and Dean)[3]
- "Death of a Ladies' Man" (Leonard Cohen)
- "Dedicated to the One I Love" (The Mamas and the Papas)[10]
- "Didn't We" (Richard Harris)
- "Dizzy" (Tommy Roe)[5][9]
- "Do You Know Where You're Going To" (theme from the film Mahogany) (Diana Ross)[5][1]
- "Doesn't Somebody Want to Be Wanted" (The Partridge Family)[9]
- "Don't Pull Your Love" (Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds)[9]
- "The Door Is Still Open to My Heart" (Dean Martin)[3]
- "Drag City" (Jan and Dean)[7]
- "Dream a Little Dream of Me" (The Mamas and the Papas)[23]
E
- "18 Yellow Roses" (Bobby Darin)[7]
- "El Condor Pasa" (Simon & Garfunkel)
- "Elusive Butterfly" (Bob Lind)[3]
- "Evangeline" (Emmylou Harris)
- "Eve of Destruction" (Barry McGuire)[5][24][25]
- "Everybody Loves a Clown" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[3]
- "Everybody Loves Somebody" (Dean Martin)[5][26][3]
- "Everything That Touches You" (The Association)[9]
F
G
- "Galveston" (Glen Campbell)[9]
- "Go Where You Wanna Go" (The Mamas and the Papas)
- "Go Where You Wanna Go" (The Fifth Dimension)
- "God Only Knows" (The Beach Boys)[29][12]
- "Good Vibrations" (The Beach Boys)[8][6][5][29][30]
- "Goodbye to Love" (The Carpenters)[31]
- "Guantanamera" (The Sandpipers)[10]
- "Guess I'm Dumb" (Glen Campbell)
H
- "Half-Breed" (Cher)[5][32]
- "Hurt So Bad"(Nelson Riddle)[33]
- "The Happening" (The Supremes)[5][10]
- "A Hazy Shade of Winter" (Simon & Garfunkel)[8][6]
- "He's a Rebel" (The Crystals) [6][34][7]
- "Help Me, Rhonda" (The Beach Boys)[5][35][3]
- "Hey Little Cobra" (The Rip Chords)[36][3]
- "Hey Jude" (Bing Crosby)[37]
- "Him or Me – What's It Gonna Be?" (Paul Revere & the Raiders)[10]
- "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" (Mel Carter)[3]
- "Holly Holy" (Neil Diamond)[9]
- "Homeward Bound" (Simon & Garfunkel)[13][10]
- "Houston" (Dean Martin)[38]
- "How Does That Grab You?" (Nancy Sinatra)[10]
- "Hungry" (Paul Revere & the Raiders)
- "Hurting Each Other" (The Carpenters)[1]
I
- "I Am... I Said" (Neil Diamond)[9]
- "I Believe You" (The Carpenters)[15]
- I Can't Go On (Chris and Craig)[39]
- "I Couldn't Live Without Your Love" (Petula Clark)[10]
- "I Get Around" (The Beach Boys)[5][3]
- "I Got You Babe" (Sonny & Cher)[5][3]
- "I Need You" (America)[1]
- "I Need You" (Chris and Craig)[40]
- "I Saw Her Again" (The Mamas and the Papas)[10]
- "I Think I Love You" (The Partridge Family)[5][9]
- "If I Can Dream" (Elvis Presley) [41]
- "If I Were a Carpenter" (Bobby Darin)[10]
- "I'll Meet You Halfway" (The Partridge Family)[9]
- 'I'm Not Gonna Miss You" (Glen Campbell)
- "I'm Sorry" (John Denver)[6][1]
- "In My Room" (The Beach Boys)[7]
- "Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)" (Paul Revere & the Raiders)[5][1]
- "It Never Rains in Southern California" (Albert Hammond)[1]
- "It's Getting Better" (Cass Elliot)
- "It's Over" (Roy Orbison)[13][3]
- "I Won't Last a Day Without You" (The Carpenters)[15]
J
K
L
- "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All" (The 5th Dimension)[1]
- "Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)" (Helen Reddy)[1]
- "Let Him Run Wild" (The Beach Boys)
- "Let's Live for Today" (The Grass Roots)[10]
- "Like a Sad Song" (John Denver)
- "Like to Get to Know You" (Spanky and Our Gang)
- "A Little Bit Me, a Little Bit You" (The Monkees)[10]
- "Little Deuce Coupe" (The Beach Boys)[7]
- "The Little Girl I Once Knew" (The Beach Boys)
- "A Little Less Conversation" (Elvis Presley)[44][45]
- "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)" (Jan and Dean)[46][3]
- "Lizzie and the Rainman" (Tanya Tucker)[6][1]
- "The Lonely Bull" (Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass)[7]
- "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" (The Partridge Family)
- "Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet" (Henry Mancini)[5][9]
- "Love Will Keep Us Together" (Captain & Tennille)[notes 3][5][47][1]
M
- "MacArthur Park" (Richard Harris)[48][49]
- "Make Your Own Kind of Music" (Cass Elliot)
- "Mamma" (Connie Francis)[7]
- "Mary, Mary" (The Monkees)[6]
- "Midnight Confessions" (The Grass Roots)
- "Mona Lisa" (Nat King Cole) (remaster)[50]
- "Monday, Monday" (The Mamas and the Papas)[5][13][10]
- "Mother and Child Reunion" (Paul Simon)[1]
- "Mountain of Love" (Johnny Rivers)[3]
- "Mr. Tambourine Man" (The Byrds)[6][5][51][3]
- "Mrs. Robinson" (Simon & Garfunkel)[notes 4][6][5][52][9]
- "Muskrat Love" (Captain & Tennille)[1]
- "My Love" (Petula Clark)[5][10]
- "My Special Angel" (The Vogues)[9]
N
O
- "(Oly Oxen Free Free Free) Hide Go Seek" (The Honeys)[53]
- "One Less Bell to Answer" (The 5th Dimension)[9]
- "The Only Living Boy in New York" (Simon & Garfunkel)
- "Our Sweet Love" (The Beach Boys)[2]
- "Out of Limits" (The Marketts)[3]
P
- "Paranoia Blues" (Paul Simon), track 10 on 1972 album Paul Simon
- "Poor Side of Town" (Johnny Rivers)[6][5][10]
R
- "Rainy Days and Mondays" (The Carpenters)[31]
- "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" (Vic Dana)[3]
- "Return to Sender" (Elvis Presley)[7]
- "Rhythm of the Rain" (The Cascades)
- "Ringo" (Lorne Greene)[5][3]
- "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (Elvis Presley)
- "The Rocky Horror Show" (original Roxy Theatre cast recording)[12][13]
- "Run That Body Down" (Paul Simon), track 4 on 1972 album Paul Simon
S
- "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" (Scott McKenzie)[54]
- "Save Your Heart for Me" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[3]
- "She's a Fool" (Lesley Gore)[7]
- "She's Just My Style" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[55]
- "The Seventh Son" (Johnny Rivers)[3]
- "Sleigh Ride" (The Ronettes)
- "Sloop John B" (The Beach Boys)[10]
- "The Snake" (Al Wilson)[56]
- "So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright" (Simon & Garfunkel)
- "Softly, as I Leave You" (Frank Sinatra)[57][58]
- "Somethin' Stupid" (Frank and Nancy Sinatra)[6][5][59]
- "Song Sung Blue" (Neil Diamond)[5][1]
- "Sooner or Later" (The Grass Roots)[1]
- "Stoned Soul Picnic" (The 5th Dimension)[9]
- "Stoney End" (Barbra Streisand)
- "Strangers in the Night" (Frank Sinatra)[notes 5][42][5][60][59]
- "Sugar Town" (Nancy Sinatra)[10]
- "Sunshower" (Thelma Houston, prod: Jimmy Webb)
- "Superstar" (The Carpenters)[31]
- "Sure Gonna Miss Her" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[10]
- "Surf City" (Jan and Dean)[5][7]
- "Surfer Girl" (The Beach Boys)[7]
T
- "A Taste of Honey" (Herb Alpert)[notes 6][6][61][62]
- "Tears in the Morning" (The Beach Boys)[2]
- "A Texas State of Mind" (David Frizzell and Shelly West)[1]
- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver)[6][5][1]
- "That's Life" (Frank Sinatra)[59]
- "Then He Kissed Me" (The Crystals)[7]
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" (The Carpenters)[5][63][27]
- "This Diamond Ring" (Gary Lewis & the Playboys)[5][64]
- "This Girl Is a Woman Now" (Gary Puckett & the Union Gap)[9]
- "This Is My Song" (Petula Clark)[10]
- "Top of the World" (The Carpenters)[5][31]
- "The Tracks of My Tears" (Johnny Rivers)[10]
- "Turn Around, Look at Me" (The Vogues)[9]
U
V
W
- "Wedding Bell Blues" (The 5th Dimension)[5][9]
- "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" (Andy Williams)[1]
- "Where the Boys Are" (Connie Francis)[7]
- "We've Only Just Begun" (The Carpenters)[68]
- "Windy" (The Association)[5][10]
- "Woman, Woman" (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)
- "Words of Love" (The Mamas and the Papas)[9]
- "Workin' On a Groovy Thing" (The 5th Dimension)
- "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (The Beach Boys)[69][12][10]
Y
- "The Yard Went on Forever" (Richard Harris)
- "Yesterday Once More" (The Carpenters)[31]
- "Young Girl" (Gary Puckett & The Union Gap)[9]
- "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" (Elvis Presley)[3]
- "You're the One" (The Vogues)[3]
- "You're the Reason God Made Oklahoma" (David Frizzell and Shelly West)[1]
- "You Never Done It Like That" (Captain & Tennille)[1]
Z
All of the dates shown are the following year of the award. The Grammy year preceded the television broadcast by several months.
- Blaine 2010, p. xix.
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