Release 2012
P.J.Proby was born in Texas USA, he started recordings under the name
JETT POWERS in the early 60s, although he did some songwriting under others
for Rock & Roll Legend JOHNNY BURNETTE.
Since 1963 he lives in the UK. With a recording contract from Liberty Records,
he received some chart success from 1964 to 1966.
In 1969 he recorded the album "Three Week Hero" backed by LED ZEPPELIN.
Style: Pop
see:
Jett Powers ; Led Zeppelin ; Family Dog ; Ugly Custard ; CCS ; Amory Kane ; Quiet Five ;
Musicians:
P.J.Proby - lead vocals;
on "Three Week Hero"
Jimmy Page - electric guitar; Amory Kane - acoustic guitar, strings;
Alan Hawkshaw - piano, organ; John Paul Jones - bass, piano, organ, arranger;
Clem Catini, John Bonham - drums, perc.; Alan Parker - guitar;
Robert Plant - harmonica; Dennis Lopez, Stan Barrett - perc.;
Disc One
I AM P.J.PROBY (1964) :
Whatever will be will be (Livingston-Evans)
Its no good for me (Giant-Baum-Kaye)
Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu (Smith-Vincent)
The Masquerade is over (Wrubel-Magidson)
Glory of Love (Hill)
Ill go crazy (J.Brown)
Question (Price-Logan)
You dont love me no more (Blackwell)
Dont worry Baby (Wilson-Christian)
Just call Ill be there (Blackwell)
Louisiana Man (Kershaw)
Cuttin In (Watson)
P.J.PROBY (1965) :
My Prayer (Boulanger-Kennedy)
I will (Glasser)
Mission Bell (Michael)
The Nearness of you (Carmichael-Washington)
Lonely Weekend (Rich)
If I loved you (Rodger-Hammerstein)
When I fall in Love (Young-Heyman)
She cried (Richards-Daryll)
Secret Love (Fain-Webster)
I will come to you (Toi) (Becaud-Conrad)
Lonely Teardrops (Gordy jr-Carlo)
With these Hans (Davis-Silver)
Disc Two
P.J.PROBY IN TOWN (1965) :
What Kind of Fool am I (Newley-Bricusse)
To make a big Man Cry (Reed-Callender)
No Other Love (Rodgers-Hammerstein)
Walk Hand in Hand (Cowell)
People (Styne-Merrill) (from Funny Girl)
It aint necessarily so (Gershwin-Heyward) (from Porgy & Bess)
Some enchanted Evening (Rodgers-Hammerstein II) from South Pacific)
Come back to me (Lane-Lerner) from: On clear Day you can see for ever)
We Kiss in a Shadow (Rodgers-Hammerstein II) from: The King and I
If I ruled the World (Ornadel-Bricusse) From Pickwick
Maria (Bernstein-Sondheim) from West Side Story
I could write a Book (Rodgers-Hart) from Pal Joey
ENIGMA (1966) :
Niki Hoeky (Vefas-Vegas-Ford)
Shake, Shake, Shake (Clark-Resnick)
Reach out Ill be there (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
Thats the Tune (Levine-Resnick)
Out of Time (Jagger-Richard)
Dont forget about me (Goffin-King)
People thats why (Vera)
I want to thank you Baby (Ashford-Simpson-Armstead)
Im Twenty Eight (Gouldman)
Angelica (Mann-Weil)
I cant make it alone (Goffin-King)
You make me feel like Someone (Levine-Tree)