List of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller

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This is a list of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, in most cases as a songwriting duo. The pair also collaborated with other songwriters, and also on rare occasions wrote songs as individuals with other writers.

Chart hits written by Leiber and Stoller

Year Song[1] Original artist[1] U.S. Pop U.S. R&B UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes
1952 "Hard Times" Charles Brown - 7 -
"Kansas City"
("K.C. Lovin'" on original release)[2]
Little Willie Littlefield - - - 1959: Wilbert Harrison, #1 US pop, #1 R&B
1959: Hank Ballard & the Midnighters, #72 US pop, #16 R&B
1959: Rocky Olson, #60 US pop
1959: Little Richard, #95 US pop, #26 UK
1963: Trini Lopez, #23 US pop, #35 UK
1967: James Brown, #55 US pop, #21 R&B
1953 "Hound Dog" Big Mama Thornton[3] - 1 - 1956: Elvis Presley, #1 US pop, #1 R&B, #1 US country, #2 UK
1971: Elvis Presley, #10 UK (reissue)
2007: Elvis Presley, #14 UK (reissue)
1954 "Love Me" Willy & Ruth - - - 1956: Elvis Presley,[3] #2 US pop, #7 R&B, #10 US country
"Framed" The Robins - - - 1976: Cheech and Chong, #41 US pop
"Jack o' Diamonds" Jacki Fontaine - - - 1959: Ruth Brown, #96 US pop
"Bazoom (I Need Your Lovin')" The Cheers 15 - - 1955: The Charms, #15 R&B
1955 "Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" The Cheers 6 - - 1955: Vaughn Monroe, #38 US pop
"Smokey Joe's Cafe" The Robins 79 10 -
"I Want to Do More" Ruth Brown - 3 -
1956 "Ruby Baby" The Drifters - 10 - 1963: Dion, #2 US pop, #5 R&B
1974: Billy "Crash" Craddock, #33 US pop, #1 US country
"The Chicken and the Hawk" Big Joe Turner - 7 -
"Down in Mexico" The Coasters - 8 -
"One Kiss Led to Another" The Coasters[2] 73 11 -
1957 "Lucky Lips" Ruth Brown 25 6 - 1957: Gale Storm, #77 US pop
1963: Cliff Richard, #62 US pop, #4 UK
"Fools Fall in Love" The Drifters 69 10 - 1977: Jacky Ward, #9 US country
"Searchin'" The Coasters[2] 3 1 30 1961: Jack Eubanks, #83 US pop
1963: The Hollies, #12 UK
1964: Ace Cannon, #84 US pop
1976: Jim Croce, #63 US pop (as part of "Chain Gang Medley")
"Young Blood" The Coasters[2] 8 1 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Doc Pomus
1976: Bad Company, #20 US pop
1987: Bruce Willis, #68 US pop
"Loving You" Elvis Presley 20 - 24
"Dancin'" Perry Como 76 - -
"Jailhouse Rock" Elvis Presley[3] 1 1 1 1957: Elvis Presley, #1 US country
1971: Elvis Presley, #42 UK (reissue)
1977: Elvis Presley, #44 UK (reissue)
1982: Russ Abbot, #61 UK (as part of parody medley, "A Day In the Life Of Vince Prince")
1983: Elvis Presley, #27 UK (reissue)
2005: Elvis Presley, #1 UK (reissue)
"Idol with the Golden Head" The Coasters[2] 64 - -
"Treat Me Nice" Elvis Presley 18 7 24 1957: Elvis Presley, #11 US country
"Santa Claus Is Back in Town" Elvis Presley - - 7 1965: Elvis Presley, #4 US Christmas singles
1980: Elvis Presley, #41 UK (reissue)
1997: Dwight Yoakam, #60 US country
"(When She Wants Good Lovin') My Baby Comes to Me" The Coasters - - - 1966: Chicago Loop, #37 US pop
1958 "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" Elvis Presley - 14 - 1961: Buddy Holly, #12 UK
1982: Joni Mitchell, #47 US pop
1983: Elvis Presley, #61 UK (reissue)
"Don't" Elvis Presley[3] 1 4 2 1958: Elvis Presley, #2 US country
1973: Sandy Posey, #39 US country
2007: Elvis Presley, #14 UK (reissue)
"Yakety Yak" The Coasters[2] 1 1 12 1975: Eric Weissberg and Deliverance, #91 US country
1989: 2 Live Crew, #90 UK
"Sorry, But I'm Gonna Have to Pass" The Coasters - - - 1994: The Coasters, #41 UK (reissue)
"Drip Drop" The Drifters 58 - - 1963: Dion DiMucci, #6 US pop
"King Creole" Elvis Presley - - 2 2007: Elvis Presley, #15 UK (reissue)
"Trouble" Elvis Presley - - - 1980: Gillan, #14 UK
1959 "Charlie Brown" The Coasters[2] 2 2 6 1970: The Compton Brothers, #16 US country
"Along Came Jones" The Coasters[2] 9 14 - 1969: Ray Stevens, #27 US pop
"Poison Ivy" The Coasters[2] 7 1 15 1964: The Paramounts, #35 UK
1980: The Lambrettas, #7 UK
1990: Young & Restless, #76 R&B
"I'm a Hog for You" The Coasters 38 - -
"Love Potion No. 9" The Clovers 23 23 - 1964: The Searchers, #3 US pop
1971: The Coasters, #76 US pop
1980: Rinder & Lewis, #20 US Disco Action
"There Goes My Baby" The Drifters[4] 2 1 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Ben E. King, George Treadwell, and Lover Patterson
1984: Donna Summer, #21 US pop, #20 R&B
"Dance with Me" The Drifters 15 2 17 Written by Leiber, Stoller, George Treadwell, Irving Nahan and Lewis Lebish
1989: Rick James, #74 R&B (as part of medley with "This Magic Moment")
"What About Us" The Coasters 47 17 -
"Run Red Run" The Coasters 36 29 -
1960 "Lorelei" Lonnie Donegan - - 10
"Shoppin' for Clothes" The Coasters 83 - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Kent Harris
"Dirty, Dirty Feeling" Elvis Presley - - - 1965: Elvis Presley, #70 US pop
1961 "You're the Boss" Jimmy Ricks and LaVern Baker 81 - -
"Saved" LaVern Baker 37 17 -
"Little Egypt (Ying-Yang)" The Coasters 23 16 -
"Stand by Me" Ben E. King 4 1 27 Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Ben E. King
1964: Cassius Clay, #47 R&B
1964: Kenny Lynch, #39 UK
1965: Earl Grant, #75 US pop
1966: Spyder Turner, #12 US pop, #3 R&B
1970: David & Jimmy Ruffin, #61 US pop, #24 R&B
1975: John Lennon, #20 US pop, #30 UK
1980: Mickey Gilley, #22 US pop, #1 US country
1985: Maurice White, #50 US pop, #6 R&B
1986: Ben E. King, #9 US pop, #1 UK (reissue)
1998: 4 The Cause, #82 US pop, #12 UK
2010: Prince Royce, #8 US Hot Latin Songs, #1 US Latin Tropical Airplay, #17 US Heatseekers Songs
2012: Ben E. King, #84 UK (reissue)
"I'll Be There" Damita Jo 12 15 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Ben E. King, and Ollie Jones
Answer record to "Stand by Me"
"My Claire de Lune" Steve Lawrence 68 - - Based on Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune," third movement of the Suite Bergamasque.
"Girls! Girls! Girls!" The Coasters 96 - - 1965: The Fourmost, #33 UK
1962 "She's Not You" Elvis Presley 5 13 1 Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Doc Pomus
2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue)
"Just Tell Her Jim Said Hello" Elvis Presley 55 - -
"I'm a Woman" Christine Kittrell - - - 1963: Peggy Lee, #54 US pop
1974: Maria Muldaur, #12 US pop
"Some Other Guy" Richie Barrett - - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Richard Barrett
1963: The Big Three, #37 UK
"I Keep Forgettin'" Chuck Jackson 55 - -
"What to Do with Laurie" Mike Clifford 68 - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Billy Edd Wheeler
"Bossa Nova Baby" Tippie and the Clovers - - - 1963: Elvis Presley, #8 US pop, #20 R&B, #13 UK
1963 "The Man Who Robbed the Bank at Santa Fe" Hank Snow - - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Billy Edd Wheeler
#9 US country
"On Broadway" The Drifters 9 7 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
1978: George Benson, #7 US pop, #2 R&B
"The Reverend Mr. Black" The Kingston Trio 8 15 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Billy Edd Wheeler
1982: Johnny Cash, #71 US country
"Rat Race" The Drifters 71 - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, and Van McCoy
"Get Him" The Exciters 76 - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Bert Russell and Ray Passman
"I (Who Have Nothing)" Ben E. King 29 16 - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Mogol, and Carlo Donida
1963: Shirley Bassey, #6 UK
1966: Terry Knight and the Pack, #46 US pop
1970: Liquid Smoke, #82 US pop
1970: Tom Jones, #14 US pop, #16 UK
1977: Sylvester, #40 US pop, #27 R&B, #4 US Disco Action, #46 UK
1978: Theo Vaness, #14 US Disco Action (as part of medley, "Back to Music")
2007: Jordin Sparks, #80 US pop
"Only in America" Jay and the Americans 25 - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
1967 "D. W. Washburn" The Coasters - - - 1968: The Monkees, #19 US pop, #17 UK
1968 "Do Your Own Thing" Brook Benton 99 - -
"Is That All There Is?" Leslie Uggams - - - 1969: Peggy Lee, #11 US pop
"Shake 'em Up and Let 'em Roll" Earl Richards - - - 1976: George Kent, #75 US country
1970 "(How Bout a Little Hand For) The Boys in the Band" The Boys in the Band 48 - -
1974 "Pearl's a Singer" Dino & Sembello - - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Ralph Dino and John Sembello
1977: Elkie Brooks, #8 UK
"The Best Thing" Dino & Sembello - - - Written by Leiber, Stoller, Ralph Dino and John Sembello
1976: Billy Eckstine, #84 R&B
1982 "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)" Michael McDonald 4 7 43 Written by Leiber, Stoller, Michael McDonald and Ed Sanford
1994 "Regulate" Warren G and Nate Dogg 2 7 5 Samples "I Keep Forgettin' (Every Time You're Near)", written by Leiber, Stoller, Michael McDonald and Ed Sanford
1994: Warren G and Nate Dogg, #1 US Hot Rap Singles
2007 "Beautiful Girls" Sean Kingston 1 12 1 Samples Ben E. King's "Stand by Me"

Chart hits written by Leiber with others

Year Song[1] Original artist[1] U.S. Pop U.S. R&B UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes
1960 "Spanish Harlem" Ben E. King[4] 10 15 - Written by Jerry Leiber and Phil Spector
1962: Jimmy Justice, #20 UK
1964: Sounds Incorporated, #35 UK
1965: King Curtis, #89 US pop
1971: Aretha Franklin, #2 US pop, #1 R&B, #14 UK
1987: Ben E. King, #92 UK (reissue)
1963 "Jackson" The Kingston Trio - - - Written by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler. Leiber's contribution was credited to his wife, Gaby Rodgers.
1967: Johnny Cash and June Carter, #2 US country
1967: Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra, #14 US pop, #11 UK (listed in official UK chart, though issued as B-side of "You Only Live Twice")
1966 "Past, Present and Future" The Shangri-Las 59 - - Written by Jerry Leiber, Artie Butler and Shadow Morton

Chart hits written by Stoller with others

Year Song[5] Original artist[5] U.S. Pop U.S. R&B UK Singles Chart Other charting versions, and notes
1964 "His Kiss" Betty Harris 89 15 - Written by Mike Stoller and Bert Russell

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Songs written by Jerry Leiber, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Show 13.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Gilliland 1969, show 7.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Gilliland 1969, show 14.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Songs written by Mike Stoller, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014