List of songs written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
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[edit]
| 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 pop, #1 R&B, #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 2011: Haley Reinhart | |
| "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, #9 Ireland, #8 Portugal, #11 Netherlands, #11 New Zealand #23 Belgium, #65 Australia, #17 Europarade |
| "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" |
| 2022 | "Vegas" | Doja Cat | 31 | - | 25 | Samples Big Mama Thornton's "Hound Dog" |
| 2023 | "Hands on Me" | Jason Derulo feat. Meghan Trainor | - | - | - | Interpolates Ben E. King's "Stand by Me" |
Chart hits written by Leiber with others[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d Songs written by Jerry Leiber, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gilliland, John (1969). "Big Rock Candy Mountain: Rock 'n' roll in the late fifties" (audio). Pop Chronicles. University of North Texas Libraries. Show 13.
- ^ a b c d Gilliland 1969, show 7.
- ^ a b Gilliland 1969, show 14.
- ^ a b Songs written by Mike Stoller, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 19 August 2014