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List of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

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This is a list of songs written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman, either together as a songwriting partnership, with other writers, or individually.

By Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman

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Year Song[1] Original artist[1] U.S. Pop[2] U.S. R&B[3] UK Singles Chart[4] Other charting versions, and notes[1]
1957 "Love Roller Coaster" Joe Turner - 12 -
1958 "White Bucks and Saddle Shoes" Bobby Pedrick, Jr. 74 - -
1959 "I'm a Man" Fabian 31 - -
"Plain Jane" Bobby Darin 38 - -
"Turn Me Loose" Fabian 9 - -
"A Teenager in Love" Dion and the Belmonts 5 - 28 1959: Marty Wilde, #2 UK
1959: Craig Douglas, #13 UK
"Hushabye" The Mystics 20 - - 1969: Jay & the Americans, #62 pop
1972: Robert John, #99 pop
"Angel Face" Jimmy Darren 47 - -
"Two Fools" Frankie Avalon 54 - -
"I Dig Girls" Bobby Rydell 46 - -
"(If You Cry) True Love, True Love" The Drifters 33 5 -
"Hound Dog Man" Fabian 9 - -
"Go, Jimmy, Go" Jimmy Clanton 5 19 -
1960 "Too Good" Little Tony - - 19
"This Magic Moment" The Drifters 16 4 - 1968: Jay & the Americans, #6 pop
1976: Richard Roundtree, #90 R&B
1989: Rick James, #74 R&B
"Lonely Winds" The Drifters 54 9 -
"A Mess of Blues" Elvis Presley 32 - 2 1983: Status Quo, #15 UK
"Save the Last Dance for Me" The Drifters 1 1 2 1974: The DeFranco Family, #18 pop
1979: The Drifters, #69 UK (reissue)
1983: Dolly Parton, #45 pop, #3 country
1987: Ben E. King, #69 UK
1989: Bruce Willis, #80 UK
1994: General Saint & Don Campbell, #75 UK
2006: Michael Bublé, #99 pop
"Wait" Jimmy Clanton 91 - -
"I'll Save the Last Dance for You" Damita Jo 22 16 -
"I Count the Tears" The Drifters 17 6 28
"Your Other Love" The Flamingos 54 - -
"First Taste of Love" Ben E. King 53 - 27
1961 "No One" Connie Francis 34 - - 1963: Ray Charles, #21 pop, #9 R&B, #35 UK
1965: Brenda Lee, #98 pop
"Havin' Fun" Dion 42 - -
"A Texan and a Girl from Mexico" Anita Bryant 85 - -
"Surrender" Elvis Presley 1 - 1 2005: Elvis Presley, #2 UK (reissue)
"Little Sister" Elvis Presley 5 - 1 2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue)
"(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" Elvis Presley 4 - 1 2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue)
"Sweets for My Sweet" The Drifters 16 10 - 1963: The Searchers, #1 UK
1979: Dawn, #54 pop
1994: CJ Lewis, #3 UK
"Here Comes the Night" Ben E. King 81 - -
"Suspicion" Elvis Presley - - - 1964: Terry Stafford, #3 pop, #31 UK
1976: Elvis Presley, #9 UK
"Room Full of Tears" The Drifters 72 - -
1962 "Ecstasy" Ben E. King 56 - -
"Seven Day Weekend" Gary U.S. Bonds 27 - -
"Spanish Lace" Gene McDaniels 31 - -
1963 "Can't Get Used to Losing You" Andy Williams 2 7 2 1983: The Beat, #3 UK
"It's Been Nice (Goodnight)" The Everly Brothers - - 26
"It's a Lonely Town (Lonely without You)" Gene McDaniels 64 - -
"Kiss Me Quick" Elvis Presley 34 - 14
1964 "Viva Las Vegas" Elvis Presley 29 - 17 1992: ZZ Top, #10 UK
"Wrong for Each Other" Andy Williams 34 - -
1966 "Petticoat White (Summer Sky Blue)" Bobby Vinton 81 - -
"World of Broken Hearts" Sissie Houston - - - 1967: Amen Corner, #24 UK

By Doc Pomus solo or with other writers

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Year Song[1] Original artist[1] U.S. Pop[2] U.S. R&B[3] UK Singles Chart[4] Other charting versions, and notes[1]
1956 "My Happiness Forever" LaVern Baker - 13 - Written by Doc Pomus
"Lonely Avenue" Ray Charles - 6 - Written by Pomus
1957 "Young Blood" The Coasters 8 1 - Written by Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
1976: Bad Company, #20 pop
1987: Bruce Willis, #68 pop
1962 "She's Not You" Elvis Presley 5 13 1 Written by Pomus, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
2005: Elvis Presley, #3 UK (reissue)
1963 "Don't Try to Change Me" The Crickets - - 37 Written by Pomus, Peter Anders and Vini Poncia
"Hopeless" Andy Williams 13 - - Written by Pomus and Alan Jeffreys
1965 "Girl Happy" Elvis Presley - - - Written by Pomus and Norman Meade. From Girl Happy soundtrack.
"Let's Do the Freddie" Chubby Checker 40 - - Written by Pomus and Dave Appell
"I Feel That I've Known You Forever" Elvis Presley 70 - - Written by Pomus and Alan Jeffreys. From Tickle Me EP.
1981 "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere" B. B. King - 91 - Written by Pomus and Dr. John

By Mort Shuman with other writers

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Year Song[5] Original artist[5] U.S. Pop[2] U.S. R&B[3] UK Singles Chart[4] Other charting versions, and notes[5]
1964 "Little Children" Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas 7 - 1 Written by Mort Shuman and J. Leslie McFarland
"Here I Go Again" The Hollies - - 4 Written by Shuman and Clive Westlake
"What Am I to You" Kenny Lynch - - 37 Written by Shuman, Clive Westlake, and Kenny Lynch
1965 "Follow Me" The Drifters 91 - - Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch
"The River" Ken Dodd - - 3 Written by Shuman and Renato Angiolini
1966 "Love Is Just a Broken Heart" Cilla Black - - 5 Written by Shuman, Kenny Lynch and Michelle Vendome
"Sha La La La Lee" The Small Faces - - 3 Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch
1978: Plastic Bertrand, #39 UK
"Look at Granny Run, Run" Howard Tate 19 12 - Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy
1967 "Time, Time" Ed Ames 61 - - Written by Shuman, Armand Canfora, Joss Baselli, and Michel Jourdan
"What Good Am I?" Cilla Black - - 24 Written by Shuman and Kenny Lynch
"Daylight Savin' Time" Keith 79 - - Written by Shuman and Jerry Ross
"What's It Gonna Be?" Dusty Springfield 49 - 52 Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy
"Jackie" Scott Walker - - 22 Written by Shuman, Jacques Brel and Gérard Jouannest
1991: Marc Almond, #17 UK
1968 "Stop" Howard Tate 76 15 - Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy
1971 "Get It While You Can" Janis Joplin 78 - - Written by Shuman and Jerry Ragovoy
1972 "If We Only Have Love" Dionne Warwick 84 - - Written by Shuman, Jacques Brel and Eric Blau

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Songs written by Doc Pomus, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 16 September 2014
  2. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  3. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research.
  4. ^ a b c Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
  5. ^ a b c Songs written by Mort Shuman, MusicVF.com. Retrieved 17 September 2014