Joe Simon (musician)

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Joe Simon (born September 2, 1936 in Simmesport , Louisiana ; † December 13, 2021 ) was a Grammy- winning American soul and R&B singer who had a total of 49 hits in the American R&B charts between 1965 and 1981 . He was one of the most successful artists of his genre in the 1960s and 1970s.

Career

His biggest hits were The Chokin 'Kind (1969), Power of Love (1972) and Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor) (1975), all three of which reached number one on the R&B charts and were also huge hits USA pop hit lists. Simon had other hits with Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love (1971) and the title theme of the blaxploitation classic Cleopatra Jones , Theme from Cleopatra Jones (1973), which he recorded with The Mainstreeters. For The Chokin 'Kind he received a Grammy for Best R&B Singer in 1970 . One of his most successful albums, Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love , was directed by Philly soul producers Gamble & Huff .

His last minor hits in the early 1980s were produced by country singer Porter Wagoner . Further recordings for smaller labels were no longer successful. A comeback attempt in 1985 with the LP Mr. Right failed. In the late 1980s, Simon withdrew from the secular music business and devoted himself to his Christian faith and gospel . He later served as a minister in an evangelical church in Illinois.

Simon was one of the most important exponents of Southern Soul .

Discography

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1968 No sad songs - R&B22 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1968
Producer: John Richbourg (JR Enterprises Inc.)
1969 Simon Sings - R&B41 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1969
Producer: John Richbourg (JR Enterprises Inc.)
The chokin 'kid US81 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B18 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1969
Producer: John Richbourg (JR Enterprises Inc.)
... Better Than Ever US192 (2 weeks)
US 		-
First published: November 1969
Producer: John Richbourg (JR Enterprises Inc.)
1971 The Sounds of Simon US153 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B9 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1971
Producers: Joe Simon, John Richbourg
1972 Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love US71 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (19 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1972
Producers: Kenny Gamble , Leon Huff
1973 The Power of Joe Simon US97 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: February 1973
Producers: Joe Simon, John Richbourg,
Raeford Gerald, Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Simon Country - R&B57 (1 week)
R&B
First published: October 1973
Producers: Joe Simon, John Richbourg
1974 Mood, Heart and Soul - R&B44 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1974
Producer: Brad Shapiro
1975 Get down US129 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1975
Producers: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
1976 Today - R&B35 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1976
Producers: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
1977 Easy to love - R&B56 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1977
Producers: Joe Simon, John Richbourg
1979 Love vibrations - R&B34 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1979
Producers: Norman Harris, Joe Simon, Caryle J. Blackwell
1981 Glad You Came My Way - R&B49 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1981
Producer: Porter Wagoner

More studio albums

  • 1966: Simon Pure Soul
  • 1973: Cleopatra Jones (with JJ Johnson and Millie Jackson ; soundtrack to the film A Case for Cleopatra Jones )
  • 1977: A Bad Case of Love
  • 1979: Happy Birthday, baby
  • 1985: Mr. Right
  • 1988: Simon Preaches Prayer
  • 1998: The Story Must Be Told
  • 2007: Time to Change

Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
US US R&B R&B
1972 Joe Simon's Greatest Hits - R&B20 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1972
1973 The Best of Joe Simon US147 (8 weeks)
US 		-
First published: 1970

More compilations

  • 1969: Joe Simon
  • 1976: The World of Joe Simon
  • 1977: The Best of Joe Simon
  • 1982: By Popular Deman… Joe Simon's Greatest Hits
  • 1985: By Popular Deman… Joe Simon's Greatest Hits Volume 2
  • 1988: Lookin 'Back
  • 1992: The Chokin 'Kind Golden Classics
  • 1996: My Adorable One
  • 1997: Greatest Hits: The Spring Years 1970–1977
  • 1997: Music in My Bones: The Best of Joe Simon
  • 2001: Monument of Soul
  • 2009: Soul for the Dancefloor

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
US US R&B R&B
1964 My Adorable One - R&B8 (15 weeks)
R&B
First publication: August 1964
Authors: Irral Berger, Clara Thompson
1965 Let's do it over - R&B13 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1965
Authors: Dan Penn, Spooner Oldham
1966 Teenager's Prayer
Simon Pure Soul 		US66 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1966
Author: Ira Allen
1967 My Special Prayer
Simon Pure Soul / No Sad Songs 		US87 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B17 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1966
Author: Wini Scott
Put Your Trust in Me (Depend on Me)
No Sad Songs 		- R&B47 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1967
Author: Joe Simon
Nine Pound Steel
No Sad Songs 		US70 (9 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1967
Authors: Bobby Thompson, Dan Penn
1968 No Sad Songs
No Sad Songs 		US49 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B19 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1967
Author: Darryl Carter
(You Keep Me) Hangin 'On
No Sad Songs 		US25 (15 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1968
Authors: Ira Allen, Buddy Mize
Message from Maria
Simon Sings 		US75 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B31 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1968
Author: Al Reed
I Worry About You
No Sad Songs 		US98 (1 week)
US 		-
B-side of Message from Maria
Author: Norman Mapp
Original: Norman Mapp with Clark Terry and Seldon Powell , 1961
Looking Back
Simon Sings 		US70 (6 weeks)
US 		R&B42 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1968
Authors: Clyde Otis, Brook Benton , Belford Hendricks
Original: Nat King Cole , 1958
1969 The Chokin 'Kind
The Chokin' Kind 		US13th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)US 		R&B1 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1969
Grammy (R&B Male Vocal)
Author: Harlan Howard
Original: Waylon Jennings , 1967
Baby, Don't Be Looking in My Mind
The Chokin 'Kind 		US72 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B16 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1969
Author: Harlan Howard
Original: Waylon Jennings, 1966
San Francisco Is a Lonely Town
... Better Than Ever 		US79 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B29 (3 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1969
Author: Ben Peters
1970 It's Hard to Get Along
... Better Than Ever 		US87 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (10 weeks)
R&B
B-side of San Francisco Is a Lonely Town
Authors: Allen Orange, Joe Simon
Moon Walk Part 1
The Best of Joe Simon 		US54 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B11 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1969
Author: Joe Simon
Farther On Down the Road
The Best of Joe Simon 		US56 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1970
Author and original: Taj Mahal , 1969
Yours Love
The Chokin 'Kind 		US78 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B10 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1970
Author: Harlan Howard
Original: Waylon Jennings , 1968
That's the way I want our love
 US93 (3 weeks)
US 		R&B27 (6 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1970
Author: Jackey Beavers
Original: Flame and the Lovelights, 1968
Your Time to Cry
The Sounds of Simon 		US40 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1970
Authors: Dock Price Jr., Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
1971 Help Me Make It Through the Night
The Sounds of Simon 		US69 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1971
Author: Kris Kristofferson
Original: Bev Marie, 1967
To Lay Down Beside You
The Sounds of Simon 		-[R&B: ↑]
B-side of Help Me Make It Through the Night
Author: Tim Drummond
You're the One for Me
 US71 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B12 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1971
Author: Joe Simon
Georgia Blue
The Sounds of Simon 		- R&B19 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1971
Author: Larry Neal
All My Hard Times
The Sounds of Simon 		US93 (2 weeks)
US 		R&B26 (5 weeks)
R&B
B-side of Georgia Blue
Author: Joe South
Original: The Tams , 1967
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love 		US11th
gold
gold

(13 weeks)US 		R&B3 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1971
Authors: Kenny Gamble , Leon Huff
1972 Pool of Bad Luck
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love 		US42 (8 weeks)
US 		R&B13 (9 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1972
Authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff
Power of Love
The Power of Joe Simon 		US11th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US 		R&B1 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1972
Authors: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff, Joe Simaon
Misty Blue
Joe Simon's Greatest Hits 		US91 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B47 (5 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1972
Author: Bob Montgomery
Original: Wilma Burgess, 1966
I Found My Dad
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love 		US65 (5 weeks)
US 		R&B15 (13 weeks)
R&B
B-side of Trouble in My Home
Authors: Bunny Sigler, Phil Hurtt
Trouble in My Home
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love 		US50 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B5 (10 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1972
Authors: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
1973 Step by Step
Drowning in the Sea of ​​Love 		US37 (12 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: January 1973
Author: Raeford Gerald
Theme from Cleopatra Jones
Cleopatra Jones (Soundtrack) 		US18 (13 weeks)
US 		R&B3 (14 weeks)
R&B
First release: July 1973
feat. The Mainstreeters
from the soundtrack of the film A Case for Cleopatra Jones
Writer: Joe Simon
River
 US62 (7 weeks)
US 		R&B6 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1973
Author: Eugene McDaniels
Original: Universal Jones, 1972
1974 Carry Me
Mood, Heart and Soul 		- R&B12 (13 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1974
Authors: Ernie Shelby, Phillip Mitchell
Original: Mel & Tim, 1972
The Best Time of My Life
Mood, Heart and Soul 		- R&B15 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: June 1974
Authors: Aseneth Peek, Joe Simon, King Sterling
1975 Get Down, Get Down (Get on the Floor)
Get Down 		US8 (17 weeks)
US 		R&B1 (17 weeks)
R&B
First published: March 1975
Authors: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
Music in My Bones
Get Down 		US92 (4 weeks)
US 		R&B7 (14 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1975
Authors: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
1976 I need you, you need me
today 		- R&B5 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1975
Authors: Billy Kennedy, Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
Come Get to This
Today 		- R&B22 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: August 1976
Authors: Joe Simon, Raeford Gerald
Easy to Love
Easy to Love 		- R&B12 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1976
Authors: Donnie Fritts , Tony Joe White
1977 You Didn't Have to Play No Games
Easy to Love 		- R&B62 (7 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1977
Author: Jerry Weaver
One Step at a Time
A Bad Case of Love 		- R&B28 (16 weeks)
R&B
First published: September 1977
Author: Teddy Randazzo
1978 For Your Love, Love, Love
A Bad Case of Love 		- R&B27 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1977
Author: Teddy Randazzo
IOU
Love Vibrations 		- R&B71 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1978
Authors: Joe Simon, Norman Harris, Ron Tyson
Love Vibration
Love Vibrations 		- R&B15 (15 weeks)
R&B
First published: November 1978
Authors: Joe Simon, Teddy Randazzo
1979 Going Through These Changes
Love Vibrations 		- R&B78 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: April 1979
Author: Phillip Mitchell
I Wanna Taste Your Love
Happy Birthday, Baby 		- R&B87 (4 weeks)
R&B
First published: October 1979
Authors: Joe Simon, Victoria Pike
1980 Baby, When Love Is in Your Heart (It's in Your Eyes)
Glad You Came My Way 		- R&B60 (8 weeks)
R&B
First published: July 1980
Authors: Don Goodman, Mary K. Kennedy, Pam Rose
Glad You Came My Way
Glad You Came My Way 		- R&B43 (12 weeks)
R&B
First published: December 1980
Authors: Joe Simon, Marc Speer
1981 Are We Breaking Up
Glad You Came My Way 		- R&B52 (11 weeks)
R&B
First published: May 1981
Authors: Marcus Mitchell, Anthony Wells

More singles

  • 1960: It's a Miracle (release: August)
  • 1961: Call My Name (release: February)
  • 1961: It's All Over (release: August)
  • 1961: I See Your Face
  • 1962: I Keep Remembering (released July)
  • 1963: Just Like Yesterday (released December)
  • 1964: Say (That Your Love Is True) (released April)
  • 1965: When I'm Gone (released March)
  • 1966: Too Many Teardrops (released August)
  • 1974: Who's Julie (release: May)
  • 1974: Someone to Lean On (release: October)
  • 1976: Funny How Time Slips Away (release: August)
  • 1980: Hooked on Disco Music
  • 1981: Magnolia (release: August)
  • 1981: You Give Life to Me (with Clare Bathe; release: December)
  • 1982: Alone at Last
  • 1982: Go Sam (release: March)
  • 1982: It's Be's That Way Sometime (Release: August)
  • 1982: Hangin 'On (release: November)

Other chart placements

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE UK UK
1973 Step by Step
The Power of Joe Simon 		DE44 (1 week)
DE 		UK14 (10 weeks)
UK
First published: February 1973

Web links

sources

  1. ^ Obituary on the Billboard
  2. ^ A b Joel Whitburn : Hot R&B Songs 1942-2010: 6th Edition, ISBN 978-0-89820-186-4 .
  3. ↑ Joe Simon: The Converted Soul Singer. In: DiePresse.com. December 23, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b c d Chart sources: DE UK US
  5. ↑ a b c d gold / platinum database US
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn : Top R&B Albums 1965-1998, ISBN 0-89820-134-9 .
personal data
SURNAME Simon, Joe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American soul singer and R&B singer
BIRTH DATE September 2, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Simmesport , Louisiana
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 2021