Dobie Gray

Real name: Lawrence Darrow Brown
Born: July 26, 1940
Died: December 6, 2011
Country: United States
IPI: 00012585206 11 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Smooth balladeer and soul singer, who increasingly worked as a songwriter, mainly in a country vein
Member of: Pollution

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
All I Want to Do Is Make Love to You	Dobie Gray	1979	(9 artists)
A New Ray of Sunshine	Dobie Gray	December 1975	Turley Richards
Can You Feel It	Dobie Gray	October 1974	Babe Ruth
City Stars	Dobie Gray	March 1973	David Ruffin
Do You Really Have a Heart? REL	Dobie Gray	September 1969	(8 artists) Originally by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams REC
Drive On, Ride On	Dobie Gray	December 1975	Three Dog Night
Easy Come, Easy Go	Dobie Gray	December 1975	(2 artists)
From Where I Stand	Dobie Gray	1986	(2 artists)
Good Old Song	Dobie Gray	1973	(3 artists)
Hey Dixie	Dobie Gray	October 1974	The Maines Brothers Band
If Love Must Go	Dobie Gray	December 1975	(3 artists)
In the Family	Dobie Gray	1986	Don Williams
Keep What We Had Going	Dobie Gray	1986	Louise Mandrell
L.A. Lady	Dobie Gray	March 1973	(2 artists)
Lay Back	Dobie Gray	March 1973	(2 artists)
Look at Me	Dobie Gray	September 1962	The Righteous Brothers
Loving Arms REL	Dobie Gray	July 1973	(90 artists) Originally by Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge REC
Mississippi Rolling Stone	Dobie Gray	1973	(2 artists)
Now That I'm Without You	Dobie Gray	July 1973	Mike Berry
Roll On Sweet Mississippi	Dobie Gray	October 1974	(9 artists)
So Far So Good	Dobie Gray	1986	(2 artists)
So High (Rock Me Baby & Roll Me Away)	Dobie Gray	October 1974	Dave Mason [GB]
Soul Days	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Bruce Springsteen featuring Sam Moore
Spending Time, Making Love and Going Crazy	Dobie Gray	1979	(4 artists)
Stranger in the Mirror	Dobie Gray	1983	B.J. Thomas
The "In" Crowd	Dobie Gray	November 1964	(88 artists) Sampled by Dickie Goodman
Watch out for Lucy	Dobie Gray	July 1974	(2 artists)
We Had It All	Dobie Gray	March 1973	(39 artists)

Covers by Dobie Gray

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
A Good Woman's Love	Wayne Newton with Dobie Gray	1989	Rex Allen Jr.
Ain't That Good News	Dobie Gray	1997	(unknown), Sam Cooke
A Showman's Life	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Jesse Winchester
Blue Ribbons	Dobie Gray	April 1965	Vic Dana
Bridge of Silence	Dobie Gray	1979	Louisiana's Le Roux
But I Do	Dobie Gray	1977	Candi Staton
Caddo Queen	Dobie Gray	March 1973	David Wagner
Can't Stop a Man in Love	Dobie Gray	1977	Reuben Howell
Country Love	Dobie Gray	1977	Z.Z. Hill
Crazy	Dobie Gray	1997	Patsy Cline with The Jordanaires
Cupid	Dobie Gray	1997	Sam Cooke
Don't Lose Heart	Dobie Gray	November 17, 2017	Dan Fogelberg
Drift Away	Dobie Gray	January 1973	Mike Berry
Drift Away	Uncle Kracker feat. Dobie Gray	2002	Mike Berry
Everything Is Beautiful	Cledus T. Judd featuring Michael English, Erika Jo, Dobie Gray, Andy Griggs, Rascal Flatts, Julie R…	August 28, 2007	Ray Stevens
Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em	Dobie Gray	August 1976	George Jackson [US1]
Fool, Fool	Dobie Gray	1979	Pam Rose
Good Times	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Sam Cooke
Hallelujah!	Dobie Gray	March 1970	The Clique [US]
Hold Me Tight	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Johnny Nash
I Can See Clearly Now	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Johnny Nash
If Loving You Is Wrong	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Luther Ingram
I Never Had It So Good	Dobie Gray	1973	Paul Williams [US1]
Inka Dinka Doo	Dobie Gray	June 1963	Ferde Grofé & His Orch. – Vocal Refrain by the Rhythm Boys
It's Over	Dobie Gray	1997	Roy Orbison
Lean on Me	Dobie Gray	1997	Bill Withers
Let Go	Dobie Gray	1977	Brian Cadd
Love Is on the Line	Dobie Gray	1973	The Addrisi Brothers
Miss You Nights	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Cliff Richard
Old Time Feeling	Dobie Gray	October 1974	Tom Jans
People Get Ready	Dobie Gray	November 2000	The Impressions
Performance	Dobie Gray	October 1974	Joe Cocker
River Deep - Mountain High	Dobie Gray - Arranged and conducted by Leon Russell	February 1967	Ike & Tina Turner
Rose	Dobie Gray	1973	Paul Williams [US1]
Rose Garden	Dobie Gray	April 1969	Billy Joe Royal
Sharing the Night Together	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Arthur Alexander
Slip Away	Dobie Gray	1997	Clarence Carter
Sunny Day to Rain	Dobie Gray	1979	Alex Taylor [US2]
Tennessee Waltz	Dobie Gray - Arranged and conducted by Leon Russell	February 1967	Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
The Best of My Love	Dobie Gray	1977	Eagles [US1]
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Don Cherry - Orchestra conducted by Milton DeLugg
There's a Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In)	Dobie Gray	1973	Troy Seals
Weekend Friend	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Janie Fricke
We've Got to Get It On Again	Dobie Gray	December 1978	The Addrisi Brothers
What a Wonderful World	Dobie Gray	1997	Sam Cooke
When a Man Loves a Woman	Dobie Gray	1977	Percy Sledge
Who's Lovin' You	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Mark James [US1]
You Can Do It	Dobie Gray	November 1978	Hot

Web Covers by Dobie Gray

	Title	Performer	Upload date	Originally by
	The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down	Dobie Gray	April 6, 2021	The Band

Sampled songs

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
		The "In" Crowd	Dobie Gray	November 1964	Covered by (88 artists) Sampled by Dickie Goodman

Songs written by Dobie Gray

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
A Good Woman's Love	Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau, Wray Chafin	Rex Allen Jr.	1984	Covered by Wayne Newton with Dobie Gray
City Stars	Dobie Gray, Chuck Higgins, Jr.	Dobie Gray	March 1973	Covered by David Ruffin
Drive On, Ride On	Dobie Gray, Troy Seals	Dobie Gray	1975	Covered by Three Dog Night
Easy Come, Easy Go	Dobie Gray, Troy Seals, Max D. Barnes	Dobie Gray	1975	Covered by (2 artists)
Got My Heart Set on You	Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau	John Denver	February 1985	Covered by (2 artists)
In the Family	Dobie Gray, Eddie Setser, John Greenebaum	Dobie Gray	1986	Covered by Don Williams
Love to Burn	Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau, Ricky Rector	Etta James	1990	Covered by (2 artists)
Slow Rain	Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau, Ricky Rector
So Far So Good	Dobie Gray, Troy Seals, Eddie Setser	Dobie Gray	1986	Covered by (2 artists)
Stranger in the Mirror	Dobie Gray, Bud Reneau, Larry James Williams	Dobie Gray	1983	Covered by B.J. Thomas

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Diamond Cuts	Dobie Gray	1997	(self-released)
Dobie Gray	Dobie Gray	1979	Infinity [US1]
Drift Away	Dobie Gray	March 1973	Decca
From Where I Stand	Dobie Gray	1986	Capitol Records
Hey Dixie	Dobie Gray	October 1974	MCA Records
Let Go	Dobie Gray	1977	Capricorn Records
Loving Arms	Dobie Gray	1973	MCA Records
Midnight Diamond	Dobie Gray	December 1978	Infinity [US1]
New Ray of Sunshine	Dobie Gray	December 1975	Capricorn Records
Soul Days	Dobie Gray	November 2000	Cadre
The "In" Crowd Goes "Go-Go"	Dobie Gray	April 1965	Charger Records

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Be a Man	Dobie Gray	June 1963	JAF Records
Do You Really Have a Heart	Dobie Gray	September 1969	White Whale
Drift Away	Dobie Gray	January 1973	Decca
Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em	Dobie Gray	August 1976	Capricorn Records
Honey, You Can't Take It Back	Dobie Gray	March 1970	White Whale
If Love Must Go	Dobie Gray	January 1976	Capricorn Records
Look at Me	Dobie Gray	September 1962	Cordak Records
Loving Arms	Dobie Gray	July 1973	MCA Records
One Can Fake It	Dobie Gray	1983	Arista
River Deep - Mountain High	Dobie Gray - Arranged and conducted by Leon Russell	February 1967	Capitol Records
Rose Garden	Dobie Gray	April 1969	White Whale
The "In" Crowd	Dobie Gray	November 1964	Charger Records
Watch Out for Lucy	Dobie Gray	July 1974	MCA Records
You Can Do It	Dobie Gray	November 1978	Infinity [US1]

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
A Tribute to Dan Fogelberg	various artists	November 17, 2017	BMG Rights Management
Boogity Boogity - A Tribute to the Comic Genius of Ray Stevens	Cledus T. Judd	August 28, 2007	Curb Records
Coming Home	Wayne Newton	1989	Curb Records
No Stranger to Shame	Uncle Kracker	2002	Lava Records