Willie Mitchell

Real name: William Lawrence Mitchell
Born: March 23, 1928
Died: January 5, 2010
Country: United States
IPI: 00021010959 23 works
00140045720 8 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, R&B performer and record producer

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
i	20-75	Willie Mitchell	March 1964	(5 artists)
i	30-60-90	Willie Mitchell	1968	(6 artists)
i	Bad Eye	Willie Mitchell	March 1966	Wynder K. Frog
	Everything Is Gonna Be Alright	Willie Mitchell	October 1965	(2 artists)
	That Driving Beat	Willie Mitchell	October 1965	(8 artists)

Covers by Willie Mitchell

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
i	634-5789	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Wilson Pickett
i	Ain't Too Proud to Beg	Willie Mitchell	1968	The Temptations [US1]
i	Barefootin'	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Robert Parker
i	Black Fox	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Freddy Robinson
i	Blueberry Hill	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye - Vocal Refrain by Tommy Ryan
i	Canadian Sunset	Willie Mitchell	1968	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra
i	Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	André Claveau avec Jo Boyer et son orchestre
i	Cimarron	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Jimmy Wakely and His Rough Riders
i	Cleo's Mood	Willie Mitchell	1967	Jr. Walker & The All Stars
i	Come See About Me	Willie Mitchell	1968	The Supremes [US1]
i	Everyday People	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Sly & The Family Stone
i	Fever	Willie Mitchell	1965	Little Willie John
i	Grazing in the Grass	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	Hugh Masekela
i	Groovin'	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	The Young Rascals
i	Have You Ever Had the Blues	Willie Mitchell	1967	Lloyd Price and His Orchestra
i	Hawaii Five-O	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Mort Stevens and His Orchestra BRD, The Ventures REC,REL
i	Hideaway	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	Freddy King and His Orchestra
i	Hold It	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Bill Doggett
i	Honky Tonk	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Bill Doggett
i	Hot Cha	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Jr. Walker & The All Stars
i	I'm a Midnight Mover	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Wilson Pickett
i	I Say a Little Prayer	Willie Mitchell	1968	Dionne Warwick
i	I've Got a Right to Cry	Willie Mitchell	February 1961	Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers
i	I Wish It Would Rain	Willie Mitchell	1968	The Temptations [US1] REL, Earl Van Dyke REC
i	Java	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Tousan
i	Knock on Wood	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Eddie Floyd
i	Land of 1000 Dances	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Chris Kenner
i	Last Date	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Floyd Cramer
i	Last Night	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Mar-Keys
i	Louie, Louie	Willie Mitchell	1968	Richard Berry and The Pharaohs
i	Mashed Potatoes	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Nat Kendricks and The Swans
i	Mercy, Mercy, Mercy	Willie Mitchell	1967	"Cannonball" Adderley
i	Midnight Sun	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra
i	Misty	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Erroll Garner Trio
i	Moonlight and Roses	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Mark Andrews [US1]
i	Night Train	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra, Jimmy Forrest and All Star Combo
	One Mint Julep	Willie Mitchell	February 1961	The Clovers
i	Papa's Got a Brand New Bag	Willie Mitchell	1967	James Brown and The Famous Flames
i	Poinciana	Willie Mitchell	1965	(unknown), David Rose and His Orchestra
i	Poppin	Willie Mitchell	1968	Charlie Chalmers
i	Prayer Meetin'	Willie Mitchell	June 1968	Jimmy Smith [US]
i	P.S. I Love You	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees
i	Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head	Willie Mitchell	1970	B.J. Thomas
i	Ram-Bunk-Shus	Willie Mitchell	1965	Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra
i	Respect	Willie Mitchell	1967	Otis Redding
i	Rinky Dink	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Mickey & Sylvia REL, Bo Diddley REC, Dave Baby Cortez
i	Robbins' Nest	Willie Mitchell	1970	Illinois Jacquet & His All Stars
i	Sack o' Woe	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Nat Adderley
i	San-Ho-Zay	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	Freddy King
i	Searching for My Love	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Bobby Moore & The Rhythm Aces
i	Secret Agent Man	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	The Challengers [US2]
i	Shadow of Your Smile	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Johnny Mandel
i	Shotgun	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Jr. Walker & The All Stars
i	Since I Met You Baby	Willie Mitchell	1965	Ivory Joe Hunter
i	Sing a Simple Song	Willie Mitchell	1970	Sly & The Family Stone
i	Sleepy Lagoon	Willie Mitchell	1970	Eric Coates and Symphony Orchestra
i	Slippin' & Slidin'	Willie Mitchell	May 1967	Al Collins & Orchestra
i	Sometimes I Wonder	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Major Lance
i	So Rare	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Carl Ravell (The Singing Maestro) and His Orchestra
i	Soul Finger	Willie Mitchell	1967	Bar-Kays
i	Soul Serenade	Willie Mitchell	1967	King Curtis
i	South of the Border	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Billy Cotton and His Band
i	Stardust	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Hoagy Carmichael & His Pals
i	Sticks and Stones	Willie Mitchell	September 1966	Ray Charles and His Orchestra
i	Sunny	Willie Mitchell	1967	Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
i	Sunrise Serenade	Willie Mitchell	October 1962	Glen Gray and The Casa Loma Orchestra
i	Sunshine of Your Love	Willie Mitchell	1968	Cream
i	Take Five	Willie Mitchell	1968	The Dave Brubeck Quartet
i	Taste of Honey	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Billy Dee Williams PRF, Bobby Scott REC,REL
i	The Dog	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Rufus Thomas
i	The Horse	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	Cliff Nobles & Co.
i	The "In" Crowd	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Dobie Gray
i	The Wayward Wind	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Gogi Grant - Orch. under direction of Buddy Bregman
i	This Guy's in Love with You	Willie Mitchell	1970	Danny Williams [ZA]
i	Treat Her Right	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Roy Head and The Traits
i	Tumblin' Tumbleweeds	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Sons of the Pioneers REC, The Ranch Boys REL
i	Turn Back the Hands of Time	Willie Mitchell	1970	Tyrone Davis
i	Twilight Time	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	The Three Suns
i	Twine Time	Willie Mitchell	1965	Alvin Cash & The Crawlers
i	Wade in the Water	Willie Mitchell	1970	The Sunset Four Jubilee Singers
i	Watermelon Man	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Herbie Hancock
i	What Now My Love	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Gilbert Bécaud - Orch. dir. : Raymond Bernard
i	When a Man Loves a Woman	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Percy Sledge
i	When My Dream Boat Comes Home	Willie Mitchell	1965	Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians - Vocal refrain by Lebert Lombardo
i	White Silver Sands	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Dave Gardner
i	Who's Making Love	Willie Mitchell	1968	Johnnie Taylor
i	Winchester Cathedral	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	(unknown)
i	Windy	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	The Association REL, Ruthann Friedman REC
i	Woodchopper's Ball	Willie Mitchell	1965	Woody Herman and His Orchestra
i	Wooly Bully	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Big Bo and The Arrows - Vocal by Little Smitty, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs
i	You Can't Sit Down	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	The Bim Bam Boos

Songs written by Willie Mitchell

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
20-75	Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	March 1964	Covered by (5 artists)
30-60-90	Teenie Hodges, Willie Mitchell, James Mitchell [GB], Howard Grimes, Leroy Hodges	Willie Mitchell	1968	Covered by (6 artists)
Bad Eye	Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	March 1966	Covered by Wynder K. Frog
Call Me, Come Back Home	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	May 1973	Covered by (3 artists)
Come to Mama	Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle	Ann Peebles	September 1975	Covered by (19 artists)
Echoes of Love	Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle, Patrick Simmons	The Doobie Brothers	1977	Covered by (2 artists)
Everything Is Gonna Be Alright	Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	October 1965	Covered by (2 artists)
Full of Fire	Al Green, Teenie Hodges, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	1975	Covered by Boz Scaggs
Glory Glory	Al Green, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	1976	Covered by Fredrock
God Blessed Our Love	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle	Al Green	October 1974	Covered by (4 artists)
I Don't Lend My Man	Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle, Chris Robinson [US2]	Ann Peebles	1975	Covered by Tari Lacourt
I'm Still in Love with You	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	1972	Covered by (13 artists)
I Only Have Love	Teenie Hodges, Willie Mitchell, Lawrence Seymour	Syl Johnson	February 1976	Covered by (2 artists)
Let's Stay Together	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	November 1971	Covered by (213 artists)
Look What You Done for Me	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
L-O-V-E (Love)	Al Green, Teenie Hodges, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	July 1975	Covered by (4 artists)
Rainin' in My Heart	Al Green, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	2003	Covered by Willie Nelson with Al Green
Something	Al Green, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	November 1976	Covered by Kenny Lattimore
Texas Lil	Willie Mitchell, Reggie Young, Jerry Arnold			Covered by (3 artists)
That Driving Beat	Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	October 1965	Covered by (8 artists)
The Handwriting Is on the Wall	Willie Mitchell, Earl Randle, Melvin Jones, Robert Jones [US1]	Ann Peebles	1978	Covered by Sven Zetterberg
Tomorrow's Dreams	Al Green, Willie Mitchell	Al Green	1969	Covered by Clarence Milton Bekker
You Ought to Be with Me	Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson, Jr.	Al Green	1972	Covered by (3 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Hold It!!! Here's Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	September 1964	Hi
It's Dance-Time with Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	1965	Hi
It's Sunrise Serenade	Willie Mitchell	March 23, 1963	Hi
It's What's Happenin'	Willie Mitchell	June 1966	Hi
On Top	Willie Mitchell	1968	Hi
Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On	Willie Mitchell	1967	Hi
Robbin's Nest	Willie Mitchell	1970	Hi
Solid Soul	Willie Mitchell	July 1968	Hi
Soul Bag	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Hi
The Hit Sound of Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	February 1967	Hi
The Many Moods of Willie Mitchell	Willie Mitchell	July 1969	Hi
Willie Mitchell Live at The Royal	Willie Mitchell	1967	Hi

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
20-75	Willie Mitchell	March 1964	Hi
30-60-90	Willie Mitchell	December 1968	Hi
Bad Eye	Willie Mitchell	March 1966	Hi
Mercy	Willie Mitchell	September 1966	Hi
One Mint Julep	Willie Mitchell	February 1961	Home of the Blues
Prayer Meetin'	Willie Mitchell	June 1968	Hi
Slippin' & Slidin'	Willie Mitchell	May 1967	Hi
Sunrise Serenade	Willie Mitchell	October 1962	Hi
That Driving Beat	Willie Mitchell	October 1965	Hi