Max Merritt

Aliases: Max Merritt and His Meteors
Max Merritt and The Meteors
Max Merritt & The Meteors
Real name: Maxwell James Merritt
Born: April 30, 1941
Died: September 24, 2020
Country: New Zealand
IPI: 00020571325 1 work
00036957549 3 works
Affiliation: PRS
Comments: Soul singer-songwriter and guitarist from Christchurch, but mostly based in England (1971-1976) and the US (1977–1999)

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Originals

		Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
		Keeping in Touch	Max Merritt	February 1978	Ben Moore
		Slipping Away	Max Merritt and The Meteors	November 17, 1975	(5 artists)

Covers by Max Merritt

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	Be My Baby	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1964	Unverified
	C'mon Everybody	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Eddie Cochran
	Dirty Work	Max Merritt	February 1978	Steely Dan
	Do the Blue Beat (The Jamaica Ska)	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	October 1964	Ray Rivera - Arranged and conducted by Claus Ogerman
	Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1964	Freddie Bell and The Bellboys
	Good Golly Miss Molly	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1964	Unverified
	Hallelujah I Love Her So	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Ray Charles
	Hello L.A., Bye-Bye Birmingham	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	Alex Harvey [GB]
	Hey, Jude	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	The Beatles
	Hey Western Union Man	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1969	Jerry Butler
i	Hush	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	Billy Joe Royal
	I Can't Help Myself	Max Merritt & The Meteors	June 1966	Four Tops
	I Keep Forgettin'	Max Merritt and The Meteors	November 17, 1975	Chuck Jackson [US]
	I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Mr. Ernest Pike with Orchestral Accompaniment
	I've Been Trying	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1965	Jerry Butler
	I Want to Hold Your Hand	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1964	The Beatles
	I Was the One	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Elvis Presley
	Kansas City	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	October 1964	Little Willie Littlefield
	Lay Me Down Easy	Max Merritt	February 1978	Tracy Nelson
	Peace, Brother, Peace	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	Bill Medley
	Proud Mary	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	Creedence Clearwater Revival
	Reet Petite	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	September 1964	Jackie Wilson
	Sea Cruise	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Frankie Ford with Huey "Piano" Smith and Orch. REL, Huey Smith and Gerri Hall REC
	Shake	Max Merritt & The Meteors	June 1966	Sam Cooke
	Sweet and Tender Romance	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1964	Bick Ford
	Tempted	Max Merritt	November 27, 2020	(unknown)
	Tennessee Waltz	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys - Vocal Refrain by Redd Stewart REL, Cowboy Copas REC
	The Way I Walk	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	Jack Scott with The Chantones Vocal Group
i	Too Much Tequila	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	The Champs
	Wichita Lineman / Do What You Gotta Do	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	Glen Campbell - Conducted by Al De Lory, Johnny Rivers
	Yeh Yeh We Love 'em All	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	September 1964	Little Cheryl
	You Made Me Love You	Max Merritt & The Meteors	November 1959	William J. Halley
	Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1965	Swing and Sway with Sammy Kaye REC,REL, James Baskett BRD

Songs written by Max Merritt

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Keeping in Touch	Max Merritt, Todd Cerney	Max Merritt	February 1978	Covered by Ben Moore
Slipping Away	Max Merritt	Max Merritt and The Meteors	November 17, 1975	Covered by (5 artists)
Tempted	Larry Murray, Max Merritt			Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
C'mon Let's Go	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1960	His Master's Voice
I Can Dream	Max Merritt	November 27, 2020	Fanfare [AU]
Keeping in Touch	Max Merritt	February 1978	Polydor
Stray Cats	Max Merritt and The Meteors	February 1971	RCA Australia

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Good Golly Max Merritt	Max Merritt and His Meteors	1964	Viking [NZ]

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Do the Blue Beat (The Jamaica Ska)	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	October 1964	Viking [NZ]
Giddy-Up-A-Ding-Dong	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1964	Viking [NZ]
Hey Western Union Man	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1969	RCA Victor
I Can't Help Myself	Max Merritt & The Meteors	June 1966	Parlophone
Kiss Curl	Max Merritt & The Meteors	November 1959	His Master's Voice
Reet Petite	Dinah Lee with Max Merritt and His Meteors	September 1964	Viking [NZ]
Slipping Away	Max Merritt and The Meteors	November 17, 1975	Arista
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah	Max Merritt and The Meteors	1965	Parlophone