Johnny Nash

Real name: John Lester Nash, Jr.
Born: August 19, 1940
Died: October 6, 2020
Country: United States
IPI: 00022056135 13 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Soul and reggae singer and songwriter
Family: Margaret Nash Spouse (1963-19??)
Related: Larry Williams [US2] Friend
Related labels: JAD owner of
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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Cream Puff	Johnny Nash	August 1972	UB40
Deep in the Heart of Harlem	Johnny Nash	August 1963	(3 artists)
Don't Take Away Your Love	Johnny Nash	April 1962	(2 artists)
Everybody's Got an Aura	Johnny Nash	1974	Rufus featuring Chaka Khan
Hold Me Tight	Johnny Nash	July 5, 1968	(48 artists)
I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	June 1972	(213 artists)
I Lost My Baby	Johnny Nash	July 1961	Joey Dee [US]
I'm Counting on You	Johnny Nash - Orch. & Chorus conducted by Bob Mersey	July 1961	(4 artists)
Let's Move & Groove (Together)	Johnny Nash	August 1965	(5 artists)
Prince of Peace	Johnny Nash	1969	Ed Ames
Stormy	Johnny Nash	September 1967	Unverified
Strange Feeling	Johnny Nash	January 1965	(2 artists)
Take a Giant Step	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	September 1959	(3 artists)
The Look in Your Eyes	Johnny Nash	1974	Springbok
There Are More Questions Than Answers	Johnny Nash	August 1972	(6 artists)
Understanding	Johnny Nash	August 1965	(2 artists)
Walk with Faith in Your Heart	Johnny Nash	December 1958	(4 artists)
What Could Be Better	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	Kim Weston
You Can't Go Halfway	Johnny Nash	August 1974	Royals [FI]
You Poured Sugar on Me	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Ernie Smith

Covers by Johnny Nash

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
All I Have to Do Is Dream	Johnny Nash	1977	The Everly Brothers - Orchestra conducted by Archie Bleyer
Almost in Your Arms	Johnny Nash - Arranged and cond. by Don Costa	September 1958	(unknown)
Alone Together	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra
Always	Johnny Nash	August 1964	Irving Kaufman
Amen	Johnny Nash	1966	Unverified
And the Angels Sing	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	May 1959	Ziggy Elman & His Orchestra, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
As Time Goes By	Johnny Nash	January 1959	Frances Williams PRF, Rudy Vallée and His Connecticut Yankees REC
A Thousand Miles Away	Johnny Nash - Orchestra conducted by Bob Mersey	April 1961	The Heartbeats [US1]
A Very Special Love	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	November 1957	Mitch Miller
Away in a Manger	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown), (unknown), (unknown)
Baby, Baby, Baby	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	May 1959	Tommy Edwards
Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Eva Taylor - Piano Accomp. by Clarence Williams
Beautiful Baby	Johnny Nash	1974	Sam & Bill
Bésame mucho	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Emilio Tuero PRF, Los Cadetes del Swing REC,REL, Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Birds of a Feather	Johnny Nash	1977	Joe South
Bless This House	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	John McCormack - Piano accomp. by Edwin Schneider
Blowing in the Wind	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Bob Dylan REC, The Chad Mitchell Trio REL
But Not for Me	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	September 1959	Eddie Quillan and Arline Judge REC,BRD, Ginger Rogers and Willie Howard PRF
But You Know I Love You	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	The First Edition
By Myself	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Jack Buchanan
Celebrate Life	Johnny Nash	1974	Bonnie Bramlett
Chain Gang	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Sam Cooke
Cigareetes and Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women	Johnny Nash	January 1963	Sons of the Pioneers
Come to Me Bend to Me	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Lee Sullivan PRF, Lee Sullivan with Brigadoon Orchestra conducted by Franz Allers REC,REL
Cool Water	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Bob and Randall Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes
Cry Like the Wind	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Nancy Dussault - Orchestra conducted by Lehman Engel REL, Nancy Dussault PRF
Cupid	Johnny Nash	November 1968	Sam Cooke
Darn That Dream	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Benny Goodman and His Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Mildred Bailey REC, Maxine Sullivan, Louis Armstrong, Bill Bailey, The Dandridge Sisters, The Rhythmettes and The Deep River Boys PRF, Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Anita Boyer REL
Don't Look Back	Johnny Nash	November 1968	The Temptations [US1]
Dream Lover	Johnny Nash	1977	Bobby Darin
Five Hundred Miles	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Fiddlin' John Carson, The Journeymen
For All We Know	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Hal Kemp and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bob Allen REC, Morton Downey PRF
For Your Love	Johnny Nash	1974	Ed Townsend
Girl of My Dreams	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Blue Steele and His Orchestra with Vocal Chorus
Go Tell It on the Mountain	Johnny Nash	1969	Dorothy Maynor with Unaccompanied Male Choir
Groovin'	Johnny Nash	November 1968	The Young Rascals
Guava Jelly	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Bob Marley & The Wailers
Halfway to Paradise	Johnny Nash	1977	Tony Orlando - Orchestra conducted by Chuck Sagle
Here Am I Broken Hearted	Johnny Nash	1958	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra
I Believe	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	Jane Froman with Chorus and Orchestra conducted by Sid Feller REC, Jane Froman BRD
I Dream of You	Johnny Nash	1958	Unverified
If There Is Someone Lovelier Than You	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Enric Madriguera & His Hotel Weylin Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Tony Sacco REC,REL, Georges Metaxa PRF
I Got Rhythm	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Ethel Merman
I Had the Craziest Dream	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Tony Martin with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young REC, Harry James and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Helen Forrest BRD
I Heard a Forest Praying	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown)
I'll Walk Alone	Johnny Nash - Orchestra and Chorus directed by Don Costa	July 1957	Louis Prima and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Lily Ann Carol REC,REL, Dinah Shore BRD
(I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
Imagination	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Jan Savitt and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Bon Bon
I'm Beginning to See the Light	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Harry James and His Orchestra
I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Nell Carrington PRF, Campbell and Burr REC
I'm Movin' On	Johnny Nash	January 1963	Hank Snow and His Rainbow Ranch Boys
In the Still of the Night	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
Island in the Sun	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Harry Belafonte with Bob Corman Orch.
I Surrender Dear	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bing Crosby
It Is No Secret	Johnny Nash	1969	Stuart Hamblen
It's All Right with Me	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Peter Cookson - Orchestra conducted by Milton Rosenstock REC,REL, Peter Cookson PRF
It's Always You	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC, Bing Crosby BRD
It's Gonna Be Better	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	The First Edition
It's No Good for Me	Johnny Nash	October 1963	Gene Chandler
I've Got A Lot To Offer, Darling	Johnny Nash	May 1963	Unverified
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	Homer Quincy Smith
I Wish I Knew	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Dick Haymes with Orchestra under direction of Victor Young
Jeepers Creepers	Johnny Nash	August 1959	The Warner Brothers Studio Orchestra BRD, Ethel Waters with Edward Mallory and His Orchestra REC
Just Losing You	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Lady of Spain	Johnny Nash	October 1961	New Mayfair Dance Orchestra [Ray Noble]
Last Night When We Were Young	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Lawrence Tibbett with Orchestra – Nathaniel Shilkret, Director
Let It Be Me	Johnny Nash	1972	Gilbert Bécaud, Jill Corey with Jimmy Carroll
Let's Fly Away	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Barrie Oliver and Hope Williams
Let's Get Lost	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra REC,REL, Mary Martin BRD
Let the Rest of the World Go By	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Campbell and Burr
Like Someone in Love	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Dinah Shore PRF, Bing Crosby with John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra REC
Looking for a Girl	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Queenie Smith
Love Me Tender	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Geo. Campbell, Elvis Presley
Love & Peace	Johnny Nash	1969	The Jazz Crusaders
Lover Come Back to Me	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Evelyn Herbert PRF, Victor Arden-Phil Ohman and Their Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Male Quartet REC
Lovey Dovey	Johnny Nash	November 1968	The Clovers
Mary's Little Boy Child	Johnny Nash	1969	The De Paur Chorus
May I Never Love Again	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Bob Chester and His Orchestra – Vocal Refrain by Dolores O'Neill
May the Good Lord Bless and Keep You	Johnny Nash	1969	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar REC,REL, Tallulah Bankhead PRF
My Dear Little Sweetheart	Johnny Nash	August 1962	Johnny Smith with Orch. conducted by Irwin Kostal
My Foolish Heart	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Martha Mears BRD, Gordon Jenkins and His Orchestra REC,REL
My Melancholy Baby	Johnny Nash	October 1961	Walter Scanlan (Walter Van Brunt) REC,REL, William Frawley PRF
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	Tuskegee Institute Singers
Oh Holy Night - Silent Night	Johnny Nash	1969	Joseph Mohr, Franz Gruber, Emily Laurey, (unknown), Haydn Quartet
Oh Mary Don't You Weep	Johnny Nash	1964	Unverified
Ol' Man River	Johnny Nash	August 1962	Jules Bledsoe PRF, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
One for My Baby	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Lena Horne with Orchestra conducted by Horace Henderson REC,REL, Fred Astaire BRD
Out of Town	Johnny Nash - With Don Costa and His Orchestra	September 1956	(unknown)
Penthouse Serenade	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Tom Gerun and His Orchestra - Vocal by Scrappy Lambert
Rock of Ages	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown)
Rock You to Your Socks	Johnny Nash	1977	Marlene Delaney
Rose Garden	Johnny Nash	1977	Billy Joe Royal
Scarlet Ribbons	Johnny Nash	March 1969	Jo Stafford with Vocal Group and Paul Weston and His Orchestra
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Tamara PRF, Gertrude Niesen with orchestral acc dir. by Ray Sinatra REC
Someone to Watch over Me	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Gertrude Lawrence REC,REL,PRF
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	(unknown)
Speak Low	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Mary Martin and Kenny Baker REL, Kurt Weill REC
Spring Is Here	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra REC,REL, Dennis King & Vivienne Segal PRF
Stir It Up	Johnny Nash	May 1972	Bob Marley and The Wailing Wailers
Stranded in the Middle	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	The Righteous Brothers
Sweet Little Jesus Boy	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown)
'S Wonderful	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Adele Astaire & Allen Kearns PRF, Frank Crumit REC,REL
Talk to Me	Johnny Nash	May 1964	Little Willie John
Tears on My Pillow	Johnny Nash	1975	Ernie Smith
That's All	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	Nat "King" Cole
That's My Desire	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Russell Wooding and His Grand Central Red Caps
The Borning Day	Johnny Nash	1969	Harry Belafonte
The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas to You)	Johnny Nash	1969	Nat "King" Cole [Trio] REC, The King Cole Trio with String Choir REL
The Inch Worm	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Danny Kaye with Gordon Jenkins and His Chorus and Orchestra
The Ladder of Love	Johnny Nash - Orchestra and Chorus directed by Don Costa	July 1957	The Flamingos
The Lord's Prayer	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	(unknown), John Charles Thomas
The Love Nest	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Janet Velie and Jack McGowan
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Johnny Nash	August 1964	Don Cherry - Orchestra conducted by Milton DeLugg
This Little Light of Mine - One Little Candle	Johnny Nash	1969	St. Paul Baptist Choir, Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres' Orchestra and Chorus
Together	Johnny Nash	July 1960	Nick Lucas "The Crooning Troubadour"
Trees	Johnny Nash	1969	Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Twelfth of Never	Johnny Nash	March 1969	(unknown), Johnny Mathis with Ray Conniff and His Orchestra
We Shall Overcome - Precious Lord, Take My Hand	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown), Joe Glazer and the Elm City Four, Wiseman Sextet, Guy Carawan, Heavenly Gospel Singers
We Wish You a Merry Christmas	Johnny Nash	1969	(unknown)
(What a) Wonderful World	Johnny Nash	April 1976	Sam Cooke
What Kind of Love Is This	Johnny Nash	August 1963	Joey Dee & The Starliters
Without You	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	Vernon Garrett & Marie Franklin
(You Gave Me Such) Good Vibrations	Johnny Nash	1974	Bonnie Bramlett
You Got Soul	Johnny Nash	December 1968	Bill Johnson [US2]
You'll Never Walk Alone	Johnny Nash	1969	Christine Johnson with Carousel Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau PRF,REL
You're Driving Me Crazy	Johnny Nash	August 1959	Jack Albin and His Hotel Pennsylvania Dance Orch. - Vocal Chorus by Bill Coty REC, Adele Astaire & Eddie Foy Jr. PRF

Songs written by Johnny Nash

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Cream Puff	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Covered by UB40
Hold Me Tight	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	July 5, 1968	Covered by (48 artists)
I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	June 1972	Covered by (213 artists)
I Lost My Baby	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	July 1961	Covered by Joey Dee [US]
I've Got A Lot To Offer Darling	Johnny Nash	Little Anthony	February 1963	Unverified
There Are More Questions Than Answers	Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Covered by (6 artists)
What Kind of Love Is This	Johnny Nash	Joey Dee & The Starliters	July 1962	Covered by (8 artists)
You Can't Go Halfway	Gloria Gaynor, Johnny Nash, Bill Johnson [US2], Sam Gary [US2]	Johnny Nash	August 1974	Covered by Royals [FI]
You Got Soul	Johnny Nash	Bill Johnson [US2]	October 1965	Covered by (3 artists)
You Poured Sugar on Me	Bob Marley, Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Covered by Ernie Smith

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Celebrate Life	Johnny Nash	1974	Epic
Composer's Choice	Johnny Nash	December 1964	Argo [US]
Hold Me Tight	Johnny Nash	November 1968	JAD
I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	August 1972	Epic
I Got Rhythm	Johnny Nash	August 1959	ABC-Paramount
Johnny Nash	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	1958	ABC-Paramount
Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	Johnny Nash & Kim Weston	1969	Banyan Tree
Let's Get Lost	Johnny Nash	July 1960	ABC-Paramount
Love and Peace	Johnny Nash	1969	JAD
Prince of Peace	Johnny Nash	1969	Major Minor
Soul Folk	Johnny Nash	March 1969	JAD
Studio Time	Johnny Nash	October 1961	ABC-Paramount
Teardrops in the Rain	Johnny Nash	1972	Cadet
Tears on My Pillow	Johnny Nash	1975	CBS
The Quiet Hour	Johnny Nash - Orchestra directed by Don Costa	February 1959	ABC-Paramount
What a Wonderful World	Johnny Nash	1977	Epic

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Almost in Your Arms	Johnny Nash	September 1958	ABC-Paramount
As Time Goes By	Johnny Nash	January 1959	ABC-Paramount
A Teenager Sings the Blues	Johnny Nash	September 1956	ABC-Paramount
A Very Special Love	Johnny Nash	November 1957	ABC-Paramount
Baby, Baby, Baby	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	May 1959	ABC-Paramount
Deep in the Heart of Harlem	Johnny Nash	August 1963	Groove [US1]
Don't Take Away Your Love	Johnny Nash	April 1962	Warner Bros. Records
Hold Me Tight	Johnny Nash	July 5, 1968	Regal Zonophone
I Can See Clearly Now	Johnny Nash	June 1972	CBS
I'll Walk Alone	Johnny Nash - Orchestra and Chorus directed by Don Costa	July 1957	ABC-Paramount
I'm Counting on You	Johnny Nash	July 1961	ABC-Paramount
I'm Movin' On	Johnny Nash	January 1963	Warner Bros. Records
I Need Someone to Stand by Me	Johnny Nash	April 1961	ABC-Paramount
Let's Move & Groove (Together)	Johnny Nash	August 1965	JoDa
Ol' Man River	Johnny Nash	August 1962	Warner Bros. Records
Stir It Up	Johnny Nash	May 1972	Epic
Strange Feeling	Johnny Nash	January 1965	Argo [US]
Take a Giant Step	Johnny Nash - Arranged and conducted by Don Costa	September 1959	ABC-Paramount
Talk to Me	Johnny Nash	May 1964	Argo [US]
Tears on My Pillow	Johnny Nash	1975	CBS
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye	Johnny Nash	August 1964	Argo [US]
Town of Lonely Hearts	Johnny Nash	October 1963	Groove [US1]
Walk with Faith in Your Heart	Johnny Nash	December 1958	ABC-Paramount
(What a) Wonderful World	Johnny Nash	April 1976	Epic
You Can't Go Halfway	Johnny Nash	August 1974	Epic
You Got Soul	Johnny Nash	December 1968	JAD

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