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SINGLES
| JIN 109 |
JIVIN' GENE & THE JOKERS |
Going Out With The Tide / Up, Up And Away
| 3/1959 US |
| JIN 116 |
JIVIN' GENE & THE JOKERS |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love
| 1959 US |
| MERCURY 71485X45 |
JIVIN' GENE AND THE JOKERS |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love
(a-side Billboard/pop #69)
| 7/1959 US |
| MERCURY 71485X |
JIVIN' GENE AND THE JOKERS |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love
| 1959 CAN |
| MERCURY MNS 3064 |
JIVIN' GENE AND THE JOKERS |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love
| 1959 NOR |
| MERCURY 71561X45 |
JIVIN' GENE |
You're Jealous / Go On, Go On
| 2/1960 US |
| MERCURY 71680X45 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Going Out With The Tide / Release Me
| 1960 US |
| MERCURY 71751 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Poor Me / That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome
| 1960 US |
| MERCURY 71802 |
JIVIN' GENE |
You Make A Fool Of Me / Don't Pretend
| 1961 US |
| MERCURY 71863 |
JIVIN' GENE |
I Cried / You've Got A Spell On Me
| 1961 US |
| MERCURY 72043 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Genie Bom Beanie / Just A Memory Of You
| 1962 US |
| CHESS 1873 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Cryin' Towel / Genie Bom Beanie
| 1963 US |
| HALL 1202 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Lovelight Man / Creek Don't Rise
| 1964 US |
| TCF-HALL TCF-103 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Love Medicine
| 1965 US |
| TCF-HALL TCF-121 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Little Country Girl / Cry By Night
| 1965 US |
CAPITOL P 2296 (promo, white/yellow label) |
GENE BOURGEOIS (JIVIN' GENE) |
Look At Them / Leave Me
| 1968 US |
| CAPITOL 2296 |
GENE BOURGEOIS (JIVIN' GENE) |
Look At Them / Leave Me
| 1968 US |
| MERCURY C-30118 |
JIVIN' GENE AND THE JOKERS |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love (reissue)
| 19?? US |
| JIN "GOLDIE OLDIE SERIES" 1001 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / (reverse by Rod Bernard: This Should Go On Forever) (reissue)
| 19?? US |
| JIN "COLLECTOR SERIES" 2002 |
JIVIN' GENE |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / (reverse by Rod Bernard: This Should Go On Forever) (reissue)
| 19?? US |
| COLLECTABLES "BACK TO BACK HIT SERIES" C 3114 (black/red label) |
JIVIN' GENE |
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / (reverse by Johnny Preston: Cradle Of Love) (reissue)
| 19?? US |
| JIN 45-405 |
JIVIN' GENE |
This Thing Called Cheatin' / Hooked To It
| 1986 US |
ALBUMS
| JIN CD 9092 |
JIVIN' GENE: IT'S NEVER TOO LATE (CD)
It's Never Too Late / Up, Up And Away / You Make A Fool Of Me / I'd Like To Hear From You / I Found My Baby (By The Crawdad Hole) / You're Jealous / This Thing Called Cheatin' / Genie Bom Beanie / You Tellin' A Lie / Ain't No Way / Somebody Please / Key To My Heart / Love Medicine / I've Already Had My Cry
(recorded at La Louisianne Recording Studio, Lafayette, LA, feat. Jivin' Gene:vcl, Randy Creel:gtr, Ken Marvel:acc/pno/org/keys/bckgr.vcls, Rick Folse:ten.sax/bar.sax, Doug Deane:ten.sax, Tim Pallone:tp, Oran Guidry, Jr:bs, Warren Storm:dms/rbd)
| 2009 US |
COLLECTIONS
| BRYLEN BN 4498 |
JIVIN' GENE: LOVIN' AND LEAVIN' (LP)
Look At Them / Leave Me / Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Love Machine / Little Country Girl / Cry By Night / Just A Memory Of You / Going Out With The Tide / (Be The Lord Willing) And The Creek Don't Rise / Lovelight Man
| 1982 US |
| DR. MONEY 7032 |
JIVIN' GENE AND THE JOKERS: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO (CD, bootleg)
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / Love Medicine / The Creek Don't Rise / Love Light Man / Little Country Girl / Cry By Night / Going Out With The Tide / Up, Up And Away / Hooked To It / The Thing Called Cheatin' / My Need For Love / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do / You Make A Fool Out Of Me / Don't Pretend / Poor Me / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do (radio mix) / That's What It's Like To Be Lonesome / I Cried / You've Got A Spell On Me / You're Jealous / Go On, Go On / Goin' Out With The Tide (with overdubs) / Release Me / Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do ('hit version' with overdubs) / Cryin' Towel / Genie Bom Beanie / Leave Me / Look At Them
| 200? US |
COMPILATIONS
| MERCURY MG 20493/SR 60172 |
V/A: 14 NEWIES BUT GOODIES (LP)
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do
| 1960 US
| | MERCURY MG 20581/SR 60241 |
V/A: 14 MORE NEWIES BUT GOODIES (LP)
You're Jealous
| 1960 US
| | ABC ABCX-1959 |
V/A: ROCK'N'SOUL 1959 (LP)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 1973 US |
| PHILIPS INTERNATIONAL 6336 256 |
V/A: LOUISIANA ROCK'N'ROLL - THE OTHER SONG OF THE SOUTH (LP)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Poor Me / Go On, Go On / I Cried
| 1975 UK
| | JIN LP 4002 |
V/A: A ROCKIN' DATE WITH SOUTH LOUISIANA STARS (LP)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 197? US
| | BLEND BLR.82011 |
V/A: ROCK & ROLL COLLECTION, VOL.11 (LP)
I Cried
| 1985 BEL |
| P-VINE PCD-2137 |
V/A: SEA OF LOVE - LOUISIANA BAYOU HITS 1950'S TO 1960'S (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 1990 JPN |
| TIME LIFE MUSIC/WARNER SPECIAL PRODUCTS SRNR-39/OP-2597 |
V/A: THE ROCK'N'ROLL ERA - THE NEW ORLEANS SOUND (2-LP)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 1990 US |
| JIN CD 0106 |
V/A: SWAMP GOLD, VOL.1 (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 1991 US |
| JIN CD 9032 |
V/A: SWAMP GOLD, VOL.1 & 2 (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 1991 US |
| BIG TONE BT 5704 |
V/A: MERCURY ROCKABILLIES - LOUISIANA ROCK'N'ROLL (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Poor Me / Go On, Go On / I Cried
| 1993 UK |
| BIG TONE BTCD 6000 |
V/A: MERCURY ROCK'N'ROLL, VOL.1 (CD)
Poor Me / I Cried
| 19?? UK |
| BLEND 6 |
V/A: BEST OF BLEND ROCK & ROLL COLLECTION, VOL.6 (CD)
I Cried
| 1997 BEL |
| JIN CD 9073 |
V/A: SWAMP GOLD, VOL.7 (CD)
My Need For Love
| 2002 US |
| JIN JRCD-1001 |
V/A: JIN ROCK N'ROLL (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / My Need For Love
| 2003 US |
| ACE CDCHD 878 |
V/A: THE EARLY JIN SINGLES - SOUTHLAND ROCK'N'ROLL (CD)
Goin' Out With The Tide / Up, Up And Away
| 2003 UK |
| ERIC 11527 |
V/A: HARD TO FIND 45'S ON CD, VOLUME 9 (1957-1959) (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 2007 US |
| ACE CDCHD 1200 |
V/A: THE GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICAN ROCK'N'ROLL, VOLUME 11 (CD)
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
| 2007 UK |
© Compiled by Pete Hoppula
Published sources: Norske Rock And Roll Pressinger (Tor Arne Petzold & Per Gunnar Lier, 2004) | Billboard Top 100 Singles (Joel Whitburn, 1994) | The R&B Indies 3 (Bob McGrath, 2006) | Swamp Pop - Cajun And Creole Rhythm And Blues (Shane Bernard, 1996) | Louisiana Rocks! - The True Genesis Of Rock & Roll (Tom Aswell, 2010)
Online sources: www.allmusic.com | www.ebay.com | www.flattownmusic.com | www.cduniverse.com | www.bim-bam.com | www.bear-family.de | 30daysout.wordpress.com/2009/02/16/walkin-to-new-orleans-jivin-gene | www.discogs.com/artist/Jivin'+Gene | www.discogs.com/artist/Jivin'+Gene+%26+The+Jokers?anv=Jivin'+Gene+And+The+Jokers | rcs-discography.com | www.acerecords.co.uk | www.myspace.com/jivingene | www.bsnpubs.com/mercury/mercury/05-popmain-20400/06mercury-20400-20599.html
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