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SINGLES
| MOTOWN 54031 (mispress, prob. promo only) |
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That / You Made A Fool Out Of Me | 8/1960 US
| | TAMLA T-54031 |
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That / You Made A Fool Out Of Me | 8/1960 US
| | TAMLA T-54040 |
No Love / Looking For A Man
(Note: a-side has long intro with no strings, issued with master number H-632) | 5/1961 US
| | TAMLA T-54040 |
No Love / Looking For A Man
(Note: a-side has short intro with strings, issued with master number H-667) | 5/1961 US
| | TAMLA 54050 |
Actions Speak Louder Than Words / Take Me | 10/1961 US
| | TAMLA 54081 |
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That / Say You'll Never Let Me Go
(Note: a-side is alternate take of Tamla 54031-A) | 6/1963 US
| | STAX 192 |
Your Good Thing (Is About To End) / It's Catching
(a-side Billboard r&b #6 & pop #95) | 1966 US
| | ATLANTIC 584 022 |
It's Catching / Your Good Thing (Is About To End) | 1966 UK
| | STAX 205 |
You're Taking Up Another Man's Place/ If You Give Up What You Got (You'll See What You Lost) | 1966 US
| | STAX 215 |
Same Time, Same Place / Bigger And Better | 1967 US
| | STAX 601 010 (dark blue/light blue label) |
Same Time, Same Place / Bigger And Better | 1967 UK
| | STAX 225 |
I'm A Big Girl Now / Wait You Dog | 1967 US
| | STAX 234 |
Don't Hit Me No More / Left Over Love | 1967 US
| | STAX 249 |
Able Mable / Don't Get Caught | 1968 US
| | STAX 601 034 |
Able Mable / Don't Get Caught | 1968 UK
| | STAX STA-0016 |
Running Out / Shouldn't I Love Him | 1968 US
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ALBUMS
| MEDA # |
WHERE CAN I FIND JESUS (CD)
Where Can I Find Jesus / How Could I Not Love Him / God Is Love / I Have Decided / El Shaddai / Brand New World / Taking The Music Back / We Give You Glory / Give It To Jesus / Holy Spirit / Where Jesus Is There's Heaven
| 1993 US
| | self produced #3474 |
SANCTIFIED BLUES (CD)
God Is Taking Us Away / Isn't It Wonderful? / Sanctified Blues / A Time Of Fear / I'm A Believer / God Is Love / Where Can I Find Jesus? / The World Is In A Bad Situation / Why Are You Running? / Brand New World / At Last / Taking The Music Back
| 2007 US
| | self produced ? |
WIND DANCE (CD)
Wind Dance / Particles / Jones / The Waiting Room / The Path To The Summit / Laid Away / The Clown Fish / Yo Tambien En Tres / Signe's Solar Return
| 200? US
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COLLECTIONS
| FANTASY-STAX SCD-8578-2 (US CD)/FANTASY-STAX MPS 8578 (US LP)/ACE-STAX CDSXD 048 (UK CD) |
STAY OUT OF THE KITCHEN (LP/CD)
Stay Out Of The Kitchen / Left Over Love / Able Mable / Shouldn't I Love Him / Catch That Man / Ain't Giving It Up / Running Out / Love Tornado / Bigger And Better / Sweet Devil / It's Catching / Drop On In / That Woman Will Give It A Try / That's What My Love Can Do / I Love You More Than Words Can Say / Have Your Cake / Be Warm To Me / I Taught You How / If You Give Up What You Got (See What You Lost) / Don't Get Caught / The Man's Too Busy / I'm A Big Girl Now / To Love What I Want, And Want What I Love / Sorry About That / I Need Your Love So Bad
| 1993 US/UK
| | TAMLA MOTOWN/UNIVERSAL/SPECTRUM MUSIC 980 846-1 |
MY NAME IS MABLE - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION (CD)
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That (1960 single version) / You Made A Fool Out Of Me / No Love (original single version) / Looking For A Man / No Love (single version) / Actions Speak Louder Than Words / Take Me / I'm Yours, You're Mine / I'm Finally Through With You / Look At Me / More Lovin' / My Name Is Mable (a.k.a. Able Mable) / My Thanks / True Love Can Be Found / We Belong Together / You Never Miss A Good Thing / Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That (1963 single version) / Say You'll Never Let Me Go / Meet Me Half Way
| 2004 US
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COMPILATIONS
| SOUL SS-720 |
V/A: SWITCHED ON BLUES (LP)
I Guess There's No Love
-- cd reissue: Motown MOTD-5463 --
| 1969 US |
| ATLANTIC 81696-2 |
V/A: ATLANTIC BLUES : VOCALISTS (CD)
Takin' Another Man's Place
| 1986 US
| | STAX MPS-8543 (LP)/SCD-8543-2 (CD) |
V/A: THE STAX SOUL SISTERS (LP/CD)
Running Out
| 1989/1991 US |
| ACE-STAX CDSXD 042 |
V/A: 1000 VOLTS OF STAX (CD)
Sweet Devil (alt. take)
| 1991 UK |
| ACE/FANTASY 7-88218-2 |
V/A: THE COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SINGLES - 1959-1968 (9-CD)
Your Good Thing (Is About to End) / You're Taking up Another Man's Place / Same Time Same Place / I'm a Big Girl Now / Wait You Dog / Don't Hit Me No More / Able Mable
| 1991 UK/US |
| ACE/FANTASY 9SCD-4411-2 |
V/A: THE COMPLETE STAX/VOLT SOUL SINGLES, VOL.2 - 1968-1971 (9-CD)
Running Out
| 1993 UK/US |
| KENT CDKEND 105 |
V/A: DO THE CROSSOVER BABY (CD)
Catch That Man
| 1995 UK |
| PRIME CUTS 2334 |
V/A: THE BEST OF GOSPEL, VOLUME 3 (CD)
Holy Spirit
| 1996 US |
| HOT PRODUCTIONS 7704 |
V/A: THE BEST OF MOTORCITY RECORDS, VOL.4 (CD)
Time Stops
| 1996 US |
| HOT PRODUCTIONS 7719 |
V/A: THE BEST OF MOTORCITY RECORDS, VOL.11 (CD)
From Bitter To Sweet
| 1996 US |
| P-VINE PCD 4938 |
V/A: STAX CLUB CLASSICS, VOL.2 (CD)
Stay Out Of The Kitchen
| 1996 JPN |
| MOTOWN/POLYGRAM 530 613 2 |
V/A: MOTOWN'S BLUE EVOLUTION (CD)
Take Me / Actions Speak Louder Than Words / I Guess There's No Love
| 1996 US |
| RHINO R2-72506 |
V/A: GO GIRL! - SOUL SISTERS TELLIN' IT LIKE IT IS (CD)
Your Good Thing (Is About to End)
| 1996 US |
| BOXSETS 9897 |
V/A: CELEBRATION OF GOSPEL (2-CD)
El Shaddah / Where I Can Find Jesus
| 1998 US |
| HIP-O 40098 |
V/A: SOULFUL DIVAS, VOL.4 - BOLD SOUL SISTERS (CD)
Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
| 1998 US |
| KENT CDKEND 168 |
V/A: AT THE CLUB (CD)
Able Mable
| 1999 UK |
| STAX/FANTASY SCD-4429-2 |
V/A: THE STAX STORY (4-CD)
Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
| 2000 US |
| HARMLESS 029 |
V/A: I'M A GOOD WOMAN 2 - FUNK CLASSICS FROM SASSY SOUL SISTERS (LP/CD)
Running Out
| 2001 US |
| STAX 8613 |
V/A: WE'LL PLAY THE BLUES FOR YOU (CD)
Ain't Giving It Up
| 2004 US |
| MOTOWN/UNIVERSAL/HIP-O SELECT 000 363102 |
V/A: THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL.1 - 1959-1961 (9?-CD)
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That (1960 single version) / You Made A Fool Out Of Me / No Love (version without strings) / Looking For A Man / Actions Speak Louder Than Words / Take Me
| 2006 US |
| MOTOWN/UNIVERSAL/HIP-O SELECT 000 535202 |
V/A: THE COMPLETE MOTOWN SINGLES, VOL.3 - 1963 (6?-CD)
Who Wouldn't Love A Man Like That / Say You'll Never Let Me Go
| 2006 US |
| CONCORD 230203 |
V/A: STAX 50TH - A 50TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION (2-CD)
Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
| 2007 US |
| RHINO THEATRICAL 424316 |
V/A: HONEYDRIPPER - ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK (CD)
No Matter How She Done It
| 2008 US
| | MOJO 2/2009 |
V/A: MOTOWN NUGGETS (CD)
You Made A Fool Out Of Me
(give away free CD along with Mojo Magazine 2/2009)
| 2009 UK
| | ACE CDCH2 1266 |
V/A: MORE MILES THAN MONEY (THE SOUNDTRACK TO GARTH CARTWRIGHT'S BOOK) (2-CD)
Able Mable
| 2010 UK |
THE COOKIES / THE RAELETTS : SINGLES
| ATLANTIC 1061 |
THE COOKIES |
Precious Love / Later, Later | 1955 US
| | ATLANTIC 1084 |
THE COOKIES |
In Paradise / Passing Time
(a-side Billboard/r&b #9) | 1956 US
| | ATLANTIC 1110 |
THE COOKIES |
Down By The River / My Lover | 1956 US
| | ATLANTIC 1180 |
RAY CHARLES (with The Cookies) |
Yes Indeed / I Had A Dream | 1958 US
| | ATLANTIC 2010 |
RAY CHARLES WITH THE RAELETTES |
The Right Time / Tell All The World About You | 1959 US
| | ATLANTIC 2022 |
RAY CHARLES (lead vocals on b-side by The Cookies a.k.a. The Raeletts) |
Tell Me How Do You Feel / That's Enough | 1959 US
| | ATLANTIC 2079 |
THE COOKIES |
Passing Time / In Paradise (reissue) | 1960 US
| | DIMENSION 1002 |
THE COOKIES |
Chains / Stranger In My Arms
(a-side Billboard/r&b #6 & pop #17) | 1962 US
| | DIMENSION 1008 |
THE COOKIES |
Don't Say Nothin' Bad (About My Baby) / Softly In The Night
(a-side Billboard/r&b #3 & pop #7) | 1963 US
| | DIMENSION 1012 |
THE COOKIES |
Will Power / I Want A Boy For My Birthday
(a-side Billboard/pop #72) | 1963 US
| | DIMENSION 1020 |
THE COOKIES |
Girls Grow Up Faster Than Boys / Only To Other People
(a-side Billboard/r&b #33 & pop #33) | 1963 US
| | DIMENSION 1032 |
THE COOKIES |
I Never Dreamed / The Old Crowd | 1964 US
| | TANGERINE TRC 940 |
MARGIE HENDRIX |
A Lover's Blues / Let No One Hold You | 1964 US
| | TANGERINE TRC 972 |
THE RAELETTS |
One Hurt Deserves Another / One Room Paradise
(a-side Billboard/r&b #24 & pop #76) | 1967 US
| | TANGERINE TRC 976 |
THE RAELETTS |
Into Something Fine / Lover's Blues | 1967 US
| | TANGERINE TRC 984 |
THE RAELETTES |
I'm Gett'n Long Alright / All I Need Is His Love
(a-side Billboard/r&b #23) | 1968 US
| | TANGERINE TRC 986 |
THE RAELETTS |
I Want To Thank You / It's Almost Here
(a-side Billboard/r&b #47) | 1968 US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1006 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
I Want To (Do Everything For You) / Keep It To Yourself
(a-side Billboard/r&b #30 & pop #96) | 1970 US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1014 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
Bad Water / That Goes To Show You
(a-side Billboard/r&b #40 & pop #58) | 1970 US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1017 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
Here I Go Again / Leave My Man Alone | 1971 US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1024 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
Come Get It, I Got It / Try A Little Kindness | 197? US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1029 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
You Must Be Doing Alright / You Have A Way With Me | 197? US
| | TANGERINE TRC-1031 |
THE RAELETTS (feat. Mable John) |
Many Rivers To Cross / If You Wanna Keep Him | 197? US
| | TANGERINE TRC 2025 |
THE RAELETTS (a) (feat. Mable John) / RAY CHARLES ORCHESTRA (b) |
Bad River / Boody Butt | 197? US
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THE RAELETTS : ALBUMS
| TANGERINE TRCS-1511 |
IKE & TINA TURNER REVUE WITH THE THE RAELETTES: SOULED OUT (LP)
| 1971 US
| | TANGERINE TRCS-1515 |
(RAY CHARLES PRESENTS) THE RAELETTES: YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW (LP)
| 1972 US
| | TITANIC TR-CD 4422 |
THE RAELETTES: HITS AND RARITIES (CD)
You Must Be Doing Alright / Bad Water / Come Get It I Got It / You Have A Way With Me / Love Train / I Want To (Do Everything For You) / Leave My Man Alone / After Loving You / Keep It To Yourself / Here I Go Again / That Goes To Show You / Let No One Hold You / A Lover's Blues / I'm Gettin' Long Alright / All I Need Is Love / One Hurt Deserves Another / One Room Paradise / Into Something Fine / It's Alright / Try A Little Kindness / Many Rivers To Cross / I You Want To Keep Him / I Found My Love / Now the Hurts On You / My Baby / Restless
| 1993
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In addition, Mable John appears as a duet vocalist on "Dinner Date", recorded in New York City on August 29, 1957 with her brother Little Willie John (King 5083, also issued on King LP 564).
Mable John was a member of The Raeletts between 1968 - 1976. It was originally formed as The Cookies, and later became the back-up group for Ray Charles. A new Cookies trio, with varying membership, began recording in 1962 on Dimension, featured Ethel McCrea who later went solo.
The Cookies - 1954 line-up: Margie Hendrix, Ethel "Earl-Jean" McCrea, Pat Lyles
The Raeletts - 1967 line-up: Merry Clayton (lead singer), Clydie King, Minnie Riperton, Gwedolyn Berry, Alexandra Brown
The Raeletts - 1970 line-up: Mable John, Susaye Green, Vernita Amoss, Estella Yarbrough
© Compiled by Pete Hoppula
Published sources: Goldmine Standard Catalog Of Rhythm & Blues Records (Tim Neely, 2002) | Rare Record Price Guide 2004 (Record Collector, 2002) | Billboard Top R&B Singles (Joel Whitburn, 1988) | Billboard Top 100 Singles (Joel Whitburn, 1994) | The R&B Indies 3 (Bob McGrath, 2006) | The R&B Indies 4 (Bob McGrath, 2007)
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