The Merry Clayton Discography by Gerardo Liedo

The Merry Clayton solo discography and filmography
For her discography with others (as a guest) click HERE
Content: Part 1 Albums, part 2 singles and part 3 filmography
By Gerardo Liedo

PART 1: Albums
All images from my collection

Album 1.- Gimme Shelter 1970 A&M (GB) and ODE(US).

Side 1: Country Road (James Taylor) / Tell all the People (Robbie Krieger - Doors Music) / Bridge Over Troubled Water (Paul Simon) / I've Got Life (Words James Redo - Jerome Ragin -- Music Galt MacDermot) / Gimme Shelter (Jagger - Richards) NOTE: Album cover has a mistake as tracks 4 and 5 are inverted.

Side 2: Here Comes Those Heartaches Again (James Cleveland) / Forget It (Gary Wright - Jimmy Miller) / You've Been Acting Strange (Billy Preston) / I Ain't Gonna Worry My Life Away (Merry Clayton - Billy Preston) / Good Girls (Billy Page) / Glad Tidings (Van Morrison)

Produced by Lou Adler with considerable help from Merry's husband Curtis Amy.

Guitars: David T. Walker, David Cohen, Louie Shelton, Lou Morrell, Orville "Red" Rhodes.
Piano & Organ: Joe Sample, Billy Preston.
Congas: King Errisson.
Percussions: Gary Coleman, Victor Feldman.
Bass: Bob West.
Drums: Paul Humphrey.

Album 2- Merry Clayton (1971) with Carole King (A&M, ODE in 1971, and EPIC in 1979)

Side 1: Southern Man (Neil Young) / Walk On In (Carole King) / After All This Time (Carole King) / Love Me Or Let Me Be Lonely (Jerry Peters - Anita Poree) / A Song For You (Leon Russell) / Sho' Nuff (Billy Preston).

Side 2: Steamroller (James Taylor) / Same Old Story (Carole King) / Light On The Hill (Richard Jones) / Grandma's Hands (Bill Withers) / Whatever (Leon Ware)

Produced by Lou Adler again.

Keyboards: Billy Preston, Joe Sample, Jerry Peters, Carole King, Clarence McDonald.
Guitar: David T. Walker.
Bass: Wilton Felder.
Percussion: Gary Coleman, Bobbye Porter, Sandra Crouch.
Drums: Paul Humphrey.
Saxophone solos: Her husband Curtis Amy.
Voices: Jerry Peters, Abigail Haness, Patrice Holloway and the James Cleveland Choir.

Album 3.- Keep your eye on the sparrow. 1975 ODE in 1975 & EPIC in 1979.

Side 1: Keep your eye on the sparrow (Morgan Ames - Dave Grusin) / Gets Hard Sometimes (Eugene McDaniels) / Sink or Swim (Eugene McDaniels - Dennis Collins Johnson) / How'd I Know (June Williams, Lani Groves & Clarence McDonald) / Gold Fever (Eugene McDaniels).

Side 2: One More ride (Jon Mayer - Marcia Hillman) / Room 205 (Morgan Ames) / Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Bob Dylan) / If I Lose (Eugene McDaniels) / Do What You Know (Eugene McDaniels - Morgan Ames - Rolando Batista).

Produced by Morgan Ames. Vocals Arrangements by Merry Clayton and Gene McDaniels.

Guitars: Hugh McCracken, David Spinozza.
Bass: Gary King.
Keyboards: Kenny Ascher, Bob James.
Drums: "Bad" Steve Gadd, Idris Muhammed.
Percussion: Ralph MacDonald.
Tenor Sax: Joe Farrel.
Trumpet: Lloyd Michaels.
Horns and horns arrangements, arp and lyricon: Tom Scott.
Ian Underwood (Zappa fame): arp.
Viola: getdown Virginia Majewski.

Album 4.- Emotion. 1979 MCA.

Side 1: Emotion (Webster Lewis - Ray Barnes - Cheryl Pitts) / Cryin' For Love (Troy Seals - Hoyt Lindsey) / When the World Turns Blue [Melodies of Love] (Will Jennings - Joe Sample) / Wasted Time (Don Henley - Glen Frey - Jim Ed Norman).

Side 2: Sly Suite: [Dance To The Music / I Want To Take You Higher / Everybody Is A Star / Thank You / Falletin Me To Be Mice elf Again] (Sylvester Stewart) / Armed and Extremely Dangerous (Norman Harris - Allan Felder) / Let Me Make You Cry A Little Longer (Will Jennings - Joe Sample).

Produced by Steve Tyrell.

Acoustic Bass - Andy Muson (tracks: A4, B3)
Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar - Bob Mann (tracks: A3)
Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone - David Luell
Backing Vocals - Kevin Amy (son of Merry), Merry Clayton, The Waters
Bass - Neil Jason
Cello - Frederick Seykora, Glenn Grab Jr.
Clavinet - Leon Pendarvis (tracks: B1)
Concertmaster - Gordon Marron
Conductor - Webster Lewis (tracks: A1)
Drums - Allan Schwartzberg (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B3), Ricky Lawson (tracks: A3)
Electric Guitar - Jeff Mironov (tracks: A3)
Electric Guitar [Solo], Acoustic Guitar [Solo] - Bob Mann (tracks: A4)
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] - Webster Lewis (tracks: A1, A2, B2)
French Horn - Marilyn Robinson
Guitar - Bob Mann (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3), Jeff Mironov (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3)
Guitar [Solo] - Bob Mann (tracks: B3)
Percussion - Allan Schwartzberg (tracks: B3), Bob Zimmitti (tracks: A4), Paulinho Da Costa (tracks: A1 to A3, B1, B2), Steve Tyrell (tracks: B2, B3)
Piano - Joe Sample (tracks: B3)
Piano [Acoustic] - Joe Sample (tracks: A3), Webster Lewis (tracks: A4)
Soprano Saxophone [Solo] - Ronnie Laws (tracks: A1)
Synthesizer [Yamaha Cs 80] - Webster Lewis (tracks: A1)
Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Bass Clarinet - Kim Hutchcroft
Trombone - Dick "Slyde" Hyde
Trumpet - Chuck Finley, Gary Grant
Vibraphone [Vibes] - Bob Zimmitti (tracks: B2)
Viola - Dan Neufeld, Linda Lipsett, Michael Nowak, Samuel Boghossian
Violin - Bonnie Douglas, John Wittenberg, Ken Yerke*, Michelle Grab, Norman Carr, Paul Shure, Bobby Dubow*, Robert Lipsett

Album 5.- Miracles (1994) Gospel Music on the colour radio station! Christian Music.

He Touched My Life (Terry Young) / Pen Up Your Windows Of Love (Kimberly Armstrong - Robert Jerard) / Praise the Lord (Tyrone Porter) / Say Yes to the Spirit (Terry Young) / His Is the Love (Curtis Amy - Rob Mullins) / Miracles (Terry Young) / What About You (Terry Young) / No Time to Waste (Nick Ashford - Valerie Simpson) / I Know He'll Be There (Terry Young) / Heavenly Father (Shirley Caesar - Ronald Matlock - Michael Stokes)

Album 6.- Beautiful Scars (2021)

1.- A Song for You (Leon Russell) 04:01
2.- Touch the Hem of His Garment (Sam Cooke) 03:17
3.- Beautiful Scars (Diane Warren) 03:26
4.- Love Is a Mighty River (Chris Martin) 03:24
5.- God's Love (Terry Young) 03:09
6.- Deliverance 05:14
7.- Room at the Altar (Terry Young) 04:02
8.- He Made a Way (Terry Young) 03:13
9.- Oh What a Friend (Terry Young) 04:33
10.- Ooh Child Medley 05:42 with her granddaughter Kyliyah singing lead with Merry

Note: The album "Celebration" (1970) wrongly attributed to Merry Clayton for years, is no other than the album "Celebration - Recorded Live Big Sur Folk Festival Monterey, California 1970" in which Merry is only on two songs, "The Times They Are A-Changin'" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water", check our sessions space on this website for more information and streaming music about this album.

PART 2: Singles
Most of the images from my collection, others from auctions on ebay and others (with thanks) from discogs.com

Single 1: I've Got My Eyes On You b/w I've Got My Eyes On You (Credited as "Marry" Clayton), 1962, R&B, RSV 026

Single 2: I've Got My Eyes On You b/w The Doorbell Rings (Credited as "Marry" Clayton too), 1962, Teldisc,501

Single 3: It's in his kiss b/w Magic of Romance, 1963, Capitol, 4984

Produced, arranged and conducted by Jack Nitzsche (Session pianos and arrangements for the Rolling Stones)

Single 4: Nothing left to do but cry b/w Usher Boy, 1963, Capitol, 5100

Single 5: Beg Me b/w La La Jace Song, 1964, Capitol, 5164

Single 6: Knocks on the Door b/w This Is My Dream, 1964, Capitol, 5243

Single 7: Country Road b/w Forget it I got it, 1970, ODE, 6607

Single 8: Gimme Shelter b/w Good Girls, 1970, AM, 3757

Single 9: Gimme Shelter b/w Good Girls, 1970, AM, 66003

Single 10: Gimme Shelter b/w Good Girls, 1970, ODE, 66003s

Single 11: Gimme Shelter b/w Good Girls,1970, AM, 108

Single 12: Gimme Shelter b/w Good Girls, 1970, AM 36

Single 13: Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing (s) b/w Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing (m) (Black National Hymn), 1971, ODE, 66011

Single 14: Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing b/w I Ain't Gonna Worry My Life, (Black National Hymn), 1971, ODE, 66012

Single 15: After All This Time b/w Whatever, 1971, ODE, 66018

Single 16: After All This Time b/w Steamroller, 1971, AM, 10925

Single 17: The Times, They Are A-Changing b/w Mr. Tambourine Man, 1971, ODE, ZS7 123

Single 18: Oh No, Not My Baby b/w Suspicious Minds, 1972, ODE, 66030

Single 19: Oh No, Not My Baby b/w Suspicious Minds, 1972, ODE, 66062

Single 20: The Acid Queen b/w Underture (Spain), 1972, AM, HS-922

Single 21: The Acid Queen b/w Underture (UK), 1972 ,ODE, 66301

Single 22: The Acid Queen b/w Underture (US), 1972, ODE, 66301

Single 23: Keep your eye on the sparrow (Stereo) b/w Keep your eye on the sparrow (Mono), 1975, ODE, 66110

Single 24: Keep your eye on the sparrow b/w Loving Grows, 1975, ODE, 16293

Single 25: Keep your eye on the sparrow b/w Loving Grows, 1975, AM, 45075

Single 26: Keep your eye on the sparrow b/w Loving Grows, 1975, AM, 272

Single 27: Keep your eye on the sparrow b/w Loving Grows, 1975, ODE, 006 97 054

Single 28: Keep your eye on the sparrow b/w Loving Grows, 1975, ODE, 66110

Single 29: One More Ride b/w One More Ride, 1975, ODE, 66116

Single 30: Emotion b/ Emotion (both in stereo), 1979, MCA, 41195

Single 31: When the World Turns Blue b/w You're always when I need you, 1980, MCA, 41266

Single 32: When the World Turns Blue b/w Emotion, 1980, MCA

Single 33: When the World Turns Blue b/w Let me make you cry, 1980, MCA, 571

Single 34: Yes (Dub version, Yes (Edited Dance Remix) b/w Yes (Extended Dance version) & In the still of the night , 12", 1987, RCA, PT 49564

Single 35: Almost Paradise Merry Clayton w/Eric Carmen (Dirty Dancing Live), 1989, RCA, 8917

Single 36: Almost Paradise Merry Clayton w/Eric Carmen (Dirty Dancing Live) b/ Hungry Eyes (Eric Carmen only), 1989, RCA, 8917

Single 37: Touch The Hem Of His Garmet (digital streaming single), 2021, Motown Gospel, Digital download

Single 38: Deliverance (digital streaming single), 2021, Motown Gospel, Digital download

PART 3: Filmography