Discography: 1967-1978

JAN BERRY

JAN & DEAN (label)

Hawaii - Tijuana - Jan Berry 1967
Hawaii / Tijuana -- 10 (Summer)
(Berry-Gibson) / (Berry-Altfeld-Christian)

Fan Tan / Love & Hate -- 11 (Summer)
(Berry-Gibson-Altfeld) / (Berry-Gibson-Hirsch)

Arranged and Produced (with assistance) by Jan Berry.
Vocals by sessions singers and friends.
Credited to "Jan & Dean."

 

WARNER BROS.

WB - Only A Boy 1967
Only A Boy / Love and Hate -- 7151 (December)
(Berry-Wieder-Altfeld) / (Berry-Hirsch-Gibson)

1968
I Know My Mind / Laurel and Hardy -- 7219 (June)
(Berry-Christian) / (Berry-Christian)

In the Still of the Night / Girl, You're Blowing My Mind -- 7240 (October)
(Parris) / (Berry-Freese-Gaines)
[CANCELLED]

Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.

Vocals for "Only A Boy" by Jan Berry (pre-accident).
Vocals for all other Warner Bros. sides by sessions singers and friends (including Ron Hicklin, Tom Bahler, Davy Jones, and Glen Campbell).
Released as "Jan & Dean."

 
Proposed Album: CARNIVAL OF SOUND -- Unreleased, though acetates exist.

Carnival of Sound - Jan 'n Dean - Warner Bros - 1968
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    SIDE 1:

    BLOWIN' MY MIND
    (Jan Berry - Paul Freese - Steve Gaines)

    ONLY A BOY
    (Jan Berry - Don Altfeld - Fred Weider)
    This one was started in early '66, before Jan's accident. Thus, the only Jan Berry lead vocal on Carnival of Sound.

    STAY
    (Maurice Williams)

    MULHOLLAND
    (Jan Berry - Roger Christian)

    I KNOW MY MIND
    (Jan Berry - Roger Christian)

    IN THE STILL OF THE NIGHT
    (Fred Parris)
    Spoken Interlude by Davy Jones

     

    Carnival of Sound - Jan 'n Dean - Warner Bros - 1968
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    SIDE 2:

    CARNIVAL OF SOUND
    (Jan Berry - Roger Christian - David Weiss)

    HAWAII
    (Jan Berry - Jill Gibson)

    LOUISIANA MAN
    (Doug Kershaw - Billy Deaton)

    LOVE & HATE
    (Jan Berry - Jill Gibson - Jan Hirsch)

    FAN TAN
    (Jan Berry - Jill Gibson - Don Altfeld)

    LAUREL & HARDY
    (Jan Berry - Roger Christian)

    Singers: Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin, Jill Gibson, Glen Campbell, among others.

    Arranged & Produced by Jan Berry (with assistance)

 

ODE

Mother Earth - Jan Berry 1972
Mother Earth / Blue Moon Shuffle -- 66023 (November)
(Berry-Jacobs) / (Berry)

Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.
Jan's first lead vocal after the accident.
Issued as "Jan Berry."

 
1973
Blue Moon Shuffle / Don't You Just Know It -- 66034 (June)
(Berry) / (Smith-Vincent)

Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.
Jan Berry duet with Brian Wilson
Issued as "Jan."

 
Tinsel Town - Jan Berry 1974
Blow Up Music / Tinsel Town (Hitch-A-Ride To Hollywood) -- 66050-S (August)
(Berry-Chint) / (Berry-Jacobs-Christian)

Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.
Issued as "1 JAN 1."

 
1975
Fun City / Totally Wild* -- 66111-S (August)
(Berry-Pewter-Wolfson) / (Berry-Jacobs-Wolfson)

"Fun City" -- Chart for Lead Vocal (78K)
"Totally Wild" -- Chord Chart (73K)

Arranged by Jan Berry.
Produced by Jan Berry, Jim Pewter, and Alan Wolfson.
*Dean Torrence contributes to vocals on "Fun City" only.
Issued as "Jan & Dean."

 
Sing Sang A Song - Jan Berry 1976
Sing Sang A Song / Sing Sang A Song (Singalong Version) -- 66120-S (March)
(Berry-Pewter-Wolfson) / (Berry-Pewter-Wolfson)

Sing Sang A Song: Chart for Harmony Vocals(71K)

Produced by Jan Berry, Jim Pewter, and Alan Wolfson.
Issued as "Jan Berry."

Lead Vocals for Ode Recordings by Jan Berry
Ode sides distributed by A&M Records.

 

A&M

That's The Way It Is - Jan Berry 1977
Little Queenie / That's The Way It Is -- 1957-S (July)
(Chuck Berry) / (Berry-Sumner-Wolfson)

"That's The Way It Is" (59K)

"Little Queenie" Arranged by Jan Berry and Paul Downing. Produced by Jan Berry.

"That's The Way It Is" Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.
Issued as "Jan Berry."

 
1978
Skateboard Surfin' U.S.A. (Sidewalk Surfin' With Me) / How-How I Love Her -- 2020-S (April)
(Wilson-Christian-J. Berry-W. Berry) / (Berry-Kahn)

Arranged and Produced by Jan Berry.
Issued as "Jan Berry."

Lead Vocals for A&M Recordings by Jan Berry

 

NOTABLE JAN & DEAN COMPILATIONS ISSUED IN THE 1970s:

ANTHOLOGY -- UAS-9961 (United Artists). Legendary Masters Series Volume 3, 1971. [Compiled and Designed by Dean O. Torrence]. Art Direction: Norman Seeff / Liner Notes: Dave Marsh and Dean Torrence / Scrapbook Photos: Natalie Torrence / Concept & Coordination: Bill Roberts and Martin Cerf.
Jan 'n Dean Anthology

GOTTA TAKE THAT ONE LAST RIDE -- UA-LA341-H2 0798 (United Artists), 1974. [Compiled and Designed by Dean O. Torrence]. Re-Mastered by Douglas Sax / Liner Photo: Steve Berry / Lettering: Rick Griffin / Surf Photos: Jeff Divine and Eric Eader, Surfer Magazine
Gotta Take That One Last Ride

THE VERY BEST OF JAN & DEAN Vol. 1 -- 433-E (United Artists), 1975. [Design by Dean O. Torrence]. Lettering: Rick Griffin
The Very Best of Jan 'n Dean Vol. 1

THE VERY BEST OF JAN & DEAN Vol. 2 -- 515-E (United Artists), 1975. [Design by Dean O. Torrence]
The Very Best of Jan 'n Dean Vol. 2

RIDE THE WILD SURF: HITS FROM SURF CITY U.S.A. -- GO-2011 (UA / EMI / Liberty), 1976. [UK - ENGLAND] Art Direction: Paul Henry / Photography: Studio Five / Back Illustration: Bob Norrington. [Green Light Series].
Hits from Surf City USA

DEADMAN'S CURVE -- LN-10011 (Capitol-EMI / Liberty), 1979. "A Liberty Re-Issue." Re-Mixed by Tony Sestanovich / Art Direction: Bill Burks / Design: Roy R. Guzman / Photography: Dana Abrams, Alan Shapiro
Deadman's Curve

Numerous Jan & Dean compilations were released between the 1970s and 1990s.

Dean Torrence Discography

Jan Berry, 1974
Jan Berry
From a photo by
Annie Leibovitz, 1974
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