Discography and Biography of Don Covay. Listen to all their hits.
Don Covay Songs

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Donald James Randolph (March 24, 1936 - January 31, 2015), better known by the stage name Don Covay, was an American R&B, rock and roll and soul singer and songwriter most active from the 1950s to the 1970s. His most successful recordings include "Mercy, Mercy" (1964), "See-Saw" (1965), and "It's Better to Have (and Don't Need)" (1974). He also wrote "Pony Time", a US number 1 hit for Chubby Checker, and "Chain of Fools", a Grammy-winning song for Aretha Franklin. He received a Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1994.

Below is a list of Don Covay songs, sorted by the most popular first. Place mouse on to see information about song. Click song title to play song and to read details about the song including lyrics (if available). Click year to list all songs from that year. Click label to list songs from that record label. Songs with chart position "---" either never made it into the US top 100 R&B or UK charts or we have no details of their highest chart positions if they did.

(Song are sorted in highest US R&B Top 100 and/or UK Top 100 chart position order)


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1 record label: Rosemart 801
chart position: RandB #1 (2 weeks), US #35
weeksinr&bchart: 15
written by: Don Covay & Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller]
album: Mercy!
Don Covay & the GoodTimers Mercy, Mercy
1964 Rosemart
2 record label: Atlantic 2301
chart position: RandB #5, US #44
written by: Don Covay & Steve Cropper
album: See Saw
comments: [northern soul]
Don Covay & the GoodTimers See-Saw
1965 Atlantic
3 record label: Mercury 73385
chart position: RandB #6, US #29
written by: Don Covay
album: Super Dude I
comments: [ballad]
Don Covay I Was Checkin' Out--She Was Checkin' In
1973 Mercury
4 record label: Mercury 6052634
chart position: RandB #21, US #62, UK #29
written by: Don Covay, Erskin Watts
album: Hot Blood
Don Covay It's Better to Have (And Don't Need)
1974 Mercury
5 record label: Atlantic 2286
chart position: RandB #21
written by: Don Covay and Ronald Miller [Ronald Dean Miller] (as Ronnie Miller)
album: See Saw
Don Covay Please Do Something
1965 Atlantic
6 record label: Cameo 239
chart position: Cashbox R&B #35, US #75
written by: Jon Sheldon and Dave Leon
Don Covay The Popeye Waddle
1962 Cameo
7 record label: Arnold 1002
chart position: US #60
written by: Don Covay and John Berry
Don Covay Pony Time
1961 Arnold
8 record label: Atlantic 2666
chart position: RandB #43
written by: Don Covay and Spooner Oldham
Don Covay & Jefferson Lemon Blues Band Black Woman
1970 Atlantic
9 record label: Rosemart 802
chart position: RandB #44, US #97
written by: Ronald Miller and Don Covay
Don Covay Take This Hurt Off Me
1964 Rosemart
10 record label: Mercury 73311
chart position: Cashbox R&B #46
written by: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
Don Covay Overtime Man
1972 Mercury
11 record label: Atlantic 2375
chart position: RandB #50, US #133
written by: Don Covay
Don Covay Shingaling '67
1967 Atlantic
12 record label: Atlantic 4078
chart position: US #101
written by: Don Covay
Don Covay Watching the Late Late Show
1966 Atlantic
13 record label: Mercury 73430
chart position: RandB #63
written by: L. Scott and E. Darby
album: Super Dude I
comments: [ballad]
Don Covay Somebody's Been Enjoying My Home
1973 Mercury
14 record label: Atlantic 2357
chart position: US #101
written by: Don Covay
Don Covay Somebody's Got to Love You
1966 Atlantic
15 record label: Newman 5001
chart position: RandB #74
written by: Don Covay and A. Covay
Don Covay Badd Boy
1980 Newman
16 record label: Mercury 73648
chart position: RandB #83
written by: Don Covay and Erskin Watts
album: Hot Blood
Don Covay Rumble in the Jungle
1975 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay I Stayed Away Too Long
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Atlantic 2340
written by: Covay
comments: [southern soul ballad]
Don Covay & The Goodtimers You Put Something On Me
1966 Atlantic
-- record label: Atlantic 2340
written by: Jones, Porter, Cropper
album: See Saw
comments: [southern soul]
Don Covay & The Goodtimers Iron Out The Rough Spots
1966 Atlantic
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay Hold You To Your Promise
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay The Pinch Hitters
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: E. Darby, N. Jean
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay Bad Mouthing
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 6052 634 (UK)
written by: D. Covay, P. Griffin
album: Super Dude I
comments: [ballad]
Don Covay Leave Him (part 2)
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: B. Gordy, J. Bradford
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay Money (That's What I Want)
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 1653
written by: H. Hall, D. Covay
album: Super Dude I
comments: [album cut]
Don Covay Don't Step On A Man When He's Down
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 6052258(UK)
written by: D. Covay, P. Griffin
album: Super Dude I
comments: [ballad]
Don Covay Leave Him (part 1)
1973 Mercury
-- record label: Mercury 6052258 (UK)
written by: C. Berry
album: Super Dude I
comments: [Reggae]
Don Covay Memphis
1973 Mercury




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