The Bert Sommer Discography

His total recorded music library in time/date sequence!

 

		THE ROAD TO TRAVEL 1968 Capitol #ST-189 2006 Rev-Ola (cd re-issue) #CRREV 151 And When It's Over Jennifer Things Are Goin' My Way She's Just A Girl Tonight Together The Road To Travel She's Gone Hold the Light A Simple Man Brink of Death A Note That Read words & music: Bert Sommer produced by Artie Kornfeld engineered by Brooks Arthur Get the new cd at Amazon.com

INSIDE BERT SOMMER 1969 Eleuthera ELS3600 Smile It's A Beautiful Day Eleuthera The Grand Pianist Uncle Charlie I've Got To Try / Zip Zap America Mama, If You're Able Friends On the Other Side Here in the Timeless Life We're All Playin' in the                 Same Band words & music: Bert Sommer produced by Artie Kornfeld engineered by Shelly Yakus

signed and credited!

Artie Kornfeld producer & engineer Shelly Yakus ~ still working together 38 years later!

 

		BERT SOMMER 1970 Buddah BDS 5082 Stick Together Love is Winning She Knows Me Better People Got To Be Free I Wondered Where You Be Magic Elixir People Will Come Together You've Got To Be Taught The Same Old Story Me and the Sunshine Back On the Bag Battle of New Orleans words & music: Bert Sommer produced by Artie Kornfeld engineered by Shelly Yakus

 

Kapt. Kool & the Kongs

  
Bert Sommer, Louise Duart, Michael Lembck, Mickey McHill & Debra Clinger (1976)

 
remember lunch boxes?

 

 

BERT SOMMER 1977 Capitol ST-11684 Give It To Me She's A Woman When You Feel It Dance the Night Away Someone Like Me Destiny We Sail Tonite Stuck Inside the Maze I'm Alone Never Go Back words & music: Bert Sommer produced by Ron Dante arranged by Paul Shaffer engineer is Michael DeLugg

just recently this album has become available for download at this link:

 

		Behind the scenes at Media Sound Studios in 1977 with Bert Sommer during the recording of that last Capitol album... Seated in front of Bert: arranger Paul Shaffer (with hair) album producer Ron Dante and engineer Michael DeLugg.
above photo by Bobby Bank

 

above photo: Bert Sommer Session with studio musicians at Media Sound produced by Ron Dante.
Jimmy Maelen, Alan Schwartzberg, David Spinozza, Hugh McCraken and Paul Shaffer front row.
Eric Lowen, Bert Sommer and Will Lee back row.

 

early demo's & lost singles...

Bert and Bill:
1967 You're What Makes My Lonely Life Worthwhile / A Different Time ~ Vanguard VRS-35044

The Vagrants:
1967 And When It's Over ~ Atco 6552   (written by Bert Sommer)
1967 Things Are Going My Way ~ Atco 6552   (written by Bert Sommer)

The Left Banke:
1967 And Suddenly / Ivy, Ivy ~ Smash S-2089
1967 Men Are Building Sand

Bert Sommer:   (Magdelana Music, Luvlin Music & Sommersongs / BMI)
1968 Hold The Light / She's Gone ~ Capitol 2434
1969 Smile / The Grand Pianist / America / Friends ~ 4 Track promo sampler EP; Eleuthera 16
1970 We're All Playing in the Same Band / It's a Beautiful Day ~ Eleuthera EL 470
1970 Smile / America ~ Eleuthera EL 471
1971 Battle of New Orleans / On the Other Side ~ Eleuthera EL 472
1971 She Knows Me Better / The People Will Come Together ~ Buddah BDA 243
1977 When You Feel It / Dance the Night Away ~ Capitol 4480
1977 She's a Woman / She's a Woman ~ white label promo; Capitol P-4518
1978 The Song's in Me / The Song's in Me ~ white label promo; Capitol P-4602
1978 She's a Woman / When You Feel It  ~ Capitol 4624

 

the French single sleeve of "Same Band" on Sava Records.

 

More...

		Ultra Violet's Hot Parts 1972 Kama Sutra 2054 Two By Two - Steve Martin Love Songs In the Night - Steve Martin Jennifer - Bert Sommer She's Just A Girl - Bert Sommer And When It's Over - Bert Sommer Mama, If You're Able - Bert Sommer Bad Lady - Allan Nicholls Tinsel & Ivy - Montage My Love - Montage The Doctor Song - Allan Nicholls

 

BERT SOMMER at WINTERLAND POSTER October 30 & 31, 1970 in San Francisco, CA Ike & Tina Turner Spirit Southwind Bert Sommer

Forgive me for teasing you with a taste of 38 year old Bert Sommer songs & music that are not available to buy in retail record stores anywhere, were never released by his original labels as cd's, and for the most part remain in the collections of his fans. For those with a serious interest in Bert's first album 'The Road To Travel' ~ it is now available for the first time on cd directly from Rev-Ola Records in the UK at this link. Get the cd here

The lost Bert Sommer song playing in the background is titled "YOU". It was never released as a single or song on an album, but it was in both of the original movie soundtracks of the 1989 Bette Midler movie "Stella" and the 1986 movie "The Patriot".  (Please, NO music downloading)