Johnny Harris started at Pye Studios (Bryanston Street, Nr Marble Arch, London) as the assistant to Tony Hatch.
Good article on Johnny Harris
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Johnny Harris - Mynahg Hop/Here Comes the Boot
7" Mercury, 1965
Mercury MF949
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Johnny Harris - The Heart of Bart
LP United Artists, 1966
UAS 6550 (stereo) / UAL 3550 (mono) / ULP 1152 (original issue? reissue?)
Reissue: Johnny Harris Plays Lionel Bart (Sunset SLS 50212, 1971)
Arranged and conducted by Johnny Harris
Tracks: The World's A Lovely Place | Far Away | It's Yourself | I'd Do Anything | From Russia With Love | Dhey Don't Do Dhat t'Day | Where Is Love | Wander | I Love a Man | Dream Child | As Long As He Needs Me | Who Will Buy?
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Johnny Harris - This'n'That
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The Johnny Harris Orchestra - Lulu's Theme/Footprints On The Moon
7" Warner Brothers, 1969
Warner Bros WB 8000 / Warner Bros WB 7319
Both JH compositions
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Johnny Harris - Fragment of Fear/Stepping Stones
7" Warner Brothers, 1970
Warner Bros WB 8016
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Johnny Harris - Movements
LP Warner Brothers, 1970
WS3002 (UK?)/ K46054 (US?)/ K56185 (1972 re-issue?) (all stereo?)
Arranged and conducted by Johnny Harris
Produced by Daniel Secunda and Johnny Harris
Studio musicians included the band Head Hands and Feet
Side A: Fragments Of Fear (JH) | Reprise (JH)| Stepping Stones (JH)| Something
Side B: Give Peace A Chance | Footprints On The Moon (JH)| Light My Fire | Wichita Lineman | Paint It Black
Fragments of Fear and Stepping Stones from the film 'Fragments of Fear' [see film soundtracks section]
Guitar - Bill Parkinson (not Micky Gee as appears on reissue)
Drums - Harold Fisher
Bass - Herbie Flowers
Organ/Piano - Roger Coulam
Reissue:
Warner, UK, 2002
Buy: Amazon.co.uk - CD | Double LP
Bonus tracks: Lulu's theme (mono)/Footprints on the moon (mono)
Note that the bootleg LPs from a few years ago do not have the bonus tracks (and have poor reproduction of both sound and cover)
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Johnny Harris - Footprints On The Moon/Sacha's song
7" Lyons, 1971
Lyons SFI 83
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Johnny Harris - All To Bring You Morning
LP Warner Brothers, 1973
K46187 / K56185 (reissue?) / K846187 (8-track tape)
Arranged and produced by Johnny Harris
Recorded at Advisions Studios
Side A: Imagine | All To Bring You Morning (JH)
Side B: Love Song (JH) | Norwegian Wood | Pavane | You've Lost That Loving Feeling
Members of the band Yes are among the musicians:
[as list appears on sleeve:]
Drums/percussion - Alan White
Guitars - Pete Kirtley and Steve Howe
Bass - Colin Gibson
Piano - Johnny Harris
Flute/Alto Sax - Steve Gregory
Solo voice and lyrics on 'All to Bring You Morning' - Jon Anderson
Voices on 'All to Bring You Morning' - Johnny Harris and John Bromley
Strings led by - Pat Halling
Drums on 'Norwegian Wood' and 'Pavane' - Harold Fisher
Guitar - Chris Spedding
Bass - Tony Campo
Organ/Piano - Roger Coulam
Percussion - Johnny Dean
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Johnny Harris - Jubilation/Tip Top Theme
7" United Artists, 1976 (US)
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Johnny Harris - Odyssey Pt 1/Odyssey Pt 2
12" 1980
TK Disco TDK 4216 / TK Disco TKO-4314 / Sunshine SSD 4216
Produced by Johnny Harris and R. Finch
Tracks used in the science-fiction TV-series Buck Rogers in the 25th Century in the episode 'Space Rockers', first aired Feb. 21, 1980.
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Johnny Harris - Stepping Stones (remixes)
CD Single EMI, 1997
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Fragment of Fear (a.k.a. Freelance)
1970
Fragments of Fear and Stepping Stones appear on Movements LP
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Bloomfield (US title: The Hero)
1971
IMDB page
Soundtrack album: Capitol SW-11098 Stereo (US?) / PYE NSPL 18376 (UK?)
Credited to: Johnny Harris with Head Hands and Feet
Tracks: Opening Theme (Nimrod's Theme) | The Loner | Nimrod's Exit From Eirad | Love Theme | The Big Fight | Love Theme (Montage) | Title Theme (Reprise) | The Swinging Creek | Eitan's Salty Drive | Homing In On The Next Trade Wind | Eitan Pays The Penalty | Eight In The Arena | Hail The Conquering Hero | Closing Love Theme | Eitan Does His Net | Hello My Life | On Top Of The World | Distraction
Reissue:
Castle, UK, 2000
Buy: Amazon.co.uk
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Man in the Wilderness
1971?
Soundtrack album: Warner Bros K46126
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I Want What I Want (a.k.a. I Want What I Want: To Be a Woman)
1972
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Wonder Woman (TV Series)
Johnny Harris scored the episodes from 1978 to 1979
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The Initiation of Sarah (TV)
1978
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The Evil (a.k.a. Cry Demon, a.k.a. House of Evil)
1978
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Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV Series)
1979
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The Last Song (TV)
1980
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Born To Be Sold (TV)
1981
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Hotline (TV)
1982
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Raw Courage (a.k.a. Courage)
1984
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Can You Feel Me Dancing? (TV)
1986
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Necessity (TV)
1988
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Not of This World (TV)
1991
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Maid for Each Other (TV)
1992
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Love, Lies & Lullabies (a.k.a. Sad Inheritance) (TV)
1993
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Family Pictures (TV)
1993
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I Spy Returns (TV)
1994
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Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story (TV)
1994
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Raven Hawk (TV)
1996
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Michael Allen - Something Special
LP MGM 1971
SE-4762
Side A: Yesterday, When I Was Young | Don't Start Something That You Can't Finish | A Stop Along The Way | I Was A Boy When You Needed A Man | Nothin' Left To Give | This Is My Woman
Side B: Hard Loving Loser | My World Is Empty Without You Babe | Make The World Go Away | It Dooesn't Matter Anymore | I Have Dreamed
Produced and arranged by Johnny Harris
Recorded at Advisions Studios
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Michael Allen - Sings
LP ? ?
Arranged and produced by Johnny Harris
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Paul Anka - Anka
Arranged by John Harris [sic]
Recorded at Muscle Shoals
Tracks include 'Love's a Lonely Song', co-written by Johnny Harris and Paul Anka
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Shirley Bassey - Something (US title: ... Is Really Something)
LP United Artists, 1970
UAS 29100 / UA (Liberty) UAS 6765
Produced by Johnny Harris and Tony Colton, Arranged and conducted by Johnny Harris
Recorded in Milan.
Guitar - Bill Parkinson
rest of line-up the same as for 'Movements'?
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Shirley Bassey - Something Else
United Artists, 1971
UAG 29149 / UAS-6797 / EMI 7243 4 99677 2 4 / UA 5C062-92468
Produced, conducted and arranged by Johnny Harris
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Shirley Bassey - I Capricorn
LP United Artists, 1971
UAS 29246 / UAS 5565/ SW 95628 / EMI 5C062-93221
Produced, conducted and arranged by Johnny Harris
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Shirley Bassey - And I Love You So
LP United Artists, 1972
UAS 29385 /UAS 5643 / EMI 5C062- 94072 / UAL 34688
Produced, conducted and arranged by Johnny Harris?
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Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never
LP United Artists, ?
'Somehow', 'Going, Going, Gone' and 'Together' arranged, conducted and produced by Johnny Harris
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Cilla Black
Pye?
Arranger, musical director: Johnny Harris
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Roy Budd - ... Is 'the Sound Of Music'
LP Pye, 1967
Pye NPL-18195
Arranged and conducted by Johnny Harris, except 2 tracks arranged by Tony Hatch and 2 tracks arranged by Roy Budd
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Petula Clark - My Love
LP? Pye, 1966?
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Petula Clark - I Couldn't Live Without Your Love
LP Pye?, 196?
Arranged by Johnny Harris and Tony Hatch
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Petula Clark - Live at the Royal Albert Hall
LP Pye, 1972
NSPL 18391
Conducted by Johnny Harris
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Petula Clark - Petula '71
LP Pye, 1971
NSPL 18370
Produced, arranged and conducted by Johnny Harris
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The Flirtations - Someone Out There / How Can You Tell Me
7" Deram 1968
DM 195
Musical director Johnny Harris,produced by Wayne Bickerton
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The Flirtations - Nothing But A Heartache / ?
7" Deram, 1969
Deram 85038
Arranged by Johnny Harris, produced by Wayne Bickerton
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Guitar Workshop - A Handful of Songs
LP United Artists? Pye?, 1966
? by Johnny Harris
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Guitar Workshop - Pop Go the Classics
LP
Arranged Johnny Harris and Tony Hatch
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Richard Harris - My Boy
LP
Produced by Johnny Harris
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Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me
LP? ? 1966
Director, musical director: Johnny Harris
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Engelbert Humperdinck - Last Waltz
LP? ? 1967
Orchestration by Johnny Harris
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Tom Jones - Green, Green Grass of Home / Promise Her Anything
7" Decca, 1966
Decca F22511
Johnny Harris musical director on Promise Her Anything
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Tom Jones - I Who Have Nothing / Things I Wanna Do
7" Decca, 1967
Decca F12639
Johnny Harris musical director on Things I Wanna Do
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Tom Jones - I'm Coming Home / The Lonely One
7" Decca, 1967
Decca F12693
The Lonely One arranged by Johnny Harris
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Tom Jones - Live at the Talk of the Town
LP Decca, 1967
Decca SKL 4874
Arranged by Johnny Harris
'...and the man you see conducting the band over there is my MD and my arranger. He arranges all my music for me, and I think he's one of the greatest arrangers in the world. His name is Johnny Harris'
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Tom Jones - 13 Smash Hits
LP Decca, 1967
Decca SKL 4909
Musical Directors: Johnny Harris and Charles Blackwell
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Tom Jones - Delilah / Smile
7" Decca, 1968
Decca F12747
Johnny Harris musical director on Smile
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Tom Jones - Delilah
LP Decca, 1968
Decca SKL 4946
Lingering On, Make This Heart Of Mine Smile Again, Only a Fool Breaks His Own Heart and Take Me arranged by Johnny Harris
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Tom Jones - Love Me Tonight / Hide And Seek
7" Decca, 1969
Decca, F12924
Johnny Harris musical director on Hide and Seek?
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Johnny Kidd and the Pirates
1966
It's Got To Be You and I Hate Getting Up In the Morning - accompaniment directed by Johnny Harris
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Lulu - Show Me / ?
196?
Backed by Johnny Harris Orchestra?
Arranged by Johnny Harris?
[Song is Joe Tex cover?]
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Clyde McPhatter - Baby You've Got It / ?
7" Deram, 1968
DM 223
Musical director: Johnny Harris, produced by Wayne Bickerton
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The New Faces - If You Love Me / The Road and the Miles To Dundee
7" Decca 1968
F12806
Musical director: Johnny Harris, produced by Noel Walker.
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Malcolm Roberts - Where Did I Go Wrong / Next Dream With You
7" Major Minor
Arranged by Johnny Harris
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