Chad and Jeremy released a multitude of records over their time together as a group (1964-1968). Below is an annotated discography of all their American releases on all of their labels.
"Yesterday's Gone"/"Lemon Tree" (World Artists 1021; spring 1964)
This first single for C&J was a hit on both the pop and country charts. However, it quickly dropped out of the country charts when DJs realized that C&J were two British "longhairs". This b side would not be on a standard World Artists LP, but would later appear on several compliations, most notably Capitol's "More Chad & Jeremy". As with all World Artists 45s, there are several label variations, though most are yellow, with varying typesets. This record would reach #5 on the US pop charts.(note: all chart listings are from Cash Box unless noted. Billboard was never as kind to C&J. For example this record was only #21 on Billboard.)
"A Summer Song"/"No Tears For Johnny" (World Artists 1027; spring 1964)
The second single was rush issued in the US, after the success of "Ysterday's Gone". Its success ended up eclipsing the first single, forcing a halt in production of C&Js first LP as the covers were altered to add a blurb about the track. C&Js first #1 on Cashbox, but only a #5 on Billboard.
"Willow Weep For Me"/"If She Were Mine" (World Artists 1034; summer 1964)
Another hit single for C&J, this time a double sided success, though the a side was the only one to get any real chart action (at #2). World Artists may have initially intended for "If She Were Mine" to be the a side, but that is pure speculation.
"If I Loved You"/"Donna Donna" (World Artists 1041; fall 1964)
A single sided hit (a #4), with a nice picture sleeve. For a look at both the sleeve and the label, click here.
"What Do You Want With Me"/"A Very Good Year" (World Artists 1052; early 1965)
With a non LP b side, this is the last reasonably "new" record World Artists released before Chad and Jeremy left for Columbia. The b side originates from the UK "Second Album". The a side, just issued on the "Sing For You" LP, became a decent hit, rising to #7. The b side would later be available on several CDs, as well as on Capitol's "More Chad & Jeremy" LP.
"From A Window"/"My Coloring Book" (World Artists 1056; early 1965)
World Artists continued to release product while C&J were preparing to make the leap to Columbia. This single, with both tracks taken from the "Sing For You" LP, did fairly well, rising to #9. This single features the mono mix of the track, which includes a lot more of the orchestral backing than the stereo mix which appears on most reissues.
"September in the Rain"/"Only for the Young" (World Artists 1060; summer 1965)
A moderate success (more on the radio than in sales), this would be the final C&J record on World Artists.
"Before and After"/"Fare Thee Well" (Columbia 4-43277; summer 1965)
Their first record on Columbia was an overwhelming success. This b side may appear to be exclusive, but it is not. It is really the track "Marianne" from the "Before And After" LP in disguise. This record marked the beginning of a more contemporary style for the duo.
"I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby"/"Pennies" (Columbia 4-43339; fall 1965)
Another fantastic single, this time with a non LP b side which has never appeared on anything else. The only way to get this "correct" take of the a side on CD is on the "I Don't Want To Lose You Baby" CD, released by Sony Special products in the US. This disc also had an interesting sleeve.
"I Have Dreamed"/"Should I" (Columbia 4-43414; late 1965)
A stop gap 45 with two excellent tracks, both from the "I Don't Want To Lose You Baby" LP.
[Chad And Jill Stuart]"The Cruel War"/"[Chad Stuart]"I Can't Talk To You" (Columbia 4-43467; spring 1966)
Chad goes solo! On this 45, with help from his wife (and fanclub president) Jill, Chad makes his debut sans Jeremy. This disk was undercut by the rerelease of Peter, Paul and Mary's original (which made it to #52) and the absence of the final verse. This disc did get a good deal of airplay, though, but only moved enough in the stores to peak at #110 (Billboard). The a side is available, in a new stereo mix, on the various artists CD "Rock Artifacts, Vol. 4". The b side is credited as just Chad, but features Jill singing harmony throughout.
"A Summer Song"/"Willow Weep For Me" (Capitol Starline 6087; spring 1966)
After World Artists went under, Capitol obtained the rights to Chad and Jeremy's WA catalogue in late 1965. Their first move was the release of two compilation 45s on their budget label, Starline.
"Yesterday's Gone"/"If I Loved You" (Capitol Starline 6088; spring 1966)
This is the second of two C&J budget singles issued by Capitol in March of 1966. Both were initially on a "green swirl" label, but in 1969 were changed to the "red and white target" label. Both of these discs would continue to be in print for many years.
"Teenage Failure"/"Early Mornin' Rain" (Columbia 4-43490; summer 1966)
Columbia, encouraged by the massive success of their first two singles, sent C&J into the studio to produce a non LP single. The result was the cult classic, "Teenage Failure". The b side would later appear on the "Distant Shores" LP, while the a side is on the CDs "Painted Dayglow Smile" (in a new stereo mix) and the various artists "Rock Artifacts, Vol. 4" with a count in and session chat. This single, though a commercial disaster (a #131) would later be played, along with "Distant Shores", when Chad and Jeremy appeared on the Batman US TV series.
"Distant Shores"/"Last Night" (Columbia 4-43682; fall 1966)
A modest hit for Columbia, reaching #30 (Billboard). The a side would later (in this same mono mix) appear on the "Distant Shores" LP (in mono even on stereo copies of the LP), while both tracks are on the "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD with new stereo mixes.
"You are She"/"I Won't Cry" (Columbia 4-43807; late 1966)
Another stop gap 45, both tracks from the "Distant Shores" LP. The last "mainstream" C&J release. Features a nice "Revolver"-esque black and white sleeve. This disc includes an alternate mix of the a side, featuring overdubbed handclaps.
"Family Way"/"Rest In Peace" (Columbia 4-44131; fall 1967)
The only single from the "Of Cabbages And Kings" LP. The b side would appear again a year later as the b side to "Sitster Marie".
"Painted Dayglow Smile"/"Editorial"(Columbia 4-44379; early 1968)
There was only one single in 1967 from C&J, and this track was issued from the (then) forthcoming "The Ark" LP in 1968. The a side is a different mix, available on the "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD, while the b side was taken from the "Of Cabbages and Kings" LP, released to mass apathy a year earlier. Commercial copies of this 45 are near impossible to find, and there are two different dual a sided promos. The original white label promo is just as a regular white label dual a side Columbia promo, but a reissue reads "Special Rush Reservice" on the label. This reissue was done in the fall of 1968, as one of the few things Columbia actually did to promote "The Ark". Because "The Ark" was so unpromoted, this "Special Rush Reservice" is the rarer of the two promos.
"Sister Marie"/"Rest In Peace" (Columbia 4-44525; fall 1968)
A second try at a hit single, specifically recorded as a non LP track. Again, the b side is from the 1967 LP. This single is a very rare one. A (slightly) alternate mix is available on the "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD. As for "Rest In Peace", anyone who questions why Columbia would issue the same track as a b side twice obviously misunderstands how much of a bomb the "Family Way" single was. Columbia must have decided that if this song generated any interest in the "new" C&J, they could help move copies of "Of Cabbages And Kings" by placing one of the strongest songs from that LP on the b side. After all, if at first you don't succeed...
"Paxton Quigley's Had the Course"/"You Need Feet (You Need Hands)"(Columbia 4-44660; fall 1968)
The (curiously mistitled) b side was taken from the "The Ark" LP, while the a side was a slightly different mix of the LP track, and this mix is available (in stereo) on Columbia's "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD. The stereo version of this edit is also on the soundtrack to "Three In The Attic". This record was only issued as a white label promotional record, some of which are double a sided ("Paxton Quigley..." on both sides). This single was issued to try to jumpstart sales of the "The Ark" LP by highlighting the inclusion of this track, the theme to the movie "Three In The Attic". Unfortunately, it didn't work as the movie bombed. There is reportedly a picture sleeve for this record, but I have never seen it.
"Bite The Bullet"/Interview (Rockshire Records promo; 1983)
A promotional single for the "Chad Stuart and Jeremy Clyde" LP. The b side features an interview with the newly (yet briefly) reformed duo. I would tell you more about it, but I don't have it!
"A Summer Song"/"Yesterday's Gone" (Eric Records 181; 1985)
The Capitol Starline singles, first released in 1966, finally went out of print in the early 1980s. This small Philadelphia label (ironically, very close to the Pittsburgh home of the World Artists label, which first issued these tracks twenty years earlier) moved in to fill the gap, issuing this disc, featuring the a sides of the two Capitol singles. This disc, unfortunately, features distorted mixes, with some phasing (especially on the b side) and not enough treble. This would not appear to be a pressing defect, as other Eric label singles (particularly reissues of early Donovan tracks) have no pressing problems at all. Apparently, Eric Records was simply stuck with source tapes inferior to the Capitol tapes. If you come across this one with a waxy residue on the label, this is not a permanent condition. This substance, which builds up on all Eric singles, can usually be rubbed off very easily with your fingers. Some copies have this substance (which is a biproduct of their label gloss chemical) too severely to be adequately removed, but usually it is not a problem.
Yesterday's Gone (World Artists WAM 2002 (WAS 3002); spring 1964
A Summer Song/Now and Forever/Dirty Old Town/Like I Love You Today/September in the Rain/Yesterday's Gone/If She Was Mine/Willow Weep for Me/Only for the Young/Too Soon My Love/The Truth Often Hurts the Heart/No Tears for Johnnie
The first LP was rush released in order to cash in on the hit. It featured a large black and white photo of C&J on the front, and had a tan border. This version of the LP was quickly withdrawn, replaced by the familiar white bordered cover, adding the legend "Included In This LP- A Summer Song" in response to the popularity of C&J's second single. White bordered copies are easy to find mint or sealed, as a warehouse full of both mono and stereo "white borders" was uncovered in the late 1970s, and again in the early 1980s. The track "Only For The Young" is an instrumental, only featuring Chad, with a guitar solo. "Yesterday's Gone" is "rechanneled" on the stereo LPs. There is a completely different compilation CD which bears the same title, but the cover is completely different.
Chad & Jeremy Sing for You (World Artists WAM-2005 (WAS 3005);early 1965)
My Coloring Book/What Do You Want With Me/From A Window/If You've Got A Heart/No Other Baby/Donna Donna/Girl From Ipanema/Four Strong Winds/Only Those In Love/You Know What/Sleep Little Boy/My How The Time Goes By
Chad and Jeremy's second LP used (just to make it confusing, no doubt) the title of Chad and Jeremy's first UK album, "Sing For You". The overseas equivalent of this LP was called "Second Album", and included the track "A Very Good Year". This LP featured a black cover, while a later, different (and horrible quality) compliation CD of this name bears a yellow cover. This LP, like "Yesterday's Gone", can relatively easily be found in mono and stereo, sealed or gem mint, due to warehouse finds in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Stereo versions of this LP feature a primitive stereo mix of "From A Window" which is much more true to the mono version than the later, more balanced stereo mixes which appear on C&Js CDs. In fact, it important to note that many of the tracks issued on the two stereo World Artists LPs are in "unbalanced" mixes, meaning that the instruments are all on one side, while to other side has the overdubs and voices. Later reissues of this material in stereo featured much more balanced mixes. "You Know What" is a notable example of differences in these two sets of stereo mixes, as the horn overdubs are much more prominent on this LP than later reissues. Conversely, the mono version of this LP features two mixes missing significant overdubs. "You Know What" has virtually no horn part at all, while "My How The TIme Goes By" is equally devoid of organ.
Before and After (Columbia CL 2374 (CS 9174); summer 1965)
Before and After/Why Should I Care/For Lovin' Me/I'm in Love Again/Little Does She Know/Tell Me Baby/What Do You Want With Me/Say It Isn't True/Marianne/Evil-Hearted Me/Can't Get Used To Losing You
C&J's first Columbia LP. Interestingly, there are two different covers for this record. A rare early variation uses two different photos of the duo on the back cover, and adds the legend "'...one of today's most successful singing duos.'" under the back title. Also, the track "Marianne" is listed (as it is on the 45) as "Fare The Well (I Must Be Gone)" on both the front and back. The back liner notes are different, not written by Chad, and there is no Fan Club info or picture of Jill Stuart on this variation of the back cover. See the standard front cover. Musically, this album includes a remake of the song "What Do You Want With Me", originally recorded (and released) for US World Artists/UK Ember.
I Don't Want To Lose You Baby (Columbia CL 2398 (CS 9198); fall 1965)
I Don't Wanna Lose You Baby/Should I/Mr. Tambourine Man/Girl Who Sang the Blues/Funny How Love Can Be/The Woman in You/I Have Dreamed/Don't Think Twice (It's All Right)/Baby Don't Go/There But for Fortune/These Things You Don't Forget
C&J's second Columbia LP is the only one to be issued on CD domestically. This CD is on the Scorpio label (of Sony Special Products) and is a direct copy of the stereo LP master, with no remixing at all. This means that certain tracks are a little bit more "muddy" than their clear stereo counterparts on the "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD. See the LP cover .
5 + 10 = 15 Fabulous Hits (Fidu 101; early 1966)
My Coloring Book/What Do You Want With Me/From A Window/If You've Got A Heart/No Other Baby/Donna Donna/Girl From Ipanema/Four Strong Winds/Only Those In Love/You Know What/Sleep Little Boy/My How The Time Goes By/It Was A Very Good Year/Nearness Of You/If I Loved You
If you're thinking "Fidu!?", then you're not alone. Apparently, when World Artists went under, somebody who wasn't supposed to got a hold of 15 mono masters, and released them on their own totally unauthorized record. The label is named "Fidu" after the poodle which appears on the company's logo. Among the tracks was the unreleased "Nearness of You", a different take of which was later available on a German CD. Thus, this record is 14/15ths a pirate record, and 1/15th a bootleg. However, it is 15/15ths hard to find. The producers of this record (Impulse Distribution Corp.) were so careless that when they lifted publicity pictures to adorn their LP, they accidentally used one of Peter and Gordon! Of the remaining pictures, they had the audacity to use as their front cover a picture copyrighted to Columbia Records, when all the rest were World Artists or others. Bizarrely enough, this is not the only unauthorized Chad and Jeremy record.
The Best of Chad & Jeremy (Capitol (S)T 2470; spring 1966)
A Summer Song/What Do You Want with Me/Too Soon My Love/Only Those in Love/Like I Love You Today/If I Loved You/Willow Weep for Me/My How the Time Goes By/Yesterday's Gone/If You've Got a Heart/From a Window
Capitol, having recently aquired the World Artists material, lashes out against the unauthorized "10+5=15" LP. On the Starline, Capitol's budget label, this disc has several label variations. Most copies bear the standard "rainbow" label, while rare ones bear an all black label, with the "Starline" logo predominantly displayed in all silver. Some people (the Goldmine LP Price Guide) claim that these all black label copies come from the 1970s, but that assertion is errant nonsense. I have a mono all black label, with a "Capitol '66 Sounds Great" advertising sleeve in it. Clearly, Capitol would not be including such a sleeve in an LP in the 1970s, besides the extremely obvious fact that Capitol ceased manufacture of all mono records in 1968! This LP was a big seller, prompting Capitol to issue a second compilation several months later. In 1981, this LP would be reissued with a green label on Capitol, sans the track "Like I Love You Today". "Yesterday's Gone" is "rechanneled" on stereo copies this LP, having never been released in stereo, the only World Artists track to have this distinction.
More Chad & Jeremy (Capitol (S)TT 2546; fall 1966)
September in the Rain/Girl from Ipanema/It Was a Very Good Year/Lemon Tree/No Tears for Johnnie/Truth Often Hurts the Heart/Dirty Old Town/My Coloring Book/Four Strong Winds/Now and Forever/Donna Donna
Capitol's second C&J compilation was less successful than the first one. This is likely not only because the real hits were on the first Capitol LP, but also due to the fact that this one was a full price LP, not a "Starline" budget release. Many copies are "cutouts", meaning that they have been marked for placement in a budget bin (this happens when the LP goes out of print). Other copies bear an elaborately punched "PROMO" in the top right corner. These were give-away copies for DJs or in store promotion. Oddly, Capitol deviates from their standard catalogue designations by adding an extra "T" to the catalogue number.
Distant Shores (Columbia CL 2564 (CS 9364); fall 1966)
Distant Shores/Ain't it Nice/Homeward Bound/The Way You Look Tonight/When Your Love Has Gone/Morning/You are She/Everyone's Gone to the Moon/I Won't Cry/Early Mornin' Rain/Don't Make Me Do It
A great LP, only marred by the inclusion of the title track in mono on all copies. Interestingly, this is the only Columbia LP that was ever reissued after the 1960s, and the early-1970s reissue can easily be identified by the red label with a gold "Columbia" around the perimeter. All 1960s Columbia C&J LPs have the red label with white print.
British Folk Artist Concert (Everest 2062; early 1967)
various artists LP includes You Know What/No Other Baby But You/Sleep Little Boy/If She Was Mine, as well as other tracks by World Artists groups.
The audacity! Apparently, "Fidu" was not the only "label" to get a hold of some World Artists mono masters. This time Everest Records, out of Los Angeles (or so the back cover says), is in on the act. This record includes two tracks from "10+5=15", but adds two others. The producers of this record, however, could not just release a standard various artists LP and expect to catch all the C&J fans (the only artists featured on the cover are C&J), so they overdubbed some crowd noise and applause to the mono masters, and, voila, a live LP! Apparently, either the label had problems distributing this record, or lost their nerve, as most copies are either still sealed or gem mint. If they had sat in stores for very long, they would have been cutouts, but none seem to be. Also, though the record is mono, all copies have a banner which reads "stereo" across the top of the cover. Unlike the other "unauthorized" Chad and Jeremy LP, there's no reason to persue this one, as it offers the listener nothing but a faux concert, using takes that are readily available on other LPs.
Of Cabbages and Kings (Columbia CL 2671 (CS 9471); fall 1967)
Rest in Peace/Gentle Cold of Dawn/Busman's Holiday/Can I See You/Famiily Way/I'll Get Around to It When and If I Can/[The Progress Suite, Movements One thru Five]1.Prologue/2.Decline/3.Editorial (vocal)/4.Fall/5.Epilogue (vocal)
A great record which ended up a total bomb. C&J had been off the scene for too long, and when they returned, their music was too "radical" for their old fans, and their name was too "pop" for those who would have truly appreciated the album. Features a psychedelic cover . This was the last mono C&J LP. Some mono copies bear a 3 inch high sticker which extends across the length of the bottom for "Columbia Records Radio Sation Service", obviously, a DJ promo. Sadly, this album has never been released on CD, though after the Japanese issue of "The Ark" in mid-1997, there is some hope.
The Ark (Columbia CS 9699; fall 1968)
The Emancipation of Mister X/Sunstroke/The Ark/The Raven/Imagination/Painted Dayglow Smile/Pipe Dream/Transatlantic Trauma/Sidewalk Requiem,Los Angeles June 5th and 6th/Pantheistic Study for Guitar and Large Bird/Paxton Quigley's Had the Course/You Need Feet
The masterpiece of Chad and Jeremy's career, perhaps the best album of 1968, and, more importantly, available on a fabulous sounding Japanese CD, which is still in print, and, at least according to its obi strip, is a "Super Nice Price" budget title. The LP is very rare, and some copies bear a small red ink stamp on the back cover, reading "Demonstration Copy-Not For Sale"; these were the general promos. The cover features a portion of a painting by Charles Bragg, which also inspired the title track.
Three In The Attic:Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Sidewalk, ST 5918; 1968)
Good Morning Sunrise/Paxton Quigley's Had The Course/Tobey's Song/Paxton's Song (Smoke)/Know Yourself/[the remainder of the record is incidental music.]
This soundtrack to a very strange movie marked the release of the final 1960s Chad and Jeremy tracks. A very difficult one to find, it features a wonderful period cover with three beautiful women looking, well...wonderful. This one was manufactured by Capitol (as all Sidewalk LPs were), but the bright yellow label and inferior vinyl make it reminiscent of mid 1970s bootlegs. The mix of "Paxton Quigley..." here is the same as would later appear on the "Painted Dayglow Smile" CD, and was released, in mono, on the "Paxton Quigley's Had The Course"/"You Need Feet (You Need Hands)" Columbia 45. All of these songs were featured, in some way, in the movie "Three In The Attic", but "Smoke" was sung by an actor, and C&Js version is not in the movie. C&Js mark is all over the movie ("Pipe Dream" plays in a restaurant, and incidental music based on "Paxton Quigley..." crops up all over the place), though only "Paxton Quigley..." (over the title credits) and "Good Morning Sunshine" get very much real screen time. The movie, which somehow manages to be an interesting C&J curio and a strange late 1960s sexploitation film at the same time, was released on Embassy/Orion Home Video in 1983, but is now long out of print. This LP is more like a good EP than a full fledged C&J album, as it features only four new songs. The instrumental "Background Music" on the second side is interesting, and has some very C&J moments, but is obviously designed for a movie and just Chad throwing stuff together (several "The Ark" themes can be heard at times). Another downside is the fact that the LP is very short (13 minutes on side 2, only a little better on side 1). C&J would have done better to have released one last full fledged Columbia LP, with "Sister Marie, these tracks, and perhaps some outtakes. That, at least would have spared us from the following LP, which Columbia issued to fulfill C&Js contract...
Chad and Jeremy ([Columbia] Harmony HS 11357; 1969)
Mr. Tambourine Man/Homeward Bound/Early Mornin' Rain/Pipe Dream/Say it Isn't True/I Won't Cry/These Things You Don't Forget/I Have Dreamed/Should I
A Columbia "Harmony" label budget compilation, obviously released to get the last possible buck out of their Columbia discs before everyone forgot who they were. Features tracks from all of their Columbia LPs except "Before and After" and "Of Cabbages And Kings". Just after this, C&Js version of "Don't Think Twice (It's Alright)", from the "I Don't Want To Lose You Baby" LP, appeared on another Harmony label record, the various artists "The Winners" LP.
Chad Stuart & Jeremy Clyde (Rocshire XR 22018; 1983)
Zanzibar Sunset/Bite The Bullet/B-Movie/I've Seen the Signs/That's All There Is To Say/Night In Fat City/Seascape/How Many Trains/Dreams/Black Powder
I know, lets find two old British artists, get them together, and release an album updating thier sound for the 1980s! Whoever came up with that one at Rockshire Records (distributed by MCA) must have been totally out of it. While the record is a nice one, it just doesn't sit well with the rest of the C&J catalogue. This is what happens when you jump from 1968 to 1983 without any record in between. It comes off, well, strange. Apparently, the folks at Rockshire Records also realized this, only pressing white label promos (all sealed in a very loose shrinkwrap, with a promo cutout in the top right) before they gave up on this one. C&J would never again record together or grace a new vinyl record.
