Jan Berry’s Songwriting Collaborators and the Songs They Wrote Together, 1958-1997
By Mark A. Moore
Author of Dead Man’s Curve: The Rock ‘n’ Roll Life of Jan Berry
During his long career Jan Berry wrote and released songs with 41 collaborators. These writers and the songs they co-wrote with Jan are listed below, chronologically—singles, B-sides, and album cuts. In addition to co-writing the songs, Jan’s involvement is further indicated by (A) Arranger and (P) Producer. Chart positions are shown in red. The artist is JAN & DEAN unless otherwise noted.
(1) ARNIE GINSBURG (1958)
- Jennie Lee
(JAN & ARNIE, #3 Cash Box; #4 R&B; #8 Billboard, 1958)
(BILLY WARD & HIS DOMINOES, #46 Cash Box; #55 Billboard, 1958) - Gotta Getta Date
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - Gas Money
(JAN & ARNIE, #81 Billboard, 1958) - Bonnie Lou
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - The Beat That Can’t Be Beat
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - I Love Linda
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958)
(2) JOE LUBIN (1958)
- Gotta Getta Date
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958)
(3) DON ALTFELD (1958-1986)
- Gas Money
(JAN & ARNIE, #81 Billboard, 1958) - Bonnie Lou
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - The Beat That Can’t Be Beat
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - I Love Linda
(JAN & ARNIE, 1958) - Jeanette, Get Your Hair Done
(1959) — A - You’re On My Mind
(1959) — A - Rosie Lane (Rosilane)
(1960) — A - Cherish My Love
(THE GLENS, 1960) - Judy’s An Angel
(1961) — A - My Midsummer Night’s Dream
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “JAN BARRY,” 1961) — A
Midsummer Night’s Dream
(1961) — A - I’m Dying to Give You My Love
(PIXIE, 1961) — A, P - She’s Still Talking Baby Talk
(1962) — A - When I learn How to Cry
(1963) — A, P - She’s My Summer Girl
(1963) — A, P - Someday (You’ll Go Walking By)
(1963) — A, P - Philadelphia, PA.
(1963) — A, P - Schlock Rod (Part 1)
(1963) — A, P - He Don’t Love Me
(SHELLEY FABARES, 1964) - Bucket “T”
(1964) * — A, P
(RONNY & THE DAYTONAS, #54 Billboard; #61 Cash Box, 1964) **
(THE WHO, Ready Steady Who EP, #1 Record Mirror EP, 1966) - Rockin’ Little Roadster
(1964) * — A, P - Barons, West L.A.
(1964) * — A, P - Hey Little Freshman
(1964) * — A, P - Waimea Bay
(1964) — A, P - Down at Malibu Beach
(1964) — A, P - The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)
(#3 Billboard; #5 Cash Box, #48 Billboard Year-End,1964) * — A, P - My Mighty G.T.O.
(1964) * — A, P - The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association
(#50 Cash Box; #77 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Judy Loves Me
(JOHNNY CRAWFORD, #95 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Freeway Flyer
(#24 Cash Box “Looking Ahead,” 1965) — A, P - Batman
(#60 Cash Box; #66 Billboard, 1966) — A, P - Robin the Boy Wonder
(1966) — A, P - The Joker Is Wild
(1966) — A, P - Only A Boy
(1966-1967) — A, P - Tijuana
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P - Fan Tan
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P - It’s Gotta Be True
(JAN BERRY & THE ALOHA BAND, 1984) — A, P - The National Inquirer
(1986) — A, P
(4) DEAN TORRENCE (1959-1964)
- Jeanette, Get Your Hair Done
(1959) — A - Clementine
(1959) — A - Cindy
(1960) — A - Rosie Lane (Rosilane)
(1960) — A - Judy’s An Angel
(1961) — A - Something a Little Bit Different
(1961) — A - Philadelphia, PA.
(1963) — A, P - Schlock Rod (Part 1)
(1963) — A, P - Schlock Rod (Part 2)
(1963) — A, P - Bucket “T” (1964) * — A, P
(RONNY & THE DAYTONAS, #54 Billboard; #61 Cash Box, 1964) **
(THE WHO, Ready Steady Who EP, #1 Record Mirror EP UK, 1966) - Old Ladies Seldom Power Shift
(1964) — A, P
(5) LOU ADLER (1961-1963)
- Those Words
(1961) — A - Something a Little Bit Different
(1961) — A - Honolulu Lulu
(#10 Cash Box; #11 Billboard, 1963) — A, P - Philadelphia, PA.
(1963) — A, P
(6) BRIAN WILSON (1963-1964)
- Surf City
(#1 Billboard; #1 Cash Box; #3 R&B; #26 UK; #26 Cash Box Year-End; #28 Billboard Year-End, 1963) — A, P - Gonna Hustle You
(1963) — A, P - She’s My Summer Girl
(1963) — A, P - Surf Route 101
(1963) — A, P - Drag City
(#10 Billboard; #10 Cash Box, 1964) — A, P - Dead Man’s Curve
(#8 Billboard; #9 Cash Box, #28 Billboard Year-End; #70 Cash Box Year-End, 1964) — A, P - The New Girl in School
(#26 Cash Box; #37 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Ride the Wild Surf
(Columbia Pictures, Ride the Wild Surf, #16 Billboard; #23 Cash Box, 1964) — A, P - Surfin’ Wild
(1964) — A, P - Move Out, Little Mustang
(“RALLY-PACKS,” 1964) — A, P
(1964) — A, P
For a discussion of “Move Out, Little Mustang” and Jan’s writing credit, see “Jan Berry and Brian Wilson: The Songwriting Collaborations” - Skateboard Surfin’ U.S.A. (Sidewalk Surfin’ With Me)
(JAN BERRY solo, with falsetto vocals by DEAN TORRENCE, 1978) — A, P
(For a discussion of “Sidewalk Surfin’,” #25 Billboard, #28 Cash Box, see “Jan Berry and Brian Wilson: The Songwriting Collaborations”)
(7) ARTIE KORNFELD (1963-1964)
- I Adore Him
(THE ANGELS, #13 R&B; #23 Cash Box; #25 Billboard, 1963) - Drag Strip Girl
(1963) — A, P - Hot Stocker
(1963) — A, P - Dead Man’s Curve
(#8 Billboard; #9 Cash Box, #28 Billboard Year-End; #70 Cash Box Year-End, 1964) — A, P - Come On Let Yourself Go, Part 1 and Part 2
(THE MATADORS, Columbia Pictures, The New Interns, 1964) — A, P - Judy Loves Me
(JOHNNY CRAWFORD, #95 Billboard, 1964) — A, P
(8) ROGER CHRISTIAN (1963-1986)
- Honolulu Lulu
(#10 Cash Box; #11 Billboard, 1963) — A, P - Surfin’ Hearse
(1963) — A, P - Schlock Rod (Part 1)
(1963) — A, P - Schlock Rod (Part 2)
(1963) — A, P - Surf Route 101
(1963) — A, P - Hot Stocker
(1963) — A, P - Drag City
(#10 Cash Box; #10 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Dead Man’s Curve
(#8 Billboard; #9 Cash Box, #28 Billboard Year-End; #70 Cash Box Year-End, 1964) — A, P - The New Girl In School
(#26 Cash Box; #37 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Three Window Coupe
(1964) — A, P
(THE RIP CHORDS, #28 Billboard; #29 Cash Box, 1964) - Bucket “T”
(1964) * — A, P
(RONNY & THE DAYTONAS, #54 Billboard; #61 Cash Box, 1964) **
(THE WHO, Ready Steady Who EP, #1 Record Mirror EP, 1966) - Rockin’ Little Roadster
(1964) * — A, P - Hey Little Freshman
(1964) * — A, P - The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)
(#3 Billboard; #5 Cash Box; #48 Billboard Year-End,1964) * — A, P - My Mighty G.T.O.
(1964) * — A, P - Ride the Wild Surf
(#16 Billboard; #23 Cash Box, 1964) — A, P - The Anaheim, Azusa & Cucamonga Sewing Circle, Book Review and Timing Association
(#50 Cash Box; #77 Billboard, 1964) — A, P - Waimea Bay
(1964) — A, P - Surfin’ Wild
(1964) — A, P - Down at Malibu Beach
(1964) — A, P - The Submarine Races
(1964) — A, P - Move Out, Little Mustang
(“RALLY-PACKS,” 1964) — A, P
(1964) — A, P
For a discussion of “Move Out, Little Mustang” and Jan’s writing credit, see “Jan Berry and Brian Wilson: The Songwriting Collaborations” - Freeway Flyer
(#24 Cash Box “Looking Ahead,” 1965) — A, P - You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy
(#27 Billboard; #42 Cash Box, 1965) — A, P - Folk City
(1965) — A, P - A Beginning from An End
(#109 Billboard, 1966) — A, P - Tijuana
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P - I Know My Mind
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P - Laurel and Hardy
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P - Mulholland
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P - Carnival of Sound
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P - Tinsel Town (Hitch-A-Ride To Hollywood)
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “1JAN1,” 1974) — A, P - Skateboard Surfin’ U.S.A. (Sidewalk Surfin’ With Me)
(JAN BERRY solo, with falsetto vocals by DEAN TORRENCE, 1978) — A, P
(For a discussion of “Sidewalk Surfin’,” #25 Billboard, #28 Cash Box, see “Jan Berry and Brian Wilson: The Songwriting Collaborations”) - Rock City
(JAN BERRY & THE ALOHA BAND, 1984) — A, P - It’s Gotta Be True
(JAN BERRY & THE ALOHA BAND, 1984) — A, P - The National Inquirer
(1986) — A, P
(9) JERRY FULLER (1963)
- Just For Tonight
(JUDY & JILL, 1963) — A, P
(10) GARY ZEKLEY (1963)
- Ace of Hearts
(THE MATADORS, 1963) — A, P
(11) VIC DIAZ (1963)
- Ace of Hearts
(THE MATADORS, 1963) — A, P - La Corrida
(THE MATADORS, 1963) — A, P
(12) TONY MINICHIELLO (1963)
- La Corrida
(THE MATADORS, 1963) — A, P
(13) MANUEL SANCHEZ (1963)
- La Corrida
(THE MATADORS, 1963) — A, P
(14) JILL GIBSON (1964-1967)
- He Don’t Love Me
(SHELLEY FABARES, 1964) - My Mighty G.T.O.
(1964) * — A, P - Waimea Bay
(1964) — A, P - Skateboarding, Part 1
(1964) — A, P - Walk On the Wet Side
(1964) — A, P - Skateboarding, Part 2
(1964) — A, P - You Really Know How to Hurt a Guy
(#27 Billboard; #42 Cash Box, 1965) — A, P - The Universal Coward
(1965) — A, P
(JAN BERRY, 1965) — A, P - I Can’t Wait to Love You
(1965) — A, P
(JAN BERRY, 1965) — A, P - Robin the Boy Wonder
(1966) — A, P - The Joker Is Wild
(1966) — A, P - Hawaii
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P - Fan Tan
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P - Love and Hate
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P
(15) GEORGE TIPTON (1965-1966)
- The Universal Coward
(1965) — A, P
(JAN BERRY, 1965) — A, P - I Can’t Wait to Love You
(1965) — A, P
(JAN BERRY, 1965) — A, P - A Beginning from An End
(#109 Billboard, 1966) — A, P
(16) FRED WIEDER (1966-1967)
- Batman
(#60 Cash Box; #66 Billboard, 1966) — A, P - The Joker Is Wild
(1966) — A, P - Only A Boy
(1966-1967) — A, P
(17) CLEVE HERMANN (1966)
- A Beginning from An End
(#109 Billboard, 1966) — A, P
(18) JAN HIRSCH (1967)
- Love and Hate
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1967) — A, P
(19) PAUL FRESSE (1968)
- Girl, You’re Blowing My Mind
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P
(20) STEVE GAINES (1968)
- Girl, You’re Blowing My Mind
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P
(21) DAVID WEISS (1968)
- Carnival of Sound
(JAN BERRY solo production, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1968) — A, P
(22) JOAN JACOBS (1969-1975)
- Flight Number Nine (Cheyenne)
(JAN BERRY, Unreleased, 1969) — A, P
Alternate Title: “Natural High” - Mother Earth
(JAN BERRY, 1972) — A, P - Tinsel Town (Hitch-A-Ride To Hollywood)
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “1JAN1,” 1974) — A, P - Totally Wild
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1975) — A, P
(23) MBU CHINT (1974)
- Blow Up Music
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “1JAN1,” 1974) — A, P
(24) JIM PEWTER (1975-1976)
- Fun City
(1975) — A, P - Sing Sang A Song
(JAN BERRY, 1976) — A, P
(25) ALAN WOLFSON (1975-1986)
- Fun City
(1975) — A, P - Totally Wild
(JAN BERRY solo, released as “JAN & DEAN,” 1975) — A, P - Sing Sang A Song
(JAN BERRY, 1976) — A, P - That’s the Way It Is
(JAN BERRY, 1977) — A, P - It’s Gotta Be True
(JAN BERRY & THE ALOHA BAND, 1984) — A, P - Hot Lookin’ Lady
(1986) — A, P - The National Inquirer
(1986) — A, P
(26) TOM SUMNER (1977)
- That’s the Way It Is
(JAN BERRY, 1977) — A, P
(27) W. BERRY SR. (1978)
- Skateboard Surfin’ U.S.A. (Sidewalk Surfin’ With Me)
(JAN BERRY solo, with falsetto vocals by DEAN TORRENCE, 1978) — A, P
(28) KEN KAHN (1978)
- How-How I Love Her
(JAN BERRY, 1978) — A, P
(29) DAVID LOE (1984)
- Rock City
(JAN BERRY & THE ALOHA BAND, 1984) — A, P
(30) W. B. BERRY (1986)
- Hot Lookin’ Lady
(1986) — A, P
(31) JAMES ARMSTRONG (1986)
- Hot Lookin’ Lady
(1986) — A, P
(32) GARY SNYDER (1986)
- Hot Lookin’ Lady
(1986) — A, P
(33) DAVE DUNCAN (1986)
- Hawaiian Mirage
(1986) *** — A, P
(34) RANDEL KIRSCH (1986)
- Hawaiian Mirage
(1986) *** — A, P - The Best Love Ever
(1986) — A, P - Just One Of Those Days
(1986) — A, P
(35) DALLAS TAYLOR (1986)
- The Best Love Ever
(1986) — A, P
(36) SHAWN BRYANT (1986)
- The Best Love Ever
(1986) — A, P
(37) CAMERON MICHAEL PARKES (1986)
- Just One Of Those Days
(1986) — A, P
(38) ROB KUROPATWA (1997)
- Get That Girl
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - Spring Break
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - Love Her Tonight
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - Oh, The Love Inside Me
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - So Here I Go Again
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - 31 Flavors, 31 years
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P
(39) JEFF SOLOMAN (1997)
- Love Her Tonight
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - So Here I Go Again
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P
(40) SANDY ST. JOHN (1997)
- She’s Dancing, Dancing
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P
(41) GERTIE BERRY (1997)
- Oh, The Love Inside Me
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P - So Here I Go Again
(JAN BERRY, 1997) — A, P
* Reflects Jan Berry’s legally restored songwriting credits. Jan lost writing credit for these songs as a result of the Screen Gems lawsuit and settlement agreement in June-July 1964. Jan’s writing credits were legally restored in January 2002.
** Reflects Jan Berry’s correct original Berry-Christian songwriting credit for “Bucket ‘T’.”
*** “Hawaiian Mirage” was re-released as “Hawaiian Isles” on Jan Berry’s solo album Second Wave in 1997.
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