Performance · Production
J.R. Bailey
singer and songwriter
Baltimore, United States • 1937-06-17 – 1985-09-06
J.R. Bailey is credited on 892 releases across 257 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
892
Pressings credited
257
Albums
8
Decades active
261
In collections
Biography
James Ralph Bailey (June 17, 1937 – September 6, 1985) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. A member of The Cadillacs from 1956 to 1972, he also recorded as a solo artist. He worked as a background vocalist for singers such as Aretha Franklin, Roberta Flack, Donny Hathaway, Melvin Van Peebles and Jimmy Castor.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
892 releases · 257 albums · active 1958–2026
- Performance · 1,053
- Production · 102
- Other credits · 17
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Atlantic Studios · Regent Sound Studios, New York City · The Hit Factory · A&R Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Too-Rye-Ay
1982
Tha Carter III
2008
Quiet Fire
1971
Young, Gifted And Black
1972
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels
1980
The Diary Of Alicia Keys
2003
Extension Of A Man
1973
Unplugged
2005
Donny Hathaway
1971
Big Tyme
1989
Super Bad
1972
Shorty The Pimp
1992
Warm Your Heart
1991
Night Lights Harmony
1975
Everybody Plays The Fool
1972
You Don't Know My Name
2003
F.B.I.
1976
Save The Children (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1973
Afrodisiac
1973
Sweet, Sweet Lovin'
1968
Never My Love: The Anthology
2013
Da Dirty 30
1997
Just Another Case
1997
Royal Rappin's
1979
Frequent collaborators
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