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Jim Weatherly
American singer/songwriter
Pontotoc, United States • 1943-03-17 – 2021-02-03
Jim Weatherly is credited on 1,453 releases across 495 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,453
Pressings credited
495
Albums
7
Decades active
183
In collections
Biography
James Dexter Weatherly (March 17, 1943 – February 3, 2021) was an American singer-songwriter who wrote mostly pop and country music. He played quarterback at the University of Mississippi while also writing music with his own bands. He subsequently chose songwriting over a football career. His notable songs include "The Need to Be" and "Midnight Train to Georgia".
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
1,453 releases · 495 albums · active 1965–2025
- Performance · 1,922
- Other credits · 16
- Production · 15
Studios: Venture Sound Studios · Bell Sound Studios · Hollywood Sound Recorders · Pine Knob Music Theatre
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Beautiful Freak
1996
Imagination
1973
TNT
1978
The Best Of Gladys Knight & The Pips
1976
Georgia Blue
2021
I Feel A Song
1974
2nd Anniversary
1975
Out Of Sight
1975
Knock Knock
2018
Anthology
1973
Burgers And Fries / When I Stop Leaving (I'll Be Gone)
1978
Neither One Of Us
1973
The Complete Dreamworks Albums
2015
The Motown Story (The First Twenty-Five Years)
1983
Useless Trinkets B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities And Unreleased 1996-2006
2008
Black Diamond
1999
Motown Love Collection
1984
Backstreet
1983
Greatest Hits
1981
30 Greatest
1977
20 Original Hits Of The 70's
1977
Super Bad
1974
Music Power
1974
Black Music
1974
Frequent collaborators
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