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Songs Performed or Written by Ben E. KingTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography
Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as one of the principal lead singers of the R&B vocal group the Drifters, singing the lead vocals on three of their biggest hit singles: "There Goes My Baby", "This Magic Moment", and "Save the Last Dance for Me" (their only US number one hit). As a soloist, King is best known as the singer... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Beautiful Girls - #2: Stand by Me - #3: Stand by Me - #4: Supernatural Thing Pt. 1 - #5: Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
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12/1960
[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #349]
[Atco 6185]
written by
Jerry Leiber & Phil Spector
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07/1961
answer-song to "stand by me"
[Mercury 71840]
written by Ben E. King
,
Ollie Jones , Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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07/1961 Amor Ben E. King
from
Spanish Harlem
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10/1961
US B side to Young Boy Blues
[Atco 6207]
written by Doc Pomus &
Mort Shuman
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10/1961
[Atco 6207]
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[Atco 6215]
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04/1962
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08/1962
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11/1962
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03/1963
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06/1963
[Atco 6267]
written by
Carlo Donida , Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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11/1963
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03/1964
US B side to That's When It Hurts
[Atco 6288]
written by
Ezio Leoni & Carl Sigman
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03/1964
[Columbia 43007]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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04/1964
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04/1964
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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07/1964
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09/1964
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12/1964
[Atco 6328]
written by Ben E. King
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06/1965
[Atco 6357]
written by Ben E. King
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10/1965
[Decca 25674]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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1966
US B side to They Don't Give Medals to Yesterday's Heroes
written by
Bob Gallo & Ben E. King
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01/1966
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05/1966
[Atco 6413]
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12/1966
[MGM 13617]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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12/1966
[Calla 125]
written by Ben E. King
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US B side to A Man without a Dream
[Atco 6472]
written by
Fred Parris
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12/1968
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10/1970
[Soul 35076]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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02/1975
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03/1975
[Apple 1881]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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06/1975
[Atlantic 3274]
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05/1980
[Full Moon 46640]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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[Columbia 05571]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R [Atlantic 89361]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R
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06/1987
[re-recorded]
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[RCA 65532]
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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06/2010
written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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09/2011
R written by J. R. Rotem, Kisean Anderson, Sly Jordan, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Ben E. King
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R written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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06/2012
from American Idol, season 11 written by Ben E. King
, Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
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R written by J. R. Rotem, Kisean Anderson, Sly Jordan, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller & Ben E. King
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10/2013
