Songs Written by Jerry RagovoyTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Jordan "Jerry" Ragovoy (September 4, 1930 – July 13, 2011) was an American songwriter and record producer who wrote several pop songs including the instrumental "Time Is on My Side" (under the pseudonym of Norman Meade for Kai Winding), which was recorded by the Rolling Stones with lyrics added by Jimmy Norman for an earlier version by Irma Thomas; "Stay With Me" for Lorraine Ellison (later covered by Bette Midler in the film The Rose); and "Piece of My Heart",... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Jerry Ragovoy first charted in 1960 with About This Thing Called Love.The artist placed 32 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 14 UK Top‑75 entries, including 4 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.On US Country the artist achieved 1 number‑one.On US Dance the artist achieved 1 Top‑10.On US RnB the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 1 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: Cry Baby - #2: Time Is on My Side - #3: Piece of My Heart - #4: Pata Pata - #5: (Take a Little) Piece of My Heart
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  Fabian
1.
02/1960

About This Thing Called Love
Fabian

30 pts
31
US










B side to String Along
[Chancellor 1047]
written by Clyde Norris, Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Leroy Roebuck
  The Majors
2.
11/1962

A Little Bit Now
The Majors

13 pts
63
US










[Imperial 5879]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Ed Marshall
3.
11/1962

She's a Troublemaker
The Majors

8 pts
83
US










B side to A Little Bit Now
[Imperial 5879]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Van McCoy
  Bobby Vinton
4.
12/1962

Let's Kiss and Make Up
Bobby Vinton

from Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits   Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits
36 pts
38
US
10
AC








[Epic 9561]
written by Marjorie McCoy & Norman Meade greentick
  Garnet Mimms
5.
08/1963

#1  Cry Baby
Garnet Mimms

205 pts
4
US






1
R&B


as Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
[United Artists 629]
written by Bert Russell & Norman Meade greentick
  The Majors
6.
09/1963

Your Life Begins (At Sweet Sixteen)
The Majors

4 pts
125
US










[Imperial 5991]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Winifred Robinson
  Garnet Mimms
7.
11/1963

Baby Don't You Weep
Garnet Mimms

49 pts
30
US






11
R&B


as Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
B side to For Your Precious Love
[United Artists 658]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Bert Russell
  The Majors
8.
02/1964

I'll Be There (To Bring You Love)
The Majors

6 pts
113
US






42
R&B


[Imperial 66009]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Winifred Robinson
  Baby Washington
9.
03/1964

I Can't Wait Until I See My Baby
Baby Washington

6 pts
93
US










as Justine Washington
[Sue 797]
written by Chip Taylor & Norman Meade greentick
  The Drifters
10.
05/1964

One-Way Love
The Drifters

from Under the Boardwalk   
24 pts
56
US






12
R&B


[Atlantic 2225]
written by Bert Russell & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Garnet Mimms
11.
05/1964

One Girl
Garnet Mimms

15 pts
67
US






31
R&B


B side to A Quiet Place
[United Artists 715]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Bert Berns
12.
07/1964

A Quiet Place
Garnet Mimms

14 pts
78
US






25
R&B


as Garnet Mimms & The Enchanters
[United Artists 715]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Samuel Bell
  The Enchanters [soul group]
13.
09/1964

I Wanna Thank You
The Enchanters [soul group]

6 pts
91
US










[Warner 5460]
written by Samuel Bell & Norman Meade greentick
  Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers
14.
10/1964

One Way Love
Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers

85 pts










9
UK
written by Bert Russell & Norman Meade greentick
  The Rolling Stones
15.
10/1964

#2  Time Is on My Side
The Rolling Stones

from 12 X 5   12 X 5
119 pts
6
US











[London 9708]
written by Norman Meade greentick
  Irma Thomas
16.
03/1965

You Don't Miss a Good Thing (Until It's Gone)
Irma Thomas

from Take a Look   
3 pts
109
US










[Imperial 66095]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Garnet Mimms
17.
04/1965

It Was Easier to Hurt Her
Garnet Mimms

from I'll Take Good Care of You   
3 pts
124
US










[United Artists 848]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Russell
  Wayne Fontana
18.
12/1965

It Was Easier to Hurt Her
Wayne Fontana

23 pts










36
UK
as Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders
written by Bert Russell & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Garnet Mimms
19.
03/1966

I'll Take Good Care of You
Garnet Mimms

from I'll Take Good Care of You   
40 pts
30
US






15
R&B


[United Artists 995]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
20.
07/1966

It's Been Such a Long Way Home
Garnet Mimms

3 pts
125
US










[Veep 1232]
written by Mort Shuman & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Howard Tate
21.
08/1966

Ain't Nobody Home
Howard Tate

from Get It While You Can   
22 pts
63
US






12
R&B


[Verve 10420]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Garnet Mimms
22.
10/1966

My Baby
Garnet Mimms

3 pts
132
US










[Veep 1234]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
  Lorraine Ellison
Stay with Me
23.
10/1966

Stay with Me
Lorraine Ellison

from Heart & Soul   
23 pts
64
US






11
R&B


[Warner 5850]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Howard Tate
24.
12/1966

Look at Granny Run, Run
Howard Tate

from Get It While You Can   
21 pts
67
US






12
R&B


[Verve 10464]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
  Lorraine Ellison
25.
12/1966

A Good Love
Lorraine Ellison

3 pts
131
US










[Warner 5879]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  The Walker Brothers
Stay with Me Baby
26.
02/1967

Stay with Me Baby
The Walker Brothers

40 pts










26
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Howard Tate
Get It While You Can
27.
04/1967

Get It While You Can
Howard Tate

from Get It While You Can   
3 pts
134
US










[Verve 10496]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
28.
07/1967

Baby, I Love You
Howard Tate

from Get It While You Can   
3 pts








40
R&B


[Verve 10525]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  The Dave Clark Five
29.
08/1967

A Little Bit Now
The Dave Clark Five

from Everybody Knows   
12 pts
67
US










[Epic 5-10209]
written by Norman Meade greentick & Ed Marshall
  Dusty Springfield
30.
09/1967

What's It Gonna Be
Dusty Springfield

from The Look of Love   The Look of Love
33 pts
49
US








52
UK
[Philips 40498]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
  Lorraine Ellison
31.
09/1967

Heart Be Still
Lorraine Ellison

10 pts
89
US






43
R&B


[Loma 2074]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Miriam Makeba
Pata Pata
32.
10/1967

#4  Pata Pata
Miriam Makeba

from Pata Pata   
101 pts
12
US
36
AC




7
R&B



[Reprise 0606]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Miriam Makeba
  Erma Franklin
Piece of My Heart
33.
10/1967

Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin

26 pts
62
US






10
R&B


[Shout 221]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Miriam Makeba
34.
01/1968

Malayisha
Miriam Makeba

7 pts
85
US










[Reprise 654]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Miriam Makeba
  Howard Tate
35.
01/1968

Stop
Howard Tate

18 pts
76
US






15
R&B


[Verve 10573]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
  Miriam Makeba
36.
03/1968

What Is Love
Miriam Makeba

3 pts
123
US










[Reprise 0671]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Erma Franklin
37.
05/1968

Open Up Your Soul
Erma Franklin

4 pts
107
US










[Shout 230]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Big Brother and the Holding Company
Piece of My Heart
38.
08/1968

Piece of My Heart
Big Brother and the Holding Company

from Cheap Thrills   Cheap Thrills
77 pts
12
US










[Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs #344]
[Columbia 4-44626]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Janis Joplin
Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
39.
02/1970

Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)
Janis Joplin

from I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!   I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!
4 pts
103
US










[Columbia 45080]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Chip Taylor
40.
05/1971

Cry Baby
Janis Joplin

from Pearl   Pearl
21 pts
42
US










[Columbia 45379]
written by Bert Russell & Norman Meade greentick
Get It While You Can
41.
09/1971

Get It While You Can
Janis Joplin

from Pearl   Pearl
9 pts
78
US










[Columbia 45433]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Mort Shuman
  B.B. King
42.
11/1971

Ain't Nobody Home
B.B. King

24 pts
46
US






28
R&B


[ABC 11316]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Dionne Warwick
43.
11/1974

Sure Thing
Dionne Warwick

from Then Came You   
1 pts








66
R&B


as Dionne Warwicke
[Warner 8026]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
44.
04/1975

Take It from Me
Dionne Warwick

from Then Came You   
20 pts






7
dance
30
R&B


as Dionne Warwicke and Spinners
[Warner 8088]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Lorraine Ellison
Stay with Me
45.
09/1975

Stay with Me
Lorraine Ellison

15 pts










52
UK
R
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  David Essex
Stay with Me Baby
46.
03/1978

Stay with Me Baby
David Essex

from Gold & Ivory   
16 pts










45
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Diana Ross
You Got It
47.
05/1978

You Got It
Diana Ross

from Baby It's Me   
30 pts
49
US
9
AC




39
R&B


[Motown 1442]
written by Linda Laurie & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Etta James
Piece of My Heart
48.
06/1978

Piece of My Heart
Etta James

from Deep in the Night   
1 pts








93
R&B


[Warner 8545]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Bette Midler
Hang On In There Baby / My Knight in Black Leather
49.
10/1979

Hang On In There Baby / My Knight in Black Leather
Bette Midler

from Thighs and Whispers   Thighs and Whispers
1 pts






70
dance




written by Johnny Bristol & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Peggi Blu
50.
05/1980

I Got Love / Dancing in the Street
Peggi Blu

from I Got Love   
2 pts






63
dance




as Peggie Blue
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick, Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevenson & Ivy Jo Hunter
  Barry White
51.
07/1980

Love Makin' Music
Barry White

from Barry White's Sheet Music   
5 pts








25
R&B


[Unlimited Gold 1418]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Aaron Schroeder
  Sammy Hagar
Piece of My Heart
52.
01/1982

Piece of My Heart
Sammy Hagar

from Standing Hampton   Standing Hampton
20 pts
73
US








67
UK
[Geffen 50059]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  The Rolling Stones
53.
10/1982

Time Is on My Side
The Rolling Stones

from "Still Life" (American Concert 1981)   
12 pts










62
UK
written by Norman Meade greentick
  John Hartford
Piece of My Heart
54.
08/1984

Piece of My Heart
John Hartford

from Gum Tree Canoe   
1 pts




81
ctry






[Flying Fish 4013]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Sandy Croft
Piece of My Heart
55.
06/1985

Piece of My Heart
Sandy Croft

1 pts




68
ctry






[Capitol 5471]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  The Pointer Sisters
56.
02/1987

All I Know Is the Way I Feel
The Pointer Sisters

from Hot Together   
9 pts
93
US
36
AC




69
R&B


[RCA 5112]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Estelle Levitt
  Soul II Soul
57.
06/1992

Move Me No Mountain
Soul II Soul

from Vol. III: Just Right   Vol. III: Just Right
38 pts






26
dance
33
R&B
31
UK
[Virgin 12585]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Aaron Schroeder
  Erma Franklin
(Take a Little) Piece of My Heart
58.
10/1992

#5  (Take a Little) Piece of My Heart
Erma Franklin

90 pts










9
UK
R
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Ruby Turner
Stay with Me Baby
59.
02/1994

Stay with Me Baby
Ruby Turner

22 pts










39
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Faith Hill
Piece of My Heart
60.
02/1994

Piece of My Heart
Faith Hill

from Take Me as I Am   Take Me as I Am
28 pts
115
US


1
ctry






[Warner 18261]
written by Bert Berns & Jerry Ragovoy greentick
  Lorraine Ellison
Stay with Me (Baby)
61.
02/1995

Stay with Me (Baby)
Lorraine Ellison

from Stay with Me: The Best of Lorraine Ellison   
6 pts










90
UK
R
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Shaggy
Piece of My Heart
62.
07/1997

#3  Piece of My Heart
Shaggy

from Midnite Lover   Midnite Lover
113 pts
72
US






57
R&B
7
UK
featuring Marsha
[Virgin 38601]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Rebecca Wheatley
Stay with Me (Baby)
63.
02/2000

Stay with Me (Baby)
Rebecca Wheatley

81 pts










10
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & George David Weiss
  Melissa Etheridge & Joss Stone
64.
04/2005

Cry Baby / Piece of My Heart
Melissa Etheridge & Joss Stone

28 pts
32
US










[download-only release]
[Grammy]
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Beverley Knight
Piece of My Heart
65.
03/2006

Piece of My Heart
Beverley Knight

from Voice: The Best of Beverley Knight   Voice: The Best of Beverley Knight
59 pts










16
UK
written by Jerry Ragovoy greentick & Bert Berns
  Janis Joplin
66.
09/2012

Cry Baby
Janis Joplin

2 pts










178
UK
R
written by Bert Russell & Norman Meade greentick

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