“New Orleans” (1963)
Composer: Albert Hammond
Performer: The Diamond Boys
Appears on: 1963 EP released by RCA Records
“Fools in Love” (1963)
Composer: Albert Hammond
Performer: The Diamond Boys
Appears on: 1963 EP released by RCA Records
“It’s All Over Now” (circa 1963)
Composer: Albert Hammond
Performer: Los Cincos Ricardos
Note: This appears as B-side to their Kinks cover; distinct from the more famous song with the same title recorded by The Rolling Stones
“Gimme Dat Ding” (late 1960s)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Mike Hazelwood
Original Context: Written for British TV series “Oliver in the Overworld”
First Major Recording: The Pipkins (1970) - reached charts on both sides of the Atlantic
“Oklahoma Sunday Morning” (late 1960s)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Tony Macaulay
First Notable Performer: Glen Campbell (in his pre-stardom days)
“Little Arrows” (1968)
Performer: Leapy Lee
Note: Text implies Hammond’s involvement as composer but doesn’t explicitly state it
“Make Me an Island” (1969)
Performer: Joe Dolan
Note: Text suggests this was part of Hammond’s “string of hits as a songwriter” but doesn’t explicitly confirm authorship
“You’re Such a Good Looking Woman” (1970)
Performer: Joe Dolan
Note: Text suggests Hammond’s involvement as songwriter but doesn’t explicitly confirm it
“Good Morning Freedom” (1970)
Performer: Blue Mink
Note: Text implies Hammond’s songwriting involvement but doesn’t explicitly confirm it
“Freedom Come, Freedom Go” (1971)
Performer: The Fortunes
Note: Text implies Hammond’s songwriting involvement but doesn’t explicitly confirm it
“It Never Rains in Southern California” (1972)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Mike Hazelwood
Performer: Albert Hammond
Note: Hammond’s breakthrough hit (#5 US, Top 10 in multiple countries)
“Down by the River” (1972)
Performer: Albert Hammond
Note: Included on Hammond’s debut album; reached Top 20 in Australia
“If You Gotta Break Another Heart” (1972)
Composer: Albert Hammond
Original Performer: Albert Hammond (on debut album)
“The Air That I Breathe” (1972)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Mike Hazelwood
Original Performer: Albert Hammond (on debut album)
“The Free Electric Band” (1973)
Performer: Albert Hammond
Note: Title track of Hammond’s second album; international hit though it didn’t reach US Top 40
“I’m a Train” (1974)
Performer: Albert Hammond
Note: Hammond’s last US Top 40 hit
“Praise the Lord and Pass the Soup”
Composers: Albert Hammond & Mike Hazelwood
Original Performer: Johnny Cash (produced by Hammond)
“I Need to Be in Love”
Composers: Albert Hammond, Richard Carpenter & John Bettis
Original Performers: The Carpenters
“99 Miles from LA” (1975)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Hal David
Performer: Albert Hammond
Note: #1 on US Easy Listening chart, #91 on Hot 100
“To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” (1975)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Hal David
Original Performer: Albert Hammond (on “99 Miles from LA” album)
“Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” (mid-1980s)
Composer: Albert Hammond (text doesn’t mention co-writers)
Original Performer: Starship
“I Don’t Wanna Live Without Your Love” (mid-1980s)
Composer: Albert Hammond (text doesn’t mention co-writers)
Original Performer: Chicago
“One Moment in Time” (late 1980s)
Composer: Albert Hammond (text doesn’t mention co-writers)
Original Performer: Whitney Houston
“Where Were You” (late 1980s)
Composer: Albert Hammond (text doesn’t mention co-writers)
Original Performer: Bonnie Tyler
“Changing Me” (2010)
Composers: Albert Hammond & Albert Hammond Jr.
Performers: Albert Hammond with Albert Hammond Jr.
Appears on: 2010 album “Legend”
“The Air That I Breathe”
Original: Composed by Hammond & Hazelwood, recorded by Hammond on his 1972 debut album
Major Iteration: Recorded by The Hollies (became a “major international hit”)
Significant Derivative Work: “Creep” by Radiohead (1992)
Note: Radiohead was successfully sued for copyright infringement, and Hammond and Hazelwood are now credited as co-writers on “Creep” and receive royalties. The songs share significant chord progressions and melodic elements.
“If You Gotta Break Another Heart”
Original: Recorded by Hammond on his 1972 debut album
Notable Cover: Cass Elliot (as explicitly mentioned in the text)
“To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before”
Original: Composed by Hammond & Hal David, recorded by Hammond on his 1975 album
Famous Iteration: Recorded as a duet by Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson (became a “massive success”)
“Gimme Dat Ding”
Original: Written by Hammond & Hazelwood for TV series
Hit Version: The Pipkins (1970)
Cover versions performed by Hammond or his early groups:
“What’d I Say” (Ray Charles) - Performed by The Diamond Boys (1963)
“Most Exclusive Residence for Sale” (The Kinks) - Performed by Los Cincos Ricardos
Session work:
Hammond provided vocals on Michael Chapman’s album “Wrecked Again” (1971)
Spanish-language recordings:
Hammond recorded five Spanish albums between 1976-1981:
“My Spanish Album” (1976)
“Mi Album di Recuerdos” (1977)
“Albert Louis Hammond” (1978)
“Al Otro Lado del Sol” (1979)
“Comprenderte” (1981)
Collaboration albums:
“Hammond & West” (1986) with Dutch vocalist Albert West
“Legend” (2010) - featured collaborations with Cliff Richard, Al Stewart, Bonnie Tyler, Julio Iglesias, and others
“Legend, Vol. 2” (2013)
“In Symphony” (2016)
“Body of Work” (2024)
URL: https://ib.bsb.br/albert-hammond-work