Trade Martin
Trade Martin is an American musician, songwriter and producer.
Martin worked with Johnny Power in the late 1950s, recording as Johnny & the Jokers and together launching the label Rome Records, active from 1960 to 1962. The label signed the groups The Earls, Del & the Escorts, and The Glens. On many of these recordings, Martin played all of the backing instruments, overdubbing them track by track. Martin also released some solo material on Coed Records, including the 1962 hit "That Stranger Used to Be My Girl", a #28 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1962. He released several further singles on Roulette Records and other labels in the 1960s and an LP entitled Let Me Touch You on Buddah Records in 1972.
Martin spent nearly thirty years in production and arrangement, doing work from the 1960s girl group era through to 1980s pop. Among his credits are songs by Eric Andersen, Ellie Greenwich, Lesley Gore, The Tokens, Ian & Sylvia, Ricky Nelson, B.T. Express, Pam Russo, and Solomon Burke. He also wrote a number of songs covered by noted acts, including "Take Me for a Little While" (Evie Sands, Jackie Ross, Dusty Springfield, Vanilla Fudge), "Peace to the World" (B. B. King), and "Don't You Double Cross Me" (Dave Edmunds).
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Trade Martin
ALBUMS
- Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960 - 1965 released: 2007
- SOUL, Volume 1: Dancefloor Classics released: 2004
- One Hit Wonders - Here Come the Guys released: 2001
- That Stranger Used to Be My Girl / We'll Be Dancin' on the Moon released: 1962
Hard to Find 45s on CD, Volume 10: 1960 - 1965
Released 2007- Venus in Blue Jeans
- Sacred
- Enamorado
- Talk to Me
- Cherry Pie
- Stop and Think It Over
- Little Band of Gold
- That Stranger Used to Be My Girl
- It Hurts to Be Sixteen
- Baby Blue
- (There Was a) Tall Oak Tree
- So This Is Love
- Take Good Care of Her
- There She Goes
- Mission Bell
- Comin' Down With Love
- Mountain of Love
- If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody
- Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me)
- Ruby Duby Du
- Misery
- She's About a Mover
- Roses Are Red My Love
- One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)
SOUL, Volume 1: Dancefloor Classics
Released 2004- I Want You Back
- Only So Much Oil in the Ground
- If You Think You Got Soul
- Work to Do
- Who Will Do Your Running Now
- I Still Love You
- Wack Wack
- Do the Whoopie
- Mean Man
- I Wanna Be Free
- Tainted Love
- Get Your Love Back
- You Can Count on Me
- That's When the Tears Start
- What Condition My Condition Was In
- Don't Send Nobody Else
- Yes It's You
- Speed Up
- Swim
- Seven Day Fool
- Work Song
- One More Chance
One Hit Wonders - Here Come the Guys
Released 2001- Pledging My Love
- Since in Met You Baby
- Marianne
- Little Bitty Pretty One
- For Your Love
- The End
- This Should Go on Forever
- I've Come of Age
- Makin' Love
- If I Had a Girl
- (There Was a) Tall Oak Tree
- Let the Little Girl Dance
- Fannie Mae
- Love You So
- A Million to One
- I Like It Like That
- This Time
- Jamie
- Dear One
- Torture
- That Stranger Used to Be My Girl
- From a Jack to a King
- Midnight Mary
- The Birds and the Bees
- Baby the Rain Must Fall
- Sweet Dreams
- My Girl Josephine
- Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)
- Cinnamon
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by George Harrison
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by Kiss of the Spider Woman Soundtrack
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by Mary Lambert
Dear One
by: George HarrisonDear One near me, truth assessed
Reborn worldwise, mind at rest
True heart sow you, God has blessed
Your soul whispers, love confessed
My spirit sings to you now
Creation stands at your feet
My feelings call to you now
Dear One I love you
You hear my spirit sing to you
You see creation at your feet
You feel my feelings calling you
You know Dear One I love you
Dear One show me simple Grace
Move me toward Thee with each pace
My spirit sings to you now
Creation stands at your feet
My feelings call to you now
Dear One, I love you
You hear my spirit sing to you
You see creation at your feet
You feel my feelings calling you
You know Dear One, I love you
My spirit sings to you now
Creation stands at your feet
My feelings call to you now
Dear One, I love you
You hear my spirit sing to you
You see creation at your feet
You feel my feelings calling you