Orion Discography

The following is a list of the known official 45rpm single record releases by Jimmy Ellis/Orion/Ellis James/Steven Silver. All titles listed are American or Canadian (indicated as such) releases but in many cases records have been issued outside the USA/Canada and details of these releases can be found in the "Foreign" section elsewhere on this site.

Further info on these or any recordings not included would be very welcome.

Titles are listed in chronological order according to year of release.

1976 - 1978 BOBLO RECORDS

DRADCO 905S0 DON'T COUNT YOUR CHICKENS/LOVE IS BUT A LOVE
Released 1964
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
NOTE: Jimmy Ellis' first record release. Issued on the small Dradco label based in Kibee, Georgia. Only a few hundred copies were reportedly pressed.
45rpm Single

1964 - DRADCO RECORDS

1972 - 1973 SUN RECORDS

SUN 1129 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY/THAT'S ALL RIGHT
Released 1972
Released without artist credit
NOTE: This release created a great deal of controversy as many listeners were under the impression that the voice actually belonged to Elvis Presley and the tracks were unreleased studio recordings from Elvis' time at Sun Records. It would seem that original Canadian releases of this disc were credited on the label as sung by "?".
45rpm Single

SUN 1129 BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY/THAT'S ALL RIGHT
Released 1972
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
NOTE: Reissued with credit given to Jimmy Ellis in a bid to quell the controversy surrounding the original release.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1131 CHANGING/I USE HER TO REMIND ME OF YOU
Released 1973
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
NOTE: Issued wth two different label designs.
45rpm Single

MCA-40060 THERE YA GO/HERE COMES THAT FEELING AGAIN
Released 1973
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
NOTE: "There Ya Go" side states "From the TV Series "McLoud". Episode "Showdown At The End Of The World". Note titles "There Ya Go" NOT "There You Go" and "Here Comes That Feeling" NOT "Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling" (See Boblo BO-531).
45rpm Single

1973 - MCA RECORDS

BOBLO BO-518 IT'S YOU AGAIN/THE CLOSER HE GETS
Released 1976
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

BOBLO BO-526 TUPELO WOMAN/JUST OUT OF REACH
Released 1977
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

BOBLO BO-531 THERE YOU GO/HERE COMES THAT WONDERFUL FEELING AGAIN
Released 1977
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
NOTE: Both these tracks are re-recordings of the songs previously issued on MCA-40060. Both songs are spelt slightly different to differentiate between these and the original versions released by MCA in 1973.
45rpm Single

BOBLO BO-532 MOVIN' ON/MY BABY'S OUT OF SIGHT
Released 1977
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

BOBLO BO- 536 I'M NOT TRYING TO BE LIKE ELVIS/GAMES YOU BEEN PLAYING
Released 1978
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

NOTE: All Boblo singles were originally issued with the distinctive red/white/blue labels, re-issues had tan coloured labels.

Only one LP album was issued on the Boblo label and NONE of the tracks released on the following singles were included on that album.

1977 - 1982 SUN RECORDS

SUN SI-1136 THAT'S ALL RIGHT/BLUE MOON OF KENTUCKY/D.O.A.
Released 1977
NOTE: Despite having previously been issued with artist credit on Sun 1129 the first two tracks are uncredited. Side B of the disc features an Elvis Presley tribute recording credited to Misty, who is rumoured to be country singer Tanya Tucker.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1139 SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME/AM I TO BE THE ONE
Released 1978
NOTE: Side A features a duet with Jerry Lee Lewis and "Friend" - Jimmy Ellis. Side B is a duet by Jerry Lee Lewis and fellow Sun artist Charlie Rich and, despite rumours to the contrary, has no Jimmy Ellis connection. This track has often been incorrectly quoted as being a duet by Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley.
Released in two different formats: black vinyl and gold vinyl.
Canadian release (SUN 1139X) issued on white and orange Sun label.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1141 COLD COLD HEART/HELLO JOSEPHINE
Released 1979
Both tracks duets credited to Jerry Lee Lewis and "Friend".
NOTE: Released in two different formats: black vinyl and gold vinyl.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1142 EBONY EYES/HONEY
Released 1979
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Released in two different formats: black vinyl and gold vinyl. The first "Orion" single release.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1147 WASHING MACHINE/BEFORE THE NEXT TEARDROP FALLS
Released 1979
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1148 REMEMBER BETHLEHEM/SILENT NIGHT
Released 1979
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Both recordings sought after by Orion collectors as neither have, as yet, been officially included on an album release.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1151 BE BOP A LULA/BREAK UP
Released 1980
Credited to Jerry Lee Lewis and Friend
NOTES: Side A is a duet with J.L. Lewis and Jimmy Ellis, side B features duet by Charlie Rich and Jimmy Ellis. Released in two different formats: black vinyl and gold vinyl.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1152 A STRANGER IN MY PLACE/IT AIN'T NO MYSTERY
Released 1980
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Released in two different formats: black vinyl and gold vinyl. Blue vinyl version also in existence which may be a bootleg copy.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1153 TEXAS TEA/FADED LOVE
Released 1980
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1156 AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET/CRAZY ARMS
Released 1980
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1159 ROCKABILLY REBEL/MEMPHIS SUN
Released 1980
Credited to Orion
NOTES: The song "Memphis Sun" was featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 TV movie BACK TO BACK - AMERICAN YAKUZA 2 along with "Some You Win, Some You Lose", "Rainbow Maker" and "Ain't No Good".
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1162 CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE/MATCHBOX
Released 1981
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1165 BORN/IF I CAN'T HAVE YOU
Released 1981
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1170 SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU LOSE/AIN'T NO GOOD
Released 1981
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Both tracks featured on the soundtrack of the 1996 TV movie BACK TO BACK - AMERICAN YAKUZA 2 along with "Memphis Sun" and "Rainbow Maker".
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1172 FEELINGS/BABY PLEASE SAY YES
Released 1982
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1175 MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT/HONKY TONK HEAVEN
Released 1982
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Both these tracks were intended for inclusion on a forthcoming Sun album release (SURPRISE - SUN 1029) which was cancelled before release, despite Jimmy's appearing on U.S. television miming to "Morning, Noon And Night", the A side of his new single, and promoting the forthcoming album. To date, these songs have never been issued on an official album.
45rpm Single

SUN SI- 1177 LISTEN TO DADDY/REMEMBER BETHLEHEM
Released 1982
Credited to Orion.
NOTES: "Listen To Daddy" also features the voice of Shana Stacy Singleton. Blue vinyl version also in existence which may be a bootleg copy.
45rpm Single

SUN SI-1179 THAT OLD TIME FEELING/MORNING, NOON AND NIGHT
Released 1982
Credited to Orion
NOTE: This single was rumoured to have been released, possibly as a DJ promo but no real evidence surfaced to verify this. Other sources stated that the coupling was actually OLD TIME FEELING/SOME YOU WIN, SOME YOU LOSE and gave a catalogue number of SUN SI-1178. Further Information surfacing in November 2001 indicated that SUN SI-1179 featured the Orion coupling THAT OLD TIME FEELING/I WANT TO BE IN PICTURES. The latter track being a recording previously unknown to Orion collectors. There was also speculation that promo singles featuring this coupling may have been sent out to radio stations at some time.
Recent evidence unearthed by Richard St. Pierre has now discredited the above info re Sun SI-1178/1179 and it is now known that these releases have no Orion/Ellis connection.
SUN 1178 THAT OLD TIME FEELING is a 45rpm single by Rex Gosdin
SUN 1179 is a 45 by Jim Owen, the A side being a track titled BOGALUSA.
45rpm Single

1984 - 1992 VARIOUS LABELS

SOUTHERN TRACKS
ST 1069

KRISTAL KS 2292/2308 I'M SAVING UP MY PENNIES/I'M STARTING OVER
Released 1984
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

KRISTAL KS 2338/2339 100 POUNDS OF CLAY/BECAUSE HE LIVES
Released 1985
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

SOUTHERN TRACKS ST-1069 THANK GOD FOR AMERICA/I MAKE THE LIVIN (You Make The Livin Worth While)
Released 1986
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

SOUTHERN TRACKS ST-1080 SUNDAY FATHER/THANK GOD FOR AMERICA
Released 1987
Credited to Jimmy Ellis
45rpm Single

VULCAN V-1060-NSD DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI/DOWN IN MISSISSIPPI
Released 1987
Credited to Steven Silver
45rpm Single

RADIO ACTIVE NR 18772-1 UNCHAINED MELODY/UNCHAINED MELODY
Released 1990
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

STARGEM SG-2469/2470 I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU/PLASTIC SADDLE
Released 1990
Credited to Orion
45rpm Single

STARGEM SG-2502/2503 LOVE IT BACK TOGETHER/IF THAT ISN'T LOVE
Released 1990
Credited to Orion
NOTE: Issued with a black & white picture sleeve and pressed on burgundy coloured vinyl. Back of sleeve features comments about Orion and the GENUINE album.
45rpm Single

STARGEM (Cat. Number Unknown) FEEL RIGHT/B SIDE NOT KNOWN
Released 1992?
Credited to Orion?.
NOTE: Despite being talked about amongst Orion record collectors this discs' release has, as yet, not been verified from any source. Until further detailed information can be obtained it remains as an unconfirmed rumour and a much sought after release among Orion collectors.
45rpm Single

KRISTAL
KS 2292/2308

SOUTHERN TRACKS ST 1080

RADIO ACTIVE NR 18772

STARGEM SG-2502
AND COVER