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Eugene Church

The Cliques (Eugene Church and Jesse Belvin)

Modern 987 - The Girl In My Dreams / I Wanna Know Why - 1956 (blue label is scarcer than black)
Modern 995 - My Desire /  I'm In Love (With A Girl) - 1956

Eugene Church (really a group effort with Jesse Belvin and brothers Alex Hodge (founder member of The Platters) and Gaynel Hodge (from The Turks))

Speciality 604 - Open Up Your Heart / How Long - 1957
Speciality - Don't Stop Loving Me - 1957 (session: Plas Johnson (tenor), Jewell Grant (baritone), Earl Palmer (drums) --- unissued at the time, this track can be found on the 2005 Ace Cd "The Very Best Of Eugene Church" CDCHD 1067)    

The Saxons (members Tommy "Buster" Williams (lead), Jesse Belvin (second tenor), Eugene Church (baritone), Gaynel Hodge (vocals and piano) and Johnny Watson (vocal bass and guitar)

Contender 1313 - Is It True* / Rock 'N' Roll Show** - 1958 *written by Jesse Belvin. **written by Eugene Church.

Jesse Belvin

Knight 2012 - Deacon Dan Tucker* / Little Darling** - 1959 *Eugene Church is in vocal group on "A" side. **Eugene Church duets with Jesse Belvin on flip side.   

Eugene Church and The Fellows (members Eugene Church, Bobby Day, Alex Hodge, Tommy Williams with Richard Berry and The Dreamers) 

Class 235 - Pretty Girls Everywhere / For The Rest Of My Life - 1959 

Eugene Church (born 23-January-1938 in St. Louis, Missouri --- died 16-April-1993 in Los Angeles, California --- cause: cancer)

Class - Miami (Take 1) - 1959 (session: Willard McDaniel (piano) --- unissued until it was released in the U. K. in 2005 on a Ace Cd "The Very Best Of Eugene Church"  CDCHD 1067)
Class 254 - Miami / I Ain't Goin' For That - 1959 
Class 261 - Jack Of All Trades* / Without Soul - 1959 *Session: The Blossoms.
Class 266 - The Struttin' Kind / That's What's Happenin' - 1960
Rendezvous 132 - Good News / Polly - 1960
King 5545 - Mind Your Own Business / You Got The Right Idea - 1961
King 5589 - That's All I Want* / Geneva - 1962 *Also Recorded In 1959 By Bobby Day On Class 245. 
King - Geneva (Extended Version) - 1962 (unissued until released in the U. K. in 2005 on a Ace Cd "The Very Best Of Eugene Church"  CDCHD 1067)
King 5610 - Light Of The Moon / I'm Your Taboo Man - 1962 
King 5659 - The Right Girl, The Right Time / Pretty Baby Won't You Come On Home - 1962
King 5715 - Time Has Brought About A Change / Sixteen Tons* - 1963 *also recorded in 1955 by Ernie Tennessee Ford on Capitol  F3262 and in 1960 by Jewel & Eddie on Silver 1008 plus in 1967 by James &
Bobby Purify on Bell 680.   

The Fendermen / Eugene Church

Oldies 45   53/56
- Mule Skinner Blues / Pretty Girls Everywhere* - 1964
*flip by Eugene Church. 

Eugene Church / The El Dorados     

Oldies 45   56 - Pretty Girls Everywhere / I'll Be Forever Loving You* - 1964
*Flip By The El Dorados.

Eugene Church

World Pacific 77866 - Dollar Bill / U Makka Hanna Dollar Bill - 1967

Eugene Church / Donnie Owens

Trip Oldies 145 - Pretty Girls Everywhere / Need You* - 1973 *Flip By Donnie Owens

Eugene Church / Jackie Lee

Collectables 30757 - Pretty Girls Everywhere / The Duck* - 1981 *flip by Jackie Lee only.

Eugene Church 
 

Hi Oldies 407 - Pretty Girls Everywhere / For The Rest Of My Life - ? 
Church Crc41187 - South Africa / South Africa (Instrumental) - 1987

Cash Mccall / The Mighty Clouds Of Joy / Eugene Church

Ripete 1006 - That Lucky Old Sun / Ride The Mighty High / Miami - 1988 (some copies issued in yellow vinyl)

Cd's

Ace Cdchd 1067 - The Very Best Of Eugene Church - 2005
Tracks: Pretty Girls Everywhere (Eugene Church & The Fellows) / For The Rest Of My Life (Eugene Church & The Fellows) / Miami / I Ain't Goin' For That / Without Soul / Jack Of All Trades / The Struttin' Kind / That's What's Happenin' / Good News / Polly / Mind Your Own Business / You Got The Right Idea / That's All I Want / Geneva (Previously Unissued Extended Version) / Light Of The Moon / I'm Your Taboo Man / Pretty Baby Won't You Come On Home / The Right Girl, The Right Time / Time Has Brought About A Change / Sixteen Tons / The Girl In My Dreams (The Cliques) / I'm In Love With A Girl (The Cliques) / I'll Mess You Up (The Cliques) / Open Up Your Heart / Don't Stop Loving Me / Miami (Take 1) (Previously Unissued Alternate Take). 

Trivia

Leaving music after the WORLD PACIFIC release Eugene Church became wealthy operating a chain of hair salons.