Discography . . .
ROBBIN THOMPSON - Nemperor NE 440 0698 - (1976)
Highway 101
Boy from Boston
It's My Turn
Midnite Man
Lover Come Quickly
Dream On Melinda
Take Me Away
Like a River
Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette
Another Day / Another Dollar
Produced by Jim Mason, Free Flow Productions
Distributed by Atlantic Recording Corporation, A Warner Communications Company, New York
All music and lyrics by Robbin Thompson, except "Take Me Away," by Robbin Thompson and Austin Roberts
Musicians and Guest Artists: Timothy B. Schmit, Steve Cropper, Melissa Manchester, Jai Winding, Trevor Veitch, David Wolfert, Al Garth, Rick Roberts (of Firefall), Jerry Jumonville, Waddie Wachtel, George Clinton, James Rolleston
Reissued as part of The Vinyl Years, Out There Records, 2002.
TOGETHER (Robbin Thompson and Steve Bassett) - Richmond Records / Short Pump Associates RR1001 - (1978)
With the Andrew Lewis Band
Sweet Virginia Breeze - (Thompson-Bassett)
Something Special - (Thompson)
When Two Become One (Wedding Song) - (Bassett-Miller)
If You Ain't Gonna Love Me - (Bassett)
Magnolia - (J.J. Cale)
Virginia in the Springtime - (Thompson)
Dream River - (Larson)
People Sure Act Funny - (Turner-McDougal)
Looking for a Sunny Day - (Thompson)
Let's Do One Together - (Thompson-Bassett)
Produced by Ken Brown
Executive Producer: Dennis Huber
Liner Notes by Brown & Huber
Musicians and Guest Artists: Velpo Robertson, Buzz Montsinger, Pat Bragg, Richard Parrish, Lee Koon, Eric Heiberg, Dave Walker, Jerry Wells, Jim Cole, Chatty Cooper, Greta Larson, Johnny Haney, Carlos Chafin, Ken Brown
TWO "B'S" PLEASE - Ovation OV1759 - (1980)
THE ROBBIN THOMPSON BAND
Sweet Virginia Breeze - (rock 'n roll version)
Rock 'n Roll Singer
Candy Apple Red
Brite Eyes - (Billboard / Cash Box Chart Hit)
Let It All Out
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Barroom Romance
All Alone in the Endzone
That's Alright
All music and lyrics by Robbin Thompson, except "Sweet Virginia Breeze" (Thompson-Bassett); and "Rock 'n Roll Singer" (Carrack-Comer)
Released on LP, Cassette, and 8-Track / re-issued on CD by Out There Records OTR-0499, 1999 (with Bonus Track "Trainride" - from the Steel Mill days)
Produced by Ken Brown
Executive Producer: Dennis Huber
The Robbin Thompson Band: Robbin Thompson (lead vocals, acoustic guitar); Velpo Robertson (lead guitar, vocals); Michael Lanning (Fender bass, vocals); Eric Heiberg (keyboards, vocals); Bob "Rico the Fox" Antonelli (drums, vocals)
Musicians and Guest Artists: Timothy B. Schmit (courtesy of Asylum Records), Rick Roberts (of Firefall, courtesy of Atlantic Records), Joyce Irby, Kay Harper, Carlos Chafin, Chatty Cooper, Skip Gailes, Frank Tuckwiller, George Tuckwiller, Rollo Durham, Ron Baedke, Phil Coxon
Sold 200,000 copies
Originally released on Richmond Records, with cover art by Bill Nelson.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER - Out There Records OTR-585 - (1985)
Be My Baby - (Spector-Greenwich-Barry)
Little Miss Understood - (Thompson)
Daddy's Money - (Thompson)
Belfast Tonight - (McAdam)
Broken Promises - (Thompson-Heiberg)
Fortunate Son - (John Fogerty)
You and Me Tonight - (Thompson)
You're My Obsession - (Thompson-Heiberg)
The Spirit - (Thompson)
Guilty - (Bruce Springsteen)
Produced by Robbin Thompson and Carlos Chafin
Executive Producer: Nick Colleran
Dedicated to Bullet Bob Thompson, a young, devoted rocket scientist, with a rock 'n roll son.
Issued on LP and Cassette.
Musicians and Guest Artists: Jack Atchison, Bill Ryder, Audie Stanley, Michael McAdam, Velpo Robertson, Eric Heiberg, Carlos Chafin, Timothy B. Schmit, Rico Antonelli, Steve Bassett, Mark Wenner (courtesy of Rounder Records and Whitewall Records)
SINCE GRADE SCHOOL: A ROBBIN THOMPSON ANTHOLOGY - Out There Records OTR-1188 - (1988)
Southside Boys - (Thompson)
These Two Hands - (Thompson-Haselden)
Gleaming the Cube - (Thompson-Chafin-Heiberg)
Carolina Blue - (Thompson-Robertson-Howell)
Christmas With My Baby - (Thompson)
Be My Baby - (Spector-Greenwich-Barry)
Little Miss Understood - (Thompson)
Broken Promises - (Thompson-Heiberg)
The Spirit - (Thompson)
Brite Eyes - (Thompson)
Candy Apple Red - (Thompson)
Let It All Out - (Thompson)
Sweet Virginia Breeze - (Thompson-Bassett)
Boy from Boston - (Thompson)
Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette - (Thompson)
Highway 101 - (Thompson)
Issued on Cassette and CD.
I DON'T NEED A REASON TO RIDE - Out There Records OTR-6591 - (1991)
Out of Control - (Thompson)
I Feel Fine - (Lennon-McCartney)
She's So Cool - (Thompson)
I Don't Need a Reason to Ride - (Thompson)
I Swear I'll Never Do It Again - (Thompson-Heiberg-Chafin)
How Do You Know When It's a Heartbreak - (Thompson)
Learning the Game - (Buddy Holly)
That's Just the Way Love Is - (Thompson)
Diamond in the Sky - (Thompson-Heiberg)
Produced by Robbin Thompson and Carlos Chafin
Issued on Cassette and CD
Musicians and Guest Artists: Bill Ryder, Audie Stanley, Velpo Robertson, Joe McGlohon, Carlos Chafin, Eric Heiberg, Debra Henry, Mike McAdam, Buddy Charlton, Bruce Hornsby, Wendy Mitchell, Jason Edwards, Diane Pennington, Karen Quakenbush, Jan Guarino
THE FAMOUS UNKNOWNS (Robbin Thompson, Michael Lille, and Lewis McGehee) - Out There Records OTR 33194 - (1994)
She's Mine - (Thompson)
Looking at the Headlights - (McGehee)
A Childhood Dream - (Lille)
If It Wasn't For You - (Thompson)
Appalachian Memory - (McGehee)
Thanks To That Woman - (Lille)
Stevie's Girl - (Thompson)
Lay Me Down - (McGehee)
How Come Love Only Breaks Your Heart? - (Lille-Jones)
See You Tonite - (Robbin Thompson-Vicki Thompson)
Couldn't Care Less - (McGehee)
Water, Air and Light - (Lille)
Produced by Carlos Chafin and the Famous Unknowns
Musicians and Guest Artists: Lamont Coward, Mike Lewis, Mike McAdam, Carlos Chafin, Audie Stanley, Michael McCarthy, Rusty Speidel, John "Red" Redling, Billy Lux, Velpo Robertson, Kyle Davis
OUT ON THE CHESAPEAKE - Out There Records OTR-0898 - (1998)
Out On the Chesapeake - (Thompson)
Enough of Your Love - (Thompson-Lille)
The Light at the End of the Tunnel - (Thompson)
Missileman - (Thompson)
The Other Side - (Thompson)
Ain't It Crazy - (Thompson)
She's Back - (Thompson)
Whiter Shade of Pale - (Brooker-Reid)
Where's the Road to the River - (Thompson)
Too Many Secrets - (Thompson-Lille)
Produced by Velpo Robertson and Robbin Thompson
Musicians and Guest Artists: Velpo Robertson, Butch Taylor, John Small Jr., Jody Boyd, Billy Lux, Bill Ryder, Eddie Hartness, Timothy B. Schmit, Eric Heiberg, Stu Grimes, Chardy McEwan, Keith Horn, Cecil Hooker, Paul Reisler, Carlton Blount, Michael Lille, Art Wheeler, Page Wilson
THE VINYL YEARS - Out There Records OTR - (2002)
Highway 101 - (Thompson)
Boy from Boston - (Thompson)
It's My Turn - (Thompson)
Midnite Man - (Thompson)
Lover Come Quickly - (Thompson)
Dream On Melinda - (Thompson)
Take Me Away - (Thompson-Roberts)
Like a River - (Thompson)
Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette - (Thompson)
Another Day / Another Dollar - (Thompson)
Sweet Virginia Breeze - (Thompson-Bassett)
Magnolia - (J.J. Cale)
Dream River - (Larson)
Little Miss Understood - (Thompson)
Daddy's Money - (Thompson)
The Spirit - (Thompson)
Guilty - (Bruce Springsteen)
Movin' On Up (Theme from The Jeffersons) - BONUS TRACK
ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BLUES - Out There Records OTR-31003 - (2003)
It's Hit the Fan - (Thompson)
A Little Taste - (Thompson)
One Step Ahead of the Blues - (Thompson)
Orange Moon - (Thompson-Moy)
Wouldn't Wanna Be You - (Thompson)
Get Together - (Powers)
Chesapeake Moon - (Thompson)
That Old Country Song - (Thompson)
You Can't Do That - (Lennon-McCartney)
Train Song - (Bruce Springsteen)
Produced by Velpo Robertson and Robbin Thompson
Musicians and Guest Artists: Jody Boyd, Velpo Robertson, Darrell Adams, Steve Bassett, Butch Taylor, Page Wilson, Timothy B. Schmit, Billy Lux, Alejandro Dieguez, Brooke Fauver, Carlos Chafin, Wu Qiang, Scott Milstead, Jordan Medas, Susan Greenbaum, Carlton Blount, Thomasine Johnson, Chris Fuller, Jim Skelding, Kevin Moss
LIVE IN STUDIO A - Out There Records OTR-92305 - (2006)
I Live In Richmond, Va - (Thompson)
Chesapeake Moon - (Thompson)
A Little Taste - (Thompson)
One-Horse Town - (Thompson)
Sweet Virginia Breeze - (Thompson)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - (Thompson) / Willin' (George)
These Two Hands - (Thompson)
Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigartette - (Thompson)
You Can't Do That - (Lennon-McCartney)
My Attorney - (Thompson)
Zhong Song - (Thompson)
Wouldn't Wanna Be You Right Now - (Thompson) / Get Together (Powers)
Brite Eyes - (Thompson)
Produced by Robbin Thompson
Musicians and Guest Artists: Michael Lille, Carlos Chafin, Jeff Gilkinson
JUST A BLUR IN THE REARVIEW - Out There Records OTR-2207 - (2007)
Just A Blur in the Rearview (That's Life) - (Thompson-Vassar)
Standin' in the Rain - (Thompson)
I Won't Quit ('Till I Get Home) - (Thompson-Taylor-Beauford)
Where You've Never Been (The Zhong Song) - (Thompson)
One-Horse Town - (Thompson)
Nothing But A Breeze - (Winchester)
Water from the Moon - (Thompson)
Desperate Man - (Thompson)
Real Mean Dog - (Thompson)
Move on Down the Line - (Wetzel-Thompson)
Produced by Robbin Thompson
Musicians and Guest Artists: Cecil Hooker, John Small Jr., Eric Heiberg, Chris Parker, Steve Duncan, Drake Leonard, David Eggleston, Joe McGlohon, Greg Wetzel, Mike McAdam, Mike Lucas, Steve Bassett, Cornell Jones, Butch Taylor, Carter Beauford, Mike Durham, Steve Wilson, Audie Stanley, Bobby Antonelli, Rick Epping, Ellen McIlwaine, Randy Moss, Carlos Chafin, Billy Lux, Chris Fuller, Jim Skelding
Singles / 45s . . .
The Tasmanians
"Baby" (Carns-Thompson) / "Love, Love, Love" (Carns-Thompson) - Conda Records 101 - (1966)
Produced by Bud Blount
"I Can't Explain This Feeling" (Carns-Thompson-Pollard) / "If I Don't" (Hieronymus) - Power Records 4933 - (1966)
Produced by Conda Productions
A&R: Dave Hieronymus
Recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida
The Tasmanians were: Robbin Thompson, Mike "Gyspsy" Carns, Craig Davis, Greg Brundt, Woody Pollard . . . (and later featured Steve Bland and Ronnie Cable).
Robbin Thompson
"Changes" / "What Am I Gonna Do" - Colpar Records - (1972)
"Boy from Boston" / "Another Cup of Coffee and a Cigarette" - Nemperor Records NE-010 - (1976)
"Boy from Boston" (mono) / "Boy from Boston" (stereo) - Nemperor Records NE-010 - (1976)
"Dream On Melinda" / "It's My Turn" - Nemperor Records NE-011 - (1976)
"Dream On Melinda" (mono) / "Dream On Melinda" (stereo) - Nemperor Records NE-011 - (1976)
"Sweet Virginia Breeze / "Virginia in the Springtime" - Richmond 1002 - (1978) - (with Steve Bassett)
"Looking for a Sunny Day" / "Let's Do One Together" - Richmond 1003 - (1978) - (with Steve Bassett)
"Movin' On Up" / "Train Ride"- Richmond 502 - (1982)
"Sweet Virginia Breeze" / "Virginia Is For Lovers" - Virginia Is For Lovers 605061XA - (1986) - (with Steve Bassett)
The Robbin Thompson Band
"Brite Eyes" / "That's Alright" - Ovation Records OV 1157 - (1980)
Billboard: #66 (9 weeks) - Cashbox: #78 (6 weeks)
"Candy Apple Red" / "Barroom Romance" - Richmond 500 - (1980)
Movies . . .
Gleaming the Cube
Starring Christian Slater and Steven Bauer
Directed by Graeme Clifford, 1989
Title Song (writer): "Gleaming the Cube" - (Thompson-Chafin-Heiberg)
Skateboarding sequences shot by Stacey Peralta.
The Fighting Temptations
Starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Beyonce Knowles
Directed by Jonathan Lynn, 2003
Song (writer and singer): "I Won't Quit (Till I Get Home)" - (Beauford-Taylor-Thompson)
Heaven's Neighbors
Starring Aaron Jackson and D. J. Perry
Directed by Jeff Kennedy, 2005
Songs (writer and singer): "Where's the Road to the River" and "The Other Side"
Guest Appearances . . .
INDIAN SUMMER - POCO - ABC Records, 1977
Song (co-writer, with Timothy B. Schmit): "Find Out In Time"
Produced by Poco and Mark Henry Harman
ONE STEP UP / TWO STEPS BACK: THE SONGS OF BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - Capitol Records, 1997
Song (vocals and guitar): "Guilty" (Springsteen)
Other Artists on the Compilation: Aram, The Smithereens, Kurt Neumann, John Wesley Harding, Nils Lofgren, John Hiatt, Dave Alvin, Joe Grushecky & The House Rockers, Martin Zeller, Mrs. Fun/Tina & The B-Side Movement, The Knack, Donna Summer, Joe Cocker, Elliot Murphy, David Bowie, The Rocking Chairs, Sonny Burgess, Gary U.S. Bonds, Clarence Clemons & The Red Bank Rockers
UNITED WE STAND - Capitol Records, 2001
Song (writer and performer): "Wouldn't Wanna Be You"
Other Artists on the Compilation: John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band, Lee Greenwood, The Beach Boys, The Brotherhood Of Man, The Persuasions, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Joe Cocker, Chris LeDoux, Woody Guthrie, Glen Campbell, The O'Jays, Al Green, George Adams
TONY THE TYGER PRESENTS FUZZ, FLAYKES, & SHAKES VOL. SIX: COME ON INTO MY WORD, PSYCHEDELIC GARAGE - Bacchus Archive (Dionysus Records) LP/CD BA1178 - (2002)
The Tasmanians: "I Can't Explain This Feeling"
"A UK Mod sound is captured by The Tasmanians, whose 'I Can't Explain This Feeling' is a wonderfully youthful slice of spliff inspired power pop." -- Jon 'Mojo' Mills, Shindig! Magazine
Other Artists on the Compilation: Thackeray Rocke, The Delicate Balance, Randy and the Rest, A Band Called Eve, West Minst'r, The Sons of Adam, King James and his Royal Jesters, Chaper VI, The Buckett City Distortion Racket, The Bridge, Skeptics, Generation, Nite People, Insects, Ennd
JAN BERRY (JAN & DEAN) / ENCOMIUM IN MEMORIAM, VOL. 1 - (2008)
Song (vocals, guitar): "California Sunshine (On My Mind)" - (Berry-Sumner-Wolfson)
Other Artists on the Compilation: Cameron Michael Parkes, Mark A. Moore, Jill Gibson, David Marks (original member of the Beach Boys), Paul Johnson (Belairs, Surfaris),Tom Bahler (Jan Berry, Monkees, Partridge Family), Mike Deasy, Joe Osborn, Vic Diaz, P. F. Sloan, Tripsitter, Alan Boyd, Probyn Gregory (of Brian Wilson's band), Lisa Mychols, Rik Collins, Christa Collins, Josh Hoisington
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