# Carol Kaye discography

Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 65 years.

## Albums & songs

This is a partial list of albums and songs that bassist Carol Kaye played on.
* A Man and a Woman – Laurindo Almeida (1967)
* A Natural Man – Lou Rawls (1971)
* A Time for Us – Mel Tormé (1969)
* A Message from the People – Ray Charles (1972)
* Accent on Africa – Cannonball Adderley (1968)
* Across 110th Street – Bobby Womack (1972)
* Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) – Irma Thomas (1964)
* Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) – Cher (1966)
* Batman Theme – The Marketts (1966)
* Beach Boys Today – The Beach Boys (1965)
* Motherlode- When I Die (1969)
* Big Man – Cannonball Adderley (1975)
* Brasswind – Gene Ammons (1974)
* California Girls – The Beach Boys (1965)
* Cameo – Dusty Springfield (1973)
* Can't Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams (1968)
* Cass Elliot – Cass Elliot (1972)
* Charles Kynard – Charles Kynard (1971)
* Chér – Cher (1966)
* Cream of the Crop – The Supremes (1969)(side 2: track 4)
* Danke Schoen – Wayne Newton (1963)
* David Axelrod – David Axelrod (2001)
* Diana Ross & the Supremes Join the Temptations – The Supremes and The Temptations (1968)(side 1: tracks 1,5,6 ; side 2: tracks 1,5)
* Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) – Frank Wilson (1965)
* Donna – Ritchie Valens (1958)
* Expecting to Fly – Buffalo Springfield (1967)
* Fast Man Raider Man – Frank Black (2006)
* Feelin' Alright? – Joe Cocker (1969)
* Forever Changes – Love (1967)
* Four in Blue – The Miracles (1969)(side 1: track 4)
* Freak Out! – The Mothers of Invention (1967)
* Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves – Cher (1971)
* Hard Times – Roy Brown (1973)
* Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter (1965)
* Almost In Your Arms – Sam Cooke (1958)
* Hully Gully – The Olympics (1959)
* I Am a Rock – Simon & Garfunkel (1966)
* I Don't Need No Doctor – Ray Charles (1966)
* I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes (1966)(side 1: tracks 1,4,5)
* I Heard That!! – Quincy Jones (1976)
* I Knew Jesus (Before He Was a Star) – Glen Campbell (1973)
* I'm Ready for Love – Martha and the Vandellas (1966)
* In and Out of Love – The Supremes (1967)
* In Case You're in Love – Sonny & Cher (1967)
* In the Heat of the Night – Ray Charles (1967)
* Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian) – Paul Revere & the Raiders (1971)
* It Must Be Him – Vikki Carr (1967)
* Johnny Angel – Shelley Fabares (1962)
* La Bamba – Ritchie Valens (1958)
* Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette) – The O'Jays (1965)
* Little Green Apples – O. C. Smith (1968)
* Livin' It Up! – Jimmy Smith (1968)
* Love Country Style – Ray Charles (1970)
* Love is Here and Now You're Gone – The Supremes (1967)
* Love Theme from Romeo and Juliet – Henry Mancini (1968)
* Speak Softly Love – Andy Williams (1972)
* Mannix – Lalo Schifrin (1969)
* Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – The Buckinghams (1967)
* Merry Christmas – The Supremes (1965)(side 1: tracks 2,3,4,6; side 2: tracks 1–6)
* Midnight Confessions – The Grass Roots (1968)
* Spanish Eyes – Al Martino (1965)
* More Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
* More of the Monkees – The Monkees (1967)
* Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967)
* Neil Young – Neil Young (1968)
* No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) – The T-Bones (1965)
* Northern Windows – Hampton Hawes (1974)
* Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme – Simon and Garfunkel (1966)(side 1: tracks 1,4)
* Pet Sounds – The Beach Boys (1966)
* Pink Shoe Laces – Dodie Stevens (1959)
* Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes – The Ronettes (1964)
* Pride – David Axelrod (1970)
* Quincy's Got a Brand New Bag – Quincy Jones (1965)
* Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head – B. J. Thomas (1969)
* Ray Charles Invites You to Listen – Ray Charles (1967)
* Ray's Moods – Ray Charles (1966)
* Reelin' with the Feelin' – Charles Kynard (1969)
* Release of an Oath – The Electric Prunes (1968)
* Rhythm of the Rain – The Cascades (1962)
* River Deep, Mountain High – Ike & Tina Turner (1967)
* Rock Messiah – David Axelrod (1971)
* Shades – J. J. Cale (1981)
* Sloop John B – The Beach Boys (1966)
* Smackwater Jack – Quincy Jones (1971)
* Smile – The Beach Boys
* The Smile Sessions – The Beach Boys (2011)
* Smooth Operator – Sarah Vaughan (1959)
* Some People Can Do What They Like – Robert Palmer (1976)
* Somethin' Stupid – Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra (1967)
* Song of Innocence – David Axelrod (1968)
* Songs of Experience – David Axelrod (1969)
* Soul Spin – Four Tops (1969) (side 1: track 4; side 2: tracks 1,4)
* Sugar Town – Nancy Sinatra (1966)
* Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!) – The Beach Boys (1965)
* Summertime – Sam Cooke (1957)
* Surf's Up – The Beach Boys (1971)
* Tainted Love – Gloria Jones (1965)
* The Beat Goes On – Sonny & Cher (1967)
* The Complete Duets – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (2001) (disc one : track 27)
* The Honeysuckle Breeze – Tom Scott (1967)
* The Man From Shaft – Richard Roundtree (1972)
* The Original Jam Sessions 1969 – Quincy Jones (1969)
* The Sound of Nancy Wilson – Nancy Wilson (1968)
* The Supremes A' Go-Go – The Supremes (1966)(side 1: tracks 2,4 ; side 2: tracks 2,4)
* The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart – The Supremes (1967)(side 1: tracks 1,2,4,5,6; side 2: tracks 1,3)
* The Temptations in a Mellow Mood – The Temptations (1966)
* The Temptations Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations (1968)(side 2: track 1)
* The Way We Were – Barbra Streisand (1973)
* The World We Knew – Frank Sinatra (1967)
* The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds (1967)
* Then He Kissed Me – The Crystals (1964)
* There's a Whole Lalo Schifrin Goin' On – Lalo Schifrin (1968)
* These Boots Are Made for Walkin' – Nancy Sinatra (1965)
* Time Is On My Side – Irma Thomas (1964)
* Time Out for Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – The Miracles (1969)(side 1: track 3)
* Try a Little Kindness – Glen Campbell (1970)
* Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers (1965)
* United – Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell (1967) (track 12)
* Volcanic Action of My Soul – Ray Charles (1971)
* When I Die – Motherlode (1969)
* (Where Do I Begin?) Love Story – Andy Williams (1971)
* Whipped Cream & Other Delights – Herb Alpert (1965)
* Wichita Lineman – Glen Campbell (1968)
* The Wilsons – The Wilsons (1996)
* Wind, Sky and Diamonds – Gábor Szabó (1968)
* Wish Someone Would Care – Irma Thomas (1964)
* You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You – Dean Martin (1964)
* You've Got It Bad Girl – Quincy Jones (1973)
* You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' – The Righteous Brothers (1967)
* You've Made Me So Very Happy – Brenda Holloway (1967)
* Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah – Bob B. Soxx & the Blue Jeans (1962)

## Soundtracks

This is a partial list of soundtracks that bassist Carol Kaye played on.
With Alfred Newman
* Airport (1970)
With Billy Goldenberg
* Change of Habit (1969)
* Duel (1971)
With Burt Bacharach
* Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
With Cy Coleman
* Sweet Charity (1969)
With Dave Grusin
* Waterhole No. 3 (1967)
* Candy (1968)
* Winning (1969)
* Adam at 6 A.M. (1971)
With Dee Barton
* High Plains Drifter (1973)
With Dominic Frontiere
* On Any Sunday (1971)
With Elmer Bernstein
* Baby the Rain Must Fall (1965)
* Big Jake (1971)
With Frank De Vol
* Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)
With Henry Mancini
* Me, Natalie (1969)
* Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
* The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
With Jerry Goldsmith
* Bandolero! (1968)
* Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
With J. J. Johnson
* Across 110th Street (1972)
With John Williams
* Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969)
* The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
* The Long Goodbye (1973)
* The Paper Chase (1973)
* The Sugarland Express (1974)
* The Eiger Sanction (1975)
With Johnny Mandel
* Harper (1966)
* M*A*S*H (1970)
With Lalo Schifrin
* Murderer's Row (1966)
* The Fox (1967)
* Where Angels Go, Trouble Follows (1968)
* Coogan's Bluff (1968)
* Bullitt (1968)
* Dirty Harry (1971)
* Magnum Force (1973)
With Leonard Rosenman
* Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
With Michel Legrand
* The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
* The Happy Ending (1969)
* Le Mans (1971)
* One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
With Nelson Riddle
* Red Line 7000 (1965)
* El Dorado (1966)
With Peter Schickele
* Silent Running (1972)
With Quincy Jones
* The Pawnbroker (1964)
* The Slender Thread (1965)
* Walk, Don't Run (1966)
* Banning (1967)
* In the Heat of the Night (1967)
* In Cold Blood (1967)
* A Dandy In Aspic (1968)
* The Split (1968)
* Mackenna's Gold (1969)
* The Lost Man (1969)
* Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
* The Italian Job (1969)
* Cactus Flower (1969)
* They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)
* Killer By Night (1972)
* The Hot Rock (1972)
* The New Centurions (1972)
With Vic Mizzy
* Don't Make Waves (1967)
* The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)

## TV shows

This is a partial list of TV shows that bassist Carol Kaye played on.
With Billy Goldenberg
* Kojak (1973)
With Charles Fox
* Wonder Woman (1976)
* The Love Boat (1977)
With David Shire
* McCloud (1970)
* Alice (1976)
With Frank De Vol
* The Brady Bunch (1969)
With Irving Szathmary
* Get Smart (1965)
With Jerry Fielding
* Hogan's Heroes (1965)
With Jerry Goldsmith
* Room 222 (1969)
With John Williams
* Lost in Space (1965)
With Lalo Schifrin
* Mission: Impossible (1966)
* Mannix (1967)
With Morton Stevens
* Hawaii Five-O Theme (1968)
With Patrick Williams
* The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
With Quincy Jones
* Ironside (1967)
* The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
With Richard Markowitz
* The Wild Wild West (1965)
With Vic Mizzy
* The Addams Family (1964)
* Green Acres (1965)

### As composer

* Sanford and Son (1972)

## Live albums

* Joe Williams Live – Joe Williams (1973)
* Live in San Francisco – Hampton Hawes (1976)

## Archival recordings

* Guitars ’65 (California Creamin’) - Carol Kaye (1965)
* Better Days - Carol Kaye (1971)
* I Don't Know What's On Your Mind – Carol Kaye and Spider Webb (1976)
* Picking Up On The E-String - Carol Kaye (1995)