Discography

Acappella (1970 Reprise/Straight)
We Came To Play (1971 Capitol, CD reissue Collectables)^[11]
Street Corner Symphony (1971 Capitol, CD reissue Collectables)
Spread The Word (1972 Capitol, CD reissue Collectables)
We Still Ain’t Got No Band (1973 MCA)
I Just Want To Sing With My Friends (1974; A&M)
More Than Before (1974; A&M)
Chirpin’ (1977; Elektra)
Comin’ At Ya (1979; Rounder/Flying Fish)
Good News (1982; Rounder)
No Frills (1985; Rounder)
Live In The Whispering Gallery (1993; Hammer n’ Nails)
Toúbo’s Song (1993; Hammer n’ Nails)
Right Around The Corner (1994; Rounder/Bullseye Blues)
Sincerely (1996; Rounder/Bullseye Blues)
You’re All I Want For Christmas (1997; Rounder/Bullseye Blues)
On The Good Ship Lollipop (1999; Rhino/Kid Rhino/Music for Little People)
Frankly A Cappella: The Persuasions Sing Zappa (2000; Rhino/EarthBeat)
Might As Well…The Persuasions Sing Grateful Dead (2000; Arista/Grateful Dead)
Sunday Morning Soul (2000; Rounder/Bullseye Blues)
The Persuasions Sing The Beatles (2002; Chesky)
A Cappella Dreams (2003; Chesky)
The Persuasions: Live at McCabe’s Guitar Shop. Santa Monica, CA Feb 22-23, 1998 (2009; Produced by Rip Rense and Marc Doten for Rensart Records)
Persuasions of the Dead: The Complete Grateful Dead Sessions (Zoho Roots, double-CD set, 2013)

Non-album singles

“Party in the Woods” written by Jerry Lawson/”It’s Better to Have Loved and Lost” [1968; Minit]
“One Thing on My Mind”/”Darlin'” [1975; A&M]

1972 Les McCann- Talk to the People – “What’s Going On”
1973 Ellen McIlwaine– We the People – “Farther Along”
1973 Garland Jeffreys– Garland Jeffreys
1974 Phoebe Snow– Phoebe Snow – “Let The Good Times Roll”
1974 Stevie Wonder– Fulfillingness’ First Finale – “Please Don’t Go”
1974 David Essex– David Essex
1976 David Soul– David Soul –“Black Bean Soup”
1978 Melanie– Ballroom Streets – “I Believe”
1978 John Hall – John Hall– “Messin’ Round The Wrong Woman”
1979 Jimmie Dockett – Different Moods
1979 Country Joe McDonald – “Doo Wop Oh”, Leisure Suite” (Fantasy)
1980 Joni Mitchell– Shadows and Light – “Why Do Fools Fall In Love,” “Shadows and Light”
1981 The Neville Brothers– Fiyo on the Bayou – “The Ten Commandments of Love”
1987 Rory Block– Best Blues and Originals – “God’s Gift to Women”
1991 Various Artists – Zappa’s Universe
2000 Paul Pena– New Train – “Gonna Move”
2001 Leon Redbone– Any Time – “In The Shade of the Old Apple Tree”

The following various artists recordings contained otherwise unissued Persuasions recordings:

Various Artists: Bread & Roses: Festival of Acoustic Music(1979; Fantasy)
Various Artists: Spike & Co. Do It A Cappella [soundtrack](1990; Elektra)
Ned Sublette & Lawrence Weiner (with Kim Weston, Junior Mance, et al.): Monsters from the Deep(1997; Qbadisc/Excellent)