Donner, Ral Born 1943 in Chicago, Ill. Moved to Orlando, Fla., in the late 1950s. Died in 1984. References:    Official website    Feature article and sessionography in issue 21 (1979) of New Kommotion.    Article in issue 107 (1992) of Now Dig This.    Two-part feature article in issue 79-80 (2001) of Rockin' Fifties; discography in issue 80.

Source: Bruce Grossberg

Original Releases

Discography is intended to be complete through 1964

Date & Source	Label & Number	V	Titles {& References to LP/CD List}	As By	Matrix Numbers
1959/Oct. 12 Bb pop rev.	Scottie 1310		That's All Right With Me {d,g,h,n,w,x} Tell Me Why {d,g,h,i,n,w,x}	1 1	KO8W-0830 KO8W-0831
1961/Feb. (Bb est.)	Gone 5102		Girl Of My Best Friend {a,b,c,e,f,g,h,k,n,v,w} It's Been A Long Time {e,g,h,n,w}	2 2	G-747 G-748
1961/June (Bb est.)	Gone 5108		And Then To Love {g}	1 1	G-780 G-779
1961/June (Bb est.)	Gone 5108		You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) {a,b,e,f,g,h,k,n,v} So Close To Heaven {b,f,g,h,k,n,x}	1 1	G-793 G-794
1961/Sept. 18 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5114		I Didn't Figure On Him (To Come Back) {b,e,f,g,h,k,n,v} Please Don't Go {b,e,f,g,h,k,n,v}	1 1	G-810 G-809
1961/Nov. (Bb est.)	Gone 5119		School Of Heartbreakers {a,b,g,h,k,n,v} Because We're Young	1 1	G-834 G-833
1961/Dec. 4 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5121		She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) {a,b,e,f,g,h,k,n} Because We're Young {h,n}	1 1	G-840 G-833
1962/Mar. 10 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5125		Will You Love Me In Heaven {a,b,e,f,g,h,k,n,p,w} (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone {a,b,e,f,g,h,k,n,w}	1 1	G844 G852
1962/May 19 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5129		Bells Of Love {a,b,g,h,k,n,w} Loveless Life {a,b,g,h,n,x}	1 1	G-862 G-861
1962/Nov. 3 Bb pop rev.	Gone 5133		Sweetheart {a,h,n,w} To Love {a,b,h,k,n,w}	1 1	G-886 G-779
1962/Dec. 8 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,135		Second Miracle (Of Christmas) {x} (Things That Make Up) Christmas Day {m,x}	1	1548 45737 1549 45737-x
1963/Feb. 2 Bb pop rev.	Reprise R-20,141		I Got Burned {a,d,e,g,j,s,w} A Tear In My Eye {a,e,g,w}	1 1	1644 1645
1963/May (Bb est.)	Reprise R-20,176		I Wish This Night Would Never End {e,g,l,w} Don't Put Your Heart In His Hand {w,x}	4 4	1921 1923
1963/May rel. no. code	Tau 105		Loneliness Of A Star {g,h,n,o} And Then {g,h,n}	3 3	6305144 6305143
1963/July (Bb est.)	Reprise R-20,192		Run Little Linda {e,g} Beyond The Heartbreak (But Still In Love) {e,w}	1 1	2118 2119
1964-65 (Bb est.)	Fontana F-1502		Poison Ivy League {a,e,g,x} You Finally Said Something Good {e}	1 1	YW1-34792 YW1-34794
1965 (Bb est.)	Fontana F-1515		Good Lovin' The Other Side Of Me	1 1	YW1-34774 YW1-34793
1961 (BSN est.)	Gone 5012		Takin' Care Of Business  [monaural] Turn Back The Clock {f,g,h,k,n,v,x} I Didn't Figure On Him Lonely Star {g,h,k,n,v,x} You Don't Know What You've Got (Until You Lose It) With You Now {a,h,n,v} Nine Times Out Of Ten {a,b,e,f,g,h,k,n,u,v} I Don't Need You {h,n,v,x} School Of Heartbreakers Please Don't Go She's My Baby {g} Girl Of My Best Friend Your Skies Of Blue (Will Turn Grey On You) {b,h,n,v} For Love Nor Money {a,b,e,h,n,v} Pray For Me {a,b,g,n,t,v}		A A A A A A A B B B B B B B
Additional Tracks on Comps
	[unissued]		Creampuff {f,g,h,k,n} Miss Ann {q,r} Night Owl {b,h} Nite Owl {g,k,n} Puddle Of Tears {b,h,n} Standing Here {b,h,n}
	[need info]		Half Heaven, Half Heartache {f,h,k,n} I Didn't Figure On Him (To Come Back) [alt. vers.] {n} Juarez {h,n} Life To Live {x} Little Miss Heartbreak {h,k,n} Lonely Star [alt. vers.] {n} Lost {x} Loveless Life [alt. vers.] {n} Nine Times Out Of Ten [alt. vers.] {n} Please Don't Go [alt. vers.] {n} Please Don't Tease {f,n} Pray For Me {h} Pray For Me [alt. vers.] {n} School Of Heartbreakers [alt. vers.] {n} She's Everything (I Wanted You To Be) [alt. vers.] {n} She's My Baby {a,b,e,f,h,n,t,v} She's My Baby [alt. vers.] {n} Silver And Gold {h,n} So Close To Heaven [alt. vers.] {n} Take Me Back {g} Tears Of Misery {h,n} To Love [alt. vers.] {n} Turn Back The Clock [alt. vers.] {n} (What A Sad Way) To Love Someone [alt. vers.] {n} Will You Love Me In Heaven [alt. vers.] {n} You Haven't Lived Until You've Loved {h,n}

Collector-Oriented Compilation LPs and CDs Containing Tracks

Acknowledgments:   Richard Baxter, Bear Family catalog, Both Sides Now, Bill Davis, Udo Frank, Toni Grundner, Frank Kramer, Gerd Miller, Michel Proost, R&B Indies, Peter Staehli, Lars Stromberg, Tapio Vaisanen, Bjorn Witlox