Jimmie Spheeris

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Jimmie Spheeris was an American singer-songwriter who was born in 1949. He was raised in a traveling carnival and achieved professional recognition in the late 1960s after moving to New York City and signing with Clive Davis. Spheeris is famous for a soulful, "smoky" vocal range and for utilizing open tunings on the guitar. His debut studio album, Isle of View (1971), featured the track "I Am the Mercury" and gained a devoted following. His discography includes the studio recordings The Original Tap Dancing Kid (1973), The Dragon is Dancing (1975), and Ports of the Heart (1976), the latter featuring backing vocals by Jackson Browne. Spheeris died in 1984 following a motorcycle accident. His final recording, Spheeris, was released posthumously in 2000.

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01	The Nest	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			04:00
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
07	Let It Flow	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:18
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	Monte Luna	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:01
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	For Roach	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			02:44
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Seeds of Spring	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:50
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
08	Seven Virgins	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			02:55
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
07	Let It Flow	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			03:20
01	Beautiful News	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			02:44
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
08	Seven Virgins	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			02:56
03	Monte Luna	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			03:02
02	Heidi Come Home (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			03:02
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
03	Icarus (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			04:17
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
17	The Nest (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			07:40
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
05	The Original Tap Dancing Kid (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			05:30
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
10	Soul Tumbleweed (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			12:47
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
01	Let it Flow (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			06:23
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
06	Ain't No Use Walkin' (When You Can Stroll) (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			06:46
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris

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Discography

Albums

Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)

2026 Renaissance Digital Entertainment Group LLC: 27-02-2026

Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)

01	Let it Flow (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			06:23
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
02	Heidi Come Home (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			03:02
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
03	Icarus (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			04:17
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
04	Thrill Rides In The Theta Universe (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			04:14
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
05	The Original Tap Dancing Kid (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			05:30
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
06	Ain't No Use Walkin' (When You Can Stroll) (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			06:46
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris
07	Blown Out (Remastered 2026)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America 1974 (Remastered 2026)			09:38
	Writer: Jimmy Spheeris / Composers: Jimmy Spheeris

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Ports of the Heart

(P) 1976 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1976

Ports of the Heart

01	Child from Nowhere	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			03:12
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	Emerald and the Dream Dance	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			03:20
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	It's You They're Dreaming Of	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			02:59
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Captain Comes Cold	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			02:33
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
05	Bayou Eyes	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			03:44
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
06	It's All in the Game	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			03:12
	Writer: Carl Sigman - Charles Dawes / Composers: Carl Sigman - Charles Dawes
07	Hill in My Head	Jimmie Spheeris	Ports of the Heart			03:49
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris

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The Dragon Is Dancing

(P) 1975 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1975

The Dragon Is Dancing

01	The Dragon Is Dancing	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			03:14
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	Sighs in a Shell	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			03:21
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	Tequila Moonlite	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			03:24
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Snake Man	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			02:43
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
05	Love's in Vain	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			04:32
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
06	Lost in the Midway	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			03:10
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
07	Eternity Spin	Jimmie Spheeris	The Dragon Is Dancing			04:36
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris

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Alive In America

1974 Jimmie Spheeris LLC: 13-02-1974

Alive In America

01	Let It Flow	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			06:24
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	Heidi Come Home	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			03:03
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	Icarus	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			04:17
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Thrill Rides In The Theta Universe	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			04:14
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
05	The Original Tap Dancing Kid	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			05:30
	Composers: Jane Getz
06	There Ain't No Use Walkin' (When You Can Stroll)	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			06:46
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
07	Blown Out	Jimmie Spheeris	Alive In America			04:54
	Composers: Jimmie Spheeris

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The Original Tap Dancing Kid

(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1973

The Original Tap Dancing Kid

01	Beautiful News	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			02:44
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	Shirtful of Apples	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			03:15
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	Open Up	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			03:02
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Streets of the Harbour	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			02:50
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
05	The Original Tap Dancing Kid	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			03:30
	Writer: Jane Getz / Composers: Jane Getz
06	Sweet Wahina Mama	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			02:54
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
07	Keeper of the Canyon	Jimmie Spheeris	The Original Tap Dancing Kid			03:16
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris

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Isle Of View

: 01-01-1971

Isle Of View

01	The Nest	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			04:02
02	For Roach	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			02:46
03	Monte Luna	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			03:02
04	Seeds of Spring	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			03:51
05	I am the Mercury	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			04:58
06	Long Way Down	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			04:38
07	Let It Flow	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle Of View			03:20

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Isle of View

Originally released 1971. All rights reserved by Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment: 01-01-1971

Isle of View

01	The Nest	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			04:00
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
02	For Roach	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			02:44
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
03	Monte Luna	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:01
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
04	Seeds of Spring	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:50
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
05	I Am the Mercury	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			04:57
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris
06	Long Way Down	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			04:36
	Writer: Lee Nicolai / Composers: Lee Nicolai
07	Let It Flow	Jimmie Spheeris	Isle of View			03:18
	Writer: Jimmie Spheeris / Composers: Jimmie Spheeris

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