Lee Michaels

Lee Michaels

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Lee Eugene Michaels, born Michael Lee Olson on 24 November 1945 in Los Angeles, California, is an American rock musician known for his versatile skills as a singer and instrumentalist. He began his career with The Sentinals, a surf group based in San Luis Obispo, California, which included drummer John Barbata. He later joined the Joel Scott Hill Trio and moved to San Francisco, where he became part of an early version of The Family Tree. In 1967, he signed with A&M Records and released his debut album Carnival of Life. As a session musician, he played with Jimi Hendrix and other notable artists. His unique choice of the Hammond organ as his primary instrument set him apart in the music scene. His breakthrough came with the release of his fifth album, 5th, in 1971, which featured the top 10 US hit single "Do You Know What I Mean". This autobiographical track peaked at number six. He followed this success with another top 40 hit, a cover of the Motown standard "Can I Get a Witness", which reached number 39 in late 1971. After recording two more albums for A&M and several for Columbia Records, he went into semi-retirement by the end of the decade. 

Top tracks

06
Do You Know What I Mean
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
03:13
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
Stormy Monday
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
05:12
Composers: Aaron Walker
06
Day of Change
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
07:26
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Drink the Water
Lee Michaels
Tailface
04:26
Composers: Lee Michaels
02
All For You
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:05
05
Olson Arrives at Two Fifty-Five
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
06:40
Composers: Lee Michaels
10
Melody Found
Lee Michaels
My Life
04:03
03
Angel Eyes
Lee Michaels
My Life
02:39
08
War
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:28
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
10
The War
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
03:11
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
My Lady
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:09
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Willie and the Hand Jive
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
03:03
Composers: Johnny Otis
09
Forty Reasons
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:33
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Uummmm My Lady
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:03
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
The Other Day (The Other Way)
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:16
Composers: Lee Michaels
05
Heighty Hi
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
05:56
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
01
Your Breath Is Bleeding
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:35
Composers: Lee Michaels
11
Heighty Hi
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
10:12
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Mad Dog
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:48
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
01
Hold on to Freedom
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
10:56
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
11
Can I Get a Witness
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:04
Composers: Lamont Herbert Dozier - Brian Holland - Eddie Holland
03
So Hard
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:50
Composers: Lee Michaels
02
What Now America
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:27
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Thumbs
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
04:05
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Thumbs
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
05:30
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:40
Composers: Donald J. Stevenson - Jerry A. Miller Jr.
01
The Rain Will See Us Through
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:24
07
Takes my Breath Away
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:48
04
Want My Baby
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:01
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Who Could Want More
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:46
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
09
My Friends
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
02:38
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
10
Didn't Know What I Had
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:15
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
09
Games
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:12
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
High Wind
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
05:55
Composers: Lee Michaels
04
Love
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
05:12
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
08
Think I'll Cry
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
02:44
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
Same Old Song
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
02:30
Composers: Lee Michaels
10
Nothing Matters (But It Doesn't Matter)
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
06:30
Composers: Lee Michaels
01
Mad Dog
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:48
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Street Car
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
03:38
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels

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  • Discography
Albums
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-2015
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
01
Heighty Hi
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
05:56
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
Do You Know What I Mean
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:12
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
If I Lose You
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
02:21
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels - L.B. Marks
04
The War
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:09
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Goodbye Goodbye
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
02:27
Composers: Richard Graham Dey
06
Hello
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
04:25
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
07
Carnival Of Life
Lee Michaels
Heighty Hi - the Best of Lee Michaels (Remastered)
02:59
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
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My Life
(P) 2008 Lee Michaels
01-01-2008
My Life
01
The Rain Will See Us Through
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:24
02
All For You
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:05
03
Angel Eyes
Lee Michaels
My Life
02:39
04
Believe
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:04
05
Circles
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:21
06
Here I Go Again
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:35
07
Takes my Breath Away
Lee Michaels
My Life
03:48
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Tailface
(P) 1974 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
26-04-1974
Tailface
01
Met a Toucan
Lee Michaels
Tailface
05:20
Composers: Lee Michaels
02
Politician
Lee Michaels
Tailface
03:52
Composers: Lee Michaels
03
Slow Dancin' Rotunda
Lee Michaels
Tailface
04:26
Composers: Lee Michaels
04
Roochie Toochie Loochie
Lee Michaels
Tailface
02:48
Composers: Lee Michaels
05
Drink the Water
Lee Michaels
Tailface
04:26
Composers: Lee Michaels
06
Lovely Lisa
Lee Michaels
Tailface
03:38
Composers: Lee Michaels
07
Garbage Gourmet
Lee Michaels
Tailface
04:45
Composers: Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1973
Live (Remastered)
01
Hold on to Freedom
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
10:56
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
Stormy Monday
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
06:24
Composers: Aaron Walker
03
Mad Dog
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:48
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
My Lady
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
04:09
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Thumbs
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
05:30
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
Day of Change
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
07:26
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
07
Drum Solo
Lee Michaels
Live (Remastered)
06:59
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
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Nice Day for Something
(P) 1973 Columbia Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
27-04-1973
Nice Day for Something
01
Your Breath Is Bleeding
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:35
Composers: Lee Michaels
02
Same Old Song
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
02:30
Composers: Lee Michaels
03
So Hard
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:50
Composers: Lee Michaels
04
High Wind
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
05:55
Composers: Lee Michaels
05
Olson Arrives at Two Fifty-Five
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
06:40
Composers: Lee Michaels
06
The Other Day (The Other Way)
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
03:16
Composers: Lee Michaels
07
Rock & Roll Communitiy
Lee Michaels
Nice Day for Something
02:38
Composers: Lee Michaels
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Space & First Takes (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1972
Space & First Takes (Remastered)
01
Own Special Way (as Long as)
Lee Michaels
Space & First Takes (Remastered)
04:26
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
First Names
Lee Michaels
Space & First Takes (Remastered)
13:40
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Hold on to Freedom
Lee Michaels
Space & First Takes (Remastered)
04:58
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Space and First Takes
Lee Michaels
Space & First Takes (Remastered)
16:39
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
5th (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1971
5th (Remastered)
01
Keep the Circle Turning
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
02:43
Composers: Joel Christie
02
You Are What You Do
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
03:01
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Willie and the Hand Jive
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
03:03
Composers: Johnny Otis
04
Didn't Have to Happen
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
02:35
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Rock Me Baby
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
02:32
Composers: Joe Josea - B.B. King
06
Do You Know What I Mean
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
03:13
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
07
Ya Ya
Lee Michaels
5th (Remastered)
02:20
Composers: Morris Levy - Clarence L. Lewis
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Barrel (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1970
Barrel (Remastered)
01
Mad Dog
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:48
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
What Now America
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:27
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Uummmm My Lady
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:03
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Thumbs
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
04:05
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
02:07
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
Murder in My Heart (For the Judge)
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:40
Composers: Donald J. Stevenson - Jerry A. Miller Jr.
07
Day of Change
Lee Michaels
Barrel (Remastered)
03:35
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
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Lee Michaels (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1969
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
01
Tell Me How Do You Feel; (Don't Want No) Woman; My Friends; Frosty's; Think I'll Go Back
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
20:28
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels - Ray Charles - Percy Mayfield - Bartholomew Smith-Frost
02
Stormy Monday
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
05:12
Composers: Aaron Walker
03
Who Could Want More
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:46
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Want My Baby
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
03:01
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Heighty Hi
Lee Michaels
Lee Michaels (Remastered)
05:56
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1968
Recital (Remastered)
01
If I Lose You
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
02:23
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels - L.B. Marks
02
Time Is Over
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
03:44
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
No Part Of It
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
02:14
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Fell In Love Today
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
01:59
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Blind
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
02:53
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
Grocery Soldier
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
02:28
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
07
What Can He Do
Lee Michaels
Recital (Remastered)
00:45
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
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Carnival of Life (Remastered)
(P) 2015 Lee Michaels, under exclusive worldwide license to Manifesto Records, Inc.
20-11-1968
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
01
Hello
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
04:28
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
02
Another One
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
04:11
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
03
Street Car
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
03:38
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
04
Love
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
05:12
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
05
Carnival Of Life
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
03:04
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
06
Why
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
03:25
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
07
Tomorrow
Lee Michaels
Carnival of Life (Remastered)
04:36
Composers: Lee Eugene Michaels
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Singles
My World
℗ 2020 Immoral Music
14-12-2020
My World
01
My World (Original Mix)
Lee Michaels
My World
06:13
Writer: Lee Michaels / Composers: Lee Michaels
02
Catch (Original Mix)
Lee Michaels
My World
06:31
Writer: Lee Michaels / Composers: Lee Michaels
03
Baby You (Original Mix)
Lee Michaels
My World
06:01
Writer: Lee Michaels / Composers: Lee Michaels
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In the Beginning: There Was House
2021 SpacedOut Studios Entertainment LLC
22-10-2021
In the Beginning: There Was House
01
Break Free
iNichi
In the Beginning: There Was House
03:21
Writer: Nicholas James Thomas
02
Acid Devil
JR (JOHN FOULDS)
In the Beginning: There Was House
03:37
Writer: John Foulds
03
Dirty Sexy Freak
JR (JOHN FOULDS)
In the Beginning: There Was House
03:05
Writer: John Foulds
04
Roof View (House Mix)
Giga Beat
In the Beginning: There Was House
09:39
Writer: Edilberto D. Rodriguez
05
Power
JR (JOHN FOULDS)
In the Beginning: There Was House
06:23
Writer: John Foulds
06
Vibin
Azanda
In the Beginning: There Was House
02:42
Writer: Alexander Jon Bamforth
07
Like You
iNichi
In the Beginning: There Was House
03:18
Writer: Ivan Nichizhenov
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