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Games People Play
Composer: Joe South

Played once at a show billed as Bobby Ace And The Cards From The Bottom Of The Deck on June 11, 1969 at California Hall, San Francisco. The song was played by the New Riders Of The Purple Sage when Jerry Garcia was with the group.

The song was first released by Joe South, on an album and a single, in 1968. The single reached #12 in the Billboard Hot 100 and won the Grammy Song Of The Year award.



New Riders of the Purple Sage

info Dawn of the New Riders of the Purple Sage, New Riders of the Purple Sage, 2020

Joe South

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info Introspective, Joe South, 1968
no info Single (Games People Play / Mirror Of Your Mind), Joe South, 1968
no info Games People Play (LP), Joe South, 1969
no info Capitol Hits Through The Years, Various Artists (Joe South), 1969
no info Super Oldies, Vol. 4, Various Artists (Joe South), 1969
no info Joe South's Greatest Hits Vol. I, Joe South, 1970
info The New Spirit Of Capitol, Various Artists (Joe South), 1970
no info Cometogether Soundtrack, Various Artists (Joe South), 1971
no info Joe South's Greatest Hits, Joe South, 1975
no info Single (Games People Play / These Are Not My People), Joe South, 1982
no info The Best Hits Of Joe South, 1985
no info Country's Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Joe South), 1985
no info Single (Rock Me Gently / Games People Play), Andy Kim / Joe South, 1987
no info Our Generation : A Collection Of Musical Memories From The 60's & 70's, Various Artists (Joe South), 1988
no info 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1969, Various Artists (Joe South), 1988
no info Classic Rock 1969: The Beat Goes On, Various Artists (Joe South), 1989
no info The Best Of Joe South, 1990
info Capitol Records 50th Anniversary, Various Artists (Joe South), 1992
no info Remembering The '60s, Various Artists (Joe South), 1992
no info The Sensational 60's Vol. 2, Various Artists (Joe South), 1993
no info The Acoustic Highway Collection: The Road To Country Rock, Various Artists (Joe South), 1996
no info Lost Hits Of The 60's, Various Artists (Joe South), 1996
no info Retrospect: The Best Of Joe South, 1999
no info Singers And Songwriters 1964-1969, Various Artists (Joe South), 1999
no info Love, Peace And Folk-Rock Hits Of The 60's And 70's, Various Artists (Joe South), 1999
info Chartbusters USA, Vol. 1, Various Artists (Joe South), 1999
no info Classic Masters, Joe South, 2002
no info Rock On 1969, Various Artists (Joe South), 2004
no info Country Tearjerkers, Various Artists (Joe South), 2004
info Radio Vietnam: Music of a Generation, Various Artists (Joe South), 2005
no info Games People Play / Joe South, Joe South, 2006
info Flower Power : Let's Work Together, Various Artists (Joe South), 2007
info Flower Power Box Set (18 CDs), Various Artists (Joe South), 2007
info 100 Essential Tracks: 60s, Various Artists (Joe South), 2010
no info Na Na Hey Hey: 30 Great Singalong Hits Of The '60s, Various Artists (Joe South), 2015

Other recordings

This list is not intended to be comprehensive.

no info The Trini Lopez Show, Trini Lopez with The Ventures & Nancy Ames, 1968
info Instant Groove, King Curtis, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / Foot Pattin' Part II), King Curtis, 1969
info In Person, Wanda Jackson, 1969
no info Johnny Taylor Philosophy Continued, Johnny Taylor, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / The Sun Shines For Me), Bob Andy, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / By The Time I Get To Phoenix), Boots Randolph, 1969
no info Yakety Revisited, Boots Randolph, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / Funky Bayswater), The Squires, 1969
no info Single (Medley: Aquarius-Let The Sunshine In / Games People Play), Dizzy Gillespie, 1969
no info Single (Galveston / Games People Play), Dizzy Gillespie, 1969
no info It's My Way, Dizzy Gillespie, 1969
no info Single (Compared To What / Games People Play), Della Reese, 1969
no info Compared To What (LP), Della Reese, 1969
no info Country-Folk, Waylon Jennings And The Kimberlys, 1969
no info Reggae Scorcher, Ken Lazarus And The Crew, 1969
no info Mr. Fix It, Winston Francis, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / The Kicks), Winston Francis / The Gladiators, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play / One Fine Day), The Israelites / Audrey, 1969
no info Reggay, Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, 1969
no info The Happy and Mellow Sax, Ace Cannon, 1969
no info Black with Sugar, Bill Black Combo, 1969
no info Live at Cobo Hall, Detroit, Hank Williams, Jr., 1969
no info Grass Meets Brass, The McCormick Brothers, 1969
no info Have a Little Talk with Myself, Ray Stevens, 1969
no info Games People Play-These Are Not My People (LP), Freddie Weller, 1969
no info Single (Games People Play/These Are Not My People), Freddie Weller, 1969
no info Portrait Of Petula, Petula Clark, 1969
no info A Time For Us, Mel Tormé, 1969
no info We'll Get Over, The Staple Singers, 1969
no info This Time And Place, Billy Mize, 1969
no info Games Guitars Play, Harvey Mandel, 1969
no info My Life / But You Know I Love You, Bill Anderson, 1969
no info Monster Makers, The Jordanaires, 1969
no info One Step Further, Josh White, Jr., 1969
no info Live In Cabaret, The Tremeloes, 1969
no info Class Of '69, Floyd Cramer, 1969
no info Single (Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da / Games People Play), Floyd Cramer, 1969
no info Nashville Sensation, Bobby Harden, 1969
no info Sings Old Faithful, Mel Tillis, 1969
no info The Jimmy Newman Style, Jimmy Newman, 1969
no info At Home With Lynn, Lynn Anderson, 1969
no info My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy, Dolly Parton, 1969
no info Together Again, Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, 1969
no info The Real McCoy, Charlie McCoy, 1969
no info Dynamite!, Peggy Sue, 1969
no info Saturday Satan Sunday Saint, Ernest Tubb, 1969
no info Soulful Brass #2, Steve Allen, 1969
no info Love Of The Common People, Ed Ames, 1969
no info Traces Of Love, Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra, 1969
no info Enoch Light And The Glittering Guitars, Enoch Light And The Glittering Guitars, 1969
no info Red Red Wine, Various Artists (Israelites), 1969
no info Reggae's Greatest Hits Vol. I, Various Artists (Bob Andy), 1969
no info Country's Greatest Hits Volume II, Various Artists (Freddy Weller), 1969
no info Vanilla Funk, The Challengers, 1970
no info Yes We Can, Lee Dorsey, 1970
no info The Generation Gap, Jeannie C. Riley, 1970
no info Let It Be, Bud Shank, 1970
no info Doris Troy, Doris Troy, 1970
info The Everly Brothers Show, Everly Brothers, 1970
no info Miss Sincerity, Billie Jo Spears, 1970
info Hits, Hits The Don Gibson Way, Don Gibson, 1970
no info Hawaii Five-O, Ventures, 1970
info Streetman, Barry Goldberg, 1970
no info Come Together, Mike Curb Congregation, 1970
no info Save The Country, George Duke, 1970
no info Many Moods Of The Upsetters, 1970
no info Memphis Portrait, Brenda Lee, 1970
no info In Person At The Sands, Las Vegas, Jack Jones, 1970
no info Vibe-brations, Bobby Christian, 1970
no info Something, Shirley Scott, 1970
no info Black Is Beautiful, Della Reese, 1970
no info Single (My Train's Comin' In / Games People Play), Betty LaVette, 1970
no info S.O.S. Fever, Society Of Seven, 1970
no info Live At The Alabama Women's Prison, Mack Vickery, 1970
no info Love's Been Good To Me, Rod McKuen, 1970
no info The Taste Of Kaempfert, Bert Kaempfert And His Orchestra, 1970
no info Something Special, Connie Eaton, 1971
no info Yesterday EP, Beau Allen, 1971
no info Mel Tillis' Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, Mel Tillis, 1971
no info Treat Him Right, Barbara Mandrell, 1971
no info The Ventures Superpak, The Ventures, 1971
info The Killer Rocks On, Jerry Lee Lewis, 1971
no info 20 Famous Country Hits Volume 4, Various Artists (Bill Anderson), 1971
no info Anthology, Duane Allman, 1972
no info From Within, Dionne Warwicke, 1972
no info Today, Johnny Hartman, 1972
no info The Touch Of Lena Martell, 1972
no info Turn On Some Happy!, Danny Davis And The Nashville Brass, 1972
no info Help Me Make It Through The Night, Billie Jo Spears, 1972
no info Travelin' Band, Bill Haley And The Comets, 1972
no info Freddy Weller's Country Collection, Freddy Weller, 1972
no info Popular Hits From Nashville, Various Artists (Dolly Parton), 1972
no info Reggae Revolution: Reggae's Greatest Hits, Various Artists (Bob Andy), 1972
no info Great Country Ballads, Various Artists (Freddy Weller), 1972
no info Live: The World Of Ike & Tina, Ike & Tina Turner, 1973
no info Lynn Anderson, Lynn Anderson, 1973
no info Flower Of Love, Lynn Anderson, 1973
no info Hits Of The Trinidad Tripoli Steel Band, 1973
no info Best Of The Class Of Floyd Cramer, 1973
no info Country Style, Various Artists (Waylon Jennings), 1973
no info Sissel, Björn J:Son Lindh, 1974
no info I Wish I Felt This Way At Home, Dolly Parton, 1975
no info Slow Movin' Outlaw, Kelvin Henderson, 1975
no info Leave Off...It's Us!, Acker Bilk And The Paramount Jazz Band, 1975
no info Live, Paul Anka, 1975
no info Top Country Hits of the '60's Vol. 1, Various Artists (Freddy Weller), 1976
no info Sax Man, Ace Cannon, 1977
no info Save The Country, George Duke, 1978
no info George Duke, George Duke, 1978
no info Bold And New, The Earl Scruggs Revue, 1978
no info Lena Martell, Lena Martell, 1980
no info Looking Back, Barbara Mandrell, 1981
no info Just To Satisfy You, Waylon Jennings, 1981
no info A Different Kind Of Love Song, Dick Gaughan, 1983
no info The Best Of Dolly Parton, 1984
no info The Most Necessary Touch, Cecil Welch And The Necessary Touch, 1985
no info Country Nice 'N' Easy, Various Artists (Dolly Parton), 1985
no info Help Me Make It Through The Night, Ace Cannon / Al Hirt, 1987
no info From Strength To Strength, King Sounds, 1987
no info Single (Reggae Lover / Games People Play), King Sounds, 1987
no info Single (Games People Play / Games People Play), King Sounds, 1987
no info Camper Van Chadbourne, Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven, 1987
no info In The Land Of Salvation And Sin, The Georgia Satellites, 1989
no info Yes We Can and Then Some, Lee Dorsey, 1993
info Streetman / Blast From My Past, Barry Goldberg, 1994
no info Games People Play 12" Single, Inner Circle, 1994
no info Reggae Dancer, Inner Circle, 1994
no info Bust A Nut, Tesla, 1994
no info Space Fever, Byron Lee And The Dragonaires, 1995
no info Borrowed Tales, Don Williams, 1995
no info The Mercury Years, Harvey Mandel, 1995
no info New Country: October 1995, Various Artists (Don Williams), 1995
no info Hawaii Five-O / Swamp Rock, The Ventures, 1996
no info Tribute To Gram Parsons And Clarence White, Various Artists (Freddy Weller), 1996
info Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine, Wanda Jackson, 1997
no info The Angel Sings..., Della Reese, 1997
no info Today / I've Been There: The Perception Years, Johnny Hartman, 1997
no info Overboard, Deal's Gone Bad, 1999
no info Simpatico: Music From The Motion Picture, Various Artists (Petula Clark), 1999
no info Trojan Jamaican Hits Box Set, Various Artists (Bob Andy), 2000
no info Songs From Shanty Town, Byron Lee & The Dragonaires, 2001
no info The Very Best Of, Freddy Weller, 2002
no info The Very Best Of, Jeannie C. Riley, 2002
no info The Essentials, The Georgia Satellites, 2002
no info Vegas Baby!, Various Artists (Mel Tormé), 2002
no info Fire Burning, Bob Andy, 2003
no info I'm One Of You, Hank Williams Jr., 2003
no info Soulful, Dionne Warwick, 2003
no info Platinum & Gold Collection, Petula Clark, 2004
info The Killer Rocks On / Boogie Woogie Country Man, Jerry Lee Lewis, 2004
no info Trojan Sixties Box Set, Various Artists (Bob Andy), 2004
no info Covered By Dolly, Dolly Parton, 2005
no info Covered By Waylon, Waylon Jennings, 2005
no info What About That: New Year's Eve In Bloomington, Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise, 2006
no info Take Another Little Piece Of My Heart, Bettye Lavette, 2006
no info The Gentle Giant, Don Williams, 2006
info Chained to a Memory 1966-1972, The Everly Brothers, 2006
no info Duets, Petula Clark, 2007
no info Trojan Country Reggae Box Set, Various Artists (Bob Andy), 2007
no info Do Your Duty, Bettye LaVette, 2009
no info Keep Your Hands To Yourself And Other Hits, The Georgia Satellites, 2009
no info Class Acts Of The Vegas Strip, Various Artists (Mel Tormé), 2010
no info Treat Him Right / The Midnight Oil, Barbara Mandrell, 2011
info Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, Duane Allman / Various Artists, 2013
no info Pick Me Up, Truth & Salvage Co., 2013
no info The Complete Atco Singles, King Curtis, 2015
no info The Music City Sessions, Jeannie C. Riley, 2017
no info The Best Of The Hickory Records Years: 1970-1978, Don Gibson, 2018
no info Instant Groove / Get Ready, King Curtis, 2019
no info Southern Soul: From Memphis To Muscle Shoals & More, Lucinda Williams, 2020
no info Come Go With Me: The Stax Collection, The Staple Singers, 2020

 
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