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Don’t Be on the Outside

Shirley Horn

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  1. Released on ABC-Paramount, also Unchain My Heart (Ray Charles), Georgia on My Mind (Ray Charles) and Lawdy Miss Clawdy (take 1, alternate) (Lloyd Price)

  2. Written by Sid Wyche, also A Big Hunk o’ Love (Elvis Presley), Alright, Okay, You Win (Peggy Lee) and Sweet Lover (Aretha Franklin)

  3. Part of Travelin’ Light, also Big City, Sunday in New York and Confession

  4. Written by Mayme Watts, also Alright, Okay, You Win (Peggy Lee)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Mayme Watts first appears on fono in 1958, 7 years before this song

  • Sid Wyche first appears on fono in 1958, 7 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
George Kelly, Mayme Watts and Sid Wyche
Part of
Travelin’ Light
Released on
ABC-Paramount

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Don’t Be on the Outside was written by George Kelly

    Don’t Be on the Outside was written by George Kelly

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Don’t Be on the Outside was written by Mayme Watts

    Don’t Be on the Outside was written by Mayme Watts

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Don’t Be on the Outside was written by Sid Wyche

    Don’t Be on the Outside was written by Sid Wyche

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Don’t Be on the Outside is part of the release Travelin’ Light

    Don’t Be on the Outside is part of the release Travelin’ Light

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz ABC-Paramount is the label of the song Don’t Be on the Outside

    ABC-Paramount is the label of the song Don’t Be on the Outside

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Don’t Be on the Outside was released on 1965

    Don’t Be on the Outside was released on 1965

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026