Jo Armstead

Songs Performed or Written by Jo ArmsteadTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Josephine Armstead (born October 8, 1944), also known as "Joshie" Jo Armstead, is an American soul singer and songwriter. Armstead began her career singing backing vocals for blues musician Bobby "Blue" Bland before becoming an Ikette in the Ike & Tina Turner Revue in the early 1960s. She also had some success as a solo singer, her biggest hit being "A Stone Good Lover" in 1968. As a songwriter, Armstead teamed up with Ashford & Simpson. The trio wrote hits... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Jealous Kind of Fella - #2: Casanova - #3: Best Friend - #4: Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over) - #5: I Don't Need No Doctor
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  Tina Britt
1.
05/1965

The Real Thing
Tina Britt

11 pts
103
US
20
R&B


[Eastern 604]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Jo Armstead greentick
  Maxine Brown
2.
07/1965

One Step at a Time
Maxine Brown

15 pts
55
US




[Wand 185]
written by Nick Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Josephine Armstead greentick
  The Guess Who
3.
09/1965

Hey Ho, What Ya Do to Me
The Guess Who

from Hey Ho (What You Do to Me)   Hey Ho (What You Do to Me)
3 pts
125
US




[Scepter 12108]
written by Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford & Jo Armstead greentick
  The Shirelles
4.
10/1965

My Heart Belongs to You
The Shirelles

3 pts
125
US




[Scepter 12114]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Ronnie Milsap
5.
10/1965

Never Had It so Good
Ronnie Milsap

11 pts
106
US
19
R&B


[Scepter 12109]
written by Valerie Simpson, Nickolas Ashford & Joshie Armstead greentick
  The Nashville Teens
6.
02/1966

The Hard Way
The Nashville Teens

17 pts




45
UK
written by Josephine Armstead greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown
7.
02/1966

I'm Satisfied
Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown

3 pts
112
US




[Wand 1109]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Aretha Franklin
8.
11/1966

Cry Like a Baby
Aretha Franklin

from Soul Sister   
8 pts
113
US
27
R&B


[Columbia 43827]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Ray Charles
I Don't Need No Doctor
9.
11/1966

I Don't Need No Doctor
Ray Charles

from A Man and His Soul   
12 pts
72
US
45
R&B


US B side to Please Say You're Fooling
[ABC/TRC 10865]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Syl Johnson
10.
07/1967

Come On Sock It to Me
Syl Johnson

from Dresses Too Short   
17 pts
97
US
12
R&B


[Twilight 100]
written by Syl Johnson, Jo Armstead greentick & Jesse Anderson
  Ruby Andrews
11.
08/1967

#4  Casonova (Your Playing Days Are Over)
Ruby Andrews

30 pts
51
US
9
R&B


[Zodiac 1004]
written by Jo Armstead greentick & Milton Middlebrook
  Jo Armstead
12.
05/1968

A Stone Good Lover
Jo Armstead greentick

8 pts
129
US
28
R&B


[Giant 704]
written by Jo Armstead greentick
13.
10/1968

I've Been Turned On
Jo Armstead greentick

2 pts


50
R&B


[Giant 707]
written by Jo Armstead greentick
  The Deacons
14.
12/1968

Sock It to Me (Part I)
The Deacons

9 pts
121
US
24
R&B


instrumental
[Shama 100]
written by Syl Johnson, Jo Armstead greentick & Jesse Anderson
  Carl Carlton
15.
06/1969

Look at Mary Wonder (How I Got Over)
Carl Carlton

3 pts


42
R&B


as Little Carl Carlton
[Back Beat 603]
written by Jo Armstead greentick & Andrew "Mike" Terry
  Garland Green
16.
08/1969

#1  Jealous Kind of Fella
Garland Green

from Jealous Kind of Fella   
70 pts
20
US
5
R&B


[Uni 55143]
written by Josephine Armstead greentick, Garland Green, Maurice Dollison & Rudolph Browner
17.
12/1969

Don't Think That I'm a Violent Guy
Garland Green

from Jealous Kind of Fella   
6 pts
113
US
42
R&B


[Uni 55188]
written by Kat Day, Lorraine Brown, Garland Green & Jo Armstead greentick
  Carl Carlton
18.
06/1970

Drop by My Place
Carl Carlton

19 pts
78
US
12
R&B


as Little Carl Carlton
[Back Beat 613]
written by Jo Armstead greentick
19.
01/1971

I Can Feel It / You've Got So Much (To Learn About Love)
Carl Carlton

2 pts


47
R&B


[Back Beat 617]
written by Jo Armstead greentick & Deadric Malone
  Humble Pie
I Don't Need No Doctor
20.
09/1971

I Don't Need No Doctor
Humble Pie

from Performance Rockin' the Fillmore   
11 pts
73
US




live
[A&M 1282]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson
I Don't Need No Doctor
21.
12/1971

I Don't Need No Doctor
Humble Pie

from Performance Rockin' the Fillmore   
8 pts
84
US




R live
[A&M 1282]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  New Riders of the Purple Sage
I Don't Need No Doctor
22.
06/1972

I Don't Need No Doctor
New Riders of the Purple Sage

9 pts
81
US




[Columbia 4-45607]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Jo Armstead greentick
  Valerie Simpson
23.
12/1972

Silly Wasn't I
Valerie Simpson

from Valerie Simpson   
20 pts
63
US
24
R&B


[Tamla 54224]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Jo Armstead greentick
  Dorothy Moore
24.
11/1973

Cry Like a Baby
Dorothy Moore

1 pts


79
R&B


[GSF 6908]
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Jo Armstead
25.
05/1974

Stumblin' Blocks, Steppin' Stones (What Took Me So Long)
Jo Armstead greentick

1 pts


91
R&B


as Joshie Jo Armstead
[Gospel Truth 1214]
written by Joshie Jo Armstead greentick
  Coffee
26.
09/1980

#2  Casanova
Coffee

from Slippin' and Dippin'   
67 pts




13
UK
written by Josh Armstead greentick & Milton Middlebrook
  Gladys Knight & the Pips
27.
02/1982

A Friend of Mine
Gladys Knight & the Pips

from Touch   
2 pts


50
R&B


[Columbia 02706]
written by Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson & Jo Armstead greentick
  W.A.S.P.
I Don't Need No Doctor
28.
10/1987

#5  I Don't Need No Doctor
W.A.S.P.

from Live...In the Raw   Live...In the Raw
25 pts




31
UK
live
written by Jo Armstead greentick, Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson
  Baby D [dance group]
29.
07/1994

Casanova
Baby D [dance group]

from Deliverance   Deliverance
11 pts




67
UK
written by Joshie Armstead greentick & Milton Middlebrook
  50 Cent and Olivia
Best Friend
30.
02/2006

#3  Best Friend
50 Cent and Olivia

32 pts
35
US
22
R&B


[G-Unit 006404]
written by Curtis James Jackson Jr., Tony Cottrell, J. R. Rotem, Olivia Longott, Josephine Armstead greentick, Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson


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