Johnny Carver (born November 24, 1940 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American country music artist. Between 1968 and 1977, he charted fifteen Top 40 hits on the Billboard country charts. His highest-charting single was a cover of Tony Orlando's "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree", a cover that reached #5 for him in 1973. He also had cover success with his version of the Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight."
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | US Country |
| 1967 | Johnny Carver | |
| Really Country | |
| 1968 | You're in Good Hands with Johnny Carver | 31 |
| 1969 | Leaving Again | 41 |
| 1973 | I Start Thinking About You | |
| Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree | 8 |
| 1974 | Double Exposure | 37 |
| Please Don't Tell (That Sweet Ole Lady of Mine) | 23 |
| 1976 | Afternoon Delight | 28 |
| 1977 | The Best of Johnny Carver | 46 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
| 1968 | "Your Lily White Hands" | 21 | You're in Good Hands with Johnny Carver |
| "I Still Didn't Have the Sense to Go" | 48 | Leaving Again |
| 1969 | "Hold Me Tight" | 32 | Singles only |
| "Sweet Wine" | 26 |
| "That's Your Hang Up" | 41 |
| 1970 | "Willie and the Hand Jive" | 43 |
| "Harvey Harrington IV" | 68 |
| 1971 | "If You See My Baby" | 73 |
| "If You Think That It's All Right" | 34 | I Start Thinking About You |
| 1972 | "I Start Thinking About You" | 27 |
| "I Want You" | 35 |
| 1973 | "Yellow Ribbon" | 5 | Tie a Yellow Ribbon Around the Old Oak Tree |
| "You Really Haven't Changed" | 6 |
| 1974 | "Tonight Someone's Falling in Love" | 12 |
| "Country Lullabye" | 27 | Double Exposure |
| "Don't Tell (That Sweet Ole Lady of Mine)" | 10 | Please Don't Tell (That Sweet Ole Lady of Mine) |
| 1975 | "January Jones" | 39 |
| "Strings" | 64 | The Best of Johnny Carver |
| "Start All Over Again" | 74 | Single only |
| 1976 | "Snap, Crackle and Pop" | 77 | Afternoon Delight |
| "Afternoon Delight" | 9 |
| "Love Is Only Love (When Shared by Two)" | 47 |
| 1977 | "Sweet City Woman" | 48 |
| "Living Next Door to Alice" | 29 | The Best of Johnny Carver |
| "Down at the Pool" | 36 | Single only |
| "Apartment" | 72 | You're in Good Hands with Johnny Carver |
| 1980 | "Fingertips" | 90 | Singles only |
| 1981 | "S.O.S." | 73 |
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