DESIGNER
Designer is probably the label with the most gospel 45s released in the 1970s. Somewhere between 400 and 500 singles were released between 1968 and 1978. Only a few albums were released on Designer.
Style Wooten and Charles Bowen were the men in charge of Designer. Memphis,Tennessee was Designer's hometown. Most of the artists on Designer were from Memphis and the Mid-South of the USA. Designer put some small ads in (local) newspapers "for $ 425 you can become a star". One record session for two songs and 500 pressed 45s was what you got for $ 425.
We've included, where known, the name of the lead singer as printed on the label, because it makes it from time to time a lot easier to establish whether the same (or almost identical named) group made another record for Designer or another label. The discography isn't complete. Additions, doesn't matter how small, are very welcome.
Designer 6900-6999 Designer 7000-7099 Designer 7100-7199 Designer 7200-7299
| Designer 6786 | Pat Walker | Down from His glory | ||
| The Holy City | ||||
| Designer 6788 | Royal Harmonizers | The morning prayer | ||
| Running for the Lord | ||||
| Designer 6789 | Spiritual Consolators | Dr King we sing (part 1) (Robert Sims) | 1968 | |
| Dr King we sing (part 2) (Rev. Robert Berry) | ||||
| Designer 6791 | Five Voices | My soul is so happy | 1968 | |
| I've been with Jesus | ||||
| Designer 6792 | Shaw Singers | I made a promise to the Lord | 1969 | |
| Life will soon be over | ||||
| Designer 6793 | George Shields & His Gospel Singers | Stand by me (Evelyn McGlown) | 1969 | |
| God's word will never pass away (Evelyn McGlown & George Shields) | ||||
| Designer 6795 | Southland Singers | When the gates swing open (S. Maxwell) | ||
| What God is to me (J.Patterson & W. Tucker) | ||||
| Designer 6797 | Gospel Melodies (white) | Are you expecting Jesus | 1969 | |
| One more valley | ||||
| Take up thy cross | ||||
| It takes courage | ||||
| Designer 6798 | Annie Lee Aikins & Henry Thomas | The common touch | ||
| This little light of mine | ||||
| Designer 6799 | Dixie Land Singers of Jackson, TN | Land beyond the river (Sammie Cox) | 1969 | |
| Old landmark | ||||
| Designer 6800 | Shaw Singers | God has done much for me | ||
| Must Jesus bear the cross alone | ||||
| Designer 6801 | Oakville Harmonizers | Little wooden church (Charles Irving) | 1969 | |
| Don't know what I would do without the Lord (Charles Irving) | ||||
| Designer 6802 | Gospel Consolaters | People of the world are so easy to forget (Elige Brown) | 1969 | |
| A long journey home (Gordie Watkins) | ||||
| Designer 6803 | Royal Harmonizers | Search heaven (Nathan Boyd Jr.) | 1969 | |
| Savior don't pass me by (Nathan Boyd Jr.) | ||||
| Designer 6804 | Sensational Spiritual Consolators | The greatest creator (Robert Berry) | 1969 | |
| Ring the message out (Robert Sims) | ||||
| Designer 6807 | Memphis Spiritual Four | Here am I (Otis Phillips) | 1969 | |
| By and by I'll see Jesus (Otis Phillips) | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6812 | Gospel Souls | O when my Jesus comes (Walter Boone) | 1969 | |
| I got the holy ghost (Walter Boone) | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6813 | Shaw Singers | Waiting for my child to come home | 1969 | |
| Since He touched me | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6815 | Silver Leaf Harmonizers | He's sweet I know (Eddie Sason & E.L. Smith) | 1969 | |
| The family prayer (E.L. Smith) | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6816 | Willie "Little" Patterson | New born soul | 1969 | |
| Letter from Jesus | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6817 | Rev. Levon Ozier | I'm promised a discharge from this war | 1969 | |
| Don't let my life be in vain | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6818 | Crowns of Harmony | O Lord I'm waiting on you (Otha Lee Miller) | 1969 | |
| Got to find my soul a resting place (Walter Fields) | 1969 | |||
| Designer 6821 | Spiritual Crusaders | The Lord cares for me (Billy White) | 1970 | |
| You've been so good (Leroy Anthony) | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6822 | Arthur Strong & the Pearl Gospel Singers | He's bigger than you and I (Arthur Strong) | 1970 | |
| We use to have a good time (Ralph Washington) | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6823 | Famous South Land Singers & Laura Bradley Taylor | How good | 1970 | |
| How far the Lord brought me | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6824 | Jubilee Hummingbirds | Something within me (Rev. E.L. Whitaker) | 1970 | |
| Stand by me (Rev. Al Banks) | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6826 | Silvertone Singers of Wynne Arkansas | Where Jesus is (Lonnie Harris Jr.) | 1970 | |
| Go back to God (Joe Harris) | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6827 | Mighty Gospel Shepherds | Higher ground (Daniel Ireland) | 1970 | |
| Hold on (Oliver Edwards) | 1970 | |||
| Designer 6828 | Happy Time Singers (white) | Lost sheep (Jay Smith) |