Al Jarreau discography

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Al Jarreau discography
Studio albums17
Live albums7
Compilation albums6
Singles60

This is the discography of American singer and musician Al Jarreau.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
AUS
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
We Got By209 [11]
Glow
  • Released: June 15, 1976
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: LP, MC
132304120
All Fly Home7827
This Time
  • Released: June 1980
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, MC
27616
Breakin' Away
  • Released: June 30, 1981
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
91803960
1965
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: Bainbridge
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Recorded in 1965 [14]
Jarreau
  • Released: March 28, 1983
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, MC
13450251583039
High Crime
  • Released: October 29, 1984
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
491265424613292781
L Is for Lover
  • Released: September 8, 1986
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
813065762341345
Heart's Horizon
  • Released: November 15, 1988
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
75113319
Heaven and Earth
  • Released: June 22, 1992
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: Cd, LP, MC
10530597532
Tomorrow Today
  • Released: March 7, 2000
  • Label: GRP
  • Formats: CD, MC
1372289376
All I Got
  • Released: September 16, 2002
  • Label: GRP
  • Formats: CD, MC
137448
Accentuate the Positive
  • Released: August 3, 2004
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, MC
68891
Givin' It Up 58159
Christmas
  • Released: October 14, 2008
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
5
My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke
  • Released: August 5, 2014
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
6918450
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[1]
US R&B
[2]
US Jazz
[3]
GER
[5]
NOR
[7]
SWE
[8]
Look to the Rainbow
  • Released: May 27, 1977
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: 2xLP, MC
491920
In Concert – Live at London's Wembley Arena
In London
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
1255558
Tenderness
  • Released: May 24, 1994
  • Label: Reprise
  • Formats: CD, MC
1142527642
Live at the Half/Note 1965 Volume 1
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: BPM
  • Formats: CD
Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest Live
  • Released: June 19, 2012
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
Live at Montreux 1993
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US Jazz
[3]
GER
[5]
Best of Al Jarreau
  • Released: November 5, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, MC
991
The Masters
  • Released: January 5, 1999
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD
Love Songs
  • Released: January 28, 2008
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: CD
11
The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure
  • Released: September 29, 2009
  • Label: Rhino/Warner Bros./Reprise
  • Formats: CD
18
Original Album Series
  • Released: June 13, 2011
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 5xCD box set
Al Jarreau Works
  • Released: March 24, 2021
  • Label: Warner Music/Rhino
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD
  • Japan-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[16] [17]
US AC
[18]
US R&B
[19]
US Smooth Jazz
[20]
AUS
[4]
BEL (FL)
[21]
CAN
[22]
CAN AC
[23]
NL
[24]
UK
[10]
"I'm Not Afraid"1964Non-album singles
"Shake Up"
"One Holy Mornin'" (Australia-only release)1971
"Lock All the Gates" (Europe-only release)1975We Got By
"Your Song"1976Glow
"Fire and Rain" (Germany-only release)
"Rainbow in Your Eyes"92
"Take Five"197791Look to the Rainbow
"We Got By"
"Thinkin' About It Too"197855All Fly Home
"All"1979
"Never Givin' Up"198010226This Time
"Gimme What You Got"63
"Disctracted"61
"One Good Turn"1981 In Harmony – A Sesame Street Record
"We're in This Love Together"156642155Breakin' Away
"Breakin' Away"43302520
"Closer to Your Love" (UK-only release)
"Roof Garden" (Europe-only release)43
"Our Love" (UK-only release)1982
"Teach Me Tonight"701951
"Your Precious Love" (with Randy Crawford)10216Casino Lights (various artists live album)
"Mornin'"19832126822632428Jarreau
"Boogie Down"779302363
"Trouble in Paradise"631066736
"Black and Blues" (Europe-only release)
"Love Is Waiting" (UK-only release)
"The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)"Non-album single
"After All"1984696265High Crime
"Let's Pretend"
"Raging Waters"198542
"High Crime" (Europe-only release)
"Day by Day" (with Shakatak)4653City Rhythm (by Shakatak)
"The Music of Goodbye" (with Melissa Manchester)19861618 Out of Africa (soundtrack)
"Says" (France-only release)L Is for Lover
"Real Tight" (Germany-only release)
"L Is for Lover"42
"Tell Me What I Gotta Do"379998
"Give a Little More Lovin'"1987
"Moonlighting (Theme)"23132643818 Moonlighting (soundtrack)
"Since I Fell for You"103
"I Must Have Been a Fool"1988Heart's Horizon
"So Good"272
"All or Nothing at All"19894059
"All of My Love"69
"Heaven and Earth"1992Heaven and Earth
"Blue Angel"74
"It's Not Hard to Love You"36
"What You Do to Me"1993
"Compared to What"1996Best of Al Jarreau
"Smile" (with Gregor Prächt; Austria-only release)1997Non-album single
"Just to Be Loved"200026Tomorrow Today
"Morning" (with George Benson)20061Givin' It Up
"Ordinary People" (with George Benson)200723
"Winter Wonderland"200921Christmas
"Double Face" (Eumir Deodato featuring Al Jarreau)201223The Crossing (by Eumir Deodato)
"Bring Me Joy" (featuring George Duke and Boney James)20145My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke
"SomeBossa (Summer Breezin')" (featuring Gerald Albright)201511
"Big Light" (with Melissa Manchester featuring Liam Keegan) You Gotta Love the Life (by Melissa Manchester)
"All One" (Alexandra Jackson featuring Al Jarreau with Larry Williams & Oscar Castro-Neves)201817Legacy & Alchemy (by Alexandra Jackson)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other

Soundtrack inclusions

Guest appearances

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