Carol Sloane discography

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Carol Sloane discography
Carol Sloane--1961.jpg
Carol Sloane in 1961.
Studio albums24
Live albums5
Compilation albums1
Singles9
Album appearances2

The discography of American singer, Carol Sloane, contains 24 studio albums, five live albums, one compilation album, nine singles and two album appearances. Columbia Records issued Sloane's first two studio albums in the early 1960s: Out of the Blue and Carol Sloane Live at 30th Street . The label also issued four singles between 1962 and 1965, including "I Want You to Be the First One to Know" (1962) and "Don't Worry 'bout Me" (1963). It was not until 1977 that Sloane's next studio album was released titled Sophisticated Lady. Three more studio collections followed in the decade: Spring Is Here (1977), Cottontail (1978) and Carol Sings (1979). Her first live album was also released during the decade, which was a collaboration with Ben Webster titled Carol & Ben (1977).

Contents

In 1982, Baybridge Records issued two live albums (Subway Tokens and Carol Sloane Live with Joe Pluma) and one studio collection (As Time Goes By). In 1984, the Eastworld label issued a collaborative studio collection between Ernestine Anderson, Chris Connor and Sloane titled Three Pearls. At the end of the decade came two studio albums by CBS and Sony: But Not for Me and Early Hours. The Contemporary label released 1989's Love You Madly and 1990's The Real Thing . In the 1990s, Concord Jazz issued five studio albums of Sloane's music, beginning with 1992's Heart's Desire . Other Concord albums included Sweet & Slow (1993), The Songs Carmen Sang (1995) and The Songs Ella & Louis Sang (a collaboration with Clark Terry in 1997).

In 2001, Concord issued Sloane's compilation Ballad Essentials. The HighNote label then issued two studio album by Sloane: I Never Went Away (2001) and Whisper Sweet (2003). In 2007, she collaborated with Ken Peplowski and Brad Hatfield on the studio collection Dearest Duke on Arbors Records. The same label then issued her final studio collection, We'll Meet Again (2010). Sloane's final live album was released in 2022 by Club44 Records titled Live at Birdland . The set spawned four singles between 2022 and 2025. These included "Havin' Myself a Time" and "Two for the Road".

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, showing all relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Out of the Blue
Carol Sloane Live at 30th Street
  • Released: January 1963
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP
Sophisticated Lady [1]
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Trio
  • Formats: LP
Spring Is Here [2]
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: LOBster
  • Formats: LP
Cottontail [3]
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Nadja
  • Formats: LP
Carol Sings [4]
As Time Goes By [5]
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Baybridge
  • Formats: LP
Summertime – Carol Sings Again [6]
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: LOBster
  • Formats: LP
Three Pearls
(with Ernestine Anderson and Chris Connor) [7]
But Not for Me [8]
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Formats: LP, CD
Early Hours [9]
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: CBS/Sony
  • Formats: CD
Love You Madly
The Real Thing
  • Released: December 1990
  • Label: Contemporary
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Heart's Desire
  • Released: May 1992
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Sweet & Slow
  • Released: July 1993
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
When I Look in Your Eyes
  • Released: September 1994
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
The Songs Carmen Sang
(with Phil Woods)
  • Released: August 1995
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
The Songs Sinatra Sang
  • Release: December 1996
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
The Songs Ella & Louis Sang
(with Clark Terry)
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD
Romantic Ellington [10]
I Never Went Away [11]
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: HighNote
  • Formats: CD
Whisper Sweet [12]
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: HighNote
  • Formats: CD
Dearest Duke
(with Ken Peplowski and Brad Hatfield)
  • Released: June 12, 2007
  • Label: Arbors
  • Formats: CD, digital
We'll Meet Again [13]
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Arbors
  • Formats: CD, digital

Live albums

List of live albums, showing all relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Carol & Ben
(with Ben Webster) [14]
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Honeydew
  • Formats: LP
Subway Tokens [15]
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Baybridge
  • Formats: LP
Carol Sloane Live with Joe Puma
(with Joe Puma) [16]
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Baybridge
  • Formats: LP
A Night of Ballads [17]
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Baybridge
  • Formats: LP
Live at Birdland
  • Released: April 8, 2022
  • Label: Club44
  • Formats: CD, digital

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details
TitleAlbum details
Ballad Essentials [18]
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of lead singles, showing title, year released and album name
TitleYearAlbumRef.
"So Long" (Larry Elgart with Carol Vann) [a] 1953N/a [20]
"I Want You to Be the First One to Know"1962Out of the Blue [21]
"Don't Worry 'bout Me"1963N/a [22]
"Music"1965 [23]
"I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine" [24]
"Havin' Myself a Time (Radio Edit)"2022Live at Birdland [25]
"I Don't Want to Walk Without You (Radio Edit)" [26]
"Two for the Road (Radio Edit)"2023 [27]
"As Long as I Live (Radio Edit)"2025 [28]

Other album appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)AlbumRef.
"The Lady Is a Tramp"1960 Larry Elgart and His Orchestra Easy Goin' Swing [29]
"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?"1994N/aA Concord Jazz Christmas [30]

Notes

  1. ↑ Sloane was credited in this release under one of her original stage names, Carol Vann. [19] [20]

References

  1. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1977). "Sophisticated Lady (disc information)". Trio Records. Japan. PAP-9099.
  2. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1977). "Spring Is Here (disc information)". LOBster. Japan. LDC-1008.
  3. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1978). "Cottontail (disc information)". Nadja Records. Japan. PAP-9194.
  4. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1979). "Carol Sings (disc information)". Progressive Records . Japan. ULS-6032-G.
  5. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1982). "As Time Goes By (disc information)". Baybridge Records. Japan. KUX-175-B.
  6. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1983). "Summertime – Carol Sings Again (disc information)". LOBster. Japan. LDC-1038.
  7. ↑ Sloane, Carol; Anderson, Ernestine; Connor, Chris (1984). "Three Pearls (disc information)". Eastworld . Japan. CP38-3140 (CD); EWJ-90028 (LP).
  8. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1987). "But Not for Me (disc information)". CBS/Sony . Japan. 28AP-3311 (LP); 32DP-681 (CD).
  9. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1987). "Early Hours (disc information)". CBS/Sony . Japan. 32DP-794.
  10. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1999). "Romantic Ellington (disc information)". DRG Records . US. 8480 (CD).
  11. ↑ Sloane, Carol (2001). "I Never Went Away (disc information)". HighNote Records . US. HCD-7085 (CD).
  12. ↑ Sloane, Carol (2003). "Whisper Sweet (disc information)". HighNote Records . US. HCD-7113 (CD).
  13. ↑ Sloane, Carol (2009). "We'll Meet Again (disc information)". Arbors Records . US. ARCD-19400 (CD).
  14. ↑ Sloane, Carol; Webster, Ben (1977). "Carol & Ben (disc information)". Honeydew Records. Japan. HD-6608 (LP).
  15. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1982). "Subway Tokens (disc information)". Baybridge Records. Japan. ULS-6123-B (LP).
  16. ↑ Sloane, Carol; Puma, Joe (1982). "Carol Sloane Live with Joe Puma (disc information)". Baybridge Records. Japan. KUX-194-B (LP).
  17. ↑ Sloane, Carol (1984). "A Night of Ballads (disc information)". Baybridge Records. Japan. KUX-196-B (LP).
  18. ↑ Sloane, Carol (2001). "Ballad Essentials (disc information)". Concord Jazz . US. CCD-4971-2 (CD).
  19. ↑ Balliett, Whitney (March 30, 1987). "Carol Sloane and Julie Wilson" . The New Yorker . Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  20. 1 2 Elgart, Larry; Van, Carol (1953). ""So Long"/"Strange Power" (45 RPM single)". Cadillac Records. 165-X45.
  21. ↑ Sloane, Carol (February 1962). ""I Want You to Be the First One to Know"/"Night and Day" (45 RPM single)". Columbia Records . 4-42334.
  22. ↑ Sloane, Carol (April 1963). ""Don't Worry 'bout Me"/"It's All Over for Me" (45 RPM single)". Columbia Records . 4-42772.
  23. ↑ Sloane, Carol (May 1965). ""Music"/"Stay" (45 RPM single)". Columbia Records . 4-43307.
  24. ↑ Sloane, Carol (September 1965). ""I Don't Care If the Sun Don't Shine"/"I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" (45 RPM single)". Columbia Records . 4-43385.
  25. ↑ ""Havin' Myself a Time (Radio Edit)" - Single by Carol Sloane". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  26. ↑ ""I Don't Want to Walk Without You (Rdio Edit)" - Single by Carol Sloane". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  27. ↑ ""Two for the Road (Radio Edit)" - Single by Carol Sloane". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  28. ↑ ""As Long as I Live (Radio Edit)" - Single by Carol Sloane". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  29. ↑ Elgart, Larry (1960). "Easy Goin' Swing (Liner Notes)". RCA Camden . CAL-575 (LP mono).
  30. ↑ "A Concord Jazz Christmas (various artists)". Concord Jazz . 1994. CCD-4613 (CD).
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