Jean Shepard discography | |
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![]() Jean Shepard, circa 1972 | |
Studio albums | 29 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 12 |
Box set albums | 1 |
Lead and collaborative singles | 72 |
Promotional singles | 4 |
Other charted songs | 2 |
Album appearances | 9 |
The discography of American country singer Jean Shepard contains 29 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, two live albums, 1 box set album, 72 lead and collaborative singles, four promotional singles, two other charted songs and nine album appearances. Her first singles were released by Capitol Records in 1953, beginning with "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz". Her next two releases featured vocals by Shepard and a recitation by Ferlin Husky. The first was "A Dear John Letter", Shepard's only number one single on the US Hot Country Songs chart. It also reached number four on the US pop chart and number three in Australia. The second was "Forgive Me, John", which reached the US country top five, the US pop top 30 and the Australia top 20. In 1955, her solo singles "A Satisfied Mind" and "Beautiful Lies" both reached number four on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Their B-sides also charted on the US country chart: "Take Possession" and "I Thought of You". The latter peaked in the US country top ten.
In May 1956, Capitol released Shepard's debut studio album Songs of a Love Affair . It was followed by Lonesome Love (1958), Got You on My Mind (1961) and Heartaches and Tears (1962). Her 1964 studio album Lighthearted and Blue was her first to make the US Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 17. The same year, Shepard's solo single "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" became a top five on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Seven more of Shepard's singles between 1966 and 1969 made the US country top ten and 20: "Many Happy Hangovers to You" (1966), "If Teardrops Were Silver" (1966), "I'll Take the Dog" (1966), "Heart, We Did All That We Could" (1967), "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long" (1967) and "Seven Lonely Days" (1969). Her singles were released on corresponding studio LP's with identical titles. Of her LP's, Many Happy Hangovers (1966) and Heart, We Did All That We Could (1967) were the highest-peaking the US Top Country Albums list, reaching number six respectively.
After 1970's top ten single "Then He Touched Me", Shepard's singles and albums reached progressively lower chart positions. Then, in 1973, the single "Slippin' Away" made the US and Canadian country song top five. It also made the top 100 of the US pop chart. Between 1973 and 1975, four of her singles made the US or Canadian country top 20: "At the Time" (1974), "I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You)" (1974), "Poor Sweet Baby" (1975) and "The Tip of My Fingers" (1975). During this period, United Artists Records released five studio LP's of Shepard's material. Her highest-peaking on the US country chart was 1973's Slippin' Away, which reached number 15. Shepard sporadically released more studio albums such as Stars of the Grand Ole Opry (1981), Slippin' Away (1991) and The Tennessee Waltz (2000).
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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US Country [1] | ||
Songs of a Love Affair | — | |
Lonesome Love |
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Got You on My Mind |
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Heartaches and Tears |
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Lighthearted and Blue |
| 17 |
It's a Man Every Time |
| 19 |
Many Happy Hangovers |
| 6 |
I'll Take the Dog (with Ray Pillow) |
| 19 |
Heart, We Did All That We Could |
| 6 |
Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long |
| 19 |
Heart to Heart |
| 43 |
A Real Good Woman |
| 32 |
I'll Fly Away [2] |
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Seven Lonely Days |
| 42 |
Best by Request (re-recordings) |
| 23 |
A Woman's Hand |
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Here & Now |
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Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You |
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Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine [3] |
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Slippin' Away |
| 15 |
I'll Do Anything It Takes |
| 21 |
Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs |
| 42 |
I'm a Believer [4] |
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Mercy, Ain't Love Good |
| 37 |
Stars of the Grand Ole Opry [5] |
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Together at Last (with Roy Drusky) [6] |
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Slippin' Away (re-recordings) [7] |
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The Tennessee Waltz [8] |
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Precious Memories [9] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | |
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This Is Jean Shepard [10] |
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The Best of Jean Shepard |
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Hello Old Broken Heart [11] |
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Under Your Spell Again [12] |
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For the Good Times [13] |
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Jean Shepard's Greatest Hits [14] |
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The Very Best of Jean Shepard [15] |
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The Best of Jean Shepard [16] |
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Honky Tonk Heroine: The Classic Capitol Recordings, 1952–1964 [17] |
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Jean [18] [lower-alpha 1] |
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Down Through the Years [19] [lower-alpha 2] |
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Greatest Hits – All Original Recordings [20] |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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On the Road (as Jean Shepard and the Second Fiddles) [21] |
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Live at Good Time Country (with special guest Emily Reynolds) [22] |
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The Melody Ranch Girl [23] |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US [24] [25] | US Cou. [26] | AUS [27] | CAN Cou. [28] | |||
"Crying Steel Guitar Waltz" (with Speedy West) [29] | 1953 | — | — | — | — | — |
"A Dear John Letter" (recitation by Ferlin Husky) | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
"Forgive Me, John" (recitation by Ferlin Husky) | 24 | 4 | 16 | — | ||
"Let's Kiss and Try Again" (with Ferlin Husky) [30] | 1954 | — | — | — | — | |
"Two Whoops and a Holler" [31] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Don't Fall in Love with a Married Man" [32] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Please Don't Divorce Me" [33] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Did You Tell Her About Me" [34] | 1955 | — | — | — | — | |
"A Satisfied Mind" | — | 4 | — | — | ||
"I Thought of You" | — | 10 | — | — | ||
"This Has Been Your Life" [35] | 1956 | — | — | — | — | |
"You're Calling Me Sweetheart Again" [36] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Thank You Just the Same" [37] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Tomorrow I'll Be Gone" [38] | 1957 | — | — | — | — | |
"The Other Woman" [39] | — | — | — | — | ||
"It Scares Me Half to Death" [40] | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Used to Love You" [41] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | |
"He's My Baby" [42] | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Want to Go Where No One Knows Me" | — | 18 | — | — | ||
"Have Heart, Will Love" | 1959 | — | 30 | — | — | |
"Jeopardy" [43] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Heartaches, Teardrops and Sorrow" [44] | — | — | — | — | ||
"The One You Slip Around With" [45] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | |
"How Do I Tell It to a Child" [46] | — | — | — | — | ||
"For the Children's Sakes" [47] | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Root of All Evil (Is a Man)" [48] | 1961 | — | — | — | — | |
"How Long Does It Hurt (When a Heart Breaks)" [49] | — | — | — | — | Heartaches and Tears | |
"The Biggest Cry" [50] | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Two Voices, Two Shadows, Two Faces" [51] | 1962 | — | — | — | — | |
"One Less Heartache" [52] | — | — | — | — | ||
"It's Torture" [53] | 1963 | — | — | — | — | |
"When Your House Is Not a Home" [54] | — | — | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could | |
"Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" | 1964 | — | 5 | — | — | |
"A Tear Dropped By" | — | 38 | — | — | ||
"Someone's Gotta Cry" | 1965 | — | 30 | — | — | |
"It's a Man (Every Time, It's a Man)" [55] | — | — | — | — | It's a Man Every Time | |
"Many Happy Hangovers to You" | 1966 | — | 13 | — | — | Many Happy Hangovers |
"I'll Take the Dog" (with Ray Pillow) | — | 9 | — | — | I'll Take the Dog | |
"If Teardrops Were Silver" | — | 10 | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could | |
"Mr. Do-It-Yourself" (with Ray Pillow) | — | 25 | — | — | — | |
"Heart, We Did All That We Could" | 1967 | — | 12 | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could |
"Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)" | — | 17 | — | — | Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long | |
"I Don't See How I Can Make It" | — | 40 | — | — | Heart to Heart | |
"An Old Bridge" | 1968 | — | 52 | — | — | A Real Good Woman |
"A Real Good Woman" | — | 32 | — | — | ||
"Everyday's a Happy Day for Fools" | — | 62 | — | — | — | |
"I'm Tied Around Your Finger" | 1969 | — | 69 | — | — | Seven Lonely Days |
"Seven Lonely Days" | — | 18 | — | 34 | ||
"Then He Touched Me" | — | 8 | — | 27 | A Woman's Hand | |
"A Woman's Hand" | 1970 | — | 23 | — | — | |
"I Want You Free" | — | 22 | — | — | ||
"Another Lonely Night" | — | 12 | — | — | Here & Now | |
"With His Hand in Mine" | 1971 | — | 24 | — | 43 | Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You |
"Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You" | — | 55 | — | — | ||
"Safe in These Lovin' Arms of Mine" | — | 55 | — | — | Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine | |
"Virginia" | 1972 | — | 68 | — | — | |
"Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine" | — | 46 | — | 65 | ||
"Slippin' Away" | 1973 | 81 | 4 | — | 3 | Slippin' Away |
"Come on Phone" | — | 36 | — | 28 | ||
"At the Time" | 1974 | — | 13 | — | 24 | I'll Do Anything It Takes |
"I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You)" | — | 17 | — | — | ||
"Poor Sweet Baby" | — | 14 | — | 17 | Poor Sweet Baby... And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs | |
"The Tip of My Fingers" | 1975 | — | 16 | — | 25 | |
"I'm a Believer (In a Whole Lot of Lovin')" | — | 49 | — | — | I'm a Believer | |
"Another Neon Night" | — | 44 | — | 31 | ||
"Mercy" | 1976 | — | 49 | — | — | Mercy, Ain't Love Good |
"Ain't Love Good" | — | 41 | — | — | ||
"I'm Giving You Denver" | — | 74 | — | — | — | |
"Hardly a Day Goes By" | 1977 | — | 82 | — | — | |
"The Real Thing" | 1978 | — | 85 | — | — | |
"Saturday Night Sin" [56] | — | — | — | — | ||
"Too Many Rivers" [57] | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Too Many Rivers |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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"Country Music Time" (with The Wilburn Brothers) | 1964 | — | [58] |
"Where No One Stands Alone" | 2021 | [59] | |
"Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson's 50th)" | 2022 | [60] | |
"The Wonders Your Perform (God Bless America Again)" | [61] | ||
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes |
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US Country [26] | ||||
"Take Possession" | 1955 | 13 | — | [lower-alpha 3] |
"Beautiful Lies" | 4 | — | [lower-alpha 4] | |
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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"A Dear John Letter" | 1989 | Red Sovine | Famous Duets | [64] |
"Jackson" | ||||
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 1992 | — | Christmas in Nashville | [65] |
"O Little Town of Bethlehem" | 1993 | Faron Young | Country Christmas | [66] |
"The Tip of My Fingers" | 1998 | Bill Anderson Eddy Arnold Roy Clark Steve Wariner | Fine Wine | [67] |
"I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded" | 1999 | — | Radio Days, Vol. 1 | [68] |
"Your Old Love Letters" | Jim Reeves | |||
"The Blue Tail Fly" | — | Made in America: Essential Folk | [69] | |
"Oh Come All Ye Faithful" | A Country Christmas | [70] | ||
Jean Shepard was an American honky-tonk singer who is often acknowledged as a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the number-one spot. She recorded a total of 24 studio albums between 1956 and 1981, and became a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1955.
Steppin' Stone is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1989 by the Capitol and Curb record labels. It was Osmond's eighth studio album in her solo recording career. Steppin' Stone was a collection of ten tracks that were described as having a traditional country sound compared to her previous albums. Three singles were issued from Steppin' Stone that reached positions outside the US and Canadian country top 40: the title track, "Slowly But Surely" and "Let Me Be the First". The album was given positive reviews from critics.
"Beautiful Lies" is a song written by Jack Rhodes and recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in September 1955 by Capitol Records as a single. It became Shepard's fifth top ten single on the US country chart in her career and was given positive reception by critics.
"I Want to Go Where No One Knows Me" is a song written by Kenneth Grant and Jerry Jericho. It was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Released as a single in 1958, it reached the top 20 of the US country chart.
"I Thought of You" is a song composed by Jimmy Rollins that was recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Released as a single in 1955, it became a top ten song on the US country chart in 1955, becoming Shepard's fourth top ten recording in her career. It was given positive reviews by publications following its release.
"Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" is a song written by Betty Amos that was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released as a single by Capitol Records in 1964, reaching the top five of the US Country chart. The song featured Shepard yodeling and was her first top ten single in ten years. The song would later be nominated by the Grammy Awards.
"Many Happy Hangovers to You" is a song written by Johnny MacRae that was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released as a single by Capitol Records in 1966, reaching the US country top 20 that year. It received a positive review from Billboard magazine following its release and was included on her 1966 studio album of a similar name.
"If Teardrops Were Silver" is a song written by Don Wayne that was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released as a single by Capitol Records in 1966, reaching the US country top ten that year. It received positive responses from Cashbox and Record World magazines. It was included on her 1967 studio album of a Heart, We Did All That We Could.
"Then He Touched Me" is a song originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Written by George Richey and Norro Wilson, it reached the top ten of the US country chart and was nominated by the Grammy Awards. It was Shepard's ninth top ten single in her career and was included on her 1970 album A Woman's Hand.
"Another Lonely Night" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield and Larry Butler. It was released as a single by both Jean Shepard (1970) and Jody Miller (1977). Shepard's version was the highest-charting, rising into the top 20 of the US country chart in 1971. Her version was included on her 1971 studio album Here and Now. Miller's version also made the US country chart, but only rose into the top 80 after its release. Both versions were reviewed by Billboard magazine following their individual releases.
Heartaches and Tears is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released by Capitol Records in March 1962 with a total of 12 tracks. The tracks mixed both new material and cover tunes. Among its new tracks was the single "How Long Does It Hurt ". It was the fourth studio album of her career and fifth overall. The album was met with positive reviews from publications.
"The Wonders You Perform" is a song written by Jerry Chesnut, and recorded by American country music artist Tammy Wynette. It was released as a single in November 1970.
Simple Little Words is a studio album by American Christian and country artist Cristy Lane. It was released in September 1979 via United Artists Records and LS Records. It contained ten tracks. It was the fourth studio effort of Lane's music career and her first with the United Artists label. Simple Little Words produced three singles that became hits on the North American country charts. The album received a positive review following its release.
Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in December 1965 via Capitol Records and contained 12 tracks. The album was Jackson's eighth studio record of her career and consisted of traditional country songs. Seven of these songs were released as singles between 1961 and 1965. Both "Slippin'" and "The Violet and the Rose" reached charting positions on the American country songs survey. The album received a positive review following its original release.
When It's Time to Fall in Love Again is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1974 via Myrrh Records and contained ten tracks. It was the first collection of country music recordings released following Jackson's departure from Capitol Records in 1973 and was her twenty-second album in her career. The project included two singles. The second single, "Come on Home ", made chart positions on the American country songs survey in 1974.
Heart, We Did All That We Could is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in March 1967 by Capitol Records and featured 12 tracks. The album's material centered on heartbreak and despair. Six of the tracks were originally singles released between 1963 and 1967. Both "Second Fiddle " and "If Teardrops Were Silver" reached the US country top ten, while the title track reached the top 20. The album itself reached the US country top ten in 1967. The disc received positive reviews from both Billboard and Cashbox.
"A Real Good Woman" is a song that was originally recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard. Released as a single in 1968, it reached the top 40 of the US country songs chart. It was later included on an album of the same name.
Best by Request is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in March 1970 by Capitol Records and was her fifteenth studio album. The songs were re-recordings Shepard revisited, which were considered her best known songs such as "A Satisfied Mind" and "Beautiful Lies". Best by Request made the US country albums chart following its release and received a positive review from Cash Box magazine.
"A Woman's Hand" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield. It was originally recorded by American country singer Barbara Fairchild and was released as a single in 1969. Her version entered the top 70 of the US country songs chart. It was notably recorded by American country singer Jean Shepard whose version was released as a separate single in 1970. Shepard's version reached the top 30 of the US country chart. Both songs appeared on individual studio albums by each recording artist.
A Woman's Hand is a studio album by American country singer Jean Shepard. It was released in September 1970 by Capitol Records and was her sixteenth studio album. The collection of ten tracks featured a series of cover tunes by male country artists. Some of the songs were new material. Among them were its three singles: "Then He Touched Me", "I Want You Free" and the title track. Of the three, "Then He Touched Me" was its highest-charting, reaching the top ten on the US country chart. A Woman's Hand was reviewed positively by both Billboard and Cash Box magazines.