Jimmie Dale Gilmore discography

Jimmie Dale Gilmore discography
Jimmie Dale Gilmore discography
	Jimmie Dale Gilmore (right) with Colin Gilmore in June 2004 at Deep Eddy Pool in Austin Texas.
Studio albums	9
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	6

Last updated June 23, 2025

Jimmie Dale Gilmore is an American country singer, songwriter, actor, recording artist and producer. His discography consists of 9 studio albums, 1 live album, 2 compilations, 2 EPs, and 6 singles. In addition, his songs have been performed on numerous albums by other artists.

Studio albums

Year	Album	Chart positions		Label
Year	Album	US Country ^[1]	US Heat ^[2]	Label
1988	Fair & Square	—	—	HighTone
1989	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	—	—	HighTone
1991	"After Awhile"	—	—	Elektra
1993	Spinning Around the Sun	62	27
1996	Braver Newer World	—	19
2000	One Endless Night	—	29	Rounder
2005	Come on Back	67	—	Rounder
2011	Heirloom Music(with The Wronglers)	64	50	Redeye
2018	Downey to Lubbock (with Dave Alvin)^[3]	41	2	Yep Roc
2024	TexiCali (with Dave Alvin)	-	-	Yep Roc
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album	Label	Notes
1990	Two Roads: Live In Australia (with Butch Hancock)	Rainlight	March 22, 1990 at the Rose Shamrock and Thistle in Sydney; March 24, 1990 at the Club in Melbourne; and March 25, 1990, as part of the Brunswick Music Festival at Town Hall in Melbourne.

Compilations

Year	Album	Label	Notes
1989	Jimmie Dale Gilmore / Fair And Square	Demon	A compilation of both albums.
2004	Don't Look For A Heartache	HighTone	Compiles tracks from Fair and Square and Jimmie Dale Gilmore plus the bonus track "Rambling Man."

EPs

Year	Title	Label	Tracks
1994	Mudhoney • Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Sub Pop	1. "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (Mudhoney); 2. "Blinding Sun" (Gilmore); 3. "Buckskin Stallion Blues" (Gilmore w/ Mudhoney); 4. "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (Gilmore); 5. "Blinding Sun" (Mudhoney)
2006	Rhino Hi-Five: Jimmie Dale Gilmore	Rhino	1. "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown"; 2. "My Mind's Got a Mind of Its Own"; 3. "Braver Newer World"; track 4. "Reunion", track 5. "Black Snake Moan"

Singles

Year	Single	US Country	Album	Label	Notes
1984	"She's All Grown Up" / "Honky Tonk Masquerade"			Spur	Artist name is listed as "Jimmie Gilmore."
1988	"White Freight Liner Blues" / "Trying To Get To You"	72	Fair and Square	HighTone
1989	"Honky Tonk Song"	85	Jimmie Dale Gilmore	HighTone
1991	"My Mind's Got A Mind Of Its Own"		After Awhile	Elektra
1994	"Blinding Sun"			Sub Pop	Split single with Mudhoney: cover of a Mudhoney song.
2000	"No Lonesome Tune"		One Endless Night	Rounder	Promotional only.

As a member of the Flatlanders

1980: One Road More (Charly)
1990: More A Legend Than A Band (Rounder) – initially released in 1976 as All American Music in a limited run on 8-track tape
1995: "Unplugged" (Sun) – recorded in March, 1972
2002: Now Again (New West)
2003: Wheels of Fortune (New West)
2004: Live at the One Knite: June 8th 1972 (New West)
2004: Live From Austin TX DVD (New West)
2009: Hills And Valleys (New West)
2012: The Odessa Tapes (New West) – unreleased 1972 recordings

As primary artist/song contributor

1992: various artists – Across The Great Divide: Songs of Jo Carol Pierce (Deja Disc) – track 9, "Reunion"
1994: various artists – Red Hot + Country (Mercury Nashville) – track 6, "Crazy" (with Willie Nelson)
1994: various artists – Where Are My Headphones? Live From Studio A. Volume 2 (WCBE) – track 4, "Mobile Line"
1995: various artists – Texans Live from Mountain Stage (Blue Plate) – track 6, "Just a Wave"
2001: various artists – Daddy-O Daddy! Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie (Rounder) – track 2, "Want to See Me Grow" and track 12, "Tippy Tap Toe" (both with Joe Ely)
2004: various artists – Merlefest Live! The Best of 2003 (Merlefest) – track 6, "Go to Sleep Alone"
2005: various artists – A Tribute to Billy Joe Shaver – Live (Compadre Records) – track 4, "Heart-A-Bustin'" (with Colin Gilmore)

As composer

1977: Joe Ely – Joe Ely (MCA) – track 8, "Treat Me Like A Saturday Night"
1978: Joe Ely – Honky Tonk Masquerade (MCA) – track 5, "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (co-written with John Reed)
1981: Joe Ely – Musta Notta Gotta Lotta (MCA) – track 2, "Dallas"
1985: Nanci Griffith – Poet in My Window (Philo) – track 10, "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (co-written with John Reed)
1990: Joe Ely – Live At Liberty Lunch (MCA) – track 6, "Dallas"
1994: F.S.K. – The German-American Octet (Return To Sender) German release – track 11, "Dallas"
1996: James Moody – Return from Overbrook (GRP) – track 6, "There She Goes" (co-written with James Moody)
1997: Albert & Gage – Jumpin' Tracks (MoonHouse) – track 7, "Now That You're Gone" (co-written with Chris Gage and Paul Pearcy)
1997: Jack Ingram – Livin' or Dyin' (Rising Tide) – track 12, "Dallas"
1997: Diane Schuur – Blues for Schuur (GRP) – track 4, "These Blues" (co-written with Charles Brown)
1998: Erik Moll – Most Of All (Fire Ant) – track 12, "I Love Your Cookin'" (co-written with Erik Moll)
2006: Laurie Lewis and the Right Hands – The Golden West (HighTone) – track 10, "River Under The Road" (co-written with Ana Egge and Sarah Brown)
2007: M. Ward – To Go Home (Merge) – track 4, "Headed For A Fall" (co-written with David Hammond and Kevin Welch)
2009: Dave Alvin – Dave Alvin and the Guilty Women (Yep Roc) – track 8, "River Under The Road"
2015: Eriksson Delcroix – In Nashville, Tennessee (Waste My Records / Dim Din) Belgium – track 8, "Tonight I Think I'm Gonna Go Downtown" (co-written with John Reed)
2015: Old Testament – Old Testament (XEMU) – track 5, "Dallas"
2015: Ruby Amanfu – Standing Still (Arrival) – track 2, "Where You Going" (co-written with David Hammond)

Also appears on

1978: The Supernatural Family Band – Texas Inlaws (Akashic Records) – vocals on track 4, "Ramblin' Man"
1979: Butch Hancock – The Wind's Dominion (Rainlight) – vocals
1981: Butch Hancock – Firewater (Seeks Its Own Level) (Rainlight) – vocals
1991: various artists – Threadgill's Supper Session (Watermelon) – vocals
1991: Butch Hancock – Own & Own (Sugar Hill) – vocals
1997: Hackberry Ramblers – Deep Water (Hot Biscuits) – vocals
1997: Tom Russell – The Long Way Around (HighTone) vocals on track 4, "Beyond The Blues"
1998: The Pine Valley Cosmonauts – Salute The Majesty Of Bob Wills – The King Of Western Swing (Bloodshot) – vocals on track 2, "Trouble In Mind"
2000: John Wesley Harding – The Confessions Of St. Ace (Mammoth) – vocals on track 7, "Bad Dream Baby"
2006: Butch Hancock – War And Peace (Two Roads) – backing vocals
2015: Tom Russell – The Rose of Roscrae (Proper) – vocals, guitar

References

↑ "Jimmie Dale Gilmore Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard .
↑ "Jimmie Dale Gilmore Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard .
↑ Horowitz, Hal (May 29, 2018). "Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Downey To Lubbock". American Songwriter.

External links

Jimmie Dale Gilmore's home page
Jimmie Dale Gilmore discography at IMDb
Jimmie Dale Gilmore at AllMusic
Jimmie Dale Gilmore discography at Discogs

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[1] "Jimmie Dale Gilmore Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard .

[2] "Jimmie Dale Gilmore Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard .

[3] Horowitz, Hal (May 29, 2018). "Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore: Downey To Lubbock". American Songwriter.

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v t e Jimmie Dale Gilmore
Albums	Fair & Square (1988) After Awhile (1991) Spinning Around the Sun (1993) Braver Newer World (1996) One Endless Night (2000) Downey to Lubbock (with Dave Alvin, 2018)
Related pages	Discography The Flatlanders