K. T. Oslin discography

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K. T. Oslin discography
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Studio albums6
Compilation albums6
Video albums1
Music videos7
Singles25
Other album appearances6

The discography of American country music singer-songwriter K. T. Oslin contains six studio albums, six compilation albums, one video album, seven music videos, 25 singles and six album appearances. Oslin signed a recording contract with Elektra Records in 1981. Both singles failed to become major hits. She then signed with RCA Records in 1987 and released the single "80's Ladies." [1] The song became a top ten country hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in July 1987. [2] Oslin's corresponding debut studio album of the same name reached number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and spent 148 weeks on the list. [3] It would also be her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200 , peaking at number 68. [4] The album would sell one million copies and spawn the number one hits "Do Ya" and "I'll Always Come Back." Oslin's second album, This Woman was released in 1988 and was her second record to certify platinum in sales. [1] It was her second-highest charting album on the country chart, reaching number two in 1989. [5] Its second single, "Hold Me," topped the country songs chart in January 1989. [6] The album also spawned the top ten hits "Hey Bobby" and the title track. [1]

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In 1990, Love in a Small Town became Oslin's third studio release. [1] It reached number five on the country albums list and spent 71 weeks charting. [7] It spawned Oslin's third number one hit, "Come Next Monday." Her career slowed down following the album, yet she did release 1993's Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb. In 1996, she returned with a new studio record titled "My Roots Are Showing..." . [1] It reached a lower-end position on the Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 45 after six weeks. [8] The album spawned two singles, including the charting single "Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies." [9] In 2001, Live Close By, Visit Often became her fifth studio recording. [1] Its cover of "Come on-a My House," was her first (and only) single to chart on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs list. [10] In 2015, Oslin released her final studio effort, Simply. In December 2020, Oslin died after several years battling Parkinson's disease. [1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[11]
US
Cou.

[12]
CAN
Cou.

[13]
80's Ladies 681
This Woman
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
7524
Love in a Small Town
  • Released: November 27, 1990
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
765
"My Roots Are Showing..."
  • Released: October 1, 1996
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
45
Live Close By, Visit Often
  • Released: June 19, 2001
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: CD
35
Simply
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
US
[11]
US
Cou.

[12]
CAN
Cou.

[13]
Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging
Sex Bomb
  • Released: April 27, 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1263127
New Way Home [19]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Super Hits [20]
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
At Her Best [21]
  • Released: September 8, 1998
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
RCA Country Legends [22]
  • Released: September 10, 2002
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
All-American Country [23]
  • Released: April 1, 2004
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
TitleYearPeak chart
positions
Album
US
Cou.

[24]
US
Dan.

[25]
CAN
Cou.

[26]
"Sweet Thang" [lower-alpha 1] 1967non-album singles
"Clean Your Own Tables" [lower-alpha 2] 198172
"Younger Men" [lower-alpha 3] 1982
"Wall of Tears"19864080's Ladies
"80's Ladies"198774
"Do Ya"13
"I'll Always Come Back"11
"Younger Men" (re-recording) [30] 1988
"Money"1311This Woman
"Hold Me"11
"Hey Bobby"198921
"This Woman"52
"Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way"2327
"Two Hearts"19907350Love in a Small Town
"Come Next Monday"11
"Mary and Willie"19912820
"You Call Everybody Darling"6972
"Cornell Crawford"63
"A New Way Home"19936478Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb
"Feeding a Hungry Heart" [31] 1994
"Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies"19966486"My Roots Are Showing..."
"Live Close By, Visit Often"200153Live Close By, Visit Often
"Come on-a My House"40
"Drivin', Cryin', Missin' You" [32]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

List of albums, showing certifications and other relevant details
TitleAlbum details Certifications
Love in a Small Town
  • Released: July 1, 1991
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: VHS

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
TitleYearDirector(s)Ref.
"80's Ladies"1987 [34]
"I'll Always Come Back"1988 [34]
"Hold Me"Jack Cole [34]
"Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way"1989Bill Pope [34]
"Come Next Monday"1990Jack Cole [34]
"Mary and Willie"1991
"Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies"1996 Allen Coulter

Other album appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearOther artist(s)AlbumRef.
"Blue Christmas"1988Mistletoe and Memories [35]
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"1990 Barry Manilow Because It's Christmas [36]
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds"1991 Roy Rogers
Restless Heart
Roy Rogers Tribute [37]
"80's Ladies" (Live at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards)1994Grammy's Greatest Country Moments, Volume II [38]
"I Don't Remember Your Name (But I Remember You)" The Thing Called Love (soundtrack) [39]
"Where Is a Woman to Go"1995 Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dusty Springfield
A Very Fine Love [40]
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad"1998 Tammy Wynette Remembered [41]

Notes

  1. Oslin was credited on "Sweet Thang" as "Frankie & Johnny". [27]
  2. Oslin was credited in the single's release under the name "Kay T. Oslin." [28]
  3. Oslin was credited in the single's release under the name "Kay T. Oslin." [29]

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