Pirates of the Mississippi discography

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Pirates of the Mississippi discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums1
Singles14

American country music band Pirates of the Mississippi has released six studio albums, one compilation album, and fourteen singles. Nine of their singles entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. Their 1990 self-titled debut accounted for four chart entries including their most successful, 1991's "Feed Jake" at number 15. Their second-highest chart entry is 1992's "Til I'm Holding You Again" at number 22. [1]

Contents

Albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US Country
[2]
US
[3]
CAN Country
[4]
Pirates of the Mississippi 1280
Walk the Plank
  • Release date: September 30, 1991
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
3926
A Street Man Named Desire 75
Dream You
  • Release date: October 19, 1993
  • Label: Liberty Records
The Best of Pirates of the Mississippi [6]
  • Release date: March 8, 1994
  • Label: Liberty Records
Paradise
Heaven and a Dixie Night [7]
  • Release date: November 7, 2006
  • Label: Evergreen
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart
positions
Album
US Country
[8] [1]
CAN Country
[9]
1990"Honky Tonk Blues"2612Pirates of the Mississippi
"Rollin' Home"4940
1991"Feed Jake"1512
"Speak of the Devil"2920
"Fighting for You"4151Walk the Plank
1992"Til I'm Holding You Again"2228
"Too Much"3654
"A Street Man Named Desire"5653A Street Man Named Desire
1993"Don't Quit Your Day Job" [10]
"Dream You"6366Dream You
1994"Save the Wild Life" [11]
1995"You Could Do Better" [12]
"Paradise" [13] Paradise
2006"Kickin' Up Dust" [14] Heaven and a Dixie Night
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
1990"Honky Tonk Blues"
1991"Rollin' Home" Michael Salomon
"Feed Jake" [15] Deaton-Flanigen Productions
"Fighting for You" [16] Marius Penczner
1992"Too Much" [17] Sherman Halsey
"A Street Man Named Desire" [18] Joanne Gardner
1993"Dream You"Roger Pistole
1995"You Could Do Better"
2006"Kickin' Up Dust"
2007"Fish Bait" [19]

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