Sonny James discography | |
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Studio albums | 37 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 13 |
Singles | 103 |
B-sides | 2 |
Tribute albums | 2 |
No. 1 Singles (USA) | 24 |
The article presents a discography for American country artist Sonny James.
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The Southern Gentleman |
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Sonny |
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Honey |
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The Sonny Side |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [1] | US [1] | ||
The Minute You're Gone |
| — | — |
You're the Only World I Know |
| 2 | — |
I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) |
| 2 | — |
Behind the Tear |
| 2 | — |
True Love's a Blessing |
| 3 | — |
Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall |
| 6 | — |
Need You |
| 1 | — |
I'll Never Find Another You |
| 6 | — |
A World of Our Own |
| 8 | — |
Heaven Says Hello |
| 16 | — |
Born to Be with You |
| 2 | — |
Only the Lonely |
| 4 | 161 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [1] | US [1] | ||
It's Just a Matter of Time |
| 4 | 177 |
My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On |
| 8 | 197 |
#1 Biggest Hits in Country Music |
| 6 | 187 |
Empty Arms |
| 9 | 150 |
The Sensational Sonny James |
| 6 | 197 |
Here Comes Honey Again |
| 16 | — |
That's Why I Love You Like I Do |
| 5 | — |
When the Snow Is on the Roses |
| 4 | 190 |
The Greatest Country Hits of '72 |
| 12 | — |
If She Helps Me Get Over You |
| 17 | — |
Is It Wrong |
| 22 | — |
Mis Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) |
| 27 | — |
A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/ Little Band of Gold |
| 29 | — |
The Guitars of Sonny James |
| 41 | — |
Country Male Artist of the Decade |
| 31 | — |
200 Years of Country Music |
| 6 | — |
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby |
| 26 | — |
You're Free to Go |
| 25 | — |
This Is the Love |
| — | — |
Sunny Side Up |
| — | — |
I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
| — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
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US [1] | ||
My Christmas Dream |
| 73 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [1] | US [1] | ||
The Astrodome Presents in Person Sonny James |
| 4 | 83 |
In Prison, In Person |
| 25 | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country [1] | US [1] | ||
The Best of Sonny James |
| 1 | 141 |
The Best of Sonny James, Vol. 2 |
| 26 | — |
Sonny James Close Up |
| 38 | 184 |
Biggest Hits |
| 7 | — |
Traces |
| 21 | — |
The Gentleman from the South |
| 41 | — |
Young Love |
| 50 | — |
Hit Sounds |
| — | — |
Greatest Hits |
| — | — |
Sonny James |
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American Originals |
| — | — |
Capitol Collector's Series |
| — | — |
The Best of Sonny James |
| — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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US Country [1] | US Cash Box Country | US [1] | UK [2] | |||
1952 | "Short Cut" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
"That's Me Without You" | 9 | — | — | — | ||
1953 | "Somebody Else's Heartache" | — | — | — | — | |
"Poor Boy Rich Lovin'" | — | — | — | — | ||
"My Greatest Thrill" | — | — | — | — | ||
1954 | "That's How I Need You" | — | — | — | — | |
"The People Next to Me" | — | — | — | — | ||
"She Done Give Her Heart to Me" | 14 | — | — | — | ||
"I Forgot to Remember Santa Claus" | — | — | — | — | ||
1955 | "Lovin' Season" | — | — | — | — | |
"Ain't Gonna Take No Chance" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall" | — | — | — | — | Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall | |
"Let's Go Bunny Huggin'" | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
"Pigtails and Ribbons" | — | — | — | — | ||
1956 | "For Rent (One Empty Heart)" | 7 | 10 | — | — | The Best of Sonny James |
"Twenty Feet of Muddy Water" | 11 | 15 | — | — | The Minute You're Gone | |
"The Cat Came Back" | 12 | — | — | 30 | You're the Only World I Know | |
"Young Love" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | The Sonny Side | |
1957 | "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" | 9 | 10 | 25 | — | |
"Lovesick Blues" | 15 | 13 | — | — | ||
"A Mighty Lovable Man" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Uh-Huh-mm" | 8 | 9 | 92 | — | ||
1958 | "Kathleen" | — | 30 | — | — | |
"Are You Mine" | — | — | — | — | ||
"You Got That Touch" | — | — | 94 | — | non-album singles | |
"Let Me Be the One to Love You" | — | — | — | — | ||
1959 | "Dream Big" | — | — | — | — | |
"Talk of the School" | — | — | 85 | — | ||
"Pure Love" | — | — | 107 | — | ||
"Who's Next in Line" | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" | — | — | 80 | — | Sonny | |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
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US Country [1] | US Cash Box Country | US [1] | CAN Country [3] | CAN [3] | |||
1960 | "Jenny Lou" | 22 | 18 | 67 | — | — | non-album singles |
"Wondering" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Wish This Night Would Never End / Bimbo" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1961 | "Apache" | — | — | 87 | — | — | |
"Innocent Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Young Love" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1962 | "(The Legend Of) Brown Mountain Light" | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
"A Mile And A Quarter" | — | 44 | — | — | — | ||
"On the Longest Day" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1963 | "The Minute You're Gone" | 9 | 8 | 95 | — | — | The Minute You're Gone |
"Going Through the Motions (Of Living)" | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | ||
1964 | "Baltimore" | 6 | 7 | 134 | — | — | You're the Only World I Know |
"Sugar Lump" / | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ask Marie" | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||
"You're the Only World I Know" | 1 | 1 | 91 | — | — | ||
1965 | "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" | 2 | 3 | 116 | — | — | I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) |
"Behind the Tear" | 1 | 2 | 113 | — | — | Behind the Tear | |
"True Love's a Blessing" | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | True Love's a Blessing | |
1966 | "Take Good Care of Her" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
"Room in Your Heart" | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | The Best of Sonny James | |
"Barefoot Santa Claus" | — | — | — | — | — | My Christmas Dream | |
1967 | "Need You" | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | Need You |
"I'll Never Find Another You" | 1 | 1 | 97 | — | — | I'll Never Find Another You | |
"It's the Little Things" | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | Behind the Tear | |
1968 | "A World of Our Own" | 1 | 1 | 118 | 1 | — | A World of Our Own |
"Heaven Says Hello" | 1 | 1 | — | 26 | — | Heaven Says Hello | |
"Born to Be with You" | 1 | 1 | 81 | 9 | — | Born to Be with You | |
1969 | "Only the Lonely" | 1 | 1 | 92 | 1 | 93 | Only the Lonely |
"Running Bear" | 1 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 74 | The Astrodome Presents in Person | |
"Since I Met You Baby" [A] | 1 | 1 | 65 | 3 | 79 | ||
"It's Just a Matter of Time" | 1 | 1 | 87 | 4 | 85 | It's Just a Matter of Time | |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US Country [1] | US [1] | CAN Country [3] | |||
1970 | "My Love" | 1 | 125 | 3 | My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On |
"Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" | 1 | — | 17 | ||
"Endlessly" | 1 | 108 | 10 | Empty Arms | |
1971 | "Empty Arms" | 1 | 93 | 1 | |
"Bright Lights, Big City" | 1 | 91 | 4 | The Sensational Sonny James | |
"Here Comes Honey Again" | 1 | — | 4 | Here Comes Honey Again | |
"Only Love Can Break a Heart" | 2 | — | 2 | Biggest Hits | |
1972 | "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" | 1 | — | 1 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do |
"When the Snow Is on the Roses" | 1 | 103 | 1 | When the Snow Is on the Roses | |
"Traces" | 30 | — | 42 | Traces | |
"White Silver Sands" | 5 | — | 2 | When the Snow Is on the Roses | |
"Downfall of Me" | 32 | — | 48 | That's Why I Love You Like I Do | |
1973 | "I Love You More and More Everyday" | 4 | — | 3 | If She Helps Me Get Over You |
"Reach Out Your Hand and Touch Me" | 61 | — | 71 | Empty Arms | |
"If She Just Helps Me Get Over You" | 15 | — | 11 | If She Helps Me Get Over You | |
"Heaven on Earth" | 66 | — | 58 | The Sensational Sonny James | |
"Surprise, Surprise" | 49 | — | 67 | Here Comes Honey Again | |
1974 | "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" | 1 | — | 75 | Is It Wrong |
"A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" | 4 | — | 3 | A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) | |
"All the Way Together" | — | — | — | That's Why I Love You Like I Do | |
1975 | "A Little Bit South of Saskatoon" | 6 | — | 9 | A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/ Little Band of Gold |
"Little Band of Gold" | 5 | — | 4 | ||
"Maria Elena" | — | — | — | The Guitars of Sonny James | |
"What in the World's Come Over You" | 10 | — | 3 | Country Male Artist of the Decade | |
"Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" | 67 | — | — | The Guitars of Sonny James | |
1976 | "Prisoner's Song" | 14 | — | 3 | 200 Years of Country Music |
"When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" | 6 | — | 5 | When Something Is Wrong with My Baby | |
"Come On In" | 8 | — | 10 | Greatest Hits | |
1977 | "You're Free to Go" | 9 | — | 21 | You're Free to Go |
"In the Jailhouse Now" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) | 15 | — | 30 | In Prison In Person | |
"Abilene" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) | 24 | — | 16 | ||
1978 | "This Is the Love" | 16 | — | 37 | This Is the Love |
"Caribbean" | 18 | — | 20 | ||
"Building Memories" | 30 | — | 39 | Greatest Hits | |
1979 | "Hold What You've Got" | 36 | — | 60 | Sunny Side Up |
"Lorelei" | 62 | — | — | ||
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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US Country [1] | CAN Country [3] | |||
1981 | "Innocent Lies" (and His Southern Gentleman) | 19 | 40 | I'm Looking Over the Rainbow |
1982 | "A Place in the Sun" (and His Southern Gentleman) | 60 | — | |
"I'm Looking Over the Rainbow" (and Silver) | 66 | — | ||
"The Fool in Me" (and Silver) | 33 | — | ||
1983 | "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (and Silver) | 58 | — | |
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Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country [1] | ||||
1985 | "One Big Family" | Heart of Nashville | 61 | non-album single |
Year | B-side | Peak positions | A-side |
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US Country [1] | |||
1957 | "You're the Reason I'm in Love" | 6 | "Young Love" |
1964 | "Ask Marie" | 19 | "Sugar Lump" |
1976 | "Back in the Saddle Again" | flip | "The Prisoner's Song" |
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Jimmie Hugh Loden, known professionally as Sonny James, was an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love", topping both the Billboard Hot Country and Billboard's Disk Jockey singles charts. Dubbed the "Southern Gentleman" for his congenial manner, his greatest success came from ballads about the trials of love. James had 72 country and pop charted releases from 1953 to 1983, including an unprecedented five-year streak of 16 straight Billboard Hot Country No. 1 singles among his 26 Billboard Hot Country No. 1 hits. From 1964 to 1976, James placed 21 of his albums in the Top 10 of Billboard Top Country Albums. James was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1961 and co-hosted the first Country Music Association Awards Show in 1967. He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2007.
"Delta Dawn" is a song written by musician Larry Collins and country songwriter Alex Harvey. The first notable recording of the song was in 1971 by American singer and actress Bette Midler for her debut album "The Divine Miss M". However it is best known as a 1972 top ten country hit for Tanya Tucker and a 1973 US number one hit for Helen Reddy.
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"All I Really Want to Do" is a song written by Bob Dylan and featured on his Tom Wilson-produced 1964 album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. It is arguably one of the most popular songs that Dylan wrote in the period immediately after he abandoned topical songwriting. Within a year of its release on Another Side of Bob Dylan, it had also become one of Dylan's most familiar songs to pop and rock audiences, due to hit cover versions by Cher and the Byrds.
"I Got You Babe" is a song performed by American pop and entertainment duo Sonny & Cher and written by Sonny Bono. It was the first single taken from their debut studio album, Look at Us (1965). In August 1965, the single spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States where it sold more than one million copies and was certified Gold. It also reached number one in the United Kingdom and Canada.
"Baby, I Love You" is a song originally recorded by the Ronettes in 1963 and released on their debut album Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes (1964). The song was written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, and Phil Spector, and produced by Spector.
Chér is the self-titled seventh studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released in September 1971 by Kapp Records. For this album, Cher left her husband Sonny Bono to produce the album, and for the first time she collaborated with Snuff Garrett and with Al Capps for the arrangements. The album was retitled after the success of the single of the same name. It received positive reviews from critics, and the RIAA certified it Gold on July 2, 1972. The album was her first and most successful album of the '70s. Two singles were released from the album, "The Way of Love" and "Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves", both reaching the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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"Young Love" is a popular song, written by Ric Cartey and Carole Joyner, and published in 1956. The original version was recorded by Ric Cartey with the Jiva-Tones on November 24, 1956. Joyner was a high school student when she co-wrote the song with Cartey, her boyfriend at the time. It was released in 1956 by Stars Records as catalog number 539 and one month later by RCA Records as catalog number 47-6751. Cartey's version never charted.
The discography of American pop rock duo Sonny & Cher consists of five studio albums, eight compilation albums, one soundtrack album, two live albums and twenty-three singles. Sonny and Cher had released three albums and one single which achieved Gold status in the United States: Look At Us, Sonny & Cher Live, All I Ever Need Is You and I Got You babe. In the decade they spent together, Sonny and Cher sold over 40 million records worldwide.
Terri Clark is the first album by Canadian country music artist Terri Clark. It was released on August 8, 1995, via Mercury Nashville. Clark signed with Mercury in 1994 after meeting with label executive Keith Stegall. Recording took place in studios across Nashville. Clark wrote or co-wrote all but one song on the album.
Jo-El Sonnier was an American singer-songwriter and accordionist who performed country music and Cajun music. Originally signed to Mercury Nashville Records, Sonnier charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s. By the late 1980s, he had signed to RCA Records, breaking through with the Top Ten hits "No More One More Time" and a cover of Richard Thompson's "Tear-Stained Letter". Although his chart success waned at the beginning of the 1990s, he continued recording music, releasing more than thirty albums primarily on independent labels.
"It's Just a Matter of Time" is a popular song written by Brook Benton, Clyde Otis, and Belford Hendricks. The original recording by Benton topped the Billboard Hot R&B Sides chart in 1959 and peaked at No. 3 on the Hot 100 pop chart, the first in a string of hits for Benton that ran through 1970.
"Since I Met You Baby" is an American rhythm and blues song written and recorded by pianist Ivory Joe Hunter. The song, which Hunter recorded in 1956, became an American standard, and saw renewed popularity in 1969 when country music artist Sonny James released his hit version.
"More Than I Can Say" is a song written by Sonny Curtis and Jerry Allison, both former members of Buddy Holly's band the Crickets. They recorded it in 1959 soon after Holly's death and released it in 1960. Their original version reached No. 42 on the British Record Retailer Chart in 1960. It has been notably performed by singers Bobby Vee and Leo Sayer.
Paper Roses is a studio album by American singer Marie Osmond. It was released in September 1973 in conjunction with MGM Records and Kolob Records. Paper Roses was the debut studio album in Osmond's career and its title track was released as her debut single. The song topped the US and Canadian country charts. It also crossed over onto both the US, Canadian and UK pop charts upon its release. The album itself also topped the US country charts, while also reaching chart positions in Canada and the United Kingdom. An additional nine tracks were included on the album, many of which were covers of previously recorded country songs.
All I Ever Need Is You is the fourth studio album by American pop duo Sonny & Cher, released in 1972 by Kapp/MCA Records. The album reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold for the sales of 500,000 copies.
"Tear-Stained Letter" is the opening track from Richard Thompson's 1983 album Hand of Kindness. The song has been recorded by others, including a notable hit version by Jo-El Sonnier in 1988.
"Satin Pillows" is a song written by Sonny James & Robert Tubert, which was released by Bobby Vinton in 1965. The song spent 10 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 23, while reaching No. 3 on Canada's "RPM Play Sheet".