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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Honey |
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The Sonny Side |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country | US | ||
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 | US | ||
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 |
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My Christmas Dream |
| 73 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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US Country | US | ||
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 | US | ||
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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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" |
The Sylvers were an American R&B family vocal group from Watts, Los Angeles, California. They were active during the 1970s, recording the singles "Fool's Paradise", "Boogie Fever", and "Hot Line". Prior to becoming the Sylvers, the four eldest members recorded as the Little Angels, appearing on shows such as You Bet Your Life and Make Room for Daddy, and opening for acts such as Johnny Mathis and Ray Charles. During this time, they released two singles: "Santa Claus Parade" b/w "I'll Be a Little Angel" on Warwick Records and "Says You" b/w "Olympia" on Capitol Records.
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.
The Sonny Side of Chér is the second studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on March 28, 1966, by Imperial, as her second album, Cher again collaborated with Sonny Bono and Harold Battiste. The album is by-and-large a covers album and contains two songs written by Bono. The title of the album is a pun on the name of Cher's first husband Sonny Bono. Cher's second successful album of the sixties, it was released on CD in 1992 by EMI together with Cher's first album as a 2fer. In 1995 EMI re-released this 2fer with the album Chér. The last version of the album was released in 2005 only in UK by BGO Records. These editions feature a different track order than the original LP.
"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.
"Where Do You Go" is a song written by Sonny Bono. It was released as the first single by Cher in the later quarter of 1965 for her second album The Sonny Side of Cher. It fell short of the Billboard Hot 100's top 20, but still earned Cher a moderate success, by reaching the Top 40. It was followed by the U.S. #2 smash hit "Bang Bang " which saw a release early the following year. It was a bigger hit in Canada, where it reached #5 on the singles chart.
"All I Ever Need Is You" is a popular song written by Jimmy Holiday and Eddie Reeves, and initially recorded by Ray Charles for his 1971 album, Volcanic Action of My Soul. The most well-known version of the song is the hit single by Sonny & Cher which, in 1971, reached No. 7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and was their single of greatest chart longevity, spending 15 weeks on that chart. Their album by the same title sold over 500,000 copies reaching RIAA gold status.
"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.
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits is the fourth U.S. compilation album by American singer-actress Cher, released on March 9, 1999, by Geffen. In January 2000, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling more than 500,000 copies in the US. Billboard stated in November 2011 that the album had sold 955,000 copies in the US.
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.
"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.
"More Today Than Yesterday" is a song written by Pat Upton and performed by Spiral Starecase, of which Upton was the lead vocalist. The song was produced by Sonny Knight and arranged by Al Capps.
Little Caesar and the Consuls is a Canadian rock band, originally active in and around Toronto from 1961 to 1971. The earliest tangible evidence of a group by that name is on February 11, 1961, when they played for the Downsview Junior Teen Club's Valentine Party at Beverley Heights Junior High School, as reported in the February 23, 1961, issue of the Weston, Ontario, Times & Guide.
Spun Gold is the thirteenth solo studio album by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in July 1983 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. Spun Gold produced two major hit singles on the Billboard Country Singles chart in 1983.
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.
"Life Turned Her That Way" is a song written by Harlan Howard and first recorded by American country music artist Little Jimmy Dickens in 1965. Mel Tillis recorded it in 1967 and released it as a single in February and was his seventh chart entry. Ricky Van Shelton would also later record it and release it as a single. It was the fourth single released from his debut album, Wild-Eyed Dream. Released in late 1987, it was his second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 1988.
Clean Cut is the fourteenth solo studio album by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. The album was released in March 1984 on MCA Records and was produced by Tom Collins. It was one of two studio albums Mandrell released in 1984.
"When She Cries" is a song written by Sonny LeMaire and Marc Beeson, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from the album Big Iron Horses, the band's first album not to feature lead singer Larry Stewart. In his place, drummer John Dittrich sings lead.
"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".
"Rainin' in My Heart" is a song written by James Moore and Jerry West and performed by Harpo. It reached number 17 on the U.S. R&B chart and number 34 on the U.S. pop chart in 1961. It was featured on his 1961 album Slim Harpo Sings "Raining in My Heart..." It is not to be confused with the similarly titled Buddy Holly song, "Raining in My Heart".