The Dells discography

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This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/soul vocal group The Dells.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsRecord label
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
CAN
[3]
1959Oh, What a Nite Vee Jay
1965It's Not Unusual
1968There Is294 Cadet
1969Musical Menu1469
Love Is Blue 54345
1970Like It Is Like It Was1267
1971Freedom Means....814
1972 The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits 16232
Sweet as Funk Can Be33
1973Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation9910
1974The Dells15
The Dells vs. The Dramatics 15615
The Mighty Mighty Dells11413
1975We Got to Get Our Thing Together31
1976No Way Back47 Mercury
1977They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!40
1978Love Connection45
New Beginnings16955 ABC
1979Face to Face71
1980I Touched a Dream13723 20th Century Fox
1981Whatever Turns You On76
1984One Step Closer49 Private I
1988The Second Time [A] 92Veteran
1992I Salute You80 Philadelphia Int'l
2000Reminiscing56 Volt
2002Open Up My Heart: The 9/11 AlbumDevine
2003Hott
2008Then & Now
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak chart positionsRecord label
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
1969Greatest Hits1029 Cadet
1975Greatest Hits, Vol. 247
1982The Dells Chess
1984Breezy Ballads & Tender Tunes Solid Smoke
1992On Their Corner: The Best of the DellsChess
1993Dreams of Contentment Vee-Jay
1994Oh, What a Night MCA
1995Passionate Breezes: The Best of the Dells 1975-1991 Mercury
1996Bring Back the Love: Classic Dells SoulChess
1998Oh What a Night! The Great BalladsMCA
1999Anthology Hip-O
2000The Millennium Collection: The Best of the DellsChess
2001The Best of the Dells PolyGram
2004Ultimate CollectionHip-O
2007Standing Ovation: The Very Best of the DellsChess
The Best of the Vee-Jay Years Shout! Factory
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

YearSingle (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positionsAlbum
US
[4]
US
R&B

[5]
CAN
[3]
NLD
[6]
UK
[7]
1955"Tell the World"
B-side by Count Morris: "Blues at Three"
Non-album tracks
"Zing, Zing, Zing"
b/w "Dreams of Contentment"
Oh, What a Nite
1956"Oh What a Nite" (Original version)
b/w "Jo-Jo"
4
"Movin' On"
b/w "I Wanna Go Home"
1957"Why Do You Have To Go"
b/w "Dance Dance Dance"
"A Distant Love"
b/w "Q-Bop She-Bop"
Non-album tracks
"Pain in My Heart"
b/w "Time Makes You Change"
Oh, What A Nite
1958"What You Say Baby"
b/w "The Springer"
Non-album tracks
"My Best Girl"
b/w "Wedding Day"
1959"Baby, Open Up Your Heart"
b/w "Dry Your Eyes"
Oh, What a Nite
1960"Oh What a Nite"
b/w "I Wanna Go Home"
Reissue of original version with different B-side
1961"Swingin' Teens"
b/w "Hold On to What You've Got"
Non-album tracks
1962"God Bless the Child"
b/w "I'm Going Home"
"(Bossa Nova) Bird"
b/w "Eternally"
97
1963"If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another"
b/w "Hi Diddley Dee Dum Dum"
Greatest Hits Volume 2
"Goodbye Mary Anne"
b/w "After You" (Non-album track)
The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together
1964"Shy Girl"
b/w "What Do We Prove" (from It's Not Unusual)
Non-album tracks
"Oh, What a Good Nite"
b/w "Wait Till Tomorrow"
1965"Stay in My Corner" (Original version)
b/w "It's Not Unusual"
12223It's Not Unusual
"Hey Sugar (Don't Get Serious)"
b/w "Poor Little Boy"
Non-album tracks
1966"Thinkin' About You"
b/w "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)" (from There Is)
"Run for Cover"
b/w "Over Again" (Non-album track)
There Is
1967"Inspiration"
b/w "You Belong to Someone Else"
Non-album tracks
"O-O, I Love You"
Original B-side: "There Is"
Later B-side: "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)"
6122There Is
1968"There Is"
b/w "Show Me"
2011
"Wear It on Our Face"
b/w "Please Don't Change Me Now"
4427
"Stay in My Corner" (First re-recorded version)
b/w "Love Is So Simple"
101
"Always Together"
b/w "I Want My Momma"
183The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together
"Does Anybody Know I'm Here"
b/w "Make Sure (You Have Someone Who Loves You)"
3815
1969"Hallways of My Mind" /924484
"I Can't Do Enough"9820
"I Can Sing a Rainbow" / "Love Is Blue"
b/w "Hallelujah Baby" (from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together)
2251015Love Is Blue
"Oh, What a Night" (Re-recorded version)
b/w "Believe Me" (from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together)
101
"Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" />b/w "When I'm in Your Arms"4213
"When I'm in Your Arms"108There Is
1970"Oh What a Day"
b/w "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)" (from There Is)
4310Like It Is Like It Was
"Open Up My Heart" /515
"Nadine"
"Long Lonely Nights"
b/w "A Little Understanding" (from Love Is Blue)
7427
1971"The Glory of Love"
b/w "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
9230Love Is Blue
"The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)"
b/w "Freedom Means"
308Freedom Means...
1972"Oh, My Dear" /36Sweet as Funk Can Be
"It's All Up to You"9423Freedom Means...
"Walk On By"
b/w "This Guy's in Love with You"
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits
"Just as Long as We're in Love"
b/w "I'd Rather Be with You" (from Freedom Means...)
35Sweet as Funk Can Be
1973"Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation"
b/w "Closer"
343Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
"My Pretending Days Are Over"
b/w "Let's Make It Last"
5110The Dells
"I Miss You"
b/w "Don't Make Me a Story Teller"
608
1974"I Wish It Was Me You Loved"
b/w "Two Together Is Better Than One" (Non-album track)
9411The Dells VS. The Dramatics
"Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You)" /18The Mighty Mighty Dells
"Bring Back the Love of Yesterday"87
1975"The Glory of Love"
b/w "You're the Greatest" (from No Way Back)
A-side chart reentry
59Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
"Love Is Missing from Our Lives"
b/w "I'm in Love"
Both sides with The Dramatics
46The Dells VS. The Dramatics
"We Got to Get Our Thing Together"
b/w "Reminiscing"
10417We Got to Get Our Thing Together
1976"The Power of Love"
b/w "Gotta Get Home to My Baby"
10658
"Slow Motion"
b/w "Ain't No Black and White in Music"
10249No Way Back
"No Way Back"
b/w "Too Late for Love"
68
1977"Our Love"
b/w "Could It Be"
20They Said I Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!
"Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before)"
b/w "Get On Down"
29
1978"Private Property"
b/w "Teaser" (from They Said It Couldn't Be Done...)
57Love Connection
"Super Woman"
b/w "My Life Is So Wonderful (When You're Around)"
10824New Beginnings
"I Wanna Testify"
Original B-side: "Drowning for Your Love"
Later B-side: "Don't Save Me" (Non-album track)
1979"(You Bring Out) The Best in Me"
b/w "Wrapped Up Tight"
34Face to Face
"Thought I Could"
b/w "Plastic People"
1980"I Touched a Dream"
b/w "All About the Paper"
17I Touched a Dream
"Passionate Breezes"
b/w "Your Song"
76
1981"Happy Song"
b/w "Look at Us Now" (from I Touched a Dream)
64Whatever Turns You On
"Stay in My Corner" (Second re-recorded version)
b/w "Ain't It a Shame"
80
1984"You Just Can't Walk Away"
b/w "Don't Want Nobody"
10723One Step Closer
"One Step Closer"
b/w "Come On Back to Me"
46
"Love On"
b/w "Don't Want Nobody"
60
1988"My Lady, So Perfect for Me"
b/w "Sweetness"
The Second Time
"Thought of You a Little Too Much"
b/w "That's How Heartaches Are Made"
66
"That's How Heartaches Are Made"
b/w "Can We Skip That Part"
1991"A Heart Is a House For Love"
b/w "Stay in My Corner"
13"The Five Heartbeats" various artists soundtrack
1992"Come and Get It" (Radio edit)
CD single...also includes unedited album version
62I Salute You
"Oh My Love"81
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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