Wendy Moten discography

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Wendy Moten discography
Studio albums6
EPs1
Singles11

The discography of Wendy Moten, an American singer, consists of six studio albums (including one holiday album), an extended play, and eleven singles.

Contents

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
JPN
[1]
UK
[2]
Wendy Moten
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
42
Time for Change
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
18
Life's What You Make It
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: I.R.S.
  • Formats: CD
67
Tis the Season
  • Released: September 29, 2009
  • Label: I.L.S.
  • Formats: Digital release
Timeless – Wendy Moten sings Richard Whiting
  • Released: May 27, 2014
  • Label: Woodward Avenue
  • Formats: CD, digital release
I've Got You Covered
  • Released: February 12, 2020
  • Label: Radio Eye Music
  • Formats: CD, digital release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended play

TitleEP details
Christmas Time
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Toshibi-EMI
  • Formats: CD

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[3]
US
R&B

[3]
US
AC

[3]
AUS
[4]
UK
[2]
JPN
"Step by Step"199266 Wendy Moten
"Come In Out of the Rain"556755281
"So Close to Love"199435
"Your Love Is All I Know"2 Time for Change
"Change of Heart"19951
"Life's What You Make It"19961 Life's What You Make It
"Can't We Get Along"2020Non-album single
"Love Is a Painful Thing"2022Non-album single
"As"Non-album single

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name
TitleYearAlbum
"Make This Love Last"1992Wendy Moten
"Whatever You Imagine"1994 The Pagemaster OST
"Christmas Time"1995 Christmas Time
"When The World Is Running Down"1996Life's What You Make It
"Feel the World Dancing"2000Sounds of a Better World – Small Voices Calling…

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbumArtist(s)Note(s)
"Let Me Make Love to You"1993You Make It Easy Keith Washington
Letitia Body
  • Moten participated in this song as a background vocalist.
"Woman to Woman"1994DuetsKiyomi Suzuki
"Could It Be I'm Falling in Love"1995Reachin' Back Regina Belle
  • Moten participated in these songs as a background vocalist.
"You Make Me Feel Brand New"
"I'll Be Around"
"Why Goodbye"graffitiKeizo Nakanishi
"All I Do"1998For You Kirk Whalum
"My Gift Is You (Original Mix)"1999My Gift Is You (CD Single) Peabo Bryson
"My Gift Is You (T.V. Track with Wendy)"
"Real Love"2000UnconditionalKirk Whalum
"No Love to Be Found"Blue Obsession Michael McDonald
"Far Away"2001Reach For The Sky Alexander Zonjic
"That's Why I Love You So"Along For The Ride John Mayall
"Testify"
"I Still Believe"Deep Into It Larry Carlton
"I Loved You In Memphis"2003Into My SoulKirk Whalum
"Don't Go"2004Stay With Me Michael Lington
"Side Steppin'"2005The CityPaul Brown
"Away in a Manger"2012A Time For HopeRoger Ryan
  • Featuring Wendy Moten
"Simply Beautiful"2014Simply Beautiful (Single)Kevin Whalum
"Love N Trust"Truth B ToldPaul Brown
"The Head That Wears the Crown"Good Road to Follow John Oates
"Who Will the Next Fool Be"The Memphis ProjectDual Drive
"Remember"Remember (Single)Unite Against Bullying
"Southern Boyz & Girlz Be Rockn"2015Southern Boyz & Girlz Be Rockn (Single)Country Soul
  • Featuring Clyde Avant, Frank Smith and Wendy Moten
"Don't Let Go"Celebrate Your LifeJoey Melotti
  • Featuring Tony Davich and Wendy Moten
"Doin’ What You Do"2017Prick of the Litter Delbert McClinton
  • Moten participated in this song as a background vocalist.
"Rain"Rain (Single)Martin Verdi
  • Featuring Wendy Moten and Mark Dearing
"We Can Work It Out"Compassion 3-1-1Monument of Love Baptist Church
  • Featuring Wendy Moten
"Never Give Up"
  • Featuring Wendy Moten
"Are You Lonely for Me Baby?"2018Silver & Stone Mike Farris
  • Moten participated in this song as a background vocalist.
"Can I Get a Witness?"
"Golden Wings"
"Let Me Love You Baby"
"Hope She'll Be Happier"
"Snap Your Fingers"
"Breathless"
"Miss Somebody"
"When Mavis Sings"
"Movin' Me"
"Torn Down"2021Traveler’s Blues Blues Traveler
  • Featuring Wendy Moten
"Say It for You"2022Jacob Ty Herndon
  • Featuring Wendy Moten
"You Can't Always Get What You Want"Let It Bleed Revisited - An Ovation from NashvilleThe Rock House All Stars
  • Featuring Wendy Moten and SaRachel

Other recorded songs

TitleYearAlbumNote(s)
"All I Want to Be Is Understood"1993March On
"The Way That You Love Me"1994One Life To Live (The Best of Love): Original Songs From The Daytime Drama
"Whatever You Imagine"The Pagemaster: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Also released in the European edition of Moten's album "Time for Change"
"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town"1995The Sounds of Starry Nights
"Still It's You"1996Songbook
"Feel The World Dancing"1999Sounds of A Better World - Small Voices Calling…
"This Feeling I Have Is Love"2003Take My Hand: Music For Weddings
"Tired (As Heard On The Simpsons)"2008Big Networks, Big Music, Vol. 4
"The River (As Heard On Medium)"Big Networks, Big Music, Vol. 9
  • A duet with Scat Springs.
"In My Eyes"2010
"Without You"2012
"True Love"2018Muscle Shoals: Small Town, Big Sound
"We Can Work It Out"
  • This song is a demo.
"Someday"
  • A duet with J.L. Jones.

Music videos

YearSong title [5] Director(s) [5]
1992"Step by Step"
1994"Come In Out of the Rain"
"So Close to Love"

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