Chris LeDoux discography
Chris LeDoux discography
| Releases |
| ↙Studio albums |
31 |
| ↙Live albums |
1 |
| ↙Compilation albums |
9 |
| ↙Singles |
33 |
| ↙Music videos |
7 |
| ↙Collaborations |
2 |
Chris LeDoux was a Rodeo Cowboy who sang and recorded songs in his spare time and sold his albums from the back of his truck. With his father, he started his own record label, American Cowboy Songs in 1970. Under that label he released 22 albums between 1971 and 1990. After gaining recognition from the 1989 Garth Brooks song, "Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)" he was signed to Liberty Records, where he released 4 studio albums in four years. He released 6 more albums including a live album under Capitol Records. "Horsepower" in 2003 was his last studio album before his death in 2005. Nine official compilation albums have been released between 1994 and 2008. 20 Greatest Hits has been certified platinum by the RIAA.[1]
LeDoux has released a total of 33 singles, most of them from his major label albums. While most of his singles failed to chart or missed the top 40, his most famous song is the duet with Garth Brooks, "Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy" which charted at #7 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart. The follow-up single, "Cadillac Ranch" reached #18.[2]
Albums
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions[3][4] |
RIAA[1] |
Label |
| US Country |
US |
| 1971 |
Songs of Rodeo Life |
— |
— |
— |
self-released |
| 1973 |
Rodeo Songs "Old & New" |
— |
— |
— |
| 1974 |
Songs of Rodeo and Country |
— |
— |
— |
| 1975 |
Rodeo And Living Free |
— |
— |
— |
| Life As A Rodeo Man |
— |
— |
— |
| 1976 |
Songbook of the American West |
— |
— |
— |
| 1977 |
Sing Me a Song Mr. Rodeo Man |
— |
— |
— |
| 1978 |
Cowboys Ain't Easy to Love |
— |
— |
— |
| Paint Me Back Home in Wyoming |
— |
— |
— |
| 1979 |
Western Tunesmith |
— |
— |
— |
| 1980 |
Sounds of the Western Country |
— |
— |
— |
| Old Cowboy Heroes |
— |
— |
— |
| 1981 |
He Rides the Wild Horses |
— |
— |
— |
| 1982 |
Used to Want to Be a Cowboy |
— |
— |
— |
| 1983 |
Old Cowboy Classics |
— |
— |
— |
| Thirty Dollar Cowboy |
— |
— |
— |
| 1984 |
Melodies and Memories |
— |
— |
— |
| 1986 |
Wild and Wooly |
— |
— |
— |
| 1987 |
Gold Buckle Dreams |
— |
— |
— |
| 1988 |
Chris LeDoux and the Saddle Boogie Band |
— |
— |
— |
| 1989 |
Powder River |
— |
— |
— |
| 1990 |
Radio and Rodeo Hits |
— |
— |
— |
| 1991 |
Western Underground[A] |
36 |
— |
— |
Liberty |
| 1992 |
Whatcha Gonna Do with a Cowboy |
9 |
65 |
Gold |
| 1993 |
Under This Old Hat |
21 |
131 |
— |
| 1994 |
Haywire |
17 |
128 |
— |
| 1996 |
Stampede |
33 |
— |
— |
Capitol Nashville |
| 1997 |
Live |
26 |
— |
— |
| 1998 |
One Road Man |
24 |
180 |
— |
| 2000 |
Cowboy |
17 |
134 |
— |
| 2002 |
After the Storm |
14 |
121 |
— |
| 2003 |
Horsepower |
24 |
162 |
— |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified |
Compilations
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
RIAA |
| US Country |
US |
| 1994 |
The Best of Chris LeDoux |
51 |
— |
Gold |
| American Cowboy |
— |
— |
— |
| 1995 |
Rodeo Rock and Roll Collection |
— |
— |
— |
| 1999 |
20 Greatest Hits |
17 |
145 |
Platinum |
| 2002 |
The Capitol Collection (1990-2000) |
63 |
— |
— |
| 2004 |
20 Originals: The Early Years |
58 |
— |
— |
| 2005 |
Anthology, Volume 1 |
20 |
126 |
— |
| 2006 |
The Ultimate Collection |
33 |
— |
— |
| 2008 |
Classic Chris LeDoux |
26 |
175 |
— |
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart, not released, or not certified |
Singles
1970s–1980s singles
1990s singles
2000s singles
Music videos
| Year |
Title |
Director |
| 1991 |
"Riding for a Fall" |
Gary Eckert |
| 1992 |
"Working Man's Dollar" |
Joanne Gardner |
| "Cadillac Ranch"[6] |
Michael Merriman |
| 1993 |
"Look at You Girl"[7] |
| "Under This Old Hat"[8] |
R. Brad Murano/Steven T. Miller |
| "For Your Love"[9] |
Michael Salomon |
| 1994 |
"Honky Tonk World"[10] |
| "Tougher Than the Rest"[11] |
Michael Merriman |
| 1996 |
"Five Dollar Fine"[12] |
Michael Salomon |
| 1997 |
"This Cowboy's Hat"[13] |
Ken Carpenter |
| 1998 |
"Bang a Drum" (with Jon Bon Jovi)[14] |
Anthony M. Bongiovi |
| 1999 |
"Life Is a Highway"[15] |
Michael Salomon |
| "Stampede"[16] |
| 2000 |
"Silence on the Line"[17] |
| 2001 |
"He Rides the Wild Horses"[18] |
Various |
| 2003 |
"Horsepower"[19] |
Eric Welch |
References
- ^ a b "RIAA - Chris LeDoux albums". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian Hot 100 search results for Chris LeDoux". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?exp=y&Ntt=Chris+LeDoux&Ntk=Keyword&an=bbcom&nor=10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&N=37. Retrieved 2009-05-13. .
- ^ "Billboard Chart Positions - Albums". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p97087. Retrieved 2009-05-13. .
- ^ a b c d "RPM - Chris LeDoux". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=sp19smnjn4io5g2nmhli5tdfo5&q1=Chris+LeDoux&x=33&y=18. Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ a b c "Billboard Chart Positions - Singles". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p97087. Retrieved 2009-05-13. .
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Cadillac Ranch". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/384151/cadillac-ranch.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Look At You Girl". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/384202/look-at-you-girl.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Under This Old Hat". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-le-doux/384291/under-this-old-hat.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : For Your Love". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/69925/for-your-love.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Honky Tonk World". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/384605/honky-tonk-world.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Tougher Than The Rest". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/384720/tougher-than-the-rest.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Five Dollar Fine". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/385111/five-dollar-fine.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : This Cowboy's Hat". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/72598/this-cowboys-hat.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Bang A Drum". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/385406/bang-a-drum.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Life Is A Highway". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/69928/life-is-a-highway.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Stampede". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/161439/stampede.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Silence On The Line". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/385550/silence-on-the-line.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : He Rides The Wild Horses". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/161440/he-rides-wild-horses.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Chris LeDoux : Horsepower". Country Music Television. http://www.cmt.com/videos/chris-ledoux/28706/horsepower.jhtml. Retrieved September 29, 2011.