Brenda Lee discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 29 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 26 |
| ↙Singles | 72 |
| ↙Video albums | 4 |
| ↙No. 1 Singles | 3 |
This article presents the discography of American pop and country music singer, Brenda Lee. Since 1959, Lee has issued 29 studio albums, 26 compilation albums (from major labels), and 4 video albums. Lee has also placed a total of 72 singles on the Billboard Pop, Country and Adult Contemporary charts, with two of these singles reaching #1 on the Pop chart.
Studio albums
1950s and 1960s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [2] | ||
| Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang! |
|
— | — |
| Brenda Lee |
|
5 | — |
| This Is...Brenda |
|
4 | — |
| Emotions |
|
24 | — |
| All the Way |
|
17 | 20 |
| Sincerely, Brenda Lee |
|
29 | — |
| Brenda, That's All |
|
20 | 13 |
| All Alone Am I |
|
25 | 8 |
| ..."Let Me Sing" |
|
39 | — |
| By Request |
|
90 | — |
| Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits |
|
— | — |
| The Versatile Brenda Lee |
|
— | — |
| Too Many Rivers |
|
36 | — |
| Bye Bye Blues |
|
94 | 21 |
| Coming On Strong |
|
94 | — |
| Reflections in Blue |
|
— | — |
| Johnny One Time |
|
98 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1970s and 1980s
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Country [1] | ||
| Memphis Portrait |
|
— | — |
| Brenda |
|
206 | 7 |
| New Sunrise |
|
— | 3 |
| Brenda Lee Now |
|
— | — |
| Sincerely |
|
— | 23 |
| L.A. Sessions |
|
— | 41 |
| Even Better |
|
— | — |
| Take Me Back |
|
— | 30 |
| Only When I Laugh |
|
— | — |
| Feels So Right |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1990s and 2000s
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| Brenda Lee |
|
67 |
| Precious Memories |
|
— |
| Gospel Duets with Treasured Friends |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Collaborations
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Country [1] | ||
| For the First Time (with Pete Fountain) |
|
187 | — |
| The Winning Hand (with Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton) |
|
109 | 4 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Holiday albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [1] | ||
| Merry Christmas from Brenda Lee |
|
7 |
| A Brenda Lee Christmas |
|
— |
| Jingle Bell Rock |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | ||
| Love You! |
|
— |
| Ten Golden Years[A] |
|
— |
| The Brenda Lee Story - Her Greatest Hits[B] |
|
— |
| Little Miss Dynamite |
|
15 |
| Greatest Country Hits |
|
— |
| 25th Anniversary |
|
65 |
| The Very Best of Brenda Lee |
|
16 |
| Anthology (1956-1980) |
|
— |
| Anthology, Vol. 1 (1956-1961) |
|
— |
| Anthology, Vol. 2 (1961-1980) |
|
— |
| The Very Best with Love |
|
20 |
| Little Miss Dynamite |
|
— |
| 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection |
|
— |
| Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree |
|
— |
| The Definitive Collection |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Singles
1950s
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
CB | US Country [4] |
US R&B | UK [5] |
AUS | |||
| 1956 | "Jambalaya (On The Bayou)" b/w "Bigelow 6-200" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 Golden Years |
| 1957 | "One Step At A Time" b/w "Fairyland" |
43 | — | 15 | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Dynamite" b/w "Love You Till I Die" (Non-album track) |
72 | 54 | — | — | — | — | Brenda Lee | |
| "One Teenager To Another" b/w "Ain't That Love" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Love You (UK) | |
| "Rock-a-Bye Baby Blues" b/w "Rock The Bop" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "Ring-A-My Phone" b/w "Little Jonah (Rock On Your Steel Guitar)" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1959 | "Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" b/w "Hummin' The Blues Over You" (from Love You (UK)) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 10 Golden Years |
| "Let's Jump The Broomstick" b/w "Some Of These Days" (from Grandma, What Great Songs You Sang!) |
— | — | — | — | 12 | — | Brenda Lee | |
| "Sweet Nothin's" b/w "Weep No More My Baby" |
4 | 3 | — | 12 | 4 | 25 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
1960s
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
CB | US AC [6] |
US R&B | CAN [7] |
CAN AC [8] |
UK [5] |
AUS | |||
| 1960 | "That's All You Gotta Do" / | 6 | 11 | — | 19 | — | — | — | 6 | Brenda Lee |
| "I'm Sorry" | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 12 | 6 | ||
| "I Want To Be Wanted" / | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | — | — | 31 | 10 | This Is...Brenda | |
| "Just A Little" | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961 | "Emotions" / | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 20 | Emotions |
| "I'm Learning About Love" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | ||
| "You Can Depend On Me" / | 6 | 7 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 49 | That's All | |
| "It's Never Too Late" | 101 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | Non-album track | |
| "Dum Dum" / | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | All The Way | |
| "Eventually" | 56 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fool #1" / | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 23 | That's All | |
| "Anybody But Me" | 31 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | The Brenda Lee Story | |
| 1962 | "Break It To Me Gently" / | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 10 | ..."Let Me Sing" |
| "So Deep" | 52 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | Non-album track | |
| "Speak To Me Pretty" b/w "Lover, Come Back To Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | All The Way | |
| "Everybody Loves Me But You" / | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 40 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Here Comes That Feeling" | 89 | 57 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 40 | ||
| "Heart In Hand" / | 15 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 37 | ||
| "It Started All Over Again" | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 37 | ||
| "All Alone Am I" | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 10 | All Alone Am I | |
| "Save All Your Lovin' For Me" | 53 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1963 | "Your Used To Be" / | 32 | 23 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
| "She'll Never Know" | 47 | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Losing You" / | 6 | 10 | 2 | 13 | — | — | 10 | 15 | ..."Let Me Sing" | |
| "He's So Heavenly" | 93 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "I Wonder" / | 25 | 23 | 9 | — | — | — | 9 | — | By Request | |
| "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | 24 | 22 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 16 | ||
| "The Grass Is Greener" / | 17 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 73 | ||
| "Sweet Impossible You" | 70 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 73 | Non-album track | |
| "As Usual" / | 12 | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | By Request | |
| "Lonely Lonely Lonely Me" | — | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| 1964 | "Think" / | 25 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 26 | 62 | Too Many Rivers |
| "The Waiting Game" | 101 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | Non-album tracks | |
| "Alone With You" / | 48 | 27 | 8 | — | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| "My Dreams" | 85 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When You Loved Me" / | 47 | 36 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | Top Teen Hits | |
| "He's Sure To Remember Me" | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Is It True" b/w "Just Beyond The Rainbow" (Non-album track) |
17 | 14 | — | — | 8 | — | 17 | 58 | Top Teen Hits | |
| 1965 | "Thanks A Lot" / | 45 | 34 | — | — | 14 | — | — | 100 | |
| "Crying Game" | 87 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Truly, Truly True" b/w "I Still Miss Someone" |
54 | 41 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | The Versatile Brenda Lee | |
| "Too Many Rivers" / | 13 | 15 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 99 | Too Many Rivers | |
| "No One" | 98 | 95 | 25 | — | 36 | — | — | — | ||
| "Rusty Bells" b/w "If You Don't (Not Like You)" (Non-album track) |
33 | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Bye Bye Blues | |
| 1966 | "Too Little Time" / | 123 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Time and Time Again" | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ain't Gonna Cry No More" / | 77 | 86 | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | ||
| "It Takes One To Know One" | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Coming On Strong" b/w "You Keep Coming Back To Me" |
11 | 18 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 76 | Coming On Strong | |
| 1967 | "Ride, Ride, Ride" b/w "Lonely People Do Foolish Things" |
37 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Take Me" / | 126 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Born To Be By Your Side" | 134 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where Love Is" b/w "My Heart Keeps Hangin' On" |
134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Where's The Melody" b/w "Save Me For A Rainy Day" |
105 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | "That's All Right" b/w "Fantasy" |
118 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mood Indigo" w/ Pete Fountain |
— | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | For the First Time | |
| "Kansas City" b/w "Each Day Is A Rainbow" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All The Way | |
| "Johnny One Time"[C] b/w "I Must Have Been Out Of My Mind" (Non-album track) |
41 | 34 | 3 | — | 38 | 11 | — | — | Johnny One Time | |
| 1969 | "You Don't Need Me For Anything Anymore" / | 84 | 76 | 32 | — | 62 | 28 | — | — | Non-album track |
| "Bring Me Sunshine" | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Johnny One Time | |
| "Let It Be Me" b/w "You Better Move On" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
1970s
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Country [4] |
CAN Country [9] | |||
| 1970 | "I Think I Love You Again"[D] b/w "Hello Love" |
97 | — | — | Memphis Portrait |
| "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" b/w "Sisters In Sorrow" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | ||
| 1971 | "If This Is Our Last Time"[F] b/w "Everybody's Reaching Out For Someone" |
— | 30 | 28 | Non-album tracks |
| "Misty Memories" b/w "I'm A Memory" (from Brenda) |
— | 37 | 10 | ||
| 1972 | "Always On My Mind" b/w "That Ain't Right" (Non-album track) |
— | 45 | 40 | Brenda |
| 1973 | "Nobody Wins"[G] b/w "We Had A Good Thing Going" |
70 | 5 | 1 | |
| "Sunday Sunrise" b/w "Must I Believe" |
— | 6 | 8 | New Sunrise | |
| "Wrong Ideas" b/w "Something For A Rainy Day" |
— | 6 | 5 | ||
| 1974 | "Big Four Poster Bed" b/w "Castles In The Sand" |
— | 4 | 2 | Now |
| "Rock On Baby" b/w "More Than A Memory" |
— | 6 | 17 | ||
| 1975 | "He's My Rock" b/w "Feel Free" |
— | 8 | 10 | Sincerely |
| "Bringing It Back" b/w "Papa's Knee" (from Sincerely) |
— | 23 | 26 | Non-album tracks | |
| 1976 | "Find Yourself Another Puppet" b/w "What I Had With You" |
— | 38 | 23 | |
| "Brother Shelton" b/w "Now He's Coming Home" (from Sincerely) |
— | 77 | — | ||
| "Takin' What I Can Get" b/w "Your Favorite Wornout Nightmare's Coming Home" |
— | 41 | — | L.A. Sessions | |
| 1977 | "Ruby's Lounge" b/w "Oklahoma Superstar" |
— | 78 | — | |
| 1978 | "Left-Over Love" b/w "Could It Be Love I Found Tonight" |
— | 62 | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1979 | "Tell Me What It's Like" b/w "Let Your Love Fall Back On Me" (Non-album track) |
— | 8 | 18 | Even Better |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1980s and 1990s
| Year | Single(A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [4] |
CAN Country [9] | |||
| 1980 | "The Cowgirl and The Dandy" b/w "Do You Wanna Spend The Night" |
10 | 8 | Even Better |
| "Don't Promise Me Anything (Do It)" "You Only Broke My Heart" (from Even Better) |
49 | — | Non-album track | |
| "Broken Trust" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) b/w "Right Behind The Rain" |
9 | 14 | Take Me Back | |
| 1981 | "Every Now and Then" b/w "He'll Play The Music (But You Can't Make Him Dance)" |
26 | 43 | |
| "Fool, Fool" b/w "Right Behind The Rain" (from Take Me Back) |
67 | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "Enough For You" b/w "What Am I Gonna Do" (from Take Me Back) |
75 | — | ||
| "Only When I Laugh" b/w "Too Many Nights Alone" (from Take Me Back) |
32 | — | Only When I Laugh | |
| 1982 | "From Levi's To Calvin Klein Jeans" b/w "I Know A Lot About Love" |
33 | 33 | |
| "Keeping Me Warm For You" b/w "There's More To Me Than What You Can See" (from Only When I Laugh) |
70 | — | Even Better | |
| "Just For The Moment" (with The Oak Ridge Boys) b/w "Love Letters" (from Only When I Laugh) |
78 | — | Non-album tracks | |
| 1983 | "Didn't We Do It Good" b/w "We're So Close" |
75 | — | |
| 1984 | "A Sweeter Love (I'll Never Know)" b/w "A Woman's Mind" |
22 | — | |
| 1985 | "I'm Taking My Time" b/w "That Was The Way It Was Then" |
54 | — | Feels So Right |
| "Why You Been Gone So Long" b/w "He Can't Make Your Kind Of Love" |
50 | — | ||
| 1986 | "Two Hearts" b/w "Loving Arms" |
— | — | |
| 1991 | "Your One and Only" b/w "You Better Do Better" |
— | 85 | Brenda Lee (1991) |
| "A Little Unfair" b/w "Some Of These Days" |
— | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other singles
Christmas singles
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
US Country [4] |
US AC [6] |
UK [5] |
AUS | |||
| 1956 | "I'm Gonna Lasso Santa Claus" b/w "Christy Christmas" |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| 1958 | "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree"[E] b/w "Papa Noel" (Non-album track) |
14 | — | — | 6 | 53 | Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee |
| 1964 | "Jingle Bell Rock" b/w "Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town" |
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "Christmas Will Just Be Another Lonely Day" b/w "This Time Of The Year" |
— | — | — | 25 | — | ||
| 1998 | "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" (re-release) b/w "Papa Noel" (Non-album track) |
— | 62 | 16 | 70 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Collaborations
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [4] | ||||
| 1968 | "Cabaret" b/w "Mood Indigo" |
Pete Fountain | — | For The First Time |
| 1983 | "You're Gonna Love Yourself (In The Morning)" b/w "What You You Think About Lovin'" (with Dolly Parton) |
Willie Nelson | 43 | The Winning Hand |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [4] |
CAN Country [9] | ||||
| 1981 | "Made For Each Other" | Alvin and The Chipmunks | — | — | Urban Chipmunk |
| 1984 | "Hallelujah, I Love You So" | George Jones | 15 | 13 | Ladies' Choice |
| 1988 | "Honky Tonk Angels Medley" | k.d. lang (with Loretta Lynn and Kitty Wells) |
— | — | Shadowland |
| 2001 | "America the Beautiful" | Various artists | 58 | — | N/A |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Video & DVD
| Year | Title[10] | Label |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | An Evening with Brenda Lee (VHS) | Allarcom Productions |
| 2002 | Silver Threads & Golden Needles | Unlimited Media |
| 2005 | Legends in Concert: Coming On Strong DVD version of An Evening with Brenda Lee |
Waterfall Home Entertainment |
| 2006 | I'm Sorry | Musicpro |
| 2007 | Prime Concerts with Edmonton Symphony | Umvd Import |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "America the Beautiful"(Various) | Marc Ball |
Notes
- A^ Ten Golden Years also peaked at number 70 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.[1]
- B^ The Brenda Lee Story - Her Greatest Hits also peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[1]
- C^ "Johnny One Time" also peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[4]
- D^ "I Think I Love You Again" also peaked at number 37 on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[6] It also peaked at number 84 on the Cash Box pop chart. CB
- E^ "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" originally did not chart upon initial release, but was released again in both 1959 and then in 1960, when it officially charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.[3] It also peaked at #22 on the Cash Box Pop Charts. CB
- F^ "If This Is Our Last Time" also peaked at #106 on the Cash Box Pop chart. CB
- G^ "Nobody Wins" also peaked at #80 on the Cash Box Pop chart. CB
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Billboard chart positions > albums". Allmusic.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Charts Stats - Brenda Lee". The Official Charts Company.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Brenda Lee UK chart runs". Polyhex.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Top Adult Songs 1961-2006. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-169-1.
- ↑ "Search results for "Brenda Lee" under Top Singles". RPM.
- ↑ "Search results for "Brenda Lee" under Adult Contemporary". RPM.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "Search results for "Brenda Lee" under 'Country Singles'". RPM.
- ↑ Brenda Lee Videos & DVD All Music.com; retrieved 7-19-08.
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