Kitty Wells albums discography
| Kitty Wells discography | |
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| Studio albums | 36 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Box sets | 1 |
The albums discography of Kitty Wells, an American country artist, consists of thirty-six studio albums, eleven compilation albums, and one box set. Wells' first album release was 1956's Country Hit Parade on Decca Records, which compiled her hits during her first four years of recording for the label. Prior to its release, many labels were reluctant to release albums by female country artists until Wells became the first female vocalist to sell records.[1] Following its release, Wells and her label issued three studio albums during the 1950s: Winner of Your Heart (1957), Lonely Street (1958), and Dust on the Bible (1959). After the success of Wells' number one single "Heartbreak U.S.A." in 1961, an album of the same name was released the same year.
In 1963, her fourth compilation album, The Kitty Wells Story, became her first album to chart among the newly created Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums list, peaking at #7.[2] In 1964, her tenth studio album, Especially for You, became her first studio album to chart on the same list, peaking at #19.[3] The latter started a string of albums that would peak on the Billboard country chart during the 1960s, including Burning Memories (#7; 1965),[4] Lonesome, Sad, and Blue (#7; 1965),[5] and Queen of Honky Tonk Street (#5; 1967).[6]
After collaborating with country artist Red Foley on a single, the pair released the album Together Again in 1967. The album reached #24 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.[7] The following year, Wells and her husband Johnnie Wright issued We'll Stick Together, whose title track became a minor hit. The duo also released a gospel album in 1972. In the 1970s, Wells' chart success declined and her albums remained absent from the Billboard lists. Before leaving Decca/MCA, Wells released Yours Truly, her final studio album for the label, in 1973. Wells signed with Capricorn Records in 1975 and released her thirtieth studio album, Forever Young, the same year. In 1979, Wells and her husband formed the label Rubocca Records, and Wells issued her final studio albums in 1979 and 1981 on Rubocca respectively.[clarification needed][8] Hopefully one day all of Kitty Wells later Decca/Mca recordings from the 1960’s and 1970’s will be on CD discography on compact disc as of 2024 is selective.
Studio albums
[edit]1950s
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| Winner of Your Heart | |
| Lonely Street |
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| After Dark |
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| Dust on the Bible |
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1960s
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| Kitty's Choice |
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| Seasons of My Heart |
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| Heartbreak U.S.A. |
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| Queen of Country Music |
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| Singing on Sunday |
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| Christmas Day With Kitty Wells |
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| Especially for You |
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19 | |||||||
| Country Music Time |
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14 | |||||||
| Burning Memories |
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7 | |||||||
| Lonesome, Sad, and Blue |
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7 | |||||||
| Songs Made Famous by Jim Reeves |
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24 | |||||||
| Country All the Way |
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9 | |||||||
| The Kitty Wells Show |
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| Love Makes the World Go Around |
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28 | |||||||
| Queen of Honky Tonk Street |
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5 | |||||||
| Showcase |
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22 | |||||||
| Cream of Country Hits |
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| Guilty Street |
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29 | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
1970s–1980s
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| A Bouquet of Country Hits |
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| Singin' Em Country |
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| Your Love Is the Way |
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| They're Stepping All Over My Heart |
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| Pledging My Love |
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| Sincerely |
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| I've Got Yesterday |
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| Yours Truly |
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| Forever Young |
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| Hall of Fame, Vol. I |
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| Hall of Fame, Vol. II |
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Collaborative albums
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| US Country [9] | |||||||||
| The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing (with Kitty Wells' family) |
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| Together Again (with Red Foley) |
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24 | |||||||
| We'll Stick Together (with Johnnie Wright) |
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30 | |||||||
| Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright Sing Heartwarming Gospel Songs (with Johnnie Wright) |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Compilation albums
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| US Country [9] | |||||||||
| Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade |
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| Kitty Wells' & Red Foley's Golden Favorites |
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| Kitty Wells' and Red Foley's Golden Hits (with Red Foley) |
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| The Kitty Wells Story |
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7 | |||||||
| Kitty Wells |
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| Kitty Wells' Greatest Hits |
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37 | |||||||
| Country Heart |
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| Jesus Is Coming Soon |
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| Country Music Hall of Fame Series |
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| Queens of Country Music (with Jean Stafford) |
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| 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Box sets
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| The Queen of Country Music |
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References
[edit]- ^ Nash, Alanna (2006). Will The Circle Be Unbroken? Country Music in America. Dorling Kindersley. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-7566-2353-1.
- ^ "The Kitty Wells Story > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Especially for You > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Burning Memories > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Lonesome, Sad, and Blue > charts". Allmusic.
- ^ "Queen of Honky Tonk Street > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Together Again > charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Artist Biography - Kitty Wells". Countrypolitan. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Billboard chart positions > Kitty Wells albums". Allmusic.