Ronnie McDowell discography

Ronnie McDowell discography
Ronnie McDowell discography
Studio albums	23
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	6
Singles	51

Ronnie McDowell is an American country music artist. His discography consists of 23 studio albums and 51 singles. Of his 51 singles, 34 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1977 and 1990. McDowell also has two songs that cracked the Hot 100, most notably 1977's "The King Is Gone."

Studio albums

1970s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country	AUS^[1]
The King Is Gone	Release date: November 1977 Label: Scorpion Records	18	66
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You	Release date: May 1978 Label: Scorpion Records	47	—
A Tribute to the King	Release date: December 1978 Label: Scorpion Records	—	—
Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow	Release date: July 1979 Label: Epic Records	45	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country
Love So Many Ways	Release date: May 1980 Label: Epic Records	59
Going, Going, Gone	Release date: November 1980 Label: Epic Records	—
Good Time Lovin' Man	Release date: 1981 Label: Epic Records	6
Love to Burn	Release date: 1982 Label: Epic Records	22
Personally	Release date: March 1983 Label: Epic Records	23
Country Boy's Heart	Release date: September 1983 Label: Epic Records	56
Willing	Release date: June 1984 Label: Epic Records	33
In a New York Minute	Release date: 1985 Label: Epic Records	—
All Tied Up in Love	Release date: June 1986 Label: MCA/Curb Records	34
I'm Still Missing You	Release date: June 1988 Label: Curb Records	45
American Music	Release date: November 1988 Label: Curb Records	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country
Your Precious Love	Release date: August 19, 1991 Label: Curb Records	72
When a Man Loves a Woman	Release date: January 17, 1992 Label: Curb Records	—
Country Dances	Release date: October 19, 1993 Label: Curb Records	—
Great Gospel Songs	Release date: January 9, 1996 Label: Curb Records	—
Elvis: A Tribute to the King	Release date: June 24, 1997 Label: Intersound Records	—
Country	Release date: September 17, 2002 Label: Curb Records	—
Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters	Release date: September 17, 2002 Label: Curb Records	—
Lost in Dirty Dancing	Release date: December 7, 2009 Label: Curb Records	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak positions
Title	Album details	US Country
Greatest Hits	Release date: September 1982 Label: Epic Records	—
Older Women and Other Greatest Hits	Release date: May 1987 Label: Epic Records	—
The Best of Ronnie McDowell	Release date: February 1990 Label: Curb Records	—
Unchained Melody	Release date: January 1991 Label: Curb Records	32
Greatest Hits	Release date: June 1994 Label: Curb Records	—
Now & Again: The Best of Ronnie McDowell	Release date: June 23, 1998 Label: Intersound Records	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live at the Fox Theatre	Release date: August 1978 Label: Scorpion Records
Live at Church Street Station 1986	Release date: 2006 Label: Acrobat Records

Singles

1970s

Year	Title	Peak positions				Album
Year	Title	US Country ^[2]	US ^[2]	US AC	CAN Country	Album
1977	"Only the Lonely"	—	—	—	—	The King Is Gone
	"Naturally"	—	—	—	—
	"The King Is Gone"^[A]	13	13	42	8
	"I Love You, I Love You, I Love You"	5	81	50	5	I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
1978	"Here Comes the Reason I Live"	15	—	—	26	I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
	"I Just Wanted You to Know" (with The Jordanaires)	59	—	—	—	—
	"This Is a Holdup"	39	—	—	—
	"Bridge Washed Out"	—	—	—	—
1979	"He's a Cowboy from Texas"	68	—	—	—
	"World's Most Perfect Woman"	18	—	—	35	Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow
	"Love Me Now"	26	—	—	—	Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow
	"Kiss and Say Goodbye"	—	—	—	—	—
	"Knight in Faded Blue Jeans"	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

Year	Title	Peak positions		Album
Year	Title	US Country ^[2]	CAN Country	Album
1980	"Lovin' a Livin' Dream"	37	42	Love So Many Ways
	"How Far Do You Want to Go"	80	—	Love So Many Ways
	"Gone"	36	—	Going, Going, Gone
	"Wandering Eyes"	2	27	Going, Going, Gone
1981	"Older Women"	1	1	Good Time Lovin' Man
1981	"Watchin' Girls Go By"	4	3	Good Time Lovin' Man
1982	"I Just Cut Myself"	11	24	Love to Burn
1982	"Step Back"	7	—	Love to Burn
1983	"Personally"	10	11	Personally
	"You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation"	1	1	Personally
	"You Made a Wanted Man of Me"	3	4	Country Boy's Heart
1984	"I Dream of Women Like You"	7	6	Country Boy's Heart
1984	"I Got a Million of 'Em"	8	4	Willing
1985	"In a New York Minute"	5	1	In a New York Minute
1985	"Love Talks"	9	14	In a New York Minute
1986	"All Tied Up"	6	1	All Tied Up in Love
	"When You Hurt, I Hurt"	37	—
	"Lovin' That Crazy Feelin'"	30	27
1987	"Make Me Late for Work Today"	55	59	—
1987	"It's Only Make Believe"	8	5	I'm Still Missing You
1988	"Suspicion"	27	57
1989	"Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" (with Jerry Lee Lewis)	50	—
	"Sea of Heartbreak"	39	—	American Music
	"Who'll Turn Out the Lights"	69	—	American Music
	"She's a Little Past Forty"	50	—	The Best of Ronnie McDowell
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s

Year	Title	Peak positions	Album
Year	Title	US Country ^[2]	Album
1990	"Sheet Music"^[3]	—	The Best of Ronnie McDowell
	"Paralyzed"	—	Unchained Melody
	"Unchained Melody"	26	Unchained Melody
1991	"Just Out of Reach"	—	Your Precious Love
1991	"When a Man Loves a Woman"	—	When a Man Loves a Woman
1992	"Hangin' Up My Heart"^[4]	—	When a Man Loves a Woman
1993	"Yippy Ti-Yi-Yo"^[5]	—	Country Dances
1994	"I'll Make Love to You"	—	—
1994	"What's It Gonna Take"	—	Greatest Hits
1997	"Love Me Tender" (with The Elvis Originals)	—	Elvis: A Tribute to a King
1997	"Tupelo's Too Far" (with The Elvis Originals)	—	Elvis: A Tribute to a King
2008	"Hey Mr. Oilman"	—	—
2009	"Lost In Dirty Dancing"	—	Lost In Dirty Dancing
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Charted B-sides

Year	Title	Peak positions		Original A-side
Year	Title	US Country ^[2]	CAN Country	Original A-side
1978	"Animal" (with The Jordanaires)	68	—	"I Just Wanted You to Know"
1980	"Never Seen a Mountain So High"	29	25	"Love Me Now"
1988	"I'm Still Missing You"	36	44	"Suspicion"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

A^ "The King Is Gone" also peaked at number 16 on the RPM Top Singles chart and at number 4 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.

References

^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 185. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1990.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 18, 1992.
^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 1993.

[aus-1] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 185. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[whitburn-2] Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.

[3] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1990.

[4] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 18, 1992.

[5] "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 1993.

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Notable singles	"Wandering Eyes" "Older Women" "Watchin' Girls Go By" "I Just Cut Myself" "Step Back" "Personally" "You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" "You Made a Wanted Man of Me" "I Dream of Women Like You" "I Got a Million of 'Em" "In a New York Minute" "Love Talks" "All Tied Up" "It's Only Make Believe" "Suspicion" "Sea of Heartbreak" "Unchained Melody" "Love Me Tender"
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