Chris Connor discography
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The discography of American singer, Chris Connor, contains 34 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, three live albums, 23 singles, four promotional singles and five album appearances. Connor's first recordings were released as singles in collaboration with Jerry Wald and Stan Kenton between 1952 and 1953. In 1954, the Bethlehem label issued her debut studio albums, Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland and Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers. Two more Bethlehem albums were released through 1956 and it was followed by her self-titled LP with Atlantic Records the same year. Atlantic released several singles by Connor, including two the made the US Hot 100: "Trust in Me" and "I Miss You So". The latter was her only single to make the top 40.
| Chris Connor discography | |
|---|---|
Chris Connor in 1971. | |
| Studio albums | 34 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
| Album appearances | 5 |
Seven studio LP's of Connor's material was released by Atlantic through 1959 including Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (1957), A Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1958) and Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (1959). The label also issued her first live product in 1960 called Chris in Person. The same year, her vocals appeared on the Nina Simone collaborative compilation, Nina Simone and Her Friends. In 1961, she collaborated with Maynard Ferguson on two studio LP's: Double Exposure and Two's Company. Two albums were then recorded with the FM label, beginning with live product Chris Connor at the Village Gate: Early Show/Late Show (1963). Two more LP's were issued by ABC–Paramount including Chris Connor Now! (1966).
Connor recorded sporadically over the next ten years until the release of 1977's Chris Moves by CBS/Sony. The album (along with four others) were released exclusively by Japanese labels including Alone Together (1979) and Love Being Here with You (1983). Two albums with the US-based Contemporary Records were released, such as Classic (1987). Four studio albums were then issued by the Japanese Alfa Records in the 1990s decade like Angel Eyes (1991) and Blue Moon (1995). Connor's final studio recordings were issued by the HighNote label in the 2000s, concluding with Everything I Love in 2003. Compilations have since been issued including The Complete Atlantic and FM Albums in 2019. In 2014, "I Hear Music" made the French singles chart.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland |
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| Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers |
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| This Is Chris |
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| Chris Connor |
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| He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not |
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| Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song[1] |
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| I Miss You So[2] |
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| A Jazz Date with Chris Connor[3] |
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| Chris Craft[4] |
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| Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe[5] |
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| Witchcraft[6] |
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| A Portrait of Chris[7] |
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| Double Exposure (with Maynard Ferguson) |
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| Two's Company (with Maynard Ferguson) |
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| Free Spirits[8] |
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| A Weekend in Paris[9] |
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| Chris Connor Sings the Gentle Bossa Nova[10] | |
| Chris Connor Now![11] |
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| Softly and Swingin'[12] |
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| Sketches[13] |
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| Chris Moves[14] | |
| Sweet and Swinging[15] |
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| Alone Together[16] |
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| Love Being Here with You[17] |
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| Three Pearls (with Ernestine Anderson and Carol Sloane)[18] |
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| Classic[19] |
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| New Again[20] |
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| As Time Goes By[21] |
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| Angel Eyes[22] |
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| My Funny Valentine[23] |
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| Blue Moon[24] |
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| Haunted Heart[25] |
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| I Walk with Music[26] |
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| Everything I Love[27] |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| Chris[28] |
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| Bethlehem's Girl Friends (with Julie London and Carmen McRae)[29] |
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| Nina Simone and Her Friends (Nina Simone with Carmen McRae and Chris Connor) |
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| Many Sides of Chris Connor[30] |
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| The Best of Chris Conner[31] |
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| Kenton's Girl Friends (Stan Kenton with various artists)[32] |
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| Carmen McRae vs. Chris Connor (with Carmen McRae)[33] |
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| The Finest of Chris Connor[34] |
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| Singin' in N.Y.[35] |
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| The Best of Chris Connor[36] |
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| Introducing Chris Connor[37] |
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| Jazz[38] |
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| The Complete Atlantic and FM Albums[39] |
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Live albums
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [43] |
FRA [44] | |||
| "You're the Cream in My Coffee" (Jerry Wald and His Orchestra with Chris Connor)[45] |
1952 | — | — | N/a |
| "Pennies from Heaven" (Jerry Wald and His Orchestra with Chris Connor)[46] |
— | — | ||
| "Terremoto" (Jerry Wald and His Orchestra with Chris Connor)[47] |
— | — | ||
| "And the Bull Walked Around, Olay!" (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with Chris Connor)[48] |
1953 | — | — | |
| "All About Ronnie" (Stan Kenton and His Orchestra with Chris Connor)[49] |
— | — | ||
| "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (The Miser's Serenade)"[50] | 1954 | — | — | |
| "Ask Me"[51] | — | — | ||
| "Lullaby of Birdland"[52] | — | — | Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland | |
| "Go Way from My Window"[53] | 1956 | — | — | I Miss You So |
| "I Miss You So" | 34 | — | ||
| "Time Out for Tears"[54] | — | — | ||
| "Trust in Me" | 1957 | 95 | — | |
| "Under Paris Skies"[55] | 1958 | — | — | N/a |
| "Hallelujah I Love Him So"[56] | — | — | ||
| "Flying Home"[57] | 1959 | — | — | |
| "Señor Blues"[58] | — | — | Chris in Person | |
| "That's My Desire"[59] | 1960 | — | — | N/a |
| "Invitation"[60] | — | — | ||
| "Summertime" (with Maynard Ferguson)[61] |
1961 | — | — | Double Exposure |
| "Opportunity"[62] | 1962 | — | — | Free Spirits |
| "A Lot of Livin' to Do"[63] | 1963 | — | — | Chris Connor at the Village Gate |
| "Never on Sunday"[64] | 1966 | — | — | Now! |
| "I Hear Music" | 2014 | — | 103 | Bethlehem Blends: Day & Night |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Try a Little Tenderness" | 1958 | Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland | [65] |
| "Come Back to Sorrento" | Chris | [66] | |
| "I Get a Kick Out of You (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 4/10/60)" | 2010 | N/a | [67] |
| "Come Rain or Come Shine (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 7/17/60)" | [68] | ||
Other album appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
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| "Chris Connor Program No. 321"[a] | 1960 | N/a | Manhattan Melodies Program No. 321 | [69] |
| "The Sweetest Sounds" | 1962 | No Strings: An After-Theater Version | [70] | |
| "Look No Further" | ||||
| "Nobody Told Me" | ||||
| "No Strings" | ||||
Notes
- The program disc did not officially label the song titles. However, in the recording, Connor performs three tracks: "I Hear Music", "Just in Time" and "Witchcraft".