Dee Dee Bridgewater discography

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Studio albums17
Live albums3
Compilation albums4
Singles19
Dee Dee Bridgewater discography
Dee Dee Bridgewater performing in 1990.
Studio albums17
Live albums3
Compilation albums4
Singles19
Album appearances19

The discography of American singer, Dee Dee Bridgewater contains 17 studio albums, four compilation albums, three live albums, 19 singles and 19 album appearances. Her first release was the 1974 studio album, Afro Blue. In 1976, Atlantic released her self-titled second studio album. Bridgewater's next three studio albums were issued by Elektra Records. The first was 1978's Just Family, which reached number 170 on the US Billboard 200 and number 13 on the US Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Its title track went into the top 100 of the US Billboard R&B songs chart. It was followed in 1979 by Bad for Me, which reached number 182 on the Billboard 200, number 30 on the Jazz chart and number 57 on the US R&B albums chart. Its title track made the top 40 of the US R&B chart and the top 75 of US Dance Club Songs chart. In 1980, her second self-titled studio album was released and spawned the R&B single, "One in a Million (Guy)".

Her next release did not come until 1987's Live in Paris, followed by the Polydor studio effort, Victim of Love (1989). A duet with Ray Charles ("Precious Thing") reached the top 20 on the French songs chart. In 1993, Keeping Tradition was released by the Verve label and was proceeded by Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver, which made the top 20 of the US Traditional Jazz Albums chart in 1995. The 1997 studio album, Dear Ella, reached number five on the Jazz Albums chart and number 46 on the French albums chart. Verve also issued the top 20 Jazz album, Live at Yoshi's in 2000 and the top ten Jazz albums in 2002, This Is New.

In 2005, Bridgewater released the French product, J'ai deux amours and in 2007 released the English language product, Red Earth: A Malian's Journey. In 2010, EmArcy Records released Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater. All three products made the top 20 of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and the top 40 of the Jazz chart. In 2011, the compilation, Midnight Sun, made the top 20 of the Jazz chart and the top ten of the Traditional Jazz chart. The 2015 studio album, Dee Dee's Feathers, made it to number 11 on the Jazz chart, number six on the Traditional Jazz chart and number 153 on the French chart. The 2017 studio album, Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready, was a top ten Jazz and Traditional Jazz album, while also climbing to number 123 on the French chart. Her most recent album is 2025's Elemental.

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
US Jazz
[2]
US Jazz
Trad

[3]
US R&B
[4]
BEL
[5]
FRA
[6]
Afro Blue
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Trio
  • Formats: LP
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Just Family
  • Released: June 1978
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: LP
17013[7]
Bad for Me
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: LP
18230[8]57
Dee Dee Bridgewater
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Elektra
  • Formats: LP
Victim of Love
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: LP, CD, cassette
Keeping Tradition
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver
  • Released: September 26, 1995
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4713
Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album
  • Released: October 8, 1996
  • Label: Philips
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Dear Ella
  • Released: September 30, 1997
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD
51246
This Is New
  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD
267117
J'ai deux amours
  • Released: July 5, 2005
  • Label: DDB
  • Formats: CD
37165425
Red Earth: A Malian Journey
  • Released: April 17, 2007
  • Label: DDB
  • Formats: CD, digital
31169353
Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater
  • Released: March 15, 2010
  • Label: EmArcy
  • Formats: CD, digital
1914134
Dee Dee's Feathers 116158
Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready
  • Released: September 15, 2017
  • Label: OKeh/Sony Masterworks
  • Formats: CD, digital
106123
Elemental
  • Released: June 13, 2025
  • Label: Mack Avenue
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Jazz
[2]
US Jazz
Trad

[3]
Dee Dee Bridgewater[9]
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: MCA
  • Formats: CD
Midnight Sun
  • Released: August 26, 2011
  • Label: Decca/EmArcy
  • Formats: CD, digital
209
This Is Dee Bridgewater[10]
  • Released: 2015
  • Label: Decca
  • Formats: CD
Dee Dee's Diamonds[11]
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: Digital
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US Jazz
[2]
US Jazz
Trad

[3]
Live in Paris
In Montreux
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Live at Yoshi's
  • Released: February 15, 2000
  • Label: Verve
  • Label: CD
2044
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Other album appearances

References

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