Della Reese discography
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As a recording artist, Della Reese has made 21 studio albums, eight live albums, two video albums, eight compilation albums and one other charted song. Of her singles, 52 were released with Reese serving as the lead artist, while two were released with Reese serving as a collaborative artist. Two additional singles were issued as promotional singles. Reese's first recording was the 1954 single "Yes Indeed". Her first studio album appeared in 1956 on Jubilee Records called Melancholy Baby. In 1957, Reese had her first chart single with the top 20 US and Australian song "And That Reminds Me". The Jubilee label issued three more studio efforts by Reese: Amen! (1958), The Story of the Blues (1959) and What Do You Know About Love? (1959).
| Della Reese discography | |
|---|---|
Della Reese in 1961 | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Other charted songs | 1 |
| Lead singles | 52 |
| Collaborative singles | 2 |
| Promotional singles | 2 |
On the RCA Victor label, Reese had her highest-charting single with 1959's "Don't You Know?". The song reached number two on the US Hot 100 and number two on the US R&B chart. It was followed by the US and Australian top 20 single "Not One Minute More". Her first RCA Victor studio album was issued in 1960 titled Della. It was her highest-peaking album, reaching number 35 in the US. Her second charting album followed in 1961 titled Special Delivery. RCA Victor released several more studio efforts through 1965 including The Classic Della (1962) and Waltz with Me, Della (1963). Four more of Reese's singles made the US Hot 100 chart through 1961 including "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (1960) and "Won'cha Come Home Bill Bailey" (1961).
During the 1960s, RCA Victor also released two live albums: Della Reese on Stage (1962) and Della Reese at Basin Street East (1964). At ABC Records, Della Reese Live made the US album chart in 1966. In 1965, Reese's single "After Loving You" made the US Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts. Its corresponding studio effort C'mon and Hear Della Reese! was issued on ABC Records. The label released three more studio albums of Reese's material through 1968. Her first with Avco Embassy Records was 1969's "Games People Play". Its corresponding album Black Is Beautiful made the US R&B albums chart. Under various labels, Reese issued three more studio albums in the 1970s and two more in the 1980s. In the 1990s, Reese released two live albums. Her final album was the 2006 studio effort Give It to God.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] | ||
| Melancholy Baby | — | — | |
| Amen! (with her Meditation Singers) |
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— | — |
| The Story of the Blues |
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— | — |
| What Do You Know About Love? |
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— | — |
| Della |
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35 | — |
| Della by Starlight |
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— | — |
| Della Della Cha-Cha-Cha |
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— | — |
| Special Delivery |
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113 | — |
| The Classic Della |
|
94 | — |
| Waltz with Me, Della |
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— | — |
| Moody |
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— | — |
| C'mon and Hear Della Reese! |
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— | — |
| "i like it like dat!" |
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— | — |
| Della on Strings of Blue |
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— | — |
| I Gotta Be Me...This Trip Out |
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— | — |
| Black Is Beautiful |
|
— | 44 |
| Right Now |
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— | — |
| Let Me in Your Life |
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— | — |
| Sure Like Lovin' You[3] | — | — | |
| Della Reese and Brilliance (with Brilliance)[4] |
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— | — |
| Give It to God[5][6] |
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— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1][7] | |||
| A Date with Della Reese at Mr. Kelly's in Chicago[8] |
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| Della on Stage[9] |
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— | |
| Della Reese at Basin Street East |
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— | |
| Della Reese Live |
|
149 | |
| One More Time! Recorded Live at the Playboy Club[10] |
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— | |
| One of a Kind (with The Jazz A La Carte Players)[11] |
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— | |
| Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues[12] |
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| My Soul Feels Better Right Now[13] |
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— | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| In Concert (with Mel Tormé)[14] |
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| An Evening With Tito Puente and Della Reese (with Tito Puente)[15] |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| And That Reminds Me[16] |
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| The Best of Della Reese[17] |
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| The Best of Della Reese[18] |
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| The ABC Collection[19] |
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| Voice of an Angel[20] | |
| And That Reminds Me: The Jubilee Years[21] |
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| The Collection[22] |
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| Legendary Della Reese[23] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [24] |
US AC [25] |
US R&B [26] |
AUS [27] |
CAN [28] | |||
| "Yes Indeed"[29] | 1954 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "In the Still of the Night"[30] | 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Time After Time"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Melancholy Baby"[32] | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | Melancholy Baby |
| "Years from Now"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Headin' Home"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In the Meantime"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "And That Reminds Me" | 1957 | 12 | — | — | 15 | 5 | |
| "I Only Want to Love You"[36] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If Not for You"[37] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "C'mon C'mon"[38] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wish"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Just in Love" (with Kirk Stuart)[40] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sermonette" | 99 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Once Upon a Dream"[41] | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'm Nobody's Baby"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | What Do You Know About Love? | |
| "Don't You Know?" | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | The Classic Della | |
| "Not One Minute More" | 16 | — | 12 | 14 | — | N/a | |
| "The Lady Is a Tramp"[43] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | — | Della |
| "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" | 56 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everyday"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "And Now" | 69 | — | — | 89 | — | ||
| "The Most Beautiful Words" | 67 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Won'cha Come Home, Bill Bailey" | 1961 | 98 | — | — | — | — | Special Delivery |
| "A Far Far Better Thing" | —[a] | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Gone"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | The Classic Della | |
| "Ninety Nine and 1/2 Won't Do" (with The Meditation Singers)[47] |
1962 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "Rome Adventure"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Blow Out the Sun"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "As Long as He Needs Me"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Be My Love"[51] | 1963 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "More" | — | — | — | 91 | — | ||
| "Angel D'Amore"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Bottom of Old Smokey"[53] | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "If I Didn't Care"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "After Loving You" | 1965 | 95 | 21 | — | — | — | C'mon and Hear Della Reese! |
| "And That Reminds Me"[55][b] | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do"[56] | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | "i like it like dat!" |
| "If It's the Last Thing I Do"[57] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Was a Very Good Year" | 99 | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Sunny"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Other Day"[59] | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Heard You Cried Last Night"[60] | — | — | — | — | — | Della on Strings of Blue | |
| "Sorry Baby"[61] | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "I Gotta Be Me"[62] | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | I Gotta Be Me...This Trip Out |
| "Games People Play" | 1969 | —[c] | — | — | — | — | Black Is Beautiful |
| "Simple Song of Freedom"[63] | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | Right Now |
| "Billy My Love"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If It Feels Good Do It"[65] | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "The Troublemaker"[66] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Believe in Music"[67] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Let Me in Your Life"[68] | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | Let Me in Your Life |
| "(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right"[69] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nothing Like a True Love"[70] | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be?)" | 1958 | The Story of the Blues | [71] |
| "Comes Once in a Lifetime" | 1962 | Della on Stage | [72] |
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Bubbling [45] | ||||
| "Compared to What" | 1969 | 28 | Black Is Beautiful | [d] |
Notes
- "A Far, Far Better Thing" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100[45]
- "Games People Play" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 21 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100.[45]