Jean Shepard discography
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The discography of American country singer Jean Shepard contains 29 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, two live albums, 1 box set album, 72 lead and collaborative singles, four promotional singles, two other charted songs and nine album appearances. Her first singles were released by Capitol Records in 1953, beginning with "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz". Her next two releases featured vocals by Shepard and a recitation by Ferlin Husky. The first was "A Dear John Letter", Shepard's only number one single on the US Hot Country Songs chart. It also reached number four on the US pop chart and number three in Australia. The second was "Forgive Me, John", which reached the US country top five, the US pop top 30 and the Australia top 20. In 1955, her solo singles "A Satisfied Mind" and "Beautiful Lies" both reached number four on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Their B-sides also charted on the US country chart: "Take Possession" and "I Thought of You". The latter peaked in the US country top ten.
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| Jean Shepard discography | |
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Jean Shepard, circa 1972 | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Box set albums | 1 |
| Lead and collaborative singles | 72 |
| Promotional singles | 4 |
| Other charted songs | 2 |
| Album appearances | 9 |
In May 1956, Capitol released Shepard's debut studio album Songs of a Love Affair. It was followed by Lonesome Love (1958), Got You on My Mind (1961) and Heartaches and Tears (1962). Her 1964 studio album Lighthearted and Blue was her first to make the US Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 17. The same year, Shepard's solo single "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" became a top five on the US Hot Country Songs chart. Seven more of Shepard's singles between 1966 and 1969 made the US country top ten and 20: "Many Happy Hangovers to You" (1966), "If Teardrops Were Silver" (1966), "I'll Take the Dog" (1966), "Heart, We Did All That We Could" (1967), "Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)" (1967) and "Seven Lonely Days" (1969). Her singles were released on corresponding studio LP's with identical titles. Of her LP's, Many Happy Hangovers (1966) and Heart, We Did All That We Could (1967) were the highest-peaking the US Top Country Albums list, reaching number six respectively.
After 1970's top ten single "Then He Touched Me", Shepard's singles and albums reached progressively lower chart positions. Then, in 1973, the single "Slippin' Away" made the US and Canadian country song top five. It also made the top 100 of the US pop chart. Between 1973 and 1975, four of her singles made the US or Canadian country top 20: "At the Time" (1974), "I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You)" (1974), "Poor Sweet Baby" (1975) and "The Tip of My Fingers" (1975). During this period, United Artists Records released five studio LP's of Shepard's material. Her highest-peaking on the US country chart was 1973's Slippin' Away, which reached number 15. Shepard sporadically released more studio albums such as Stars of the Grand Ole Opry (1981), Slippin' Away (1991) and The Tennessee Waltz (2000).
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| Songs of a Love Affair | — | |
| Lonesome Love |
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| Got You on My Mind |
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— |
| Heartaches and Tears |
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— |
| Lighthearted and Blue |
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17 |
| It's a Man Every Time |
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19 |
| Many Happy Hangovers |
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6 |
| I'll Take the Dog (with Ray Pillow) |
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19 |
| Heart, We Did All That We Could |
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6 |
| Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long |
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19 |
| Heart to Heart |
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43 |
| A Real Good Woman |
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32 |
| I'll Fly Away[2] |
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— |
| Seven Lonely Days |
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42 |
| Best by Request (re-recordings) |
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23 |
| A Woman's Hand |
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— |
| Here & Now |
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— |
| Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You |
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— |
| Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine |
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— |
| Slippin' Away |
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15 |
| I'll Do Anything It Takes |
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21 |
| Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs |
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42 |
| I'm a Believer |
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— |
| Mercy, Ain't Love Good |
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37 |
| Stars of the Grand Ole Opry |
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— |
| Together at Last (with Roy Drusky)[3] |
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— |
| Slippin' Away (re-recordings)[4] |
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— |
| The Tennessee Waltz[5] |
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| Precious Memories[6] |
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— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| This Is Jean Shepard[7] |
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| The Best of Jean Shepard |
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| Hello Old Broken Heart[8] |
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| Under Your Spell Again[9] |
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| For the Good Times[10] |
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| Jean Shepard's Greatest Hits[11] |
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| The Very Best of Jean Shepard[12] |
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| The Best of Jean Shepard[13] |
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| Honky Tonk Heroine: The Classic Capitol Recordings, 1952–1964[14] |
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| Jean[15] [a] |
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| Down Through the Years[16] [b] |
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| Greatest Hits – All Original Recordings[17] |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Live albums
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Melody Ranch Girl[20] |
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Singles
As lead and collaborative artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [21] [22] |
US Cou. [23] |
AUS [24] |
CAN Cou. [25] | |||
| "Crying Steel Guitar Waltz" (with Speedy West)[26] | 1953 | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "A Dear John Letter" (recitation by Ferlin Husky) | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| "Forgive Me, John" (recitation by Ferlin Husky) | 24 | 4 | 16 | — | ||
| "Let's Kiss and Try Again" (with Ferlin Husky)[27] | 1954 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Two Whoops and a Holler"[28] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Fall in Love with a Married Man"[29] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Please Don't Divorce Me"[30] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Did You Tell Her About Me"[31] | 1955 | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Satisfied Mind" | — | 4 | 4 | — | ||
| "I Thought of You" | — | 10 | — | — | ||
| "This Has Been Your Life"[32] | 1956 | — | — | — | — | |
| "You're Calling Me Sweetheart Again"[33] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thank You Just the Same"[34] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tomorrow I'll Be Gone"[35] | 1957 | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Other Woman"[36] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It Scares Me Half to Death"[37] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Used to Love You"[38] | 1958 | — | — | — | — | |
| "He's My Baby"[39] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want to Go Where No One Knows Me" | — | 18 | — | — | ||
| "Have Heart, Will Love" | 1959 | — | 30 | — | — | |
| "Jeopardy"[40] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heartaches, Teardrops and Sorrow"[41] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The One You Slip Around With"[42] | 1960 | — | — | — | — | |
| "How Do I Tell It to a Child"[43] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "For the Children's Sakes"[44] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Root of All Evil (Is a Man)"[45] | 1961 | — | — | — | — | |
| "How Long Does It Hurt (When a Heart Breaks)"[46] | — | — | — | — | Heartaches and Tears | |
| "The Biggest Cry"[47] | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Two Voices, Two Shadows, Two Faces"[48] | 1962 | — | — | — | — | |
| "One Less Heartache"[49] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Torture"[50] | 1963 | — | — | — | — | |
| "When Your House Is Not a Home"[51] | — | — | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could | |
| "Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)" | 1964 | — | 5 | — | — | |
| "A Tear Dropped By" | — | 38 | — | — | ||
| "Someone's Gotta Cry" | 1965 | — | 30 | — | — | |
| "It's a Man (Every Time, It's a Man)"[52] | — | — | — | — | It's a Man Every Time | |
| "Many Happy Hangovers to You" | 1966 | — | 13 | — | — | Many Happy Hangovers |
| "I'll Take the Dog" (with Ray Pillow) | — | 9 | — | — | I'll Take the Dog | |
| "If Teardrops Were Silver" | — | 10 | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could | |
| "Mr. Do-It-Yourself" (with Ray Pillow) | — | 25 | — | — | N/a | |
| "Heart, We Did All That We Could" | 1967 | — | 12 | — | — | Heart, We Did All That We Could |
| "Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)" | — | 17 | — | — | Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long | |
| "I Don't See How I Can Make It" | — | 40 | — | — | Heart to Heart | |
| "An Old Bridge" | 1968 | — | 52 | — | — | A Real Good Woman |
| "A Real Good Woman" | — | 32 | — | — | ||
| "Everyday's a Happy Day for Fools" | — | 62 | — | — | N/a | |
| "I'm Tied Around Your Finger" | 1969 | — | 69 | — | — | Seven Lonely Days |
| "Seven Lonely Days" | — | 18 | — | 34 | ||
| "Then He Touched Me" | — | 8 | — | 27 | A Woman's Hand | |
| "A Woman's Hand" | 1970 | — | 23 | — | — | |
| "I Want You Free" | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| "Another Lonely Night" | — | 12 | — | — | Here & Now | |
| "With His Hand in Mine" | 1971 | — | 24 | — | 43 | Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You |
| "Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You" | — | 55 | — | — | ||
| "Safe in These Lovin' Arms of Mine" | — | 55 | — | — | Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine | |
| "Virginia" | 1972 | — | 68 | — | — | |
| "Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine" | — | 46 | — | 65 | ||
| "Slippin' Away" | 1973 | 81 | 4 | — | 3 | Slippin' Away |
| "Come on Phone" | — | 36 | — | 28 | ||
| "At the Time" | 1974 | — | 13 | — | 24 | I'll Do Anything It Takes |
| "I'll Do Anything It Takes (To Stay with You)" | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| "Poor Sweet Baby" | — | 14 | — | 17 | Poor Sweet Baby... And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs | |
| "The Tip of My Fingers" | 1975 | — | 16 | — | 25 | |
| "I'm a Believer (In a Whole Lot of Lovin')" | — | 49 | — | — | I'm a Believer | |
| "Another Neon Night" | — | 44 | — | 31 | ||
| "Mercy" | 1976 | — | 49 | — | — | Mercy, Ain't Love Good |
| "Ain't Love Good" | — | 41 | — | — | ||
| "I'm Giving You Denver" | — | 74 | — | — | N/a | |
| "Hardly a Day Goes By" | 1977 | — | 82 | — | — | |
| "The Real Thing" | 1978 | — | 85 | — | — | |
| "Saturday Night Sin"[53] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Too Many Rivers"[54] | 1981 | — | — | — | — | Stars of the Grand Ole Opry |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Country Music Time" (with The Wilburn Brothers) | 1964 | N/a | [55] |
| "Where No One Stands Alone" | 2021 | [56] | |
| "Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson's 50th)" | 2022 | [57] | |
| "The Wonders Your Perform (God Bless America Again)" |
[58] | ||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [23] | ||||
| "Take Possession" | 1955 | 13 | N/a | [c] |
| "Beautiful Lies" | 4 | N/a | [d] | |
Other album appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A Dear John Letter" | 1989 | Red Sovine | Famous Duets | [61] |
| "Jackson" | ||||
| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 1992 | N/a | Christmas in Nashville | [62] |
| "O Little Town of Bethlehem" | 1993 | Faron Young | Country Christmas | [63] |
| "The Tip of My Fingers" | 1998 | Bill Anderson Eddy Arnold Roy Clark Steve Wariner |
Fine Wine | [64] |
| "I Didn't Know the Gun Was Loaded" | 1999 | N/a | Radio Days, Vol. 1 | [65] |
| "Your Old Love Letters" | Jim Reeves | |||
| "The Blue Tail Fly" | N/a | Made in America: Essential Folk | [66] | |
| "Oh Come All Ye Faithful" | A Country Christmas | [67] | ||
Notes
- Released in May 1955 as the B-side to "A Satisfied Mind".[59]
- Released in September 1955 as the B-side to "I Thought of You".[60]