Melba Montgomery discography
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The discography of American country artist, Melba Montgomery contains 29 studio albums, eight compilation albums, 61 singles, one other charting song and has appeared on five albums. Of her studio albums, 22 are solo releases while seven are collaborative releases. Of her singles, 42 are solo releases while 18 are collaborative. Montgomery collaborated with George Jones on 1963's "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds", which reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Together, they recorded several studio albums including Singing What's in Our Heart (1963), which reached number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The United Artists and Musicor labels issued several more singles by the pair. Among them were the top 25 songs "Multiply the Heartaches" (1965) and "Party Pickin'" (1967). She also collaborated with Gene Pitney during the sixties on the top 20 single "Baby Ain't That Fine" (1965). Both United Artists and Musicor issued several solo studio albums and singles by Montgomery during the sixties also. Among them was the charting single "Hall of Shame" (1963) and the 1967 LP, Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967).
| Melba Montgomery discography | |
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A trade ad for the single "What I Can Tell the Folks Back Home", 1967. | |
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 61 |
| Solo studio albums | 22 |
| Collaborative studio albums | 7 |
| Solo artist singles | 42 |
| Collaborative singles | 18 |
| Other charting songs | 1 |
| Other appearances | 5 |
In 1970, Montgomery teamed up with Charlie Louvin to record the top 20 country single "Something to Brag About". Their 1970 LP of the same name made the Billboard country albums chart as well. Montgomery's solo music did not become commercially successful until she began recording for Elektra Records in 1973. The single "Wrap Your Love Around Me" (1973) charted in the Billboard country top 40. In 1974, she reached her peak solo success with the single "No Charge". The track topped the country songs chart, crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the RPM country chart in Canada. Her 1974 solo LP of the same name reached number 14 on the Top Country Albums chart. Montgomery followed it with the charting LP Don't Let the Good Times Fool You in 1975. Its title track reached the top 20 of the country charts. Her second self-titled studio LP spawned a cover of "Angel of the Morning", which reached number 22 on the Billboard country chart. Montgomery has continued sporadically releasing singles and albums since the early eighties. Her most recent album is Things That Keep You Going (2010).
Albums
Solo studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US Country [1] | ||
| America's Number One Country and Western Girl Singer[2] |
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| Down Home |
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| I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely[3] |
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| Hallelujah Road[4] |
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| Country Girl[5] |
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| Melba Toast[6] |
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| Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long[7] |
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| I'm Just Living[8] |
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| The Big Beautiful Country World of Melba Montgomery[9] |
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| Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long[10] |
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| Melba Montgomery |
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| No Charge |
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| Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
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| The Greatest Gift of All[11] |
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| Melba Montgomery |
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| I Still Care[12] |
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| Audiograph Alive[13] |
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| No Charge[14] |
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| Do You Know Where Your Man Is[15] |
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| This Time Around[16] |
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| Studio 102 Essentials[17][18] |
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| Things That Keep You Going[19][20] |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Collaborative studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| Singing What's in Our Heart (with George Jones) |
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| Bluegrass Hootenanny (with George Jones) |
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12 |
| Being Together (with Gene Pitney)[21] |
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| Close Together (As You and Me) (with George Jones) |
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28 |
| Let's Get Together (with George Jones) |
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| Something to Brag About (with Charlie Louvin) |
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45 |
| Baby You've Got What It Takes (with Charlie Louvin) |
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45 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
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| A King & Two Queens (with George Jones and Judy Lynn) |
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| Queens of Country Music (with Dottie West)[22] |
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| Famous Country Duets (with George Jones and Gene Pitney) |
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| Blue Moon of Kentucky (with George Jones)[23] |
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| The Mood I'm In[24] |
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| Aching Breaking Heart[25] |
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| Vintage Collections: George Jones and Melba Montgomery (with George Jones)[26] |
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| Melba Montgomery: Signature Series[27] |
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Singles
As a solo artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [28] |
US Cou. [29] |
CAN [30] |
CAN Cou. [31] |
CAN AC [32] | |||
| "Shoe Old Ranger"[33] | 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "I'm No Longer in Your Heart"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Picture (Keeps Smiling Back at Me)"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hall of Shame" | 1963 | — | 22 | — | — | — | Down Home |
| "The Greatest One of All" | — | 26 | — | — | — | ||
| "The Face"[36] | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Big Heartaches"[37] | — | — | — | — | — | America's Number One One Country and Western Girl Singer | |
| "I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely"[38] | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely |
| "I Saw It"[39] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll Wait Till Seven"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Constantly"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long"[42] | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967 album) |
| "Crossing Over Jordan"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | Hallelujah Road | |
| "My Tiny Music Box"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967 album) | |
| "Won't Take Long"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Toast | |
| "What Can I Tell the Folks Back Home" | 1967 | — | 61 | — | — | — | I'm Just Living |
| "Twilight Years"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Toast | |
| "You Put Me Here"[47] | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Hallelujah Road"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | Hallelujah Road | |
| "What's to Become of What's Left of Me"[49] | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | N/a |
| "As Far as My Forgetting's Got"[50] | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Beautiful Country World of Melba Montgomery | |
| "The Closer She Gets"[51] | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1970 album) |
| "Eloy Crossing"[52] | — | — | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "He's My Man" | 1971 | — | 61 | — | — | — | |
| "Hope I Never Love That Way Again"[53] | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Wrap Your Love Around Me" | 1973 | — | 38 | — | 47 | — | Melba Montgomery (1973 album) |
| "He'll Come Home" | 1974 | — | 58 | — | 47 | — | |
| "No Charge" | 39 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 24 | No Charge | |
| "Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late" | — | 67 | — | — | — | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | |
| "If You Want the Rainbow" | — | 59 | — | — | — | ||
| "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" | 1975 | — | 15 | — | 14 | — | |
| "Searchin' (For Someone Like You)" | — | 45 | — | — | — | ||
| "He Loved You Right Out of My Mind"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | The Greatest Gift of All | |
| "Love Was the Wind" | — | 67 | — | — | — | N/a | |
| "Never Ending Love Affair" | 1977 | — | 83 | — | — | — | Melba Montgomery (1978 album) |
| "Before the Pain Comes"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Angel of the Morning" | — | 22 | — | 48 | — | ||
| "Leavin' Me in Your Mind"[56] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Star" | 1980 | — | 92 | — | — | — | N/a |
| "Straight Talkin'" | 1986 | — | 79 | — | — | — | |
| "I'll Go Somewhere (And Cry Myself to Sleep)"[57] | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Key's in the Mailbox"[58] | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)"[59] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | Do You Know Where Your Man Is |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As a collaborative artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Cou. [29] |
CAN Cou. [31] | |||
| "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (with George Jones) |
1963 | 3 | — | What's in Our Heart |
| "Let's Invite Them Over" (with George Jones) |
17 | — | ||
| "Please Be My Love" (with George Jones) |
1964 | 31 | — | Bluegrass Hootenanny |
| "Multiply the Heartaches" (with George Jones) |
25 | — | What's in Our Heart | |
| "House of Gold" (with George Jones)[60] |
1965 | — | — | Bluegrass Hootenanny |
| "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (with George Jones)[61] |
— | — | Blue Moon of Kentucky | |
| "Baby Ain't That Fine" (with Gene Pitney) |
15 | — | Being Together | |
| "Being Together" (with Gene Pitney)[62] |
1966 | — | — | |
| "Close Together (As You and Me)" (with George Jones) |
70 | — | Close Together | |
| "Party Pickin'" (with George Jones) |
1967 | 24 | — | Party Pickin' |
| "Our Little Man" (with Judy Lynn)[63] |
1968 | — | — | N/a |
| "Something to Brag About" (with Charlie Louvin) |
1970 | 18 | 26 | Something to Brag About |
| "Did You Ever" (with Charlie Louvin) |
1971 | 26 | — | Baby You've Got What It Takes |
| "Baby You've Got What It Takes" (with Charlie Louvin) |
30 | — | ||
| "I'm Gonna Leave You" (with Charlie Louvin) |
60 | — | N/a | |
| "Baby What's Wrong with Us" (with Charlie Louvin) |
1972 | 66 | — | |
| "A Man Likes Things Like That" (with Charlie Louvin) |
59 | — | ||
| "Almost Over the Line" (with Lee Dillard)[64] |
1987 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [29] | ||||
| "What's in Our Heart" (with George Jones) | 1963 | 20 | What's in Our Heart | [a] |
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 1988 | none | K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites | [66] |
| "Shameless Lies" | 1994 | Marty Brown | Cryin', Lovin', Leavin' | [67] |
| "Milwaukee Here I Come" | 1999 | John Prine | In Spite of Ourselves | [68] |
| "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" | ||||
| "You Win Again" | 2001 | Ralph Stanley | Clinch Mountain Sweethearts | [69] |