Jerry Lee Lewis discography
Jerry Lee Lewis discography | |
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Studio albums | 40 |
Live albums | 4 |
Compilation albums | 10 |
Singles | 77 |
No.1 Single | 12 |
This is a detailed discography for American rock and roll, country, and gospel singer-songwriter Jerry Lee Lewis. One of the pioneers of rockabilly, Lewis has recorded over 40 albums in a career spanning seven decades. Lewis is a versatile artist, and has recorded songs in multiple genres. Lewis, in 1986, was one of the very first inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and, as of 2016, is the last surviving rock and roll pioneer of Sun Records (fellow Sun rock and roll colleagues such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison, and Carl Perkins, among others, are deceased.) Some of his best known songs are "Great Balls of Fire", "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On", and "High School Confidential". His album, "Live at the Star Club, Hamburg", is widely considered one of the greatest live concert albums ever.[1][2][3][4][5] In his lengthy career in music, Lewis has had 30 songs reach the top ten on the "Billboard Country-and-Western" chart.[6] Lewis is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential pianists of the rock and roll era, and was ranked number 24 on "Rolling Stone" magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".[7]
Albums
Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
US | US Country | CAN | ||
1958 | Jerry Lee Lewis | — | — | — |
1962 | Jerry Lee's Greatest | — | — | — |
1964 | Live at the Star Club, Hamburg | — | — | — |
Golden Hits of Jerry Lee Lewis | 40 | — | — | |
The Greatest Live Show on Earth | 32 | — | — | |
1965 | The Return of Rock | 64 | — | — |
Country Songs for City Folks/All Country | — | 39 | — | |
1966 | Memphis Beat | 145 | — | — |
By Request: More of the Greatest Live Show on Earth | — | — | — | |
1967 | Soul My Way | — | — | — |
1968 | Another Place, Another Time | 160 | 3 | — |
1969 | She Still Comes Around | — | 12 | — |
Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 1 | 127 | 2 | — | |
Sings the Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 | 124 | 5 | — | |
Together (with Linda Gail Lewis) | — | 8 | — | |
Original Golden Hits, Vol. 1 | 119 | 8 | — | |
Original Golden Hits, Vol. 2 | 122 | 6 | — | |
Rockin' Rhythm and Blues | — | — | — | |
1970 | The Golden Cream of the Country | — | 11 | — |
She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | 186 | 9 | — | |
A Taste of Country | — | 16 | — | |
Best of Jerry Lee Lewis | 114 | 8 | — | |
Live at the International, Las Vegas | 149 | 5 | — | |
1971 | In Loving Memories: The Jerry Lee Lewis Gospel Album | 213 | 18 | — |
There Must Be More to Love Than This | 190 | 8 | — | |
Touching Home | 152 | 11 | — | |
Monsters | — | 44 | — | |
Would You Take Another Chance on Me? | 115 | 3 | — | |
1972 | The Killer Rocks On | 105 | 4 | — |
Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | 201 | 3 | — | |
1973 | The Session...Recorded in London with Great Artists | 37 | 4 | 12 |
Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough | — | 6 | — | |
Southern Roots: Back Home to Memphis | — | 6 | — | |
1974 | I-40 Country | — | 25 | — |
Breathless (High Heel Sneakers + Roll Over Beethoven) | — | — | — | |
1975 | Boogie Woogie Country Man | — | 16 | — |
Odd Man In | — | 33 | — | |
1976 | Country Class | — | 18 | — |
1977 | Country Memories | — | 21 | — |
1978 | Best of/Vol. 2 | — | 23 | — |
Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin' | — | 40 | — | |
1979 | Duets | — | 32 | — |
Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra album) | 186 | 23 | — | |
1980 | When Two Worlds Collide | — | 32 | — |
Killer Country | — | 35 | — | |
1981 | Best of/Vol. 3 | — | 49 | — |
1982 | The Survivors Live (with Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins) | 205 | 21 | — |
1983 | My Fingers Do the Talkin' | — | 62 | — |
1984 | I Am What I Am | — | — | — |
1986 | Class of '55 (with Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Roy Orbison) | 87 | 15 | — |
1989 | Great Balls of Fire! Soundtrack | — | — | — |
Jerry Lee Lewis - 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits | — | — | — | |
1993 | Solid Ground | — | — | — |
All Killer, No Filler: The Anthology | — | — | — | |
1994 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On | 62 | — | — |
1995 | Young Blood | 31 | — | — |
1999 | Live at Gilley's | — | — | — |
2006 | Last Man StandingB (duets album) | 26 | 4 | 34 |
A Half-Century of Hits (box set) | — | — | — | |
2007 | Last Man Standing Live | — | — | — |
Live from Austin, TX (Live DVD & CD) | — | — | — | |
2010 | Mean Old Man (duets album) | 30 | — | 30 |
2011 | Jerry Lee Lewis: Live at Third Man Records | — | — | — |
2012 | Sun Recordings: Greatest Hits | — | 71 | — |
A Whole Lotta...Jerry Lee Lewis: The Definitive Retrospective | — | — | — | |
2014 | Rock & Roll TimeC | 140 | 27 | — |
- AJerry Lee Lewis Vol. 2/Jerry Lee's Greatest peaked at #14 on the UK Albums Chart.[8]
- BLast Man Standing peaked at #6 on the Americana Radio Pop Chart, #9 on the CIMS Pop Chart, #8 on the Billboard Rock Chart and #1 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.
- CRock & Toll Time peaked at #33 on the Billboard Rock Chart and #30 on Billboard's Independent Albums chart.
Singles
1950s
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US Country | US R&B |
UK[8] | BEL | |||
1956 | "Crazy Arms" b/w "End of the Road" (from Original Golden Hits - Volume 1) |
— | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee Lewis |
1957 | "Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On" b/w "It'll Be Me" (alt. from Jerry Lee Lewis) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 13 | Original Golden Hits - Volume 1 |
"Great Balls of Fire" / | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
"You Win Again" | 95 | 4 | — | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume 1 | |
1958 | "Breathless" / | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | |
"Down the Line" | 51 | — | — | — | — | ||
"High School Confidential" / | 21 | 9 | 5 | 12 | — | Jerry Lee Lewis | |
"Fools Like Me" | — | — | 11 | — | — | ||
"Lewis Boogie" b/w "The Return of Jerry Lee" |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 Original Sun Greatest Hits | |
"Break Up" / | 52 | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
"I'll Make It All Up to You" | 85 | 19 | — | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume 2 | |
1959 | "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" b/w "It Hurt Me So" (Non-album track) |
93 | — | — | — | — | |
"Lovin' Up a Storm"A b/w "Big Blon' Baby" |
81 | — | — | 28 | — | Non-album tracks | |
"Let's Talk About Us" b/w "The Ballad of Billy Joe" (Non-album track) |
76 | — | — | — | — | Jerry Lee's Greatest! | |
"Little Queenie" b/w "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" (from Original Golden Hits - Volume 2) |
— | — | — | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume 1 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
1960s
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US[9] | US Country | CAN Country | UK[8] | |||
1960 | "Baby Baby Bye Bye" b/w "Old Black Joe" (from Ole Tyme Country Music) |
— | — | — | 47 | Non-album track |
"John Henry" b/w "Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes" (from Rockin' Rhythm and Blues) |
— | — | — | — | Ole Tyme Country Music | |
"When I Get Paid" b/w "Love Made a Fool of Me" |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
1961 | "What'd I Say" [A] b/w "Livin' Lovin' Wreck" (Non-album track) |
25 | 27 | — | 10 | Jerry Lee's Greatest! |
"Cold, Cold Heart" b/w "It Won't Happen with Me" (Non-album track) |
— | 22 | — | — | ||
"Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "As Long As I Live" (from The Golden Cream of the Country) |
— | — | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume 2 | |
"Money" b/w "Bonnie B" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
1962 | "I've Been Twistin'" b/w "Ramblin' Rose" (from The Golden Cream of the Country) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album track |
"Sweet Little Sixteen" / | 95 | — | — | 38 | Rockin' Rhythm and Blues | |
"How's My Ex Treating You?" | 98 | — | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume 2 | |
"Good Golly Miss Molly" b/w "I Can't Trust Me (in Your Arms Anymore)" (from The Golden Cream of the Country) |
99 | — | — | 31 | Rockin' Rhythm and Blues | |
1963 | "Teenage Letter" b/w "Seasons of My Heart" (with Linda Gail Lewis, from The Golden Cream of the Country) |
— | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
1964 | "Hit the Road Jack" / | 103 | — | — | — | |
"Pen and Paper" | — | 36 | — | — | ||
"I'm On Fire" b/w "Bread and Butter Man" |
98 | — | — | — | ||
"She Was My Baby (He Was My Friend)" b/w "The Hole He Said He'd Dig for Me" |
— | — | — | — | ||
"Hi Heel Sneakers" b/w "You Went Back on Your Word" (from The Return of Rock) |
91 | — | — | — | The Greatest Live Show on Earth | |
1965 | "Green Green Grass of Home" b/w "Baby (You Got What It Takes)" (With Linda Gayle Lewis, non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | Country Songs for City Folks |
"Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" b/w "I Know What It Means" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | Ole Tyme Country Music | |
"Baby, Hold Me Close" b/w "I Believe in You" |
129 | — | — | — | The Return of Rock | |
1966 | "Sticks and Stones" b/w "What a Heck of a Mess" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | Memphis Beat |
"Memphis Beat" b/w "If I Had It All to Do Over" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | — | ||
1967 | "It's a Hang Up Baby" b/w "Holdin' On" |
— | — | — | — | Soul My Way |
"Turn On Your Love Light" b/w "Shotgun Man" |
— | — | — | — | ||
1968 | "Another Place, Another Time" [B] b/w "Walking the Floor over You" |
97 | 4 | — | — | Another Place, Another Time |
"What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" b/w "All the Good Is Gone" |
94 | 2 | 1 | — | ||
"She Still Comes Around (to Love What's Left of Me)" b/w "Slipping Around" (from The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis) |
— | 2 | 2 | — | She Still Comes Around | |
"To Make Love Sweeter for You" b/w "Let's Talk About Us" |
— | 1 | 4 | — | ||
1969 | "One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" b/w "I Can't Stop Loving You" |
— | 3 | 1 | — | The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Vol. 2 |
"Invitation to Your Party" b/w "I Could Never Be Ashamed of You" (from Original Golden Hits - Volume 2) |
— | 6 | 1 | — | The Golden Cream of the Country | |
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" b/w "Echoes" (from She Still Comes Around) |
— | 2 | 1 | — | She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | |
"One Minute Past Eternity" b/w "Frankie and Johnny" |
— | 2 | 2 | — | The Golden Cream of the Country | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
1970s
Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US | US Country | CAN | CAN Country | |||
1970 | "There Must Be More to Love Than This" b/w "Home Away from Home" |
— | 1 | — | 1 | There Must Be More to Love Than This |
"Once More with Feeling" b/w "You Went Out of Your Way (to Walk on Me)" |
— | 2 | — | 17 | She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye | |
"I Can't Seem to Say Goodbye" b/w "Goodnight Irene" |
— | 7 | — | 4 | A Taste of Country | |
"Waiting for a Train" b/w "Big Legged Woman" (from Rockin' Rhythm and Blues) |
— | 11 | — | 18 | Ole Tyme Country Music | |
"In Loving Memories" b/w "I Can't Have a Merry Christmas, Mary (Without You)" (Non-album track) |
— | 48 | — | — | In Loving Memories | |
1971 | "Touching Home" b/w "Woman, Woman (Get Out of Our Way)" (from There Must Be More to Love Than This) |
110 | 3 | — | 4 | Touching Home |
"Love on Broadway" b/w "Matchbox" (from Monsters) |
— | 31 | — | — | Original Golden Hits - Volume III | |
"When He Walks on You (Like You Have Walked on Me)" b/w "Foolish Kind of Man" |
— | 11 | — | 1 | Touching Home | |
"Me and Bobby McGee" / | 40 | 1 (flip) | 50 | — | Would You Take Another Chance on Me | |
"Would You Take Another Chance on Me" | — | 1 | — | 2 | ||
1972 | "Chantilly Lace" / [C] | 43 | 1 | 59 | 1 | The Killer Rocks On |
"Think About It Darlin'" | — | flip | — | 19 | Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | |
"Lonely Weekends" / | — | 11 | — | 13 | The Killer Rocks On | |
"Turn On Your Love Light" | 95 | — | — | — | ||
"Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano" b/w "No Honky Tonks in Heaven" |
— | 14 | — | 6 | Who's Gonna Play This Old Piano? | |
1973 | "No More Hanging On" b/w "The Mercy of a Letter" |
— | 19 | — | 3 | |
"No Headstone on My Grave" b/w "Jack Daniel's (Old No 7)" (Non-album track) |
104 | 60 | — | 86 | The Session | |
"Meat Man" b/w "Just a Little Bit" |
— | — | — | — | Southern Roots | |
"Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee" "Rock and Roll Medley" |
41 | 20 | 33 | 12 | The Session | |
"Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough" b/w "I Think I Need to Pray |
— | 6 | — | 6 | Sometimes a Memory Ain't Enough | |
1974 | "I'm Left, You're Right, She's Gone" b/w "I've Fallen to the Bottom" |
— | 21 | — | 23 | |
"Tell Tale Signs" b/w "Cold, Cold Morning Light" |
— | 18 | — | 8 | I-40 Country | |
"He Can't Fill My Shoes" b/w "Tomorrow's Taking My Baby Away" |
— | 8 | — | 4 | ||
1975 | "I Can Still Hear The Music in the Restroom" b/w "Remember Me (I'm the Who Loves You)" |
— | 13 | — | 20 | Boogie Woogie Country Man |
"Boogie Woogie Country Man" b/w "I'm Still Jealous of You |
— | 24 | — | — | ||
"A Damn Good Country Song" b/w "When I Take My Vacation to Heaven" |
— | 68 | — | 42 | Odd Man In | |
1976 | "Don't Boogie Woogie" b/w "That Kind of Fool" |
— | 58 | — | — | |
"Let's Put It Back Together Again" b/w "Jerry Lee's Rock and Roll Revival Show" |
— | 6 | — | 14 | Country Class | |
"The Closest Thing to You" b/w "You Belong to Me" |
— | 27 | — | 23 | ||
1977 | "Middle Age Crazy" b/w "Georgia on My Mind" |
— | 4 | — | 3 | Country Memories |
1978 | "Come On In" b/w "Who's Sorry Now" |
— | 10 | — | 44 | |
"I'll Find It Where I Can" b/w "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" |
— | 10 | — | — | Jerry Lee Keeps Rockin' | |
1979 | "Save the Last Dance for Me" b/w "Am I to Be the One" |
— | 26 | — | 18 | Duets |
"Cold, Cold Heart" b/w "Hello Josephine" |
— | 84 | — | — | ||
"Rockin' My Life Away" / | 101 | 18 | — | 34 | Jerry Lee Lewis (Elektra) | |
"I Wish I Was Eighteen Again" | — | flip | — | — | ||
"Who Will the Next Fool Be?" b/w "Rita May" |
— | 20 | — | 24 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
1980s-2000s
Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | |||
1980 | "When Two Worlds Collide" b/w "Good News Travels Fast" |
11 | 15 | When Two Worlds Collide |
"Honky Tonk Stuff" b/w "Rockin' Jerry Lee" |
28 | 48 | ||
"Somewhere over the Rainbow" b/w "Folsom Prison Blues" |
10 | 18 | Killer Country | |
1981 | "Thirty Nine and Holding" b/w "Change Places with Me" |
4 | 6 | |
1982 | "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" b/w "Pick Me Up on Your Way Down" (from The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Volume 2) |
43 | — | The Country Music Hall of Fame Hits, Volume 1 |
"I'd Do It All Again" b/w "Who Will Buy the Wine" |
52 | — | The Best of Jerry Lee Lewis | |
"My Fingers Do the Talkin'" b/w "Forever Forgiving" |
44 | 41 | My Fingers Do the Talkin' | |
1983 | "Come as You Were" b/w "Circumstantial Evidence" |
66 | — | |
"Why You Been Gone So Long?" b/w "She Sings Amazing Grace" |
69 | — | ||
1984 | "I Am What I Am" b/w "That Was the Way It Was Then" |
— | — | I Am What I Am |
1986 | "Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy" b/w "Honky Tonkin' Rock 'n Roll Piano Man" |
— | — | Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy |
"Sixteen Candles" b/w "Rock and Roll (FAIS-DO-DO)" (with Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash and Carl Perkins) |
61 | — | Class of '55 | |
1990 | "It Was the Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)" b/w "It Was the Whisky Talkin' (Not Me)" (Rock & Roll version) |
— | — | Dick Tracy (soundtrack) |
2009 | "Mean Old Man" | — | — | Mean Old Man |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Other singles
Singles from collaboration albums
Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | CAN Country | ||||
1969 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" | Linda Gail Lewis | 9 | — | Together |
1970 | "Roll Over Beethoven" | 71 | 12 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Guest singles
Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|
US Country | ||||
1989 | "Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" | Ronnie McDowell | 50 | I'm Still Missing You |
1992 | "Great Balls of Fire" | Dorothée | — | Une Histoire d'Amour |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
---|---|---|
2006 | "Honky Tonk Woman" (with Kid Rock) | Trey Fanjoy |
"Pink Cadillac"[10] | Lucas Virgoux |
Other appearances
Year | Song | Album |
---|---|---|
2010 | "Great Balls of Fire" (live version) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[11] |
Notes
References
- ↑ Peter Checksfield, "Jerry Lee Lewis. The Greatest Live Show on Earth", Record Collector, No.188 – April 1995, p. 79.
- ↑ Milo Miles Album review of Live at the Star Club, Hamburg. Rolling Stone, No. 899/900 – July 2002, p.112.
- ↑ Q Magazine, No. 1, 2002, p.59.
- ↑ Mojo, 3/01/04, p.52.
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Album Review: "Live at the Star Club, Hamburg" at AllMusic.
- ↑ http://www.wsj.com/articles/jerry-lee-lewis-the-enduring-rebel-of-rocknroll-1413908005
- ↑ "The Immortals: The First Fifty". Rolling Stone Issue 946.
- 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 320. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 523. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
- ↑ "CMT : Videos : Jerry Lee Lewis : Pink Cadillac". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 14, 2011.
- ↑ "The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4CD)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.