Jim Reeves discography
| Jim Reeves discography | |
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| Studio albums | 44 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 71 |
| No. 1 singles | 13 |
This is a detailed discography for American country pop artist Jim Reeves.
Albums[edit]
| Album | Year | Chart peaks | Certifications | ||||||
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| US Country | US | AUS [1] |
NOR [2] |
UK [3] | |||||
| Jim Reeves Sings | 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Singing Down the Lane | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Bimbo | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Jim Reeves | 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Girls I Have Known | 1958 | — | — | — | 20 | 35 | |||
| God Be with You | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | ||||
| Songs to Warm the Heart | 1959 | — | — | — | 18 | — | |||
| According to My Heart | 1960 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| The Intimate Jim Reeves | — | — | — | 10 | 8 | ||||
| He'll Have to Go | — | 18 | — | 15 | 16 | ||||
| Tall Tales and Short Tempers | 1961 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Talkin' to Your Heart | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Country Side of Jim Reeves | 1962 | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | |||
| A Touch of Velvet | — | 97 | — | 8 | 8 | ||||
| We Thank Thee | — | — | — | 12 | 17 | ||||
| Gentleman Jim | 1963 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | |||
| The International Jim Reeves | 18 | — | — | 5 | 11 | ||||
| Good 'n' Country | 13 | — | — | 7 | 10 | ||||
| Twelve Songs of Christmas | — | 15 | — | 3 | 3 |
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| Kimberley Jim | 1964 | — | — | — | 11 | — | |||
| Moonlight and Roses | 1 | 30 | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
| The Best of Jim Reeves | 1 | 9 | — | 1 | 3 | ||||
| Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | 5 | — | — | 8 | 12 | ||||
| Jim Reeves' Golden Records | — | — | — | — | 9 |
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| The Jim Reeves Way | 1965 | 2 | 45 | — | 5 | 16 | |||
| Up Through the Years | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | ||||
| The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II | 4 | 100 | — | 7 | — | ||||
| Distant Drums | 1966 | 1 | 21 | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| Yours Sincerely, Jim Reeves | 3 | — | — | 15 | — | ||||
| Blue Side of Lonesome | 1967 | 3 | 185 | — | 15 | — | |||
| My Cathedral | 39 | — | — | — | 48 | ||||
| A Touch of Sadness | 1968 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| Jim Reeves on Stage | 5 | — | — | — | 13 | ||||
| Jim Reeves—and Some Friends | 1969 | 18 | — | — | — | 24 | |||
| The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Jim Reeves Writes You a Record | 1971 | 34 | — | — | — | 47 | |||
| Something Special | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Young & Country | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| My Friend | 1972 | 18 | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| Jim Reeves' Greatest | — | — | 34 | — | — | ||||
| Missing You | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best Of Jim Reeves Vol. 1 | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Am I That Easy to Forget? | 1973 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Great Moments with Jim Reeves | 32 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| I'd Fight the World | 1974 | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Welcome to My World | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Jim Reeves Collection | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Jim Reeves Sacred Songs | 1975 | 37 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Songs of Love | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 40 Golden Greats | — | — | — | — | 1 |
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| I Love You Because | 1976 | 24 | — | — | — | — | |||
| A Legendary Performer | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| It's Nothin' to Me | 1977 | 32 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Jim Reeves | 1978 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |||
| Nashville | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| The Best 4 | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Don't Let Me Cross Over | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| There's Always Me | 1980 | 56 | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Country Gentleman | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 53 | |||
| Greatest Hits (with Patsy Cline) | 1981 | 8 | — | 79 | — | — | |||
| Remembering Patsy Cline & Jim Reeves | 1982 | — | — | 38 | — | — | |||
| The Jim Reeves Medley | 1983 | 65 | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Definitive Jim Reeves 1923–1964 | 1992 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |||
| Country Classics | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Essential Jim Reeves | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Ultimate Collection | 1997 | — | — | 12 | — | 17 |
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| All Time Gospel Favorites | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Super Hits | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Radio Days | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Greatest Hits | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Gentleman Jim – The Definitive Jim Reeves Collection | 2003 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
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| Gentleman Jim – Memories Are Made of This | 2004 | — | — | — | — | 35 | |||
| The Only Jim Reeves Album You Will Ever Need | — | — | — | — | 96 | ||||
| The Collection | 2007 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Welcome to My World – The Best of Jim Reeves | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best of Jim Reeves | — | — | — | — | 7 |
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| The Real... The Ultimate Jim Reeves Collection | 2013 | — | — | — | — | – |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or not released | |||||||||
Singles[edit]
1950s[edit]
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both tracks from the same album except where indicated |
Peak positions |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Cash Box Country |
US | |||
| 1953 | "What Were You Doing (Last Night)" b/w "Wagon Load of Love" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | Bimbo |
| "Mexican Joe" b/w "I Could Cry" (Non-album track) |
1 | 1 | 23 | Jim Reeves Sings | |
| "Butterfly Love" b/w "Let Me Love You Just a Little" (from Bimbo) |
— | — | — | Non-album track | |
| 1954 | "Bimbo" b/w "Gypsy Heart" |
1 | 2 | 26 | Bimbo |
| "I Love You" (with Ginny Wright) B-side by Ginny Wright: I Want You Yes (You Want Me No) (Non-album track) |
3 | 8 | — | Jim Reeves and Some Friends | |
| "Then I'll Stop Loving You" b/w "Echo Bonita" |
15 | — | — | Bimbo | |
| "Beatin' on the Ding Dong" b/w "My Rambling Heart" |
— | — | — | Jim Reeves Sings | |
| "Padre of Old San Antone" b/w "Mother Went A-Walking" (from Jim Reeves Sings) |
— | — | — | Non-album track | |
| 1955 | "Penny Candy" b/w "I'll Follow You" |
5 | — | — | Jim Reeves Sings |
| "Where Does a Broken Heart Go?" b/w "The Wilder Your Heart Beats the Sweeter You Love" |
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| "Tahiti" b/w "Give Me One More Kiss" (from Jim Reeves Sings) |
— | — | — | The International Jim Reeves | |
| "Drinking Tequila" b/w "Red Eyed and Rowdy" |
9 | — | — | Jim Reeves Sings | |
| "Yonder Comes a Sucker" / | 4 | 9 | — | The Country Side of Jim Reeves | |
| "I'm Hurtin' Inside" | flip | — | — | Up Through the Years | |
| "Are You the One" (with Alvadean Coker) b/w "How Many?" (from Bimbo) |
— | — | — | Jim Reeves Sings | |
| "Hillbilly Waltz" b/w "Let Me Remember (The Things I Can't Forget)" (Non-album track) |
— | — | — | Young and Country | |
| 1956 | "If You Were Mine" b/w "That's a Sad Affair" (from Up Through the Years) |
— | — | — | According To My Heart |
| "My Lips are Sealed" b/w "Pickin' a Chicken" (from Just for You) |
8 | 10 | — | The Country Side of Jim Reeves | |
| "According to My Heart" / | 4 | 8 | — | According to My Heart | |
| "The Mother of a Honky Tonk Girl" (with Carol Johnson) | flip | 15 | — | Jim Reeves and Some Friends | |
| 1957 | "Am I Losing You" / | 3 | 5 | — | Songs to Warm the Heart |
| "Waitin' for a Train" | flip | — | — | The Country Side of Jim Reeves | |
| "Four Walls" b/w "I Know and You Know" (Non-album track) |
1 | 2 | 12 | The Best of Jim Reeves | |
| "Two Shadows on Your Window" / | 9 | 12 | — | Up Through the Years | |
| "Young Hearts" | 12 | 15 | — | ||
| 1958 | "Anna Marie" b/w "Everywhere You Go" (from Jim Reeves) |
3 | 7 | 93 | Girls I Have Known |
| "Overnight" / | 10 | 26 | — | Distant Drums | |
| "I Love You More" | 8 | 7 | — | He'll Have to Go | |
| "Blue Boy" / | 2 | 1 | 45 | The Best of Jim Reeves | |
| "Theme of Love" | — | 35 | — | He'll Have to Go | |
| "Billy Bayou" / | 1 | 1 | 95 | He'll Have to Go | |
| "I'd Like to Be" | 18 | 13 | — | ||
| 1959 | "Home" / | 2 | 1 | — | |
| "If Heartache is the Fashion" | — | 31 | — | ||
| "Partners" / | 5 | 3 | — | ||
| "I'm Beginning to Forget You" | 17 | 18 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1960s[edit]
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Cash Box Country |
US | US AC |
CAN Country | CAN | UK | NOR [2] |
IRL | |||
| 1960 | "He'll Have to Go"[C] / | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 (CHUM) |
12 | 1 | — | He'll Have to Go |
| "In a Mansion Stands My Love" | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Touch of Sadness | |
| "I'm Gettin' Better" / | 3 | 2 | 37 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | The Intimate Jim Reeves | |
| "I Know One" | 6 | 7 | 82 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | Blue Side of Lonesome | |
| "I Missed Me" / | 3 | 2 | 44 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | Distant Drums | |
| "Am I Losing You" (re-recording) | 8 | 7 | 31 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves | |
| 1961 | "Whispering Hope" b/w "I'd Like To Be" (from He'll Have To Go) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | God Be with You |
| "The Blizzard" / | 4 | 2 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tall Tales and Short Tempers | |
| "Danny Boy" | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What Would You Do?" / | 15 | 10 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | According to My Heart | |
| "Stand at Your Window" | 16 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Losing Your Love" / | 2 | 2 | 89 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Distant Drums | |
| "(How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel in My Heart" | 7 | 13 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Something Special | |
| 1962 | "A Letter to My Heart" / | 20 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Distant Drums |
| "Adios Amigo" | 2 | 2 | 90 | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | — | The Best of Jim Reeves | |
| "I'm Gonna Change Everything" / | 2 | 1 | 95 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | Have I Told You Lately That I Love You? | |
| "Pride Goes Before a Fall" | 18 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Up Through the Years | |
| "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" b/w "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | — | The Intimate Jim Reeves | |
| 1963 | "Is This Me?" / | 3 | 2 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II |
| "Missing Angel" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III | |
| "Guilty" / | 3 | 4 | 91 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 6 | The International Jim Reeves | |
| "Little Ole You" | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Up Through the Years | |
| "An Old Christmas Card" b/w "Senor Santa Claus" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twelve Songs of Christmas | |
| 1964 | "Welcome to My World" / | 2 | 2 | 102 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | A Touch of Velvet |
| "Good Morning Self" | 43 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Distant Drums | |
| "Love Is No Excuse" (with Dottie West) / | 7 | 3 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jim Reeves and Some Friends | |
| "Look Who's Talking" (with Dottie West) | — | — | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Guess I'm Crazy" / | 1 | 1 | 82 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II | |
| "Not Until the Next Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 6 | 6 | Distant Drums | |
| "I Love You Because" b/w "Anna Marie" (from Girls I Have Known) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | Gentleman Jim | |
| "There's a Heartache Following Me" b/w "Diamonds in the Sand" (from Kimberley Jim) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | Good 'N' Country | |
| 1965 | "I Won't Forget You" b/w "Highway to Nowhere" (from Singing Down the Lane) |
3 | 6 | 93 | 15 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | The Country Side of Jim Reeves |
| "How Long Has it Been" b/w "Suppertime" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 9 | — | God Be With You | |
| "This World is Not My Home" b/w "Take My Hand Precious Lord" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | We Thank Thee | |
| "This Is It" b/w "There's That Smile Again" (from The Jim Reeves Way) |
1 | 1 | 88 | 18 | — | — | — | 9 | — | Distant Drums | |
| "Is It Really Over?" / | 1 | 1 | 79 | 10 | — | — | 17 | — | — | ||
| "Rosa Rio" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | Moonlight and Roses | |
| "It Hurts So Much (To See You Go)" b/w "Wishful Thinking" (from He'll Have to Go) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 10 | The Jim Reeves Way | |
| 1966 | "Snowflake"[A] b/w "Take My Hand Precious Lord" (from We Thank Thee) |
2 | 1 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | Distant Drums |
| "Distant Drums" / | 1 | 1 | 45 | — | — | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| "Old Tige" | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Talkin' To Your Heart | |
| "Blue Side of Lonesome" b/w "It Hurts So Much (To See You Go" (from The Jim Reeves Way) |
1 | 1 | 59 | 15 | — | 68 | — | — | — | Blue Side of Lonesome | |
| 1967 | "I Won't Come In While He's There" b/w "Maureen" (from The Jim Reeves Way) |
1 | 3 | 112 | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 11 | |
| "Trying to Forget" / | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | ||
| "The Storm" | 16 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III | |
| "I Heard a Heart Break Last Night" b/w "Golden Memories and Silver Tears" (from The International Jim Reeves) |
9 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | 38 | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. IV | |
| 1968 | "That's When I See the Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)" b/w "I've Lived a Lot In My Time" (from According to My Heart) |
9 | 10 | — | — | 5 | — | 33 | — | — | The Best of Jim Reeves Volume III |
| "When You Are Gone" b/w "(How Can I Write on Paper) What I Feel in My Heart" (from Something Special) |
7 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | A Touch of Sadness | |
| 1969 | "When Two Worlds Collide" b/w "Could I Be Falling in Love?" (from Kimberley Jim) |
6 | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 17 | — | — | Jim Reeves Writes You a Record |
| "But You Love Me, Daddy" (with Steve Moore) b/w "Snow Flake" (from Distant Drums) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | Jim Reeves and Some Friends | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
1970s and 1980s[edit]
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both tracks from the same album except where indicated |
Peak positions |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US Cash Box Country |
CAN Country | AUS[1] | |||
| 1970 | "Nobody's Fool" / | 10 | 11 | 4 | — | Jim Reeves Writes You a Record |
| "Why Do I Love You (Melody of Love)" | flip | — | — | — | Talkin' to Your Heart | |
| "Angels Don't Lie" b/w "You Kept Me Awake Last Night" (from Something Special) |
4 | 6 | 21 | — | Jim Reeves Writes You a Record | |
| 1971 | "Gypsy Feet" b/w "He Will" (from My Cathedral) |
16 | 12 | 14 | — | My Friend |
| 1972 | "The Writing's on the Wall" b/w "You're Free to Go" (from I Love You Because) |
15 | 15 | 20 | — | |
| "Missing You" b/w "The Tie That Binds" |
8 | 7 | 13 | 89 | Missing You | |
| "Blue Christmas" b/w "Snow Flake" (from The Velvet Memories of Jim Reeves) |
— | — | — | — | Twelve Songs of Christmas | |
| 1973 | "Am I That Easy to Forget?" b/w "Rosa Rio" |
12 | 10 | 9 | — | Am I That Easy To Forget? |
| 1974 | "I'd Fight the World" b/w "What's In It For Me?" (from Great Moments With Jim Reeves) |
19 | 19 | 43 | — | I'd Fight the World |
| 1975 | "You Belong to Me" b/w "Maureen" (from The Jim Reeves Way) |
54 | 50 | — | — | Songs of Love |
| "You'll Never Know" b/w "There's That Smile Again" (from It's Nothin' To Me) |
71 | 59 | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "I Love You Because" b/w "Is This Me?" (from The Best of Jim Reeves Vol. II) |
54 | 53 | — | — | I Love You Because |
| 1977 | "It's Nothin' to Me" b/w "I Won't Forget You" (from Great Moments with Jim Reeves) |
14 | 18 | — | — | It's Nothin' to Me |
| "Little Ole Dime" b/w "A Letter to My Heart" (from Distant Drums) |
23 | 27 | — | — | Nashville '78 | |
| 1978 | "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" b/w "When You Are Gone" (from A Touch of Sadness) |
29 | 28 | — | — | |
| 1979 | "Don't Let Me Cross Over" (with Deborah Allen) b/w "I've Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand" |
10 | 7 | — | — | Don't Let Me Cross Over |
| "Oh, How I Miss You Tonight" b/w "The Talking Walls" (from Nashville '78) |
6 | 8 | 40 | — | ||
| 1980 | "Take Me in Your Arms and Hold Me" (with Deborah Allen) | 10 | 15 | — | — | |
| 1981 | "There's Always Me" | 35 | 35 | — | — | There's Always Me |
| 1982 | "Have You Ever Been Lonely?" (with Patsy Cline) | 5 | 7 | 1 | 82 | Greatest Hits |
| "I Fall to Pieces" (with Patsy Cline) | 54 | 43 | 41 | — | I Fall to Pieces | |
| 1983 | "The Jim Reeves Medley" | 46 | 43 | — | — | The Jim Reeves Medley |
| 1984 | "The Image of Me" | 70 | 59 | — | — | Special Collection |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 249. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- The Ultimate Collection: "Jim Reeves – The Ultimate Collection". australian-charts.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ a b From Distant Drums: "Discography Jim Reeves". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Reeves | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "British certifications – Jim Reeves". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 4, 2022. Type Jim Reeves in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.