Jean Shepard discography

Jean Shepard discography
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

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.

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

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Country [1]
Songs of a Love Affair	Released: May 1956 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Lonesome Love	Released: December 1958 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Got You on My Mind	Released: March 1961 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Heartaches and Tears	Released: January 1962 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Lighthearted and Blue	Released: October 1964 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	17
It's a Man Every Time	Released: October 1965 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	19
Many Happy Hangovers	Released: July 1966 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	6
I'll Take the Dog (with Ray Pillow)	Released: November 1966 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	19
Heart, We Did All That We Could	Released: March 1967 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	6
Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long	Released: September 1967 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	19
Heart to Heart	Released: February 1968 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	43
A Real Good Woman	Released: October 1968 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	32
I'll Fly Away[2]	Released: February 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Seven Lonely Days	Released: September 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	42
Best by Request (re-recordings)	Released: March 1970 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	23
A Woman's Hand	Released: September 1970 Label: Capitol Forma LP	—
Here & Now	Released: March 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Just as Soon as I Get Over Loving You	Released: September 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Just Like Walkin' in the Sunshine	Released: September 1972 Label: Capitol Formats: LP	—
Slippin' Away	Released: September 1973 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	15
I'll Do Anything It Takes	Released: July 1974 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	21
Poor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson Songs	Released: March 1975 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	42
I'm a Believer	Released: November 1975 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	—
Mercy, Ain't Love Good	Released: August 1976 Label: United Artists Formats: LP	37
Stars of the Grand Ole Opry	Released: May 1981 Label: First Generation Formats: LP	—
Together at Last (with Roy Drusky)[3]	Released: 1985 Label: Round Robin Formats: Cassette	—
Slippin' Away (re-recordings)[4]	Released: 1991 Label: Country Harvest Formats: Cassette	—
The Tennessee Waltz[5]	Released: 2000 Label: Ernest Tubb Record Shop Formats: Cassette	—
Precious Memories[6]	Released: circa 2000 Label: Raney Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilations albums, showing all relevant details

Title	Album details
This Is Jean Shepard[7]	Released: September 1959 Label: Capitol Formats: LP
The Best of Jean Shepard	Released: September 1963 Label: Capitol Formats: LP
Hello Old Broken Heart[8]	Released: 1967 Label: Hilltop/Pickwick Formats: LP
Under Your Spell Again[9]	Released: 1968 Label: Hilltop Formats: LP
For the Good Times[10]	Released: 1975 Label: Capitol Formats: LP
Jean Shepard's Greatest Hits[11]	Released: December 1976 Label: United Artists Formats: LP
The Very Best of Jean Shepard[12]	Released: 1979 Label: United Artists Formats: LP
The Best of Jean Shepard[13]	Released: 1979 Label: Capitol Formats: LP
Honky Tonk Heroine: The Classic Capitol Recordings, 1952–1964[14]	Released: 1995 Label: Country Music Foundation Formats: Cassette, CD
Jean[15] [a]	Released: circa 2000 Label: Raney Formats: CD
Down Through the Years[16] [b]	Released: 2007 Label: Raney Formats: CD
Greatest Hits – All Original Recordings[17]	Released: 2011 Label: Capitol Nashville Formats: Digital
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, showing all relevant details

Title	Album details
On the Road (as Jean Shepard and the Second Fiddles)[18]	Released: 1974 Label: Jewel Formats: LP
Live at Good Time Country (with special guest Emily Reynolds)[19]	Released: 1975 Label: Birchfield Formats: LP

Box sets

List of box set albums, showing all relevant details

Title	Album details
The Melody Ranch Girl[20]	Released: 1995 Formats: Bear Family Formats: CD

Singles

As lead and collaborative artist

List of solo and collaborative singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

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	—	—	—	—	—
"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]		—	—	—	—	—
"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	—	—	—
"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	—	—	—
"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	—	—	—
"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

List of promotional singles, showing all relevant details

Title	Year	Album	Ref.
"Country Music Time" (with The Wilburn Brothers)	1964	—	[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

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album	Notes
		US Country [23]
"Take Possession"	1955	13	—	[c]
"Beautiful Lies"		4	—	[d]

Other album appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album	Ref.
"A Dear John Letter"	1989	Red Sovine	Famous Duets	[61]
"Jackson"
"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	1992	—	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	—	Radio Days, Vol. 1	[65]
"Your Old Love Letters"		Jim Reeves
"The Blue Tail Fly"		—	Made in America: Essential Folk	[66]
"Oh Come All Ye Faithful"			A Country Christmas	[67]

Notes

1. Jean contained 11 tracks, two of which were new recordings, produced by Gregg Hutchins: "I'm Not That Good at Goodbyes" and "Head Over Heels in Love with You".[15]
2. Down Through the Years contained 20 tracks, one of which was a new recording titled "Whoever Finds This".[16]
3. Released in May 1955 as the B-side to "A Satisfied Mind".[59]
4. Released in September 1955 as the B-side to "I Thought of You".[60]

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Joel Whitburn Presents Hot Country Albums, 1964-2007. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0898201734.
2. Shepard, Jean (February 1969). "I'll Fly Away (Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. ST-171.
3. Drusky, Roy; Shepard, Jean (1985). "Together at Last (Liner Notes)". Round Robin Records. DTB-666.
4. Shepard, Jean (1991). "Slippin' Away". Country Harvest Records. ER-111.
5. Shepard, Jean (2000). "The Tennessee Waltz (Liner Notes)". Ernest Tubb Record Shop. ETRS-1020.
6. Shepard, Jean (2000). "Precious Memories (Liner Notes)". Raney Recording Studio. 870-668-3222 (NO ID; recording studio original phone number).
7. Shepard, Jean (September 1959). "This Is Jean Shepard (Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. T-1253.
8. Shepard, Jean (1967). "Hello Old Broken Heart (Liner Notes)". Hilltop Records/Pickwick Records. JS-6049 (Hilltop); P8-215 (Pickwick).
9. Shepard, Jean (1968). "Under Your Spell Again (Liner Notes)". Hilltop Records/Pickwick Records. JS-6068.
10. Shepard, Jean (1975). "For the Good Times (Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. SM-11409.
11. Shepard, Jean (December 1976). "Jean Shepard's Greatest Hits (Liner Notes)". United Artists Records. UALA-685G.
12. Shepard, Jean (1979). "The Very Best of Jean Shepard (Liner Notes)". United Artists Records. LBR-1003.
13. Shepard, Jean (1979). "The Best of Jean Shepard (Liner Notes)". Capitol Records. SM-11888.
14. Shepard, Jean (1995). "Honky Tonk Heroine: The Classic Capitol Recordings, 1952–1964 (Liner Notes)". Country Music Foundation. CMF-021C/S41-18589 (Cassette); CMF-021D/S21-18589 (CD).
15. Shepard, Jean (2007). "Jean (Liner Notes)". Raney Recording Studio. 870-668-3222 (NO ID; recording studio original phone number).
16. Shepard, Jean (2007). "Down Through the Years (Liner Notes)". Raney Recording Studio. 870-668-3222 (NO ID; recording studio original phone number).
17. "Greatest Hits - All Original Recordings - Album by Jean Shepard". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
18. "On the Road (Liner Notes) [as Jean Shepard and the Second Fiddles] (Liner Notes)". Jewel Records. 1974. LPS-407.
19. Shepard, Jean (1975). "Live at Good Time Country [with special guest Emily Reynolds] (Liner Notes)". Birchfield Records. SO16017/SO16018.
20. Shepard, Jean (1995). "The Melody Ranch Girl (Liner Notes)". Bear Family Records. BCD-15905.
21. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 758. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
22. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954 The History of American Popular Music: Compiled from America's Popular Music Charts 1890-1954. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0898200836.
23. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
24. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
25. "Search results for "Jean Shepard" under RPM Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
26. Shepard, Jean; West, Speedy (February 1953). ""Crying Steel Guitar Waltz"/"Twice the Lovin' (In Half the Time)" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-2358.
27. Husky, Ferlin; Shepard, Jean (January 1954). ""Let's Kiss and Try Again"/"The Glass That Stands Beside You" [Jean Shepard solo] (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-2706.
28. Shepard, Jean (April 1954). ""Two Whoops and a Holler"/"Why Did You Wait" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-2791.
29. Shepard, Jean (September 1954). ""Don't Fall in Love with a Married Man"/"You'll Come Crawlin'" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-2905.
30. Shepard, Jean (November 1954). ""Please Don't Divorce Me"/"Don't Rush Me" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-2994.
31. Shepard, Jean (February 1955). ""Did You Tell Her About Me"/"You Sent Her an Orchid" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3051.
32. Shepard, Jean (January 1956). ""This Has Been Your Life"/"I Learned It All from You" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3340.
33. Shepard, Jean (April 1956). ""You're Calling Me Sweetheart Again"/"He Loved Me Once and He'll Love Me Again" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3401.
34. Shepard, Jean (August 1956). ""Thank You Just the Same"/"Just Give Me Love" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3514.
35. Shepard, Jean (January 1957). ""Tomorrow I'll Be Gone"/"If You Can Walk Away" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3618.
36. Shepard, Jean (May 1957). ""The Other Woman"/"Under Suspicion" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3727.
37. Shepard, Jean (September 1957). ""It Scares Me Half to Death"/"Act Like a Married Man" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3796.
38. Shepard, Jean (January 1958). ""I Used to Love You"/"You're Just the Kind of Guy" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3881.
39. Shepard, Jean (July 1958). ""He's My Baby"/"Secret of Life" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-4013.
40. Shepard, Jean (April 1959). ""Jeopardy"/"Better Love Next Time" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-4191.
41. Shepard, Jean (September 1959). ""Heartaches, Teardrops and Sorrow"/"Sweetheart, Don't Come Back" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4279.
42. Shepard, Jean (January 1960). ""The One You Slip Around With"/"The Mysteries of Life" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4321.
43. Shepard, Jean (January 1960). ""How Do I Tell It to a Child"/"Did I Turn Down a Better Deal" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4365.
44. Shepard, Jean (August 1960). ""For the Children's Sakes"/"Lonely Little World" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4423.
45. Shepard, Jean (March 1961). ""The Root of All Evil (Is a Man)"/"No One Knows" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4538.
46. Shepard, Jean (June 1961). ""How Long Does It Hurt (When a Heart Breaks)"/"If You Were Losing Him to Me" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4584.
47. Shepard, Jean (September 1961). ""The Biggest Cry"/"I've Got to Talk to Mary" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4640.
48. Shepard, Jean (March 1962). ""Two Voices, Two Shadows, Two Faces"/"Your Conscience or Your Heart" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4719.
49. Shepard, Jean (October 1962). ""One Less Heartache"/"It's Never Too Late" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4858.
50. Shepard, Jean (April 1963). ""It's Torture"/"I've Learned to Live with You (And Be Alone)" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 4915.
51. Shepard, Jean (October 1963). ""When Your House Is Not a Home"/"That's What Lonesome Is" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5062.
52. Shepard, Jean (September 1965). ""It's a Man (Every Time, It's a Man)"/"Ain't You Ashamed" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. 5508.
53. Shepard, Jean (August 1978). ""Saturday Night Sin"/"I Just Want to Sing My Song" (7" vinyl single)". Scorpion Records. SC-0557.
54. Shepard, Jean (1981). ""Too Many Rivers"/"Then He Touched Me" (7" vinyl single)". First Generation Records. FGS-012.
55. ""Country Music Time" [Jean Shepard & The Wilburn Brothers] (12" vinyl; 33 RPM)". U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service. 1964. 341/342.
56. ""Where No One Stands Alone" (Old Time Gospel) - Single by Jean Shepard". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
57. ""Slippin' Away (Bill Anderson's 50th)" - Single by Jean Shepard". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
58. ""The Wonders You Perform (God Bless America Again)" - Single by Jean Shepard". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
59. Shepard, Jean (May 1955). ""A Satisfied Mind"/"Take Possession" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3118.
60. Shepard, Jean (September 1955). ""I Thought of You"/"Beautiful Lies" (7" vinyl single)". Capitol Records. F-3222.
61. "Red Sovine – Famous Duets". Pure Country Music. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
62. "Christmas in Nashville > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
63. "Country Christmas: Various artists: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
64. Weisberger, John. "Bill Anderson – Fine Wine". Country Standard Time. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
65. "Radio Days, Vol. 1: Jim Reeves: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
66. "Made in America: Essential Folk > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
67. "A Country Christmas: Various artists: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 January 2016.

External links

• Jean Shepard discography at Discogs