Jimmy Dean discography

Jimmy Dean discography
Studio albums42
Compilation albums7
Singles65
No.1 Single2

This article presents the discography of American country music singer, Jimmy Dean.

Albums

1950s–1960s

Title Details Peak positions
US Country
Sings His Television Favorites —
Jimmy Dean's Hour of Prayer —
Bumming Around
  • Release date: 1959
  • Label: Mercury Records
 —
Favorites of Jimmy Dean —
Hymns by Jimmy Dean —
Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales
  • Release date: 1961
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Portrait of Jimmy Dean
  • Release date: 1962
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Everybody's Favorites
  • Release date: 1963
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Golden Favorites
  • Release date: 1964
  • Label: Hilltop Records
 —
Jimmy Dean Guest Star —
The Songs We All Love Best
  • Release date: 1964
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Bummin' Around
(with Johnny Horton) 		—
Jimmy Dean's Christmas Card
  • Release date: 1965
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Sings His Television Favorites —
The First Thing Ev'ry Morning
  • Release date: 1965
  • Label: Columbia Records
 1
Big Ones
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: 1966
  • Label: Columbia Records
 22
Jimmy Dean Is Here! 10
Jimmy Dean Show
  • Release date: 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
 —
Most Richly Blessed
  • Release date: 1967
  • Label: RCA Victor
 —
Mr. Country Music
  • Release date: 1967
  • Label: Harmony Records
 —
Everybody's Favourite —
A Thing Called Love
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
 20
Country's Favorite Son
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: Harmony Records
 —
Dean's List
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
Jimmy Dean Show
  • Release date: 1968
  • Label: RCA Victor
 —
Gotta Travel On
  • Release date: 1969
  • Label: Harmony Records
 —
Speaker of the House
  • Release date: 1969
  • Label: RCA Victor
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s–1980s

Title Details Peak positions
US Country
The Dean of Country Music
  • Release date: 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
 —
Country Boy and Country Girl
(with Dottie West)
  • Release date: December 1970
  • Label: RCA Victor
 42
Everybody Knows
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
 41
These Hands
  • Release date: 1971
  • Label: RCA Victor
 43
Bummin' Around
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: Hilltop Records
 —
I.O.U.
  • Release date: 1976
  • Label: Casino Records
 —
Country Music Show 1954-55
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Castle Records
 —
American Originals
  • Release date: 1989
  • Label: Columbia Records
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s–2000s

Title Details
24 Greats
  • Release date: 1994
  • Label: Deluxe Records
Greatest Songs
Jimmy Dean's Christmas Card
Inspirational Songs
  • Release date: 1998
  • Label: Curb Records
20 Great Story Songs
  • Release date: 1999
  • Label: Curb Records
The Complete Columbia Hits & More

Singles

1950s singles

Year Single Peak chart
positions 		Album
US Country
[1] 		US
[2]
1952 "Bumming Around" 5 — Favorites by Jimmy Dean
1953 "The Queen of Hearts" — —
1954 "Release Me" — —
1955 "Big Blue Diamonds" — — —
"Find 'Em, Fool 'Em, Leave 'Em Alone" — —
1956 "Freight Train Blues" — — Jimmy Deans Sings His Television Favorites
"Hello Mr. Blues" — —
1957 "Losing Game" — —
"Look on the Good Side" — —
"Deep Blue Sea" — 67 —
"Little Sandy Sleightfoot" — 32
1958 "Bumming Around" (re-recording) — — Jimmy Dean Sings His Television Favorites
"Starlight, Starbright" — — —
"What This Old World Needs" — — Jimmy Dean Sings His Television Favorites
"School of Love" — — —
"Shark in the Bathtub" — —
1959 "Weekend Blue" — —
"Bumming Around" (re-release) — 106 Bumming Around
"Counting Tears" — — —
"Thanks for the Dream" — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1960s singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US AC
[1] 		CAN (CHUM)
[3] 		CAN Country
[4] 		UK
[5]
1960 "Little Boy Lost" — — — — — — —
1961 "Give Me Back My Heart" — — — — — —
"Big Bad John"
(b-side "I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake" was #10 in Canada) 		1 1 1 1 — 2 Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales
"Oklahoma Bill" — — — — — —
"Dear Ivan" 9 24 6 14 — — Jimmy Dean's Greatest Hits
1962 "The Cajun Queen" 16 22 4 25 — —
"To a Sleeping Beauty" 15 26 6 — — — Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales
"PT-109"
(b-side "Walk On Boy" was #28 in Canada) 		3 8 2 33 — — Portrait of Jimmy Dean
"Steel Men" — 41 12 — — —
"Little Black Book" 10 29 10 18 — 33
"Gonna Raise a Ruckus Tonite" — 73 — 36 — — —
1963 "This Ole House" — 128 — — — — Everybody's Favorite
"Mile Long Train" — — — — — — —
"The Funniest Thing I Ever Heard" — — — — — —
"Mind Your Own Business" 35 — — — — —
1964 "Shenandoah" — — — — — — The Songs We All Love Best
"Sam Hill" — — — — — — Jimmy Dean's Greatest Hits
"Yes, Patricia, There Is a Santa Claus" — — — — — — Jimmy Dean's Christmas Card
1965 "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" 1 91 19 — — — The First Thing Ev'ry Morning
"Harvest of Sunshine" 35 — — — — —
"Blue Christmas" — — — — — — Jimmy Dean's Christmas Card
1966 "Things Have Gone to Pieces" — — — — — — The Big Ones
"Once a Day" — — — — — —
"Stand Beside Me" 10 — — — — — Jimmy Dean Is Here
1967 "Sweet Misery" 16 — 13 — — — The Jimmy Dean Show
"Ninety Days" 41 — — — — — —
"I'm a Swinger" 30 — — — — —
1968 "A Thing Called Love" 21 — — — 14 — A Thing Called Love
"Born to Be by Your Side" 52 — — — — —
"A Hammer and Nails" 22 — — — 12 — Mr. Country Music
1969 "A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose" 52 — — — — — A Thing Called Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1970s singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US Country
[1] 		US
[2] 		US AC
[1] 		AUS
[6] 		CAN Country
[4] 		CAN
[7] 		CAN AC
[8]
1970 "When Judy Smiled" — — — — — — — Dean of Country Music
"Us" — — — — — — — —
"Weakness in a Man" — — — — — — —
1971 "Everybody Knows" 54 — — — — — — Everybody Knows
1972 "Who Put the Leaving in Your Eyes" — — — — — — —
"The One You Say Good Morning To" 38 — — — — — —
1973 "I'm Gonna Be Gone" — — — — — — — —
"The Days When Jim Liked Jenny" — — — — — — —
1973 "Your Sweet Love (Keeps Me Homeward Bound)" 90 — — — — — —
1976 "I.O.U" 9 35 47 18 38 30 3 I.O.U.
"To a Sleeping Beauty" (re-recording) 85 — — — — — —
"Angel in an Apron" — — — — — — —
1977 "I.O.U." (re-release) 90 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s singles

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[1]
1983 "I.O.U." (re-recording) 77 —

Other singles

Singles with Dottie West

Year Single Peak positions Album
US Country
[1]
1971 "Slowly" 29 Country Boy and Country Girl
Year Single Artist(s) Peak positions Album
US Country
[1]
1967 "Chet's Tune" Some of Chet's Friends 38 —

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ^ a b c "Jimmy Dean Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "CHUM Hit Parade results". Archived from the original on 2006-07-18.
  4. ^ a b "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Jimmy Dean". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 85. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Singles". RPM. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  8. ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Adult Contemporary". RPM. Retrieved August 24, 2011.