The discography of American country music artist Sylvia contains 12 studio albums, four compilation albums, one video album, six music videos, 23 singles and one album appearance. She was signed to RCA Records and collaborated with producer Tom Collins, who established her as a country pop recording artist. Her first charting single was 1979's "You Don't Miss a Thing," which reached the top 40 of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. She had her first major hit in 1980 with "Tumbleweed." In 1981, Sylvia her first number one hit on the country songs chart with "Drifter." Her debut studio album was also released in 1981 and peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. In 1982, Sylvia had her biggest hit with the single "Nobody." Not only did it top the country songs chart, but it also crossed over to number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. It was followed by "Like Nothing Ever Happened," which reached number two on the country singles list. Both songs were included on her second album, Just Sylvia. It sold over 500,000 copies in the United States, leading to its gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America.
In 1983, Sylvia followed with Snapshot, which reached number seven on the country albums survey. It produced three top ten hits, including the number three "I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)." In 1984, Surprise, only reached number 40 on the country albums list. Her country pop sound caused Sylvia to become increasingly frustrated. She soon joined with Brent Maher who produced her next two releases for RCA. The first was One Step Closer (1985), which spawned three major hits: "Fallin' in Love," "Cry Just a Little Bit" and "I Love You by Heart." The follow-up album with Maher (Knockin' Around) was never released and Sylvia left RCA Records in 1987. She re-surfaced in 1992 as a touring artist. Her next album release was 1996's The Real Story. She continued releasing new music and issued 2002's Where in the World next. Her most recent studio effort is a collection of re-recordings entitled Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chartpositions CertificationsUSUSCou.CAN Drifter Released: April 1981 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette 139 10 — Just Sylvia Released: May 1982 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette 56 2 51 MC: Gold RIAA: Gold Snapshot Released: May 1983 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette 77 7 62 Surprise Released: March 1984 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette, CD 178 40 — One Step Closer Released: February 1985 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette, CD — 19 — The Real Story Released: November 11, 1996 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD, cassette — — — Where in the World Released: 2002 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD — — — A Cradle in Bethlehem Released: November 11, 2002 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD — — — It's All in the Family Released: October 7, 2016 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD, music download — — — Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined Released: June 8, 2018 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD, music download — — — Nature Child: A Dreamer's Journey Released: February 22, 2022 Label: Red Pony Formats: CD, music download — — — Knockin' Around (The Lost Album) Released: June 7, 2024 Label: RCA / Legacy Formats: music download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSCountry Greatest Hits Released: 1987 Label: RCA Formats: LP, cassette, CD 59 Anthology Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Renaissance Formats: CD — RCA Country Legends: Sylvia Released: September 10, 2002 Label: RCA Formats: CD — All-American Country Released: February 27, 2007 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums + List of video albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details RCA's All-Star Country Music Fair Released: 1982 Label: RCA Formats: CED
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumUSUSACUSCou.AUSCANCANACCANCou.NZ "You Don't Miss a Thing" 1979 — — 36 — — — — — "It Don't Hurt to Dream" 1980 — — 35 — — — — — Drifter "Tumbleweed" — — 10 — — — — — "Drifter" 1981 — — 1 — — — 13 — "The Matador" — — 7 — — — 8 — "Heart on the Mend" — — 8 — — — 11 — "Sweet Yesterday" 1982 — — 12 — — — 11 — Just Sylvia "Nobody" 15 5 1 41 5 5 1 2 RIAA: Gold "Like Nothing Ever Happened" — — 2 — — — 1 — "Snapshot" 1983 — — 5 — — — 3 — Snapshot "The Boy Gets Around" — — 18 — — — 7 — "I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)" — — 3 — — — 2 — "Victims of Goodbye" 1984 — 44 24 — — — 19 — Surprise "Love Over Old Times" — — 36 — — — 50 — "Fallin' in Love" 1985 — — 2 — — — 1 — One Step Closer "Cry Just a Little Bit" — — 9 — — — 8 — "I Love You by Heart" — — 9 — — — 7 — "Nothin' Ventured Nothin' Gained" 1986 — — 33 — — — — — Knockin' Around (The Lost Album) "Straight from My Heart" 1987 — — 66 — — — — — Greatest Hits "Cumberland Rose" 2011 — — — — — — — — It's All in the Family "Nobody" 2018 — — — — — — — — Second Bloom: The Hits Re-Imagined "Sing Me into You" 2024 — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions AlbumUSCou.CANACCANCou. "The Wayward Wind" 1983 57 13 29 The Wayward Wind
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director(s) "Drifter" 1981 Marc Ball "The Matador" "Heart on the Mend" "I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)" 1983 "Snapshot" 1983 David Hogan "Victims of Goodbye" 1984 "Cry Just a Little Bit" 1985
Other album appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, artist and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album ' "'Til I Can Make It on My Own" 2003 Kate Campbell Twang on a Wire
References
External links Sylvia full discography at her official website