The article presents a discography for American country artist Sonny James.
Studio albums 1950s Title Album details The Southern Gentleman Release date: 1957 Label: Capitol Records Sonny Release date: September 1957 Label: Capitol Records Honey Release date: 1958 Label: Capitol Records The Sonny Side Release date: 1959 Label: Capitol Records
1960s Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Young Love Release date: 1962 Label: Dot Records 1 2 The Minute You're Gone Release date: November 1963 Label: Capitol Records — — You're the Only World I Know Release date: November 1964 Label: Capitol Records 2 — I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) Release date: March 1965 Label: Capitol Records 2 — Behind the Tear Release date: October 1965 Label: Capitol Records 2 — True Love's a Blessing Release date: October 1965 Label: Capitol Records 3 — Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall Release date: July 1966 Label: Capitol Records 6 — Need You Release date: April 1967 Label: Capitol Records 1 — I'll Never Find Another You Release date: August 1967 Label: Capitol Records 6 — A World of Our Own Release date: 1967 Label: Capitol Records 8 — Heaven Says Hello Release date: June 1968 Label: Capitol Records 16 — Born to Be with You Release date: 1968 Label: Capitol Records 2 — Only the Lonely Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records 4 161 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1970s and 1980s Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US It's Just a Matter of Time Release date: 1970 Label: Capitol Records 4 177 My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On Release date: July 1970 Label: Capitol Records 8 197 #1 Biggest Hits in Country Music Release date: 1970 Label: Capitol Records 6 187 Empty Arms Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records 9 150 The Sensational Sonny James Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records 6 197 Here Comes Honey Again Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records 16 — That's Why I Love You Like I Do Release date: 1972 Label: Capitol Records 5 — When the Snow Is on the Roses Release date: 1972 Label: Columbia Records 4 190 The Greatest Country Hits of '72 Release date: 1973 Label: Columbia Records 12 — If She Helps Me Get Over You Release date: 1973 Label: Columbia Records 17 — Is It Wrong Release date: 1974 Label: Columbia Records 22 — Mis Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) Release date: 1974 Label: Columbia Records 27 — A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/Little Band of Gold Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records 29 — The Guitars of Sonny James Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records 41 — Country Male Artist of the Decade Release date: 1975 Label: Columbia Records 31 — 200 Years of Country Music Release date: 1976 Label: Columbia Records 6 — When Something Is Wrong with My Baby Release date: 1976 Label: Columbia Records 26 — You're Free to Go Release date: 1977 Label: Columbia Records 25 — This Is the Love Release date: 1978 Label: Columbia Records — — Sunny Side Up Release date: 1979 Label: Monument Records — — I'm Looking Over the Rainbow Release date: 1982 Label: Dimension Records — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Christmas albums Title Album details Peak positions US My Christmas Dream Release date: 1966 Label: Capitol Records 73
Live albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US The Astrodome Presents in Person Sonny James Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records 4 83 In Prison, In Person Release date: 1977 Label: Columbia Records 25 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US The Best of Sonny James Release date: November 1966 Label: Capitol Records 1 141 The Best of Sonny James, Vol. 2 Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records 26 — Sonny James Close Up Release date: 1969 Label: Capitol Records 38 184 Biggest Hits Release date: 1971 Label: Capitol Records 7 — Traces Release date: 1972 Label: Capitol Records 21 — The Gentleman from the South Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records 41 — Young Love Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records 50 — Hit Sounds Release date: 1973 Label: Capitol Records — — Greatest Hits Release date: 1978 Label: Columbia Records — — Sonny James Release date: 1986 Label: Dot/MCA Records — — American Originals Release date: 1989 Label: Columbia Records — — Capitol Collector's Series Release date: 1990 Label: Capitol Records — — The Best of Sonny James Release date: 1991 Label: Curb Records — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Singles 1950s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US Cash Box Country US UK 1952 "Short Cut" — — — — non-album singles "That's Me Without You" 9 — — — 1953 "Somebody Else's Heartache" — — — — "Poor Boy Rich Lovin'" — — — — "My Greatest Thrill" — — — — 1954 "That's How I Need You" — — — — "The People Next to Me" — — — — "She Done Give Her Heart to Me" 14 — — — "I Forgot to Remember Santa Claus" — — — — 1955 "Lovin' Season" — — — — "Ain't Gonna Take No Chance" — — — — "Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall" — — — — Till the Last Leaf Shall Fall "Let's Go Bunny Huggin'" — — — — non-album singles "Pigtails and Ribbons" — — — — 1956 "For Rent (One Empty Heart)" 7 10 — — The Best of Sonny James "Twenty Feet of Muddy Water" 11 15 — — The Minute You're Gone "The Cat Came Back" 12 — — 30 You're the Only World I Know "Young Love" 1 1 1 11 The Sonny Side 1957 "First Date, First Kiss, First Love" 9 10 25 — "Lovesick Blues" 15 13 — — "A Mighty Lovable Man" — — — — "Uh-Huh-mm" 8 9 92 — 1958 "Kathleen" — 30 — — "Are You Mine" — — — — "You Got That Touch" — — 94 — non-album singles "Let Me Be the One to Love You" — — — — 1959 "Dream Big" — — — — "Talk of the School" — — 85 — "Pure Love" — — 107 — "Who's Next in Line" — — — — "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know" — — 80 — Sonny "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1960s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US Cash Box Country US CAN Country CAN 1960 "Jenny Lou" 22 18 67 — — non-album singles "Wondering" — — — — — "I Wish This Night Would Never End / Bimbo" — — — — — 1961 "Apache" — — 87 — — "Innocent Angel" — — — — — "Young Love" (re-recording) — — — — — 1962 "(The Legend Of) Brown Mountain Light" — 28 — — — "A Mile And A Quarter" — 44 — — — "On the Longest Day" — — — — — 1963 "The Minute You're Gone" 9 8 95 — — The Minute You're Gone "Going Through the Motions (Of Living)" 17 10 — — — 1964 "Baltimore" 6 7 134 — — You're the Only World I Know "Sugar Lump" / 27 — — — — "Ask Marie" — 10 — — — "You're the Only World I Know" 1 1 91 — — 1965 "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" 2 3 116 — — I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love) "Behind the Tear" 1 2 113 — — Behind the Tear "True Love's a Blessing" 3 2 — — — True Love's a Blessing 1966 "Take Good Care of Her" 1 1 — — — "Room in Your Heart" 2 1 — — — The Best of Sonny James "Barefoot Santa Claus" — — — — — My Christmas Dream 1967 "Need You" 1 1 — — — Need You "I'll Never Find Another You" 1 1 97 — — I'll Never Find Another You "It's the Little Things" 1 1 — 2 — Behind the Tear 1968 "A World of Our Own" 1 1 118 1 — A World of Our Own "Heaven Says Hello" 1 1 — 26 — Heaven Says Hello "Born to Be with You" 1 1 81 9 — Born to Be with You 1969 "Only the Lonely" 1 1 92 1 93 Only the Lonely "Running Bear" 1 1 94 1 74 The Astrodome Presents in Person "Since I Met You Baby"[A] 1 1 65 3 79 "It's Just a Matter of Time" 1 1 87 4 85 It's Just a Matter of Time "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1970s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US CAN Country 1970 "My Love" 1 125 3 My Love/Don't Keep Me Hangin' On "Don't Keep Me Hangin' On" 1 — 17 "Endlessly" 1 108 10 Empty Arms 1971 "Empty Arms" 1 93 1 "Bright Lights, Big City" 1 91 4 The Sensational Sonny James "Here Comes Honey Again" 1 — 4 Here Comes Honey Again "Only Love Can Break a Heart" 2 — 2 Biggest Hits 1972 "That's Why I Love You Like I Do" 1 — 1 That's Why I Love You Like I Do "When the Snow Is on the Roses" 1 103 1 When the Snow Is on the Roses "Traces" 30 — 42 Traces "White Silver Sands" 5 — 2 When the Snow Is on the Roses "Downfall of Me" 32 — 48 That's Why I Love You Like I Do 1973 "I Love You More and More Everyday" 4 — 3 If She Helps Me Get Over You "Reach Out Your Hand and Touch Me" 61 — 71 Empty Arms "If She Just Helps Me Get Over You" 15 — 11 If She Helps Me Get Over You "Heaven on Earth" 66 — 58 The Sensational Sonny James "Surprise, Surprise" 49 — 67 Here Comes Honey Again 1974 "Is It Wrong (For Loving You)" 1 — 75 Is It Wrong "A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love)" 4 — 3 A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife with Love) "All the Way Together" — — — That's Why I Love You Like I Do 1975 "A Little Bit South of Saskatoon" 6 — 9 A Little Bit South of Saskatoon/Little Band of Gold "Little Band of Gold" 5 — 4 "Maria Elena" — — — The Guitars of Sonny James "What in the World's Come Over You" 10 — 3 Country Male Artist of the Decade "Eres Tu (Touch the Wind)" 67 — — The Guitars of Sonny James 1976 "Prisoner's Song" 14 — 3 200 Years of Country Music "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" 6 — 5 When Something Is Wrong with My Baby "Come On In" 8 — 10 Greatest Hits 1977 "You're Free to Go" 9 — 21 You're Free to Go "In the Jailhouse Now" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) 15 — 30 In Prison In Person "Abilene" (with His Tennessee State Prison Band) 24 — 16 1978 "This Is the Love" 16 — 37 This Is the Love "Caribbean" 18 — 20 "Building Memories" 30 — 39 Greatest Hits 1979 "Hold What You've Got" 36 — 60 Sunny Side Up "Lorelei" 62 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1980s Year Single Peak chartpositions Album US Country CAN Country 1981 "Innocent Lies" (and His Southern Gentleman) 19 40 I'm Looking Over the Rainbow 1982 "A Place in the Sun" (and His Southern Gentleman) 60 — "I'm Looking Over the Rainbow" (and Silver) 66 — "The Fool in Me" (and Silver) 33 — 1983 "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" (and Silver) 58 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other singles Guest singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album US Country 1985 "One Big Family" Heart of Nashville 61 non-album single
Charted B-sides Year B-side Peak positions A-side US Country 1957 "You're the Reason I'm in Love" 6 "Young Love" 1964 "Ask Marie" 19 "Sugar Lump" 1976 "Back in the Saddle Again" flip "The Prisoner's Song"
Notes
A^ "Since I Met You Baby" also peaked at number 38 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.
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