The discography of American country artist, Melba Montgomery contains 29 studio albums, eight compilation albums, 61 singles, one other charting song and has appeared on five albums. Of her studio albums, 22 are solo releases while seven are collaborative releases. Of her singles, 42 are solo releases while 18 are collaborative. Montgomery collaborated with George Jones on 1963's "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds", which reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Together, they recorded several studio albums including Singing What's in Our Heart (1963), which reached number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The United Artists and Musicor labels issued several more singles by the pair. Among them were the top 25 songs "Multiply the Heartaches" (1965) and "Party Pickin'" (1967). She also collaborated with Gene Pitney during the sixties on the top 20 single "Baby Ain't That Fine" (1965). Both United Artists and Musicor issued several solo studio albums and singles by Montgomery during the sixties also. Among them was the charting single "Hall of Shame" (1963) and the 1967 LP, Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967).
In 1970, Montgomery teamed up with Charlie Louvin to record the top 20 country single "Something to Brag About". Their 1970 LP of the same name made the Billboard country albums chart as well. Montgomery's solo music did not become commercially successful until she began recording for Elektra Records in 1973. The single "Wrap Your Love Around Me" (1973) charted in the Billboard country top 40. In 1974, she reached her peak solo success with the single "No Charge". The track topped the country songs chart, crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the RPM country chart in Canada. Her 1974 solo LP of the same name reached number 14 on the Top Country Albums chart. Montgomery followed it with the charting LP Don't Let the Good Times Fool You in 1975. Its title track reached the top 20 of the country charts. Her second self-titled studio LP spawned a cover of "Angel of the Morning", which reached number 22 on the Billboard country chart. Montgomery has continued sporadically releasing singles and albums since the early eighties. Her most recent album is Things That Keep You Going (2010).
Albums Solo studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSCountry America's Number One Country and Western Girl Singer Released: February 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP — Down Home Released: August 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP — I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely Released: July 1965 Label: United Artists Formats: LP — Hallelujah Road Released: July 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — Country Girl Released: November 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — Melba Toast Released: March 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long Released: March 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — I'm Just Living Released: December 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — The Big Beautiful Country World of Melba Montgomery Released: October 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP — Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long Released: May 1970 Label: Capitol Formats: LP — Melba Montgomery Released: October 1973 Label: Elektra Formats: LP — No Charge Released: April 1974 Label: Elektra Formats: LP 14 Don't Let the Good Times Fool You Released: April 1975 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, cassette 47 The Greatest Gift of All Released: November 1975 Label: Elektra Formats: LP — Melba Montgomery Released: March 1978 Label: United Artists Formats: LP — I Still Care Released: 1982 Label: Phonorama Formats: LP — Audiograph Alive Released: 1983 Label: Audiograph Formats: LP — No Charge Released: 1986 Label: Compass Formats: LP — Do You Know Where Your Man Is Released: 1992 Label: Playback Formats: CD — This Time Around Released: 1997 Label: CMC Formats: CD — Studio 102 Essentials Released: May 27, 2008 Label: Suite 102 Formats: CD, digital — Things That Keep You Going Released: December 14, 2010 Label: RPM Formats: CD, digital — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaborative studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSCountry Singing What's in Our Heart Released: November 1963 Label: United Artists Formats: LP 3 Bluegrass Hootenanny Released: March 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP 12 Being Together Released: December 1965 Label: Musicor Formats: LP — Close Together (As You and Me) Released: November 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP 28 Let's Get Together Released: July 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP 37 Something to Brag About Released: January 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP 45 Baby You've Got What It Takes Released: July 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP 45 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details A King & Two Queens Released: 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP Queens of Country Music Released: 1965 Label: Starday Formats: LP Famous Country Duets Released: January 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP Blue Moon of Kentucky Released: February 1966 Label: United Artists Formats: LP The Mood I'm In Released: January 1967 Label: United Artists Formats: LP Aching Breaking Heart Released: 1974 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Vintage Collections: George Jonesand Melba Montgomery Released: January 23, 1996 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, cassette Melba Montgomery: Signature Series Released: 2003 Label: CMG/EMI Formats: CD
Singles As a solo artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSCou.CANCANCou.CANAC "Shoe Old Ranger" 1962 — — — — — rowspan="3" "I'm No Longer in Your Heart" — — — — — "Your Picture (Keeps Smiling Back at Me)" — — — — — "Hall of Shame" 1963 — 22 — — — Down Home "The Greatest One of All" — 26 — — — "The Face" 1964 — — — — — "Big Big Heartaches" — — — — — America's Number One OneCountry and Western Girl Singer "I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely" 1965 — — — — — I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely "I Saw It" — — — — — "I'll Wait Till Seven" — — — — — "Constantly" — — — — — "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" 1966 — — — — — Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long "Crossing Over Jordan" — — — — — Hallelujah Road "My Tiny Music Box" — — — — — Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long "Won't Take Long" — — — — — Melba Toast "What Can I Tell the Folks Back Home" 1967 — 61 — — — I'm Just Living "Twilight Years" — — — — — Melba Toast "You Put Me Here" 1968 — — — — — "Hallelujah Road" — — — — — Hallelujah Road "What's to Become of What's Left of Me" 1969 — — — — — "As Far as My Forgetting's Got" — — — — — The Big Beautiful CountryWorld of Melba Montgomery "The Closer She Gets" 1970 — — — — — Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long "Eloy Crossing" — — — — — rowspan="3" "He's My Man" 1971 — 61 — — — "Hope I Never Love That Way Again" 1972 — — — — — "Wrap Your Love Around Me" 1973 — 38 — 47 — Melba Montgomery "He'll Come Home" 1974 — 58 — 47 — "No Charge" 39 1 47 1 24 No Charge "Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late" — 67 — — — Don't Let the Good Times Fool You "If You Want the Rainbow" — 59 — — — "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" 1975 — 15 — 14 — "Searchin' (For Someone Like You)" — 45 — — — "He Loved You Right Out of My Mind" — — — — — The Greatest Gift of All "Love Was the Wind" — 67 — — — "Never Ending Love Affair" 1977 — 83 — — — Melba Montgomery "Before the Pain Comes" — — — — — "Angel of the Morning" — 22 — 48 — "Leavin' Me in Your Mind" 1978 — — — — — "The Star" 1980 — 92 — — — rowspan="4" "Straight Talkin'" 1986 — 79 — — — "I'll Go Somewhere (And Cry Myself to Sleep)" 1989 — — — — — "The Key's in the Mailbox" 1990 — — — — — "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" 1992 — — — — — Do You Know Where Your Man Is "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a collaborative artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions AlbumUSCou.CANCou. "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" 1963 3 — What's in Our Heart "Let's Invite Them Over" 17 — "Please Be My Love" 1964 31 — Bluegrass Hootenanny "Multiply the Heartaches" 25 — What's in Our Heart "House of Gold" 1965 — — Bluegrass Hootenanny "Blue Moon of Kentucky" — — Blue Moon of Kentucky "Baby Ain't That Fine" 15 — Being Together "Being Together" 1966 — — "Close Together (As You and Me)" 70 — Close Together "Party Pickin'" 1967 24 — Party Pickin''' |- ! scope="row"| "Our Little Man" | 1968 | — || —
! scope="row"| "Something to Brag About" | 1970 | 18 || 26 | Something to Brag About|- ! scope="row"| "Did You Ever" | rowspan="3"| 1971 | 26 || — | rowspan="2"| Baby You've Got What It Takes'' "Baby You've Got What It Takes" 30 — "I'm Gonna Leave You" 60 — rowspan="4" "Baby What's Wrong with Us" 1972 66 — "A Man Likes Things Like That" 59 — "Almost Over the Line" 1987 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peakchartpositions Album NotesUSCountry "What's in Our Heart" 1963 20 What's in Our Heart
Other appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" 1988 K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites "Shameless Lies" 1994 Marty Brown Cryin', Lovin', Leavin'''
! scope="row"| "Milwaukee Here I Come" | rowspan="2"| 1999 | rowspan="2"| John Prine | rowspan="2"| In Spite of Ourselves| rowspan="2"| |- ! scope="row"| "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" |- ! scope="row"| "You Win Again" | 2001 | Ralph Stanley | Clinch Mountain Sweethearts''
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