The albums discography of Kitty Wells, an American country artist, consists of thirty-six studio albums, eleven compilation albums, and one box set. Wells' first album release was 1956's Country Hit Parade on Decca Records, which compiled her hits during her first four years of recording for the label. Prior to its release, many labels were reluctant to release albums by female country artists until Wells became the first female vocalist to sell records. Following its release, Wells and her label issued three studio albums during the 1950s: Winner of Your Heart (1957), Lonely Street (1958), and Dust on the Bible (1959). After the success of Wells' number one single "Heartbreak U.S.A." in 1961, an album of the same name was released the same year.
In 1963, her fourth compilation album, The Kitty Wells Story, became her first album to chart among the newly created Billboard Magazine Top Country Albums list, peaking at #7. In 1964, her tenth studio album, Especially for You, became her first studio album to chart on the same list, peaking at #19. The latter started a string of albums that would peak on the Billboard country chart during the 1960s, including Burning Memories (#7; 1965), Lonesome, Sad, and Blue (#7; 1965), and Queen of Honky Tonk Street (#5; 1967).
After collaborating with country artist Red Foley on a single, the pair released the album Together Again in 1967. The album reached #24 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. The following year, Wells and her husband Johnnie Wright issued We'll Stick Together, whose title track became a minor hit. The duo also released a gospel album in 1972. In the 1970s, Wells' chart success declined and her albums remained absent from the Billboard lists. Before leaving Decca/MCA, Wells released Yours Truly, her final studio album for the label, in 1973. Wells signed with Capricorn Records in 1975 and released her thirtieth studio album, Forever Young, the same year. In 1979, Wells and her husband formed the label Rubocca Records, and Wells issued her final studio albums in 1979 and 1981 on Rubocca respectively. Hopefully one day all of Kitty Wells later Decca/Mca recordings from the 1960’s and 1970’s will be on CD discography on compact disc as of 2024 is selective.
Studio albums 1950s Title Album details Winner of Your Heart Release date: June 1956 Label: Decca Formats: LP Lonely Street Release date: August 1958 Label: Decca Formats: LP After Dark Release date: June 1959 Label: Decca Formats: LP Dust on the Bible Release date: August 1959 Label: Decca Formats: LP
1960s Title Album details Peakpositions USCountry Kitty's Choice Release date: April 1960 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Seasons of My Heart Release date: September 1960 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Heartbreak U.S.A. Release date: May 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Queen of Country Music Release date: February 1962 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Singing on Sunday Release date: June 1962 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Christmas Day With Kitty Wells Release date: November 1962 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Especially for You Release date: January 1964 Label: Decca Formats: LP 19 Country Music Time Release date: August 1964 Label: Decca Formats: LP 14 Burning Memories Release date: February 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP 7 Lonesome, Sad, and Blue Release date: June 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP 7 Songs Made Famous by Jim Reeves Release date: February 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP 24 Country All the Way Release date: June 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP 9 The Kitty Wells Show Release date: December 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Love Makes the World Go Around Release date: April 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP 28 Queen of Honky Tonk Street Release date: October 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel tape 5 Showcase Release date: March 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette tape, reel 22 Cream of Country Hits Release date: December 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette, reel — Guilty Street Release date: 1969 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette, reel 29 "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
1970s–1980s Title Album details A Bouquet of Country Hits Release date: January 1970 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Singin' Em Country Release date: July 1970 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Your Love Is the Way Release date: November 1970 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette They're Stepping All Over My Heart Release date: April 1971 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Pledging My Love Release date: October 1971 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Sincerely Release date: June 1972 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette I've Got Yesterday Release date: October 1972 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Yours Truly Release date: July 1973 Label: MCA Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Forever Young Release date: January 1975 Label: Capricorn Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Hall of Fame, Vol. I Release date: 1979 Label: Rubocca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette Hall of Fame, Vol. II Release date: 1981 Label: Rubocca Formats: LP
Collaborative albums Title Album details Peakpositions USCountry The Kitty Wells Family Gospel Sing (with Kitty Wells' family) Release date: October 1965 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Together Again (with Red Foley) Release date: August 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP 24 We'll Stick Together (with Johnnie Wright) Release date: July 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP 30 Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright Sing HeartwarmingGospel Songs (with Johnnie Wright) Release date: July 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peakpositions USCountry Kitty Wells' Country Hit Parade Release date: 1956 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Kitty Wells' & Red Foley's Golden Favorites Release date: February 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP — Kitty Wells' and Red Foley's Golden Hits (with Red Foley) Release date: 1961 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette — The Kitty Wells Story Release date: August 1963 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette 7 Kitty Wells Release date: November 1966 Label: Vocalion Formats: LP, cassette (1980's reissue on Coral Records) — Kitty Wells' Greatest Hits Release date: June 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, 8 track, cassette, reel 37 Country Heart Release date: July 1969 Label: Vocalion Formats: LP — Jesus Is Coming Soon Release date: 1990 Label: MCA Special Products — Country Music Hall of Fame Series Release date: 1991 Label: MCA Formats: Cassette, CD, music download — Queens of Country Music (with Jean Stafford) Released: 1998 Label: Massive (21682) Format: CD — 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection Release date: June 4, 2002 Label: MCA Nashville Formats: Cassette, CD, music download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Box sets Title Album details The Queen of Country Music Release date: June 28, 1994 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD
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