American singer-songwriter Lyle Lovett has been active since 1980, and has recorded fourteen albums and released 25 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man".
Despite not having charted a top 40 single since 1988, all of Lovett's 1990's albums were certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.
Studio albums 1980s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN NZ Lyle Lovett Release date: 1986 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 14 — — — Pontiac Release date: 1987 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 12 117 — — US: Gold Lyle Lovett and His Large Band Release date: January 25, 1989 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, LP, cassette 10 62 88 45 CAN: Gold US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US Country US CAN NZ UK Joshua Judges Ruth Release date: March 31, 1992 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette, DTS-CD — 57 49 23 — US: Gold I Love Everybody Release date: September 27, 1994 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette — 26 40 36 54 US: Gold The Road to Ensenada Release date: June 18, 1996 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette 4 24 23 — 62 US: Gold Step Inside This House Release date: September 22, 1998 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette 9 55 — — 190 US: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US My Baby Don't Tolerate Release date: September 30, 2003 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD 7 63 It's Not Big It's Large Release date: August 28, 2007 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download 2 18 Natural Forces Release date: October 20, 2009 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download 8 29
2010s and 2020s Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Release Me Release date: February 28, 2012 Label: Curb/Lost Highway Records Formats: CD, music download 9 60 12th of June Release date: May 13, 2022 Label: Verve Records Formats: CD, music download — —
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chartpositions US Country US Anthology, Vol. 1: Cowboy Man Release date: October 23, 2001 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette 26 195 Smile: Songs from the Movies Release date: February 25, 2003 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD — 106 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other albums Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions US Country US CAN Country Live in Texas Release date: June 23, 1999 Label: Curb/MCA Records Formats: CD, cassette 7 94 14
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Dr. T & the Women Release date: September 26, 2000 Label: MCA Records Formats: CD
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country CAN Country NL 1986 "Farther Down the Line" 21 — — Lyle Lovett "Cowboy Man" 10 23 — 1987 "God Will" 18 23 —"Why I Don't Know" 15 24 — "Give Back My Heart" 13 18 — Pontiac 1988 "She's No Lady" 17 8 48 "I Loved You Yesterday" 24 40 — "Simple Song" — — 74 "If I Had a Boat" 66 * — "I Married Her Because She Looks Like You" 45 * — Lyle Lovett & His Large Band 1989 "Stand by Your Man" 82 — — "Nobody Knows Me" 84 — — "If I Were the Man You Wanted" 49 50 — Lyle Lovett "—" denotes releases that did not chart* denotes unknown peak positions
1990s–2010s Year Single Peak chart positions Album US Country US AAA US MainRock CAN CAN AC 1990 "Here I Am" — — — — — Lyle Lovett & His Large Band 1991 "You Can't Resist It" — — — 77 33 Switch (soundtrack) 1992 "You've Been So Good Up to Now" — — 36 — — Joshua Judges Ruth "North Dakota" — — — — — 1994 "Skinny Legs" — — — — — I Love Everybody "Just the Morning" — — — — — 1996 "Private Conversation" 72 12 — — — The Road to Ensenada "Don't Touch My Hat" 68 — — — — "It Ought to Be Easier" — — — — — 1997 "That's Right (You're Not from Texas)" — — — — — 1998 "Bears" — 11 — — — Step Inside This House 1999 "You Can't Resist It" — 6 — — — Live in Texas 2000 "San Antonio Girl" — — — — — Anthology, Volume 1 2003 "Smile" — — — — — Smile: Songs from the Movies "Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You" — — — — — "My Baby Don't Tolerate" — 19 — — — My Baby Don't Tolerate 2004 "In My Own Mind" — — — — — 2007 "South Texas Girl" — — — — — It's Not Big It's Large 2008 "No Big Deal" — — — — — 2012 "Isn't That So" — 26 — — — Release Me "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Featured singles Year Single Artist Peak positions Album CAN AC 1994 "Funny How Time Slips Away" Al Green — Rhythm, Country and Blues 1996 "You've Got a Friend in Me" Randy Newman 40 Toy Story: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack 2014 "Girls from Texas" Pat Green — Home "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other appearances Year Song Album 2018 "England Swings" King of the Road: A Tribute to Roger Miller
Music videos Year Video Director 1987 "If I Had a Boat" Wayne Miller 1988 "She's No Lady" "Pontiac" 1990 "This Old Porch" 1992 "Church" 1994 "Penguins" "Blues for Dixie" Jim May 1996 "You've Got a Friend in Me" Steven Goldmann 2004 "In My Own Mind" 2007 "South Texas Girl" 2018 "Don't Cry a Tear"
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