The discography of American singer, Chris Connor, contains 34 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, three live albums, 23 singles, four promotional singles and five album appearances. Connor's first recordings were released as singles in collaboration with Jerry Wald and Stan Kenton between 1952 and 1953. In 1954, the Bethlehem label issued her debut studio albums, Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland and Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers. Two more Bethlehem albums were released through 1956 and it was followed by her self-titled LP with Atlantic Records the same year. Atlantic released several singles by Connor, including two the made the US Hot 100: "Trust in Me" and "I Miss You So". The latter was her only single to make the top 40.
Seven studio LP's of Connor's material was released by Atlantic through 1959 including Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (1957), A Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1958) and Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (1959). The label also issued her first live product in 1960 called Chris in Person. The same year, her vocals appeared on the Nina Simone collaborative compilation, Nina Simone and Her Friends. In 1961, she collaborated with Maynard Ferguson on two studio LP's: Double Exposure and Two's Company. Two albums were then recorded with the FM label, beginning with live product Chris Connor at the Village Gate: Early Show/Late Show (1963). Two more LP's were issued by ABC–Paramount including Chris Connor Now! (1966).
Connor recorded sporadically over the next ten years until the release of 1977's Chris Moves by CBS/Sony. The album (along with four others) were released exclusively by Japanese labels including Alone Together (1979) and Love Being Here with You (1983). Two albums with the US-based Contemporary Records were released, such as Classic (1987). Four studio albums were then issued by the Japanese Alfa Records in the 1990s decade like Angel Eyes (1991) and Blue Moon (1995). Connor's final studio recordings were issued by the HighNote label in the 2000s, concluding with Everything I Love in 2003. Compilations have since been issued including The Complete Atlantic and FM Albums in 2019. In 2014, "I Hear Music" made the French singles chart.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland Released: October 1954 Label: Bethlehem Formats: 10-inch LP Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers Released: December 1954 Label: Bethlehem Formats: 10-inch LP This Is Chris Released: August 1955 Label: Bethlehem Formats: LP Chris Connor Released: April 1956 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not Released: November 1956 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song Released: 1957 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP I Miss You So Released: 1957 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP A Jazz Date with Chris Connor Released: 1958 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Chris Craft Released: 1958 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe Released: 1959 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Witchcraft Released: 1959 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP A Portrait of Chris Released: 1960 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Double Exposure Released: 1961 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Two's Company Released: 1961 Label: Roulette Formats: LP Free Spirits Released: 1962 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP A Weekend in Paris Released: 1964 Label: FM Formats: LP Chris Connor Sings the Gentle Bossa Nova Released: 1965 Label: ABC–Paramount Formats: LP Chris Connor Now! Released: 1966 Label: ABC–Paramount Formats: LP Softly and Swingin''' | Released: 1969 Label: Victor World Group Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Sketches| Released: 1972 Label: Stanyan Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Chris Moves| Released: 1977 Label: CBS/Sony Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Sweet and Swinging| Released: 1978 Label: Progressive Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Alone Together| Released: 1979 Label: Lob Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Love Being Here with You| Released: 1983 Label: Stash Formats: LP |- ! scope="row"| Three Pearls| Released: 1984 Label: Eastworld Formats: LP, CD |- ! scope="row"| Classic| Released: 1987 Label: Contemporary Formats: LP, CD |- ! scope="row"| New Again| Released: 1988 Label: Contemporary Formats: LP, CD, cassette |- ! scope="row"| As Time Goes By| Released: 1991 Label: Alfa Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| Angel Eyes| Released: 1991 Label: Alfa Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| My Funny Valentine| Released: 1993 Label: Alfa Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| Blue Moon| Released: 1995 Label: Alfa Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| Haunted Heart| Released: 2001 Label: HighNote Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| I Walk with Music| Released: 2002 Label: HighNote Formats: CD |- ! scope="row"| Everything I Love'' Released: 2003 Label: HighNote Formats: CD
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Chris Released: 1956 Label: Bethlehem Formats: LP Bethlehem's Girl Friends Released: 1956 Label: Bethlehem Formats: LP Nina Simone and Her Friends Released: 1960 Label: Bethlehem Formats: LP Many Sides of Chris Connor Released: 1961 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP The Best of Chris Conner Released: 1966 Label: Stateside Formats: LP Kenton's Girl Friends Released: 1973 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Carmen McRae vs. Chris Connor Released: 1974 Label: Polydor Formats: LP The Finest of Chris Connor Released: 1975 Label: Bethlehem Formats: LP Singin' in N.Y. Released: 1978 Label: Roulette Formats: LP The Best of Chris Connor Released: 1991 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD Introducing Chris Connor Released: February 18, 2008 Label: Rhino/Warner Jazz Formats: CD Jazz Released: December 5, 2016 Label: Warner Formats: Digital The Complete Atlantic and FM Albums Released: July 12, 2019 Label: Warner Formats: Digital
Live albums + List of live albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Chris in Person Released: 1960 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP Chris Connor at the Village Gate: Early Show/Late Show Released: 1963 Label: FM Formats: LP Chris Connor Live Released: 1983 Label: Applause Formats: LP
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSFRA "You're the Cream in My Coffee" 1952 — — rowspan="7" "Pennies from Heaven" — — "Terremoto" — — "And the Bull Walked Around, Olay!" 1953 — — "All About Ronnie" — — "Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (The Miser's Serenade)" 1954 — — "Ask Me" — — "Lullaby of Birdland" — — Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland "Go Way from My Window" 1956 — — I Miss You So "I Miss You So" 34 — "Time Out for Tears" — — "Trust in Me" 1957 95 — "Under Paris Skies" 1958 — — rowspan="3" "Hallelujah I Love Him So" — — "Flying Home" 1959 — — "Señor Blues" — — Chris in Person "That's My Desire" 1960 — — rowspan="2" "Invitation" — — "Summertime" 1961 — — Double Exposure "Opportunity" 1962 — — Free Spirits "A Lot of Livin' to Do" 1963 — — Chris Connor at the Village Gate "Never on Sunday" 1966 — — Now! "I Hear Music" 2014 — 103 Bethlehem Blends: Day & Night "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing title, year released and album name Title Year Album "Try a Little Tenderness" 1958 Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland "Come Back to Sorrento" Chris "I Get a Kick Out of You (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 4/10/60)" 2010 rowspan="2" "Come Rain or Come Shine (Performed Live On The Ed Sullivan Show 7/17/60)"
Other album appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Chris Connor Program No. 321" 1960 rowspan="5" Manhattan Melodies Program No. 321 "The Sweetest Sounds" 1962 No Strings: An After-Theater Version "Look No Further" "Nobody Told Me" "No Strings"
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External links Chris Connor discography and session information The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums, 2010