The discography of American country artist Wilma Burgess consists of seven studio albums, one compilation album, twenty eight singles, and one other charted song. Graduating college in 1960, Burgess moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a singing career. She cut her first single with United Artists Records in 1962 which had little success. Producer Owen Bradley was impressed by Burgess's vocals, signing her to a recording contract with Decca Records. In 1965, the Ray Griff-penned composition "Baby" became Burgess's breakthrough single, reaching the top ten on the Hot Country Singles chart. It was followed by a cover of Jeannie Seely's "Don't Touch Me", which reached the top twenty of the country chart. Her debut album which was also entitled Don't Touch Me (1965) and reached number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.
It was Burgess's next single release "Misty Blue" that would become her biggest success and signature song. It reached the top five of the country songs chart in 1966 and would later be covered by Eddy Arnold and Dorothy Moore respectively. Her second studio album Wilma Burgess Sings Misty Blue (1966) would also peak in the top ten of the country albums chart. Burgess had her final top-twenty hit in 1967 with "Tear Time", but continued releasing albums with Decca Records until 1969. A close of friend of Jim Reeves's wife, Burgess would sign a recording contract with Reeves's Shannon label in the early 1970s. Her duet with Buddy Logan entitled "Wake Me Into Love" (1974) would reach the top twenty of the Billboard country chart. In 1977, she released two singles with RCA Records. She released her final studio album in 1982 with Could I Have This Dance and retired shortly afterward.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details Title Album details Peakchartpositions USCountry Don't Touch Me Released: May 1966 Label: Decca Records Format: Vinyl 3 Wilma Burgess Sings Misty Blue Released: February 1967 Label: Decca Format: Vinyl 5 Tear Time Released: November 1967 Label: Decca Format: Vinyl 36 The Tender Lovin' Country Sound of Wilma Burgess Released: June 1968 Label: Decca Format: Vinyl — Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow Released: June 1969 Label: Decca Format: Vinyl — Wake Me Into Love Released: January 1974 Label: Shannon Format: Vinyl — Could I Have This Dance Released: 1982 Label: 51-West Format: Vinyl — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, showing relevant ideals Title Album details Misty Blue Released: 1973 Label: MCA Coral Format: Vinyl
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions and showing other relevant details Title Year Peakchartpositions AlbumUSCountry "Confused" 1962 — "Raining in My Pillow" 1964 — "You Can't Stop My Heart from Breaking" 1965 — Don't Touch Me "The Closest Thing to Love" — "Baby" 7 "Don't Touch Me" 1966 12 "Misty Blue" 4 Wilma Burgess Sings Misty Blue "Fifteen Days" 1967 24 "Tear Time" 15 Tear Time "Watch the Roses Grow" 1968 — The Tender Lovin' Country Sound of Wilma Burgess "Look at the Laughter" 59 Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow "Parting (Is Such Sweet Sorrow)" 1969 68 "The Woman in Your Life" 48 "The Sun's Gotta Shine" 48 "Lonely for You" 1970 63 "Until My Dreams Come True" 1971 — "I See Her Love All Over You" — "Feelin' the Way a Woman Should" 1973 — "I'll Be Your Bridge (Just Lay Me Down)" 61 "Wake Me Into Love" 14 Wake Me Into Love "The Best Day of the Rest of Our Love" 1974 53 "Love Is Here" 46 "Love Is the Foundation" 1975 — Wake Me Into Love "Baby's Not Forgotten" — "Satisfied Man" — "Use Me" 1977 — "Once You Were Mine" — "Misty Blue" 1983 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of songs, with selected chart positions and showing other relevant details Title Year Peakchartpositions NotesUSCountry "Sweet Lovin' Baby" 1975 86
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