The discography of Jesse Colin Young, an American singer and songwriter, consists of around 17 studio albums, 7 compilation albums, 6 live albums and at least 17 singles. He was a founding member and lead singer of the 1960s group the Youngbloods.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Release Peak chart positions US CANPeak chart positions for studio albums in Canada: Song for Juli: Light Shine: Songbird: On the Road: Love on the Wing: The Soul of a City Boy Released: April 1964 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, CD 172 — Young Blood Released: March 1965 Label: Mercury Formats: LP, CD — — Together Released: March 25, 1972 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, 8-track 157 — Song for Juli Released: October 6, 1973 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track cartridge 51 81 Light Shine Released: April 20, 1974 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD 37 37 Songbird Released: March 2, 1975 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, 8-track, cassette 26 20 Love on the Wing Released: April 2, 1977 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, 8-track, cassette 64 60 American Dreams Released: December 9, 1978 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, CD 165 — The Perfect Stranger Released: July 1982 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — The Highway Is for Heroes Released: July 23, 1987 Label: Cypress Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — Makin' It Real Released: August 25, 1993 Label: Ridgetop Music (US), PolyStar (JPN), Edsel (UK) Formats: CD, cassette — — Swept Away Released: September 8, 1994 Label: Ridgetop Music (US), Edsel (UK) Formats: CD, cassette — — Walk the Talk Released: May 2, 2001 Label: Kani Kapila Music Formats: CD — — Songs for Christmas Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Liquid 8 Formats: CD — — Living in Paradise Released: September 7, 2004 Label: Artemis Formats: CD — — Celtic Mambo Released: 2006 Label: Kani Kapila Music Formats: CD — — Dreamers Released: February 15, 2019 Label: BMG Formats: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming — — "—" denotes that the recording did not chart.
Compilation albums Title Release Two Trips Released: 1970 Label: Mercury Formats: LP Classics: Volume 1 Released: 1989 Label: Keahou Management (US), PolyStar (JPN) Formats: CD The Best of Jesse Colin Young: The Solo Years Released: November 19, 1991 Label: Rhino Records Formats: CD, cassette Crazy Boy Released: April 11, 1995 Label: Ridgetop Music Formats: CD, cassette Greatest Hits Released: February 24, 1998 Label: Award Records Formats: CD Greatest Hits Released: November 13, 2001 Label: Bean Bag Entertainment Formats: CD The Very Best of Jesse Colin Young Released: October 4, 2005 Label: Artemis Records Formats: CD
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Release Peak chart positions US CAN On the Road Released: March 27, 1976 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 34 44 Sweetwater Released: June 13, 1996 Label: Ridgetop Music Formats: CD — — Standing Room Only Released: January 30, 2007 Label: Sony Formats: CD — — Out of the Darkness Released: August 1, 2015 Label: Kani Kapila Music Formats: DVD — — Live at Daryl's House Released: 2017 Label: Kani Kapila Music Formats: DVD — — Sea West (Live 1974) Released: February 6, 2019 Label: Shockwaves Formats: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes that the recording did not chart.
Singles Title Year Album "Peace Song" / "Pretty In The Fair" 1970 "It's a Lovely Day" / "Sweet Little Child" 1972 Together "Good Times" / "Peace Song" "Morning Sun" / "Evenin'" 1973 Song for Juli "Light Shine" / "The Cuckoo" 1974 Light Shine "Susan" / "Barbados" "Motorhome" / "Sugar Babe" 1975 Songbird "Songbird" / "'Til You Come Back Home" "Sunlight" / "Peace Song" 1976 On the Road "Higher & Higher" / "Fool" 1977 Love on the Wing "Love on the Wing" / "California Cowboy" "Rave On" / "Maui Sunrise" 1978 American Dreams "Sanctuary" / "City Boy" "Slow and Easy" "Fight for It" / "Hidin' Away" 1982 The Perfect Stranger "Ophelia" / "The Hawk" "Desire" 1994 Swept Away "Bring 'em Home" 2007
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