An American singer and actor, Edwin Jack Fisher (1928 – 2010), known professionally as Eddie Fisher, released 15 studio albums, one original live album, various compilation and archival projects, and 83 singles. Along with fellow vocalists Perry Como and Patti Page, Fisher was one of the most commercially successful singers in the first half of the 1950s. His debut single was 1948's "You Can't Be True, Dear" with the Marlin Sisters. Fisher achieved his breakout in 1950 with "Thinking of You" which hit the US pop top-5.
Fisher consistently released singles, and in 1951, five hit the pop top-20, with "Any Time" peaking at number 2 and becoming his first gold record. In 1952 RCA Victor issued his first LP Eddie Fisher Sings, which was a commercial success. Two other LPs were released that year, both nearly topping the charts. He scored nine top-25 singles that year as well, and "Everything I Have Is Yours" marked his first UK chart entry, climbing to number 8 there. "Outside of Heaven" completely topped the UK charts months after. In September 1952, Fisher had his first number-one hit with "Wish You Were Here". It was ranked at number 7 on the year-end Billboard chart. 1953 earned Fisher two more US number-one hits with "I'm Walking Behind You" and "Oh! My Pa-Pa".
In 1954, Fisher scored his fourth and final number-one hit with "I Need You Now ", and a final top-5 pop hit with "Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)". The next year, Fisher continued to have commercial success, and his LP I Love You and single "Heart" both reached the top-10 on their respective charts. 1956 saw Fisher hit the top-40 one last time with "Cindy, Oh Cindy", before his chart performance heavily declined. In 1957, all of his releases either missed the charts or just climbed to the bottom half of the charts. RCA Victor would drop Fisher by 1960 after limited sales.
Fisher returned in 1961 and hit the charts once again with "Tonight", earning him a top-15 entry on the newly published Billboard Easy Listening chart. Fisher eventually formed his own record label, called Ramrod Records. Under it, he released his first live album titled Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden, which did modestly on the LP charts. In 1965, Fisher signed Dot Records. The contract granted him four albums, the first of which, Eddie Fisher Today! marked a strong return to all of the LP charts. The album contained contemporary material, but Dot scheduled Fisher to record traditional pop standards as well, with Young and Foolish, which modestly hit the charts. As the contract ended, Fisher re-signed with RCA again.
Under the arrangement of Nelson Riddle, Fisher recorded "Games That Lovers Play", which became his most successful song in the 1960s. It hit number 2 on the Easy Listening chart and number 45 on the pop charts. It spawned his best-selling album as well. "People Like You" had fewer, but similar results. This comeback did not last long. After the lackluster performance of You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet in 1968, Fisher left the label. His only recordings after that were the soul-themed "I'll Pick a Rose for My Rose" (1969) and a return album titled After All (1984).
Albums
Studio albums Title Album detailsPeakpositionsUS BBUS CBEddie Fisher Sings Released: 1952 Label: RCA Victor Formats: 10-inch LP 5 —I'm in the Mood for Love Released: 1952 Label: RCA Victor Formats: 10-inch LP 3 —Christmas with Eddie Fisher Released: 1952 Label: RCA Victor Formats: 10-inch LP 2 —Eddie Fisher Sings Irving Berlin Favorites Released: 1954 Label: RCA Victor Formats: 10-inch LP — —May I Sing to You? Released: 1954 Label: RCA Victor Formats: 10-inch LP 4 —I Love You Released: 1955 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 8 10Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs Released: 1955 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — —As Long as There's Music Released: 1958 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — —Tonight with Eddie Fisher Released: 1960 Label: Ramrod Formats: LP — —Eddie Fisher Today! Released: 1965 Label: Dot Formats: LP 52 74When I Was Young Released: 1965 Label: Dot Formats: LP — —Mary Christmas Released: 1965 Label: Dot Formats: LP — 131Young and Foolish Released: 1965 Label: Dot Formats: LP — 108This Is Eddie Fisher Released: 1966 Label: Hamilton Formats: LP — —Games That Lovers Play Released: 1966 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 72 70People Like You Released: 1967 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 193 —You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet Released: September 27, 1968 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — —After All Released: 1984 Label: Bainbridge Formats: LP, CD——
Live albums YearAlbumPeak positionsUS 1963 Eddie Fisher at the Winter Garden Recorded in Winter Garden, New York City, New York Fisher's only live album128
Compilation albums Several Fisher compilations are noteworthy for either their chart success, as noted by 9 of them listed below, or the material included YearTitlePeak chart positionsUSUK1957Thinking of You Label: RCA Victor——1958Heart! Label: RCA Camden——1962Eddie Fisher's Greatest Hits Label: RCA Victor——1963Bring Back the Thrill Label: RCA Camden——1965The Best of Eddie Fisher Label: RCA Victor——1972This is Eddie Fisher Label: RCA Victor——1988The Very Best of Eddie Fisher Label: MCA——1989All Time Greatest Hits Vol.1 Label: RCA——2001Greatest Hits Label: RCA——
Extended plays YearTitlePeak chart positionsUSUK1953Cheek To Cheek - Irving Berlin Songs Label: RCA Victor——1954May I Sing to You? Label: RCA Victor——Broadway Classics Label: RCA Victor——A Girl, A Girl Label: RCA Victor—— 1955Souvenir record from 'Coke Time''' Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |I Love You Pt. 1 Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align:center;" |— | style="text-align:center;" |— |- |Dungaree Doll Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |Eddie Fisher Sings Aceademy Award Winning Songs Vol. 1 Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs Volume 2 Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs Volume 3 Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |Eddie Fisher Sings Academy Award Winning Songs Volume 3 Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |1957 |Thinking Of You Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align:center;" |— | style="text-align:center;" |— |- |1958 |Anytime Label: RCA Victor | style="text-align: center;" |— | style="text-align: center;" |— |- |1965 |Eddie Fisher Today!'' Label: Dot Records——
Singles 1940 - 1950s + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUS Hot 100US CBUK "You Can't Be True, Dear" (with Marlin Sisters) "Toolie Oolie Doolie (The Yodel Polka)" (by Marlin Sisters) 1948 —— —— ——Non-LP tracks"My Bolero (Where The Bolero Began)" "Foolish Tears"1949 —— —— ——"Sorry" "Yesterday's Roses" —— —— ——"You Love Me" "When You Kiss A Stranger"1950 —— —— ——"Where In The World" "A Little Bit Independent" —— —— ——"Nightwind (Sighing)" "Warm Kisses In The Cool Of Night" —— —— ——"Thinking of You" "If You Should Leave Me"5 —3 —— —Eddie Fisher Sings"My Mammy (The Sun Shines East - The Sun Shines West)" "My Blue Heaven"1951— —— —— —Non-LP tracks"What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry?" "My Mom"— —— —— —Non-LP tracks"My Buddy" "At Sundown"— —— —— —"Bring Back The Thrill" "If It Hadn't Been For You"14 —— —— —"Unless" "I Have No Heart"17 —— —— —"Turn Back The Hands Of Time" "I Can't Go On Without You"8 —8 —— —Thinking Of You"Tell Me Why" "Trust in Me"7 29— —— —Heart!"Any Time" "Never Before"2 —3 —— —Non-LP tracks"Just Say I Love Her" "Sorry"1952— —— —— —Eddie Fisher Sings"If You Should Leave Me" "A Little Bit Independent"— —— —— —"I Remember When" "Am I Wasting My Time On You"29 —— —— —"I Love You Because" "Thinking of You"— —— —— —I'm in the Mood for Love"You'll Never Know" "I'm in the Mood for Love"— —— —— —"Everything I Have Is Yours" "Hold Me"23 —38 —8 —"Forgive Me" "That's The Chance You Take"7 257 —— —Non-LP tracks"I'm Yours" "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long Way)"5 202 —— —"Wish You Were Here" "The Hand Of Fate"1 242 —8 —Thinking Of You"That Old Feeling" "Full Moon and Empty Arms"— —— —— —Non-LP tracks"Lady of Spain" "Outside of Heaven"9 104 10— 1"Silent Night" "White Christmas"— —— —— —Christmas with Eddie Fisher"I've Got You Under My Skin" "Paradise"— —— —— —I'm in the Mood for Love"Christmas Day" "You're All I Want for Christmas"22 22— —— —Christmas with Eddie Fisher "Even Now" "Unafraid" 1953 7 — 9 — — —Non-LP Tracks "Downhearted" "How Do You Speak to an Angel?" 5 14 16 25 3 —Thinking Of You "I'm Walking Behind You" "Just Another Polka" 1 24 1 18 1 —Non-LP tracks "With These Hands" "When I Was Young (Yes, Very Young)" 7 — 8 — — — "Many Times" "Just to Be with You" 4 18 8 — — — "Oh! My Pa-Pa" "Until You Said Goodbye" 1 — 1 — 9 —Thinking Of You"A Girl, A Girl" "(With All My Heart And Soul)"19546 146 12— —Non-LP tracks"My Friend" "Green Years"8 1512 13— —"I Need You Now" "Heaven Was Never Like This"1 211 —13 —"Count Your Blessings (Instead of Sheep)" "Fanny"5 298 18— —Heart!"A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him)" "(I'm Always Hearing) Wedding Bells"195516 2016 13— 11Non-LP tracks"Just One More Time" "Take My Love"— —27 36— —"Heart" "Near To You"6 —10 —— —Heart!"Song Of The Dreamer" "Don't Stay Away Too Long"11 1610 41— —Non-LP tracks"Magic Fingers" "I Wanna Go Where You Go, Do What You Do (Then I'll Be Happy)"52 7533 26— —"Dungaree Doll" "Everybody's Got A Home But Me"7 209 34— —Heart!"No Other One" "Without You"195665 4129 28— —Non-LP tracks"On The Street Where You Live" "Sweet Heartaches"18 42— 35— —"Oh My Maria" "If I'm Elected"80 —— —— —"Cindy, Oh Cindy" "Around The World"10 —9 —— —"Some Day Soon" "All About Love"94 —— —— —"I Never Felt This Way Before" "Lullaby In Blue" (with Debbie Reynolds)1957— —— —— —"Tonight My Heart Will Be Crying" "Blues For Me"96 —— —— —"Sunshine Girl" "Did You Close Your Eyes?"94 —— —— —"Slow Burning Love" "Around The World"— —— —— —"Sayonara" "That's the Way It Goes"— —56 55— —"What's The Use Of Cryin'" "I Don't Hurt Anymore"— —43 —— —"Kari Waits For Me" "Pick A Partner"1958— —— —— —"The Best Thing for You" "Take Me"— —— —— —"I Am in Love" "Time on My Hands"— —— —— —"Scent of Mystery" "The Chase"1959— —— —— — Music From Michael Todd Jr.'s Scent Of Mystery
1960 - 1970s