The discography of English singer Matt Monro consists of 22 studio albums, five live albums, 23 compilation albums, eight extended plays, and 68 singles. He released 18 studio albums in English prior to his death in 1985, with his first, Blue and Sentimental, released in 1957. A posthumous album was released in 1995 consisting of duets recorded by Monro's son Matt Monro Jnr combined with his father's voice, entitled Matt Sings Monro. Monro also released three albums of recordings in Spanish; his first was Alguien cantó in 1969; his second, released a year later, was an adaptation of his English album Close to You, entitled Todos hablan cantado en castellano; and his third was Un toque de distinción, released in 1982. In total, 60 singles sung in English were released by Monro as well as eight sung in Spanish.
Most of Monro's recordings were produced or overseen by George Martin. Unlike his contemporaries, Monro recorded very few Tin Pan Alley standards during his career (the exception was Matt Monro Sings Hoagy Carmichael, one of his most highly regarded albums). Instead, he and Martin searched for material written by promising newcomers and commissioned English lyrics for dramatic melodies written by European composers.
Monro also covered many of the most popular stage and screen songs of the 1950s and 1960s. Over the years, his recordings featured arrangements by Sid Feller, Billy May, John Barry, Buddy Bregman, Kenny Clayton and Colin Keyes, and Martin himself. He also had a long and fruitful musical partnership with British arranger Johnnie Spence. Monro also teamed up with American star arrangers Nelson Riddle and Billy May and leading British bandleader Ted Heath, for concerts broadcast by the BBC.
In 1973, Monro released a vocal version of the popular Van der Valk television series theme, "Eye Level", titled "And You Smiled", with lyrics written by Melvyn Taggart. It was his final hit. In 1977, he recorded the Don Black penned, "If I Never Sing Another Song", which became a latter-day standard among his contemporaries, its lyrics referring to the "heyday" of fan mail, awards, and other trappings of celebrity that had faded for them.
In 1979, Monro recorded his final studio album, the third all-Spanish album, produced by Leonardo Schultz and Gary Mason. Schultz and Mason hoped to capitalise on the success of the earlier hit song "Alguien cantó", which Leonardo Schultz had adapted to Spanish. The album, entitled Un toque de distinción, was recorded in George Martin's Air London Studios as well as in Miami, Los Angeles, and New York, and was eventually released in 1982. The album was a critical success and was a hit in various Latin American countries. The song "Volveré alguna vez" from the album made it on to the singles chart, and was subsequently sung by José Feliciano and became a hit.
Albums Studio albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKSPAUSBlue and Sentimental Released: April 1957 Label: Decca Formats: LP———Love Is the Same Anywhere Released: September 1961 Label: Parlophone, Warwick Formats: LP Released in the US with a different track listing as My Kind of Girl——87Matt Monro Sings Hoagy Carmichael Released: November 1962 Label: Parlophone Formats: LP———From Russia with Love Released: April 1964 Label: Liberty Formats: LP US album———Walk Away Released: January 1965 Label: Liberty Formats: LP US album——126I Have Dreamed Released: June 1965 Label: Parlophone Formats: LP, reel-to-reel20——All My Loving Released: September 1965 Label: Liberty Formats: LP US album———Yesterday Released: January 1966 Label: Liberty Formats: LP US album———This Is the Life! Released: August 1966 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, reel-to-reel25——Here's to My Lady Released: 7 November 1966 Label: Capitol Formats: LP———Born Free – Invitation to the Movies Released: April 1967 Label: Capitol Formats: LP30—86These Years Released: August 1967 Label: Capitol Formats: LP———Invitation to Broadway Released: December 1967 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, reel-to-reel———The Late Late Show Released: May 1968 Label: Capitol, Pickwick Formats: LP, reel-to-reel Released in the US with a different track listing as This Is All I Ask———Alguien cantó Released: 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP Sung in Spanish; released in Spain and Latin America—2—Close to You Released: August 1970 Label: Capitol Formats: LP, reel-to-reel Released in the UK as We're Gonna Change the World in November 1970 A Spanish-language version titled Todos hablan cantado en castellano was also released in South America———For the Present Released: May 1973 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, MC———The Other Side of the Stars Released: April 1975 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, MC———The Long and Winding Road Released: November 1975 Label: EMI Formats: LP, MC———If I Never Sing Another Song Released: March 1979 Label: EMI Formats: LP, MC———Un toque de distinción Released: 1982 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC Sung in Spanish; released in Spain and Latin America———Matt Sings Monro Released: May 1995 Label: EMI Formats: CD, MC Posthumous duet album with Matt Monro Jnr104——"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums TitleAlbum detailsMatt Sings Nelson Swings Released: 28 April 2008 Label: EMI Formats: CD With Nelson RiddleLive in Australia Released: 23 September 2008 Label: EMI Formats: CDYesterday – The Legendary Manila Concerts Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Night Owl Music Formats: CDMatt at the BBC Released: 4 May 2009 Label: EMI Formats: CD+DVDOperation Santa Claus: Live in Hong Kong, 1962 Released: 8 February 2015 Label: Mint Audio Formats: CD
Compilation albums TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKHits of Yesterday Released: December 1965 Label: Parlophone Formats: LP, reel-to-reel—The Very Best of Matt Monro Released: July 1974 Label: Columbia Formats: LP, MC, 8-track— UK: PlatinumHeartbreakers – 20 Golden Greats from Matt Monro Released: 29 February 1980 Label: EMI Formats: LP, MC5 UK: GoldMore Heartbreakers – 18 Golden Love Songs from Matt Monro Released: October 1984 Label: EMI Formats: LP, MC—Softly As I Leave You Released: 1987 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: CD— UK: SilverThis Is... Released: 1 November 1993 Label: Music for Pleasure Formats: 2×CD, 2×MC83 UK: SilverComplete Heartbreakers – 38 Golden Greats from Matt Monro Released: 28 October 1996 Label: EMI/Capitol Formats: 2×CD Comprises the 1980 Heartbreakers and 1984 More Heartbreakers— UK: SilverSongs of Love Released: 12 October 1998 Label: EMI Formats: 3×CD— UK: SilverThe Singer's Singer Released: 5 November 2001 Label: EMI Formats: 4×CD—The Collection Released: 19 April 2004 Label: EMI Formats: 2×CD— UK: SilverThe Ultimate Matt Monro Released: 31 January 2005 Label: EMI Formats: CD7 UK: GoldThe Rare Munro Released: 4 September 2006 Label: EMI Formats: CD—From Matt with Love Released: 5 February 2007 Label: EMI Formats: CD30The Complete Singles Collection Released: 25 January 2010 Label: EMI Formats: 5×CD—The Greatest Released: 1 March 2010 Label: EMI Formats: CD28Words and Music Released: 7 February 2011 Label: EMI Formats: 4×CD Comprises Matt Monro Sings Hoagy Carmichael and excerpts from Munro's biography The Singer's Singer—Matt Uncovered – The Rarer Monro Released: 13 August 2012 Label: EMI Formats: 2×CD—Alternate Munro Released: 16 September 2013 Label: Parlophone Formats: CD—The Rarities Collection Released: 21 October 2013 Label: Parlophone Formats: 3×CD—The George Martin Years Released: 5 August 2016 Label: Parlophone Formats: CD—That Old Feeling – The Complete Recordings 1955–1962 Released: 11 November 2016 Label: Jasmine Formats: CD—Stranger in Paradise – The Lost New York Sessions Released: 13 March 2020 Label: UMC Formats: 2×CD8Matt Monro – The Complete EMI Recordings 1971–1984 Released: 23 June 2023 Label: Strawberry Formats: 4×CD—"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
EPs TitleEP detailsPeak chart positionsUKMatt Monro Released: September 1961 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—Matt's Kind of Music Released: February 1962 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—The Monro Style Released: September 1962 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—From Russia with Love Released: 1 November 1963 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—A Song for Europe Released: 7 February 1964 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"16Walk Away Released: December 1964 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—Somewhere Released: April 1965 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"19I Have Dreamed Released: March 1966 Label: Parlophone Formats: 7"—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positionsUK Album UK AUS IREChart positions up to 1964 are from the Evening Herald. NZ SA US US AC "Ev'rybody Falls in Love with Someone"b/w "Out of Sight, Out of Mind"1956——————— rowspan="10" "The Garden of Eden"b/w "Love Me Do"1957——————— "My House Is Your House (Mi casa su casa)"b/w "The Bean Song (Which Way to Boston)"——————— "A Story of Ireland"b/w "Another Time Another Place"1958——————— "Prisoner of Love"b/w "Have Guitar, Will Travel"——————— "Love Walked In"b/w "I'll Know Her"1960——————— "Portrait of My Love"b/w "You're the Top of My Hit Parade"39325——— "The Ghost of Your Past"b/w "Quite Suddenly"1961——————— "My Kind of Girl"b/w "This Time"52955—186 "Can This Be Love"b/w "Why Not Now"24—————92— "Gonna Build a Mountain"b/w "I'll Dream of You"44——————Love Is the Same Anywhere "The Thing About Love" b/w "I'll Dream of You"———————Love Is the Same Anywhere "Softly as I Leave You"b/w "Is There Anything I Can Do"196210—9——116— rowspan="5" "When Love Comes Along"b/w "Tahiti"46—————— "My Love and Devotion"b/w "By the Way"29—————— "One Day"b/w "I've Got Love"1963——————— "The Girl I Love"b/w "Leave Me Now"——————— "From Russia with Love"b/w "Here and Now"20——————From Russia with Love (soundtrack)
I Have Dreamed "I Love the Little Things"b/w "It's Funny How You Know"1964——————— rowspan="4" "I Love You Too"b/w "Somewhere"——————— "Walk Away"b/w "Around the World"4636—235 "For Mama"b/w "Going Places"23————135— "Without You"b/w "Start Living"19653773———101—I Have Dreamed "Before You Go"b/w "And Roses and Roses"——————— rowspan="3" "Yesterday"b/w "Just Yesterday (Mine Your Love Was Mine)"8988—11—— "Beyond the Hill"b/w "How Do You Do"1966——————— "Born Free"b/w "Other People"—4——512635Born Free (soundtrack)
Non-album track "Honey on the Vine"b/w "My Best Girl"5374—————This Is the Life! "Wednesday's Child"b/w "When You Become a Man"————14——Born Free – Invitation to the Movies
Non-album track "Where in the World"b/w "The Lady Smiles"1967———————11 "What to Do?"b/w "These Years"——————22These Years "Pretty Polly"b/w "Release Me"———————A Matter of Innocence (soundtrack)
These Years "Fourth Blue Monday" b/w "Only the Night Wind Knows"——————— rowspan="3" "One Day Soon"b/w "Yours Alone (Ce soir ou jamais)"1968——————— "The Music Played"b/w "All That Remains"—25————15 "The Impossible Dream"b/w "Come Back to Me"———————Invitation to Broadway "When Joanna Loved Me" b/w "Real Live Girl"1969———————Here's to My Lady "All of a Sudden"b/w "That's the Way It Goes"——————— rowspan="2" "Try to Remember" b/w "Love Song"——————— "Southern Star"b/w "When I Fall in Love"———————The Southern Star (soundtrack)
The Late Late Show "On Days Like These"b/w "On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)"———————The Italian Job (soundtrack)
This Is the Life! "Just a Heartbreak Ago"b/w "Picking Up the Pieces"1970——————— "We're Gonna Change the World Again"b/w "You're Closer to Me"———————We're Gonna Change the World