The discography of American singer, Dee Dee Bridgewater contains 17 studio albums, four compilation albums, three live albums, 19 singles and 19 album appearances. Her first release was the 1974 studio album, Afro Blue. In 1976, Atlantic released her self-titled second studio album. Bridgewater's next three studio albums were issued by Elektra Records. The first was 1978's Just Family, which reached number 170 on the US Billboard 200 and number 13 on the US Billboard Jazz Albums chart. Its title track went into the top 100 of the US Billboard R&B songs chart. It was followed in 1979 by Bad for Me, which reached number 182 on the Billboard 200, number 30 on the Jazz chart and number 57 on the US R&B albums chart. Its title track made the top 40 of the US R&B chart and the top 75 of US Dance Club Songs chart. In 1980, her second self-titled studio album was released and spawned the R&B single, "One in a Million (Guy)".
Her next release did not come until 1987's Live in Paris, followed by the Polydor studio effort, Victim of Love (1989). A duet with Ray Charles ("Precious Thing") reached the top 20 on the French songs chart. In 1993, Keeping Tradition was released by the Verve label and was proceeded by Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver, which made the top 20 of the US Traditional Jazz Albums chart in 1995. The 1997 studio album, Dear Ella, reached number five on the Jazz Albums chart and number 46 on the French albums chart. Verve also issued the top 20 Jazz album, Live at Yoshi's in 2000 and the top ten Jazz albums in 2002, This Is New.
In 2005, Bridgewater released the French product, J'ai deux amours and in 2007 released the English language product, Red Earth: A Malian's Journey. In 2010, EmArcy Records released Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater. All three products made the top 20 of the Traditional Jazz Albums chart and the top 40 of the Jazz chart. In 2011, the compilation, Midnight Sun, made the top 20 of the Jazz chart and the top ten of the Traditional Jazz chart. The 2015 studio album, Dee Dee's Feathers, made it to number 11 on the Jazz chart, number six on the Traditional Jazz chart and number 153 on the French chart. The 2017 studio album, Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready, was a top ten Jazz and Traditional Jazz album, while also climbing to number 123 on the French chart. Her most recent album is 2025's Elemental.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positionsUSUS Jazz US JazzTrad US R&B BELFRA Afro Blue Released: 1974 Label: Trio Formats: LP — — — — — — Dee Dee Bridgewater Released: 1976 Label: Atlantic Formats: LP, cassette — — — — — — Just Family Released: June 1978 Label: Elektra Formats: LP 170 13 — — — — Bad for Me Released: 1979 Label: Elektra Formats: LP 182 30 — 57 — — Dee Dee Bridgewater Released: 1980 Label: Elektra Formats: LP — — — — — — Victim of Love Released: 1989 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, CD, cassette — — — — — — Keeping Tradition Released: 1993 Label: Verve Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver Released: September 26, 1995 Label: Verve Formats: CD, cassette — 47 13 — — — Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album Released: October 8, 1996 Label: Philips Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — Dear Ella Released: September 30, 1997 Label: Verve Formats: CD — 5 12 — — 46 This Is New Released: May 21, 2002 Label: Verve Formats: CD — 26 7 — — 117 J'ai deux amours Released: July 5, 2005 Label: DDB Formats: CD — 37 16 — 54 25 Red Earth: A Malian Journey Released: April 17, 2007 Label: DDB Formats: CD, digital — 31 16 — 93 53 Eleanora Fagan (1915–1959): To Billie with Love from Dee Dee Bridgewater Released: March 15, 2010 Label: EmArcy Formats: CD, digital — 19 14 — — 134 Dee Dee's Feathers Released: August 14, 2015 Label: OKeh/Sony Masterworks Formats: CD, digital — 11 6 — — 158 Memphis... Yes, I'm Ready Released: September 15, 2017 Label: OKeh/Sony Masterworks Formats: CD, digital — 10 6 — — 123 Elemental Released: June 13, 2025 Label: Mack Avenue Formats: LP, CD, digital — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS JazzUS JazzTrad Dee Dee Bridgewater Released: 1995 Label: MCA Formats: CD — — Midnight Sun Released: August 26, 2011 Label: Decca/EmArcy Formats: CD, digital 20 9 This Is Dee Bridgewater Released: 2015 Label: Decca Formats: CD — — Dee Dee's Diamonds Released: September 18, 2020 Label: Warner Formats: Digital — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS JazzUS JazzTrad Live in Paris Released: 1987 Label: Impulse!/Just In/Charly Formats: CD, cassette — — In Montreux Released: 1990 Label: Polydor Formats: CD, cassette — — Live at Yoshi's Released: February 15, 2000 Label: Verve Label: CD 20 44 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSDanUS R&BFRA "Goin' Through the Motions" 1976 — — — Dee Dee Bridgewater "My Prayer" — — — "Just Family" 1978 — 95 — Just Family "Sweet Rain" — — — "Bad for Me" 1979 72 37 — Bad for Me "Don't Say It (If You Don't Mean It)" — — — "One in a Million (Guy)" 1980 — 52 — Dee Dee Bridgewater "When Love Comes Knockin'" — — — "Precious Thing" 1989 — — 19 Victim of Love "Heartache Caravan" — — — "Angel Of The Night (Uomini Soli)" 1990 — — — rowspan="2" "Just a Feeling" — — — "People and Places" 1994 — — — La Vengeance d'une blonde "The Jody Grind" 1995 — — — Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver "I Believe (Je crois)" 1997 — — — A Hymn for the World "Opopomoz Blues" 2003 — — — Opopomoz "J'ai Deux Amours" 2005 — — — J'ai Deux Amours "Children Go Round (Demissenw)" 2008 — — — "What a Wonderful World" 2015 — — — Dee Dee's Feathers "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other album appearances As guest Frank Foster – The Loud Minority (Mainstream, 1972) Stanley Clarke – Children of Forever (Polydor, 1973) Roy Ayers – Coffy (Polydor, 1973) – as Denise Bridgewater Buddy Terry – Lean on Him (Mainstream, 1973) Norman Connors – Love from the Sun (Buddah, 1974) Cecil McBee – Mutima (Strata-East, 1974) Charles Sullivan – Genesis (Strata-East, 1974) Carlos Garnett — Black Love (Muse, 1974) Stanley Clarke – I Wanna Play for You (Nemperor, 1979) Hollywood Bowl Orchestra – Prelude to a Kiss: The Duke Ellington Album (Philips Classics, 1996) Ray Brown — Some of My Best Friends Are...Singers (Telarc, 1998) BWB – Groovin (Warner Bros., 2002) Christian McBride – Conversations with Christian (Mack Avenue, 2011)Film soundtrack'''Coffy (dir. Jack Hill, 1973) — performer: "Coffy Baby", "Coffy Is the Color (Main Title)" – as Denise BridgewaterTry This One for Size (dir. Guy Hamilton, 1989)The Brother from Another Planet (dir. John Sayles, 1984) — performer: "Getaway", "Boss of the Block"Présumé dangereux (dir. Georges Lautner, 1990) — performer: "Turning Round"Monster-in-Law (dir. Robert Luketic, 2005) — performer: "Into My Soul"Elsa & Fred'' (dir. Michael Radford, 2014) — performer: "Step 1"
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