This is the discography of American pop/rock and easy listening singer Chris Montez. It contains six studio albums, 22 singles and several other releases. Montez's debut single was 1960's "I Lost My Baby" on the Guaranteed label. It missed the charts, and Montez did not return until 1962 when he signed Monogram Records and released "All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me)". The song bubbled under the Hot 100 at No. 108. The following release was "Let's Dance". It was his breakout single, reaching the top-5 in both the United States and United Kingdom.
His next single, "Some Kinda Fun", managed to climb to the top-10 in the UK as well. In 1963, Monogram issued his first album, Let's Dance and Have Some Kinda Fun!!!. During his time with Monogram, Montez recorded two singles with singer Kathy Young, both released in 1964. Montez's next singles were commercial failures, and he left Monogram by 1965. A&M Records label founder Herb Alpert signed Montez onto his label in late 1965. Shifting towards an easy listening style via covering old standards, Montez achieved a comeback with Petula Clark's "Call Me". The Alpert-produced "The More I See You" was swiftly released in 1966, reaching the top-25 in the US, UK, and the Netherlands. It also reached No. 2 on the Billboard Easy Listening survey. A&M released The More I See You in June 1966, performing well in American markets. "There Will Never Be Another You" was taken from the album and released as his third A&M single.
In late 1966, A&M released "Time After Time". It became his final top-40 pop entry in the US, and his final song to reach the top-10 on the easy listening chart. Time After Time was released in December 1966 and yielded similar results to his previous album. In 1967, Foolin' Around was released, which contained two singles, the namesake and "Because of You". As sales decreased and his live album Watch What Happens completely missed the charts, A&M dropped Montez. He would later record with CBS Records in 1972 for a rerecording of "Let's Dance" and other songs. The new "Let's Dance" became a hit in the UK and reached the top-10 again. Montez's final recordings were available on his Spanish project Cartas De Amor. It was released by A&M in 1983 and contained two of his 1970s hits, "Loco Por Ti (Crazy For You)" and "Ay No Digas", which became popular in the Netherlands, the latter peaking at No. 3 in the country.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Album details Peak chart positionsUS 200US CBUS RWPeak chart positions for Montez's albums on Record World: The More I See You: Time After Time: Foolin' Around: Let's Dance and Have Some Fun Released: 1963 Label: London Records Formats: LP — — — The More I See You Released: June 1966 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP, 8-track cartridge, 4-track cartridge 33 20 14 Time After Time Released: December 1966 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP, 8-track cartridge, 4-track cartridge 106 65 80 Foolin' Around Released: June 1967 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP, 8-track cartridge, 4-track cartridge — — 104 Let's Dance Released: 1972 Label: CBS Records Formats: LP — — — Cartas De Amor Released: 1983 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP — — —
Live albums + List of live albums showing relevant details Title Album details Watch What Happens Released: October 1968 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP, 8-track cartridge, 4-track cartridge Recorded at: unknown
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant detailsTitles (A-side, B-side)Both sides from same album except where indicatedYearPeak chart positions Album US US AC UK NL "I Lost My Baby"b/w "They Say"1960 — — — — "All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me)"b/w "Love Me" (Non-album track)1962 108 — — —Let's Dance and Have Some Kinda Fun!!! "Let's Dance"b/w "You're The One" 4 — 2 — "Some Kinda Fun"b/w "Tell Me (It's Not Over)" 43 — 10 —"(Let's Do) The Limbo"b/w "Rockin' Blues" 1963 — — — —"In An English Towne"b/w "My Baby Loves To Dance" 129 — — —align="left" rowspan="4" "Monkey Fever"b/w "No, No, No" (from Let's Dance...) — — — —"All You Had To Do (Was Tell Me)"b/w "You're The One"Both tracks are duets with Kathy Young 1964 125 — — —"It Takes Two"b/w "Shoot That Curl"Both tracks are duets with Kathy Young — — — — "Call Me"b/w "Go Head On" (Non-album track) 1965 22 2 — —The More I See You "The More I See You"b/w "You, I Love You" 1966 16 2 3 25 "There Will Never Be Another You"b/w "You Can Hurt The One You Love" (Non-album track) 33 4 37 — "Time After Time"b/w "Keep Talkin'" 36 12 — —Time After Time "Because of You"b/w "Elena" (from Time After Time)1967 71 25 — —Foolin' Around "Foolin' Around"b/w "Dindi (Jin-jee)" 135 — — — "The Face I Love"b/w "Once in a While" (from Foolin' Around)1968 — 15 — —Watch What Happens "Love Is Here To Stay"b/w "Nothing To Hide" — 38 — — "Watch What Happens"b/w "Where Are You Now" — — — — "The End Of The Line"b/w "We Can Make The World A Whole Lot Brighter"1971 — — — —align="left" rowspan="5" "Let's Dance (1972)"b/w "Some Kinda Fun" 1972 — — 9 — "Loco Por Ti (Crazy For You)"b/w "The Part You Play Best Is Yourself" — — — 7 "Ay No Digas"b/w "Heart And Soul" 1973 — — — 3 "Amor Y Paz"b/w "Yesterday I Heard the Rain" 1974 — — — —
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