Johnny Rivers discography
| Johnny Rivers discography | |
|---|---|
Rivers in 1975 | |
| Studio albums | 31 |
| Live albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 17 |
| Singles | 52 |
| #1 Singles | 3 |
This page is the comprehensive discography of American rock and roll musician Johnny Rivers.
Studio albums
1960s albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN | |||
| In Action |
|
42 | — |
|
| Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk |
|
91 | — |
|
| Changes |
|
33 | 24[2] |
|
| Rewind |
|
14 | 18[3] |
|
| Realization |
|
5 | 22[4] |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1970s albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [5] | ||
| Slim Slo Slider |
|
100 | — |
| Home Grown |
|
148 | — |
| L.A. Reggae |
|
78 | — |
| Blue Suede Shoes |
|
— | — |
| Road |
|
— | 87 |
| Rockin' Rivers |
|
— | — |
| Help Me, Rhonda (UK title of New Lovers and Old Friends) |
|
— | — |
| New Lovers and Old Friends |
|
147 | — |
| Wild Night |
|
— | — |
| Outside Help |
|
142 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
1980s albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Borrowed Time |
|
| Not a Through Street |
|
1990s albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Memphis Sun Recordings |
|
| Last Train to Memphis |
|
2000s albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Reinvention Highway |
|
| Shadows on the Moon |
|
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales threshold) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [5] | |||
| At the Whisky à Go Go |
|
12 | — | |
| Here We à Go Go Again! |
|
38 | — |
|
| Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go |
|
21 | — |
|
| ...And I Know You Wanna Dance |
|
52 | — |
|
| Whisky A Go-Go Revisited |
|
— | — |
|
| "Live" At The Whisky A Go Go [Germany] |
|
— | — |
|
| Last Boogie in Paris |
|
— | 70 |
|
| Johnny Rivers |
|
— | — |
|
| Back at the Whisky |
|
— | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
CAN |
GER | |||||
| Go Johnny, Go! |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| The Sensational Johnny Rivers |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| The Great Johnny Rivers |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Golden Hits |
|
29 | — | — | |||
| A Touch of Gold |
|
26 | 22[9] | — |
| ||
| Johnny Rivers Superpak |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Rockin' Rivers |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| The Very Best of Johnny Rivers |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Good Rockin |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Anthology, 1964-1977 |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| All Time Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Secret Agent Man: The Ultimate Johnny Rivers Anthology |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Summer Rain: The Essential Rivers (1964-1975) |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| Greatest Hits and More |
|
— | — | — | |||
| This Could Be The One - The Early Sides 1958-1962 |
|
— | — | — |
| ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Singles
1950s singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Little Girl" b/w "Two By Two" |
1957 | Non-album singles |
| "Baby Come Back" b/w "Long, Long Walk" |
1958 | |
| "You're the One" b/w "A Hole in the Ground" | ||
| "Your First and Last Love" b/w "(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" |
1959 | |
| "Everyday" b/w "Darling Talk To Me" |
1960s singles
| Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB [10] |
US CB [11][12] |
CAN |
GER |
AUS [5] | |||
| "The Customary Thing" b/w "Answer Me, My Love" |
1960 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks |
| "Knock Three Times" b/w "I Get So Doggone Lonesome" |
1961 | — | — | — | — | — | Go, Johnny, Go! |
| "Blue Skies" b/w "That Someone Should Be Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Black Veil" b/w "This Could Be the One" |
1962 | — | — | — | — | — | The Sensational Johnny Rivers |
| "If You Want It, I've Got It" b/w "My Heart Is in Your Hands" |
1963 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dream Doll" b/w "To Be Loved" |
1964 | — | — | — | — | — | Go, Johnny, Go! |
| "Memphis" b/w "It Wouldn't Happen with Me" |
2 | 2 | 1[13] | 1[14] | 47 | At the Whisky à Go Go | |
| "Oh What a Kiss" b/w "Knock Three Times" |
120 | 134 | — | — | — | Go, Johnny, Go! | |
| "That's My Babe" b/w "Your First and Last Love" (from Go, Johnny, Go!) |
— | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Maybellene" b/w "Walk Myself On Home" |
12 | 11 | 9[15] | — | 33 | Here We à Go Go Again! | |
| "Mountain of Love" b/w "Moody River" |
9 | 10/148 (B Side) | 4[16] | — | 19 | In Action | |
| "Midnight Special" / | 1965 | 20 | 37 | 36[17] | — | 86 | Here We à Go Go Again! |
| "Cupid" | 76 | 82 | — | — | 86 | In Action | |
| "Seventh Son" b/w "Un-Square Dance" |
7 | 7 | 1[18] | — | 62 | Meanwhile Back at the Whisky à Go Go | |
| "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" b/w "Love Me While You Can" (Non-LP track) |
26 | 34 | 9[19] | — | 58 | Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk | |
| "Under Your Spell Again" b/w "Long Time Man" (from Johnny Rivers Rocks the Folk) |
35 | 49 | 2[20] | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Secret Agent Man" b/w "You Dig" |
1966 | 3 | 4 | 4[21] | — | 78 | And I Know You Wanna Dance |
| "(I Washed My Hands in) Muddy Water" b/w "Roogalator" (Non-LP track) |
19 | 18 | 25[22] | — | 59 | Golden Hits | |
| "Poor Side of Town" b/w "A Man Can Cry" (Non-LP track) |
1 | 1 | 1[23] | — | — | Changes | |
| "Baby I Need Your Lovin'" b/w "Gettin' Ready for Tomorrow" (from Changes) |
1967 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 44 | Rewind |
| "The Tracks of My Tears" b/w "Rewind Medley" |
10 | 10 | — | — | 38 | ||
| "Summer Rain" b/w "Memory of the Coming Good" (Non-LP track) |
14 | 10 | 10[24] | — | 14 | Realization | |
| "Look to Your Soul" b/w "Something Strange" |
1968 | 49 | 25 | 14[25] | — | — | |
| "Right Relations" b/w "A Better Life" (from A Touch of Gold) |
61 | 42 | 28[26] | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "These Are Not My People" b/w "Going Back to Big Sur" (from Realization) |
1969 | 55 | 42 | 38[27] | — | 38 | |
| "Muddy River" b/w "Resurrection" |
41 | 30 | 33[28] | — | 90 | Slim Slo Slider | |
| "One Woman" b/w "Ode to John Lee" (from A Touch of Gold) |
89 | 69 | 67[29] | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
1970s singles
| Titles (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US CB [30][31] |
US AC [1] |
US Country [1] |
CAN |
CAN AC |
NZ |
AUS [5] | |||
| "Into the Mystic" b/w "Jesus Is a Soul Man" |
1970 | 51 | 38 | — | — | 38[32] | — | — | 64 | Slim Slo Slider |
| "Fire and Rain" b/w "Apple Tree" (from Slim Slo Slider) |
94 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Grown | |
| "Sea Cruise" b/w "Our Lady of the Well" (from Home Grown) |
1971 | 84 | 74 | 38 | — | 75[33] | — | — | — | Last Boogie in Paris |
| "Think His Name" b/w "Permanent Change" |
65 | 71 | — | — | 64[34] | — | — | 64 | Home Grown | |
| "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" b/w "Come Home America" |
1972 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3[35] | — | — | 38 | L.A. Reggae |
| "Blue Suede Shoes" b/w "Stories to a Child" (from L.A. Reggae) |
1973 | 38 | 27 | — | — | 42[36] | — | — | 88 | Blue Suede Shoes |
| "Searchin'/So Fine" b/w "New York City Dues" (from L.A. Reggae) |
113 | — | — | — | 90[37] | 73[38] | — | — | ||
| "Six Days on the Road" b/w "Artists and Poets" |
1974 | 106 | 110 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | Road |
| "Get It Up For Love" b/w "John Lee Hooker '74" |
1975 | — | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild Night |
| "Help Me, Rhonda" b/w "New Lovers and Old Friends" |
22 | 30 | 38 | — | 33[39] | 37[40] | 34[41] | 52 | New Lovers and Old Friends | |
| "Can I Change My Mind" b/w"John Lee Hooker" |
— | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ashes and Sand" b/w "Outside Help" |
1977 | 96 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Outside Help |
| "Swayin' to the Music (Slow Dancin')" b/w "Outside Help" |
10 | 6 | 8 | — | 3[42] | 7[43] | — | 36 | ||
| "Curious Mind (Um, Um, Um, Um, Um, Um)" b/w "Ashes and Sand" |
1978 | 41 | 34 | 4 | — | 33[44] | 5[45] | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
1980s singles
| Single | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "China / The Price" | 1980 | Borrowed Time |
| "Romance (Give Me a Chance)" (with the Muscle Shoals Sound Rhythm Section) / "Don't Need No Other Now" (Cash Box #103) |
Non-album singles | |
| "Heartbreak Love" | 1984 | |
| "Tearing the Drive-In Down" | 1985 |
2000s singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "The American Dream" | 2009 | Shadows on the Moon |
2010s singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "New Home" | 2010 | Greatest Hits and More |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Johnny Rivers > Charts & Awards > Billboard". AllMusic. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ Albums/CDs - Volume 6, No. 25, February 18 1967
- ^ Albums/CDs - Volume 7, No. 26, August 26 1967
- ^ and Archives Canada (Top Albums/CDs - Volume 10, No. 7, October 14 1968)
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 253. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Album - Johnny Rivers, Live At The Whisky A Gogo
- ^ Go, Johnny, Go! at AllMusic
- ^ "Golden Hits search results". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 6, 2012.
- ^ and Archives Canada (Top Albums/CDs - Volume 11, No. 26, August 16 1969)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955-2010. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Looking Ahead:1959-1993. Record Research.
- ^ Singles - Volume 1, No. 21, July 13 1964
- ^ Single - Johnny Rivers, Memphis Tennessee
- ^ Singles - Volume 2, No. 5, September 28 1964
- ^ Singles - Volume 2, No. 17, December 21 1964
- ^ Singles - Volume 3, No. 1, March 01 1965
- ^ Singles - Volume 3, No. 21, July 19 1965
- ^ qpcmqn9eqpupr7ao955|Top Singles - Volume 4, No. 12, November 15 1965
- ^ Singles - Volume 4, No. 25, February 14 1966
- ^ Singles - Volume 5, No. 10, May 02 1966
- ^ Singles - Volume 5, No. 23, August 01 1966
- ^ Singles - Volume 6, No. 13, November 21 1966
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 14, 2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Singles - Volume 9, No. 12, May 18 1968
- ^ Singles - Volume 10, No. 15, December 09 1968
- ^ Singles - Volume 11, No. 4, March 24 1969
- ^ Singles - Volume 11, No. 26, August 16 1969
- ^ Singles - Volume 12, No. 11, November 01 1969
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Pop Hits: 1952-1996. Record Research.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2014). Cash Box Looking Ahead:1959-1993. Record Research.
- ^ Singles - Volume 13, No. 18, June 20 1970
- ^ Singles - Volume 15, No. 18, June 19 1971|
- ^ Singles - Volume 16, No. 8, October 09 1971
- ^ Singles - Volume 18, No. 23, January 20 1973
- ^ Singles - Volume 19, No. 13, May 12 1973
- ^ Singles - Volume 19, No. 26, August 11 1973
- ^ Contemporary - Volume 20, No. 2, August 25 1973
- ^ Singles - Volume 23, No. 26, August 23 1975
- ^ Contemporary Volume 24, No. 1, August 30 1975
- ^ RIVERS - HELP ME RHONDA (SONG)
- ^ Singles - Volume 28, No. 5, October 29 1977
- ^ Contemporary Volume 28, No. 5, October 29 1977
- ^ Singles - Volume 28, No. 23, March 04 1978
- ^ Contemporary - Volume 28, No. 26, March 25 1978
External links
- Johnny Rivers discography at Discogs