Ronnie McDowell discography

Ronnie McDowell is an American country music artist. His discography consists of 23 studio albums and 51 singles. Of his 51 singles, 34 charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts between 1977 and 1990. McDowell also has two songs that cracked the Hot 100, most notably 1977's "The King Is Gone."

Ronnie McDowell discography
Studio albums23
Live albums2
Compilation albums6
Singles51

Studio albums

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1970s

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Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country AUS[1]
The King Is Gone
  • Release date: November 1977
  • Label: Scorpion Records
18 66
I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
  • Release date: May 1978
  • Label: Scorpion Records
47
A Tribute to the King
  • Release date: December 1978
  • Label: Scorpion Records
Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow 45
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

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Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country
Love So Many Ways
  • Release date: May 1980
  • Label: Epic Records
59
Going, Going, Gone
  • Release date: November 1980
  • Label: Epic Records
Good Time Lovin' Man
  • Release date: 1981
  • Label: Epic Records
6
Love to Burn
  • Release date: 1982
  • Label: Epic Records
22
Personally
  • Release date: March 1983
  • Label: Epic Records
23
Country Boy's Heart
  • Release date: September 1983
  • Label: Epic Records
56
Willing
  • Release date: June 1984
  • Label: Epic Records
33
In a New York Minute
  • Release date: 1985
  • Label: Epic Records
All Tied Up in Love 34
I'm Still Missing You
  • Release date: June 1988
  • Label: Curb Records
45
American Music
  • Release date: November 1988
  • Label: Curb Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s

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Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country
Your Precious Love
  • Release date: August 19, 1991
  • Label: Curb Records
72
When a Man Loves a Woman
  • Release date: January 17, 1992
  • Label: Curb Records
Country Dances
  • Release date: October 19, 1993
  • Label: Curb Records
Great Gospel Songs
  • Release date: January 9, 1996
  • Label: Curb Records
Elvis: A Tribute to the King
Country
  • Release date: September 17, 2002
  • Label: Curb Records
Ronnie McDowell with Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters
  • Release date: September 17, 2002
  • Label: Curb Records
Lost in Dirty Dancing
  • Release date: December 7, 2009
  • Label: Curb Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: September 1982
  • Label: Epic Records
Older Women and Other Greatest Hits
  • Release date: May 1987
  • Label: Epic Records
The Best of Ronnie McDowell
  • Release date: February 1990
  • Label: Curb Records
Unchained Melody
  • Release date: January 1991
  • Label: Curb Records
32
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: June 1994
  • Label: Curb Records
Now & Again: The Best of Ronnie McDowell
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

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Title Album details
Live at the Fox Theatre
  • Release date: August 1978
  • Label: Scorpion Records
Live at Church Street Station 1986
  • Release date: 2006
  • Label: Acrobat Records

Singles

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1970s

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Year Title Peak positions Album
US Country
[2]
US
[2]
US AC CAN Country
1977 "Only the Lonely" The King Is Gone
"Naturally"
"The King Is Gone"[A] 13 13 42 8
"I Love You, I Love You, I Love You" 5 81 50 5 I Love You, I Love You, I Love You
1978 "Here Comes the Reason I Live" 15 26
"I Just Wanted You to Know" (with The Jordanaires) 59
"This Is a Holdup" 39
"Bridge Washed Out"
1979 "He's a Cowboy from Texas" 68
"World's Most Perfect Woman" 18 35 Rockin' You Easy, Lovin' You Slow
"Love Me Now" 26
"Kiss and Say Goodbye"
"Knight in Faded Blue Jeans"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s

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Year Title Peak positions Album
US Country
[2]
CAN Country
1980 "Lovin' a Livin' Dream" 37 42 Love So Many Ways
"How Far Do You Want to Go" 80
"Gone" 36 Going, Going, Gone
"Wandering Eyes" 2 27
1981 "Older Women" 1 1 Good Time Lovin' Man
"Watchin' Girls Go By" 4 3
1982 "I Just Cut Myself" 11 24 Love to Burn
"Step Back" 7
1983 "Personally" 10 11 Personally
"You're Gonna Ruin My Bad Reputation" 1 1
"You Made a Wanted Man of Me" 3 4 Country Boy's Heart
1984 "I Dream of Women Like You" 7 6
"I Got a Million of 'Em" 8 4 Willing
1985 "In a New York Minute" 5 1 In a New York Minute
"Love Talks" 9 14
1986 "All Tied Up" 6 1 All Tied Up in Love
"When You Hurt, I Hurt" 37
"Lovin' That Crazy Feelin'" 30 27
1987 "Make Me Late for Work Today" 55 59
"It's Only Make Believe" 8 5 I'm Still Missing You
1988 "Suspicion" 27 57
1989 "Never Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll" (with Jerry Lee Lewis) 50
"Sea of Heartbreak" 39 American Music
"Who'll Turn Out the Lights" 69
"She's a Little Past Forty" 50 The Best of Ronnie McDowell
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s

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Year Title Peak
positions
Album
US Country
[2]
1990 "Sheet Music"[3] The Best of Ronnie McDowell
"Paralyzed" Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" 26
1991 "Just Out of Reach" Your Precious Love
"When a Man Loves a Woman" When a Man Loves a Woman
1992 "Hangin' Up My Heart"[4]
1993 "Yippy Ti-Yi-Yo"[5] Country Dances
1994 "I'll Make Love to You"
"What's It Gonna Take" Greatest Hits
1997 "Love Me Tender" (with The Elvis Originals) Elvis: A Tribute to a King
"Tupelo's Too Far" (with The Elvis Originals)
2008 "Hey Mr. Oilman"
2009 "Lost In Dirty Dancing" Lost In Dirty Dancing
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Charted B-sides

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Year Title Peak positions Original A-side
US Country
[2]
CAN Country
1978 "Animal" (with The Jordanaires) 68 "I Just Wanted You to Know"
1980 "Never Seen a Mountain So High" 29 25 "Love Me Now"
1988 "I'm Still Missing You" 36 44 "Suspicion"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

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  • A^ "The King Is Gone" also peaked at number 16 on the RPM Top Singles chart and at number 4 on the RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in Canada.

References

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  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 185. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 269. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  3. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 21, 1990.
  4. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. April 18, 1992.
  5. ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 16, 1993.