Wanda Jackson albums discography
The albums discography of Wanda Jackson, an American recording artist, consists of forty-five studio albums, one international studio album, seven tribute and cover albums, four live albums, twenty-one compilation albums, and two box sets. In 1954 at age sixteen, Jackson signed with Decca Records as a country music artist.[1] The label did not issue a record until the 1962 compilation Lovin' Country Style, six years after Jackson left Decca. She signed with Capitol Records in 1956, and her self-titled debut studio album was released three years later. Although Jackson had recently been identifying herself as a rock-and-roll performer, the album consisted of country music recordings. However, it did contain Jackson's future rock-and-roll hit "Let's Have a Party", which was a hit in 1960, reaching the Top 40 on the Billboard Pop chart.[2] The success of her rock-and-roll recordings led to the release of two more rock-and-roll studio LPs: Rockin' with Wanda (1960) and There's a Party Goin' On (1961). Additionally, Capitol issued two "split" studio albums (Right or Wrong and Two Sides of Wanda) which contained rock and roll on one side and country music on the other.[3]
| Wanda Jackson albums discography | |
|---|---|
 Wanda Jackson performing at the Sjock Festival in Belgium, 2008 | |
| Studio albums | 45 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 22 |
| Tribute albums | 7 |
| Collaborations | 3 |
| Box sets | 2 |
| International studio albums | 1 |
| Other appearances | 27 |
As rock and roll started declining in the early 1960s, Jackson was remarketed as a country artist. During this transitional period, her album production moved towards country pop and Nashville Sound styles on studio LPs such as Wonderful Wanda (1962) and Love Me Forever (1963).[3] Jackson's 1965 studio album Blues in My Heart was her first to chart on a Billboard Magazine album list, peaking at number nine on the Country LP chart.[4] While recording a tribute album to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1967,[5] Jackson issued an album of German songs, entitled Made in Germany. While remaining on Capitol Records, various country-marketed studio albums were issued that peaked in the Billboard Top Country Albums chart: Reckless Love Affair (number 17), Cream of the Crop (number 25), The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson (number 28), and I've Gotta Sing (number 19).[6] In 1968, the compilation album The Best of Wanda Jackson reached number 29 on the Top Country Albums chart.[7] Her first live album, Live in Person at Mr. Lucky's, was released the following year.[8]
Converting to Christianity in 1971, Jackson released her first religious studio album, Praise the Lord. Deciding to record more religious music, she signed with the Word and Myrrh labels in the mid-1970s.[3] Several albums of gospel hymns were issued, such as Make Me Like a Child Again (1975), I'll Still Love You (1976), and Show Me the Way to Calvary (1981). Additionally, Jackson released several cover records of country recordings, including Good Times (1980), Let's Have a Party (1981), and Classic Country (1988).[9] Around this time, Jackson's rock-and-roll material was revived in Europe, where she launched a tour and issued several rockabilly studio albums,[1][3][10] including Rockabilly Fever (1984), recorded in Sweden; a duet album with Karel Zich in 1987; and a live album in 1989.[9] In response, the German-based Bear Family Records issued two box sets of Jackson's rock and country recordings.[3] Jackson continued issuing gospel as well as rock albums into the 1990s.[9] SHe released a fourth live album in 2000. Her album Heart Trouble (2003) and an album of cover versions of Elvis Presley songs both received critical acclaim.[11][12] Following her induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2009), Jack White (of the White Stripes) produced Jackson's "comeback album", The Party Ain't Over (2011),[10] which brought renewed success to Jackson. The album became her first since 1973 to chart, peaking at number 58 on the Billboard 200 and number 17 on the Top Rock Albums chart.[6] With The Party Ain't Over, Jackson became the oldest female artist to place an album on the Billboard 200 chart, at the age of 73. In October 2012, Justin Townes Earle produced her forty-fifth studio record, Unfinished Business,[13] which reached number 61 on the Top Country Albums chart.[6]
Studio albums
1950s–1970s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] | ||
| Wanda Jackson |
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| There's a Party Goin' On |
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| Right or Wrong |
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| Wonderful Wanda |
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| Love Me Forever |
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| Two Sides of Wanda |
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| Blues in My Heart |
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9 |
| Wanda Jackson Sings Country Songs |
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| Wanda Jackson Salutes the Country Music Hall of Fame |
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12 |
| Reckless Love Affair |
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17 |
| You'll Always Have My Love |
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25 |
| Cream of the Crop |
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25 |
| The Many Moods of Wanda Jackson |
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28 |
| The Happy Side of Wanda |
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| Wanda Jackson Country |
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| A Woman Lives for Love |
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| I've Gotta Sing |
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19 |
| Praise the Lord |
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| I Wouldn't Want You Any Other Way |
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| Country Gospel |
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| Country Keepsakes |
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43 |
| When It's Time to Fall in Love Again |
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| Now I Have Everything |
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| Make Me Like a Child Again |
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| I'll Still Love You |
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| Closer to Jesus |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
1980s–2000s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Good Times |
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| Show Me the Way to Calvary |
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| Let's Have a Party |
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| Rockabilly Fever[A] |
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| Teach Me to Love[B] |
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| My Kind of Gospel |
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| Classic Country |
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| Encore |
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| Don't Worry – Be Happy |
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| Goin' on with My Jesus |
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| Generations (Of Gospel Music) |
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| Heart Trouble |
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| I Remember Elvis |
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2010s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [14] |
US [15] |
US Rock [16] |
US Taste [17] | ||
| The Party Ain't Over |
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— | 58 | 17 | 4 |
| Unfinished Business |
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61 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Other albums
Collaborations
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Let's Have a Party in Prague (with Karel Zich) |
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| Let's Have a Party (with the Alligators) |
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| The Queen of Rockabilly (with the Alligators) |
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| Rock and Roll-Ra Hívlak! (with Dolly Roll) |
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International studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Made in Germany |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| In Person, Recorded Live at Mr. Lucky's |
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| Live in Scandinavia |
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| Live and Still Kickin' |
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| Wanda Live! at Third Man Records |
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Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Right or Wrong |
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| Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine |
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Compilation albums
1960s and 1970s
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [6] | ||
| Lovin' Country Style |
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| Rockin' with Wanda |
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| The Best of Wanda Jackson |
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29 |
| Please Help Me I'm Falling |
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| Leave My Baby Alone |
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| We'll Sing in the Sunshine |
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| By the Time I Get to Phoenix |
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| Wanda Jackson |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
1980s–2010s
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Early Wanda Jackson |
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| Rockin' in the Country: The Best of Wanda Jackson |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Santo Domingo – Hre Deutsche Aufnahmen |
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| Vintage Collection Series |
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| The World Didn't Give It to Me |
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| Queen of Rockabilly |
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| Timeless Love |
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| Wanda Rocks |
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| Heartache |
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| The Very Best of the Country Years |
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| The Ballads of Wanda Jackson |
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| The Ultimate Collection |
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| Let's Have a Party: The Very Best of Wanda Jackson |
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Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You"[9] | 1982 | N/A | Silk Cut Festival |
| "I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know"[18] | 1990 | Jann Browne | Tell Me Why |
| "Blue Christmas"[9] | 1992 | Tom Astor | Country Weihnachten mit Tom Astor |
| "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht"[9] | |||
| "Mean, Mean Man"[19] | 1994 | Salty Dogs | Unblended |
| "Rock 'n' Roll Honey"[19] | |||
| "His Rockin' Little Angel"[9] | 1995 | Rosie Flores | Rockabilly Filly |
| "Rock Your Baby"[9] | |||
| "Honey Bop"[20] | 1996 | The Alligators | The History of Rock 'n' Roll |
| "Swing Band in Heaven"[9] | 1996 | N/A | Stonehorse and Friends – Tribute to Tulsa Music |
| "There's Not a Dry Eye in the House"[9] | 1997 | George and Lucky Riders | Nashville Friends |
| "We Got Started on the Wrong Foot"[9] | |||
| "Silent Night"[21] | The Continentals | Merry Christmas Baby | |
| "Blue Christmas"[21] | |||
| "Go Tell It on the Mountain"[21] | |||
| "Merry Christmas Baby"[21] | |||
| "Funnel of Love"[22] | 2001 | Velvetone | Dark Blossom |
| "Saving My Love"[23] | Andy Lee Lang | Duets | |
| "What Have We Done"[24] | 2002 | Justin Trevino | The Scene of the Crying |
| "What Gives You the Right"[9] | 2004 | N/A | Country Gala |
| "Let's Have a Party"[9] | |||
| "Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under"[25] | 2005 | An All Star Tribute to Shania Twain | |
| "Queen of Hearts"[26] | 2006 | Leilah Safka | Country Duetts |
| "Have You Ever Seen the Rain"[26] | |||
| "Crazy"[27] | 2007 | Patsy Cline | The Best of Anthology |
| "Santo Domingo"[28] | 2008 | Tom Astor | Alles Klar: Kein Problem! Das Jubilau |
| "My Destiny"[29] | 2009 | The Byrds | The Roots of The Byrds |
Notes
- A^ Rockabilly Fever was retitled in the United States as Rock and Roll Away Your Blues and was released on Warrick Records.[9]
- B^ Teach Me to Love was retitled in the United States as Country Gospel and released on Country Montana Records.[9]
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