This is the discography of American singer and musician Al Jarreau.
| Al Jarreau discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Live albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 60 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
AUS [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| We Got By | 209[11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Glow |
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132 | 30 | — | — | 41 | — | 20 | — | — | — | |
| All Fly Home |
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78 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| This Time |
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27 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | |
| Breakin' Away |
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9 | 1 | — | 80 | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | 60 | |
| 1965 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Jarreau |
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13 | 4 | — | 50 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 30 | — | 39 |
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| High Crime |
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49 | 12 | — | 65 | 42 | 46 | 13 | 29 | 27 | 81 |
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| L Is for Lover |
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81 | 30 | — | 65 | 7 | 62 | — | 34 | 13 | 45 |
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| Heart's Horizon |
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75 | 11 | — | — | 33 | — | 19 | — | — | — |
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| Heaven and Earth |
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105 | 30 | — | — | 59 | 75 | — | — | 32 | — | |
| Tomorrow Today |
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137 | 43 | 2 | — | 28 | 93 | — | — | 76 | — | |
| All I Got |
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137 | 43 | 4 | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Accentuate the Positive |
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— | — | 6 | — | 88 | — | — | — | 91 | — | |
| Givin' It Up |
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58 | 14 | 1 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Christmas |
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— | 46 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke |
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69 | — | 1 | — | 84 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |
| Ellington |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
US Jazz [3] |
GER [5] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] | ||
| Look to the Rainbow |
|
49 | 19 | — | — | 20 | — |
| In Concert – Live at London's Wembley Arena |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| In London |
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125 | 55 | — | 58 | — | — |
| Tenderness |
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114 | 25 | 2 | 76 | — | 42 |
| Live at the Half/Note 1965 Volume 1 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Al Jarreau and the Metropole Orkest Live |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Live at Montreux 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Jazz [3] |
GER [5] | ||
| Best of Al Jarreau |
|
9 | 91 |
| The Masters |
|
— | — |
| Love Songs |
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11 | — |
| The Very Best Of: An Excellent Adventure |
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18 | — |
| Original Album Series |
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— | — |
| Al Jarreau Works |
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— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [16][17] |
US AC [18] |
US R&B [19] |
US Smooth Jazz [20] |
AUS [4] |
BEL (FL) [21] |
CAN [22] |
CAN AC [23] |
NL [24] |
UK [10] | |||
| "I'm Not Afraid" | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Shake Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Holy Mornin'" (Australia-only release) | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lock All the Gates" (Europe-only release) | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Got By |
| "Your Song" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Glow |
| "Fire and Rain" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rainbow in Your Eyes" | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Take Five" | 1977 | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Look to the Rainbow |
| "We Got By" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thinkin' About It Too" | 1978 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Fly Home |
| "All" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Never Givin' Up" | 1980 | 102 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Time |
| "Gimme What You Got" | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Disctracted" | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "One Good Turn" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Harmony – A Sesame Street Record |
| "We're in This Love Together" | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 42 | 1 | — | 55 | Breakin' Away | |
| "Breakin' Away" | 43 | 30 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||
| "Closer to Your Love" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Roof Garden" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | ||
| "Our Love" (UK-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Teach Me Tonight" | 70 | 19 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Precious Love" (with Randy Crawford) | 102 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Casino Lights (various artists live album) | |
| "Mornin'" | 1983 | 21 | 2 | 6 | — | 82 | 26 | — | 3 | 24 | 28 | Jarreau |
| "Boogie Down" | 77 | — | 9 | — | — | 30 | — | — | 23 | 63 | ||
| "Trouble in Paradise" | 63 | 10 | 66 | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 36 | ||
| "Black and Blues" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Is Waiting" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "After All" | 1984 | 69 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | High Crime |
| "Let's Pretend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Raging Waters" | 1985 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "High Crime" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Day by Day" (with Shakatak) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 53 | City Rhythm (by Shakatak) | |
| "The Music of Goodbye" (with Melissa Manchester) | 1986 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | Out of Africa (soundtrack) |
| "Says" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | L Is for Lover | |
| "Real Tight" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "L Is for Lover" | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tell Me What I Gotta Do" | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 98 | ||
| "Give a Little More Lovin'" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Moonlighting (Theme)" | 23 | 1 | 32 | — | 64 | — | 38 | 1 | — | 8 | Moonlighting (soundtrack) | |
| "Since I Fell for You" | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||
| "I Must Have Been a Fool" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart's Horizon |
| "So Good" | — | 27 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All or Nothing at All" | 1989 | — | 40 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "All of My Love" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heaven and Earth" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heaven and Earth |
| "Blue Angel" | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Not Hard to Love You" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What You Do to Me" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Compared to What" | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Best of Al Jarreau |
| "Smile" (with Gregor Prächt; Austria-only release) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Just to Be Loved" | 2000 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tomorrow Today |
| "Morning" (with George Benson) | 2006 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Givin' It Up |
| "Ordinary People" (with George Benson) | 2007 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Winter Wonderland" | 2009 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas |
| "Double Face" (Eumir Deodato featuring Al Jarreau) | 2012 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crossing (by Eumir Deodato) |
| "Bring Me Joy" (featuring George Duke and Boney James) | 2014 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Old Friend: Celebrating George Duke |
| "SomeBossa (Summer Breezin')" (featuring Gerald Albright) | 2015 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Big Light" (with Melissa Manchester featuring Liam Keegan) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Gotta Love the Life (by Melissa Manchester) | |
| "All One" (Alexandra Jackson featuring Al Jarreau with Larry Williams & Oscar Castro-Neves) | 2018 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legacy & Alchemy (by Alexandra Jackson) |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Other
editSoundtrack inclusions
edit- 1982: "Girls Know How", in the film Night Shift (Warner Bros)
- 1984: "Moonlighting (theme)" and "Since I Fell for You", in the television show Moonlighting (Universal)
- 1984: "Boogie Down", in the film Breakin' (Warner Bros)
- 1984: "Million Dollar Baby", in the film City Heat (Warner Bros)
- 1986: "The Music of Goodbye", duet with Melissa Manchester, in the film Out of Africa (MCA Records)
- 1989: "Never Explain Love", in the film Do the Right Thing (Motown)
- 1992: "Blue Skies", in the film Glengarry Glen Ross (New Line Cinema)
- 1992: "Heaven Is", in the film The Magic Voyage (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen)
- 1998: "My Life and My Love", in the film The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue (MGM)
Guest appearances
edit- 1974: "If I Ever Lose This Heaven" from Body Heat/Quincy Jones (A&M) (Jarreau provides background scat and vocal percussion.)
- 1978: "Hot News Blues" from Secret Agent/Chick Corea (Polydor)
- 1979: "Little Sunflower" from The Love Connection/Freddie Hubbard (Columbia)
- 1980: "One Good Turn" from In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record/Various Artists (Warner Bros.)
- 1982: "Your Precious Love (w/Randy Crawford)" from Casino Lights: Recorded Live At Montreux, Switzerland/Various Artists (Warner Bros.)
- 1983: "Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls" from Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls/Sister Sledge (Cotillion)
- 1984: "Edgartown Groove" from Send Me Your Love/Kashif (Arista)
- 1985: "We Are the World" from We Are the World/USA for Africa (Columbia) US No. 1, R&B No. 1 UK No. 1
- 1986: "Since I Fell for You" from Double Vision/Bob James & David Sanborn (Warner Bros.)
- 1987: "Day by Day" from City Rhythms/Shakatak
- 1989: "Somehow Our Love Survives" from Spellbound/Joe Sample (Warner Bros.)
- 1997: "Girl from Ipanema" and "Waters of March" from A Twist of Jobim/Lee Ritenour (GRP)
- 1997: "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" from Doky Brothers 2/Chris Minh Doky and Niels Lan Doky (Blue Note Records)
- 1998: "Smile and Pierrot" with Gregor Prächt, David Benoit and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, arranged by George Duke
- 2000: "Happiness" from Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years!/David Benoit (GRP)
- 2006: "Take Five (w/Kurt Elling)" from Legends Of Jazz With Ramsey Lewis Showcase/Various Artists (LRS Media)
- 2009: "Whisper Not" from New Time, New Tet/Benny Golson (Concord Jazz)
References
edit- ^ a b "Al Jarreau – Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1999). Joel Whitburn's Top R&B Albums 1965–1998. Record Research. pp. 100–101. ISBN 0898201349.
- ^ a b c "Al Jarreau – Jazz Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 154. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "AL JARREAU | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. September 20, 1975. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "American certifications – Al Jarreau". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Dutch certifications – Al Jarreau" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved February 10, 2022. Enter Al Jarreau in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "Al Jarreau Loses Dispute with Bainbridge Records". Jet. July 12, 1982. ISSN 0021-5996.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Al Jarreau)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Al Jarreau – The Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. p. 86. ISBN 9780898200478.
- ^ "Al Jarreau – Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Al Jarreau – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Al Jarreau – Smooth Jazz Airplay". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ Peak positions for Al Jarreau's singles in Canada:
- "We're in This Love Together": "RPM 50 Singles". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 16. November 14, 1981. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Moonlighting": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 21. August 29, 1987. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Peak positions for Al Jarreau's singles on the Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary chart:
- "We're All in This Together": "RPM Contemporary Adult". RPM. Vol. 35, no. 19. December 5, 1981. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Breakin' Away": "RPM Contemporary Adult". RPM. Vol. 36, no. 2. February 20, 1982. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Mornin'": "RPM Contemporary Adult". RPM. Vol. 38, no. 13. May 28, 1983. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Trouble in Paradise": "RPM Contemporary Adult". RPM. Vol. 39, no. 13. November 26, 1983. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "After All": "RPM Adult Contemporary". RPM. Vol. 41, no. 21. February 2, 1985. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "The Music of Goodbye": "RPM Adult Contemporary". RPM. Vol. 44, no. 5. April 26, 1986. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Moonlighting (Theme)": "RPM Adult Contemporary". RPM. Vol. 46, no. 19. August 15, 1987. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Since I Fell for You": "RPM Adult Contemporary". RPM. Vol. 47, no. 4. October 31, 1987. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
External links
edit- Al Jarreau discography at Discogs