The albums discography of American country artist Bobby Bare contains 39 studio albums, 28 compilation albums, two box sets and one live album. Bare's first album was a compilation released in August 1963 on RCA Victor titled "Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby Bare. The disc was one of several to reach the top ten of the American Billboard Top Country Albums chart. It also reached number 119 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was followed by his debut studio LP in December 1963 by RCA Victor titled 500 Miles Away from Home. The disc reached similar chart positions on the Billboard country and 200 albums lists. Bare's follow-up LP's reached the country albums top ten in 1966: Talk Me Some Sense and The Streets of Baltimore. He also collaborated with Skeeter Davis during this time on the studio disc Tunes for Two (1965), which charted at number eight on the country albums list. In 1967, he collaborated with Liz Anderson and Norma Jean on the trio studio album called The Game of Triangles. Bare remained with RCA Victor until 1969, releasing his final album with the label that year called "Margie's at the Lincoln Park Inn" (And Other Controversial Songs).
| Bobby Bare discography | |
|---|---|
 Bobby Bare, 1973 | |
| Studio albums | 39 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 28 |
| Box sets | 2 |
In the early seventies, Bare recorded five studio albums for Mercury Records. His most successful was 1972's What Am I Gonna Do, which reached number 19 on the Top Country Albums chart. Bare returned to RCA Victor in 1973 and the label released six studio discs through 1977. Among them was 1973's Bobby Bare Sings Lullaby's, Legends and Lies. The disc was his most successful album to chart the Top Country Albums list, climbing to the number five position. Between 1978 and 1983, he recorded seven studio albums with Columbia Records. This included 1980's Down and Dirty, which became Bare's first LP to chart in Canada, climbing to number four on their RPM Country Albums chart. His 1982 album, Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose, was his final charting album as a solo artist. Bare has since continued to record sporadically. In the eighties and nineties, he issued two albums of Christmas music on independent labels. Under Atlantic Nashville, he released the project Old Dogs with several other country artists. His most recent album was 2020's Great American Saturday Night.
Studio albums
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1][2] |
US Cou. [3] |
CAN Cou. [4] | ||
| 500 Miles Away from Home |
|
133 | 9 | — |
| The Travelin' Bare |
|
— | 14 | — |
| Constant Sorrow[5] |
|
— | — | — |
| Talk Me Some Sense |
|
— | 6 | — |
| The Streets of Baltimore |
|
— | 7 | — |
| This I Believe |
|
— | 17 | — |
| A Bird Named Yesterday |
|
— | 20 | — |
| "(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn" and Other Controversial Songs |
|
— | 39 | — |
| This Is Bare Country |
|
— | 37 | — |
| The Real Thing[6] |
|
— | — | — |
| Where Have All the Seasons Gone |
|
— | 44 | — |
| I Need Some Good News Bad[7] |
|
— | — | — |
| What Am I Gonna Do |
|
— | 19 | — |
| I Hate Goodbyes/Ride Me Down Easy |
|
— | 31 | — |
| Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies |
|
— | 5 | — |
| Hard Time Hungrys |
|
— | 33 | — |
| Cowboys and Daddys |
|
— | 21 | — |
| The Winner and the Losers |
|
205 | 18 | — |
| Me and McDill |
|
— | 27 | — |
| Bare |
|
— | 44 | — |
| Sleeper Wherever I Fall[8] |
|
— | — | — |
| Down & Dirty |
|
— | 21 | 4 |
| Drunk & Crazy |
|
— | 47 | 17 |
| As Is |
|
204 | 43 | — |
| Ain't Got Nothin' to Lose |
|
— | 29 | — |
| Drinkin' from the Bottle, Singin' from the Heart[9] |
|
— | — | — |
| Merry Christmas from Bobby Bare[10] |
|
— | — | — |
| Fishin' Songs[11] |
|
— | — | — |
| I Love an Old Fashioned Christmas[12] |
|
— | — | — |
| The Moon Was Blue[13] |
|
— | — | — |
| Darker Than Light[14] |
|
— | — | — |
| Things Change[15][16] |
|
— | — | — |
| Great American Saturday Night[17][18] |
|
— | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
As a collaborative artist
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [3] | ||
| Tunes for Two (with Skeeter Davis) |
|
8 |
| The Game of Triangles (with Liz Anderson and Norma Jean) |
|
18 |
| The English Country Side (with The Hillsiders) |
|
29 |
| Your Husband, My Wife (with Skeeter Davis)[19] |
|
— |
| Singin' in the Kitchen (credited as Bobby Bare and the Family) |
|
36 |
| Old Dogs (with Waylon Jennings, Jerry Reed and Mel Tillis) |
|
61 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Cou. [3] | ||
| "Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby Bare |
|
119 | 9 |
| Special Delivery from Bobby Bare...Joey Powers...Roy Orbison (with Joey Powers and Roy Orbison)[20] |
|
— | — |
| The Best of Bobby Bare[21] |
|
— | — |
| The Best of Bobby Bare Volume 2 |
|
— | 33 |
| I'm a Long Way from Home[22] |
|
— | — |
| This Is Bobby Bare[23] |
|
— | — |
| Memphis, Tennessee[24] |
|
— | — |
| Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down[25] |
|
— | — |
| Bobby Bare's Greatest Hits[26] |
|
— | — |
| The Very Best of Bobby Bare[27] |
|
— | — |
| The Hits of Bobby Bare[28] |
|
— | — |
| Famous Country Music Makers[29] |
|
— | — |
| Encore[30] |
|
— | — |
| Greatest Hits[31] |
|
— | — |
| 20 of the Best[32] |
|
— | — |
| Biggest Hits[33] |
|
— | — |
| Country Classics[34] |
|
— | — |
| The Gambler[35] |
|
— | — |
| Collector's Series[36] |
|
— | — |
| Lasoes 'N Spurs[37] |
|
— | — |
| The Best of Bobby Bare[38] |
|
— | — |
| The Essential Bobby Bare[39] |
|
— | — |
| Pure Country[40] |
|
— | — |
| Bare Tracks: The Columbia Years[41] |
|
— | — |
| The Singles: 1959-1969[42] |
|
— | — |
| All American Country[43] |
|
— | — |
| Super Hits[44] |
|
— | — |
| 16 Biggest Hits[45] |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Box Sets
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Mercury Years[46] |
|
| All-American Boy[47] |
|
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at Gilley's[48] |
|
References
edit- ^ a b "Bobby Bare chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents The Billboard Albums. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201666.
- ^ a b c "Bobby Bare chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Search results for "Bobby Bare" under "Country Albums/CD's"". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (June 1965). "Constant Sorrow (Album Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-3395.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (September 1970). "The Real Thing (Album Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-4422.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (July 1971). "I Need Some Good News Bad (Album Information)". Mercury. SR-61340.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (October 1978). "Sleeper Wherever I Fall (Album Information)". Columbia Records. KC-35645; 40-83533.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1983). "Drinkin' from the Bottle, Singin' from, the Heart (Album Information)". Columbia Records. FC-38670; FCT-38670.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (October 1988). "Merry Christmas from Bobby Bare (Album Information)". Sugar Bear Records. SBR-1001.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1989). "Fishin' Songs (Album Information)". Montana Country Records. MC-310006.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (November 1993). "I Love an Old Fashioned Songs (Album Information)". Fiasco Records. FE-333.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (November 1, 2005). "The Moon Was Blue (Album Information)". Dualtone Records. 80302012092.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (November 13, 2012). "Darker Than Light (Album Information)". Plowboy Records. PLOCD-1001; PLO-LP-1002.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (May 26, 2017). "Things Change (Album Information)". BFD. BFD092LP; 819376099224.
- ^ "Things Change by Bobby Bare". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (April 17, 2020). "Great American Saturday Night (Album Information)". BFD. BFD-228.
- ^ "Great American Saturday Night by Bobby Bare". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Bare, Bobby; Davis, Skeeter (March 1970). "Your Husband, My Wife (LP Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-4335.
- ^ Bare, Bobby; Powers, Joey; Orbison, Roy (1964). "Special Delivery from Bobby Bare...Joey Powers...Roy Orbison (LP Information)". RCA Camden. CAS-820.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (January 1966). "The Best of Bobby Bare (LP Information)". RCA Victor. LSP-3479.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1971). "I'm a Long Way from Home (LP Information)". RCA Camden. CAS-2465.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (December 1972). "This Is Bobby Bare (LP Information)". RCA Victor. VPS-6090.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1973). "Memphis, Tennessee (LP Information)". RCA Camden. ACL1-0150.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1975). "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down (LP Information)". RCA Camden. ANL1-0560.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1974). "Bobby Bare's Greatest Hits (LP Information)". Sun Records. SUN-136.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1975). "The Very Best of Bobby Bare (LP Information)". United Artists Records. UA-LA427-E.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1979). "The Hits of Bobby Bare (LP and cassette Information)". RCA Victor. KEL1-8085; KEK1-8085.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1979). "The Hits of Bobby Bare (LP Information)". RCA Records. PL-72958.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1981). "Encore (LP and cassette Information)". CBS Records. FC-37351; FCT-37351.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1981). "Greatest Hits (LP and cassette Information)". RCA Records. AYL1-4118; 6319-4-R.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1982). "20 of the Best (LP and cassette Information)". RCA Records International. INTS-5187; NK-89332.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1982). "Biggest Hits (LP and cassette Information)". Columbia Records. FC 38311; 6CT-38311.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1983). "Country Classics (LP and cassette Information)". CBS Special Products. P-16917; BT-16917.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1985). "The Gambler (CD Information)". Epic Records. 4694162.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1985). "Collector's Series (LP Information)". RCA Victor. AHL1-5469.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1991). "Lasoes 'N Spurs (CD Information)". BMG. 06192-17230-2.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1994). "The Best of Bobby Bare (CD Information)". Razor & Tie. 2043.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (January 28, 1997). "The Essential Bobby Bare (CD Information)". RCA Records. 07863674052.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (August 25, 1998). "Pure Country (CD Information)". Sony Music. 33709.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (February 16, 1999). "Bare Tracks: The Columbia Years (CD Information)". Koch Records. 8013.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (March 13, 2001). "The Singles: 1959-1969 (CD Information)". BMG. 57119.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (September 22, 2003). "All American Country (CD Information)". BMG Special Products. 46961.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (June 22, 2004). "Super Hits (CD Information)". BMG Rights Management/RCA Records. 82876614872.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (March 27, 2007). "16 Biggest Hits (CD Information)". RCA Records. 70553.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1987). "The Mercury Years (Box Set Information)". Bear Family Records. BCD-15417.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (1994). "All-American Boy (Box Set Information)". Bear Family Records. BCD-15663.
- ^ Bare, Bobby (July 27, 1999). "Live at Gilley's (CD Information)". Atlantic Records/Q Records. 92836-2.