The discography of Rickie Lee Jones, an American singer, songwriter, and author, consists of 15 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, one video album, and 22 singles, on Warner Bros. Records, Geffen Records, Reprise Records, Artemis Records, V2 Records, New West Records, Fantasy Records, Rhino Entertainment, and the Other Side of Desire Records.
| Rickie Lee Jones discography | |
|---|---|
 Jones performing in 2022 | |
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 22 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Extended plays | 1 |
Jones' first two albums, Rickie Lee Jones (1979) and Pirates (1981), both hit the Top 5 on the US Billboard 200 and were certified platinum and gold, respectively. Her fourth album, Flying Cowboys (1989), reached the Top 40 and was also certified gold. Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates also reached the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and both were certified silver. Rickie Lee Jones also went to No. 1 in Australia and was certified 2× platinum.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Jazz [1] |
US Folk [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
UK [4] | |||
| 1979 | Rickie Lee Jones
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3 | — | — | 1 | 18 | |
| 1981 | Pirates
|
5 | — | — | 9 | 37 | |
| 1984 | The Magazine
|
44 | 20 | — | 33 | 40 | |
| 1989 | Flying Cowboys
|
39 | — | — | 70 | 50 |
|
| 1991 | Pop Pop
|
121 | 8 [A] |
— | — | — | |
| 1993 | Traffic from Paradise
|
111 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Ghostyhead
|
159 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | It's Like This
|
148 | — | — | — | 185 | |
| 2003 | The Evening of My Best Day
|
189 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard
|
158 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Balm in Gilead
|
— | — | 7 | — | — | |
| 2012 | The Devil You Know
|
190 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | The Other Side of Desire[8]
|
164 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Kicks[9]
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2023 | Pieces of Treasure
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Notes
- A Peaked position on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
Live albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Naked Songs: Live and Acoustic
|
| 2001 | Live at Red Rocks[10]
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Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology[11] |
| 2010 | Original Album Series[12]
|
Video albums
edit| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Live in Stockholm
|
Extended plays
edit| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 1983 | Girl at Her Volcano
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US Main [1] |
AUS [13] |
UK [14] | |||||
| 1979 | "Chuck E.'s in Love" | 4 | — | 15 | 18 | Rickie Lee Jones | ||
| "Young Blood" | 40 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Danny's All-Star Joint" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | "A Lucky Guy" | 64 | — | — | — | Pirates | ||
| "Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)" | — | 40 | — | — | ||||
| "Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking" | — | 31 | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | "Under the Boardwalk" | — | — | — | — | Girl at Her Volcano | ||
| 1984 | "It Must Be Love" | — | — | — | — | The Magazine | ||
| "The Real End" | 83 | — | 90 | — | ||||
| 1989 | "Satellites" | — | — | — | — | Flying Cowboys | ||
| "Flying Cowboys / The Horses" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "Up from the Skies" | — | — | — | — | Pop Pop | ||
| 1991 | "Rebel Rebel" | — | — | — | — | Traffic from Paradise | ||
| "Stewart's Coat" | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | "Firewalker" | — | — | — | — | Ghostyhead | ||
| 2000 | "Show Biz Kids" | — | — | — | — | It's Like That | ||
| 2003 | "Second Chance" | — | — | — | — | The Evening of My Best Day | ||
| 2006 | "Falling Up" | — | — | — | — | The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard | ||
| 2009 | "Old Enough" | — | — | — | — | Balm in Gilead | ||
| 2015 | "Jimmy Choos" | — | — | — | — | The Other Side of Desire | ||
| 2019 | "Bad Company" | — | — | — | — | Kicks | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Other contributions
editCredits adapted from AllMusic.[15]
- Guest vocals on "Sidekick" from Chuck E. Weiss' album The Other Side of Town (1981)
- Guest vocals on "Between a Laugh and a Tear" from John Cougar Mellencamp's album Scarecrow (1985)
- Lead vocals on "The Moon Is Made of Gold" and "Autumn Leaves" from Rob Wasserman's album Duets (1988)
- Duet vocals on "Makin' Whoopee!" from Dr. John's album In a Sentimental Mood (1989)
- Duet vocals on "Easter Parade" from The Blue Nile's single "Headlights on the Parade" (1989)
- Lead vocals on "O Holy Night" from The Chieftains' album The Bells of Dublin (1991)
- Guest vocals on "North Dakota" from Lyle Lovett's album Joshua Judges Ruth (1991) and Live in Texas (1999)
- Little Fluffy Clouds (1990–93) – Spoken word sampled by British ambient-house group, The Orb, charting three times on the UK Singles Chart: No. 87 (1990), No. 95 (1991), and No. 10 (1993).
- Production and harmony vocals on Leo Kottke's album Peculiaroso (1994)
- Guest vocals on "Spirit" from Wild Colonials' album This Can't Be Life (1996)
- Duet vocals on "I Scare Myself" and "Driftin" from Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks' album Beatin' the Heat (2000)
- WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) – "Mink Coat at the Bus Stop"
- Duet vocals on "Comes Love" from Willie Nelson's album Outlaws and Angels (2004)
- Lead vocals on "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village 429 Records (2009)
- Lead vocals on "Been on a Train" from the Laura Nyro tribute album Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro by Billy Childs. (2014)
- Spoken word on "From Space" from Anders Osborne's album Spacedust & Oceanviews (2016)
- "Dark Was the Night – Cold Was the Ground" from the Blind Willie Johnson tribute album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016)
- Guest vocals on "Roll Um Easy" from Jonah Tolchin's album Fires for the Cold (2019)
- Lead vocals on "Walk On The Wild Side" from Lou Reed tribute album: The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (2024) Light In the Attic/LITA 217
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "US Albums and Singles Charts > Rickie Lee Jones". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 148.
- ^ "British certifications – Rickie Lee Jones". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 20, 2022. Type Rickie Lee Jones in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c "American certifications – Rickie Lee Jones". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1996 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Certified Awards Search: Rickie Lee Jones". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, user must enter the search parameter "Rickie Lee Jones" and select "Search by: Keyword", with the other two set to "All") on June 4, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.
- ^ "The Other Side of Desire". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Kicks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ MacNeil, Jason. "Live at Red Rocks". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 31, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ Leggett, Steve. "Original Album Series". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 27, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 289. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Rickie Lee Jones – Credits Archived May 8, 2021, at the Wayback Machine AllMusic.