| Hank Locklin discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 29 |
| Compilation albums | 10 |
| Singles | 96 |
| Other charted songs | 2 |
| Box sets | 2 |
| Other album appearances | 1 |
The discography of American country singer-songwriter Hank Locklin contains 29 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, two box sets, 96 singles, two additionally-charting songs and one album appearance. He had his first hit with " The Same Sweet Girl" (1949) after signing with Four Star Records. The song reached the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart, peaking at number eight. A string of singles were released over the next several years that were not successful. [1] With a leasing agreement administered by Decca Records, he had his next hit in 1953 with the number one song, " Let Me Be the One." Disappointed by label management, he switched to RCA Victor Records in 1955. Under the production of Chet Atkins, he had his biggest success. [2] His next hit came with 1956's " Why Baby Why," which reached number nine on the country chart. Between 1957 and 1958, he had three top ten country hits: " Send Me the Pillow You Dream On," "Geisha Girl" and "It's a Little More Like Heaven." [1] In 1958, he recorded among country music's first concept albums called Foreign Love. [2] In 1960, Locklin released his biggest hit single, " Please Help Me, I'm Falling." [1] Not only did it top the Billboard country singles chart, [3] but it also reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 list. [4] It was also one of several hits Locklin had in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on their pop chart. [5]
Locklin had several more Billboard country hit singles in the early 1960s. This included " One Step Ahead of My Past," " Happy Birthday to Me" and " Happy Journey." [1] He also released several more concept studio albums, beginning with a tribute album to Roy Acuff and an album of Irish recordings. [2] His studio releases also began appearing on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, beginning with The Girls Get Prettier in 1966. [6] In 1968, he had his last top ten hit with " The Country Hall of Fame." [2] As the decade progressed, his singles continued charting, yet went into lower-end song positions. In 1968 and 1969 he had his final top 40 singles on the country chart. [1] His final album to peak on the country albums chart was 1969's Softly. [7] He remained with RCA records until the early 1970s and released several more studio albums. [2] This included a collaboration with Danny Davis on an album of brass instrumentation. [8] In the latter part of the 70s, he recorded studio albums for two separate labels. [9] [10] In 2001, he released his first studio offering in many years titled Generations in Song. This was followed in 2006 by his final album, a collection of gospel tunes called By the Grace of God. [2]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
|
US Country [11] | ||
| Foreign Love |
|
— |
| Please Help Me, I'm Falling |
|
— |
| Happy Journey |
|
— |
|
A Tribute to Roy Acuff: The King of Country Music |
|
— |
| Hank Locklin |
|
— |
| This Song Is Just for You |
|
— |
| The Ways of Life |
|
— |
| Irish Songs, Country Style |
|
— |
| Hank Locklin Sings Hank Williams |
|
— |
| Hank Locklin Sings Eddy Arnold |
|
— |
| My Kind of Country Music |
|
— |
| Once Over Lightly |
|
— |
| The Girls Get Prettier |
|
26 |
| The Gloryland Way |
|
— |
|
Send Me the Pillow You Dream On and Other Great Country Hits |
|
— |
| Nashville Women |
|
36 |
| Country Hall of Fame |
|
20 |
| My Love Song for You |
|
40 |
| Softly |
|
32 |
| Lookin' Back |
|
— |
|
Hank Locklin & Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass (with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass) |
|
— |
| Bless Her Heart...I Love Her |
|
— |
| The Mayor of McLellan, Florida |
|
— |
| Hank Locklin |
|
— |
| There Never Was a Time |
|
— |
| Country Hall of Fame |
|
— |
| All Kinds of Everything |
|
— |
| Generations in Song |
|
— |
| By the Grace of God: The Gospel Album |
|
— |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| 3 Country Gentlemen
[12] (with Hank Snow and Porter Wagoner) |
|
| The Best of Hank Locklin |
|
| That's How Much I Love You [13] |
|
| Wabash Cannon Ball [14] |
|
| Candy Kisses [15] |
|
| The First Fifteen Years [16] |
|
| Send Me the Pillow You Dream On [17] |
|
| 20 of the Best [18] |
|
| The Very Best of Hank Locklin [19] |
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| RCA Country Legends [20] |
|
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Please Help Me I'm Falling [21] |
|
| Send Me the Pillow You Dream On [22] |
|
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US [23] [24] |
US Coun. [25] |
AUS [26] |
NLD [27] |
UK [28] | |||
| "Rio Grande Waltz" [1] | 1948 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Please Come Back and Stay" [1] | 1949 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Worship You" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " The Same Sweet Girl" | — | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| "Born to Ramble" [a] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" [b] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Our Love Will Show the Way" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Are You Treating Your Neighbor as Yourself" [c] | 1950 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Midnight Tears" [d] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pinball Millionaire" [e] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Come Share the Sunshine with Me" [f] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Holy Train" [g] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tho I've Lost" [h] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Year of Time" [i] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Song of the Whispering Leaves" [j] | 1951 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Your House of Love Won't Stand" [k] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On #2" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crazy Over You" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Stumpy Joe" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Tomorrow's Just Another Day to Cry" [1] | 1952 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Down Texas Way" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Harvest Is Ripe" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Who Is Knocking at My Heart" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Golden Wristwatch" [1] | 1953 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Like to Play with Your Kisses" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Crazy Over You" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can't Run Away" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Let Me Be the One" [1] | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mysteries of Life" [1] | 1954 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Baby You Can Count on Me" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Your Heart Is an Island" [1] | 1955 | — | — | — | — | — | My Kind of Country Music |
| "Let Me Confess" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Who Am I to Cast the First Stone" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Empty Bottle, Empty Bottle" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| " Why Baby Why" [1] | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "A Good Woman's Love" [1] | 1956 | — | — | — | — | — | Hank Locklin (1962) |
| "Seven or Eleven" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "She's Better Than Most" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fourteen Karat Gold" [1] | 1957 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "(I'm So Tired Of) Goin' Home All By Myself" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| " Geisha Girl" | 66 | 4 | — | — | — | Foreign Love | |
| "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" [l] | 77 | 5 | — | 4 | — | Please Help Me, I'm Falling | |
| " It's a Little More Like Heaven" | 1958 | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| "The Upper Room" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | The Gloryland Way | |
| "I Gotta Talk to Your Heart" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | This Song Is Just for You | |
| "Foreign Car" [1] | 1959 | — | — | — | — | — | Please Help Me, I'm Falling |
| "Border of the Blues" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | This Song Is Just for You | |
| "Blues In Advance" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | Please Help Me, I'm Falling | |
| " Please Help Me, I'm Falling" | 1960 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 9 | |
| " One Step Ahead of My Past" | — | 14 | — | — | — | This Song Is Just for You | |
| " From Here to There to You" | 1961 | — | 12 | — | — | 44 | Hank Locklin (1962) |
| " You're the Reason" | — [m] | 14 | 66 | — | — | Happy Journey | |
| " Happy Journey" | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| " We're Gonna Go Fishin'" | 1962 | — | 14 | — | — | 18 | The Ways of Life |
| " Wabash Cannonball" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | A Tribute to Roy Acuff: The King of Country Music | |
| "Flyin' South" | 1963 | — | 23 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Wooden Soldier" | — | 41 | — | — | — | My Kind of Country Music | |
| " Followed Closely by My Teardrops" | 1964 | — | 15 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "I Was Coming Home to You" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | My Kind of Country Music | |
| "I'm Blue" [1] | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Forty Nine, Fifty One" | — | 32 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "The Girls Get Prettier (Every Day)" | — | 35 | — | — | — | The Girls Get Prettier | |
| "Insurance" | 1966 | — | 48 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "There's More Pretty Girls Than One" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | The Girls Get Prettier | |
| "The Best Part of Loving You" | — | 69 | — | — | — | Nashville Women | |
| "Hasta Luego (See You Later)" | 1967 | — | 41 | — | — | — | |
| "Nashville Women" | — | 73 | — | — | — | ||
| " The Country Hall of Fame" | — | 8 | — | — | — | Country Hall of Fame (1968) | |
| "Love Song for You" | 1968 | — | 40 | — | — | — | My Love Song for You |
| "Everlasting Love" | — | 57 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Lovin' You (The Way I Do)" | — | 62 | — | — | — | My Love Song for You | |
| "
Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Gold of the Day" |
1969 | — | 35 | — | — | — | Softly |
| "Jeannie" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | The Mayor of McLellan, Florida | |
| "Bless Her Heart...I Love Her" | 1970 | — | 68 | — | — | — | Bless Her Heart...I Love Her |
| "She's as Close as I Get to Loving You" | 1971 | — | 61 | — | — | — | The Mayor of McLellan, Florida |
| "Only a Fool" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Softly" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" [1] | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "I Forgot to Live Today" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye Dear Ole Ryman" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Before My Time" [1] | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Jonas P. Jones" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Inspiration" [1] | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Send Me Your Coffee Cup" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | Hank Locklin (1975) | |
| "The Sweetest Mistake" [1] | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Irish Eyes" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Baby I Need You" [1] | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | There Never Was a Time |
| "Daytime Love Affair" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Love Me Don't 'Cha" [1] | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "There Never Was a Time" [1] | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Upper Room" [30] | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | All Kinds of Everything |
| "Turning Point in Life" [31] | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
As a collaborative artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
|
US Country [25] | |||
| "Chet's Tune" (credited as "Some of Chet's Friends") |
1967 | 38 | non-album single |
| "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" (with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass) |
1969 | 68 | Hank Locklin & Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass |
| "Flying South" (with Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass) |
1970 | 56 | |
| "
Hello Dolly"
[1] (with Carol Channing and Jimmy C. Newman) |
1977 | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
US Coun. [25] |
UK [28] | ||||
| " Happy Birthday to Me" | 1961 | 7 | — | Happy Journey | [n] |
| "I Feel a Cry Coming On" | 1966 | — | 29 | Nashville Women | [o] |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Other album appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| " Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" | 1973 | — | Christmas in the Country | [32] |
Notes
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ Credited as "Hank Locklin and the Rocky Mountain Playboys." [1]
- ^ "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" was re-recorded when Locklin was contracted under RCA Victor Records. The 1957 version was the hit single. [1]
- ^ "You're the Reason" peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 singles chart, a list which acts as a 25-song extension of the Hot 100. [29]
- ^ "Happy Birthday to Me" was released as the B-side to the 1961 single, "You're the Reason." [1]
- ^ "I Feel a Cry Coming On" was released originally as the B-side to the 1966 single, "Insurance," which charted in the United States. [1]
References
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- ^ a b c d e f Erlewine, Michael. "Hank Locklin: Biography & History". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ ""Please Help Me, I'm Falling" chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ ""Please Help Me, I'm Falling" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Guinness World Records British Hit Singles 15th Edition. London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. 2002. p. 301. ISBN 0-85112-187-X.
- ^ "The Girls Get Prettier chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Softly chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Hank Locklin & Danny Davis & The Nashville Brass". Discogs. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- There Never Was a Time (1977, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Hank Locklin (1975, LP)". Discogs. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin, Hank Snow and Porter Wagoner -- 3 Country Gentlemen (1963)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- That's How Much I Love You (1968)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Wabash Cannon Ball (1969)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Candy Kisses (1970)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin - The First Fifteen Years (1971)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Send Me the Pillow You Dream On (1973)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- 20 of the Best (1982)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- The Very Best of Hank Locklin (1996)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
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- ^ "Hank Locklin chart history (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Hank Locklin chart history (Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- Dutch Charts". dutch charts.nl. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Hank Locklin: Full chart history". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2005). Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959-2004. Record Research. ISBN 978-0898201628.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- "The Upper Room" (1978, LP Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Hank Locklin -- "Turning Point in Life" (1992, Cassette Single)". Discogs. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ "Christmas in the Country: Releases". Discogs. Retrieved 5 December 2020.