# The Imperials discography

This is a discography for the Christian music vocal quartet The Imperials.

## Albums

    Source:
| Year | Album | Members who performed | Record label | Record producer |
| 1964 | Jake Hess & The Imperials | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Skylite |
| 1964 | Introducing The Illustrious Imperials | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1964 | Fireside Hymns | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1964 | Blends and Rhythms | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1965 | Talent Times Five | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1965 | Slaughter Writes – Imperials Sing | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1965 | Happy Sounds of The Imperials | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1965 | He Was a Preachin Man | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1965 | Slightly Regal | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1966 | Sing Their Favorite Hymns | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Murray, Slaughter | Heart Warming/Benson |
| 1966 | Sing Inspirational Classics | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Murray, Slaughter | Impact/Benson |
| 1967 | To Sing Is the Thing | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Murray, Moscheo | Impact/Benson |
| 1968 | New Dimensions | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Wiles | Impact/Benson |
| 1968 | Now | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Wiles | Impact/Benson |
| 1969 | Love Is the Thing | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Wiles | Impact/Benson |
| 1970 | Gospel's Alive and Well | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Wiles | Impact/Benson |
| 1971 | Time to Get It Together | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Gordon | Impact/Benson |
| 1972 | Imperials | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | Impact/Benson |
| 1973 | Live (double album) | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | Impact/Benson |
| 1974 | Follow the Man with the Music | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | Impact/Benson |
| 1975 | No Shortage | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | Impact/Benson | Bob MacKenzie, Gary S. Paxton |
| 1976 | Just Because | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | Impact/Benson |
| 1977 | Sail On | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Chris Christian |
| 1978 | Imperials Live | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | A. Morales, Buddy Huey, Chris Christian |
| 1979 | Heed the Call | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Chris Christian |
| 1979 | One More Song for You | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Michael Omartian |
| 1980 | Christmas with The Imperials | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Bergen White |
| 1980 | Priority | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Michael Omartian |
| 1982 | Stand by the Power | Morales, Murray, Will, P. Smith | Dayspring/Word | Bill Schnee |
| 1983 | Side by Side | Morales, Murray, Will, P. Smith | Dayspring/Word | Keith Thomas, Neal Joseph |
| 1984 | The Imperials Sing the Classics | Morales, Murray, Will, P. Smith | Dayspring/Word | Neal Joseph |
| 1985 | Let the Wind Blow | Morales, Murray, Will, P. Smith | Myrrh/Word | Brown Bannister |
| 1987 | This Year's Model | Morales, Will, Hemby, Sloas | Myrrh/Word | Brown Bannister |
| 1988 | Free the Fire | Morales, Will, Hemby, Sloas | Myrrh/Word | Bill Schnee |
| 1990 | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Morales, Will, Hemby, Robertson | StarSong | Morris "Butch" Stewart |
| 1991 | Big God | Morales, Will, Hildreth, Pam Morales | StarSong | Ken Mansfield |
| 1992 | Stir It Up | Morales, Will, Hildreth, Pam Morales | StarSong | Paul Mills |
| 1995 | 'Til He Comes | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Walker | Impact/Homeland | Brian Green |
| 1997 | It's Still the Cross | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Shapiro | Big God Records | Barry Weeks |
| 1998 | Songs of Christmas | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Weeks | Big God Records | Barry Weeks |
| 2002 | I Was Made for This | A. Morales, Hudson, J. Morales, Crook | Big God Records |
| 2006* | The Lost Album | A. Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Word | Gary S. Paxton |
| 2007 | The Imperials | Hudson, J. Morales, S. Smith, Owens | Indie/Lamon Records |
| 2007 | Back to the Roots | Hudson, J. Morales, S. Smith, Owens | Indie/Lamon Records | Michael Sykes |
| 2008 | Standing Strong | A. Morales, Will, Hiner, Evans | Infinity Music/Hall of Fame Record Company | Robbie Hiner |
| 2010 | Still Standing | A. Morales, Will, P. Smith, Evans | Infinity Music/Hall of Fame Record Company | Michael Peterson, Rick Webb, Rick Evans |
*originally recorded in 1976

### Compilations

* 1970: Believe It (Vista)
* 1972: The Imperials 1968–1972 (Impact/Benson)
* 1973: A Thing Called Love (Vista)
* 1977: The Best of the Imperials (Impact/Benson)
* 1979: The Imperials – Featuring Terry and Sherman (Impact/Benson)
* 1981: The Very Best of the Imperials (Dayspring/Word)
* 1982: First Day in Heaven (Impact/Benson)
* 1984: Give Them All to Jesus (Impact/Benson)
* 1986: Old Fashioned Faith (Dayspring/Word)
* 1989: 20 Favorites by the Imperials (Benson)
* 1992: Masters of Gospel (RiverSong/Benson)
* 1994: Treasures (StarSong)
* 1996: The Imperials – Legacy 1977–1988 (Word)
* 1998: Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1964–1976 (Benson)
* 2006: The Imperials – Classic Hits (New Haven/Provident)
* 2007: The Definitive Collection (Word/Warner)
* 2014: The Ultimate Collection (Word/Curb)

## Elvis Presley with The Imperials (complete albums)

* 1966: How Great Thou Art (RCA)
* 1969: From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis (Elvis in Person at the International Hotel) (RCA)
* 1970: Live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 26, 1969 (RCA)
* 1970: On Stage (RCA)
* 1970: That's the Way It Is (RCA)
* 1971: Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (RCA)
* 1971: Love Letters from Elvis (RCA)
* 1971: Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (RCA)
* 1972: Elvis Now (RCA)
* 1972: He Touched Me (RCA)
* 1973: Elvis (RCA)

## Appearances on other albums

* 1964: The Best Of Heart Warming – various artists; "Lord, I Need You" (HeartWarming Records)
* 1965: Dottie Rambo and The Imperials (HeartWarming Records)
* 1965: A Man Named Smith – Fred Smith and Jake Hess & The Imperials (Impact Records)
* 1965: Bill Sings the Old Favorites – Bill Gober and Jake Hess & The Imperials (HeartWarming Records)
* 1966: The Gloryland Way – Hank Locklin (RCA Victor)
* 1966: Sings Great Sacred Songs – Connie Smith and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
* 1966: Gospel Train – Hank Snow and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
* 1967: Christmas with Hank Snow – Hank Snow and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
* 1967: Most Richly Blessed – Jimmy Dean and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
* 1967: Doug Oldham with Jake Hess and the Imperials sing 12 Songs by Bill Gaither (HeartWarming)
* 1971: Here's to Veterans 99 – The Imperials (Program No. 1276) / Wilma Burgess (The Veterans Administration)
* 1975: Christmas at Our House – various artists; "Infant Holy" (Impact)
* 1976: Doug Oldham and Friends; with the Imperials on "I've Got Something to Sing About" (Impact)
* 1976: The Name of Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records); "He Was Nailed to the Cross for Me", "He Washed My Eyes with Tears"
* 1976: Only Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records)
* 1984: The Praise in Us: A Word Family Praise Album – various artists; "The Praise In Us" (Word Records)
* 1985: The Continental Singers – Together We Stand; "Who Will Save the Children?" (Music Mercy)
* 1988: Shake: Christian Artists Face the Music; a non-music album of interviews with various artists (Myrrh)
* 1989: Love Is You to Me – Kim Boyce; with the Imperials on the title song (Myrrh)
* 1990: Handel's Young Messiah; "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" (Sony)
* 1992: A Few Good Men – Gaither Vocal Band (title song) (Star Song)
* 1996: The Greatest Gift – various artists; "Let's Go To Bethlehem" (Wright Music)
* 2003: The Gospel Side of Elvis – The Stamps and The Imperials (Armond, Jim, Terry & Sherman) (Double CD) (Gold Street Records)

## Singles

| Year | Single | CCM AC | CCM CHR | AC peak | Album | Composer(s) |
| 1978 | Sail On | 3 | – | – | Sail On | Chris Christian |
| 1978 | Water Grave | 14 | – | – | Sail On | Steve & Annie Chapman |
| 1979 | Overcomer | 15 | – | – | Heed The Call | James Hollihan |
| 1979 | Praise the Lord | 1 | – | – | Heed The Call | Brown Bannister/Mike Hudson |
| 1979 | Oh Buddha | 1 | – | – | Heed The Call | Mark Farrow |
| 1980 | What I Can Do for You | 12 | – | – | One More Song for You | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| 1980 | I'm Forgiven | 1 | – | – | One More Song for You | M. Omartian, Bruce Hibbard, Hadley Hockensmith |
| 1980 | One More Song for You | 10 | – | – | One More Song for You | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| 1980 | Living Without Your Love | – | – | 43 | One More Song for You | Tom Hemby |
| 1981 | I'd Rather Believe in You | 3 | 5 | – | Priority | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| 1981 | Finish What You Started | 2 | 2 | – | Priority | Russ & Tori Taff/Michael Omartian |
| 1981 | The Trumpet of Jesus | 1 | 1 | – | Priority | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| 1981 | Be Still My Soul | 7 | 19 | – | Priority | Russ & Tori Taff |
| 1983 | Lord of the Harvest | 1 | – | – | Stand by the Power | Paul Smith, James Newton-Howard |
| 1983 | Somebody New | 9 | – | – | Stand by the Power | Paul Smith |
| 1983 | Because of Who You Are | 1 | – | – | Stand by the Power | Bob Farrell/Billy Smiley |
| 1984 | Wait Upon the Lord | 1 | – | – | Side by Side | Paul Smith, Ragan Courtney, Keith Thomas |
| 1984 | You're the Only Jesus | 20 | – | – | Side by Side | Gordon Jensen |
| 1984 | Make My Heart Your Home | 13 | – | – | Side by Side | Paul Smith, Keith Thomas |
| 1985 | Let the Wind Blow | 1 | 1 | – | Let the Wind Blow | David Martin |
| 1985 | In The Promised Land | 3 | 9 | – | Let the Wind Blow | Chris Eaton |
| 1986 | Jericho | 12 | – | – | Let the Wind Blow | Paul Smith, Michael W. Smith, Mike Hudson |
| 1986 | Taking the Time | 27 | – | – | Let the Wind Blow | Paul Smith, Mike Hudson, Keith Thomas |
| 1987 | Wings of Love | 1 | 2 | – | This Year's Model | Keith Thomas, Paul C. Smith |
| 1987 | Get Ready | 4 | 10 | – | This Year's Model | J. Lee Sloas |
| 1987 | How Do I Get You? | – | 14 | – | This Year's Model | Mark Gendel, Bob Johnson |
| 1987 | Holding On (First Love) | 23 | 3 | – | This Year's Model | Pam Mark Hall, Keith Thomas |
| 1987 | Fallin | – | 6 | – | This Year's Model | Jimmie Lee Sloas |
| 1987 | Devoted To You | 7 | – | – | This Year's Model | Ron Hemby, Stephen Bashaw |
| 1987 | Rest Your Arms | 18 | – | – | Free the Fire | Ron Hemby, Tom Hemby |
| 1988 | Free the Fire in Me | 2 | 1 | – | Free the Fire | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| 1989 | The Boss | 16 | – | – | Free the Fire | Jimmie Lee Sloas |
| 1989 | You | 6 | – | – | Free the Fire | Randy Goodrum/Robbie Buchanan/Jimmie Lee |
| 1990 | Big Ball Turning | – | 2 | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Butch Stewart, Brenda Blonski |
| 1990 | It's Raining Again | 1 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | David Robertson |
| 1990 | I Will Follow You | 3 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | David Robertson, John Wierick |
| 1990 | It's Gonna Be Alright | 4 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Ron Hemby |
| 1990 | Come into My Life | 12 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Paul Chiten, Pamela Phillips-Oland |
| 1990 | Come Let Us Worship | 5 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | David Robertson, John Wierick |
| 1990 | Original Love | 13 | – | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Keith Brown |
| 1991 | Nothing Less | 13 | – | – | Big God | Gary Driskell, Leonard Ahlstrom |
| 1992 | Carry Your Hart To Me | 8 | – | – | Big God | Regie Hamm, Joel Lindsey |
| 1992 | Take Me There | 17 | – | – | Big God | Bill Cantos, Julius Drummin, Ty Lacy |
| 1993 | Taking Your Love for Granted | 1 | 3 | – | Stir It Up | Michael Peterson |
| 1993 | We're All Looking | 2 | – | – | Stir It Up | Dwight Liles, Judy Reno |
| 1993 | Change the World | – | 14 | – | Stir It Up | Terry Esau |
| 1993 | Standing on the Rock of Love | 14 | 9 | – | Stir It Up | Julius Drummin, Ty Lacy |
| 1993 | Stir It Up | – | 4 | – | Stir It Up | Julius Drummin, Keith Brown |

## Video

* 1970: Elvis: That's the Way It Is (MGM) (Armond, Jim, Joe, Terry & Roger)
* 1984: The Imperials 20th Anniversary (Myrrh/Word) (Armond, Jim, Dave & Paul)
* 2003: Elvis Lives 25th Anniversary Concert (Armond, Jim, Joe, Terry, Roger & Sherman)
* 2010: Still Standing (CMD Distribution) (Armond, Dave, Paul & Rick)