# Johnny Paycheck discography

This is a detailed discography for American country music singer Johnny Paycheck. Paycheck initially recorded some singles under the name of Donny Young before releasing a few singles on Hilltop and then a string of albums with Little Darlin' Records in the mid-60s. In 1971, he signed with Epic Records and stayed with the label for over 10 years. Overall, Paycheck's discography consists of 30 studio albums (including some belated issues of previously unreleased material), 4 live albums and 1 collaborative studio album, in addition to many compilation albums. Given the obscure nature of much of Paycheck's work, sources have been added for each of the releases. Though only some could be verified via the Recording Industry Association of America's website, Paycheck's own website asserts that he accrued 6 Gold certified albums, 2 Platinum certified albums and 1 double Platinum album over his long career. Johnny Paycheck's last gospel recording before he died was a duet with a young unknown Christian artist named Robert Hampton in 1992, titled "I Love My Jesus" written by Terry Parkerson. The recording was for radio airplay only, never for sale to the public. It charted nationally. The song can be heard on YouTube under Robert Hampton and Johnny Paycheck.

## Studio albums
### 1960s

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | Notes |
| At Carnegie Hall | Release date: May 1966 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8001) Format: LP | 22 | Paycheck's debut album, but not a live recording as the title might suggest. |
| The Lovin' Machine | Release date: July 1966 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8003) Format: LP | — | |
| Gospeltime in My Fashion | Release date: May 1967 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8004) Format: LP | — | |
| Jukebox Charlie (And Other Songs That Make The Jukebox Play) | Release date: July 1967 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8006) Format: LP | 10 | |
| Country Soul | Release date: May 1968 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8010) Format: LP | 41 | |
| Wherever You Are | Release date: November 1969 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8023) Format: LP | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 1970s

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | CAN Country | Notes |
| Again | Release date: 1970 Label: Certron Corporation (CS-7002) Format: LP | — | — | Paycheck's only release with Certron. Originally recorded for Little Darlin' but released through Certron after the former went out of business. |
| She's All I Got | Release date: December 1971 Label: Epic Records (E-31141) Format: LP, CD | 5 | — | Paycheck's first release with Epic Records, as well as his first collaboration with famed producer Billy Sherrill. Reissued on CD by Koch Records in 2000. |
| Someone to Give My Love To | Release date: May 1972 Label: Epic Records (KE-31449) Format: LP, CD, Digital | 9 | — | Reissued via digital services and a double feature compilation CD. |
| Somebody Loves Me | Release date: October 1972 Label: Epic Records (KE-31707) Format: LP, CD, Digital | 16 | — | Reissued via digital services and a double feature compilation CD. |
| Heartbreak, Tenn. | Release date: 1972 Label: Hilltop (JS-6124) Format: LP | — | — | Contains previously unreleased studio material that was recorded anywhere from 1964 to 1966. |
| Mr. Lovemaker | Release date: June 1973 Label: Epic Records (KE-32387) Format: LP | 12 | — | Despite the numerous compilations of the same name, Mr. Lovemaker has not been reissued on any modern format. |
| Song & Dance Man | Release date: December 1973 Label: Epic Records (KE-32570) Format: LP | 16 | — | Despite the compilation of the same name, this album hasn't been reissued on any modern format. |
| Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen | Release date: March 1975 Label: Epic Records (KE-33354) Format: LP | — | — | |
| 11 Months and 29 Days | Release date: October 1976 Label: Epic Records (KE-33943) Format: LP, CD | 40 | — | Paycheck's first "outlaw" album. Reissued via a double feature compilation CD. |
| Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets | Release date: May 1977 Label: Epic Records (KE-34693) Format: LP, CD | 22 | — | Reissued via a double feature compilation CD. |
| Take This Job and Shove It | Release date: November 1977 Label: Epic Records (KE-35045) Format: LP, CD, Digital | 2 | — | Certified Platinum by the RIAA in the US for sales in excess of 1,000,000. Despite the many compilations of the same name, the original studio album has only been reissued via digital services and a double feature compilation CD. |
| Armed and Crazy | Release date: November 1978 Label: Epic Records (KE-35444) Format: LP, CD, Digital | 15 | 12 | Reissued via digital services and a double feature compilation CD. |
| Bars - Booze - Blondes | Release date: June 1979 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SP-10979) Format: LP | — | — | Composed of unreleased Little Darlin' material that was issued after Paycheck became successful with Epic, in addition to some previously released songs. |
| Everybody's Got A Family... Meet Mine | Release date: December 1979 Label: Epic Records (JE-36200) Format: LP | 42 | 17 | First album to have musician credits. |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### 1980s

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | Notes |
| Mr. Hag Told My Story (with The Strangers) | Release date: March 1981 Label: Epic Records (JE-36761) Format: LP, CD | 40 | Reissued on CD by Koch in 1998. It has since gone out of print. |
| Lovers & Losers | Release date: March 1982 Label: Epic Records (FE-37933) Format: LP | — | Paycheck's final studio album release on Epic Records. |
| I Don't Need To Know That Right Now | Release date: 1983 Label: Allegiance (AV-435) | — | Contains new tracks as well as re-recordings of "Georgia in a Jug," "She's All I Got," "Song & Dance Man," "Take This Job and Shove It," "Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets," and "Somebody Loves Me." Reissued as The Happy Hour on digital music services. |
| Modern Times | Release date: March 1987 Label: Mercury Records (#830404) Format: LP | 54 | Paycheck's only release for Mercury. One of Paycheck's rarest releases, having not been reissued in any modern format. |
| Outlaw At the Cross | Release date: November 1, 1988 Label: Damascus To the Cross Records (JP-1001) Format: LP, Digital | — | A new set of gospel tunes recorded by Paycheck. The royalties from the album were donated to a Los Angeles-based charity to help children with AIDS. Reissued as Gospel on Pretty World Records in 2010. |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 1990s and 2000s

| Title | Album details | Notes |
| The Last Outlaw | Release date: 1991 Label: Air Records Format: Cassette | The rarest studio work of Paycheck's discography. Only sold at concerts. Features George Jones on the title track. |
| The Difference in Me | Release date: October 1, 1993 Label: Playback Records Format: CD, Digital | Features re-recordings of Paycheck's hits "Old Violin" and "Take This Job and Shove It" as well as eight new recordings. |
| Tribute to George Jones | Release date: May 16, 1996 Label: K-tel Format: CD, Digital | Reissued both as Sings George Jones and The Race is On with different track orders. |
| I'm a Survivor | Release date: 1996 Label: Sterling Entertainment Group Format: LP, CD, Digital | Recorded in the mid-1980s but not released until almost ten years later. Reissued as Survivor on Hitman Records in 2001 with inferior audio quality. |
| Studio 102 Essentials | Release date: May 20, 2008 Label: Suite 102 Format: Digital | Contains 30 previously unreleased studio recordings, mostly covers and a few re-recorded Paycheck songs. These sessions have been compiled into the compilations The Collection, I'll Take That Paycheck Now and Paycheck Time. |

## Collaborative albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | Notes |
| Double Trouble (with George Jones) | Release date: June 1980 Label: Epic Records (JE-35783) Format: LP, CD, Digital | 45 | Reissued by Razor & Tie on CD in 1996, but the release has since gone out of print. Also available via digital services. |

## Live albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | Notes |
| New York Town: Recorded Live at the Lone Star Cafe | Release date: 1980 Label: Epic Records (JE-36496) Format: LP | 48 | Recorded live at the Lone Star Cafe in New York City. Considered a landmark live album in the history of country music. |
| Live in Branson, MO, U.S.A. | Release date: 1993 Label: LaserLight Records (#12136) Format: CD | — | Recorded live on August 4, 1992 at the Roy Clark Celebrity Theatre in Branson, Missouri. Reissued in 2001 whilst omitting three tracks. |
| Live at Gilley's | Release date: May 18, 1999 Label: Atlantic Records (#92829-2) Format: CD | — | Recorded live on October 9, 1985 at Gilley's Club in Pasadena, Texas. |
| Live at the Palomino | Release date: November 1, 2011 Label: Vintage Masters Inc. Format: CD, Digital | — | Recorded live circa 1977 at the legendary Palomino Club in Los Angeles, California as a radio special. Features appearances by R.C. Bannon, Harry Newman and Gene Price. |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Notes |
| Title | Album details | US Country | Notes |
| Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits | Release date: December 1968 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SLD-8012) | 42 | |
| Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits | Release date: July 1974 Label: Epic Records (KE-33091) | 21 | |
| At His Best | Release date: 1975 Label: Power Pak/Gusto | — | |
| Johnny Paycheck's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | Release date: October 1978 Label: Epic Records (JE-35623) | 23 | Certified Gold by the RIAA for sales in excess of 500,000. |
| The Outlaw | Release date: January 1979 Label: Little Darlin' Records (LDA-0781) | — | Compilation of Paycheck's Little Darlin' material with an exclusive track, "I'm a Coward." Some songs have new strings and harmonica overdubs. |
| Jesus and the Outlaw | Release date: February 1979 Label: Little Darlin' Records (LDA-0792) | — | Compilation of Paycheck's Gospeltime material with one exclusive track, "Day is Almost Over." Features new arrangements with the Jordanaires overlaid over the original vocal tracks by Paycheck. |
| Honky Tonk & Slow Music | Release date: April 1979 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SP-10479) | — | |
| Touch My Heart | Release date: May 1979 Label: Little Darlin' Records (SP-10579) | — | |
| Encore | Release date: July 1981 Label: Epic Records (FE-37345) | — | |
| Biggest Hits | Release date: August 1982 Label: Epic Records (FE-38322) | — | Paycheck's final release as a member of Epic's roster. |
| The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years | Release date: 1996 Label: Country Music Foundation | — | Reissued in 2000. Currently out of print. |
| 16 Biggest Hits | Release date: 1999 Label: Sony Music Entertainment | — | "Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen" on the CD does not Have the fiddle in it like on the 1975 LP. Also on "A Heart Don't Need Eyes" it is missing the tic tac bass effect. |
| Remembering | Release date: 2002 Label: Orpheus Records | — | |
| The Soul & the Edge: The Best of Johnny Paycheck | Release date: April 30, 2002 Label: Epic/Legacy Recordings | — | |
| The Collection | Release date: 2003 Label: Madacy | — | |
| The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: The Beginning | Release date: May 11, 2004 Label: Koch Records | — | The first release of what was intended to be a comprehensive reissue program of all of Paycheck's Little Darlin' Material on Koch Records. Contains previously unreleased material. The CD is out of print, but the music is available digitally. |
| The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: On His Way | Release date: January 25, 2005 Label: Koch Records | — | The second release of Paycheck's Little Darlin' material on Koch. It is composed of hit songs Paycheck had while on the label. The CD is out of print, but the music is available digitally. |
| The Little Darlin' Sound of Johnny Paycheck: The Gospel Truth - The Complete Gospel Sessions | Release date: April 26, 2005 Label: Koch Records | — | The final release in this series of Paycheck's Little Darlin' material by Koch. It is composed of the material for Paycheck's album Gospeltime in My Fashion as well as the later compilation Jesus and the Outlaw. Not available digitally. |
| 11 Months and 29 Days/Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets | Release date: February 21, 2006 Label: Raven Records | — | Raven Records reissue of the two studio albums on one disc with five tracks from Mr. Hag Told My Story. |
| Shakin' the Blues | Release date: December 1, 2006 Label: Bear Family Records | — | Bear Family Records reissue of 29 tracks that Paycheck recorded under the name of Donny Young. Some tracks previously unreleased. Recorded 1958–1964 |
| Take This Job and Shove It/Armed and Crazy | Release date: August 27, 2007 Label: Raven Records | — | Raven Records reissue of the two studio albums on one disc with five tracks from Mr. Hag Told My Story. |
| Nowhere to Run: The Little Darlin' Years 1966–1970 | Release date: September 8, 2009 Label: Omni Recording Corporation | — | |
| Someone to Give My Love To/Somebody Loves Me | Release date: October 26, 2010 Label: Hux Records | — | Hux Records reissue of the two studio albums on one disc. |
| Double Trouble/A Taste of Yesterday's Wine | Release date: June 25, 2013 Label: Morello Records | — | Reissue of the collaborative album Double Trouble by George Jones and Johnny Paycheck as a double feature with the collaborative album A Taste of Yesterday's Wine by George Jones and Merle Haggard. |
| The Essential Johnny Paycheck | Release date: April 1, 2014 Label: Legacy Recordings | — | |
| I'll Take That Paycheck Now | Release date: August 3, 2015 Label: Countdown Media | — | |
| Paycheck Time | Release date: August 3, 2015 Label: Countdown Media | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

## Singles
### 1960s

| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | Album |
| 1964 | "I'd Rather Be Your Fool" | — | — |
| 1965 | "For Those Who Think Young" | — | — |
| 1965 | "A-11" | 26 | — |
| 1965 | "Heartbreak Tennessee" | 40 | — |
| 1966 | "I'm Barely Hangin' on to Me" | — | — |
| 1966 | "The Lovin' Machine" | 8 | The Lovin' Machine |
| 1966 | "Ballad of Green Berets" | — | At Carnegie Hall |
| 1966 | "Right Back Where We Parted" | — | — |
| 1966 | "Motel Time Again" | 13 | Jukebox Charlie |
| 1967 | "Jukebox Charlie" | 15 | Jukebox Charlie |
| 1967 | "The Cave" | 32 | — |
| 1967 | "Don't Monkey with Another Monkey's Monkey" | 41 | Greatest Hits |
| 1968 | "(It Won't Be Long) And I'll Be Hating You" | 59 | Greatest Hits |
| 1968 | "My Heart Keeps Running to You" | 66 | Greatest Hits |
| 1968 | "If I'm Gonna Sink" | 73 | Wherever You Are |
| 1969 | "My World of Memories" | — | Wherever You Are |
| 1969 | "Wherever You Are" | 31 | Wherever You Are |
| 1969 | "Wildfire" | — | Wherever You Are |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||

### 1970s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1971 | "She's All I Got" | 2 | 2 | She's All I Got |
| 1972 | "Someone to Give My Love To" | 4 | 7 | Someone to Give My Love To |
| 1972 | "Love Is a Good Thing" | 12 | 24 | Someone to Give My Love To |
| 1972 | "Somebody Loves Me" | 21 | 13 | Somebody Loves Me |
| 1973 | "Something About You I Love" | 10 | 20 | Mr. Lovemaker |
| 1973 | "Mr. Lovemaker" | 2 | 3 | Mr. Lovemaker |
| 1973 | "Song and Dance Man" | 8 | 9 | Song and Dance Man |
| 1974 | "My Part of Forever" | 19 | 37 | Song and Dance Man |
| 1974 | "Keep on Lovin' Me" | 23 | 33 | Greatest Hits |
| 1974 | "For a Minute There" | 12 | 2 | Song and Dance Man |
| 1975 | "Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen" | 26 | 46 | Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen |
| 1975 | "I Don't Love Her Anymore" | 38 | 45 | Loving You Beats All I've Ever Seen |
| 1975 | "All-American Man" | 23 | — | — |
| 1976 | "The Feminine Touch" | 56 | 48 | 11 Months and 29 Days |
| 1976 | "Gone at Last" (with Charnissa) | 49 | — | 11 Months and 29 Days |
| 1976 | "11 Months and 29 Days" | 34 | — | 11 Months and 29 Days |
| 1976 | "I Can See Me Lovin' You Again" | 44 | — | 11 Months and 29 Days |
| 1977 | "Slide Off of Your Satin Sheets" | 7 | 7 | Slide Off Your Satin Sheets |
| 1977 | "I'm the Only Hell (Mama Ever Raised)" | 8 | 6 | Slide Off Your Satin Sheets |
| 1977 | "Take This Job and Shove It" | 1 | 1 | Take This Job and Shove It |
| 1978 | "Georgia in a Jug" | 17 | 6 | Take This Job and Shove It |
| 1978 | "Friend, Lover, Wife" | 7 | 8 | Armed and Crazy |
| 1979 | "The Outlaw's Prayer" | 27 | 29 | Armed and Crazy |
| 1979 | "Down on the Corner at a Bar Called Kelly's" | 94 | — | — |
| 1979 | "(Stay Away From) The Cocaine Train" | 49 | 34 | Everybody's Got a Family |
| 1979 | "Drinkin' and Drivin'" | 17 | 23 | Everybody's Got a Family |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### 1980s–1990s

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1980 | "Fifteen Beers" | 40 | 43 | Everybody's Got a Family... Meet Mine |
| 1980 | "In Memory of a Memory" | 22 | 35 | New York Town |
| 1981 | "I Can't Hold Myself in Line" (with Merle Haggard) | 41 | 41 | Mr. Hag Told My Story (with The Strangers) |
| 1981 | "Yesterday's News (Just Hit Home Today)" | 57 | — | Mr. Hag Told My Story (with The Strangers) |
| 1981 | "The Highlight of '81" | 75 | 42 | Lovers and Losers |
| 1982 | "No Way Out" | 69 | — | Lovers and Losers |
| 1982 | "D.O.A. (Drunk on Arrival)" | 88 | — | Lovers and Losers |
| 1983 | "I Don't Need to Know That Right Now" | — | — | — |
| 1984 | "I Never Got Over You" | 30 | — | I'm a Survivor |
| 1985 | "You're Every Step I Take" | 47 | 49 | I'm a Survivor |
| 1985 | "Everything Is Changing" | 63 | — | I'm a Survivor |
| 1986 | "Sexy Southern Lady" | — | — | — |
| 1986 | "Old Violin" | 21 | 36 | Modern Times |
| 1986 | "Don't Bury Me 'Til I'm Ready" | 49 | — | Modern Times |
| 1987 | "Come to Me" | 56 | — | Modern Times |
| 1987 | "I Grow Old Too Fast (And Smart Too Slow)" | 72 | — | Modern Times |
| 1988 | "Out of Beer" | 81 | — | — |
| 1988 | "Josie" | — | — | — |
| 1989 | "Scars" | 90 | — | Outlaw at the Cross |
| 1994 | "There Lies the Difference" | — | — | The Difference in Me |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||
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## Other singles
### Singles with George Jones

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1978 | "Maybellene" | 7 | 4 | Double Trouble |
| 1979 | "You Can Have Her" | 14 | 26 | Double Trouble |
| 1980 | "When You're Ugly Like Us (You Just Naturally Got to Be Cool)" | 31 | 29 | Double Trouble |
| 1980 | "You Better Move On" | 18 | 25 | Double Trouble |

### Guest singles

| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | Artist | US Country | CAN Country | Album |
| 1972 | "Let's All Go Down to the River" | Jody Miller | 13 | 18 | There's a Party Goin' On |

### B-Sides

| Year | B-Side | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Original A-Side |
| Year | B-Side | US Country | CAN Country | Original A-Side |
| 1972 | "Billy Jack Washburn" | — | 79 | "Living the Life of a Dog" |
| 1978 | "Colorado Kool-Aid" | 50 | — | "Take This Job and Shove It" |
| 1978 | "Me and the I.R.S." | 33 | — | "Georgia in a Jug" |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||