# Melba Montgomery discography

The discography of American country artist, Melba Montgomery contains 29 studio albums, eight compilation albums, 61 singles, one other charting song and has appeared on five albums. Of her studio albums, 22 are solo releases while seven are collaborative releases. Of her singles, 42 are solo releases while 18 are collaborative. Montgomery collaborated with George Jones on 1963's "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds", which reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Together, they recorded several studio albums including What's in Our Heart (1963), which reached number three on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. The United Artists and Musicor labels issued several more singles by the pair. Among them were the top 25 songs "Multiply the Heartaches" (1965) and "Party Pickin'" (1967). She also collaborated with Gene Pitney during the sixties on the top 20 single "Baby Ain't That Fine" (1965). Both United Artists and Musicor issued several solo studio albums and singles by Montgomery during the sixties also. Among them was the charting single "Hall of Shame" (1963) and the 1967 LP, Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967).
In 1970, Montgomery teamed up with Charlie Louvin to record the top 20 country single "Something to Brag About". Their 1970 LP of the same name made the Billboard country albums chart as well. Montgomery's solo music did not become commercially successful until she began recording for Elektra Records in 1973. The single "Wrap Your Love Around Me" (1973) charted in the Billboard country top 40. In 1974, she reached her peak solo success with the single "No Charge". The track topped the country songs chart, crossed over onto the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the RPM country chart in Canada. Her 1974 solo LP of the same name reached number 14 on the Top Country Albums chart. Montgomery followed it with the charting LP Don't Let the Good Times Fool You in 1975. Its title track reached the top 20 of the country charts. Her second self-titled studio LP spawned a cover of "Angel of the Morning", which reached number 22 on the Billboard country chart. Montgomery has continued sporadically releasing singles and albums since the early eighties. Her most recent album is Things That Keep You Going (2010).

## Albums
### Solo studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| America's Number One Country and Western Girl Singer | Released: February 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | — |
| Down Home | Released: August 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | — |
| I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely | Released: July 1965 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | — |
| Hallelujah Road | Released: July 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| Country Girl | Released: November 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| Melba Toast | Released: March 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long | Released: March 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| I'm Just Living | Released: December 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| The Big Beautiful Country World of Melba Montgomery | Released: October 1969 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | — |
| Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long | Released: May 1970 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | — |
| Melba Montgomery | Released: October 1973 Label: Elektra Formats: LP | — |
| No Charge | Released: April 1974 Label: Elektra Formats: LP | 14 |
| Don't Let the Good Times Fool You | Released: April 1975 Label: Elektra Formats: LP, cassette | 47 |
| The Greatest Gift of All | Released: November 1975 Label: Elektra Formats: LP | — |
| Melba Montgomery | Released: March 1978 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | — |
| I Still Care | Released: 1982 Label: Phonorama Formats: LP | — |
| Audiograph Alive | Released: 1983 Label: Audiograph Formats: LP | — |
| No Charge | Released: 1986 Label: Compass Formats: LP | — |
| Do You Know Where Your Man Is | Released: 1992 Label: Playback Formats: CD | — |
| This Time Around | Released: 1997 Label: CMC Formats: CD | — |
| Studio 102 Essentials | Released: May 27, 2008 Label: Suite 102 Formats: CD, digital | — |
| Things That Keep You Going | Released: December 14, 2010 Label: RPM Formats: CD, digital | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Collaborative studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and other relevant details :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | US Country |
| What's in Our Heart (with George Jones) | Released: November 1963 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | 3 |
| Bluegrass Hootenanny (with George Jones) | Released: March 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP | 12 |
| Being Together (with Gene Pitney) | Released: December 1965 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | — |
| Close Together (As You and Me) (with George Jones) | Released: November 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | 28 |
| Party Pickin' (with George Jones) | Released: August 1967 Label: Musicor Formats: LP | 37 |
| Something to Brag About (with Charlie Louvin) | Released: January 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | 45 |
| Baby You've Got What It Takes (with Charlie Louvin) | Released: July 1971 Label: Capitol Formats: LP | 45 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details :
| Title | Album details |
| A King & Two Queens (with George Jones and Judy Lynn) | Released: 1964 Label: United Artists Formats: LP |
| Queens of Country Music (with Dottie West) | Released: 1965 Label: Starday Formats: LP |
| Famous Country Duets (with George Jones and Gene Pitney) | Released: January 1966 Label: Musicor Formats: LP |
| Blue Moon of Kentucky (with George Jones) | Released: February 1966 Label: United Artists Formats: LP |
| The Mood I'm In | Released: January 1967 Label: United Artists Formats: LP |
| Aching Breaking Heart | Released: 1974 Label: Capitol Formats: LP |
| Vintage Collections: George Jones and Melba Montgomery (with George Jones) | Released: January 23, 1996 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, cassette |
| Melba Montgomery: Signature Series | Released: 2003 Label: CMG/EMI Formats: CD |

## Singles
### As a solo artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | US Cou. | CAN | CAN Cou. | CAN AC | Album |
| "Shoe Old Ranger" | 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "I'm No Longer in Your Heart" | 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Your Picture (Keeps Smiling Back at Me)" | 1962 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Hall of Shame" | 1963 | — | 22 | — | — | — | Down Home |
| "The Greatest One of All" | 1963 | — | 26 | — | — | — | Down Home |
| "The Face" | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | Down Home |
| "Big Big Heartaches" | 1964 | — | — | — | — | — | America's Number One One Country and Western Girl Singer |
| "I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely" | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely |
| "I Saw It" | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely |
| "I'll Wait Till Seven" | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely |
| "Constantly" | 1965 | — | — | — | — | — | I Can't Get Used to Being Lonely |
| "Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967 album) |
| "Crossing Over Jordan" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Hallelujah Road |
| "My Tiny Music Box" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1967 album) |
| "Won't Take Long" | 1966 | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Toast |
| "What Can I Tell the Folks Back Home" | 1967 | — | 61 | — | — | — | I'm Just Living |
| "Twilight Years" | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Toast |
| "You Put Me Here" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Toast |
| "Hallelujah Road" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | Hallelujah Road |
| "What's to Become of What's Left of Me" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "As Far as My Forgetting's Got" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | The Big Beautiful Country World of Melba Montgomery |
| "The Closer She Gets" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | Don't Keep Me Lonely Too Long (1970 album) |
| "Eloy Crossing" | 1970 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "He's My Man" | 1971 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — |
| "Hope I Never Love That Way Again" | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Wrap Your Love Around Me" | 1973 | — | 38 | — | 47 | — | Melba Montgomery (1973 album) |
| "He'll Come Home" | 1974 | — | 58 | — | 47 | — | Melba Montgomery (1973 album) |
| "No Charge" | 1974 | 39 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 24 | No Charge |
| "Your Pretty Roses Came Too Late" | 1974 | — | 67 | — | — | — | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
| "If You Want the Rainbow" | 1974 | — | 59 | — | — | — | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
| "Don't Let the Good Times Fool You" | 1975 | — | 15 | — | 14 | — | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
| "Searchin' (For Someone Like You)" | 1975 | — | 45 | — | — | — | Don't Let the Good Times Fool You |
| "He Loved You Right Out of My Mind" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | The Greatest Gift of All |
| "Love Was the Wind" | 1975 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — |
| "Never Ending Love Affair" | 1977 | — | 83 | — | — | — | Melba Montgomery (1978 album) |
| "Before the Pain Comes" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Montgomery (1978 album) |
| "Angel of the Morning" | 1977 | — | 22 | — | 48 | — | Melba Montgomery (1978 album) |
| "Leavin' Me in Your Mind" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | Melba Montgomery (1978 album) |
| "The Star" | 1980 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — |
| "Straight Talkin'" | 1986 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — |
| "I'll Go Somewhere (And Cry Myself to Sleep)" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "The Key's in the Mailbox" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)" | 1992 | — | — | — | — | — | Do You Know Where Your Man Is |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||

### As a collaborative artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Cou. | CAN Cou. | Album |
| "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" (with George Jones) | 1963 | 3 | — | What's in Our Heart |
| "Let's Invite Them Over" (with George Jones) | 1963 | 17 | — | What's in Our Heart |
| "Please Be My Love" (with George Jones) | 1964 | 31 | — | Bluegrass Hootenanny |
| "Multiply the Heartaches" (with George Jones) | 1964 | 25 | — | What's in Our Heart |
| "House of Gold" (with George Jones) | 1965 | — | — | Bluegrass Hootenanny |
| "Blue Moon of Kentucky" (with George Jones) | 1965 | — | — | Blue Moon of Kentucky |
| "Baby Ain't That Fine" (with Gene Pitney) | 1965 | 15 | — | Being Together |
| "Being Together" (with Gene Pitney) | 1966 | — | — | Being Together |
| "Close Together (As You and Me)" (with George Jones) | 1966 | 70 | — | Close Together |
| "Party Pickin'" (with George Jones) | 1967 | 24 | — | Party Pickin' |
| "Our Little Man" (with Judy Lynn) | 1968 | — | — | — |
| "Something to Brag About" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1970 | 18 | 26 | Something to Brag About |
| "Did You Ever" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1971 | 26 | — | Baby You've Got What It Takes |
| "Baby You've Got What It Takes" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1971 | 30 | — | Baby You've Got What It Takes |
| "I'm Gonna Leave You" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1971 | 60 | — | — |
| "Baby What's Wrong with Us" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1972 | 66 | — | — |
| "A Man Likes Things Like That" (with Charlie Louvin) | 1972 | 59 | — | — |
| "Almost Over the Line" (with Lee Dillard) | 1987 | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||

## Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes |
| Title | Year | US Country | Album | Notes |
| "What's in Our Heart" (with George Jones) | 1963 | 20 | What's in Our Heart | |

## Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | 1988 | none | K-Tel Presents Christmas Favorites |
| "Shameless Lies" | 1994 | Marty Brown | Cryin', Lovin', Leavin' |
| "Milwaukee Here I Come" | 1999 | John Prine | In Spite of Ourselves |
| "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" | 1999 | John Prine | In Spite of Ourselves |
| "You Win Again" | 2001 | Ralph Stanley | Clinch Mountain Sweethearts |