Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1981. Their discography comprises 18 studio albums, one live album, and five compilation albums. Of their albums, three have been certified gold by the RIAA: 1992's The Dirt Road, 1993's Outskirts of Town and 1995's Greatest Hits 1990–1995. The latter two are certified gold by the CRIA, as is their 1990 Greatest Hits album, while 1989's The Boys Are Back is certified platinum by the CRIA.
Sawyer Brown has also released 60 singles, of which 51 have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1984 and 2005. Three of their singles have topped this chart: "Step That Step" in 1985, "Some Girls Do" in 1992, and "Thank God for You" in 1993. Sixteen additional singles have reached Top Ten on the same chart.
Studio albums 1980s Title Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Sawyer Brown Release date: 1984 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 2 140 — Shakin' Release date: 1985 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 3 — — Out Goin' Cattin' Release date: 1986 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 8 — — Somewhere in the Night Release date: August 12, 1987 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 16 — — Wide Open Release date: October 4, 1988 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 33 — — The Boys Are Back Release date: September 19, 1989 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: LP, CD, cassette 5 — 85 CAN: Platinum "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Title Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country Buick Release date: January 7, 1991 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 23 140 — The Dirt Road Release date: January 6, 1992 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 12 68 8 US: Gold Cafe on the Corner Release date: August 25, 1992 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 23 117 10 Outskirts of Town Release date: August 10, 1993 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 13 81 2 CAN: Gold US: Gold This Thing CalledWantin' and Havin' It All Release date: August 29, 1995 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 10 77 — Six Days on the Road Release date: April 15, 1997 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 8 73 — Hallelujah, He Is Born Release date: August 19, 1997 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 42 — — Drive Me Wild Release date: March 2, 1999 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 10 99 9 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s, 2010s, and 2020s Title Album details Peak positions US Country Can You Hear Me Now Release date: July 9, 2002 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 39 Mission TempleFireworks Stand Release date: August 23, 2005 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, music download 47 Rejoice Release date: November 1, 2008 Label: O-Seven Formats: CD, music download — Travelin' Band Release date: October 10, 2011 Label: Beach Street Records Formats: CD, music download — Desperado Troubadours Release date: March 8, 2024 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, music download — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US Country US CAN Country CAN Greatest Hits Release date: August 27, 1990 Label: Capitol/Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 26 — — — CAN: Gold Greatest Hits 1990–1995 Release date: January 24, 1995 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 5 44 7 35 CAN: Gold US: Platinum True Believer Release date: April 8, 2003 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD — — — — Best of Sawyer Brown Release date: May 6, 2008 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, music download — — — — All-Time Greatest Hits Release date: September 15, 2017 Label: Curb Records Formats: Music download — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Peak positions US Country The Hits Live Release date: November 7, 2000 Label: Curb Records Formats: CD, cassette 35
Singles 1980s Year Single Peak positionsCertifications Album US Country CAN Country 1984 "Leona" 16 — Sawyer Brown 1985 "Step That Step" 1 1 "Used to Blue" 3 1 "Betty's Bein' Bad" 5 5 Shakin''' |- | rowspan="4"| 1986 ! scope="row"| "Heart Don't Fall Now" | 14 | 16
! scope="row"| "Shakin'" | 15 | 7
! scope="row"| "Out Goin' Cattin'" | 11 | 4 | | rowspan="3" align="left" | Out Goin' Cattin'|- ! scope="row"| "Gypsies on Parade" | 25 | 23
| rowspan="3"| 1987 ! scope="row"| "Savin' the Honey for the Honeymoon" | 58 | —
! scope="row"| "Somewhere in the Night" | 29 | 26 | | rowspan="3" align="left" | Somewhere in the Night|- ! scope="row"| "This Missin' You Heart of Mine" | 2 | 1
| rowspan="2"| 1988 ! scope="row"| "Old Photographs" | 27 | 35
! scope="row"| "My Baby's Gone" | 11 | 5 | | rowspan="2" align="left" | Wide Open|- | rowspan="2"| 1989 ! scope="row"| "Old Pair of Shoes" | 50 | —
! scope="row"| "The Race Is On" | 5 | 3 | RIAA: Gold | align="left" | The Boys Are Back'' "—" denotes releases that did not chart
1990s Year Single Peak positionsCertifications Album US Country US US AC CAN Country 1990 "Did It for Love" 33 — — 23 The Boys Are Back "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" 33 — — 19 "When Love Comes Callin'" 40 — — 18 Greatest Hits 1991 "One Less Pony" 70 — — 49 Buick "Mama's Little Baby Loves Me" 68 — — — "The Walk" 2 — — 5 Buick / The Dirt Road "The Dirt Road" 3 — — 1 The Dirt Road 1992 "Some Girls Do" 1 — — 2 RIAA: Platinum "Cafe on the Corner" 5 — — 2 Cafe on the Corner "All These Years" 3 — 42 2 1993 "Trouble on the Line" 5 — — 7 "Thank God for You" 1 — — 1 Outskirts of Town "The Boys and Me" 4 — — 2 1994 "Outskirts of Town" 40 — — 32 "Hard to Say" 5 — — 20 "This Time" 2 — — 5 Greatest Hits 1990–1995 1995 "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" 4 — — 8 "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" 11 — — 5 This Thing CalledWantin' and Havin' It All "'Round Here" 19 — — 19 1996 "Treat Her Right" 3 — — 19 "She's Gettin' There" 46 — — 89 1997 "Six Days on the Road" 13 — — 9 Six Days on the Road "This Night Won't Last Forever" 6 — — 11 1998 "Another Side" 55 — — 53 "Small Talk" 60 — — — "Drive Me Wild" 6 44 — 1 Drive Me Wild 1999 "I'm in Love with Her" 47 — — 50 "—" denotes releases that did not chart
2000s–present Year Single Peakpositions Album US Country US Christ 2000 "800 Pound Jesus" 40 — Drive Me Wild "Perfect World" 50 — The Hits Live "Lookin' for Love" 44 — 2002 "Circles" 45 — Can You Hear Me Now "Can You Hear Me Now" 57 — "I Need a Girlfriend" — — 2003 "I'll Be Around" 48 — 2004 "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand" 55 — Mission Temple Fireworks Stand 2005 "They Don't Understand" 36 15 2006 "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" — — 2011 "Smokin' Hot Wife" — — Travelin' Band "Travelin' Band" — — 2012 "Ain't Goin' Out That Way" — — 2013 "Shadows of the Heartland" — — 2014 "Walk Out of the Rain" — — Travelin' Band 2015 "We Got the Night" — — 2023 "Under This Ole Hat" — — Desperado Troubadours 2024 "Desperado Troubadours" — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Christmas singles Year Single Peak positions Album US Country 1989 "It Wasn't His Child" 51 Wide Open 2012 "Joseph's Prayer" — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Videography Music videos Year Title Director 1985 "Step That Step" Mark Rezyka/David Hogan "Betty's Bein' Bad" Martin Kahan 1986 "Heart Don't Fall Now" "Shakin'" "Out Goin' Cattin'" 1987 "Somewhere in the Night" Jack Cole/John Lloyd Miller 1988 "My Baby's Gone" Martin Kahan 1989 "The Race Is On" John Lloyd Miller 1990 "Did It for Love" Marc Ball "When Love Comes Callin'" David Montgomery 1991 "One Less Pony" Brett Darken "Superman's Daughter" "The Walk" Michael Salomon 1992 "The Dirt Road" "Some Girls Do" "Cafe on the Corner" 1993 "All These Years" "Thank God for You" "The Boys and Me" 1994 "Outskirts of Town" "Hard to Say" 1995 "This Time" "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" "'Round Here" 1996 "Treat Her Right" 1997 "Six Days on the Road" "This Night Won't Last Forever" "Hallelujah He Is Born" Michael McNamara 1998 "Another Side" Michael Salomon "Drive Me Wild" 2000 "800 Pound Jesus" "Lookin' for Love" 2002 "I Need a Girlfriend" Michael Salomon 2005 "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand" Shaun Silva "They Don't Understand" Jason Epperson/Lark Watts 2023 "Under This Ole Hat" Trey Fanjoy 2024 "Desperado Troubadours" Peter Zavadil
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