The discography of Rickie Lee Jones, an American singer, songwriter, and author, consists of 15 studio albums, two live albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, one video album, and 22 singles, on Warner Bros. Records, Geffen Records, Reprise Records, Artemis Records, V2 Records, New West Records, Fantasy Records, Rhino Entertainment, and the Other Side of Desire Records.
Jones' first two albums, Rickie Lee Jones (1979) and Pirates (1981), both hit the Top 5 on the US Billboard 200 and were certified platinum and gold, respectively. Her fourth album, Flying Cowboys (1989), reached the Top 40 and was also certified gold. Rickie Lee Jones and Pirates also reached the Top 40 on the UK Albums Chart and both were certified silver. Rickie Lee Jones also went to No. 1 in Australia and was certified 2× platinum.
Albums
Studio albums Year Album details Chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) US USJazz USFolk AUS UK 1979 Rickie Lee Jones Released: February 28, 1979 Label: Warner Bros. 3 — — 1 18 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver 1981 Pirates Released: July 15, 1981 Label: Warner Bros. 5 — — 9 37 RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver 1984 The Magazine Released: September 12, 1984 Label: Warner Bros. 44 20 — 33 40 1989 Flying Cowboys Released: September 26, 1989 Label: Geffen 39 — — 70 50 RIAA: Gold 1991 Pop Pop Released: September 24, 1991 Label: Geffen 121 8 — — — 1993 Traffic from Paradise Released: September 14, 1993 Label: Geffen 111 — — — — 1997 Ghostyhead Released: June 17, 1997 Label: Reprise 159 — — — — 2000 It's Like This Released: September 12, 2000 Label: Artemis 148 — — — 185 2003 The Evening of My Best Day Released: October 7, 2003 Label: V2 189 — — — — 2007 The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard Released: February 6, 2007 Label: New West 158 — — — — 2009 Balm in Gilead Released: November 3, 2009 Label: Fantasy — — 7 — — 2012 The Devil You Know Released: September 18, 2012 Label: Fantasy 190 — — — — 2015 The Other Side of Desire Release date: June 23, 2015 Label: The Other Side of Desire 164 — — — — 2019 Kicks Release date: June 7, 2019 Label: The Other Side of Desire — — — — — 2023 Pieces of Treasure Release date: April 28, 2023 Label: Modern Recordings / BMG Rights Management — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes Peaked position on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz chart.
Live albums Year Album details 1995 Naked Songs: Live and Acoustic Released: September 19, 1995 Label: Reprise 2001 Live at Red Rocks Released: December 4, 2001 Label: Artemis
Compilation albums Year Album details 2005 Duchess of Coolsville: An Anthology Released: June 28, 2005 Label: WSM / Rhino 2010 Original Album Series Released: March 1, 2010 Label: Warner Bros. / Rhino UK
Video albums Year Album details 2011 Live in Stockholm Released: July 5, 2011 Label: MRI Formats: DVD
Extended plays Year EP details 1983 Girl at Her Volcano Released: 1983 Label: Warner Bros.
Singles Year Title Chart positions Album US USMain AUS UK 1979 "Chuck E.'s in Love" 4 — 15 18 Rickie Lee Jones "Young Blood" 40 — — — "Danny's All-Star Joint" — — — — 1981 "A Lucky Guy" 64 — — — Pirates "Pirates (So Long Lonely Avenue)" — 40 — — "Woody and Dutch on the Slow Train to Peking" — 31 — — 1983 "Under the Boardwalk" — — — — Girl at Her Volcano 1984 "It Must Be Love" — — — — The Magazine "The Real End" 83 — 90 — 1989 "Satellites" — — — — Flying Cowboys "Flying Cowboys / The Horses" — — — — "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" — — — — 1991 "Up from the Skies" — — — — Pop Pop 1991 "Rebel Rebel" — — — — Traffic from Paradise "Stewart's Coat" — — — — 1997 "Firewalker" — — — — Ghostyhead2000"Show Biz Kids" — — — —It's Like That2003"Second Chance" — — — —The Evening of My Best Day 2006 "Falling Up" — — — —The Sermon on Exposition Boulevard 2009 "Old Enough" — — — — Balm in Gilead 2015 "Jimmy Choos" — — — — The Other Side of Desire 2019 "Bad Company" — — — — Kicks "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Other contributions Credits adapted from AllMusic.Rickie Lee Jones – Credits AllMusic. Guest vocals on "Sidekick" from Chuck E. Weiss' album The Other Side of Town (1981) Guest vocals on "Between a Laugh and a Tear" from John Cougar Mellencamp's album Scarecrow (1985) Lead vocals on "The Moon Is Made of Gold" and "Autumn Leaves" from Rob Wasserman's album Duets (1988) Duet vocals on "Makin' Whoopee!" from Dr. John's album In a Sentimental Mood (1989) Duet vocals on "Easter Parade" from The Blue Nile's single "Headlights on the Parade" (1989) Lead vocals on "O Holy Night" from The Chieftains' album The Bells of Dublin (1991) Guest vocals on "North Dakota" from Lyle Lovett's album Joshua Judges Ruth (1991) and Live in Texas (1999) Little Fluffy Clouds (1990–93) – Spoken word sampled by British ambient-house group, The Orb, charting three times on the UK Singles Chart: No. 87 (1990), No. 95 (1991), and No. 10 (1993). Production and harmony vocals on Leo Kottke's album Peculiaroso (1994) Guest vocals on "Spirit" from Wild Colonials' album This Can't Be Life (1996) Duet vocals on "I Scare Myself" and "Driftin" from Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks' album Beatin' the Heat (2000) WFUV: City Folk Live VII (2004) – "Mink Coat at the Bus Stop" Duet vocals on "Comes Love" from Willie Nelson's album Outlaws and Angels (2004) Lead vocals on "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village 429 Records (2009) Lead vocals on "Been on a Train" from the Laura Nyro tribute album Map to the Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro by Billy Childs. (2014) Spoken word on "From Space" from Anders Osborne's album Spacedust & Oceanviews (2016) "Dark Was the Night – Cold Was the Ground" from the Blind Willie Johnson tribute album God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie Johnson (2016) Guest vocals on "Roll Um Easy" from Jonah Tolchin's album Fires for the Cold (2019) Lead vocals on "Walk On The Wild Side" from Lou Reed tribute album: The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed (2024) Light In the Attic/LITA 217
References
External links Rickie Lee Jones's official website