This is the discography of American pop singer Lou Christie. It contains 13 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 36 singles and other releases. His debut single was 1962's "The Gypsy Cried", released on Roulette Records. The single was an immediate hit, reaching the pop top-20 in the US and the top-5 in Canada. It eventually sold over a million copies.
The following single "Two Faces Have I" reached the pop top-5 in both countries, in addition to charting in Australia and on the US R&B charts. Subsequently, Roulette released a studio album titled Lou Christie, which reached the charts as well. Christie's next singles would fare worse on the charts, and by 1964, he completely missed them with "Stay". During this time, he was in the army. His Colpix Records contract expired in 1965, and he signed MGM Records, with whom he had his biggest hits. "Lightnin' Strikes" was his debut single for the label and it quickly reached number 1 in multiple territories. It was his first in the UK as well, peaking at number 11. An album with the same name followed and reached the charts soon after its release. His next MGM release was "Rhapsody in the Rain" which brought him to the pop top-20 again. An album featuring it and the lesser hit "Painter" followed.
After leaving MGM in 1967, he signed Columbia Records. He had three minor chart releases and no albums. His Buddah Records contract started off the same in 1968, but in 1969 he received his final top-10 hit titled "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". It nearly topped the charts in the UK as well. The following single, "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?" charted lower. The final release for the label was "Indian Lady", which had only done somewhat well in Australia and on the Billboard Easy Listening charts. For Three Brother Records similar pop results were achieved with "Beyond the Blue Horizon", but in contrast to other releases, it was a major Easy Listening hit. "Spanish Wine" was his final charting release, peaking at number 95 in 1977. A few more collaboration singles followed in later decades.
Albums + List of studio albums, showing all relevant details Title Album detailsPeak chart positions USLou Christie Released: 1963 Label: Roulette Formats: LP 124Lou Christie Strikes Again Released: 1966 Label: Colpix Formats: LP—Lightnin' Strikes Released: 1966 Label: MGM Formats: LP 103Painter Of Hits Released: 1966 Label: MGM Formats: LP—I'm Gonna Make You Mine Released: 1969 Label: Buddah Formats: LP—Paint America Love Released: 1971 Label: Buddah Formats: LP—Lou Christie Released: 1974 Label: Three Brothers Records Formats: LP—Lou Christie Released: 1974 Label: Three Brothers Records Formats: LP—Lou Christie Does Detroit Released: 1982 Label: 51 West Formats: LP, CD—Pledging My Love Released: 1997 Label: Varèse Sarabande Formats: LP, CD—Greatest Hits Live From The Bottom Line Released: 2004 Label: Varèse Sarabande Formats: LP, CD—The Turquoise Trail Released: 2012 Label: Lightning Strikes Formats: LP, CD—Summer In MalibuMicrosoft Music Database fai.music.metaservices.microsoft.com Released: 2015 Label: Lightning Strikes Formats: LP, CD—
Collections, compilation albums + List of compilation albums, showing all relevant details Title Album detailsRhapsody In The Grooves: His Finest Recordings 1962–1969 Released: 1984 Label: Raven Records Formats: LP, compilationEnLightnin'ment — The Best of Lou Christie Released: April 25, 1988 Label: Rhino Formats: LP & cassette tape, compilationGlory River — The Buddah Years 1968–1972 Released: 1992 Label: Sequel Formats: CD, compilationGreatest Hits Vol. 1 Released: 1993 Label: Lightning Strikes Formats: CD, compilation Beyond The Blue Horizon: More of the Best Released: 1994 Label: Varèse Sarabande Formats: CD, compilation Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Released: 1997 Label: Lightning Strikes Formats: CD, compilation Egyptian Shumba: Singles & Rare Recordings 1962–64 Released: 2001 Label: RPM Formats: CD, compilation Notes: with The Tammys Original Sinner: The Very Best Of The MGM Recordings Released: 2004 Label: RPM Formats: CD, compilation Studio 102 Essentials Released: 2008 Label: Studio 102 Formats: CD, compilation Gypsy Bells — Columbia Recordings 1967 Released: 2024 Label: Ace Formats: CD, compilation
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant detailsTitleYearPeak chart positionsRecord LabelB-sideFrom same album as A-side except where indicatedAlbum US BB US CB US AC US R&B UK CAN(CHUM)(RPM) AUS "The Gypsy Cried" 1962 24 18 — — — 3 — Roulette Records "Red Sails in the Sunset" (Non-LP track) Lou Christie "Two Faces Have I" 1963 6 3 — 11 — 3 20 "All That Glitters Isn't Gold" "How Many Teardrops" 46 41 — — — 23 79 "You and I (Have a Right to Cry)"(No. 119 US CB) "Shy Boy" 119 135 — — — — — "It Can Happen"Non-LP tracks "Stay" 1964 — — — — — — — "There They Go" (Non-LP track) Lou Christie "Guitars and Bongos" 123 131 — — — 44 — Colpix Records "Merry-Go-Round" (Non-LP track) Lou Christie Strikes Again"Have I Sinned" — — — — — — — "Pot of Gold" "Why Did You Do It Baby" 1965 — — — — — — — "Make Summer Last Forever" "A Teenager in Love" — — — — — — — "Back Track" "Lightnin' Strikes" 1 1 — — 11 1 9 MGM Records "Cryin' in the Streets" Lightnin' Strikes "Outside the Gates of Heaven" 1966 45 59 — — — 32 — Co & Ce Records "All That Glitters Isn't Gold"Non-LP tracks "Big Time" 95 — — — — — — Colpix Records "Cryin' on My Knees" Lou Christie Strikes Again "Rhapsody in the Rain" 16 20 — — 37 10 40 MGM Records "Trapeze" (from Lightning Strikes) Painter of Hits "Painter" 81 77 — — — 60 — "Du Ronda" "If My Car Could Only Talk" 118 — — — — — — "Song of Lita"Non-LP tracks "Since I Don't Have You" 102 101 — — — 71 — "Wild Life's in Season" Painter of Hits "Shake Hands and Walk Away Cryin'" 1967 95 — — — — — — Columbia Records "Escape"Non-LP tracks "Self Expression (The Kids on the Street Will Never Give In)" — 127 — — — — — "Back to the Days of the Romans" "I Remember Gina" — 139 — — — — — "Escape" "Don't Stop Me (Jump Off the Edge of Love)" — — — — — — — "Back to the Days of the Romans" "Genesis and the Third Verse" 1968 — — — — — — — Buddah Records "Rake Up the Leaves" "Canterbury Road" — — — — — — — "Saints of Aquarius" "I'm Gonna Make You Mine" 1969 10 7 — — 2 5 28 "I'm Gonna Get Married" I'm Gonna Make You Mine "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?" 73 84 — — — 56 — "It'll Take Time" "Love Is Over" 1970 — — — — — — — "She Sold Me Magic" (from I'm Gonna Make You Mine) (No. 25 UK) (No. 1 JP)Non-LP tracks "Indian Lady" 106 75 39 — — — 89 "Glory River" "Lighthouse" 1971 — — — — — — — Three Brothers Records "Waco"Paint America Love "Sing Me, Sing Me" 1972— ——————"Paper Song" "Blue Canadian Rocky Dream"1973— 102—————"Wilma Lee and Stoney" Lou Christie "Beyond the Blue Horizon"1974 80 72 12 — — 57 — "Saddle the Wind" "Good Mornin'/Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" 1974 — — — — — — — "You Were the One" "Summer Days" 1975 — 120 — — — — — Slipped Disc Records "The One and Only Original Sunshine Kid"Non-LP tracks "Riding in My Van" 1976 — — — — — — — Epic Records "Summer in Malibu" "You're Gonna Make Love to Me" — — — — — — — Midland International Records "Fantasies" "Spanish Wine" 1977 — 95 — — — — — "Dancing in the Sand" Lou Christie/Lesley Gore "Since I Don't Have You"/"It's Only Make Believe" 1986 — — — — — — — Manhattan Records "Our Love Was Meant To Be" Lou Christie/Pia Zadora "Don't Knock My Love" (shortVersion) 1990 — — — — — — — Midsong Records "Don't Knock My Love" (LongVersion)
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