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The Dells discography

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This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/soul vocal group The Dells.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions Record label
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
CAN
[3]
1959 Oh, What a Nite Vee Jay
1965 It's Not Unusual
1968 There Is 29 4 Cadet
1969 Musical Menu 146 9
Love Is Blue 54 3 45
1970 Like It Is Like It Was 126 7
1971 Freedom Means.... 81 4
1972 The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits 162 32
Sweet as Funk Can Be 33
1973 Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation 99 10
1974 The Dells 15
The Dells vs. The Dramatics 156 15
The Mighty Mighty Dells 114 13
1975 We Got to Get Our Thing Together 31
1976 No Way Back 47 Mercury
1977 They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It! 40
1978 Love Connection 45
New Beginnings 169 55 ABC
1979 Face to Face 71
1980 I Touched a Dream 137 23 20th Century Fox
1981 Whatever Turns You On 76
1984 One Step Closer 49 Private I
1988 The Second Time [A] 92 Veteran
1992 I Salute You 80 Philadelphia Int'l
2000 Reminiscing 56 Volt
2002 Open Up My Heart: The 9/11 Album Devine
2003 Hott
2008 Then & Now
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Year Album Peak chart positions Record label
US
[1]
US
R&B

[2]
1969 Greatest Hits 102 9 Cadet
1975 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 47
1982 The Dells Chess
1984 Breezy Ballads & Tender Tunes Solid Smoke
1992 On Their Corner: The Best of the Dells Chess
1993 Dreams of Contentment Vee-Jay
1994 Oh, What a Night MCA
1995 Passionate Breezes: The Best of the Dells 1975-1991 Mercury
1996 Bring Back the Love: Classic Dells Soul Chess
1998 Oh What a Night! The Great Ballads MCA
1999 Anthology Hip-O
2000 The Millennium Collection: The Best of the Dells Chess
2001 The Best of the Dells PolyGram
2004 Ultimate Collection Hip-O
2007 Standing Ovation: The Very Best of the Dells Chess
The Best of the Vee-Jay Years Shout! Factory
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Year Single (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positions Album
US
[4]
US
R&B

[5]
CAN
[3]
NLD
[6]
UK
[7]
1955 "Tell the World"
B-side by Count Morris: "Blues at Three"
Non-album tracks
"Zing, Zing, Zing"
b/w "Dreams of Contentment"
Oh, What a Nite
1956 "Oh What a Nite" (Original version)
b/w "Jo-Jo"
4
"Movin' On"
b/w "I Wanna Go Home"
1957 "Why Do You Have To Go"
b/w "Dance Dance Dance"
"A Distant Love"
b/w "Q-Bop She-Bop"
Non-album tracks
"Pain in My Heart"
b/w "Time Makes You Change"
Oh, What A Nite
1958 "What You Say Baby"
b/w "The Springer"
Non-album tracks
"My Best Girl"
b/w "Wedding Day"
1959 "Baby, Open Up Your Heart"
b/w "Dry Your Eyes"
Oh, What a Nite
1960 "Oh What a Nite"
b/w "I Wanna Go Home"
Reissue of original version with different B-side
1961 "Swingin' Teens"
b/w "Hold On to What You've Got"
Non-album tracks
1962 "God Bless the Child"
b/w "I'm Going Home"
"(Bossa Nova) Bird"
b/w "Eternally"
97
1963 "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another"
b/w "Hi Diddley Dee Dum Dum"
Greatest Hits Volume 2
"Goodbye Mary Anne"
b/w "After You" (Non-album track)
The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together
1964 "Shy Girl"
b/w "What Do We Prove" (from It's Not Unusual)
Non-album tracks
"Oh, What a Good Nite"
b/w "Wait Till Tomorrow"
1965 "Stay in My Corner" (Original version)
b/w "It's Not Unusual"
122 23 It's Not Unusual
"Hey Sugar (Don't Get Serious)"
b/w "Poor Little Boy"
Non-album tracks
1966 "Thinkin' About You"
b/w "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)" (from There Is)
"Run for Cover"
b/w "Over Again" (Non-album track)
There Is
1967 "Inspiration"
b/w "You Belong to Someone Else"
Non-album tracks
"O-O, I Love You"
Original B-side: "There Is"
Later B-side: "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)"
61 22 There Is
1968 "There Is"
b/w "Show Me"
20 11
"Wear It on Our Face"
b/w "Please Don't Change Me Now"
44 27
"Stay in My Corner" (First re-recorded version)
b/w "Love Is So Simple"
10 1
"Always Together"
b/w "I Want My Momma"
18 3 The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together
"Does Anybody Know I'm Here"
b/w "Make Sure (You Have Someone Who Loves You)"
38 15
1969 "Hallways of My Mind" / 92 44 84
"I Can't Do Enough" 98 20
"I Can Sing a Rainbow" / "Love Is Blue"
b/w "Hallelujah Baby" (from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together)
22 5 10 15 Love Is Blue
"Oh, What a Night" (Re-recorded version)
b/w "Believe Me" (from The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together)
10 1
"Sittin' On the Dock of the Bay" />b/w "When I'm in Your Arms" 42 13
"When I'm in Your Arms" 108 There Is
1970 "Oh What a Day"
b/w "The Change We Go Thru (For Love)" (from There Is)
43 10 Like It Is Like It Was
"Open Up My Heart" / 51 5
"Nadine"
"Long Lonely Nights"
b/w "A Little Understanding" (from Love Is Blue)
74 27
1971 "The Glory of Love"
b/w "A Whiter Shade of Pale"
92 30 Love Is Blue
"The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)"
b/w "Freedom Means"
30 8 Freedom Means...
1972 "Oh, My Dear" / 36 Sweet as Funk Can Be
"It's All Up to You" 94 23 Freedom Means...
"Walk On By"
b/w "This Guy's in Love with You"
The Dells Sing Dionne Warwicke's Greatest Hits
"Just as Long as We're in Love"
b/w "I'd Rather Be with You" (from Freedom Means...)
35 Sweet as Funk Can Be
1973 "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation"
b/w "Closer"
34 3 Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
"My Pretending Days Are Over"
b/w "Let's Make It Last"
51 10 The Dells
"I Miss You"
b/w "Don't Make Me a Story Teller"
60 8
1974 "I Wish It Was Me You Loved"
b/w "Two Together Is Better Than One" (Non-album track)
94 11 The Dells VS. The Dramatics
"Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You)" / 18 The Mighty Mighty Dells
"Bring Back the Love of Yesterday" 87
1975 "The Glory of Love"
b/w "You're the Greatest" (from No Way Back)
A-side chart reentry
59 Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation
"Love Is Missing from Our Lives"
b/w "I'm in Love"
Both sides with The Dramatics
46 The Dells VS. The Dramatics
"We Got to Get Our Thing Together"
b/w "Reminiscing"
104 17 We Got to Get Our Thing Together
1976 "The Power of Love"
b/w "Gotta Get Home to My Baby"
106 58
"Slow Motion"
b/w "Ain't No Black and White in Music"
102 49 No Way Back
"No Way Back"
b/w "Too Late for Love"
68
1977 "Our Love"
b/w "Could It Be"
20 They Said I Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It!
"Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before)"
b/w "Get On Down"
29
1978 "Private Property"
b/w "Teaser" (from They Said It Couldn't Be Done...)
57 Love Connection
"Super Woman"
b/w "My Life Is So Wonderful (When You're Around)"
108 24 New Beginnings
"I Wanna Testify"
Original B-side: "Drowning for Your Love"
Later B-side: "Don't Save Me" (Non-album track)
1979 "(You Bring Out) The Best in Me"
b/w "Wrapped Up Tight"
34 Face to Face
"Thought I Could"
b/w "Plastic People"
1980 "I Touched a Dream"
b/w "All About the Paper"
17 I Touched a Dream
"Passionate Breezes"
b/w "Your Song"
76
1981 "Happy Song"
b/w "Look at Us Now" (from I Touched a Dream)
64 Whatever Turns You On
"Stay in My Corner" (Second re-recorded version)
b/w "Ain't It a Shame"
80
1984 "You Just Can't Walk Away"
b/w "Don't Want Nobody"
107 23 One Step Closer
"One Step Closer"
b/w "Come On Back to Me"
46
"Love On"
b/w "Don't Want Nobody"
60
1988 "My Lady, So Perfect for Me"
b/w "Sweetness"
The Second Time
"Thought of You a Little Too Much"
b/w "That's How Heartaches Are Made"
66
"That's How Heartaches Are Made"
b/w "Can We Skip That Part"
1991 "A Heart Is a House For Love"
b/w "Stay in My Corner"
13 "The Five Heartbeats" various artists soundtrack
1992 "Come and Get It" (Radio edit)
CD single...also includes unedited album version
62 I Salute You
"Oh My Love" 81
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Appearances

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With Bunky Green

References

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  1. ^ a b "The Dells (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Dells (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The Dells". RPM.
  4. ^ "The Dells (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "The Dells (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "NLD Charts > The Dells". MegaCharts. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Dells". Official Charts Company.