This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/soul vocal group The Dells.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
CAN | ||||||||||||
| 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 | — | 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. | ||||||||||||||
- The Second Time was re-released by Urgent! Records on June 13, 1991.
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B | |||||||||||||
| 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
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated |
Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US R&B |
CAN |
NLD |
UK | ||||||||||
| 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 | 56 | — | — | There Is | ||||||||
| 1968 | "There Is" b/w "Show Me" |
20 | 11 | 30 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Wear It on Our Face" b/w "Please Don't Change Me Now" |
44 | 27 | 28 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Stay in My Corner" (First re-recorded version) b/w "Love Is So Simple" |
10 | 1 | 13 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Always Together" b/w "I Want My Momma" |
18 | 3 | 36 | — | — | The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together | ||||||||
| "Does Anybody Know I'm Here" b/w "Make Sure (You Have Someone Who Loves You)" |
38 | 15 | 38 | — | — | |||||||||
| 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 | 9 | 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 | 11 | — | — | |||||||||
| "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 | 37 | — | — | Like It Is Like It Was | |||||||
| "Open Up My Heart" / | 51 | 5 | 45 | — | — | |||||||||
| "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
With Bunky Green
- The Latinization of Bunky Green (Cadet, 1966)
References
- ^ "The Dells (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Dells (Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
- ^ "The Dells". RPM.
- "The Dells (Hot 100)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
- "The Dells (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". billboard.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018.
- "NLD Charts > The Dells". MegaCharts. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
- "The Dells". Official Charts Company.