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
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [2] |
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| 1959 | Oh, What a Nite | — | — | — | Vee-Jay | |||||||||
| 1965 | It's Not Unusual | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1968 | There Is | 29 | 14 | — | 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 | — | ||||||||||
| The Dells | 202 | 15 | — | |||||||||||
| 1974 | The Dells vs. The Dramatics | 156 | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| The Mighty Mighty Dells | 114 | 13 | — | |||||||||||
| 1975 | We Got to Get Our Thing Together | 207 | 31 | — | ||||||||||
| 1976 | No Way Back | — | 47 | — | Mercury | |||||||||
| 1977 | They Said It Couldn't Be Done, But We Did It! | 208 | 40 | — | ||||||||||
| 1978 | Love Connection | 204 | 45 | — | ||||||||||
| New Beginnings | 169 | 55 | — | ABC | ||||||||||
| 1979 | Face to Face | 203 | 71 | — | ||||||||||
| 1980 | I Touched a Dream | 137 | 23 | — | 20th Century Fox | |||||||||
| 1981 | Whatever Turns You On | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1984 | One Step Closer | — | 49 | — | Private I | |||||||||
| 1988 | The Second Time [A] | — | 92 | — | Veteran | |||||||||
| 1992 | I Salute You | — | — | — | Philadelphia Int'l | |||||||||
| 2000 | Reminiscing | — | — | — | Volt | |||||||||
| 2002 | Open Up My Heart: The 9/11 Album | — | — | — | Devine | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- A The Second Time was re-released by Urgent! Records on June 13, 1991.
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
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| 1969 | Greatest Hits | 102 | 9 | Cadet | ||||||||||
| 1975 | Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | 210 | 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 | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [1] |
CAN [2] |
NLD [3] |
UK [4] |
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| 1955 | "Tell the World" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Zing, Zing, Zing" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1956 | "Oh What a Nite" | — | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Wanna Go Home" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1957 | "Why Do You Have to Go" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "A Distant Love" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Pain in My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1958 | "What You Say Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "I'm Calling" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "My Best Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1959 | "Baby, Open Up Your Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1960 | "Oh What a Nite" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1961 | "Swingin' Teens" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1962 | "God Bless the Child" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "(Bossa Nova) Bird" | 97 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1963 | "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Goodbye Mary Anne" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1964 | "Shy Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Oh, What a Good Nite" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1965 | "Stay in My Corner" | 122 | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Hey Sugar (Don't Get Serious)" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1966 | "Thinkin' About You" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Over Again" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1967 | "Inspiration" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "O-O, I Love You" | 61 | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1968 | "There Is" | 20 | 11 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Wear It on Our Face" | 44 | 27 | 28 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Stay in My Corner" (re-recorded version) | 10 | 1 | 12 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Always Together" | 18 | 3 | 36 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Does Anybody Know I'm Here" | 38 | 15 | 38 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1969 | "Hallways of My Mind" (A-side) | 92 | 44 | 84 | — | — | ||||||||
| "I Can't Do Enough" (B-side) | 98 | 20 | 75 | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Can Sing a Rainbow" / "Love Is Blue" (medley) | 22 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | |||||||||
| "Oh, What a Night" (re-recorded version) | 10 | 1 | 11 | — | — | |||||||||
| "On the Dock of the Bay" (A-side) | 42 | 13 | 55 | — | — | |||||||||
| "When I'm in Your Arms" (B-side) | 108 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1970 | "Oh What a Day | 43 | 10 | 37 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Open Up My Heart" | 51 | 5 | 45 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Nadine" | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Long Lonely Nights" | 74 | 27 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1971 | "The Glory of Love" | 92 | 30 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "The Love We Had (Stays on My Mind)" | 30 | 8 | 66 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | "Oh, My Dear" (A-side) | — | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "It's All Up to You" (B-side) | 94 | 23 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Walk On By" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Just as Long as We're in Love" | — | 35 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | "Give Your Baby a Standing Ovation" | 34 | 3 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "My Pretending Days Are Over" | 51 | 10 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "I Miss You" | 60 | 8 | 88 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1974 | "I Wish It Was Me You Loved" | 94 | 11 | 89 | — | — | ||||||||
| "Learning to Love You Was Easy (It's So Hard Trying to Get Over You)" (A-side) | — | 18 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Bring Back the Love of Yesterday" (B-side) | 87 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1975 | "The Glory of Love" (re-release) | — | 59 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Love Is Missing from Our Lives" (with The Dramatics) | — | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "We Got to Get Our Thing Together" | 104 | 17 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1976 | "Power of Love" | 106 | 58 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Slow Motion" | 102 | 49 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "No Way Back" | — | 68 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1977 | "Our Love" | — | 20 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Betcha Never Been Loved (Like This Before)" | — | 29 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1978 | "Private Property" | — | 57 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Super Woman" | 108 | 24 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "(I Wanna) Testify" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1979 | "(You Bring Out) The Best in Me" | — | 34 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Thought I Could" | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1980 | "I Touched a Dream" | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Passionate Breezes" | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | "Happy Song" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Stay in My Corner" (re-recorded version) | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | "You Just Can't Walk Away" | 107 | 23 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "One Step Closer" | — | 46 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Love On" | — | 60 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | "My Lady, So Perfect for Me" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Thought of You a Little Too Much" | — | 66 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1991 | "A Heart Is a House for Love" | — | 13 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | "Come and Get It" | — | 62 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Oh My Love" | — | 81 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
