This is the discography of American pop and easy listening singer John Gary. Shown below are only his solo releases. It contains 23 studio albums, 3 compilation albums, 25 singles and several other releases. Gary's first few singles and his debut album for La Brea went unnoticed, but he gained prominence after signing RCA Victor Records in 1963.
| John Gary discography | |
|---|---|
 Gary singing on The John Gary Show | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Collaboration albums | 1 |
| Promotional singles | 1 |
His debut for the label was Catch a Rising Star, which quickly reached the top-20 of the pop charts, and it received a nomination for Best Vocal Performance, Male in 1964. Gary's next release for RCA was Encore, and sales there increased, and with charts compiled by Cashbox it almost cracked the top-5. His single "Soon I'll Wed My Love" was his only single to reach the Billboard Hot 100, at number 89. This was followed by a Christmas album and a collaboration with Ann-Margret in 1964 as well. Gary would achieve similar chart success in 1965 and 1966, though his sales would start to decrease by 1967.
The label would issue his first live album that year. Carnegie Hall Concert was his final big chart success, climbing to the top-60. The single "Cold" topped the Billboard Easy Listening chart, and also proved to be his final charting single. Love of a Gentle Woman, featuring more contemporary material, became his final chart release in early 1969. His recordings have been reissued multiple times on CDs and digital streaming platforms through the decades.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record Label | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard 200 [1] |
Cashbox 100 [2] | ||||
| 1961 | John Gary | — | — | La Brea | |
| 1963 | Catch a Rising Star | 20 | 9 | RCA Victor | |
| 1964 | Encore | 16 | 8 | ||
| So Tenderly | 42 | 24 | |||
| The John Gary Christmas Album | — | — | |||
| David Merrick Presents Hits from His Hits with Ann-Margret |
— | — | |||
| 1965 | A Little Bit of Heaven | 17 | 18 | ||
| The Nearness of You | 11 | 18 | |||
| Your All-Time Favorite Songs | 21 | 33 | |||
| 1966 | Choice | 51 | 33 | ||
| Your All-Time Country Favorites | 65 | 80 | |||
| A Heart Filled with Song | 73 | 30 | |||
| The One and Only John Gary | — | — | RCA Camden | ||
| 1967 | Especially for You | 117 | 65 | RCA Victor | |
| Spanish Moonlight | 90 | 79 | |||
| 1968 | On Broadway | — | — | ||
| That Warm and Tender Glow | — | — | RCA Camden | ||
| John Gary Sings / John Gary Swings | — | — | RCA Victor | ||
| Holding Your Mind | — | 100 | |||
| 1969 | Love of a Gentle Woman | 192 | — | ||
| That's the Way It Was | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Constantly | — | — | Kapp / Kama Sutra | |
| 1977 | In a Class by Himself | — | — | Churchill | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of John Gary |
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| This Is John Gary |
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| Sincerely Yours |
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Live albums
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Single | Year | Chart Positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC [3] |
US Pop [4] | |||
| "I Thought I Had You" | 1962 | — | — | John Gary |
| "First Lady Waltz" | — | — | Non LP-tracks | |
| "That's Life" | 1964 | — | — | |
| "Warm and Willing" | — | — | The One and Only | |
| "Soon I'll Wed My Love" | 19 | 89 | That Warm and Tender Glow | |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear" | — | — | The John Gary Christmas Album | |
| "Sunrise, Sunset" | — | — | Carnegie Hall Concert | |
| "Yellow Bird" | 1965 | — | — | Catch a Rising Star |
| "The Color of Love" | — | — | Non LP-tracks | |
| "A Quiet Thing" | — | — | ||
| "Linger Awhile" | — | — | That Warm and Tender Glow | |
| "Don't Throw the Roses Away" | 21 | 132 | ||
| "Let Them Talk" | 1966 | — | — | Non-LP tracks |
| "Don't Let the Music Play" | 24 | — | ||
| "You've Never Kissed Her" | — | — | On Broadway | |
| "Sleeping Beauty" | 1967 | — | — | Non-LP tracks |
| "Everybody Say Peace" | 10 | — | ||
| "Cold" | 1 | — | ||
| "Give Some Time to Happy" | 1968 | — | — | |
| "Love of a Gentle Woman" | 1969 | — | — | Love of a Gentle Woman |
| "Then She's a Lover" | — | — | Non-LP tracks | |
| "Natalie" | — | — | ||
| "In the Wind" | 1970 | — | — | |
| "San Diego" | 1972 | — | — | |
| "All of My Life" | — | — | ||
References
edit- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top LPs, 1955–1972. Record Research. pp. 58, 59. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- 1 2 Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. pp. 138, 139. ISBN 0-8108-2005-6. Retrieved March 15, 2026.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.