John Rowles discography explained

Artist:John Rowles
Studio:15
Live:4
Compilation:12
Singles:49

This article is the discography of New Zealand singer John Rowles.

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
[1]
AUS
1968John Rowles
  • Released: 1968
  • Label: CBS, MCA
1969That Lovin' Feeling
  • Released: 1969
  • Label: CBS, MCA
1970Time for Love
  • Released: 1970
  • Label: CBS, MCA, Kapp
1971Saying Goodbyes
  • Released: 1971
  • Label: MCA, Kapp
1978This Is My Life 6
1980Rhythm of the City
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: EMI, Paradise Productions
1982Another Chapter
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: EMI, RCA
7
1984Thank You with Love
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Released in Australia as In the Portrait of My Mind
1985Pearls
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: RCA
1986Love Songs
  • Released: October 1986
  • Label: RCA, J&B
3757
1988In My Wildest Dreams
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: RCA
1991From a Distance
  • Released: April 1991
  • Label: RCA, J&B
1916
1998Giver and Taker of Love Tonight
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: BMG
2008The Singer and the Songs – John Rowles Sings the Classics
  • Released: 2 May 2008
  • Label: Rajon
30
2014The Greatest Song of All
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: JDB Music
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
NZ
1972John Rowles in South Africa
  • Released: 10 January 1972
  • Label: MCA
  • US-only release
1974Live Back Home
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Pye
  • Live at His Majesty's Theatre, Auckland
15
1991John Rowles Live in Concert
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: RCA
  • Live at the Aotea Centre, Auckland on 15 December 1990[2]
2003Voice of a Legend – The Millennium Collection Volume 1
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Rajon
  • Live in Auckland in 1976[3]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions
NZ
AUS
1968The Exciting John Rowles
  • Released: May 1968
  • Label: Kapp
  • US and Canada-only release
  • Re-released in 1970 as Cheryl Moana Marie
1973Gold
1974If I Only Had Time
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: MCA Coral
1976Rowled Gold
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Pye
1984The Very Best of John Rowles
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: EMI
7
1985Now & Then
  • Released: August 1985
  • Label: J&B
  • Australia-only release
16
1990The Very Best of John Rowles and Engelbert Humperdinck 34
1992Soul & Affection – 14 Classic Hits
  • Released: May 1992
  • Label: J&B
  • Australia-only release
75
1996The John Rowles Hits Collection
  • Released: July 1996
  • Label: EMI
2003The Great John Rowles
  • Released: April 2003
  • Label: Rajon
Voice of a Legend – The Millennium Collection Volume 2
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Self-released
2011Hits and Love Songs 4
2012If I Only Had Time – The Anthology 24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released or were not released in that territory.

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
NZ
[4] [5]
AUS
[6]
BE (FLA)
[7]
BE (WA)
[8]
CAN
[9]
GER
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
UK
[13]
US
[14]
1966"The End (Of the Rainbow)" (as JA-AR)rowspan="3"
1967"Please Help Me I'm Falling" (as JA-AR)
"I Remember Mamma" (as JA-AR; Australia-only release)
1968"If I Only Had Time"25215623John Rowles
"Hush... Not a Word to Mary"984333781912rowspan="5"
"The Pain Goes on Forever"465631
"Say Goodbye"681139
1969"M'Lady" 1
"One Day"1933
"In the World of the Young" (US-only release)That Lovin' Feeling
"It Takes a Fool Like Me"1533rowspan="3"
"Everybody's Talkin'" (Continental Europe-only release)
1970"That Wonderful Sound" (Australia-only release)71
"Save the Last Dance for Me"1138That Lovin' Feeling
"Cheryl Moana Marie"1207664Time for Love
"Time for Love"
"I Remember Mama" (re-release)rowspan="2"
"No Love at All"
"A House Is Not Home"Time for Love
1971"Come on Back and Get It"
"Wheel of Fortune" (Italy-only release)That Lovin' Feeling
"Since I Fell for You"Saying Goodbyes
"I Apologize"
"Mrs Smith" (US-only release)
1972"She's All I Got"rowspan="5"
"Blue on Blue"
"More Than Just a Woman"
1973"Can't You Feel It"
"If I Could Tell You Why" (UK-only release)
1976"Anyone Who Had a Heart"Rowled Gold
1978"Tania (This Song Is for You)"139This Is My Life
"If I Ever Have to Say Goodbye"40
"Fools Rush In"
1979"Beautiful Lady"Rhythm of the City
1981"Island in the Sun"Another Chapter
1982"Devil or Angel"16
1984"Thank You with Love for Loving Me"Thank You with Love
"You Are Always on My Mind"/"To All the Girls I've Loved"
1985"Pearls"Pearls
"Tahiti"
1986"A Bridge Across Forever"
1988"Baby I Need Your Lovin'" (Australia-only release)In My Wildest Dreams
1990"It's Christmas All Over the World"49rowspan="3"
1992"Daffodil Day" (with Malvina Major & New Zealand Symphony Orchestra)17
2006"I Know I'm Bad... But I'm Good for You"
2008"My Special Corner of the World"The Singer and the Songs
2012"Once Upon a Time"If I Only Had Time – The Anthology
2014"I'll Be Her"rowspan="2"
2016"The Losing Game"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2021-07-01. charts.nz.
  2. Web site: Rowles. John. 1991-01-01. Live in concert / John Rowles.. 2021-07-01. Live in concert / John Rowles. Items National Library of New Zealand National Library of New Zealand.
  3. Web site: Rowles. John. 2003-01-01. Voice of a legend [sound recording] : the millennium collection. Volume 1 / John Rowles.]. 2021-07-01. Voice of a legend [sound recording] :... Items National Library of New Zealand National Library of New Zealand.
  4. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. 2021-06-30. www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  5. Web site: charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal. 2021-06-30. charts.nz.
  6. Peak positions for John Rowles in Australia:
    • Positions for "If I Only Had Time" and "Hush... Not a Word to Mary" are from the Go-Set Top 40 chart: Web site: Go-Set Australian charts - 5 June 1968. 2021-06-30. gosetcharts.com. Web site: Go-Set Australian charts - 21 August 1968. 2021-06-30. gosetcharts.com.
    • Positions for "The Pain Goes on Forever" and "Say Goodbye" are from the retrospective Kent Music Report chart: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.. 2005. 0-646-44439-5. David Kent (historian).
    • Chart positions for singles and albums from 1970 until 1988 are from the Kent Music Report chart: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 260. David Kent (historian).
    • Chart positions from 1988 onwards are from ARIA: 239.
  7. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2021-06-30. www.ultratop.be.
  8. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2021-06-30. www.ultratop.be.
  9. Web site: Canada. Library and Archives. 2013-07-17. Image : RPM Weekly. 2021-06-30. www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  10. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2021-06-30. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  11. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2021-06-30. irishcharts.ie.
  12. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2021-06-30. dutchcharts.nl.
  13. Web site: JOHN ROWLES full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2021-06-30. www.officialcharts.com.
  14. Web site: John Rowles Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. 2021-06-30. www.musicvf.com.