Peter, Paul and Mary discography explained

Artist:Peter, Paul and Mary
Studio:7
Live:8
Compilation:13
Video:7
Ep:13
Singles:29
1Option:2
1Option Name:Children's albums

This is the discography of American folk group Peter, Paul and Mary.

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
UK
[3]
1962Peter, Paul and Mary 118
1963(Moving)
  • Released: January 1963
  • Label: Warner Bros.
24
  • US: Gold
In the Wind
  • Released: October 1963
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1111
  • US: Gold
1965A Song Will Rise
  • Released: March 1965
  • Label: Warner Bros.
8
  • US: Gold
See What Tomorrow Brings
  • Released: October 1965
  • Label: Warner Bros.
11
  • US: Gold
1966The Peter, Paul and Mary Album
  • Released: August 1966
  • Label: Warner Bros.
22
1967Album 1700
  • Released: August 1967
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1514
  • US: Platinum
1968Late Again 1410
1978Reunion
  • Released: September 5, 1978
  • Label: Warner Bros.
106
1986No Easy Walk to Freedom 173
1990Flowers and Stones
  • Released: November 1990
  • Label: Gold Castle
1995(LifeLines)
  • Released: April 11, 1995
  • Label: Warner Bros.
2003In These Times
  • Released: November 11, 2003
  • Label: Rhino/Warner Bros.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Children's albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
CAN
1969Peter, Paul and Mommy
  • Released: May 25, 1969
  • Label: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
128
  • US: Gold
1993Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
US
UK
1964In Concert
  • Released: July 24, 1964
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Released in the UK as two volumes, the first of which was the charting album
420
  • US: Gold
1967Deluxe/Peter, Paul and Mary in Japan
  • Released: May 1967
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Japan-only release
1983Such Is Love
  • Released: April 1982
  • Label: Peter, Paul and Mary Co.
  • First released in 1982 in Australia, before being released in the US in 1983[5]
1988A Holiday Celebration
  • Released: October 1988
  • Label: Gold Castle
  • With the New York Choral Society
1996LifeLines Live
  • Released: August 6, 1996
  • Label: Warner Bros.
2010The Prague Sessions
  • Released: March 9, 2010
  • Label: Rhino
2014Discovered: Live in Concert
  • Released: November 14, 2014
  • Label: Rhino
  • Collection of live songs from the 1980s onward that were never recorded in a studio
2019At Newport 1963–65
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
US
CAN
UK
1967The Best of Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Released: February 1967
  • Label: Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
1970
  • Released: May 1970
  • Label: Warner Bros.
15960
  • US: 2xPlatinum
1972The Most Beautiful Songs of Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1998Around the Campfire
  • Released: April 28, 1998
  • Label: Warner Bros.
The Collection: Their Greatest Hits & Finest Performances
1999Songs of Conscience & Concern: A Retrospective Collection
  • Released: March 23, 1999
  • Label: Virgin
Weave Me the Sunshine
  • Released: August 6, 1999
  • Label: Audio Book & Music Company
2004Carry It On
  • Released: February 24, 2004
  • Label: Rhino
  • 4-CD box set with DVD
2005The Very Best of Peter Paul and Mary
  • Released: August 23, 2005
  • Label: Rhino
  • ARIA: Gold [7]
2008The Solo Recordings (1971–72)
  • Released: November 18, 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros./Rhino
  • 3-CD set comprising the group's members' first three solo albums: Peter, Paul And and Mary.
2013If I Had a Hammer: The Legend Begins
  • Released: August 15, 2013
  • Label: Remember
2018Drop the Needle on the Hits: Best of Peter, Paul & Mary
  • Released: November 16, 2018
  • Label: Barnes Noble Consign
  • Exclusive vinyl-only release
2020Anthology: The Deluxe Collection
  • Released: September 25, 2020
  • Label: Master Tape
  • Digital-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Video albums

YearTitleDetails
198625th Anniversary Concert
  • Released: September 20, 1986
  • Label: VideoArts
  • Formats: LaserDisc
  • Japan-only release
1990Holiday Concert
1993Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too
1996Lifelines Live
  • Released: May 14, 1996
  • Label: Warner Reprise Video
  • Formats: VHS
2004Carry It On – A Musical Legacy
2008We Shall Overcome
  • Released: February 2008
  • Label: Veo Star
  • Formats: DVD
  • Germany-only release
201450 Years with Peter Paul And Mary
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Peter, Paul & Mary
  • Formats: DVD

EPs

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
UK
[8]
1963Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Released: October 1963
  • Label: Warner Bros.
3
Peter, Paul and Mary – Vol. 2
  • Released: December 1963
  • Label: Warner Bros.
5
1964Moving
  • Released: February 1964
  • Label: Warner Bros.
16
In the Wind Vol. 1
  • Released: September 1964
  • Label: Warner Bros.
12
In the Wind Vol. 2
  • Released: October 1964
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1965Paultalk
  • Released: August 1965
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Peter, Paul and Mary in Concert Vol. 1
  • Released: October 1965
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1966Oh, Rock My Soul
  • Released: February 1966
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Wasn't That a Time
  • Released: April 1966
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Cruel War
  • Released: July 1966
  • Label: Warner Bros.
The Last Thing on My Mind
  • Released: October 1966
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1967If I Were Free
  • Released: February 1967
  • Label: Warner Bros.
1972Peter, Paul and Mary
  • Released: November 1972
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Compilation EP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitles (A-side, B-side)
Both sides from same album except where indicated
Peak chart positionsAlbum
US
[9] [10]
US (AC)
[11]
AUS
[12]
BE (WA)
[13]
CAN
[14]
GER
[15]
IRE
[16]
NZ
[17] [18]
QUE
[19]
SA
[20]
UK
1962"Lemon Tree"
b/w "Early in the Morning"
35124Peter, Paul and Mary
"If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)"
b/w "Gone the Rainbow" (from Moving)
10261712
"Big Boat"
b/w "Tiny Sparrow"
9320(Moving)
1963"Settle Down (Goin' Down That Highway)"
b/w "500 Miles" (from Peter, Paul and Mary)
5614
"Puff (The Magic Dragon)"
b/w "Pretty Mary"
216532
"Blowin' in the Wind"
b/w "Flora" (from (Moving))
211125322113In the Wind
"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right"
b/w "Autumn to May" (from Peter, Paul and Mary)
9256155
"Stewball
b/w "The Cruel War" (from Peter, Paul and Mary)
3517892122
"A'Soalin'"
b/w "Hush-a-Bye" (from In the Wind)
61(Moving)
1964"Tell It on the Mountain"
b/w "Old Coat" (from (Moving))
3378223033In the Wind
"Oh Rock My Soul (Part 1)"
b/w " Oh Rock My Soul (Part 2)"
9316In Concert
"The Times They Are a-Changin'" (UK and Netherlands-only release)
b/w "Blue"
44
1965"For Lovin' Me"
b/w "Monday Morning"
30536427A Song Will Rise
"When the Ship Comes In"
b/w "The Times They Are a-Changin'" (US, from In Concert); "The Cuckoo" (UK)
912317
"Early Morning Rain"
b/w "The Rising of the Moon"
91133439See What Tomorrow Brings
"San Francisco Bay Blues"(Australia-only release)
b/w "Come and Go with Me"
43A Song Will Rise
1966"The Cruel War" (from Peter, Paul and Mary)
b/w "Mon Vrai Destin"
52478The Peter, Paul and Mary Album
"The Other Side of This Life"
b/w "Sometime Lovin'"
10033
"Hurry Sundown"
b/w "For Baby (For Bobbie)"
12337
1967"I Dig Rock and Roll Music"
b/w "The Great Mandella (The Wheel of Life)"
949159855Album 1700
"The House Song" (UK-only release)
b/w "Bob Dylan's Dream"
"Too Much of Nothing"
b/w "The House Song" (from Album 1700)
35814318Late Again
1968"Love City (Postcard from Duluth)"
b/w "Yesterday's Tomorrow"
11390
1969"Day Is Done"
b/w "Make Believe Town"
21717Peter, Paul and Mommy
"Leaving on a Jet Plane"
b/w "The House Song"
113012262Album 1700
"The Marvelous Toy"
b/w "Christmas Dinner"
Peter, Paul and Mommy
1978"Like the First Time"
b/w "Best of Friends"
Reunion
"Forever Young"
b/w "Best of Friends"
1983"El Salvador" (with the Bodyworks Band)
b/w "Light One Candle"
No Easy Walk to Freedom
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter, Paul & Mary – Billboard 200. 2021-09-12. Billboard.
  2. Peak positions for Peter, Paul and Mary's albums on the Canadian CHUM and RPM Album Charts:
  3. Web site: PETER PAUL & MARY full Official Chart History Official Charts Company. 2021-09-12. www.officialcharts.com.
  4. Web site: Gold & Platinum. 2021-09-12. RIAA. en-US.
  5. Web site: reunion. 2021-09-11. www.peterpaulandmary.com.
  6. Web site: Peter, Paul And Mary At Newport 1963-65 - CD :: Shout! Factory. 2021-09-11. www.shoutfactory.com. en.
  7. Australia. Peter, Paul and Mary. album. 2005. December 27, 2021.
  8. Peak positions for the Peter, Paul and Mary's EPs in the UK:
  9. Web site: Peter, Paul & Mary – Hot 100. 2021-09-14. Billboard.
  10. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100 1959–1981. Record Research. 1982. 9780898200478. 129.
  11. Web site: Peter, Paul & Mary – Adult Contemporary. 2021-09-13. Billboard.
  12. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 290. David Kent (historian).
  13. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2021-09-14. www.ultratop.be.
  14. Peak positions for Peter, Paul and Mary's singles on the Canadian CHUM Chart and, from June 1964, RPM Singles Chart:
  15. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2021-09-14. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  16. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2021-09-14. irishcharts.ie.
  17. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search lever. 2021-09-14. www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  18. Web site: flavour of new zealand - search listener. 2021-09-14. www.flavourofnz.co.nz.
  19. Web site: Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes (chansons anglophones et allophones). 5 July 2021. banq.qc.ca. 613.
  20. Web site: South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (P). 2021-09-14. rock.co.za.