This is the discography documenting albums and singles released by American R&B/soul vocal group The Dells.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US R&B [2] | CAN [3] | |||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Single (A-side, B-side) Both sides from same album except where indicated | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [4] | US R&B [5] | CAN | NLD [6] | UK [7] | |||||||||||
| 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 | - | - | - | There Is | |||||||||
| 1968 | "There Is" b/w "Show Me" | 20 | 11 | - | - | - | |||||||||
| "Wear It on Our Face" b/w "Please Don't Change Me Now" | 44 | 27 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| "Stay in My Corner" (First re-recorded version) b/w "Love Is So Simple" | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| "Always Together" b/w "I Want My Momma" | 18 | 3 | - | - | - | The Dells Musical Menu/Always Together | |||||||||
| "Does Anybody Know I'm Here" b/w "Make Sure (You Have Someone Who Loves You)" | 38 | 15 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| 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 | - | 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 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| "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 | - | - | - | Like It Is Like It Was | ||||||||
| "Open Up My Heart" / | 51 | 5 | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| "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. | |||||||||||||||
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