Joe Ely discography
Joe Ely is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. His discography consists of 18 studio albums, 5 live albums, 19 singles, 12 compilations, 1 EP, and 1 music video. In addition, he has been a performer on numerous albums by other artists.
| Joe Ely discography | |
|---|---|
 Joe Ely (left) and Ryan Bingham in 2008 at Antone's during SXSW in Austin TX. Photo by Ron Baker. | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Music videos | 1 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 19 |
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | US Folk | |||
| 1977 | Joe Ely | MCA | ||||
| 1978 | Honky Tonk Masquerade | |||||
| 1979 | Down on the Drag | |||||
| 1981 | Musta Notta Gotta Lotta | 135 | ||||
| 1984 | Hi-Res | 204 | ||||
| 1987 | Lord of the Highway | Hightone | ||||
| 1988 | Dig All Night | |||||
| What Ever Happened to Maria | Sunstorm | |||||
| 1993 | Love and Danger | MCA | ||||
| 1995 | Chippy | Hollywood | ||||
| Letter to Laredo | 68 | MCA | ||||
| 1998 | Twistin' in the Wind | 55 | MCA | |||
| 2003 | Streets of Sin | 51 | Rounder | |||
| Ten in Texas | Icehouse | |||||
| 2007 | Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch | Rack 'Em Records | ||||
| Silver City | ||||||
| 2011 | Satisfied At Last | 46 | 18 | |||
| 2015 | Panhandle Rambler | 43 | 24 | 18 | ||
| 2020 | Love In the Midst of Mayhem | |||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | Label | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | US Heat | US Folk | |||
| 1980 | Live Shots | 159 | MCA | |||
| 1990 | Live at Liberty Lunch | 57 | MCA | |||
| 1998 | Live at the Cambridge Folk Festival EP | Strange Fruit | ||||
| 2000 | Live @ Antones | 66 | Antones | |||
| 2008 | LIVE Cactus! (with Joel Guzmán) | Rack 'Em Records | ||||
| 2009 | LIVE Chicago 1987! | |||||
Compilations
| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Milkshakes and Malts | Sunstorm | Compiles Ely's covers of Butch Hancock compositions. |
| 1995 | "No Bad Talk Or Loud Talk" '77-'81 | Edsel | Compiles tracks from Ely's first 5 albums. |
| 1995 | Time For Travelin‘ (The Best Of Joe Ely Volume Two) | Edsel | Compiles tracks from Ely's first 5 albums that were not included on No Bad Talk Or Loud Talk. |
| 2000 | Joe Ely / Honky Tonk Masquerade | BGO | A compilation of both albums. |
| 2000 | The Best Of Joe Ely | MCA | Compiles tracks from albums starting with Joe Ely through Letter to Laredo |
| 2002 | From Lubbock to Laredo: The Best of Joe Ely | MCA | Selected tracks compiled and annotated by Sid Griffin. |
| 2004 | Settle For Love | HighTone | Compiles tracks from Lord of the Highway and Dig All Night plus 2 bonus tracks. |
| 2009 | Down On The Drag/Live Shots | BGO | A compilation of both albums. |
| 2009 | Musta Notta Gotta Lotta / Hi-Res | BGO | A compilation of both albums. |
| 2012 | Lord Of The Highway / Dig All Night | Shout! Factory | A compilation of both albums. |
| 2014 | B4 84 - Pearls From The Vault Series | Rack 'Em Records | Compiles stripped-down demos from the Hi-Res sessions, including 2 songs that were not included on the Hi-Res album. |
EPs
| Year | Title | Label | Tracks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Texas Special | MCA | "Crazy Lemon" / "Not Fade Away" /"Treat Me Like a Saturday Night" / "Wishin' For You" |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US MSR | |||
| 1977 | "All My Love" | 89 | — | Joe Ely |
| 1977 | "She Never Spoke Spanish To Me" / "All My Love" | — | — | Joe Ely |
| 1977 | "Tennessee's Not The State I'm In" | — | — | Joe Ely |
| 1977 | "Gambler's Bride" / "Tennessee's Not The State I'm In" | — | — | Joe Ely |
| 1978 | "Honky Tonk Masquerade" | — | — | Honky Tonk Masquerade |
| 1978 | "Fingernails" / "Because of the Wind" | — | — | Honky Tonk Masquerade |
| 1979 | "Down On The Drag" / "In Another World" | — | — | Down on the Drag |
| 1980 | "Fingernails" / "Suckin' a Big Bottle of Gin" / "Standin' at the Big Hotel" | — | — | Live Shots |
| 1981 | "Musta Notta Gotta Lotta" / "Wishin´ For You" | — | 40 | Musta Notta Gotta Lotta |
| 1981 | "Dallas" / "Hard Livin´" | — | — | Musta Notta Gotta Lotta |
| 1981 | "Dallas" / "Wishin' For You" | — | — | Musta Notta Gotta Lotta |
| 1984 | "What's Shakin Tonight" | — | — | Hi-Res |
| 1987 | "Lord Of The Highway" | — | — | Lord Of The Highway |
| 1987 | "My Baby Thinks She's French" / "No Rope, Daisy-O" / | — | — | Lord Of The Highway |
| 1988 | "Settle For Love" / "Jazz Street" / "Rich Man, Poor Man" | — | — | Dig All Night |
| 1988 | "Grandfather Blues" / "My Eyes Got Lucky" | — | — | Dig All Night |
| 1990 | "Row Of Dominoes" / "Me & Billy The Kid" | — | — | Live at Liberty Lunch |
| 1993 | "Highways and Heartaches" | — | — | Love and Danger |
| 1996 | "All Just to Get to You" | — | — | Letter to Laredo |
| 2011 | "You Can Bet I'm Gone" | — | — | Satisfied at Last |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Guest singles
| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||||
| 1992 | "Sweet Suzanne" | Buzzin' Cousins | 68 | Falling from Grace soundtrack |
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "What's Shakin' Tonight" | |
| 1987 | "My Baby Thinks She's French" | |
| 1992 | "Sweet Suzanne" (Buzzin' Cousins) | Marty Callner |
| 1993 | "Highways and Heartaches" | Deaton-Flanigen |
| 1996 | "All Just To Get To You" | Adrian Pasdar |
| 2016 | "Southern Eyes" |
As a member of the Flatlanders
- 1980: One Road More (Charly)
- 1990: More A Legend Than A Band (Rounder) - initially released in 1976 as All American Music in a limited run on 8-track tape
- 1995: "Unplugged" (Sun) - recorded in March, 1972
- 2002: Now Again (New West)
- 2003: Wheels of Fortune (New West)
- 2004: Live at the One Knite: June 8th 1972 (New West)
- 2004: Live From Austin TX DVD (New West)
- 2009: Hills And Valleys (New West)
- 2012: The Odessa Tapes (New West) - unreleased 1972 recordings
As a member of Los Super Seven
- 1998: Los Super Seven (BMG / RCA)
- 2001: Canto (Columbia)
- 2005: Heard It On The X (Telarc)
As composer
- 1985: Lisa Rhodes - Shivers (Spindletop) - track 3, "I'll Be Your Fool"
- 1988: Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Fair & Square (Hightone) - track 2, "Honky Tonk Masquerade"
- 1988: Guy Clark - Old Friends (Sugar Hill) - track 7, "The Indian Cowboy"
- 1988: Mack Abernathy - Different Situations (CMI) - track 10, "Honky Tonk Masquerade
- 1991: Kelly Willis - Bang Bang (MCA) - track 10, "Settle For Love"
- 1994: Townes Van Zandt - Roadsongs (Sugar Hill) - track 7, "The Indian Cowboy"
- 1994: various artists - Howl... A Farewell Compilation Of Unreleased Songs (Glitterhouse) - track 4, "Honky Tonk Masquerade" (performed by Joe Henry)
- 1998: Ramblin' Jack Elliott - Friends Of Mine (HighTone) - track 2, "Me & Billy The Kid"
- 2010: John Train - All of Your Stories (Chapter 7) - track 8, "Because of the Wind"
- 2010: Rod Taylor - Here, There, Or Anywhere (Broken Horn) - track 10, "The Indian Cowboy"
- 2012: Pat Green - Songs We Wish We'd Written, Vol. 2 (Sugar Hill) - track 1, "All Just to Get to You" (co-written with Will Sexton)
- 2014: Jason D. Williams - Hillbillies and Holy Rollers (MRI / Rock-A-Billy) - track 5, "Fingernails"
As primary artist/song contributor
- 1978: various artists - Kerrville Folk Festival 1978 (PSG) - track 2, "Livin' On A Dry Land Farm" (with Butch Hancock)
- 1992: various artists - Buddy's Buddys: The Buddy Holly Songbook (Connoisseur Collection) - track 20, "Rock Me My Baby"
- 1992: various artists - Across the Great Divide: Songs of Jo Carol Pierce (Deja Disc) - track 2, "Queen Of Heaven"
- 1994: various artists - Brace Yourself! A Tribute To Otis Blackwell (Shanachie) - track 11, "Great Balls of Fire"
- 1994: various artists - Tulare Dust : A Songwriter's Tribute to Merle Haggard (HighTone) - track 6, "White Line Fever"
- 1995: various artists - For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson (MusicMasters) - track 5, "Joy"
- 1995: various artists - Texans Live From Mountain Stage (Blue Plate) - track 9, "I Had My Hopes Up High"
- 1996: various artists - Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) (Decca / MCA) - track 8, "Oh Boy!" (with Todd Snider)
- 2000: various artists - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 8 (KGSR) - track 2-1, "Dallas" (with the Flatlanders); track 3-3, "The Indian Cowboy"
- 2001: various artists - Daddy-O Daddy! Rare Family Songs of Woody Guthrie (Rounder) - track 2, "Want To See Me Grow" and track 12, "Tippy Tap Toe" (both with Jimmie Dale Gilmore)
- 2002: various artists - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 10 (KGSR) - track 2-1, "I Had My Hopes Up High" (with the Flatlanders)
- 2003: various artists - Light Of Day: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (Schoolhouse) - track 2-18, "Working on the Highway"
- 2003: various artists - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 11 (KGSR) - track 2-14, "Streets Of Sin"
- 2006: various artists - A Case for Case: A Tribute to the Songs of Peter Case (Hungry For Music) - track 2-2, "Put Down The Gun"
- 2006: various artists - Sail Away: The Songs Of Randy Newman (Sugar Hill) - track 4, "Rider In The Rain" (with Reckless Kelly)
- 2009: various artists - Man of Somebody's Dreams: A Tribute to Chris Gaffney (Yep Roc) - track 1, "Lift Your Leg"
- 2010: various artists - KGSR Broadcasts Vol. 18 (KGSR) - track 1-4, "Midnight Train"
- 2011: various artists - This One's for Him: A Tribute to Guy Clark (Icehouse) - track 2-1, "Dublin Blues"
Other appearances
1978 - 1989
- 1978: Terry Allen - Lubbock (On Everything) (Fate) - harmonica
- 1979: Butch Hancock - The Wind's Dominion (Rainlight) - resonator guitar
- 1980: Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band - Smokin' the Dummy (Fate) - harmonica
- 1982: The Clash - Combat Rock (CBS / Epic) - backing vocals
- 1983: Terry Allen and the Panhandle Mystery Band - Bloodlines (Fate) - backing vocals
- 1984: Robert Earl Keen - No Kinda Dancer (Philo) - steel guitar on track 4, "Swervin' In My Lane"
- 1986: Darden Smith - Native Soil (Redi-Mix / Watermelon) - steel guitar on track 7, "Wild West Show"
- 1988: Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Fair & Square (Hightone) - vocals
- 1989: Butch Hancock - Own & Own (Demon / Sugar Hill) - guitar, backing vocals
- 1989: Kimmie Rhodes - Angels Get The Blues (Heartland) - vocals
- 1989: Syd Straw - Surprise (Virgin) - guest on track 12, "Learning The Game" (bonus track on 2000 reissue)
1990 - present
- 1993: Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne (Rhino / Sire) - guitar, vocal on track 15, "Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way" (bonus track)
- 1996: Terry Allen - Human Remains (Sugar Hill) - backing vocals
- 1997: Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana - All The King's Men (Polydor) - track 5, "I'm Gonna Strangle You Shortly" (with Lee Rocker)
- 1999: Aztex - Short Stories (HighTone) - special guest
- 2003: The Chieftains - Further Down the Old Plank Road (Victor / Arista) - track 8, "The Moonshiner/I'm A Rambler"
- 2004: Rosie Flores - Bandera Highway (HighTone / Shout!) - guest artist on track 4, "Love and Danger"
- 2004: Tom Russell - Indians Cowboys Horses Dogs (HighTone) - lead vocal on track 6, "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"
- 2005: Original Bells Of Joy - Original Bells Of Joy and Friends (Dialtone) - shared lead vocal on track 1, "Sinner Man"[1]
- 2005: James McMurtry - Childish Things (Lightning Rod / Compadre) - vocals on track 4, "Slew Foot"
- 2015: Tom Russell - The Rose of Roscrae (Proper) - vocals
- 2016: Robert Earl Keen - Live Dinner Reunion (Dualtone) - guitar, vocals on track 2-11, "The Road Goes On Forever"
Sources
- JoeEly.com - Official home page
- Joe Ely at AllMusic
- Joe Ely discography at Discogs
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