The discography of American country singer-songwriter Hank Locklin contains 29 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, two box sets, 96 singles, two additionally-charting songs and one album appearance. He had his first hit with "The Same Sweet Girl" (1949) after signing with 4 Star Records. The song reached the top ten of the Billboard country singles chart, peaking at number eight. A string of singles were released over the next several years that were not successful. With a leasing agreement administered by Decca Records, he had his next hit in 1953 with the number one song, "Let Me Be the One." Disappointed by label management, he switched to RCA Victor Records in 1955. Under the production of Chet Atkins, he had his biggest success. His next hit came with 1956's "Why Baby Why," which reached number nine on the country chart. Between 1957 and 1958, he had three top-ten country hits: "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On," "Geisha Girl" and "It's a Little More Like Heaven." In 1958, he recorded country music's first concept albums, Foreign Love. In 1960, Locklin released his biggest hit single, "Please Help Me, I'm Falling." Not only did it top the Billboard country singles chart, but it also reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 list. It was also one of several hits Locklin had in the United Kingdom, peaking at number nine on their pop chart.
Locklin had several more Billboard country hit singles in the early 1960s. This included "One Step Ahead of My Past," "Happy Birthday to Me" and "Happy Journey." He also released several more concept studio albums, beginning with a tribute album to Roy Acuff and an album of Irish recordings. His studio releases also began appearing on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, beginning with The Girls Get Prettier in 1966. In 1968, he had his last top ten hit with "The Country Hall of Fame." As the decade progressed, his singles continued charting, yet went into lower-end song positions. In 1968 and 1969 he had his final top 40 singles on the country chart. His final album to peak on the country albums chart was 1969's Softly. He remained with RCA records until the early 1970s and released several more studio albums. This included a collaboration with Danny Davis on an album of brass instrumentation. In the latter part of the 70s, he recorded studio albums for two separate labels. In 2001, he released his first studio offering in many years titled Generations in Song. This was followed in 2006 by his final album, a collection of gospel tunes called By the Grace of God.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, and other relevant details Title Album details PeakchartpositionsUSCountry Foreign Love Released: January 1958 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Please Help Me, I'm Falling Released: July 1960 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Happy Journey Released: January 1962 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — A Tribute to Roy Acuff: The King of CountryMusic Released: February 1962 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Hank Locklin Released: March 1962 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP — This Song Is Just for You Released: May 1963 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP — The Ways of Life Released: July 1963 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Irish Songs, Country Style Released: January 1964 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Hank Locklin Sings Hank Williams Released: September 1964 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Hank Locklin Sings Eddy Arnold Released: June 1965 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — My Kind of Country Music Released: September 1965 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP — Once Over Lightly Released: November 1965 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — The Girls Get Prettier Released: May 1966 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 26 The Gloryland Way Released: August 1966 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Send Me the Pillow You Dream On andOther Great Country Hits Released: March 1967 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Nashville Women Released: August 1967 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 36 Country Hall of Fame Released: February 1968 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 20 My Love Song for You Released: August 1968 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 40 Softly Released: December 1968 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP 32 Lookin' Back Released: July 1969 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Hank Locklin & Danny Davis & the NashvilleBrass Released: March 1970 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Bless Her Heart...I Love Her Released: August 1970 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — The Mayor of McLellan, Florida Released: November 1972 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP — Hank Locklin Released: June 1975 Label: MGM Formats: LP — There Never Was a Time Released: 1977 Label: Plantation Formats: LP — Country Hall of Fame Released: 1978 Label: Top Spin Formats: LP — All Kinds of Everything Released: 1979 Label: Top Spin Formats: LP — Generations in Song Released: 2001 Label: Coldwater Formats: CD — By the Grace of God: The Gospel Album Released: September 26, 2006 Label: Yell Formats: CD — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details 3 Country Gentlemen Released: 1963 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP The Best of Hank Locklin Released: August 1966 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP That's How Much I Love You Released: 1968 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP Wabash Cannon Ball Released: 1969 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP Candy Kisses Released: November 1970 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP The First Fifteen Years Released: 1971 Label: RCA Victor Formats: LP Send Me the Pillow You Dream On Released: 1973 Label: RCA Camden Formats: LP 20 of the Best Released: 1982 Label: RCA International Formats: LP The Very Best of Hank Locklin Released: October 21, 1996 Label: Hallmark Formats: CD RCA Country Legends Released: March 4, 2003 Label: RCA Formats: CD
Box sets + List of albums, showing all relevant details Title Album details Please Help Me I'm Falling Released: December 1995 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD Send Me the Pillow You Dream On Released: 1997 Label: Bear Family Formats: CD
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSCoun.AUSNLDUK "Rio Grande Waltz" 1948 — — — — — rowspan="30" "Please Come Back and Stay" 1949 — — — — — "I Worship You" — — — — — "The Same Sweet Girl" — 8 — — — "Born to Ramble" — — — — — "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On" — — — — — "Our Love Will Show the Way" — — — — — "Are You Treating Your Neighbor as Yourself" 1950 — — — — — "Midnight Tears" — — — — — "Pinball Millionaire" — — — — — "Come Share the Sunshine with Me" — — — — — "The Holy Train" — — — — — "Tho I've Lost" — — — — — "Year of Time" — — — — — "The Song of the Whispering Leaves" 1951 — — — — — "Your House of Love Won't Stand" — — — — — "Send Me the Pillow You Dream On #2" — — — — — "Crazy Over You" — — — — — "Stumpy Joe" — — — — — "Tomorrow's Just Another Day to Cry" 1952 — — — — — "Down Texas Way" — — — — — "Harvest Is Ripe" — — — — — "Who Is Knocking at My Heart" — — — — — "Golden Wristwatch" 1953 — — — — — "I Like to Play with Your Kisses" — — — — — "Crazy Over You" — — — — — "I Can't Run Away" — — — — — "Let Me Be the One" — 1 — — — "Mysteries of Life" 1954 — — — — — "Baby You Can Count on Me" — — — — — "Your Heart Is an Island" 1955 — — — — — My Kind of Country Music "Let Me Confess" — — — — — rowspan="4" "Who Am I to Cast the First Stone" — — — — — "Empty Bottle, Empty Bottle" — — — — — "Why Baby Why" — 9 — — — "A Good Woman's Love" 1956 — — — — — Hank Locklin "Seven or Eleven" — — — — — "She's Better Than Most" — — — — — "Fourteen Karat Gold" 1957 — — — — — "(I'm So Tired Of) Goin' Home All By Myself" — — — — — "Geisha Girl" 66 4 — — — Foreign Love "Send Me the Pillow That You Dream On" 77 5 — 4 — Please Help Me, I'm Falling "It's a Little More Like Heaven" 1958 — 3 — — — "The Upper Room" — — — — — The Gloryland Way "I Gotta Talk to Your Heart" — — — — — This Song Is Just for You "Foreign Car" 1959 — — — — — Please Help Me, I'm Falling "Border of the Blues" — — — — — This Song Is Just for You "Blues In Advance" — — — — — Please Help Me, I'm Falling "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" 1960 8 1 22 9 9 "One Step Ahead of My Past" — 14 — — — This Song Is Just for You "From Here to There to You" 1961 — 12 — — 44 Hank Locklin "You're the Reason" — 14 66 — — Happy Journey "Happy Journey" — 10 — — — "We're Gonna Go Fishin'" 1962 — 14 — — 18 The Ways of Life "Wabash Cannonball" — — — — — A Tribute to Roy Acuff: The King ofCountry Music "Flyin' South" 1963 — 23 — — — "Wooden Soldier" — 41 — — — My Kind of Country Music "Followed Closely by My Teardrops" 1964 — 15 — — — "I Was Coming Home to You" — — — — — My Kind of Country Music "I'm Blue" 1965 — — — — — "Forty Nine, Fifty One" — 32 — — — "The Girls Get Prettier (Every Day)" — 35 — — — The Girls Get Prettier "Insurance" 1966 — 48 — — — "There's More Pretty Girls Than One" — — — — — The Girls Get Prettier "The Best Part of Loving You" — 69 — — — Nashville Women "Hasta Luego (See You Later)" 1967 — 41 — — — "Nashville Women" — 73 — — — "The Country Hall of Fame" — 8 — — — Country Hall of Fame "Love Song for You" 1968 — 40 — — — My Love Song for You "Everlasting Love" — 57 — — — "Lovin' You (The Way I Do)" — 62 — — — My Love Song for You "Where the Blue of the Night Meets the Goldof the Day" 1969 — 35 — — — Softly "Jeannie" — — — — — The Mayor of McLellan, Florida "Bless Her Heart...I Love Her" 1970 — 68 — — — Bless Her Heart...I Love Her "She's as Close as I Get to Loving You" 1971 — 61 — — — The Mayor of McLellan, Florida "Only a Fool" — — — — — "Softly" — — — — — rowspan="7" "Love Has a Mind of Its Own" 1972 — — — — — "I Forgot to Live Today" — — — — — "Goodbye Dear Ole Ryman" — — — — — "Before My Time" 1973 — — — — — "Jonas P. Jones" — — — — — "Sweet Inspiration" 1974 — — — — — "Send Me Your Coffee Cup" — — — — — Hank Locklin "The Sweetest Mistake" 1975 — — — — — "Irish Eyes" — — — — — "Baby I Need You" 1976 — — — — — There Never Was a Time "Daytime Love Affair" — — — — — "You Love Me Don't 'Cha" — — — — — "There Never Was a Time" 1977 — — — — — "The Upper Room" 1978 — — — — — All Kinds of Everything "Turning Point in Life" 1992 — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As a collaborative artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peakchartpositions AlbumUSCountry "Chet's Tune" 1967 38 "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" 1969 68 Hank Locklin & Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass "Flying South" 1970 56 "Hello Dolly" 1977 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details Title Year Peak chartpositions Album NotesUSCoun.UK "Happy Birthday to Me" 1961 7 — Happy Journey "I Feel a Cry Coming On" 1966 — 29 Nashville Women "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other album appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" 1973 Christmas in the Country
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External links Hank Locklin discography at Discogs