Chely Wright discography

American country artist Chely Wright has released eight studio albums, three compilation albums, one video album, four extended plays, 24 singles, 18 music videos, and appeared on six albums. Wright first issued two unsuccessful studio albums under Polydor Records: Woman in the Moon (1994) and Right in the Middle of It (1996). Both albums were critically acclaimed despite their lack of success.[1] Her third studio album Let Me In (1997) reached number 25 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and spawned the hit single "Shut Up and Drive".[2][3] It was Wright's fourth studio album that brought forth her biggest success, Single White Female.[4] Released in May 1999, it reached number 15 on the country albums chart, number 124 on the Billboard 200, and certified gold from the Recording Industry Association of America.[5][6] The title track reached the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 1999 and was followed by the top 20 hit "It Was".[1][5]

Chely Wright discography
Chely Wright in concert, 2009.
Studio albums8
Compilation albums3
Video albums1
Music videos18
EPs4
Singles24
Other appearances6
Other charted songs1

Wright's fifth studio record Never Love You Enough (2001) reached the top 10 of the Billboard Top Country Albums chart. Both the title track and "Jezebel" were top 30 hit singles on the country songs chart.[1] After releasing an extended play, Wright launched her sixth studio album in February 2005, The Metropolitan Hotel.[7] She took a five-year hiatus between the latter and her seventh studio album Lifted Off the Ground (2010).[1] Spending 13 weeks on the country albums chart, it peaked at number 32 and also charted within the Billboard 200.[2][8] In 2016, her eighth studio album was released titled I Am the Rain. The project peaked at number 13 on the country albums chart.[9] Chely Wright has sold over one million records according to Nielsen Soundscan.[10]

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, certifications, and other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[11]		 US
Country
[12]		 US
Indie
[13]		 CAN
Country
[14]		 UK
Country
[15]
Woman in the Moon —————
Right in the Middle of It
  • Released: January 9, 1996
  • Label: PolyGram/Mercury
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
 —————
Let Me In
  • Released: September 9, 1997
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
 17125—237
Single White Female
  • Released: May 18, 1999
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
 12415—168
Never Love You Enough
  • Released: September 25, 2001
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
 624——7
The Metropolitan Hotel 96187—3
Lifted Off the Ground
  • Released: May 4, 2010
  • Label: EMI/Vanguard
  • Formats: CD, music download
 2003235—8
I Am the Rain
  • Released: September 9, 2016
  • Label: MRI/Sony/Painted Red
  • Formats: CD, music download
 1811317——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
List of compilation albums, showing relevant details
Title Album details
20th Century Masters –The
Millennium Collection[17]
  • Released: September 23, 2003
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
The Definitive Collection[18]
  • Released: March 13, 2007
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: CD, music download
The Ultimate Collection[19]
  • Released: October 6, 2008
  • Label: Humphead
  • Formats: CD

Extended plays
List of extended plays, showing relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
US
Indie
[13]		 US
Holiday
[20]
Everything
  • Released: October 26, 2004
  • Label: Painted Red
  • Formats: CD
 ——
Damn Liar – The Dance Remix[21]
  • Released: March 29, 2011
  • Label: Vanguard
  • Formats: Music download
 ——
Santa Will Find You!
  • Released: October 26, 2018
  • Label: Painted Red
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 3326
Revival[23]
  • Released: May 10, 2019
  • Label: Painted Red
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 ——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist
List of singles, with selected chart positions and other relevant details
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[24]		 US
Country
[25]		 CAN
Country
[26]
"He's a Good Ole Boy" 1994 —5855 Woman in the Moon
"Till I Was Loved By You" —4866
"Sea of Cowboy Hats" 1995 —5674
"Listening to the Radio" —6684 Right in the Middle of It
"The Love That We Lost" 1996 —4151
"The Love He Left Behind"[27] ———
"Shut Up and Drive" 1997 —[lower-alpha 1]1421 Let Me In
"Just Another Heartache" —3951
"I Already Do" 1998 —3659
"Single White Female" 1999 3611 Single White Female
"It Was" 641137
"She Went Out for Cigarettes" 2000 —4984
"Never Love You Enough" 2001 —26— Never Love You Enough
"Jezebel" —23—
"Back of the Bottom Drawer" 2004 —40— Everything
"The Bumper of My SUV" —54— The Metropolitan Hotel
"The Bumper of My SUV" (re-release) 2005 —35—
"The River"[29] ———
"C'est La Vie (You Never Can Tell)"[30] ———
"Broken"[31] 2010 ——— Lifted Off the Ground
"Damn Liar" (dance remix)[21] 2011 ——— Damn Liar – The Remix Album
"What About Your Heart"[32] 2016 ——— I Am the Rain
"Say the Word"[33] 2019 ——— Revival
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles, with selected chart positions and other relevant details
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[25]
"Scary Old World"[lower-alpha 2]
(Radney Foster with Georgia Middleman or Chely Wright)		 2003 52 Another Way to Go

Other charted songs
List of songs, with selected chart positions and other relevant details
Title Year Peak
chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[25]
"Hard to Be a Husband, Hard to Be a Wife"
(with Brad Paisley)		 2000 68 Grand Ole Opry 75th Anniversary, Vol. 2

Videography

Video albums
List of video albums, showing relevant details
Title Album details
20th Century Masters – The Best of Chely
Wright[34]
  • Released: April 20, 2004
  • Label: MCA Nashville
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos
List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"He's a Good Ole Boy" 1994 Mary Newman-Said [35]
"Till I Was Loved By You" Bill Young
"Sea of Cowboy Hats" 1995 [36]
"Listening to the Radio" Steven Goldmann [37]
"The Love He Left Behind" 1996 Allen Coulter [38]
"Shut Up and Drive" 1997 Charley Randazzo [39]
"Just Another Heartache" Steven Goldmann [40]
"I Already Do" 1998 Gerry Wenner [41]
"Single White Female" 1999 Deaton-Flanigen [39]
"It Was" [39]
"She Went Out for Cigarettes" 2000 [42]
"Never Love You Enough" 2001 Trey Fanjoy [39]
"Jezebel" [39]
"Back of the Bottom Drawer" 2004 [43]
"The Bumper of My SUV" N/A
"The River" 2005 Brent Hedgecock
"Sex and Gasoline"
(with Rodney Crowell)		 2008 Rodney Crowell
"Sister, Oh Sister"
(Rosanne Cash featuring Chely Wright)		 2012 Devereux Milburn [44]

Other appearances
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album Ref.
"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" 1999 N/A A Country Christmas 1999 [45]
"Part of Your World" 2000 N/A The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea [46]
"The Edge of Forever" Richard Marx Days in Avalon [47]
"Angel Band" 2001 Ralph Stanley Clinch Mountain Sweethearts [48]
"I'm Trying" Diamond Rio One More Day [49]
"Sister, Oh Sister" 2012 Rosanne Cash Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell [50]

Notes
  1. "Shut Up and Drive" did not enter the Hot 100, but charted at number 12 on U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.[28]
  2. Chely Wright is featured only on the album version of "Scary Old World"; the radio edit was a duet with Georgia Middleman. This song was credited to "Radney Foster with Chely Wright or Georgia Middleman".[28]

References
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  9. "I Am the Rain chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
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  19. "The Ultimate Collection: Chely Wright: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  20. "Top Holiday Albums". Billboard.
  21. "Chely Wright -- Damn Liar (The Remixes) (2011, CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  22. Bjorke, Matt (November 7, 2018). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: November 7, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
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  28. Peak chart positions for songs charting on Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles:
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  33. Betts, Stephen L. "Chely Wright Previews New 'Revival' EP With Joyous 'Say the Word' Songwriter's latest single is a luminescent slice of Seventies AM pop". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
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  46. "Soundtracks for The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea". Billboard. 2000. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
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  50. "Kin: Songs by Mary Karr & Rodney Crowell: Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
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