K. T. Oslin discography

The discography of American country singer–songwriter K. T. Oslin contains six studio albums, six compilation albums, one video album, seven music videos, 25 singles and six album appearances. Oslin signed a recording contract with Elektra Records in 1981. Both singles failed to become major hits. She then signed with RCA Records in 1987 and released the single "80's Ladies."[1] The song became a top ten country hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in July 1987.[2] Oslin's corresponding debut studio album of the same name reached number one on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart and spent 148 weeks on the list.[3] It would also be her highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, peaking at number 68.[4] The album would sell one million copies and spawn the number one hits "Do Ya" and "I'll Always Come Back." Oslin's second album, This Woman was released in 1988 and was her second record to certify platinum in sales.[1] It was her second-highest charting album on the country chart, reaching number two in 1989.[5] Its second single, "Hold Me," topped the country songs chart in January 1989.[6] The album also spawned the top ten hits "Hey Bobby" and the title track.[1]

K. T. Oslin discography
Studio albums6
Compilation albums6
Video albums1
Music videos7
Singles25
Other album appearances6

In 1990, Love in a Small Town became Oslin's third studio release.[1] It reached number five on the country albums list and spent 71 weeks charting.[7] It spawned Oslin's third number one hit, "Come Next Monday." Her career slowed down following the album, yet she did release 1993's Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb. In 1996, she returned with a new studio record titled "My Roots Are Showing...".[1] It reached a lower-end position on the Top Country Albums chart, peaking at number 45 after six weeks.[8] The album spawned two singles, including the charting single "Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies."[9] In 2001, Live Close By, Visit Often became her fifth studio recording.[1] Its cover of "Come on-a My House," was her first (and only) single to chart on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs list.[10] In 2015, Oslin released her final studio effort, Simply. In December 2020, Oslin died after several years battling Parkinson's disease.[1]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications
US
[11]
US Country
[12]
CAN
Country

[13]
80's Ladies 681
This Woman
  • Released: August 1988
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
7524
Love in a Small Town
  • Released: November 27, 1990
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, cassette, CD
765
"My Roots Are Showing..."
  • Released: October 1, 1996
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
45
Live Close By, Visit Often
  • Released: June 19, 2001
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: CD
35
Simply
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US
[11]
US Country
[12]
CAN
Country

[13]
Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging
Sex Bomb
  • Released: April 27, 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
1263127
New Way Home[19]
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
Super Hits[20]
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
At Her Best[21]
  • Released: September 8, 1998
  • Label: BNA
  • Formats: Cassette, CD
RCA Country Legends[22]
  • Released: September 10, 2002
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
All-American Country[23]
  • Released: April 1, 2004
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing other relevant details
Title Year Peak chart
positions
Album
US
Country

[24]
US
Dance

[25]
CAN
Country

[26]
"Sweet Thang"[lower-alpha 1] 1967 non-album singles
"Clean Your Own Tables"[lower-alpha 2] 1981 72
"Younger Men"[lower-alpha 3] 1982
"Wall of Tears" 1986 40 80's Ladies
"80's Ladies" 1987 74
"Do Ya" 13
"I'll Always Come Back" 11
"Younger Men" (re-recording)[28] 1988
"Money" 1311 This Woman
"Hold Me" 11
"Hey Bobby" 1989 21
"This Woman" 52
"Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way" 2327
"Two Hearts" 1990 7350 Love in a Small Town
"Come Next Monday" 11
"Mary and Willie" 1991 2820
"You Call Everybody Darling" 6972
"Cornell Crawford" 63
"A New Way Home" 1993 6478 Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb
"Feeding a Hungry Heart"[29] 1994
"Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies" 1996 6486 "My Roots Are Showing..."
"My Baby Came Back"[28]
"Live Close By, Visit Often" 2001 53 Live Close By, Visit Often
"Come on-a My House" 40
"Drivin', Cryin', Missin' You"[30]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Video albums

List of albums, showing certifications and other relevant details
Title Album details Certifications
Love in a Small Town
  • Released: July 1, 1991
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: VHS

Music videos

List of music videos, showing year released and director
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"80's Ladies" 1987 Jack Cole, John Lloyd Miller [32]
"I'll Always Come Back" 1988 [32]
"Hold Me" Jack Cole [32]
"Didn't Expect It to Go Down This Way" 1989 Bill Pope [32]
"Come Next Monday" 1990 Jack Cole [32]
"Mary and Willie" 1991
"Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies" 1996 Allen Coulter

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 Ref.
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" 1990 Barry Manilow Because It's Christmas [33]
"Blue Christmas" N/A Home for the Holidays [34]
"Tumbling Tumbleweeds" 1991 Roy Rogers
Restless Heart
Roy Rogers Tribute [35]
"I Don't Remember Your Name (But I Remember You)" 1994 N/A The Thing Called Love (soundtrack) [36]
"Where Is a Woman to Go" 1995 Mary Chapin Carpenter
Dusty Springfield
A Very Fine Love [37]
"Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad" 1998 N/A Tammy Wynette...Remembered [38]

Notes

  1. Oslin was credited on "Sweet Thang" as "Frankie & Johnny".[27]
  2. Oslin was credited in the single's release under the name "Kay T. Oslin."[28]
  3. Oslin was credited in the single's release under the name "Kay T. Oslin."[28]

References

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  2. ""80's Ladies" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. "80's Ladies chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  4. "80's Ladies chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  5. "This Woman chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  6. ""Hold Me" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  7. "Love in a Small Town chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  8. ""My Roots Are Showing..." chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  9. ""Silver Tongue and Goldplated Lies" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  10. ""Come on-a My House" chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  11. "K.T. Oslin chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  12. "K.T. Oslin chart history (Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  13. "Search results for "Oslin" under "Country Albums/CD's"". RPM. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  14. "Canadian album certifications – K.T. Oslin – 80s Ladies". Music Canada.
  15. "American album certifications – K.T. Oslin – 80%27s Ladies". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  16. "Canadian album certifications – K.T. Oslin – This Woman". Music Canada.
  17. "American album certifications – K.T. Oslin – This Woman". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  18. "American album certifications – K.T. Oslin – Love in a Small Town". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
  19. "New Way Home: K.T. Oslin: Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  20. "Super Hits: K.T. Oslin: Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  21. "At Her Best: K.T. Oslin: Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  22. "RCA Country Legends: K.T. Oslin: Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  23. "All-American Country: K.T. Oslin: Releases". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  24. "K.T. Oslin Album & Song Chart History - Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  25. "K.T. Oslin Album & Song Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  26. "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Country Singles". RPM. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  27. Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-188-8.
  28. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006, Second edition. Record Research.
  29. "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. January 29, 1994.
  30. "Going for Adds - Country" (PDF). Radio & Records. August 31, 2001.
  31. "American video certifications – K.T. Oslin – Love in a Small Town". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Video Longform, then click SEARCH. 
  32. Oslin, K. T. (July 1, 1991). "Love in a Small Town (VHS Liner Notes and Album Information)". RCA Records.
  33. "Because It's Christmas: Barry Manilow: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  34. "Home for the Holidays: Various artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  35. "Tribute: Roy Rogers: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  36. "The Thing Called Love -- Original Soundtrack: Various artists: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  37. "A Very Fine Love: Dusty Springfield: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  38. "Tammy Wynette...Remembered: Various artists: Songs, Credits, Reviews". Allmusic. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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