As a recording artist, Della Reese has made 22 studio albums, seven live albums, two video albums, eight compilation albums and one other charted song. Of her singles, 52 were released with Reese serving as the lead artist, while two were released with Reese serving as a collaborative artist. Two additional singles were issued as promotional singles. Reese's first recording was the 1954 single "Yes Indeed". Her first studio album appeared in 1956 on Jubilee Records called Melancholy Baby. In 1957, Reese had her first chart single with the top 20 US and Australian song "And That Reminds Me". The Jubilee label issued three more studio efforts by Reese: Amen! (1958), The Story of the Blues (1959) and What Do You Know About Love? (1959).
On the RCA Victor label, Reese had her highest-charting single with 1959's "Don't You Know?". The song reached number two on the US Hot 100 and number two on the US R&B chart. It was followed by the US and Australian top 20 single "Not One Minute More". Her first RCA Victor studio album was issued in 1960 titled Della. It was her highest-peaking album, reaching number 35 in the US. Her second charting album followed in 1961 titled Special Delivery. RCA Victor released several more studio efforts through 1965 including The Classic Della (1962) and Waltz with Me, Della (1963). Four more of Reese's singles made the US Hot 100 chart through 1961 including "Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" (1960) and "Won'cha Come Home Bill Bailey" (1961).
During the 1960s, RCA Victor also released two live albums: Della Reese on Stage (1962) and Della Reese at Basin Street East (1964). At ABC Records, Della Reese Live made the US album chart in 1966. In 1965, Reese's single "After Loving You" made the US Hot 100 and adult contemporary charts. Its corresponding studio effort C'mon and Hear Della Reese! was issued on ABC Records. The label released three more studio albums of Reese's material through 1968. Her first with Avco Embassy Records was 1969's "Games People Play". Its corresponding album Black Is Beautiful made the US R&B albums chart. Under various labels, Reese issued three more studio albums in the 1970s and two more in the 1980s. In the 1990s, Reese released two live albums. Her final album was the 2006 studio effort Give It to God.
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Family Cookin'. Pop song stylist turned actress and talk show hostess DellaReese had a disco-styled outing on the label with "If It Feels Good". The label...
mostly produced by Wes Farrell. Appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The DellaReese Show, and other programs helped to bring the group to the national stage...
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