Chris Connor discography: History and Key Facts

The discography of American singer, Chris Connor, contains 34 studio albums, 13 compilation albums, three live albums, 23 singles, four promotional singles and five album appearances. Connor's first recordings were released as singles in collaboration with Jerry Wald and Stan Kenton between 1952 and 1953. In 1954, the Bethlehem label issued her debut studio albums, Chris Connor Sings Lullabys of Birdland and Chris Connor Sings Lullabys for Lovers. Two more Bethlehem albums were released through 1956 and it was followed by her self-titled LP with Atlantic Records the same year. Atlantic released several singles by Connor, including two the made the US Hot 100: "Trust in Me" and "I Miss You So". The latter was her only single to make the top 40.

Seven studio LP's of Connor's material was released by Atlantic through 1959 including Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac of Song (1957), A Jazz Date with Chris Connor (1958) and Chris Connor Sings Ballads of the Sad Cafe (1959). The label also issued her first live product in 1960 called Chris in Person. The same year, her vocals appeared on the Nina Simone collaborative compilation, Nina Simone and Her Friends. In 1961, she collaborated with Maynard Ferguson on two studio LP's: Double Exposure and Two's Company. Two albums were then recorded with the FM label, beginning with live product Chris Connor at the Village Gate: Early Show/Late Show (1963). Two more LP's were issued by ABC–Paramount including Chris Connor Now! (1966).

Connor recorded sporadically over the next ten years until the release of 1977's Chris Moves by CBS/Sony. The album (along with four others) were released exclusively by Japanese labels including Alone Together (1979) and Love Being Here with You (1983). Two albums with the US-based Contemporary Records were released, such as Classic (1987). Four studio albums were then issued by the Japanese Alfa Records in the 1990s decade like Angel Eyes (1991) and Blue Moon (1995). Connor's final studio recordings were issued by the HighNote label in the 2000s, concluding with Everything I Love in 2003. Compilations have since been issued including The Complete Atlantic and FM Albums in 2019. In 2014, "I Hear Music" made the French singles chart.

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