Lena Horne discography: History and Key Facts

The discography of American singer, actress and civil rights activist, Lena Horne, contains 24 studio albums, four live albums, one soundtrack album, 19 compilation albums and 39 singles. Her first recording was "Stormy Weather" issued in 1942, which reached number 21 on the US Music Popularity chart. While a series of records were issued by RCA Victor, Black & White and MGM, only two more releases made the US chart during the 1940s: "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" and "'Deed I Do". In 1955, "Love Me or Leave Me" rose to number 19 on the US Hot 100, becoming among Horne's highest-peaking singles in her career.

Horne's first LP for RCA Victor, It's Love was issued in 1955. Her 1957 live LP, Lena Horne at the Waldorf Astoria was her first to make the US Billboard 200, rising to number 24. Her 1958 studio LP, Give the Lady What She Wants rose to number 20 on the same chart. Her highest-peaking US LP was a collaboration with Harry Belafonte in 1959 titled Porgy and Bess, which peaked at number 13. In 1963, the CRC Charter label issued two studio albums: Lena Horne Sings Your Requests and Lena Like Latin. Another studio album by 20th Century Fox in 1963 spawned the single "Now!", which rose into the US Hot 100 and was Horne's only song to make the US R&B singles chart, peaking at number 18. The United Artists label issued three studio LP's including Merry from Lena in 1966.

Horne's 1970 collaboration with Gábor Szabó titled Lena & Gabor climbed to number 162 on the US Billboard 200. Spawned from the album was the single, "Watch What Happens", which rose into the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart at number 19 (her final single to chart). During the decade RCA released three studio albums by Horne including Harry & Lena (her second with Harry Belafonte) and Lena: A New Album. In 1981, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music was released by Qwest Records and reached number 162 on the US Billboard 200. In 1988, The Men in My Life featured a single in collaboration with Sammy Davis, Jr. titled "I Wish I'd Met You". During the 1990s, Blue Note Records issued several more studio and live albums by Horne, including the final released during her lifetime: Being Myself (1998).

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