Lou Christie discography: History and Key Facts

This is the discography of American pop singer Lou Christie. It contains 13 studio albums, 10 compilation albums, 36 singles and other releases. His debut single was 1962's "The Gypsy Cried", released on Roulette Records. The single was an immediate hit, reaching the pop top-20 in the US and the top-5 in Canada. It eventually sold over a million copies.

The following single "Two Faces Have I" reached the pop top-5 in both countries, in addition to charting in Australia and on the US R&B charts. Subsequently, Roulette released a studio album titled Lou Christie, which reached the charts as well. Christie's next singles would fare worse on the charts, and by 1964, he completely missed them with "Stay". During this time, he was in the army. His Colpix Records contract expired in 1965, and he signed MGM Records, with whom he had his biggest hits. "Lightnin' Strikes" was his debut single for the label and it quickly reached number 1 in multiple territories. It was his first in the UK as well, peaking at number 11. An album with the same name followed and reached the charts soon after its release. His next MGM release was "Rhapsody in the Rain" which brought him to the pop top-20 again. An album featuring it and the lesser hit "Painter" followed.

After leaving MGM in 1967, he signed Columbia Records. He had three minor chart releases and no albums. His Buddah Records contract started off the same in 1968, but in 1969 he received his final top-10 hit titled "I'm Gonna Make You Mine". It nearly topped the charts in the UK as well. The following single, "Are You Getting Any Sunshine?" charted lower. The final release for the label was "Indian Lady", which had only done somewhat well in Australia and on the Billboard Easy Listening charts. For Three Brother Records similar pop results were achieved with "Beyond the Blue Horizon", but in contrast to other releases, it was a major Easy Listening hit. "Spanish Wine" was his final charting release, peaking at number 95 in 1977. A few more collaboration singles followed in later decades.

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