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This Complete List Of Les Paul Albums And Songs presents the full discography of Les Paul studio albums. This amazing Les Paul discography also includes all the sensational Les Paul live albums. This list also includes select Les Paul compilations as there are pretty much endless. All these legendary Les Paul albums have been presented below in chronological order. We have also included all original release dates with each Les Paul album as well as all original album covers. Every Les Paul album listed below showcases the entire album track listing.
LES PAUL STUDIO ALBUMS
Hawaiian Paradise
Released 1949
Side One:
1. Hawaiian Paradise
2. My Isle of Golden Dreams
3. Song of the Islands
4. Sweet Leilani
Side Two:
1 King’s Serenade
2 To You, Sweetheart, Aloha
3 Aloha Oe
4 Sweet Hawaiian Moonlight
The New Sound
Released 1951
Side One:
1. Brazil
2. Hip-Billy Boogie
3. The Swiss Woodpecker
4. Caravan
5. Sleep
6. Lady Of Spain
Side Two:
1. Lover
2. The Man On The Flying Trapeze
3. By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
4. What Is This Thing Called Love
5. Nola
6. South
Les Paul’s New Sound, Vol. 2
Released 1951
Side One:
- In The Good Old Summertime
- Three Little Words
- The Lonesome Road
- Jazz Me Blues
Side Two:
- I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
- Moon Of Manakoora
- La Rosita
- Just One More Chance
Bye Bye Blues!
Released 1952
CD Track Listings:
1.Blues Stay Away From Me
2.Frankie And Johnnie
3.Don’t Cry Baby
4.Bye Bye Blues
5.St. Louis Blues
6.Wabash Blues
7.Jazz Me Blues
8.Smoke Ring
9.It’s A Lonesome Old Town
10.Walkin’ And Whistlin’ Blues
The Hit Makers! (Capitol, 1953)
Released 1953
Side One:
1.How High The Moon
2.Josephine
3.Mockin’ Bird Hill
4.Whispering
Side Two:
1.The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
2.Meet Mister Callaghan
3.Tiger Rag
4.Tennessee Waltz
Les and Mary
Released 1955
CD Track Listings:
- Falling in Love with Love – 2:09
- On the Sunny Side of the Street – 2:36
- Just One of Those Things – 2:20
- Twelfth Street Rag – 2:21
- Lies (Harry Barris – 2:35
- Turista (Geraldo Blota – 2:26
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot – 2:17
- Nueva Laredo – 2:58
- The Best Things in Life Are Free – 2:29
- Moritat (From Three Penny Opera) – 2:26
- Some of These Days – 2:09
- Tico, Tico – 1:37
- Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home – 2:03
- Dangerous Curves – 2:30
- I’m Movin’ On – 1:49
- Farewell (For Just Awhile) – 2:24
Songs of Today
Released 1956
Side One:
1. Amukiriki (The Lord Willing)
2. Song In Blue
Side Two:
1. Humming Bird
2.Magic Melody
Time to Dream
Released 1957
CD Track Listings:
1.That Old Feeling
2.Bewitched
3.My Silent Love
4.I Surrender Dear
5.You Call It Madness
6.June In January
7.Moonlight And Shadows
8.I Can’t Get Started
9.How Deep Is The Ocean
10.Sweet And Lovely
11.Prisoner Of Love
12.If I Had You
Les Paul and Mary Ford
Released 1961
CD Track Listings:
1.The Poor People Of Paris
2.Jura (I Swear I Love You)
3.Am I Blue
4.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
5.Goodnight, Irene
6.Makin’ Whoopee!
7.Your Cheatin’ Heart
8.East Of The Sun
9.After You’ve Gone
10.’Deed I Do
Bouquet of Roses
Released 1962
CD Track Listings:
1. I Love You So Much It Hurts Me
2. You Win Again
3. Four Walls
4. I Hang My Head And Cry
5. Someday (You’ll Want Me To Want You)
6. I’ll Never Be Free
7. I Gotta Have My Baby Back
8.I’m Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes
9. End Of The World
10.You’re Free To Go
11.Bouquet Of Roses
12.She’ll Have To Go
Warm and Wonderful
Released 1962
Side One:
1.Deed I Do
2. Makin’ Whoopee!
3. A Cottage For Sale
4. Clouds
5. Come Back To Me
6. Chasing Shadows
Side Two:
1. It’s Been A Long, Long Time
2.After You’ve Gone
3.Am I Blue
4. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
5.Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams (And Dream Your Troubles Away)
6.East Of The Sun (And West Of The Moon)
Les Paul & Trio and The Windjammers
Released 1963
Side One:
1. Dark Eyes
2. I Surrender Dear
3. The Sheik of Araby
4. I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
5. Ain’t Misbehavin’
Side Two:
1. Cherokee
2. Love and Roses
3. Sweet Smell of Sunday
4. Power, Paint & Perfume
5. Sun Dance
Les Paul Now
Released 1965
Side One:
1. How High The Moon 2:04
2. Bye Bye Blues 2:56
3. The System 1:53
4. Whispering 2:17
5. I Really Don’t Want To Know 2:23
6. Tennessee Waltz 2:06
7. Lover
Side Two:
1. Little Rock Getaway 1:25
2. Sleep 2:42
3. Caravan 2:03
4. Los Angeles 1:49
5. Lady Of Spain 1:55
6. Golden Earrings 2:30
Guitar Artistry of Les Paul
Released 1971
CD Track Listings:
1. Begin The Beguine
2. Sweet Leilani
3. Dark Eyes
4. My Isle Of Golden Dreams
5. Guitar Boogie
6. Blue Skies
7. To You Sweetheart Aloha
8. Dream Dust
9. Hawaiin Paradise
10. Steel Guitar Rag
The World Is Still Waiting For The Sunrise
Released 1974
Side One:
1.How High The Moon
2.Whispering
3. Lover
4. Bye Bye Blues
5. Deep In The Blues
Side Two:
1.The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
2.I Really Don’t Want To Know
3.Walkin’ And Whistlin’ Blues
4.How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky)
5. I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
6. Vaya Con Dios
Chester and Lester with Chet Atkins
Released 1976
Side One:
1. It’s Been A Long Time 3:27
2. Medley: Moonglow / Picnic 4:38
3. Caravan 3:03
4. It Had To Be You 3:28
5. Out Of Nowhere 3:09
Side Two:
1. Avalon 6:28
2. Birth Of The Blues 3:01
3. Someday Sweetheart 3:16
4. Deed I Do 2:27
5. Lover Come Back To Me 2:41
Guitar Monsters with Chet Atkins
Released 1978
Side One:
1. Limehouse Blues 2:46
2. I Want to Be Happy 3:41
3. Over the Rainbow 2:35
4. Meditation 2:27
5. Lazy River 2:56
6. I’m Your Greatest Fan 3:45
Side Two:
1. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) 2:55
2. I Surrender Dear 3:59
3. Brazil 2:37
4. Give My Love to Nell 2:50
5. Hot Toddy 2:56
LES PAUL TRIBUTES ALBUMS
Les Paul & Friends: American Made World Played
Released 2005
CD Track Listings:
1 Intro
2 Love Sneakin’ Up on You – with Sting & Joss Stone
3 Rock & Roll, Hoochie Koo – with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Edgar Winter and Noah Hunt
4 Somebody Ease My Troublin’ Mind – with Sam Cooke and Eric Clapton
5 So Into You – with Peter Frampton
6 How High the Moon – with Алсу
7 Bad Case of Lovin’ You – with Billy F. Gibbons
8 I Wanna Know You – with Neal Schon and Beth Hart
9 Good News, (Ain’t That) – with Jeff Beck and Sam Cooke
10 Let Me Roll It- with Richie Sambora
11 Caravan
12 Good Morning Little School Girl – with Buddy Guy, Keith Richards and Rick Derringer
13 All I Want Is You – with John Rzeznik
14 69 Freedom Special
15 Fly Like an Eagle (2005) – with Steve Miller
16 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – with Joe Perry, Mick Hucknall and Kenny Olsen
Les Paul and Friends: Tribute to a Legend
Released 2008
CD Track Listings:
1 The Good Luck You’re Having – with Joe Bonamassa 4:41
2 The Walls Came Tumbling Down – with Hiram Bullock 4:15
3 I Don’t Want to Be With Nobody But You – with Joan Osborne 3:53
4 All I Want Is You – with Johnny Rzeznik 4:44
5 Slippin’ Into Darkness – with Lisa Fischer 7:24
6 69 Freedom Special – with Edgar Winter 5:47
7 Vocalise – with Slash 5:02
8 I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – with Mick Hucknall 6:46
9 How Long – with Jeff Golub 5:46
10 Great Hall of Fame – with Richie Sambora 5:39
LES PAUL COMPILATIONS
The Legend and the Legacy – Box Set
Released 1991
Disc One:
1 Lover
2 Brazil
3 Hip-Billy Boogie
4 What Is Thing Called Love?
5 Caravan
6 Nola
7 Cryin’
8 Dry My Tears
9 Goofus
10 Tennessee Waltz
11 Little Rock Getaway
12 Mockin’ Bird Hill
13 Chicken Reel
14 How High The Moon
15 Walkin’ And Whistlin’ Blues
16 Josephine
17 I Wish I’d Never Seen Sunshine
18 In The Good Old Summertime
19 Three Little Words
20 Jazz Me Blues
21 Just One More Chance
22 Whispering
23 World Is Waiting For The Sunrise, The
24 Jingle Bells
25 Tiger Rag
26 Les Paul Show-Episode #1
27 “Robert Hall Clothing Store” –
28 “Rheingold Beer” – commercial
Disc Two:
1 The Carioca
2 I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
3 Smoke Rings
4 Meet Mister Callaghan
5 Take Me In Your Arms And Hold Me
6 Lady Of Spain
7 My Baby’s Comin’ Home
8 Bye Bye Blues
9 Deep In The Blues
10 St. Louis Blues
11 Mammy’s Boogie
12 I’m Sitting On Top Of The World
13 Sleep
14 Vaya Con Dios :: May God Be With You
15 Johnny (Is The Boy For Me)
16 Kangaroo, The
17 Don’cha Hear Them Blues
18 I Really Don’t Want To Know
19 South
20 I’m A Fool To Care
21 Auctioneer (I’ll Buy That Dream)
22 Whither Thou Goest
23 Mandolino
24 Mr. Sandman
25 Song In Blue
26 Les Paul Show-Episode #2
27 “Rheingold Beer”
Disc Three:
1 Someday Sweetheart
2 No Letter Today
3 On The Sunny Side Of The Street
4 Just One Of Those Things
5 Twelfth Street Rag
6 Lies
7 Nuevo Laredo
8 Best Things In Life Are Free, The
9 Moritat – (from “Theme From Three Penny Opera”)
10 Some Of These Days
11 I’m Movin’ On
12 Farewell (For Just Awhile)
13 Hummingbird
14 Amukiriki (The Lord Willing)
15 Magic Melody
16 Alabamy Bound
17 Say The Words I Love To Hear
18 Send Me Some Money
19 Cimarron (Roll On)
20 San Antonio Rose
21 Cinco Robles (Five Oaks)
22 I Don’t Want You No More
23 Fire (I’m Keeping My Heart Away From Fire)
24 Night Of The Fourth, The
25 Goodnight My Someone
26 The Les Paul Show-Episode #3
27 “Robert Hall Clothing Store”
Disc Four – Previously unreleased recordings
1 In The Mood
2 Sentimental Journey
3 I Ain’t Got Nobody
4 Down In Jungle Town
5 Doing The Town
6 Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)
7 Hawaiian War Chant
8 Everytime I Look At You
9 Sing To Me Gypsy
10 Dancing With Ginger
11 Yearning Just For You
12 To Fall In Love
13 I’m Still In Love With You
14 Ninety And Nine
15 Wait For Me
16 Five Alarm Fire
17 Let’s Fall In Love
18 Tonight’s The Night
19 Honolulu Rock-A-Rolla
20 Jumpin’ At The Zadicoe
21 Ro-Ro-Robinson – (Vocal Version)
22 I Love You, Oh So Much
23 Back Home Again In Indiana
24 Hey!
25 So Long Baby, So Long
26 And I’m So Lonely
27 Russian Gypsy
28 Jazz On The Reservation
29 Green Champagne
30 Dark Eyes
31 Cookin’
32 The Hoosier Hustle
33 Marie’s Waltz
34 Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart
Guitar Legends
Released 2000
CD Track Listings:
1 Whispering 1:58
2 How High the Moon 2:04
3 Magic Melodie 2:08
4 Nola 2:35
5 Mr. Sandman 2:11
6 Tico tico 1:39
7 Chicken Reel 2:06
8 How Deep Is the Ocean 2:49
9 Meet Mister Callaghan 1:48
10 Twelfth Street Rag 2:19
11 Mockin’ Bird Hill 2:16
12 Little Rock Getaway 2:26
13 Hummingbird 2:37
14 Lady of Spain 1:50
15 Vaya con Dios (May God Be With You) 2:49
16 Mandolino 2:22
17 Tiger Rag 2:04
18 San Antonio Rose 2:18
19 Lover 2:46
20 That Old Feeling 3:05
The Best Of Les Paul 20th Century Masters
Released 2001
CD Track Listings:
1. Blue Skies 2:36
2. Begin The Beguine 2:59
3. Dream Dust 2:52
4. Dark Eyes 2:39
5. It’s Been A Long, Long Time 2:57
6. Hawaiian Paradise 3:02
7. Rumors Are Flying 2:54
8. Steel Guitar Rag 2:53 $0.99
9. Somebody Loves Me 3:03
10. Guitar Boogie 2:27
11. Caravan Les Paul 2:32
12. What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve? 2:24
The Best of the Capitol Masters:90th Birthday Edition (with Mary Ford)
Released 2005
CD Track Listings:
1 Dialog & In The Mood
2 Lover
3 Nola
4 Tennessee Waltz
5 Mockin’ Bird Hill
6 How High The Moon
7 The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise
8 Whispering
9 Just One More Chance
10 Tiger Rag
11 In The Good Old Summertime
12 Meet Mister Callaghan
13 Lady Of Spain
14 My Baby’s Comin’ Home
15 Bye Bye Blues
16 I’m Sitting On Top Of The World
17 Vaya Con Dios (May God Be With You)
18 I Really Don’t Want To Know
19 I’m A Fool To Care
20 Whither Thou Goest
21 Hummingbird
22 Brazil
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23a Avalon
23b Hawaiian War Chant
23c Where Or When
23d I’ll See You In My Dreams
LES PAUL LIVE ALBUMS
Les Paul & Mary Ford Shows : May & June 1950
Released 1999
CD Track Listings:
1 Introduction 0:59
2 Brazil 3:19
3 Cryin’ 2:59
4 There’s No Place Like Home 2:11
5 ‘Deed I Do 2:25
6 Lover 1:40
7 Nola 2:26
8 The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise 2:15
9 Summertime 3:12
10 Jealous 2:24
11 Stumbling 3:18
12 Look Down That Lonesome Road 2:56
13 The Rustic Dance 2:07
14 Bully of the Town 1:34
15 Hip-Billy Boogie 3:41
16 Smoke Rings 2:47
17 I’m Stepping Out With a Memory Tonight 2:28
18 Guitar Boogie 3:09
19 Besame Mucho 3:46
20 Turn Your Radio On 1:03
21 Blues Stay Away from Me 4:03
22 Why Don’t You Haul Off & Love Me? 2:25
23 Tea for Two 2:49
24 What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:40
25 Closing 1:07
V-Disc Recordings
Released 1999
CD Track Listings:
1 How High the Moon
2 Begin The Beguine
3 All Of Me
4 Dark Eyes
5 I Surrender, Dear See
6 Moonglow
7 If I Love Again
8 Coquette
9 Dream Dust
10 Fine And Dandy
11 I’m In the Mood For Love
12 Pour Butterfly
13 Out of Nowhere
14 It’s The Talk Of The Town
15 I’ve Found A New Baby
16 Why Do I Love You?
17 Sweet Georgia Brown
18 Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
19 This Can’t Be Love
20 Up and at ‘Em
21 I Can’t Get Started
22 Someone To Watch Over Me
23 It’s Only A Paper Moon
24 I can’t believe that you’re in love with me
California Melodies
Released 2003
CD Track Listings:
1 Begin the Beguine 3:33
2 All of Me 2:33
3 Andante Cantabile 3:48
4 Oh, Lady Be Good 2:50
5 Brazil 2:47
6 I Never Knew 2:24
7 For You 2:45
8 Limehouse Blues 2:21
9 Song of the Islands 2:24
10 Forty Days and Forty Nights 3:37
11 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 2:26
12 Out of Nowhere 2:52
13 I’ve Been Working on the Railroad 2:37
14 It Had to Be You 3:09
15 Ain’t Misbehavin’ 2:36
16 Caravan 3:10
17 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 3:07
18 Danger, Men at Work 3:00
19 Blue Skies 2:28
20 Back Home in Indiana 2:36
Les Paul Trio: The Legendary Fred Waring Broadcasts
Released 2004
CD Track Listings:
1. Opening – Cherokee (3:45)
2. I’ll see you in my dreams (2:34)
3. Red Wing (2:53)
4. Out of Nowhere (2:32)
5. Sweet Georgia Brown (2:20)
6. Imagination (2:32)
7. Lazy River (2:27)
8. Show Boat: Ol’ Man River (2:50)
9. Mister Meadowlark (2:27)
10. La Cucaracha (2:35)
11. Jubilee: Begin The Beguine (3:44)
12. Body and Soul (2:36)
13. Rockin’ Chair (3:34)
14. After You’ve Gone (2:58)
15. The Nearness of You (2:42)
16. Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime (5:25)
17. St. Louis Blues (2:25)
18. It Had to Be You (2:52)
19. Gay Divorce: Night and Day (2:51)
20. Moonglow (3:10)
21. Girl Crazy, Act I: I Got Rhythm (3:25)
22. Marie 2:13)
23. South of the Border (2:43)
24. Les Paul Trio Blues (0:42)
25. Down Argentina Way (1:08)
26. Flow Gently Sweet Afton (1:18)
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