Sawyer Brown is an American country music band founded in 1984. Their discography comprises 18 studio albums, one live album, and five compilation albums. Of their albums, three have been certified gold by the RIAA: 1992's The Dirt Road, 1993's Outskirts of Town and 1995's Greatest Hits 1990-1995. The latter two are certified gold by the CRIA, as is their 1990 Greatest Hits album, while 1989's The Boys Are Back is certified platinum by the CRIA.
| Sawyer Brown discography | |
|---|---|
 Sawyer Brown in 1987 | |
| Studio albums | 18 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 60 |
| Music videos | 36 |
Sawyer Brown has also released 60 singles, of which 51 have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1984 and 2005. Three of their singles have topped this chart: "Step That Step" in 1985, "Some Girls Do" in 1992, and "Thank God for You" in 1993. Sixteen additional singles have reached Top Ten on the same chart.
Studio albums
edit1980s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN [3] | |||
| Sawyer Brown |
|
2 | 140 | — | |
| Shakin'[4] |
|
3 | — | — | |
| Out Goin' Cattin' |
|
8 | — | — | |
| Somewhere in the Night |
|
16 | — | — | |
| Wide Open |
|
33 | — | — | |
| The Boys Are Back |
|
5 | — | 85 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
1990s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [6] | |||
| Buick |
|
23 | 140 | — | |
| The Dirt Road |
|
12 | 68 | 8 | |
| Cafe on the Corner |
|
23 | 117 | 10 | |
| Outskirts of Town |
|
13 | 81 | 2 | |
| This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All |
|
10 | 77 | — | |
| Six Days on the Road |
|
8 | 73 | — | |
| Hallelujah, He Is Born |
|
42 | — | — | |
| Drive Me Wild |
|
10 | 99 | 9 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
2000s and 2010s
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| Can You Hear Me Now |
|
39 |
| Mission Temple Fireworks Stand |
|
47 |
| Rejoice |
|
— |
| Travelin' Band |
|
— |
| Desperado Troubadours[8] |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] |
US [2] |
CAN Country [6] |
CAN [3] | |||
| Greatest Hits |
|
26 | — | — | — |
|
| Greatest Hits 1990-1995 |
|
5 | 44 | 7 | 35 | |
| True Believer |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Best of Sawyer Brown |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| All-Time Greatest Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Country [1] | ||
| The Hits Live |
|
35 |
Singles
edit1980s
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [9] |
CAN Country [10] | |||
| 1984 | "Leona" | 16 | — | Sawyer Brown |
| 1985 | "Step That Step" | 1 | 1 | |
| "Used to Blue" | 3 | 1 | ||
| "Betty's Bein' Bad" | 5 | 5 | Shakin' | |
| 1986 | "Heart Don't Fall Now" | 14 | 16 | |
| "Shakin'" | 15 | 7 | ||
| "Out Goin' Cattin'" (with "Cat" Joe Bonsall) | 11 | 4 | Out Goin' Cattin' | |
| "Gypsies on Parade" | 25 | 23 | ||
| 1987 | "Savin' the Honey for the Honeymoon" | 58 | — | |
| "Somewhere in the Night" | 29 | 26 | Somewhere in the Night | |
| "This Missin' You Heart of Mine" | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1988 | "Old Photographs" | 27 | 35 | |
| "My Baby's Gone" | 11 | 5 | Wide Open | |
| 1989 | "Old Pair of Shoes" | 50 | — | |
| "The Race Is On" | 5 | 3 | The Boys Are Back | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
1990s
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [9] |
US [11] |
US AC [12] |
CAN Country [10] | ||||
| 1990 | "Did It for Love" | 33 | — | — | 23 | The Boys Are Back | |
| "Puttin' the Dark Back into the Night" | 33 | — | — | 19 | |||
| "When Love Comes Callin'" | 40 | — | — | 18 | Greatest Hits | ||
| 1991 | "One Less Pony" | 70 | — | — | 49 | Buick | |
| "Mama's Little Baby Loves Me" | 68 | — | — | — | |||
| "The Walk" | 2 | — | — | 5 | Buick / The Dirt Road | ||
| "The Dirt Road" | 3 | — | — | 1 | The Dirt Road | ||
| 1992 | "Some Girls Do" | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| |
| "Cafe on the Corner" | 5 | — | — | 2 | Cafe on the Corner | ||
| "All These Years" | 3 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| 1993 | "Trouble on the Line" | 5 | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Thank God for You" | 1 | —[a] | — | 1 | Outskirts of Town | ||
| "The Boys and Me" | 4 | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1994 | "Outskirts of Town" | 40 | — | — | 32 | ||
| "Hard to Say" | 5 | — | — | 20 | |||
| "This Time" | 2 | — | — | 5 | Greatest Hits 1990-1995 | ||
| 1995 | "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" | 4 | — | — | 8 | ||
| "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" | 11 | — | — | 5 | This Thing Called Wantin' and Havin' It All | ||
| "'Round Here" | 19 | — | — | 19 | |||
| 1996 | "Treat Her Right" | 3 | — | — | 19 | ||
| "She's Gettin' There" | 46 | — | — | 89 | |||
| 1997 | "Six Days on the Road" | 13 | —[b] | — | 9 | Six Days on the Road | |
| "This Night Won't Last Forever" | 6 | —[c] | — | 11 | |||
| 1998 | "Another Side" | 55 | — | — | 53 | ||
| "Small Talk" | 60 | — | — | — | |||
| "Drive Me Wild" | 6 | 44 | — | 1 | Drive Me Wild | ||
| 1999 | "I'm in Love with Her" | 47 | — | — | 50 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
2000s-present
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [9] |
US Christ [14] | |||
| 2000 | "800 Pound Jesus" | 40 | — | Drive Me Wild |
| "Perfect World"[d] | 50 | — | The Hits Live | |
| "Lookin' for Love" | 44 | — | ||
| 2002 | "Circles" | 45 | — | Can You Hear Me Now |
| "Can You Hear Me Now" | 57 | — | ||
| "I Need a Girlfriend" | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "I'll Be Around" | 48 | — | — |
| 2004 | "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand" (with Robert Randolph) |
55 | — | Mission Temple Fireworks Stand |
| 2005 | "They Don't Understand" | 36 | 15 | |
| 2006 | "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Smokin' Hot Wife" | — | — | Travelin' Band |
| "Travelin' Band" | — | — | ||
| 2012 | "Ain't Goin' Out That Way" | — | — | |
| 2013 | "Shadows of the Heartland" | — | — | — |
| 2014 | "Walk Out of the Rain" | — | — | Travelin' Band |
| 2015 | "We Got the Night"[15] | — | — | — |
| 2023 | "Under This Ole Hat" | — | — | Desperado Troubadours |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||
Christmas singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Country [9] | |||
| 1989 | "It Wasn't His Child" | 51 | Wide Open |
| 2012 | "Joseph's Prayer" | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Videography
editMusic videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | "Step That Step" | Mark Rezyka/David Hogan |
| "Betty's Bein' Bad" | Martin Kahan | |
| 1986 | "Heart Don't Fall Now" | |
| "Shakin'" | ||
| "Out Goin' Cattin'" (with "Cat" Joe Bonsall) | ||
| 1987 | "Somewhere in the Night" | Jack Cole/John Lloyd Miller[16] |
| 1988 | "My Baby's Gone" | Martin Kahan |
| 1989 | "The Race Is On" | John Lloyd Miller |
| 1990 | "Did It for Love" | Marc Ball |
| "When Love Comes Callin'" | David Montgomery | |
| 1991 | "One Less Pony" | Brett Darken[17][18] |
| "Superman's Daughter" | ||
| "The Walk" | Michael Salomon | |
| 1992 | "The Dirt Road" | |
| "Some Girls Do" | ||
| "Cafe on the Corner" | ||
| 1993 | "All These Years" | |
| "Thank God for You" | ||
| "The Boys and Me" | ||
| 1994 | "Outskirts of Town" | |
| "Hard to Say" | ||
| 1995 | "This Time" | |
| "I Don't Believe in Goodbye" | ||
| "(This Thing Called) Wantin' and Havin' It All" | ||
| "'Round Here" | ||
| 1996 | "Treat Her Right" | |
| 1997 | "Six Days on the Road" | |
| "This Night Won't Last Forever" (with Mac McAnally and Steve Wariner) | ||
| "Hallelujah He Is Born" | Michael McNamara | |
| 1998 | "Another Side" | Michael Salomon |
| "Drive Me Wild" | ||
| 2000 | "800 Pound Jesus" | |
| "Lookin' for Love" (live) | ||
| 2002 | "I Need a Girlfriend" | Michael Salomon |
| 2005 | "Mission Temple Fireworks Stand" | Shaun Silva |
| "They Don't Understand" | Jason Epperson/Lark Watts | |
| 2023 | "Under This Ole Hat" | Trey Fanjoy |
Notes
edit- ^ "Thank God for You" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "Six Days on the Road" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "This Night Won't Last Forever" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.
- ^ "Perfect World" peaked at number 81 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sawyer Brown - Top Country Albums". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sawyer Brown - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b "Sawyer Brown - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "The Morning Call, 29 Mar 1986". The Morning Call. 1986-03-29. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "Sawyer Brown - Country Albums/CDs". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 27, 2011.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown's New Album 'Desperado Troubadours' Reunites Them with Their 'Biggest Fan' — Blake Shelton".
- ^ a b c d "Sawyer Brown - Hot Country Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sawyer Brown - Country Singles". RPM. 17 July 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown - Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "American single certifications – Sawyer Brown – Some Girls Do". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown - Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ^ "Sawyer Brown - We Got the Night". Daily Play MPE. July 1, 2015.
- ^ "Somewhere In The Night - Sawyer Brown". YouTube. 17 September 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12.
- ^ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. January 19, 1991. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
- ^ "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. June 1, 1991. Retrieved November 25, 2016.