Joe Brown discography

Studio albums| 14
EPs| 7
Soundtrack albums| 1
Live albums| 8
Compilation albums| 14
Singles| 54
Video albums| 3
Cast recording albums| 2

This article is the discography of English rock and roll singer and guitarist Joe Brown.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Year  | Title  | Details  | Peak chart
positions

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[1]
1962  | A Picture of You |

* Released: August 1962
* Label: Pye Golden Guinea
* Credited with the Bruvvers

| 3
1963  | Joe Brown / Mark Wynter |

* Released: 1963
* Label: Pye Golden Guinea
* Split album with Mark Wynter

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1964  | Here Comes Joe! |

* Released: 1964
* Label: Pye Golden Guinea

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1968  | Joe Brown |

* Released: 1968
* Label: MCA

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1972  | Brown's Home Brew |

* Released: 1972
* Label: Bell
* As part of Brown’s Home Brew

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1974  | Together |

* Released: 1974
* Label: Vertigo
* As part of Brown’s Home Brew

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1992  | Come On Joe |

* Released: 1992
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

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1997  | Fifty Six and Taller Than You Think |

* Released: 22 July 1997
* Label: Demon

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1999  | On a Day Like This |

* Released: 17 April 1999
* Label: Round Tower Music

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2004  | Jiggery Pokery |

* Released: 2004
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

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Hittin the High Spots |

* Released: 1 November 2004
* Label: Track

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2006  | Down to Earth |

* Released: 28 August 2006
* Label: Track

| 127[2]
2008  | More of the Truth |

* Released: 13 October 2008
* Label: Track

| 163[2]
2012  | The Ukulele Album |

* Released: 5 November 2012
* Label: Joe Brown

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Live albums

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Year  | Title  | Details  | Peak chart
positions

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[1]
1963  | Joe Brown – Live! |

* Released: May 1963
* Label: Piccadilly
* Credited with the Bruvvers

| 14
1977  | Joe Brown Live |

* Released: 1977
* Label: Power Exchange

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1991  | On Stage |

* Released: 1991
* Label: Jet

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2001  | A Showbusiness Lifetime |

* Released: 2001
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

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2007  | Live in Germany |

* Released: 1 June 2007
* Label: Track

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2011  | Live in Liverpool |

* Released: 14 November 2011
* Label: Track

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2017  | Just Joe |

* Released: 6 October 2017
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

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2019  | In Concert |

* Released: 29 November 2019
* Label: Secret

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Soundtrack albums

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Year  | Title  | Details

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1964  | What a Crazy World |

* Released: 1964
* Label: Piccadilly
* Soundtrack to the film of the same name
* Album by various artists

### Cast recording albums

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Year  | Title  | Details

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1965  | Charlie Girl |

* Released: 1965
* Label: CBS
* Original cast recording from the musical of the same name

1979  | Oh Boy! |

* Released: 1979
* Label: Pye
* Original cast recording from the musical of the same name

### Compilation albums

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Year  | Title  | Details  | Peak chart
positions

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[1]
1962  | A Picture of Joe Brown |

* Released: 1962
* Label: Ace of Clubs

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1966  | Bits of Joe Brown |

* Released: 1966
* Label: Marble Arch

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1974  | The Joe Brown Collection |

* Released: September 1974
* Label: Golden Hour
* Credited with the Bruvvers

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1988  | Hits & Pieces |

* Released: 1988
* Label: PRT
* Credited with the Bruvvers

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1990  | A Golden Hour of Joe Brown |

* Released: 1990
* Label: Knight
* France-only release

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1993  | The Joe Brown Story |

* Released: 1993
* Label: Piccadilly
* Re-released in 2001 as The Joe Brown Story: The Piccadilly / Pye Anthology

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1994  | Joe Brown Live! ...and in the Studio |

* Released: 1994
* Label: See for Miles

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1998  | A Picture of You |

* Released: 1998
* Label: Castle Select

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2002  | Joe Brown |

* Released: October 2002
* Label: Castle Pie

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2007  | Crazy Mixed-Up Kid: The Complete Pye/Piccadilly Recordings |

* Released: March 2007
* Label: Castle Music

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2008  | The Very Best of Joe Brown: 50th Anniversary |

* Released: 18 February 2008
* Label: Universal Music TV

| 14
2016  | The Best of Joe Brown and the Bruvvers |

* Released: 5 February 2016
* Label: One Day Music

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2019  | 60th Anniversary Box Set |

* Released: 8 November 2019
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

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2021  | Gold |

* Released: 12 February 2021
* Label: Demon

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### Video albums

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Year  | Title  | Details

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1994  | In Concert |

* Released: 1994
* Label: Joe Brown Productions

2005  | An Audience with Joe Brown in Concert |

* Released: July 2005
* Label: Secret Films

2011  | Live in Liverpool |

* Released: 14 November 2011
* Label: Track

## EPs

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Year  | Title  | Details  | Peak chart
positions

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[3]
1962  | A Picture of Joe Brown |

* Released: August 1962
* Label: Decca

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1963  | Just for Fun |

* Released: March 1963
* Label: Pye
* From the film of the same name
* Split EP with Mark Wynter

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Joe Brown Hit Parade |

* Released: September 1963
* Label: Piccadilly
* Credited with the Bruvvers

| 20
All Things Bright and Beautiful |

* Released: November 1963
* Label: Piccadilly
* Credited with the Bruvvers and the Breakaways

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The Big Hits of Joe Brown and Mark Wynter |

* Released: 1963
* Label: Pye Golden Guinea
* Split EP with Mark Wynter

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1967  | With a Little Help from My Friends |

* Released: 1967
* Label: Pye
* France-only release

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1979  | Joe Brown |

* Released: May 1979
* Label: Parlophone

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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Singles

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Year  | Title[A] | Peak chart
positions  | Album  | Label

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[1] | AUS | IRE
[4]
1959  | "People Gotta Talk"
b/w "Comes the Day" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles[B] | Decca
1960  | "Savage (Part 1)" (as the Sneaky Petes)
b/w "Savage (Part 2)" | —  | —  | —
"The Darktown Strutters' Ball" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Swagger" | 34  | —  | —
"Jellied Eels" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Dinah" | —  | —  | —
1961  | "Shine"
b/w "The Swtch" | 33  | —  | —  | A Picture of You | Pye
"Crazy Mixed Up Kid"
b/w "Stick Around" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single

* * *

A Picture of You

| Piccadilly
"Good Luck and Goodbye"
b/w "I'm Henery the Eighth I Am" | —  | —  | —  | A Picture of You
"What a Crazy World We're Living In" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Pop Corn" | 37  | —  | —
1962  | "A Lay-About's Lament" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "A Picture of You" | —
2  | 40  | —

"Your Tender Look" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "The Other Side of Town" | 31  | —  | —  | Joe Brown / Mark Wynter
"It Only Took a Minute" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "All Things Bright and Beautiful" | 6  | —  | 8
1963  | "That's What Love Will Do" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Hava Nagila (The Hora)" | 3  | 32  | 2  | Here Comes Joe!
"Nature's Time for Love" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "The Spanish Bit" | 26  | —  | —
"Sally Ann" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "There's Only One of You" | 28  | —  | —
"Little Ukulele" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Hercules Unchained" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single

* * *

Here Comes Joe!

1964  | "You Do Things to Me" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Everybody Calls Me Joe" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles
"Don't" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Just Like That" (as Joe Brown) | —  | —  | —
1965  | "Teardrops in the Rain" (with the Bruvvers)
b/w "Lonely Circus" | —  | —  | —  | Pye
"Sicilian Tarantella"
b/w "Thinkin' That I Loves You" (with the Bruvvers) | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single[C]
"Charlie Girl"
b/w "My Favourite Occupation" | —  | —  | —  | Charlie Girl
1966  | "Sea of Heartbreak"
b/w "Mrs. O's Theme" | 51[D] | —  | —  | Non-album single[C]
"Little Ray of Sunshine"
b/w "Your Loving Touch" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles
"A Satisfied Mind"
b/w "Stay a Little While" | —  | —  | —
"Th' Wife" (with the Bruvvers)[E]
b/w "The Rich Man's Son and the Poor Man's Daughter" | —  | —  | —
1967  | "With a Little Help from My Friends"
b/w "Show Me Around" | 32  | 86  | —
1968  | "Bottle of Wine"
b/w "Blue Tuesday" | —  | —  | —  | Joe Brown | MCA
"Katerine"
b/w "Davy the Fat Boy" | —  | —  | —
1969  | "Suzanne"
b/w "Sweet Music" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles
"Adieu, monsieur le professeur" (US-only release)
b/w "Diamonds of Dew" | —  | —  | —  | Kapp
1970  | "Molly Perkins"
b/w "Captain of My Love Ship" | —  | —  | —  | Penny Farthing
"Come Up and See Me Sometime"
b/w "Give Me Muddy Water" | —  | —  | —
1971  | "Worksong" (as Browns Home Brew)
b/w "Marching Seasons" | —  | —  | —  | Brown's Home Brew | Bell
1972  | "Billy Come Down" (as Brown's Home Brew)
b/w "Hit Me Across the Head with a Spoon Mama" | —  | —  | —  | Brown's Home Brew

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Non-album track

1973  | "Hey Mama"
b/w "Misty Mountain" | 33  | —  | —  | Non-album single  | Ammo
1974  | "Tennessee Mash Man" (as Brown's Home Brew)
b/w "Papal Rock" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single

* * *

Together

| Vertigo
"Build a Wall" (as Brown's Home Brew)
b/w "Every Time You Win One" | —  | —  | —  | Together
"Cincinnati Floor" (as Brown's Home Brew; US promo-only release)
b/w "Cincinnati Floor" | —  | —  | —
1975  | "Always Laughing"
b/w "We Never Were That Kind" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles  | Decca
1977  | "The Boxer"
b/w "You Are the Music in My World" | —  | —  | —  | Power Exchange
"All Things Bright and Beautiful" (with Vicki Brown)
b/w "To Be a Pilgrim" | —  | —  | —  | Joe Brown Live

* * *

Non-album track

1979  | "Free Inside"
b/w "Rainy Changes" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single[F] | Acrobat
1980  | "The Highland Widow's Lament" (by Maurice Roeves)
b/w "Silent Night" (as Joe Brown and Family) | —  | —  | —  | Non-album singles  | EMI
"Little Children" (as Joe Brown and the Family)
b/w "Cooky and Lila" | —  | —  | —  | Solid Gold
1983  | "Give Us a Break" (with the Harry South Band)
b/w "Make You, Break You" | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single[G] | BBC
1997  | "Old Chunk of Coal" (promo-only release)
b/w "Fifty Six and Taller Than You Think"/"Early in the Morning" | —  | —  | —  | Fifty Six and Taller Than You Think | Demon
1999  | "On a Day Like This"
b/w "Come On Joe"/"I'll See You in My Dreams" | —  | —  | —  | On a Day Like This

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Non-album tracks

| Round Tower Music
"That's the Way the World Goes Round"  | —  | —  | —  | On a Day Like This
2006  | "One Trick Pony" (promo-only release) | —  | —  | —  | Down to Earth | Track
"Reuben" (featuring Sam Brown; promo-only release) | —  | —  | —
2008  | "Everybody's Famous" (promo-only release) | —  | —  | —  | More of the Truth
"You Were Everywhere" (promo-only release)
b/w "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | —  | —  | —
2012  | "The Ace of Spades"  | —  | —  | —  | The Ukulele Album | Joe Brown Productions
"I'll See You in My Dreams"  | —  | —  | —
2019  | "All I Want for Christmas Is Peace"  | —  | —  | —  | Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

## Notes

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1. ^ Unless stated otherwise, the B-side is by the same artist as the A-side.
2. ^ Included on the 1962 compilation A Picture of Joe Brown.
3. ^ a b Included on the 1966 compilation Bits of Joe Brown.
4. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
5. ^ This single was withdrawn from release in the UK, but was released in Germany and Australia.
6. ^ End title theme from the film Porridge.
7. ^ Theme from the BBC TV series Give Us a Break.

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Joe Brown | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
2. ^ a b "The Official Zobbel Homepage". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
3. ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
4. ^ Chart positions prior to October 1962 are from the Evening Herald. Subsequent positions are from "The Irish Charts". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

*[EPs]: Extended plays