Rod McKuen discography


Rod McKuen was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor.

Singles & EPs

Reissues are not listed.
YearNameTypeNotes
1956"Jaydee"Promotional Singleb/w "Happy Is A Boy Named Me"
1956"Rock Island Line "Singleb/w "Head Like A Rock "
1957"Happy Is A Boy Named Me"Singleb/w "Jaydee"
1957"Rock, Pretty Baby "EPcontains 2 Rod McKuen songs from the Rock, Pretty Baby soundtrack: "Picnic By The Sea" and "Happy Is A Boy Named Me"
1958"Jump Up "Singleb/w "Two Brothers"
1958"Selections From The Best Selling Album 'Time Of Desire'"EPcontains 8 selections from the album Time Of Desire
1958"Summer Love "EPcontains 1 Rod McKuen song from the Summer Love soundtrack: "Calypso Rock"
1959"Lonesome Boy"Singleb/w "Times A-Gettin’ Hard"
1959"Sure"Promotional Single'b/w "Take It Like A Man"
1960"I Walk A Little Faster"Promotional Singleb/w "Time After Time"
1960"Lonesome Boy"EPcontains 4 tracks of mostly non-album tracks
1960"Two Brothers"Singleb/w "Time After Time"
1961"Marie, Marie"Singleb/w "In A Lonely Place"
1961"Oliver Twist"Singleb/w "Celebrity Twist"; this is Rod McKuen's only Billboard-charting single at #76
1961"Oliver Twist Meets The Duke Of Oil"Singleb/w "Steel Men"
1962"Celebrity Twist" and "Oliver Twist"Singleno b-side
1962"I Dig Her Wig"Singleb/w "Miss American Teen-Ager"
1962"Miss American Teen-Ager"Singleb-side by another artist
1962"Riders In The Sky"Singleb/w "The Cry Of The Wild Goose"
1963"Ballad Of Hollywood "Singleb/w "Hi Lonesome!"
1963"There’s A Hoot Tonight"Singleb/w "Advice To Folksingers"
1964"Chante En Français"EPcontains 4 tracks sung in French
1964"Seasons In The Sun"Single1964 version; b/w "Travelin'"
1964"Sings For Lovers"EPcontains 4 tracks from the Seasons In The Sun album
1964"So Long Stay Well"Singleb/w "Seasons In The Sun"
1964"The World I Used To Know"Singleb/w "Someplace Green" or "Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name"
1964"The World I Used To Know"EPcontains 4 tracks from the Sings Rod McKuen album
1965"Rod McKuen"EPcontains 4 tracks from the Prolific Composer Sings His Own album
1965"Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes"Single1963 version; b/w "Wayfarin’ Stranger"
1965"Summer In My Eye"Singleb/w "So Many Others"
1966"Some Trust In Chariots"Promotional Singleb/w "So Long San Francisco"
1966"The Things Men Do"Promotional Singleno b-side
1967"Baby Be My Love"Promotional Singleb/w "The Ever Constant Sea"
1967"Chante Becaud"EPcontains 4 tracks from the Through European Windows album
1967"Excerpts From 'The Earth'"Promotional EPcontains 2 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album The Earth and an interview
1967"Introduction To The New Warner Bros. Album: The Sea"Promotional EPcontains 3 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album The Earth and an interview
1967"Listen To The Warm"Promotional Singleb/w "A Cat Named Sloopy"
1967"My Dog Likes Oranges"Promotional Singlethis is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone; b/w "How Many Colors Of Blue"
1967"Pushing The Clouds Away"Singlethis is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone; b/w "The Days Of The Dancing"
1967"The Mud Kids"Singlethis is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone; b/w "The Tender Earth"
1967"This Is Your Introduction To Rod McKuen's New Capitol Album The Love Movement"Promotional EPcontains 4 tracks from The Love Movement album
1968"A Cat Named Sloopy"Singleb/w "Where Are We Now"
1968"I’ll Catch The Sun"Singleb/w "Kaleidoscope"
1968"Joanna"Singlefrom the Joanna soundtrack album; b/w "I'll Catch The Sun" or "Run To Me, Fly To Me"
1968"Joanna"Promotional EPcontains 5 tracks from the Joanna soundtrack album
1968"Seasons In The Sun"Single1968 version; b/w "To Watch The Trains"
1968"Selections From The Epic LP - In Search Of Eros"Promotional EPcontains 8 tracks from the In Search Of Eros album
1968"Selections From The New Rod McKuen Album: Lonesome Cities"Promotional EPcontains 4 tracks from the Lonesome Cities album
1968"The Importance Of The Rose"Singleb/w "The Single Man"
1969"Bring Her A Rose"Singleb/w "Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me"
1969"Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name"Singleb/w "The World I Used To Know"
1969"For Lovers"Promotional EPcontains 4 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album For Lovers
1969"I’ll Catch The Sun"Singleb/w "Boat Ride - Los Angeles"
1969"Jean"Singlefrom "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie" soundtrack; b/w same, "Main Title - Edinburgh Morning" or "The Marvelous Clouds"
1969"Kaleidoscope"Promotional Singleb/w "The Ivy That Clings To The Walls"
1969"Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me "Promotional Singleb/w same
1969"The Sea"Singleb/w "Home To The Sea"; this is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone
1969"The Time It Takes To Love You"Singleb/w "The Things Men Do"
1969"Trashy"Singleb/w "Look Away"
1970"A Boy Named Charlie Brown"EPcontains 3 tracks from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack
1970"Arriva Charlie Brown"EPcontains 1 track from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack and 3 non-McKuen tracks
1970"Champion Charlie Brown"Singlefrom the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack; b/w same, "Something For Snoopy"
1970"I Think It’s Going To Rain Today"Singleb/w "London"
1970"Jean"Singlefrom "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie" soundtrack; b/w "Kaleidoscope"
1970"La Mer"EPcontains 3 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album La Mer
1970"London"Promotional Singleb/w "As I Love My Own"
1970"Mr. Bojangles"Singleb/w "I Looked At You A Long Time"
1970"Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes"Singlelive at the London Palladium; b/w "My Mother’s Eyes"
1970"Wings "Singleb/w "Love Of The Common People "
1971"A Cat Named Sloopy" and "Listen To The Warm"Singleno b-side
1971"Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me "Singleb/w "To Watch The Trains"
1971"Pastures Green"Singlefrom the Scandalous John soundtrack; b/w "Theme From Scandalous John"
1971"Pastures Green"EPcontains 3 tracks from the Scandalous John soundtrack
1971"Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes"Singlesingle version; b/w "Hit `Em In The Head With Love", "Three" or "My Mother's Eyes"
1971"The Carols Of Christmas"Singleb/w "So My Sheep May Safely Graze"
1971"Without A Worry In The World"Singleb/w "The Voyeur"
1972"A Boy Named Charlie Brown"Singlefrom the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack; b/w "Champion Charlie Brown"
1972"Amor"Single1972 version; b/w "Solitude’s My Home"
1972"And To Each Season "Promotional Singleb/w "Guess I'd Rather Be In Colorado"
1972"Baby It’s Cold Outside "Singleb-side by another artist
1972"Favorites"EPcontains 4 of Rod McKuen's most popular songs
1972"Pastures Green" Singleb/w "Friendly Sounds"
1972"Solitude’s My Home"Singleb/w "Amor"
1972"The Far Side Of The Hill "Singleb/w "October Odyssey "
1972"The Time To Sing My Song"Singleb/w "The Minute-Thirty-Second Waltz"
1972"They’re Playing Our Song"Singleb/w "Moment To Moment"
1973"Cycles"Singleb/w same, "I Have Loved You"
1973"Seasons In The Sun"Singleoriginal version; b/w "Good For Nothing Bill"
1973"Sunset Colors "Promotional Singleb/w "And Everyday Was Christmas "
1973"The Far Side Of The Hill"Promotional Singleb/w "Heaven Here On Earth"; this is the solo version
1973"The World I Used To Know "Singleb/w "Good For Nothin’ Bill"
1974"Continue…"Singleb/w same, "Song From The Third World "
1974"Isn’t It Something"Singleb/w "Anthem For The 70’s"
1974"Rod McKuen"EPcontains 4 of Rod McKuen's most popular songs
1974"Seasons In The Sun" Singleb/w same, "And To Each Season" or "Heaven Here On Earth"
1974"Selections From Bouquet: The Best Of The San Sebastian Strings"Promotional EPcontains 4 songs from the Bouquet album with Anita Kerr & The San Sebastian Strings
1975"Jean"Singleb/w "Now I Have The Time"
1975"Sleep Warm"Singleb/w "There’s Never Been A Horse"
1975"Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes" Singleb/w "Seasons In The Sun"
1976"Pastures Green" Singleb/w "Iris And Fido"
1976"Rose"Singleb/w "Silver Threads And Golden Needles"
1977"Amor"Single1977 disco version; b/w different songs, including "Don’t Drink The Orange Juice", "Easy In", "Forever Young", "That’s Entertainment", "There’s A Lion In The Streets Of Johannesburg", or "What I Did For Love"
1977"Send In The Clowns"Singleb/w "Mr. Bojangles"
1978"Kearney Street"Singleb/w "And Sometimes"
1978"The Wind Of Change "Singleb/w "Don’t Drink The Orange Juice"
1979"Mon Amour, Mon Ami"Singleb/w "Moon River"
1979"Moon River"Singleb/w "Mon Amour, Mon Ami"
1979"Slide...On The Move"EPcontains 3 tracks from On The Move With Slide
1980"Without A Worry In The World"Singleb/w "Every Highway Is My Friend"
1981"Another Suitcase In Another Hall"Singleb/w "Now I Have The Time"
1981"Three Track Single"EPcontains 3 tracks from recent albums
1982"These Gentle Islands We Call Home"Singleb/w "At Long Last, Timaru"
1982"Winter In America"Singleb/w "These Gentle Islands We Call Home"
1992"Amor" Singleb/w "Amor 92" and "Without A Worry In The World"