Rod McKuen discography
Rod McKuen was an American poet, singer-songwriter, and actor.
Singles & EPs
Reissues are not listed.| Year | Name | Type | Notes |
| 1956 | "Jaydee" | Promotional Single | b/w "Happy Is A Boy Named Me" |
| 1956 | "Rock Island Line " | Single | b/w "Head Like A Rock " |
| 1957 | "Happy Is A Boy Named Me" | Single | b/w "Jaydee" |
| 1957 | "Rock, Pretty Baby " | EP | contains 2 Rod McKuen songs from the Rock, Pretty Baby soundtrack: "Picnic By The Sea" and "Happy Is A Boy Named Me" |
| 1958 | "Jump Up " | Single | b/w "Two Brothers" |
| 1958 | "Selections From The Best Selling Album 'Time Of Desire'" | EP | contains 8 selections from the album Time Of Desire |
| 1958 | "Summer Love " | EP | contains 1 Rod McKuen song from the Summer Love soundtrack: "Calypso Rock" |
| 1959 | "Lonesome Boy" | Single | b/w "Times A-Gettin’ Hard" |
| 1959 | "Sure" | Promotional Single | 'b/w "Take It Like A Man" |
| 1960 | "I Walk A Little Faster" | Promotional Single | b/w "Time After Time" |
| 1960 | "Lonesome Boy" | EP | contains 4 tracks of mostly non-album tracks |
| 1960 | "Two Brothers" | Single | b/w "Time After Time" |
| 1961 | "Marie, Marie" | Single | b/w "In A Lonely Place" |
| 1961 | "Oliver Twist" | Single | b/w "Celebrity Twist"; this is Rod McKuen's only Billboard-charting single at #76 |
| 1961 | "Oliver Twist Meets The Duke Of Oil" | Single | b/w "Steel Men" |
| 1962 | "Celebrity Twist" and "Oliver Twist" | Single | no b-side |
| 1962 | "I Dig Her Wig" | Single | b/w "Miss American Teen-Ager" |
| 1962 | "Miss American Teen-Ager" | Single | b-side by another artist |
| 1962 | "Riders In The Sky" | Single | b/w "The Cry Of The Wild Goose" |
| 1963 | "Ballad Of Hollywood " | Single | b/w "Hi Lonesome!" |
| 1963 | "There’s A Hoot Tonight" | Single | b/w "Advice To Folksingers" |
| 1964 | "Chante En Français" | EP | contains 4 tracks sung in French |
| 1964 | "Seasons In The Sun" | Single | 1964 version; b/w "Travelin'" |
| 1964 | "Sings For Lovers" | EP | contains 4 tracks from the Seasons In The Sun album |
| 1964 | "So Long Stay Well" | Single | b/w "Seasons In The Sun" |
| 1964 | "The World I Used To Know" | Single | b/w "Someplace Green" or "Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name" |
| 1964 | "The World I Used To Know" | EP | contains 4 tracks from the Sings Rod McKuen album |
| 1965 | "Rod McKuen" | EP | contains 4 tracks from the Prolific Composer Sings His Own album |
| 1965 | "Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes" | Single | 1963 version; b/w "Wayfarin’ Stranger" |
| 1965 | "Summer In My Eye" | Single | b/w "So Many Others" |
| 1966 | "Some Trust In Chariots" | Promotional Single | b/w "So Long San Francisco" |
| 1966 | "The Things Men Do" | Promotional Single | no b-side |
| 1967 | "Baby Be My Love" | Promotional Single | b/w "The Ever Constant Sea" |
| 1967 | "Chante Becaud" | EP | contains 4 tracks from the Through European Windows album |
| 1967 | "Excerpts From 'The Earth'" | Promotional EP | contains 2 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album The Earth and an interview |
| 1967 | "Introduction To The New Warner Bros. Album: The Sea" | Promotional EP | contains 3 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album The Earth and an interview |
| 1967 | "Listen To The Warm" | Promotional Single | b/w "A Cat Named Sloopy" |
| 1967 | "My Dog Likes Oranges" | Promotional Single | this is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone; b/w "How Many Colors Of Blue" |
| 1967 | "Pushing The Clouds Away" | Single | this is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone; b/w "The Days Of The Dancing" |
| 1967 | "The Mud Kids" | Single | this 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 EP | contains 4 tracks from The Love Movement album |
| 1968 | "A Cat Named Sloopy" | Single | b/w "Where Are We Now" |
| 1968 | "I’ll Catch The Sun" | Single | b/w "Kaleidoscope" |
| 1968 | "Joanna" | Single | from the Joanna soundtrack album; b/w "I'll Catch The Sun" or "Run To Me, Fly To Me" |
| 1968 | "Joanna" | Promotional EP | contains 5 tracks from the Joanna soundtrack album |
| 1968 | "Seasons In The Sun" | Single | 1968 version; b/w "To Watch The Trains" |
| 1968 | "Selections From The Epic LP - In Search Of Eros" | Promotional EP | contains 8 tracks from the In Search Of Eros album |
| 1968 | "Selections From The New Rod McKuen Album: Lonesome Cities" | Promotional EP | contains 4 tracks from the Lonesome Cities album |
| 1968 | "The Importance Of The Rose" | Single | b/w "The Single Man" |
| 1969 | "Bring Her A Rose" | Single | b/w "Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me" |
| 1969 | "Doesn’t Anybody Know My Name" | Single | b/w "The World I Used To Know" |
| 1969 | "For Lovers" | Promotional EP | contains 4 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album For Lovers |
| 1969 | "I’ll Catch The Sun" | Single | b/w "Boat Ride - Los Angeles" |
| 1969 | "Jean" | Single | from "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie" soundtrack; b/w same, "Main Title - Edinburgh Morning" or "The Marvelous Clouds" |
| 1969 | "Kaleidoscope" | Promotional Single | b/w "The Ivy That Clings To The Walls" |
| 1969 | "Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me " | Promotional Single | b/w same |
| 1969 | "The Sea" | Single | b/w "Home To The Sea"; this is credited to The San Sebastian Strings alone |
| 1969 | "The Time It Takes To Love You" | Single | b/w "The Things Men Do" |
| 1969 | "Trashy" | Single | b/w "Look Away" |
| 1970 | "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" | EP | contains 3 tracks from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack |
| 1970 | "Arriva Charlie Brown" | EP | contains 1 track from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack and 3 non-McKuen tracks |
| 1970 | "Champion Charlie Brown" | Single | from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack; b/w same, "Something For Snoopy" |
| 1970 | "I Think It’s Going To Rain Today" | Single | b/w "London" |
| 1970 | "Jean" | Single | from "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie" soundtrack; b/w "Kaleidoscope" |
| 1970 | "La Mer" | EP | contains 3 tracks from the San Sebastian Strings album La Mer |
| 1970 | "London" | Promotional Single | b/w "As I Love My Own" |
| 1970 | "Mr. Bojangles" | Single | b/w "I Looked At You A Long Time" |
| 1970 | "Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes" | Single | live at the London Palladium; b/w "My Mother’s Eyes" |
| 1970 | "Wings " | Single | b/w "Love Of The Common People " |
| 1971 | "A Cat Named Sloopy" and "Listen To The Warm" | Single | no b-side |
| 1971 | "Mr. Kelly/Kelly And Me " | Single | b/w "To Watch The Trains" |
| 1971 | "Pastures Green" | Single | from the Scandalous John soundtrack; b/w "Theme From Scandalous John" |
| 1971 | "Pastures Green" | EP | contains 3 tracks from the Scandalous John soundtrack |
| 1971 | "Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes" | Single | single version; b/w "Hit `Em In The Head With Love", "Three" or "My Mother's Eyes" |
| 1971 | "The Carols Of Christmas" | Single | b/w "So My Sheep May Safely Graze" |
| 1971 | "Without A Worry In The World" | Single | b/w "The Voyeur" |
| 1972 | "A Boy Named Charlie Brown" | Single | from the A Boy Named Charlie Brown soundtrack; b/w "Champion Charlie Brown" |
| 1972 | "Amor" | Single | 1972 version; b/w "Solitude’s My Home" |
| 1972 | "And To Each Season " | Promotional Single | b/w "Guess I'd Rather Be In Colorado" |
| 1972 | "Baby It’s Cold Outside " | Single | b-side by another artist |
| 1972 | "Favorites" | EP | contains 4 of Rod McKuen's most popular songs |
| 1972 | "Pastures Green" | Single | b/w "Friendly Sounds" |
| 1972 | "Solitude’s My Home" | Single | b/w "Amor" |
| 1972 | "The Far Side Of The Hill " | Single | b/w "October Odyssey " |
| 1972 | "The Time To Sing My Song" | Single | b/w "The Minute-Thirty-Second Waltz" |
| 1972 | "They’re Playing Our Song" | Single | b/w "Moment To Moment" |
| 1973 | "Cycles" | Single | b/w same, "I Have Loved You" |
| 1973 | "Seasons In The Sun" | Single | original version; b/w "Good For Nothing Bill" |
| 1973 | "Sunset Colors " | Promotional Single | b/w "And Everyday Was Christmas " |
| 1973 | "The Far Side Of The Hill" | Promotional Single | b/w "Heaven Here On Earth"; this is the solo version |
| 1973 | "The World I Used To Know " | Single | b/w "Good For Nothin’ Bill" |
| 1974 | "Continue…" | Single | b/w same, "Song From The Third World " |
| 1974 | "Isn’t It Something" | Single | b/w "Anthem For The 70’s" |
| 1974 | "Rod McKuen" | EP | contains 4 of Rod McKuen's most popular songs |
| 1974 | "Seasons In The Sun" | Single | b/w same, "And To Each Season" or "Heaven Here On Earth" |
| 1974 | "Selections From Bouquet: The Best Of The San Sebastian Strings" | Promotional EP | contains 4 songs from the Bouquet album with Anita Kerr & The San Sebastian Strings |
| 1975 | "Jean" | Single | b/w "Now I Have The Time" |
| 1975 | "Sleep Warm" | Single | b/w "There’s Never Been A Horse" |
| 1975 | "Soldiers Who Want To Be Heroes" | Single | b/w "Seasons In The Sun" |
| 1976 | "Pastures Green" | Single | b/w "Iris And Fido" |
| 1976 | "Rose" | Single | b/w "Silver Threads And Golden Needles" |
| 1977 | "Amor" | Single | 1977 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" | Single | b/w "Mr. Bojangles" |
| 1978 | "Kearney Street" | Single | b/w "And Sometimes" |
| 1978 | "The Wind Of Change " | Single | b/w "Don’t Drink The Orange Juice" |
| 1979 | "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" | Single | b/w "Moon River" |
| 1979 | "Moon River" | Single | b/w "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" |
| 1979 | "Slide...On The Move" | EP | contains 3 tracks from On The Move With Slide |
| 1980 | "Without A Worry In The World" | Single | b/w "Every Highway Is My Friend" |
| 1981 | "Another Suitcase In Another Hall" | Single | b/w "Now I Have The Time" |
| 1981 | "Three Track Single" | EP | contains 3 tracks from recent albums |
| 1982 | "These Gentle Islands We Call Home" | Single | b/w "At Long Last, Timaru" |
| 1982 | "Winter In America" | Single | b/w "These Gentle Islands We Call Home" |
| 1992 | "Amor" | Single | b/w "Amor 92" and "Without A Worry In The World" |