Julie Andrews discography
| Julie Andrews discography | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Andrews in An Evening with Julie Andrews media conference at Park Hyatt, Sydney, Australia – 16th May 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 13 |
| Soundtrack albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 16 |
| Singles | 16 |
| Cast recordings | 15 |
The discography of Julie Andrews, an English actress, singer, and author, encompasses a wide range of recordings spanning over six decades. Her work includes studio albums, live albums, soundtracks, cast recordings, compilations, and singles, reflecting her extensive career in musical theater, film, and television.
Julie Andrews' earliest recordings trace back to 1947, when she appeared on Starlight Roof, a West End revue. Her first recorded performance was the "Polonaise" from Mignon, issued as a two-record 78 RPM set. This release features an introduction and conversation with a twelve-year-old Andrews conducted by Vic Oliver, followed by her performance. In 1948, Columbia issued several additional 78 RPM records featuring Andrews. Among them is the single "Je Veux Vivre"/"Come to the Fair", which includes a rendition of the waltz from Gounod's Romeo and Juliet and an English air, performed as a duet with her stepfather, Ted Andrews, with piano accompaniment by her mother. Another 1948 release, "Ah! Vous Dirai–Je Mama"/"The Wren", presents Andrews performing works by Mozart and traditional songs, accompanied on piano by her mother and introduced by her stepfather.[1]
Andrews also participated in several radio and television-related recordings. In 1950, she took part in Jack and the Beanstalk, a 12-inch 78 RPM record from the British radio series Educating Archie, issued by His Master's Voice. Her first long-playing (LP) album was released in 1955 and titled The Boy Friend. In 1956, Decca released the music from the television special High Tor, in which Andrews performed alongside Bing Crosby.[1] Andrews' first solo studio effort was The Lass with the Delicate Air (1957) and the singer progressed through notable soundtrack releases tied to her iconic film roles, alongside cast recordings from Broadway and West End productions. Her discography is documented across various labels, including RCA Victor, Columbia, and Philips, with formats evolving from LP to CD over time.[2]
Andrews achieved significant chart success, particularly with soundtracks like Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965), both of which topped the US and UK charts and earned multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA.[3] Other notable entries include the cast recording of My Fair Lady (1956), which also reached number one in both regions, and studio albums such as Love Me Tender (1982), peaking at number 63 on the UK Albums Chart.[4] Her singles, including "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" (US #66, 1964) and "Thoroughly Modern Millie" (US AC #3, 1967), further highlight her presence on the charts. This article details her discography, incorporating peak chart positions and certifications as reported by sources such as the Official Charts Company and Billboard.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
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| 1957 | Tell It Again – Songs of Sense & Nonsense (Julie Andrews & Martyn Green) |
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| 1957 | The Lass with the Delicate Air |
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| 1958 | Julie Andrews Sings |
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| 1961 | Broadway's Fair Julie |
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| 1962 | Don't Go in the Lion's Cage Tonight and Other Heartrending Ballads and Raucous Ditties |
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| 1967 | A Christmas Treasure |
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| 1969 | Julie Andrews / Henry Mancini – Perform Music from the Film Score Darling Lili |
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| 1975 | The Secret of Christmas |
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| 1982 | Love Me Tender |
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| 1987 | Love, Julie |
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| 1990 | The Sounds of Christmas — From Around the World |
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| 1994 | Broadway: The Music of Richard Rodgers |
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| 1996 | Broadway: Here I'll Stay — The Words of Alan Jay Lerner |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Album details |
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| 1977 | An Evening with Julie Andrews |
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Soundtracks
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UK [6][11] | ||||||||||||
| 1956 | High Tor |
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| 1964 | Mary Poppins |
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1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1965 | The Sound of Music |
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1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie |
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16 | 9 |
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| 1968 | Star! |
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98 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again |
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| 1979 | 10 |
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80 | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | Victor/Victoria |
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| 2000 | Relative Values |
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| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement |
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15 | — |
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| 2017 | Julie's Greenroom |
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Cast recordings
[edit]| Year | Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [6][18] | ||||||||||||
| 1954 | The Boy Friend |
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| 1956 | My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) |
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| 1958 | Rose-Marie |
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| 1957 | Cinderella |
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| 1959 | My Fair Lady (London cast recording)[b] |
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| 1960 | Camelot |
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1 | 10 |
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| 1962 | Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall |
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| 1971 | Julie and Carol at Lincoln Center |
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| 1992 | The King and I |
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| 1993 | Putting It Together |
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| 1995 | Victor/Victoria: A New Musical Comedy |
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| 1998 | Doctor Dolittle |
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| 1998 | Hey, Mr. Producer! |
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| 1999 | My Favourite Broadway: The Leading Ladies |
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| 2000 | My Favourite Broadway: The Love Songs |
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Compilations
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UK [6] | ||||||||||||
| 1965 | Firestone Presents Your Favorite Christmas Music Volume 4 |
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| 1966 | Firestone Presents Your Favorite Christmas Carols Volume 5[c] |
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| 1969 | Christmas with Julie Andrews |
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| 1970 | A Little Bit in Love |
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| 1972 | The Best of Julie Andrews |
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| 1975 | Julie Andrews |
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| 1978 | Julie Andrews Signature Album |
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| 1978 | Songs for Christmas |
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| 1988 | A Little Bit of Broadway |
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| 1994 | Julie Andrews Sings for You |
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| 1996 | The Best of Julie Andrews: Thoroughly Modern Julie |
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| 1996 | The Sound of Julie Andrews: 22 Classic Songs |
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| 2001 | Classic Julie, Classic Broadway |
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| 2005 | Julie Andrews Selects Her Favourite Disney Songs |
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| 2006 | At Her Very Best |
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| 2012 | The CBS Television Specials |
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Audiobooks and spoken word
[edit]| Year | Title |
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| 1959 | The Story Behind My Fair Lady as Told by the Original Cast |
| 1965 | Special Radio Programming Material: The Sound of Music |
| 1965 | Julie Andrews Introduces The Happiest Sound In All The World |
| 1986 | Mandy |
| 1996 | The Summer Friend: Special stories for special children |
| 1999 | Mother Goose & More: A collection of stories with music |
| 2000 | Little Bo |
| 2003 | Simeon's Gift |
| 2004 | The Little Gray Men |
| 2008 | Home: A Memoir of My Early Years |
| 2009 | Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies |
| 2009 | Julie Andrews' Collection of Poems, Songs and Lullabies |
| 2012 | Julie Andrews' Treasury for All Seasons: Poems and Songs to Celebrate the Year |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US AC [23] |
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| "I Could Have Danced All Night" | 1956 | — | — | — | My Fair Lady (Broadway cast recording) | ||||||||
| "Tom Pillibi" | 1960 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "A Spoonful of Sugar" | 1964 | — | — | — | Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack | ||||||||
| "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | 66 | 14 | — | ||||||||||
| "Stay Awake" | — | — | — |
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| "He Loves Me" | — | — | — | Julie Andrews Sings | |||||||||
| "Chim Chim Cher-ee" | 1965 | — | — | — | Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack | ||||||||
| "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | 1967 | — | 3 | — | Thoroughly Modern Millie | ||||||||
| "Don't Go in the Lion's Cage Tonight"[28] | — | — | — | Don't Go in the Lion's Cage Tonight | |||||||||
| "Whistling Away In The Dark" | 1970 | — | — | — | Julie Andrews / Henry Mancini – Perform Music from the Film Score Darling Lili | ||||||||
| "Feed the Birds" | 1973 | — | — | — | Mary Poppins: Original Cast Soundtrack | ||||||||
| "It's Easy To Say" | 1980 | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Le Jazz Hot" | 1982 | — | — | — | Victor/Victoria: Original Soundtrack | ||||||||
| "Love Me Tender" | 1983 | — | — | — | Love Me Tender | ||||||||
| "Some Days Are Diamonds" | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Getting to Know You" | 1993 | — | — | — | The King and I | ||||||||
| "Living In The Shadows" | 1996 | — | — | — | Victor/Victoria (Cast Recording) | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ A Christmas Treasure was not eligible to appear on the Billboard 200 because it is a christmas album, and was instead featured on the Christmas LP's chart,[7] peaking at #9.[8]
- ^ The musical was transferred to London in April 1958, and the renewed success sent Andrews, Harrison, and the London cast to the recording studio in 1959 to capture the score in stereo: the London cast recording shares all the same principals as the Broadway cast.
- ^ The album was recorded in the summer of 1966 and released in the same year by Firestone. The following year, RCA issued the album as A Christmas Treasure with two more songs in the track listing.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Arntz & Wilson 1995, p. 227
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Julie Andrews Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mo..." AllMusic. Archived from the original on 28 June 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Grein, Paul (6 May 2024). "Julie Andrews' 'Loverly' & Totally Unique Recording Legacy". Billboard. Archived from the original on 7 May 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Love Me Tender | Official Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Julie Andrews | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Julie Andrews". Official Charts. 16 July 1983. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b Grein, Paul (8 June 2022). "AFI Honoree Julie Andrews' 'Super-cali-fragil-istic-expi-ali-docious' History on the Billboard Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Best bets for Christmas" (PDF). Billboard. 2 December 1967. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ a b Julie Andrews's peak positions at the Billboard 200:
- Judy and Carol at Carnegie Hall (#85) — Whitburn 2001, p. 22
- Darlin' Lili (#113) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1005
- Mary Poppins (#1) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1030
- The Sound of Music (#1) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1046
- Star! (#98) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1049
- 10 (#80) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1053
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (#16) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1054
- Victor/Victoria (#174) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1058
- Camelot (#1) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1066
- Cinderella (#15) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1067
- The King And I (#135) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1071
- My Fair Lady (#1) — Whitburn 2001, p. 1072
- ^ "Soundtrack". Billboard. 28 November 2021. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Peak position in the UK:
- Thoroughly Modern Millie (#9) "THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE". Official Charts. 28 October 1967. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- Star! (#36) "STAR". Official Charts. 21 September 1968. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- Mary Poppins (#2) "MARY POPPINS". Official Charts. 16 January 1965. Archived from the original on 27 January 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum (Mary Poppins Soundtrack)". RIAA. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Original Soundtrack – Mary Poppins- The BPI". BPI. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "merican album certifications – Soundtrack – The Sound of Music". RIAA. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – The Sound of Music". BPI. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: Soundtrack – Thoroughly ModernMillie". RIAA. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
- ^ "American certifications – Soundtrack – The Princess Diaries". RIAA. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ Peak position in the UK:
- My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Cast) – 1958 (#1) "My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Cast)". Official Charts. 10 May 1958. Archived from the original on 10 September 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- My Fair Lady (Original Cast) (#1) – 1958 "My Fair Lady (Original Cast)". Official Charts. 5 July 1958. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- Camelot – 1964 (#10) "CAMELOT". Official Charts. 3 October 1964. Archived from the original on 10 August 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- The King and I – 1992 (#57) "THE KING AND I". Official Charts. 10 October 1992. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- Hey Mr. Producer! – 1998 (#42) "HEY MR PRODUCER!". Official Charts. 24 October 1998. Archived from the original on 5 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ a b "American album certifications – Soundtrack – My Fair Lady (Original Cast)". RIAA. Archived from the original on 9 March 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum: Camelot (Original Cast)". RIAA. Archived from the original on 13 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
- ^ Arntz & Wilson 1995, p. 231
- ^ "At Her Very Best – Julie Andrews". Official Charts. 2 September 2006. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Joel Whitburn's Top Adult Contemporary 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-89820-099-7.
- ^ "Single Walt Disney – Julie Andrews: A Spoonful Of Sugar". BPI. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Gold & Platinum: Julie Andrews". RIAA. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Award – The BPI". BPI. Archived from the original on 15 December 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Walt Disney – Julie Andrews: Stay Awake – The BPI". BPI. Archived from the original on 8 March 2025. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Record World. February 11, 1967. p. 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
Bibliography
[edit]- Arntz, James; Wilson, Thomas S. (1995). Julie Andrews. Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago. Illinois: Contemporary Books, Inc. ISBN 0-8092-3267-7.
- Whitburn, Joel (2001). Joel's Whitburns's Top Pop Albums 1955-2001. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research. ISBN 0-89820-147-0.