George Duke discography
| George Duke discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 32 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Singles | 47 |
| Collaboration | 19 |
American singer-songwriter, keyboardist and record producer George Duke released 32 studio albums, eight live albums, 19 collaborative albums (as a member of the George Duke Quartet, the George Duke Trio, the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, the Nat Adderley Sextet, The Mothers of Invention, the Billy Cobham/George Duke Band, the Clarke Duke Project, and the George Duke Band), and 47 singles.
Duke occasionally recorded under the name Dawilli Gonga, possibly for contractual reasons, when appearing on other artists albums.[1]
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop [2] |
US R&B [3] |
US Jazz [4] |
US Con. Jazz [5] |
US Indie [6] |
UK [7] | |||
| Save the Country[a] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Solus[b] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Inner Source |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Faces in Reflection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Feel |
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141 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Aura Will Prevail |
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111 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| I Love the Blues, She Heard My Cry |
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169 | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| Liberated Fantasies |
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190 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Dream (The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album)[c] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| From Me to You |
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192 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Reach for It |
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25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
| Don't Let Go |
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39 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| Follow the Rainbow |
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56 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| Master of the Game |
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125 | 18 | — | — | — | — | |
| A Brazilian Love Affair |
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119 | 40 | — | — | — | 33 | |
| Dream On |
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48 | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| Guardian of the Light |
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147 | 46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Rendezvous |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Thief in the Night |
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183 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| George Duke |
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— | 56 | — | — | — | — | |
| Night After Night |
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— | 87 | — | 11 | — | — | |
| Snapshot |
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— | 36 | 50 | 1 | — | — | |
| Illusions |
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— | 33 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
| Is Love Enough? |
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— | 65 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
| After Hours |
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— | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | |
| Cool |
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— | — | 11 | 10 | — | — | |
| Face the Music |
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— | — | 7 | — | 24 | — | |
| Duke |
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— | 76 | 6 | 3 | 46 | — | |
| In a Mellow Tone |
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— | — | 9 | — | 41 | — | |
| Dukey Treats |
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192 | — | 3 | 1 | 29 | — | |
| Deja Vu |
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— | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | |
| DreamWeaver |
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74 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Collaboration albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Jean-Luc Ponty Experience with the George Duke Trio[d] (with Jean-Luc Ponty) |
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| Here and Now (with The Third Wave, Duke arranger and conductor) |
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| Live on Tour in Europe[d] (with Billy Cobham) |
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| The Clarke/Duke Project (with Stanley Clarke) |
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| Gordon's Gotham (with Dexter Gordon) |
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| The Clarke/Duke Project II (with Stanley Clarke) |
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| 3 (with Stanley Clarke) |
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Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Muir Woods Suite |
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Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [9] |
US R&B [10] |
US A R&B [11] |
US Dance [12] |
US Jazz [13] |
UK [7] | |||
| "Fools" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Aura Will Prevail |
| "'Scuse Me Miss" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Me to You |
| "Sing It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You and Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Reach for It" [e] | 54 | 2 | — | — | — | — | Reach for It | |
| "Dukey Stick" | 1978 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | Don't Let Go |
| "Movin' On" | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Way I Feel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Want You for Myself" (with Lynn Davis) | 1979 | — | 23 | — | 23 | — | — | Master of the Game |
| "Every Little Step I Take" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Games" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Party Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Follow the Rainbow | |
| "I Am for Real (May the Funk Be with You)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Say That You Will" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Pluck" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Brazilian Love Affair" | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | A Brazilian Love Affair | |
| "Summer Breezin'" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Baby" (with Stanley Clarke) | 1981 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | The Clarke/Duke Project |
| "I Just Want to Love You" (with Stanley Clarke) | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Finding My Way" (with Stanley Clarke) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shine On" | 1982 | 41 | 15 | — | 36 | — | — | Dream On |
| "Ride on Love" | — | 83 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Will Always Be Your Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dream On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Reach Out" | 1983 | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | Guardian of the Light |
| "You're The One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Celebrate" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Born to Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heroes" | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | The Clarke/Duke Project 2 | |
| "Secret Rendezvous" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rendezvous |
| "Thief in the Night" (featuring Lynn Davis) | 1985 | — | 37 | — | 21 | — | 89 | Thief in the Night |
| "I Surrender" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Mission" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Broken Glass" | 1986 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | George Duke |
| "Good Friend" | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Guilty" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night After Night |
| "Love Ballad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lady" | 1990 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | The Clarke/Duke Project 3 |
| "No Rhyme, No Reason" | 1992 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | Snapshot |
| "6 O'Clock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fame" (featuring Chante Moore, Deniece Williams, Howard Hewett, Jeffrey Osborne, Keith Washington, Lori Perry, Phil Perry, Philip Bailey, Rachelle Ferrell and Jim Gilstrap) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Love Can Be So Cold" | 1995 | — | 78 | 24 | — | — | — | Illusions |
| "Life and Times" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Is Love Enough?" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Is Love Enough? |
| "T-Jam" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duke |
| "The Total Experience" (Boney James featuring George Duke) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | Shine |
| "What Goes Around Comes Around" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | Déjà Vu |
| "You Never Know" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | Dreamweaver |
| "Bring Me Joy" (Al Jarreau featuring George Duke and Boney James) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
DVDs[edit]
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Live in Tokyo Japan 1983[d] |
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| Live at Montreux 1997[d] |
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Notes[edit]
- ^ Rereleased as "Pacific Jazz" by United Artists in 1978 albeit with a different track listing.
- ^ Solus was recorded in April 1971 and intended to be released as a single album by SABA but when SABA folded and became MPS the powers that be decided to postpone its release. They finally put it out as a double album in 1976 together with George's MPS debut The Inner Source. The latter was recorded in October 1971.
- ^ Recorded in 1976 and released in 1978 (Europe-only). Released in the USA (in a slightly different version) as The 1976 Solo Keyboard Album by Epic/CBS in 1982.
- ^ a b c d Also a live recorded album.
- ^ Reached #42 in Canada.title=RPM Top 100 Singles - February 11, 1978
References[edit]
- ^ "George Duke". radioswissjazz.ch.
- ^ "George Duke: Billboard 200". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke: Billboard Top R&B Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke: Billboard Jazz Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke: Billboard Contemporary Jazz Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ "George Duke: Billboard Jazz Albums". billboard.com. Billboard.
- ^ a b "GEORGE DUKE | full Official Chart History | UK Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "GEORGE DUKE: REACH FOR IT: Certified GOLD by RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America. January 18, 1978. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "George Duke Chart History". Billboard Hot 100. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "George Duke Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "George Duke Chart History". Adult R&B Songs. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ "George Duke Chart History". Dance Club Songs. Retrieved August 28, 2018.
- ^ "George Duke Chart History". Smooth Jazz Songs. Retrieved August 28, 2018.