The Crusaders discography

This is the discography for American jazz band The Crusaders.

Albums as The Jazz Crusaders

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Pop[1] US R&B[1] US Jazz[1]
1961 Freedom Sound Pacific Jazz
1962 Lookin' Ahead
1963 Tough Talk
Heat Wave
Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann)
1964 Stretchin' Out
1965 The Thing
Chile Con Soul
1966 Talk That Talk
1967 Uh Huh
1968 Powerhouse 184 38 6
1970 Give Peace a Chance Liberty
Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes 90 12 6 Chisa
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilations as The Jazz Crusaders

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Jazz
[1]
1969 The Best of the Jazz Crusaders 13 Blue Note
1973 Tough Talk
1975 The Young Rabbits
1993 The Best Of... Pacific Jazz
2005 The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions Mosiac
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson & Wilton Felder)

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Jazz
[1]
1994 Happy Again 13 Sin-Drome
1996 Louisiana Hot Sauce
1998 Breakin' Da Rulz! Indigo Blue
2003 Soul Axess
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as The Crusaders

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
UK
[2]
1971 Pass the Plate 168 12 Chisa
1972 Hollywood 45 MoWest
Crusaders 1 96 29 3 Blue Thumb
1973 The 2nd Crusade 45 4 1
Unsung Heroes 173 33
1974 Southern Comfort 31 3
1975 Chain Reaction 26 9 1
1976 Those Southern Knights 38 9 2
1977 Free as the Wind 41 8 1
1978 Images 34 18 1
1979 Street Life 18 3 1 10 MCA
1980 Rhapsody and Blues 29 14 1 40
1981 Standing Tall 59 29 2 47
1984 Ghetto Blaster 79 20 3 46
1986 The Good and the Bad Times 49 2
1988 Life in the Modern World 13
1991 Healing the Wounds 174 1 GRP
2003 Rural Renewal 73 2 P.R.A./Verve
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1962 The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse Pacific Jazz
1966 Live at the Lighthouse '66
1968 Lighthouse '68 30 6
1968 The Festival Album
1969 Lighthouse '69 10
1974 Scratch 73 16 4
1980 Live Sides
1981 Ongaku Kai - Live in Japan
1982 Royal Jam 144 30 5
1993 Live In Japan 24
2000 Power of Our Music - The Endangered Species
2004 Live in Japan 2003 P.R.A.
2006 Alive in South Africa (reissue) True Life Jazz

Compilations as The Crusaders

Year Title Chart positions Label
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1973 At Their Best 19 17 Motown
1976 The Best of the Crusaders 122 41 18 ABC Blue Thumb
1987 The Vocal Album MCA
1988 Sample a Decade Connoisseur
1990 16 Original World Hits MCA
1992 The Golden Years GRP
1994 Best of Best MCA
And Beyond... Music Collection
Best Pickwick
1995 The Ultimate Compilation Nectar
The Greatest Crusade Calibre
The Ultimate Castle
Soul Shadows Connoisseur
1996 The Best of the Crusaders MCA
Way Back Home Blue Thumb
1998 Priceless Jazz Collection GRP
2000 The Crusaders' Finest Hour Verve
2003 Groove Crusade Blue Thumb
2007 Gold Hip-O / Verve
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles as The Nite Hawks

Year Title (A-side / B-side) Album Label
1959 "Chicken Grabber / Big Top" (Single only) Del-Fi

Singles as The Night Hawks

Year Title (A-side / B-side) Album Label
1961 "Bunny Ride / Sweetie Lester" (Single only) Pacific Jazz

Singles as The Jazz Crusaders

Year Title Chart positions Label Album
US Pop
[3]
1962 "Tonight / Sinnin' Sam" Pacific Jazz Lookin' Ahead
"The Young Rabbits / Song of India"
"Congolese Sermon / Weather Beat" (Single only)
1963 "No Name Samba / Tough Talk" World Pacific Tough Talk
"Turkish Black/Boopie"
"Spanish Castles / Bluesette" Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann)
1964 "On Broadway / Heat Wave" Heat Wave
"I Remember Tomorrow / Long John" Stretchin' Out
1965 "Tough Talk / The Thing" The Thing
"Aqua Dulce / Soul Bourgeoisie" Chile Con Soul
1966 "Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Scratch" 95 Pacific Jazz Talk That Talk
1968 "Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo / Eleanor Rigby" Lighthouse '68
"Love and Peace / Hey Jude" Powerhouse
1969 "Get Back / Willie and Laura Mae Jones" Lighthouse '69
1970 "Way Back Home / Jackson" 90 Chisa Old Socks, New Shoes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles as The Crusaders

Year Title (A-side / B-side) Chart positions Label Album
US Pop
[3]
US
R&B

[4]
UK
[2][5]
1971 "Pass the Plate / Greasy Spoon" Chisa Pass the Plate
1972 "Spanish Harlem / Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove" MoWest Hollywood
"Put It Where You Want It / Mosadi (Woman)" 52 39 Blue Thumb Crusaders 1
"So Far Away / That's How I Feel"
1973 "Don't Let It Get You Down / Journey from Within" 86 31 Second Crusade
"That's How I Feel / Take It or Leave It" Crusaders 1
1974 "Lay It on the Line / Let's Boogie" Unsung Heroes
"Scratch / Way Back Home" 81 70 Scratch
"Stomp and Buck Dance / A Ballad for Joe (Louis)" 41 ABC Blue Thumb Southern Comfort
1975 "Creole / I Felt the Love" 84 Chain Reaction
1976 "Keep That Same Old Feeling / Til' the Sun Shines" 21 Those Southern Knights
"And Then There Was the Blues / Feeling Funky" 92
1977 "Feel It / The Way We Was" 63 Free as the Wind
"Free as the Wind / The Way We Was" 84
1978 "Bajou Bottoms / Covert Action" 93 Images
1979 "Street Life / The Hustler" 36 17 5 MCA Street Life
1980 "Soul Shadows / Sweet Gentle Love" 41 Rhapsody and Blues
1981 "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall" 97 67 61 Standing Tall
"This Old World's Too Funky for Me / Standing Tall"
1984 "New Moves / Ghetto Blaster" 27 Ghetto Blaster
"Dead End / Dream Street" 57
"Gotta Lotta Shakalada / Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)"
"Night Ladies / Megastreet" 55
1986 "The Way It Goes / Good Times" The Good and Bad Times
1988 "A.C. (Alternating Currents) / Mullholland Nights" Life in the Modern World
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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References

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  2. ^ a b "CRUSADERS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 164. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 99-100. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  5. ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 182. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
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