The Imperials discography
This is a discography for the Christian music vocal quartet The Imperials.
Albums
| Year | Album | Members who performed | Record label | Record producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Jake Hess & The Imperials | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Neilsen, Slaughter | Skylite | |
| 1964 | Introducing The Illustrious Imperials | Heart Warming/Benson | ||
| 1964 | Fireside Hymns | |||
| 1964 | Blends and Rhythms | |||
| 1965 | Talent Times Five | |||
| 1965 | Slaughter Writes – Imperials Sing | |||
| 1965 | Happy Sounds of The Imperials | |||
| 1965 | He Was a Preachin Man | |||
| 1965 | Slightly Regal | |||
| 1966 | Sing Their Favorite Hymns | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Murray, Slaughter | ||
| 1966 | Sing Inspirational Classics | Impact/Benson | ||
| 1967 | To Sing Is the Thing | Hess, McSpadden, Morales, Murray, Moscheo | ||
| 1968 | New Dimensions | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Wiles | ||
| 1968 | Now | |||
| 1969 | Love Is the Thing | |||
| 1970 | Gospel's Alive and Well | |||
| 1971 | Time to Get It Together | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Gordon | ||
| 1972 | Imperials | Morales, Murray, Moscheo, Blackwood, Andrus | ||
| 1973 | Live (double album) | |||
| 1974 | Follow the Man with the Music | |||
| 1975 | No Shortage | Bob MacKenzie, Gary S. Paxton | ||
| 1976 | Just Because | |||
| 1977 | Sail On | Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Dayspring/Word | Chris Christian |
| 1978 | Imperials Live | A. Morales, Buddy Huey, Chris Christian | ||
| 1979 | Heed the Call | Chris Christian | ||
| 1979 | One More Song for You | Michael Omartian | ||
| 1980 | Christmas with The Imperials | Bergen White | ||
| 1980 | Priority | Michael Omartian | ||
| 1982 | Stand by the Power | Morales, Murray, Will, P. Smith | Bill Schnee | |
| 1983 | Side by Side | Keith Thomas, Neal Joseph | ||
| 1984 | The Imperials Sing the Classics | Neal Joseph | ||
| 1985 | Let the Wind Blow | Myrrh/Word | Brown Bannister | |
| 1987 | This Year's Model | Morales, Will, Hemby, Sloas | Brown Bannister | |
| 1988 | Free the Fire | Bill Schnee | ||
| 1990 | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Morales, Will, Hemby, Robertson | StarSong | Morris "Butch" Stewart |
| 1991 | Big God | Morales, Will, Hildreth, Pam Morales | Ken Mansfield | |
| 1992 | Stir It Up | Paul Mills | ||
| 1995 | 'Til He Comes | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Walker | Impact/Homeland | Brian Green |
| 1997 | It's Still the Cross | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Shapiro | Big God Records | Barry Weeks |
| 1998 | Songs of Christmas | Morales, Will, Ferguson, Weeks | Barry Weeks | |
| 2002 | I Was Made for This | A. Morales, Hudson, J. Morales, Crook | ||
| 2006* | The Lost Album | A. Morales, Murray, Will, Taff | Word | Gary S. Paxton |
| 2007 | The Imperials | Hudson, J. Morales, S. Smith, Owens | Indie/Lamon Records | |
| 2007 | Back to the Roots | Michael Sykes | ||
| 2008 | Standing Strong | A. Morales, Will, Hiner, Evans | Infinity Music/Hall of Fame Record Company | Robbie Hiner |
| 2010 | Still Standing | A. Morales, Will, P. Smith, Evans | Infinity Music/Hall of Fame Record Company | Michael Peterson, Rick Webb, Rick Evans |
*originally recorded in 1976
Compilations
- 1970: Believe It (Vista)
- 1972: The Imperials 1968–1972 (Impact/Benson)
- 1973: A Thing Called Love (Vista)
- 1977: The Best of the Imperials (Impact/Benson)
- 1979: The Imperials – Featuring Terry and Sherman (Impact/Benson)
- 1981: The Very Best of the Imperials (Dayspring/Word)
- 1982: First Day in Heaven (Impact/Benson)
- 1984: Give Them All to Jesus (Impact/Benson)
- 1986: Old Fashioned Faith (Dayspring/Word)
- 1989: 20 Favorites by the Imperials (Benson)
- 1992: Masters of Gospel (RiverSong/Benson)
- 1994: Treasures (StarSong)
- 1996: The Imperials – Legacy 1977–1988 (Word)
- 1998: Gospel Music Hall of Fame 1964–1976 (Benson)
- 2006: The Imperials – Classic Hits (New Haven/Provident)
- 2007: The Definitive Collection (Word/Warner)
- 2014: The Ultimate Collection (Word/Curb)
Elvis Presley with The Imperials (complete albums)
- 1966: How Great Thou Art (RCA)
- 1969: From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis (Elvis in Person at the International Hotel) (RCA)
- 1970: Live at the International Hotel, Las Vegas, NV August 26, 1969 (RCA)
- 1970: On Stage (RCA)
- 1970: That's the Way It Is (RCA)
- 1971: Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) (RCA)
- 1971: Love Letters from Elvis (RCA)
- 1971: Elvis Sings The Wonderful World of Christmas (RCA)
- 1972: Elvis Now (RCA)
- 1972: He Touched Me (RCA)
- 1973: Elvis (RCA)
Appearances on other albums
- 1964: The Best Of Heart Warming – various artists; "Lord, I Need You" (HeartWarming Records)[3]
- 1965: Dottie Rambo and The Imperials (HeartWarming Records)
- 1965: A Man Named Smith – Fred Smith and Jake Hess & The Imperials (Impact Records)
- 1965: Bill Sings the Old Favorites – Bill Gober and Jake Hess & The Imperials (HeartWarming Records)
- 1966: The Gloryland Way – Hank Locklin (RCA Victor)
- 1966: Sings Great Sacred Songs – Connie Smith and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
- 1966: Gospel Train – Hank Snow and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
- 1967: Christmas with Hank Snow – Hank Snow and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
- 1967: Most Richly Blessed – Jimmy Dean and Jake Hess & The Imperials (RCA Viktor)
- 1967: Doug Oldham with Jake Hess and the Imperials sing 12 Songs by Bill Gaither (HeartWarming)[4]
- 1971: Here's to Veterans 99 – The Imperials (Program No. 1276) / Wilma Burgess (The Veterans Administration)[5]
- 1975: Christmas at Our House – various artists; "Infant Holy" (Impact)
- 1976: Doug Oldham and Friends; with the Imperials on "I've Got Something to Sing About" (Impact)[6]
- 1976: The Name of Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records); "He Was Nailed to the Cross for Me", "He Washed My Eyes with Tears"
- 1976: Only Jesus – Jimmy Swaggart (JIM Records)
- 1984: The Praise in Us: A Word Family Praise Album – various artists; "The Praise In Us" (Word Records)
- 1985: The Continental Singers – Together We Stand; "Who Will Save the Children?" (Music Mercy)
- 1988: Shake: Christian Artists Face the Music; a non-music album of interviews with various artists (Myrrh)[7]
- 1989: Love Is You to Me – Kim Boyce; with the Imperials on the title song (Myrrh)
- 1990: Handel's Young Messiah; "O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" (Sony)
- 1992: A Few Good Men – Gaither Vocal Band (title song) (Star Song)
- 1996: The Greatest Gift – various artists; "Let's Go To Bethlehem" (Wright Music)
- 2003: The Gospel Side of Elvis – The Stamps and The Imperials (Armond, Jim, Terry & Sherman) (Double CD) (Gold Street Records)
Singles
| Year | Single | CCM AC[8] | CCM CHR[9] | AC peak[10] | Album | Composer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sail On | 3 | 3 | – | Sail On | Chris Christian |
| Water Grave | 14 | 14 | – | Steve & Annie Chapman | ||
| 1979 | Overcomer | 15 | 15 | – | Heed The Call | James Hollihan |
| Praise the Lord | 1 | 1 | – | Brown Bannister/Mike Hudson | ||
| Oh Buddha | 1 | 1 | – | Mark Farrow | ||
| 1980 | What I Can Do for You | 12 | 13 | – | One More Song for You | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| I'm Forgiven | 1 | 1 | – | M. Omartian, Bruce Hibbard, Hadley Hockensmith | ||
| One More Song for You | 10 | 10 | – | Michael & Stormie Omartian | ||
| Living Without Your Love | – | – | 43 | Tom Hemby | ||
| 1981 | I'd Rather Believe in You | 3 | 5 | – | Priority | Michael & Stormie Omartian |
| Finish What You Started | 2 | 2 | – | Russ & Tori Taff/Michael Omartian | ||
| The Trumpet of Jesus | 1 | 1 | – | Michael & Stormie Omartian | ||
| Be Still My Soul | 7 | 19 | – | Russ & Tori Taff | ||
| 1983 | Lord of the Harvest | 1 | 1 | – | Stand by the Power | Paul Smith, James Newton Howard |
| Somebody New | 9 | 9 | – | Paul Smith | ||
| Because of Who You Are | 1 | 1 | – | Bob Farrell/Billy Smiley | ||
| 1984 | Wait Upon the Lord | 1 | 1 | – | Side by Side | Paul Smith, Ragan Courtney, Keith Thomas |
| You're the Only Jesus | 20 | 20 | – | Gordon Jensen | ||
| Make My Heart Your Home | 13 | 13 | – | Paul Smith, Keith Thomas | ||
| 1985 | Let the Wind Blow | 1 | 1 | – | Let the Wind Blow | David Martin |
| In The Promised Land | 3 | 9 | – | Chris Eaton | ||
| 1986 | Jericho | 12 | – | – | Paul Smith, Michael W. Smith, Mike Hudson | |
| Taking the Time | 27 | – | – | Paul Smith, Mike Hudson, Keith Thomas | ||
| 1987 | Wings of Love | 1 | 2 | – | This Year's Model | Keith Thomas, Paul C. Smith |
| Get Ready | 4 | 10 | – | J. Lee Sloas | ||
| How Do I Get You? | – | 14 | – | Mark Gendel, Bob Johnson | ||
| Holding On (First Love) | 23 | 3 | – | Pam Mark Hall, Keith Thomas | ||
| Fallin | – | 6 | – | Jimmie Lee Sloas | ||
| Devoted To You | 7 | – | – | Ron Hemby, Stephen Bashaw | ||
| Rest Your Arms | 18 | – | – | Free the Fire | Ron Hemby, Tom Hemby | |
| 1988 | Free the Fire in Me | 2 | 1 | – | Michael & Stormie Omartian | |
| 1989 | The Boss | 16 | – | – | Jimmie Lee Sloas | |
| You | 6 | – | – | Randy Goodrum/Robbie Buchanan/Jimmie Lee | ||
| 1990 | Big Ball Turning | – | 2 | – | Love's Still Changing Hearts | Butch Stewart, Brenda Blonski |
| It's Raining Again | 1 | – | – | David Robertson | ||
| I Will Follow You | 3 | – | – | David Robertson, John Wierick | ||
| It's Gonna Be Alright | 4 | – | – | Ron Hemby | ||
| Come into My Life | 12 | – | – | Paul Chiten, Pamela Phillips-Oland | ||
| 1990 | Come Let Us Worship | 5 | – | – | David Robertson, John Wierick | |
| Original Love | 13 | – | – | Keith Brown | ||
| 1991 | Nothing Less | 13 | – | – | Big God | Gary Driskell, Leonard Ahlstrom |
| 1992 | Carry Your Hart To Me | 8 | – | – | Regie Hamm, Joel Lindsey | |
| Take Me There | 17 | – | – | Bill Cantos, Julius Drummin, Ty Lacy | ||
| 1993 | Taking Your Love for Granted | 1 | 3 | – | Stir It Up | Michael Peterson |
| We're All Looking | 2 | – | – | Dwight Liles, Judy Reno | ||
| Change the World | – | 14 | – | Terry Esau | ||
| Standing on the Rock of Love | 14 | 9 | – | Julius Drummin, Ty Lacy | ||
| Stir It Up | – | 4 | – | Julius Drummin, Keith Brown |
Video
- 1970: Elvis: That's the Way It Is (MGM) (Armond, Jim, Joe, Terry & Roger)
- 1984: The Imperials 20th Anniversary (Myrrh/Word) (Armond, Jim, Dave & Paul)
- 2003: Elvis Lives 25th Anniversary Concert (Armond, Jim, Joe, Terry, Roger & Sherman)
- 2010: Still Standing (CMD Distribution) (Armond, Dave, Paul & Rick)
References
- ^ "Imperials Discography".
- ^ "Our History".
- ^ "Various - Gospel Concert Vol. 1 Presenting The Best Of Heart Warming".
- ^ "Doug Oldham With Jake Hess And The Imperials". Discogs.
- ^ "Imperials, Wilma Burgess - Here's To Veterans 99".
- ^ "Doug Oldham - Doug Oldham And Friends".
- ^ "Various - Shake: Christian Artists Face the Music".
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 - 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 120. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
- ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 96. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
- ^ "Top 50 Adult Contemporary" (PDF). Billboard. May 24, 1980. p. 49. Retrieved February 27, 2025.