The Crusaders discography

This is the discography for American jazz band The Crusaders.

Albums as The Jazz Crusaders

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Year Title Type Label Label-Nr Chart positions
US Pop
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US R&B
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US Jazz
[1]
1961 Freedom Sound Studio Pacific Jazz ST-27
1962 Lookin' Ahead ST-43
The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse Live ST-57
1963 Tough Talk Studio ST-68
Heat Wave ST-76
Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann) ST-81
1964 Stretchin' Out ST-83
1965 The Thing ST-87
Chile Con Soul ST-20092
1966 Live at the Lighthouse '66 Live ST-20098
Talk That Talk Studio ST-20106
The Festival Album Live ST-20115
1967 Uh Huh Studio ST-20124
1968 Lighthouse '68 Live ST-20131 30 6
Powerhouse Studio ST-20136 184 38 6
1969 Lighthouse '69 Live ST-20165 10
1970 Give Peace a Chance Studio Liberty LST-11005
Old Socks New Shoes – New Socks Old Shoes Chisa CS-804 90 12 6
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Compilations as The Jazz Crusaders

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Year Title Label Label-Nr US Jazz
[1]
1969 The Best of the Jazz Crusaders World Pacific ST-20175 13
1973 Tough Talk Blue Note BN-LA170-G2
1975 The Young Rabbits BN-LA530-H2
1980 Live Sides LT-1046
1993 The Best Of... Pacific Jazz CDP 077778928324
2005 The Pacific Jazz Quintet Studio Sessions Mosaic MD6-230
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as Jazz Crusaders (Wayne Henderson & Wilton Felder)

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Year Title Type Label Label-Nr US Jazz
[1]
1994 Happy Again Studio Sin-Drome SD-8909 13
1996 Louisiana Hot Sauce Sin-Drome SD-8924
1998 Breakin' Da Rulz! Indigo Blue 4634170792
2000 Power of Our Music - The Endangered Species Live 1144790972
2003 Soul Axess Studio True Life Jazz
2006 Alive in South Africa (reissue) Live True Life Jazz
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Albums as The Crusaders

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Year Title Type Label Label-Nr Chart positions
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
UK
[3]
1971 Pass the Plate Studio Chisa CS-813 168 12
1972 Hollywood MoWest MW-118L 45
Crusaders 1 Blue Thumb BTS-6001 96 29 3
1973 The 2nd Crusade BTS-7000 45 4 1
Unsung Heroes BTS-6007 173 33
1974 Scratch Live BTS-6010 73 16 4
Southern Comfort Studio BTSY-9002 31 3
1975 Chain Reaction BTSD-6022 26 9 1
1976 Those Southern Knights BTSD-6024 38 9 2
1977 Free as the Wind BT-6029 41 8 1
1978 Images BA-6030 34 18 1
1979 Street Life MCA 3094 18 3 1 10
1980 Rhapsody and Blues 5124 29 14 1 40
1981 Ongaku Kai - Live in Japan Live Crusaders CRP-16002
Standing Tall Studio MCA 5254 59 29 2 47
1982 Royal Jam Live 2-9017 144 30 5
1984 Ghetto Blaster Studio 5429 79 20 3 46
1986 The Good and the Bad Times 5781 49 2
1988 Life in the Modern World 42168 13
1991 Healing the Wounds GRP 9638 174 1
2003 Rural Renewal P.R.A./Verve 440 060 077 73 2
2004 Live in Japan 2003 Live P.R.A. PRA-61104
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilations as The Crusaders

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Year Title Label Label-Nr Chart positions
US Pop
[1]
US R&B
[1]
US Jazz
[1]
1973 At Their Best Motown M-796V1 19 17
1976 The Best of the Crusaders ABC Blue Thumb BTSY-6027 122 41 18
1987 The Vocal Album MCA 42057
1988 Sample a Decade Connoisseur VSOP-LP131 (UK)
1990 16 Original World Hits MCA 2292-56787-2 LZ (Germany)
1992 The Golden Years GRP GRD-3-5007
1994 Best of Best MCA MVCZ-15020 (Japan)
And Beyond... Music Collection MCCD-163 (UK)
Best Pickwick PWKS-4231 (UK)
1995 The Ultimate Compilation Nectar NTRCD035 (UK)
The Greatest Crusade Calibre CLBCD-5501 (UK)
The Ultimate Castle CCS-CD-420 (UK)
Soul Shadows Connoisseur VSOP-CD-212 (UK)
1996 The Best of the Crusaders MCA MCBD-19528 (UK)
Way Back Home Blue Thumb BTD-4-700
1998 Priceless Jazz Collection GRP GRD-9892
2000 The Crusaders' Finest Hour Verve 314-543-762-2 (US) / 543762-2 (Germany)
2003 Groove Crusade Blue Thumb 0731458994428 (UK)
2007 Gold Hip-O / Verve B0008268-02 [602517184053]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles as The Nite Hawks

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Year Title (A-side / B-side) Album Label Label-Nr
1959 "Chicken Grabber / Big Top" (Single only) Del-Fi 4122

Singles as The Night Hawks

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Year Title (A-side / B-side) Album Label Label-Nr
1961 "Bunny Ride / Sweetie Lester" (Single only) Pacific Jazz X-352

Singles as The Jazz Crusaders

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Year Title (A-side / B-side) Album Label Label-Nr US Pop
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1962 "Tonight / Sinnin' Sam" Lookin' Ahead Pacific Jazz X-340
"The Young Rabbits / Song of India" X-342
"Congolese Sermon / Weather Beat" (Single only) X-357
1963 "No Name Samba / Tough Talk" Tough Talk World Pacific X-371
"Turkish Black / Boopie" X-388
"Spanish Castles / Bluesette" Jazz Waltz (with Les McCann) 406
1964 "On Broadway / Heat Wave" Heat Wave 401
"I Remember Tomorrow / Long John" Stretchin' Out 412
1965 "Tough Talk / The Thing" The Thing 77800
"Aqua Dulce / Soul Bourgeoisie" Chile Con Soul 77806
1966 "Uptight (Everything's Alright) / Scratch" Talk That Talk Pacific Jazz 88125 95
1968 "Ooga-Boo-Ga-Loo / Eleanor Rigby" Lighthouse '68 88144
"Love and Peace / Hey Jude" Powerhouse 88146
1969 "Get Back / Willie and Laura Mae Jones" Lighthouse '69 88153
1970 "Way Back Home / Jackson" Old Socks, New Shoes Chisa C-8010 90
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles as The Crusaders

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

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UK
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1971 "Pass the Plate / Greasy Spoon" Pass the Plate Chisa C-8013
1972 "Spanish Harlem / Papa Hooper's Barrelhouse Groove" Hollywood MoWest MW-5025F
"Put It Where You Want It / Mosadi (Woman)" Crusaders 1 Blue Thumb BTA-208 52 39
"So Far Away / That's How I Feel" BTA-217
1973 "Don't Let It Get You Down / Journey from Within" Second Crusade BTA-225 86 31
"That's How I Feel / Take It or Leave It" Crusaders 1 BTA-232
1974 "Lay It on the Line / Let's Boogie" Unsung Heroes BTA-245
"Scratch / Way Back Home" Scratch BTA-249 81 70
"Stomp and Buck Dance / A Ballad for Joe (Louis)" Southern Comfort ABC Blue Thumb BTA-261 41
1975 "Creole / I Felt the Love" Chain Reaction BTA-267 84
1976 "Keep That Same Old Feeling / Til' the Sun Shines" Those Southern Knights BTA-269 21
"And Then There Was the Blues / Feeling Funky" BTA-270 92
1977 "Feel It / The Way We Was" Free as the Wind BT-272 63
"Free as the Wind / The Way We Was" BTA-273 84
1978 "Bajou Bottoms / Covert Action" Images BT-278 93
1979 "Street Life / The Hustler" Street Life MCA 41052 36 17 5
1980 "Soul Shadows / Sweet Gentle Love" Rhapsody and Blues 41295 41
1981 "I'm So Glad I'm Standing Here Today / Standing Tall" Standing Tall 51177 97 67 61
"This Old World's Too Funky for Me / Standing Tall" 51222
1984 "New Moves / Ghetto Blaster" Ghetto Blaster 52365 27
"Dead End / Dream Street" 52398 57
"Gotta Lotta Shakalada / Zalal'e Mini (Take It Easy)" 52454
"Night Ladies / Megastreet" MCAT 853 55
1986 "The Way It Goes / Good Times" The Good and Bad Times 52966
1988 "A.C. (Alternating Currents) / Mullholland Nights" Life in the Modern World 53330
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Crusaders - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  2. ^ "The Jazz Crusaders Catalog". Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "CRUSADERS - full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-1995. Record Research. p. 99-100. ISBN 0-89820-115-2.
  6. ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 182. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
  7. ^ "The Crusaders @ARTISTdirect". ARTISTdirect.
  8. ^ "The Crusaders - Biography, Albums, Streaming Links - AllMusic". AllMusic.