Eddy Raven discography

The discography of American country music singer Eddy Raven consists of 14 studio albums and 52 singles. Although Raven first charted in 1974, he did not reach Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs charts until "She's Playing Hard to Forget" in 1982. Between then and 1990, Raven had six songs reach No. 1 on that chart, and twelve more that reached top 10.

Eddy Raven discography
Eddy Raven in 2016
Studio albums14
Live albums1
Compilation albums5
Music videos12
Singles52
No.1 Single6

Studio albums

1970s and 1980s
Title Album details Peak chart
positions
US Country CAN Country
That Cajun Country Sound
  • Release date: 1973
  • Label: LaLouisianne Records
 — —
This Is Eddy Raven — —
Eyes
  • Release date: July 1980
  • Label: Dimension Records
 55 —
Desperate Dreams 26 —
I Could Use Another You 41 8
Love and Other Hard Times
  • Release date: July 1985
  • Label: RCA Records Nashville
 64 —
Right Hand Man
  • Release date: December 1986
  • Label: RCA Records Nashville
 18 —
Temporary Sanity 31 25
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s and 2000s
Title Album details
Right for the Flight
Wild Eyed and Crazy
Cookin' Cajun
(with Jo-El Sonnier)
  • Release date: August 1996
  • Label: K-tel
Living in Black and White
  • Release date: March 6, 2001
  • Label: Row Music Group
All Grassed Up
(with Carolina Road)
  • Release date: July 21, 2017
  • Label: Pinecastle Records

Compilation albums
Title Album details Peak
positions
US Country
Thank God for Kids —
The Best of Eddy Raven
  • Release date: February 1988
  • Label: RCA Records
 36
Greatest Hits —
Greatest Country Hits —
20 Favorites
  • Release date: January 27, 1998
  • Label: Capitol Nashville
 —
I Got Mexico: The RCA Singles A's and B's
  • Release date: November 14, 2000
  • Label: Westside Records
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums
Title Album details
Live at Billy Bob's Texas
  • Release date: April 1999
  • Label: Smith Music Group

Singles

1960s – 1970s
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[1]		 CAN Country
1962 "Once a Fool" — — N/A
1969 "Lied to Judy" — —
1973 "Colinda" — — That Cajun Country Sound
"Arkansas Sun" — — N/A
"Sam" — —
1974 "Last of the Sunshine Cowboys" 63 —
"Carolina Country Morning" — —
"Ain't She Somethin' Else" 46 34 This Is Eddy Raven
1975 "Good News, Bad News" 27 40
"You're My Rainy Day Woman" 68 —
"Free to Be" 34 46
1976 "I Wanna Live" 87 —
"Curse of a Woman" 94 — N/A
"I'm Losing It All" 90 —
1978 "Colinda" (re-release) — — That Cajun Country Sound
"You're a Dancer" 71 — N/A
1979 "Sweet Mother Texas" 44 — Eyes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s – 2000s
Year Single Peak chart
positions		 Album
US Country
[1]		 CAN Country
1980 "Dealin' with the Devil" 25 — Eyes
"You've Got Those Eyes" 30 —
"Another Texas Song" 34 —
"Peace of Mind" 23 —
1981 "I Should've Called" 13 — Desperate Dreams
"Who Do You Know in California" 11 —
1982 "A Little Bit Crazy" 14 43
"She's Playing Hard to Forget" 10 —
"San Antonio Nights" 25 — N/A
1984 "I Got Mexico" 1 1 I Could Use Another You
"I Could Use Another You" 9 6
"She's Gonna Win Your Heart" 9 5
1985 "Operator, Operator" 9 8 Love and Other Hard Times
"I Wanna Hear It from You" 8 6
"You Should Have Been Gone by Now" 3 3
1986 "Sometimes a Lady" 3 2 Right Hand Man
"Right Hand Man" 3 5
1987 "You're Never Too Old for Young Love" 3 6
"Shine, Shine, Shine" 1 1
1988 "I'm Gonna Get You" 1 1 The Best of Eddy Raven
"Joe Knows How to Live" 1 1
"'Til You Cry" 4 *
1989 "In a Letter to You" 1 1 Temporary Sanity
"Bayou Boys" 1 1
"Sooner or Later" 6 18
1990 "Island" 10 6
"Zydeco Lady" 56 44
1991 "Rock Me in the Rhythm of Your Love" 60 80 Right for the Flight
"Too Much Candy for a Dime" 68 35
1998 "Johnny's Got a Pistol"[2] — — 20 Favorites
"Somebody's Tearin' the Flag"[2] — —
2001 "Cowboys Don't Cry" 60 — Living in Black and White
"Living in Black and White" — —
2002 "New Orleans Is a Mighty Good Town"
(with Buckwheat Zydeco)		 — —
2005 "Tequila Tells" — — Knowin' How to Live
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
* denotes unknown peak positions

Other singles

Guest singles
Year Single Artist Album
1998 "Catahoula" The Bellamy Brothers (with Jo-El Sonnier) Over the Line

Music videos
Year Video Director[3]
1980 "Dealin' with the Devil"[4] N/A
1984 "She's Gonna Win Your Heart" David Hogan
1986 "Sometimes a Lady"[5] John Dahl
1988 "'Til You Cry" Michael Salomon
1990 "Island" Larry Boothby
1994 "Rip Rap Road"[6]
1996 "Fais Do Do" (with Jo-El Sonnier) Bob Whitt
1997 "Sugar Bee" (with Jo-El Sonnier)
1998 "Catahoula" (with The Bellamy Brothers and Jo-El Sonnier) chris rogers
"Johnny's Got a Pistol"[7]
"Somebody's Tearin' the Flag" Tamara Walker
2000 "Cowboys Don't Cry" Larry Boothby
2002 "New Orleans Is a Mighty Good Town" (with Buckwheat Zydeco) Peter Lippman

References
  1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 340. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Robert K. Oermann (July 25, 1998). "Flags and guns breed trouble for outspoken Raven". The Tennessean. pp. 1D, 2D. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
  3. "Eddy Raven". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. Robert K. Oermann (March 5, 1988). "Cajun Raven flies high with bayou sounds". The Tennessean. pp. D1. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  5. "New Videoclips" (PDF). Billboard. August 16, 1986.
  6. "Billboard Video Monitor". Billboard. April 9, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
  7. "Billboard Video Monitor". Billboard. March 21, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2013.
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