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The Fortunes discography

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The Fortunes discography
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums9
Singles37

This is the discography of British beat group The Fortunes.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
The Fortunes
That Same Old Feeling
Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again 134 71
Storm in a Teacup
  • Released: April 1972
  • Label: Capitol
Some Bridges
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: StormFree
Heroes Never Die
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: Schaaf
  • Netherlands-only release
Play On
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: StormFree
Another Road
  • Released: June 2010
  • Label: StormFree
Special Moments
  • Released: December 2021
  • Label: StormFree
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details
Past and Present
  • Released: May 2015
  • Label: StormFree
The Fortunes Down Under
  • Released: August 2018
  • Label: StormFree
  • Australia-only release
Live at the BBC 1965–1972
  • Released: 1 December 2018
  • Label: TFOR2
  • Box set of 53 songs from Brian Matthew's Top of The Pops radio shows
Sixty Years Live
  • Released: March 2023
  • Label: StormFree
  • Live recordings from Step Into the 60s theatre shows in 2022 plus recent studio singles

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions
NL
[3]
Fortunes
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: Capitol
Remembering the Fortunes
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Decca
Hit Collection
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Elecstar
All the Hits and More
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Qualitel
14
You've Got Your Troubles
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: Trace Trading
The Very Best of the Fortunes (1967–1972)
  • Released: March 1995
  • Label: Taragon
  • US-only release
The World of the Fortunes
The Very Best of the Fortunes
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Spectrum Music
The Fortunes - Gold
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Stormfree Records
The Complete Decca Singles 1963–1967
  • Released: 9 February 2015
  • Label: Dynamic Voice

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[4]
AUS
[5][6]
BEL
(FL)

[7]
BEL
(WA)

[8]
CAN
[9]
GER
[10]
IRE
[11]
NL
[12]
NZ
[13][14]
US
[15]
"Summertime Summertime" (with the Cliftones) 1963
"Caroline" 1964
"Come On Girl"
"Look Homeward Angel"
"You've Got Your Troubles" 1965 2 12 10 48 1 28 3 3 1 7
"Here It Comes Again" 4 28 12 42 4 40 5 2 4 27
"This Golden Ring" 1966 15 40 8 82
"You Gave Me Somebody to Love" [A]
"Silent Street" (US and Canada-only release)
"Is It Really Worth Your While" 57[B]
"Our Love Has Gone" 1967
"The Idol"
"Just Another Dream" (Netherlands-only release)
"Fire Brigade" 1968
"Loving Cup" 57[B]
"Seasons in the Sun" 4
"Celebration of the Year" (Netherlands-only release) 1969 28
"Ballad of the Alamo"
"Books and Films"
"That Same Old Feeling" (US and Canada-only release) 1970 40 62
"Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again" 1971 51[B] 43 23 21 12 8 15
"Freedom Come, Freedom Go" 6 13 18 [C] 19 5 12 3 72
"Storm in a Teacup" 1972 7 65 9 [D] 15
"Baby by the Way"
"The Power and the Glory" (France-only release)
"Wait Until September" (US and Canada-only release)
"Everything Is Out of Season"
"Secret Love"
"Whenever It's a Sunday" 1973
"These Are the Good Old Days" (Netherlands-only release) 1976
"I Can't Believe It's Over" 1977
"Storm in a Teacup" (re-recording; Netherlands-only release) 1982
"Dangerous Games" (Netherlands-only release) 1983
"Linsey" (Netherlands-only release) 1984
"When Your Heart Speaks" (Netherlands-only release) 1987 87
"Never Too Far" 2021
"One Special Moment"
"Hello My Friend" 2022
"One Special Moment (US Remix)" 2023
"I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself (Live)" 2023
"Never Too Far (Remix)" 2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

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  1. ^ "You Gave Me Somebody to Love" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (then a top 20), but did peak at number 38 on the Dutch Top 40.[16]
  2. ^ a b c Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
  3. ^ "Freedom Come, Freedom Go" did not enter the RPM Top 100 Singles, but it did peak at number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[17]
  4. ^ "Storm in a Teacup" didn't enter the Dutch Single Top 100 (then a top 30), but did peak at number 5 on the Single Tip chart.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 277. ISBN 0898201179.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - August 14, 1971" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  4. ^ "FORTUNES | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  5. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
  7. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  8. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  11. ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  12. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  13. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  14. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  15. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p. 220. ISBN 9780898201048.
  16. ^ "The Fortunes – You Gave Me Somebody To Love". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  17. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  18. ^ "The Fortunes – Storm In A Teacup". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 October 2021.