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=={{Anchor|Discography}} Solo discography== ===Original studio and live albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- !width="55"|Release year ! style="width:100px;"|Label/catalog # ! style="width:200px;"|Album title !width="20"|''Billboard'' Album Chart ! style="width:100px;"|Format ! style="width:200px;"|Notes |- | 1970|| [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]<br> RS 6379|| ''[[John B. Sebastian (album)|John B. Sebastian]]'' ||{{center| 20 }}||Vinyl (original)<br>Reel (RST-6379-B)<br>CD (reissue)|| Early copies of vinyl album contained "tie-dyed" liner notes. Reissued in USA by Collectors' Choice COLC 720 (2006). |- | 1970|| MGM<br> SE-4720 || ''[[John Sebastian Live]]'' ||{{center| 129 }}||Vinyl|| Recording of a live outdoor concert in Woodstock, NY in July 1970. Withdrawn from market in 1970, two months after release; at least one bootleg version circulated. |- | 1971|| Reprise<br> MS 2036 || ''Cheapo Cheapo Productions Presents Real Live John Sebastian'' ||{{center| 75 }}||Vinyl (original)<br>Reel (RST-2036-B)<br>CD (reissue)|| Recorded live at four California shows. Reissued in USA by Collectors' Choice COLC 724 (2006). |- | 1971|| Reprise<br> MS 2041 || ''The Four of Us'' ||{{center| 93 }}||Vinyl (original)<br>Reel (RST-2041-B)<br>CD (reissue)|| Reissued in USA by Collectors' Choice COLC 721 (2006). |- | 1974|| Reprise<br> MS 2187 || ''[[Tarzana Kid]]'' ||{{center| β }}||Vinyl (original)<br>CD (reissue)|| Reissued in USA by Collectors' Choice COLC 722 (2006). |- | 1976|| Reprise<br> MS 2249 || ''[[Welcome Back (John Sebastian album)|Welcome Back]]'' ||{{center| 79 }}||Vinyl (original)<br>CD (reissue)|| Reissued in USA by Vivid Sound RATCD-4235 (2004), Collectors' Choice COLC 724 (2006), and Rhino Entertainment (2008). |- | 1978|| [[Nelvana]]<br> NEL 7802 || ''[[The Devil and Daniel Mouse|The Devil and Daniel Mouse: A Nelvana Story Album]]'' ||{{center| β }}||Vinyl || Contains soundtrack from children's animated TV special, featuring songs written by Sebastian and sung by Sebastian (as "Daniel Mouse") and Laurel Runn (as "Jan Mouse"), with additional narration by Sebastian. |- | 1992|| [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]<br> 8006 || ''Tar Beach'' ||{{center| β }}||CD|| Studio album consisting of previously unreleased original tracks by Sebastian. Four songs were co-written with Phil Galdston, and the traditional "Mornin' Blues" was arranged by Sebastian. |- | 1996|| Music Masters<br> MMD 65137|| ''John Sebastian and the J-Band: <br>I Want My Roots'' ||{{center| β }}||CD || The J-Band consists of [[Jimmy Vivino]], [[Fritz Richmond]], and [[James Wormworth]], with guests [[Yank Rachell]], [[Paul Rishell and Annie Raines|Paul Rishell, Annie Raines]], [[Rory Block]], John Simon, and Richard Crooks. |- | 1999|| [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]<br> HR-62227-2 || ''John Sebastian and the J-Band:<br>Chasin' Gus' Ghost'' ||{{center| β }}||CD|| The J-Band consists of [[Paul Rishell and Annie Raines|Paul Rishell, Annie Raines]], [[Fritz Richmond]], and [[James Wormworth]], with guests [[Jimmy Vivino]], [[Geoff Muldaur]], [[Yank Rachell]], John Simon, [[Jerry Marotta]], and Benson Sebastian. |- | 2007|| Acoustic Disc<br> ACD-67 || ''[[Satisfied (David Grisman and John Sebastian album)|John Sebastian & David Grisman: Satisfied]]''|| {{center| β }}||CD ||With [[David Grisman]]; collection of traditional folk songs and some original songs. |- | 2021|| Renew Records / BMG || ''John Sebastian and Arlen Roth Explore the Spoonful Songbook'' || {{center| β }}||Vinyl, CD, and digital ||Thirteen reimagined songs from Sebastian's hit-making band plus "Stories We Could Tell", originally included on 1974's [[Tarzana Kid]]; the [[MonaLisa Twins]] add guest vocals to four cuts |- |} ===Original U.S. singles=== {| class="wikitable" |- !width="55"|Release year ! style="width:130px;"|Label/catalog # ! style="width:300px;"|Titles (A-side / B-side) !width="20"|''Billboard'' Top Singles !width="20"|''Cashbox'' |- | 1968<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dark |first1=J. Robertt |last2=Mike |first2=Tevis |title=Disc Ussion |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon-disc-ussion-by-j-robe/157420281/ |work=[[The Wichita Beacon]] |date=November 27, 1968 |page=8C |quote=Some new singles of interest:{{nbsp}}... 'She's a Lady,' John Sebastian{{nbsp}}... |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>|| Kama Sutra KA-254|| "She's a Lady/The Room Nobody Lives In" ||{{center| 84 }}|| {{center|62 }} |- | 1970|| Reprise 0902|| "Magical Connection/Fa-Fana-Fa" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1970|| Reprise 0918|| "What She Thinks About/Red Eye Express" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1970|| MGM 14122|| "Rainbows All Over Your Blues/You're a Big Boy Now" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1971|| Reprise 1026|| "I Don't Want Nobody Else/Sweet Muse" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1971|| Reprise 1050|| "[[In My Time of Dying|Well, Well, Well]]/We'll See" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1972|| Reprise 1074|| "Give Us a Break/Music for People Who Don't Speak English" ||{{center| β }}|| {{center| β }} |- | 1976|| Reprise 1349|| "[[Welcome Back (John Sebastian song)|Welcome Back]]/Warm Baby" ||{{center| 1 }}|| {{center| 1 }} |- | 1976|| Reprise 1355|| "Hideaway/One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" ||{{center| 95 }}|| {{center| β }} |} ===Selected reissues, compilations, and archival live albums=== Much of Sebastian's material, especially his 1970s Reprise albums and the 1996 ''King Biscuit Flower Hour'' live recording, has been reissued and/or repackaged many times; therefore, this table is selective. Sebastian has also released various formats and packages of long-playing instructional materials for [[Homespun Tapes]], which are not included in this table. {| class="wikitable" |- !width="55"|Release year ! style="width:100px;"|Label/catalog # ! style="width:200px;"|Album title !width="20"|''Billboard'' Album Chart ! style="width:100px;"|Format ! style="width:200px;"|Notes |- | 1970|| [[MGM Records|MGM]]<br> SE-4654 || ''[[John B. Sebastian (album)|John B. Sebastian]]'' ||{{center| β }}|| Vinyl||Exact same album as Reprise RS 6379, with different cover art. Withdrawn from market in 1970. |- | 1989|| [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]<br> 70170 || ''The Best of John Sebastian'' ||{{center| β }}||Vinyl, cassette and CD || "Best-of" compilation of selected tracks from Reprise albums ''John B. Sebastian'', ''The Four of Us'', ''Tarzana Kid'', and ''Welcome Back'', plus the non-LP song "Give Us a Break". |- | 1996|| [[King Biscuit Flower Hour#King Biscuit Flower Hour Records|King Biscuit Flower Hour]]<br> KBFHCD016 || ''John Sebastian Live on the King Biscuit Flower Hour'' ||{{center| β }}||CD (original and reissue)<br> DVD Audio (reissue)|| Recording of a live concert in [[Brookhaven, NY]], Sept. 9. 1979. Reissued several times with different running order and/or some tracks omitted as:<br>''From the Front Row ... Live!'' (DVD Audio, Silverline, 2003) <br>''John Sebastian Live'' (CD, [[EMI-Capitol Special Markets]], 2006; not the same as the 1970 MGM vinyl LP of the same name) <br>''Nashville Cats'' (CD, Disky (Netherlands), 2001). |- | 2001|| Rhino Handmade<br> RHM2 7758|| ''Faithful Virtue: The Reprise Recordings'' ||{{center| β }}||CD || Box set containing reissues of all five Reprise albums; bonus tracks consisting of Sebastian's entire 1969 Woodstock set and six tracks recorded live at [[Winterland Ballroom|Winterland]] in San Francisco on October 4, 1969; 48-page liner notes booklet; and poster. Limited numbered edition of 3000. The box set was reissued in 2014 by [[Wounded Bird Records]] without the bonus tracks, booklet and poster. |- | 2001|| [[Hux Records|Hux]]<br> HUX024 || ''One Guy, One Guitar'' <ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=one-guy-one-guitar-mw0000025001 |label=John Sebastian{{snd}}One Guy, One Guitar |first=Richie |last=Unterberger |access-date=September 14, 2015 }}</ref> ||{{center| β }}||CD || Two live sets at [[Cambridge Folk Festival]] recorded for [[BBC Radio 1]] on August 2, 1981, and July 29, 1984, featuring Sebastian accompanying himself on acoustic guitar. Includes 12-page booklet. |- | 2007|| [[Raven Records|Raven (Australia)]]<br> RAEN 249 || ''John Sebastian: Life and Times 1964β1999''|| {{center| β }}||CD ||Compilation mostly containing [[The Lovin' Spoonful|Lovin' Spoonful]] material from the band's [[Kama Sutra Records|Kama Sutra]] releases, but also a few tracks selected from early 1960s [[Even Dozen Jug Band]], Lovin' Spoonful [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] tracks, Sebastian solo Reprise recordings, and J-Band recordings. |- | 2014|| Edsel<br> EDSG 8039 || ''John B. Sebastian/ The Four of Us/ Tarzana Kid/ Welcome Back''|| {{center| β }}||CD + DVD ||Re-release of the four studio Reprise albums, bundled with DVD of a previously unreleased concert recorded for the [[BBC]] on October 16, 1970. Includes 36-page booklet. |- |} ===Contributions to "various artists" albums=== This table lists songs written or performed by Sebastian that were originally released on β and in many cases, are only available on β compilations or collaborations with various artists, including but not limited to soundtrack albums. Contributions as a guest on albums released under the name of a specific artist or group are not included. {| class="wikitable" |- !width="55"|Release year ! style="width:100px;"|Label/catalog # ! style="width:200px;"|Album title ! style="width:100px;"|Format ! style="width:200px;"|Contributions<br>(All songs written by Sebastian unless otherwise noted) |- | 1969|| [[Cotillion Records|Cotillion]]/[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<br>SD 3-500|| ''[[Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More]]'' (festival film soundtrack) ||Vinyl (original)<br>CD (1994 reissue)|| Live versions from Woodstock Festival:<br>"I Had a Dream"<br>"Rainbows All Over Your Blues" |- | 1977|| [[Rounder Records|Rounder]]<br> 3018 || ''Woodstock Mountains: More Music From Mud Acres''<br>(collaborative folk project featuring musicians from [[Woodstock, New York]] area) ||Vinyl||Plays on the following songs:<br>"Bluegrass Boy" ([[John Herald]]), "Waiting for a Train" ([[Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)|Jimmie Rodgers]]), "Morning Blues" (traditional), "Mason Dixon's on the Line" ([[Pat Alger]]), "Amazing Grace" (traditional) |- | 1979|| [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]<br>JC 36292|| ''[[Skatetown, U.S.A.#Soundtrack|Skatetown, U.S.A.]]''<br>(soundtrack to film of the same name) ||Vinyl|| "Roller Girl" |- | 1985|| [[Kid Stuff Records|Kid Stuff]]<br>DAR-3901 (Vinyl LP)<br> DT 4901 (Cassette) || ''[[The Care Bears Movie#soundtrack|The Care Bears Movie: Original Soundtrack Album]]''||Vinyl, Cassette||"Nobody Cares Like a Bear"<br>"When You Care, You're Not Afraid to Try"<br>"In a Care Bear Family" |- | 1994|| [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]<br>7567-82618-2 XY || ''[[The Best of Woodstock]]''||CD||Live version from Woodstock Festival:<br>"I Had a Dream" |- | 1994|| Atlantic<br>82636-2|| ''[[Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music]]''||CD (box set)||Live versions from Woodstock Festival:<br>"Rainbows All Over Your Blues"<br>"I Had a Dream" |- | 1999|| [[Shanachie Records|Shanachie]]<br>6041<br> (re-released 2002 as [[St. Clair Entertainment Group]] 6788)|| ''Song of the Hills: Instrumental Impressions of Appalachian Classics''<br>(re-release title: ''Man of Constant Sorrow: Instrumental Impressions of the American Heartland'')||CD||Plays on the following traditional folk songs: "Tom Bigbee Waltz", "When First Unto This Country", "Wagoner's Lad" |- | 2004|| Lovenotes<br>β|| ''Tails of the City: Dog Tunes by Murray Weinstock''||CD||Performs "Dog Day Afternoon" with [[Joey Spampinato]]<br>(song written by Murray Weinstock) |- | 2009|| [[Rhino Entertainment|Rhino]]<br>7567-82618-2 XY || ''[[Woodstock: 40 Years On: Back to Yasgur's Farm]]''||CD (box set)||Live versions from Woodstock Festival:<br>"How Have You Been"<br>"Rainbows All Over Your Blues"<br>"I Had a Dream" |}
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