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Jerry Butler

Person · male · United States · Sunflower · born 1939 · died 2025 · recording since 1959

American soul singer and songwriter (1939–2025)

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Also known as J. Butler · 傑里·巴特勒

Debut: 1959
Recording span: 66 years
Release groups: 65
Timeline events: 36
Wiki language versions: 21

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Timeline

36 events▣ Album 33◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1

1930s
1. 8 December 1939 · Birth
  Born 1939-12-08
  source: wikidata
1950s
1. November 1959 · Debut release
  Debut release: Jerry Butler, Esq.
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. November 1959 · Album
  Album: Jerry Butler, Esq.
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1960s
1. 1960 · Album
  Album: He Will Break Your Heart
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1961 · Album
  Album: Aware Of Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1963 · Album
  Album: Folk Songs
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1963 · Album
  Album: Need to Belong
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1964 · Album
  Album: Delicious Together
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1967 · Album
  Album: Soul Artistry
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1968 · Album
  Album: Mr. Dream Merchant
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1968 · Album
  Album: The Soul Goes On
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. November 1968 · Album
  Album: The Ice Man Cometh
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1969 · Album
  Album: Ice on Ice
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1970s
1. 1970 · Album
  Album: Gene & Jerry: One & One
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1970 · Album
  Album: You & Me
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1971 · Album
  Album: Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds With the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1971 · Album
  Album: The Sagittarius Movement
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1972 · Album
  Album: The Spice of Life
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1973 · Album
  Album: Power of Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1973 · Album
  Album: The Love We Have
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1974 · Album
  Album: Sweet Sixteen
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. 1975 · Album
  Album: Love's on the Menu
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1977 · Album
  Album: It All Comes Out in My Song
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
11. 1977 · Album
  Album: Suite for the Single Girl
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
12. May 1977 · Album
  Album: Thelma & Jerry
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
13. July 1978 · Album
  Album: Two to One
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
14. 20 October 1978 · Album
  Album: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1980s
1. 1980 · Album
  Album: The Best Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1982 · Album
  Album: Ice 'n Hot
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
1990s
1. 1992 · Album
  Album: Time & Faith
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 1994 · Album
  Album: Simply Beautiful
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 June 1994 · Album
  Album: For Your Precious Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1997 · Album
  Album: For Your Precious Love
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 2001 · Album
  Album: Philadelphia Sessions
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 20 February 2025 · Death
  Died 2025
  source: wikidata
2. 8 August 2025 · Album
  Album: My Music Sessions Live
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography943 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371000091

Biography

Jerry Butler Jr. (December 8, 1939 – February 20, 2025) was an American soul singer-songwriter, producer, musician, and politician. He was the original lead singer of the R&B vocal group the Impressions, who were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. After leaving the group in 1960, Butler achieved over 55 Billboard Pop and R&B Chart hits as a solo artist including "He Will Break Your HeartHe Will Break Your Heart1960 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1He Will Break Your Heart2:492The Gift Of Love2:423Teardrops From My Eyes2:334Give Me Your Love2:365Have A Good Time2:076A Lonely Soldier2:577Thanks To You2:428Sweet Was The Wine2:069Butterfly2:3110After The Laughter2:1711The Lights Went Out2:1612I Found A Love2:12," "Let It Be MeLet It Be MeAugust 1964 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksALet It Be Me2:50BAin't That Loving You Baby2:44," and "Only the Strong Survive." He was inducted into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2015.
Butler served as a Commissioner for Cook County, Illinois, from 1985 to 2018. As a member of the 17-member county government board, he chaired the Health and Hospitals Committee and served as Vice Chair of the Construction Committee.

Early life

Butler was born in Sunflower, Mississippi, United States, on December 8, 1939. When Butler was three years old, the family moved to Chicago, Illinois, and he grew up in the Cabrini–Green housing projects. The mid-1950s had a profound effect on Butler's life. He performed in a church choir with Curtis Mayfield. As a teenager, Butler sang in a gospel quartet called Northern Jubilee Gospel Singers, along with Mayfield. Mayfield, a guitar player, became the lone instrumentalist for the six-member Roosters group, which later became The Impressions. Inspired by Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers, the Five Blind Boys of Mississippi, and the Pilgrim Travelers, getting into the music industry seemed inevitable.
Butler's younger brother, Billy Butler, also had a career in the music industry, including playing guitar with Jerry's band, until his death in 2015.

Early recordings

Butler co-wrote the song "For Your Precious LoveFor Your Precious Love1 June 1994 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 18 tracks1Just for You2:352Sweet Was the Wine2:083He Will Break Your Heart2:474Find Another Girl2:475I'm a Telling You2:226Aware of Love2:147I'm the One Who Loves You2:108Make It Easy on Yourself2:379You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:3410Message to Martha2:5411Where's the Girl2:5412Need to Belong2:5413Giving Up on Love2:3814I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore3:0215I Can't Stand to See You Cry2:3216Nobody Needs Your Love2:3317For Your Precious Love (version 1)2:4518For Your Precious Love (version 2)2:41" (which is ranked number 327 on the Rolling Stone magazine's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time) and wanted to record a disc. Looking for recording studios, the Impressions (the original members of which were Butler, Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash − who left early on, and later returned − and brothers Arthur and Richard Brooks), auditioned for Chess Records and Vee-Jay Records. The group eventually signed with Vee-Jay, where they released "For Your Precious Love" in 1958. It became The Impressions' first hit and gold record.

Solo career

Butler was first given the nickname "Iceman" by WDAS Philadelphia disc jockey, Georgie Woods, while performing in a Philadelphia theater. He released the single "He Will Break Your HeartHe Will Break Your Heart1960 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1He Will Break Your Heart2:492The Gift Of Love2:423Teardrops From My Eyes2:334Give Me Your Love2:365Have A Good Time2:076A Lonely Soldier2:577Thanks To You2:428Sweet Was The Wine2:069Butterfly2:3110After The Laughter2:1711The Lights Went Out2:1612I Found A Love2:12" in 1960, and the song peaked at number 7 on the Billboard pop chart. Butler co-wrote, with Otis Redding, the latter's hit song "I've Been Loving You Too Long" in 1965. Butler's solo career saw a string of hits, including the Top 10 successes "He Will Break Your Heart," "Find Another Girl," "I'm A-Telling You" (all co-written by fellow Impression Curtis Mayfield and featuring Mayfield as harmony vocal), the million selling "Only the Strong Survive," "Moon RiverMoon River1962 · Album · CompilationSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Moon River2:382Someone to Watch Over Me2:503Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:474Rainbow Valley2:015Where Do I Turn2:306I Found a Love2:087Couldn't Go to Sleep2:358Butterfly2:309The Challenge3:0510No End or Time3:3911Lost Without You2:1912September Song4:23," "Need To BelongNeed to Belong1963 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracksA1Need to Belong2:56A2Make It Easy on Yourself2:43A3Moon River2:40A4You Can Run but You Can't Hide2:43A5Isle of Sirens2:59A6What Ever You Want2:34B1Giving Up on Love2:35B2Where's the Girl2:58B3How Beautifully You Lie2:46B4Message to Martha3:00B5Strawberries3:50B6Such a Feeling2:52" (recorded with the Impressions after he went solo), "Make It Easy on Yourself," "Let It Be MeLet It Be MeAugust 1964 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksALet It Be Me2:50BAin't That Loving You Baby2:44" (with Betty Everett), "Brand New Me," "Ain't Understanding MellowAin't Understanding Mellow1971 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracks1Ain't Understanding Mellow4:252Windy City Soul3:05" (with Brenda Lee Eager), "Hey, Western Union Man," and "Never Give You Up."
His 1969 "Moody WomanMoody Woman1969 · SingleSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 2 tracksAMoody Woman2:13BGo Away - Find Yourself2:52" release became a Northern Soul favourite and featured at number 369 in the Northern Soul Top 500. Butler released two successful albums, The Ice Man ComethThe Ice Man ComethNovember 1968 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Hey Western Union Man2:42A2Can't Forget About You, Baby2:40A3Only the Strong Survive2:38A4How Can I Get in Touch With You2:28A5Just Because I Really Love You2:38A6Lost2:41B1Never Give You Up2:59B2Are You Happy2:42B3(Strange) I Still Love You2:53B4Go Away - Find Yourself2:53B5I Stop by Heaven3:21 (1968) and Ice on IceIce on Ice1969 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracksA1Moody Woman2:21A2A Brand New Me2:31A3Been a Long Time2:35A4Close to You Love3:08A5Since I Lost You Lady2:53B1What's the Use of Breaking Up?2:36B2When You're Alone2:34B3I Forgot to Remember2:44B4Got to See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)3:15B5Don't Let Love Hang You Up2:26B6Walking Around in Teardrops3:59 (1969). He collaborated on many of his successful recordings with the Philadelphia-based songwriting team of Gamble and Huff. In 1972, he had a small role in the cult classic film The Thing with Two Heads as a prison guard. With Motown, in 1976 and 1977, Butler produced and co-produced (with Paul David Wilson) two albums: Suite for the Single GirlSuite for the Single Girl1977 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Suite for the Single Girl3:41A2I Wanna Do It to You3:40A3Ms. Fine2:52A4What a Pleasant Surprise3:08A5Chalk It Up6:06B1Music in Her Dreams / Dream Music7:35B2Only Pretty Girls4:39B3Let's Go Get Out of Town3:56B4You Gotta Believe in Me2:48 and It All Comes Out in My SongIt All Comes Out in My Song1977 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracksA1Living My Life Just for You4:27A2(I Love to See You) Dancin'4:13A3(When I'm with You) Everything's Cool4:16A4Just You and Me Forever3:53B1That Train4:05B2I'm Music, I'm Your Friend4:26B3(I Remember) How It Used to Feel4:37B4I've Got to Make It on My Own3:49B5It All Comes Out in My Song3:12.
In 1975, the pop group Tony Orlando and Dawn covered Butler's 1960 song "He Will Break Your Heart," with a new title, "He Don't Love You (Like I Love You)," and it was more successful than Butler's original (number 7), peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.

1980s–2018

Butler continued to perform while serving as a Cook County Board Commissioner from 1985, before retiring from public office in 2018. As Cook County Commissioner, Butler voted to uphold a historic 2008 Cook County sales tax increase, which remains the highest in the nation. As a result, the Chicago Tribune encouraged people to vote against him in the 2010 elections. Butler, however, won reelection in March 2014 with over 80 percent of the vote.
He later served as host of PBS TV music specials such as Doo Wop 50 and 51, Rock Rhythm and Doo Wop, and Soul Spectacular: 40 years of R&B, among others. He also served as chairman of the board of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 1991, Butler was inducted, along with the other original members of the Impressions (Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, and Arthur and Richard Brooks), into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Butler released Time & Faith in 1992.
The Hives covered "Find Another Girl" on their 2000 album Veni Vidi Vicious. The Black Keys covered "Never Give You Up" on their 2010 album, Brothers.

Personal life and death

His wife Annette, originally one of his backup singers, died in 2019. The couple had twin sons, Randall and Anthony.
After his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Impressions, some music writers and critics stated that Butler also deserved a second induction as a solo artist, based upon his successful career as a recording artist and songwriter after leaving that group.
Butler died from the effects of Parkinson's disease at his home in Chicago, on February 20, 2025, at the age of 85.

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.

Normalised profile metrics with percentile rank
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	21	82.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	65	95.9th
Studio albums	33	98.4th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	36	97.7th
Recording span (years)	66	99.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.

Discography (65 release groups · 33 studio albums)

Albums · 33

Jerry Butler, Esq.
1959 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:50
A1September Song4:22
A2For Your Precious Love2:42
A3Don't Take Your Love From Me2:10
A4Comeback My Love2:33
A5If You Let Me2:13
A6The Challenge2:55
B1Chi Town3:00
B2Rainbow Valley2:01
B3I Was Wrong2:45
B4Lost2:20
B5No End or Time3:39
B6You Go Right Through Me2:10
He Will Break Your Heart
1960 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:48
1He Will Break Your Heart2:49
2The Gift Of Love2:42
3Teardrops From My Eyes2:33
4Give Me Your Love2:36
5Have A Good Time2:07
6A Lonely Soldier2:57
7Thanks To You2:42
8Sweet Was The Wine2:06
9Butterfly2:31
10After The Laughter2:17
11The Lights Went Out2:16
12I Found A Love2:12
Aware Of Love
1961 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 30:37
1Where Do I Turn2:31
2Aware Of Love2:14
3When Trouble Calls2:40
4Without Your Love2:36
5Couldn't Go To Sleep2:36
6I'm A Telling You2:21
7The Wicked Man2:55
8I See A Fool2:46
9Love Me2:34
10One By One2:40
11Is This True Love1:54
12Find Another Girl2:50
Folk Songs
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 32:17
A1Strawberries3:55
A2Frisco's Foggy Dew3:18
A3When I Lost My Baby
A4Little Ole Lite2:51
A5Alberta Let Your Hair Hang Low3:27
A6Such a Feelin'2:57
B1John B2:42
B2Eighteen Hammers3:36
B3Motherless Child3:10
B4Red Dress3:30
B5Who's Gonna Be Your Man2:51
Need to Belong
1963 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:36
A1Need to Belong2:56
A2Make It Easy on Yourself2:43
A3Moon River2:40
A4You Can Run but You Can't Hide2:43
A5Isle of Sirens2:59
A6What Ever You Want2:34
B1Giving Up on Love2:35
B2Where's the Girl2:58
B3How Beautifully You Lie2:46
B4Message to Martha3:00
B5Strawberries3:50
B6Such a Feeling2:52
Delicious Together
1964 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 26:54
A1Let It Be Me2:50
A2Love Is Strange2:52
A3Just Be True2:31
A4Since I Don't Have You2:24
A5It's All Right2:33
A6Our Day Will Come2:01
B1Ain't That Loving You Baby2:44
B2I Can't Stand It2:08
B3The Way You Do the Things You Do2:29
B4Let the Good Times Roll1:58
B5Fever2:24
Soul Artistry
1967 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 29:08
1I Dig You Baby2:38
2The Way of Love2:37
3Peace of Mind2:39
4My Only Love (From the Musical "Chu Chem")2:25
5Some Kind of Magic2:40
6Why Did I Lose You2:31
7You Walked Into My Life2:54
8I'm Gonna Make You Love Me2:46
9A Patch of Green2:26
10Good Good Lovin'2:35
11You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It2:57
Mr. Dream Merchant
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:49
A1Mr. Dream Merchant2:47
A2(Nobody Ever Loved Anybody) The Way I Love You2:55
A3Mr. Dee Jay (I Got a Heartache)2:50
A4I Come to You2:34
A5When a Woman Loves a Man (When a Man Loves a Woman)2:47
A6Alfie2:45
B1Lost2:35
B2Beside You2:56
B3To Make a Big Man Cry3:12
B4100 Lbs. of Clay2:50
B5Yesterday2:38
The Soul Goes On
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:31
1Never Give You Up2:56
2Chain Gang2:43
3Sittin on the Dock of the Bay2:50
4Respect2:10
5You Send Me2:16
6Ain't That Good News3:05
7Yes, My Goodness, Yes2:58
8These Arms of Mine2:30
9A Change Is Gonna Come3:14
10Guess Who2:13
11Goodnight My Love3:18
12I've Been Loving You Too Long3:18
The Ice Man Cometh
1968 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 30:35
A1Hey Western Union Man2:42
A2Can't Forget About You, Baby2:40
A3Only the Strong Survive2:38
A4How Can I Get in Touch With You2:28
A5Just Because I Really Love You2:38
A6Lost2:41
B1Never Give You Up2:59
B2Are You Happy2:42
B3(Strange) I Still Love You2:53
B4Go Away - Find Yourself2:53
B5I Stop by Heaven3:21
Ice on Ice
1969 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:02
A1Moody Woman2:21
A2A Brand New Me2:31
A3Been a Long Time2:35
A4Close to You Love3:08
A5Since I Lost You Lady2:53
B1What's the Use of Breaking Up?2:36
B2When You're Alone2:34
B3I Forgot to Remember2:44
B4Got to See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)3:15
B5Don't Let Love Hang You Up2:26
B6Walking Around in Teardrops3:59
Gene & Jerry: One & One
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:08
A1You Just Can’t Win (By Making the Same Mistake)2:37
A2The World Keeps Changing2:35
A3Give Up a Taste2:31
A4I Found That I Was Wrong2:42
A5Sho’ Is Groovin’2:46
B1One Hand Washes the Other2:55
B2Mail Call Time2:50
B3Be Yourself2:30
B4Everybody Is Waiting2:40
B5Ten and Two (Take This Woman Off the Corner)3:02
You & Me
1970 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 32:45
A1I Could Write a Book2:26
A2A One Woman Man2:42
A3Tammy Jones3:04
A4Real Good Man3:16
A5Something5:10
B1Ordinary Joe3:19
B2Life's Unfortunate Sons3:16
B3No Money Down3:24
B4Winter of a Loving Heart3:15
B5You and Me2:53
Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds With the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 29:35
A1How Did We Lose It3:03
A2How Does It Feel3:45
A3Special Memory3:08
A4Built My World Around You2:38
A5Going Back to My Baby's Love2:25
B1If It's Real What I Feel2:38
B2Strong Enough to Take It2:08
B3What Is It3:00
B4Why Are You Leaving Me3:30
B5Do You Finally Need a Friend3:20
The Sagittarius Movement
1971 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 29:23
A1Walk Easy My Son2:55
A2Simple Country Girl2:57
A3Said a Mother Said a Father2:40
A4Let Me Be3:00
A5Sail Away3:30
B1Windy City Soul3:05
B2Ain’t Understanding Mellow4:25
B3True Love Don’t Come Easy3:40
B4The Girl in His Mind3:11
The Spice of Life
1972 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:15:16
A1What's So Good About It (You're My Baby)4:54
A2If I Could Remember (Not Ever Having You)6:25
A3I Only Have Eyes for You3:31
A4That's the Way It Was (That's the Way It Is)4:59
B1One Night Affair3:25
B2A Prayer3:24
B3Get on the Case5:21
B4So Far Away5:06
C1I Need You5:55
C2You Can't Always Tell5:47
C3Stop Steppin' on My Dreams3:52
C4Baby I'm a Want You3:20
D1(They Long to Be) Close to You4:13
D2Don't Rip Me Off4:01
D3The Masquerade is Over / Since I Fell for You6:10
D4All Kinds of People4:53
Power of Love
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 34:01
A1Memories Don't Leave Like People4:14
A2What Would I Do Without Your Love4:08
A3That's How Heartaches Are Made2:56
A4Power of Love2:40
A5Don't Want to Lose You3:40
B1What Do You Do on a Sunday Afternoon4:00
B2Whatever's Fair4:53
B3Whatever Goes Around4:56
B4Too Many Danger Signs2:34
The Love We Have
1973 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:09
A1As the Seasons Change4:20
A2Lean on Me3:47
A3I Like Your Lovin'2:53
A4If the World Were Mine4:23
A5Can't Understand It3:01
B1How Long Will It Last4:01
B2Ever Since I Remember3:07
B3The Love We Had Stays on My Mind4:05
B4Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)3:13
B5Were We Lovers, Were We Friends3:19
Sweet Sixteen
1974 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:17
A1Take the Time to Tell Her3:48
A2Playing on You3:20
A3Heavy Without You3:34
A4You and Me Against the World3:41
A5You've Been Around Too Long4:20
B1Start Living It Up3:32
B2Sing to Me2:41
B3So in Love With You3:53
B4High Stepper2:22
B5I'm Your Mechanical Man5:06
Love's on the Menu
1975 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 38:53
A1I Don't Want Nobody to Know6:40
A2I'm Goin Left3:19
A3I Don't Wanna Be Reminded3:24
A4Don't Let This Smile Fool You4:51
A5I Honestly Love You4:09
B1Love on the Menu Tonight3:01
B2The Devil in Mrs. Jones3:10
B3Thank You Early Bird2:53
B4I Think That She's Love3:37
B5This Is Your Life3:49
It All Comes Out in My Song
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:58
A1Living My Life Just for You4:27
A2(I Love to See You) Dancin'4:13
A3(When I'm with You) Everything's Cool4:16
A4Just You and Me Forever3:53
B1That Train4:05
B2I'm Music, I'm Your Friend4:26
B3(I Remember) How It Used to Feel4:37
B4I've Got to Make It on My Own3:49
B5It All Comes Out in My Song3:12
Suite for the Single Girl
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 38:25
A1Suite for the Single Girl3:41
A2I Wanna Do It to You3:40
A3Ms. Fine2:52
A4What a Pleasant Surprise3:08
A5Chalk It Up6:06
B1Music in Her Dreams / Dream Music7:35
B2Only Pretty Girls4:39
B3Let's Go Get Out of Town3:56
B4You Gotta Believe in Me2:48
Thelma & Jerry
1977 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 36:14
A1Only the Beginning5:05
A2And You’ve Got Me4:12
A3It’s a Lifetime Thing4:11
A4Medley: If You Leave Me Now / Love So Right5:04
B1I Love You Through Windows3:43
B2Joy Inside My Tears4:08
B3Sweet Love I’ve Found3:23
B4(Play the Game of) Let’s Pretend3:24
B5Let’s Get Together3:04
Two to One
1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 31:08
A1If It Would Never End4:47
A2Find a Way3:37
A3We Owe It to Ourselves3:53
A4I’m Not Strong Enough (to Love You Again)3:24
B1Never Gonna Get Enough3:31
B2Don’t Pity Me3:27
B3Chicago Send Her Home4:03
B4You Gave Me Love4:26
Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You
1978 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 38:14
A1(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out6:29
A2Let's Make Love4:08
A3Sad Eyes4:18
A4Mighty Good People3:47
B1I'm Glad to Be Back4:01
B2Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You6:38
B3Dream World3:20
B4Are You Lonely Tonight5:33
The Best Love
1980 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 35:42
A1The Best Love I Ever Had (Up Tempo version)4:04
A2Would You Mind4:59
A3Don't Be an Island4:39
A4Tell Me Girl (Why It Has to End)5:02
B1Reach Out for Me4:01
B2We've Got This Feeling Again5:08
B3Angel Face3:45
B4The Best Love I Ever Had (Slow version)4:04
Ice 'n Hot
1982 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 32:14
A1All the Way4:52
A2Don't Be Afraid (To Show How You Feel)3:22
A3No Love Without Changes3:51
A4Ask Me (What You Want)4:02
B1No Fair (Falling in Love)5:34
B2Simply Beautiful4:11
B3Night Life (Living in the City)6:22
Time & Faith
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:10
1Time & Faith4:15
2Need to Belong3:31
3Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground4:47
4Trying to Break the Habit4:15
5I Was Right About You3:45
6You're the Only One4:25
7Sure Feels Good4:27
8Sitting in Limbo4:40
9Time & Faith (reprise)6:05
Simply Beautiful
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 40:56
1The Better Love Is3:40
2Ain't No Love Without Changes4:02
3Simply Beauitful4:24
4No Fair Falling In Love7:01
5I Can't Get Up The Nerve5:02
6All The Way4:59
7Don't Be Afraid (To Show Me How You Feel)3:31
8Ask Me (What You Want)3:53
9Somebody In Your Life4:24
For Your Precious Love
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 47:07
1Just for You2:35
2Sweet Was the Wine2:08
3He Will Break Your Heart2:47
4Find Another Girl2:47
5I'm a Telling You2:22
6Aware of Love2:14
7I'm the One Who Loves You2:10
8Make It Easy on Yourself2:37
9You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:34
10Message to Martha2:54
11Where's the Girl2:54
12Need to Belong2:54
13Giving Up on Love2:38
14I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore3:02
15I Can't Stand to See You Cry2:32
16Nobody Needs Your Love2:33
17For Your Precious Love (version 1)2:45
18For Your Precious Love (version 2)2:41
For Your Precious Love
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:24
1Aware of Love2:15
2Find Another Girl2:49
3He Will Break Your Heart2:46
4Good Times2:12
5For Your Precious Love2:41
6I’m Telling You2:20
7I Stand Accused3:00
8Make It Easy on Yourself2:38
9Whatever You Want2:23
10It’s Too Late2:20
Philadelphia Sessions
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:11:03
1Hey, Western Union Man2:42
2Can't Forget About You, Baby2:40
3Only the Strong Survive2:38
4How Can I Get in Touch With You2:28
5Just Because I Really Love You2:38
6Lost2:41
7Never Give You Up2:59
8Are You Happy2:42
9(Strange) I Still Love You2:53
10Go Away, Find Yourself2:53
11Stop by Heaven3:21
12Moody Woman2:24
13A Brand New Me2:34
14Been a Long Time2:37
15Close to You Love3:12
16Since I Lost You Lady2:57
17What's the Use of Breaking Up2:39
18When You're Alone2:41
19I Forgot to Remember2:56
20Got to See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)3:18
21Don't Let Love Hang You Up2:30
22Walking Around in Teardrops4:03
23Beside You3:03
24I Could Write a Book2:30
25No Money Down3:04
My Music Sessions Live
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 21:18
1For Your Precious Love2:53
2He Will Break Your Heart (He Don't Love You)3:21
3Moon River2:43
4Let It Be Me With Betty Everett3:33
5Make It Easy on Yourself3:07
6Only the Strong Survive2:48
7For Your Precious Love2:53

Single · 10

Single release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	First release
1960	He Will Break Your Heart / Thanks to YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:15 AHe Will Break Your Heart2:40 BThanks to You2:35	1960
1962	Make It Easy on Yourself / It's Too LateSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:00 AMake It Easy on Yourself2:30 BIt's Too Late2:30	1962
1964	I Stand Accused / I Don't Want to Hear AnymoreSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks AI Stand Accused BI Don't Want to Hear Anymore	1964
1964	Let It Be MeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:34 ALet It Be Me2:50 BAin't That Loving You Baby2:44	August 1964
1968	Lost / You Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose ItSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:32 ALost2:35 BYou Don't Know What You Got Until You Lose It2:57	1968
1969	Only The Strong Survive / Just Because I Really Love YouSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:12 AOnly the Strong Survive2:35 BJust Because I Really Love You2:37	1969
1969	Moody WomanSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 5:05 AMoody Woman2:13 BGo Away - Find Yourself2:52	1969
1971	Ain't Understanding MellowSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:30 1Ain't Understanding Mellow4:25 2Windy City Soul3:05	1971
1977	Chalk It UpSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 6:33 AChalk It Up3:40 BI Don't Want Nobody to Know2:53	26 August 1977
1978	(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling OutSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 2 tracks · 7:17 A(I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out3:35 BAre You Lonely Tonight3:42	12 September 1978

Album · 22

Album release groups, by first release date
Year	Title	Notes	First release
1962	Moon RiverSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:25 1Moon River2:38 2Someone to Watch Over Me2:50 3Smoke Gets in Your Eyes2:47 4Rainbow Valley2:01 5Where Do I Turn2:30 6I Found a Love2:08 7Couldn't Go to Sleep2:35 8Butterfly2:30 9The Challenge3:05 10No End or Time3:39 11Lost Without You2:19 12September Song4:23	Compilation	1962
1970	JoeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 36:08 A1Where Are You Goin'?3:20 A2The Expiration of Frank2:57 A3You Can Fly11:25 B1Hey Joe2:00 B2Compton's Hangout2:44 B3You Don't Know What's Going On3:27 B4It's a Crock1:20 B5When in Rome1:20 B6Send the Hippies to Hell4:15 B7Where Are You Going3:20	Soundtrack	1970
1972	MelindaSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks A1Speak Truth to the People A2Melinda Tltle Theme A3Part III A4Tank's Theme A5Love Is B1Melinda Latino B2I Can't Let You Go B3The Blues (Dope Pusher's Theme) B4Music for Tank's Boat B5Melinda (reprise)	Soundtrack	1972
1982	Jerry Butler / Betty Everett / The Cleftones (La grande storia del rock)Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 14 tracks · 35:46 A1He Will Break Your Heart2:46 A2Find Another Girl2:42 A3Aware of Love2:10 A4Where Do I Turn2:27 A5The Challenge2:50 A6Chained to a Memory2:25 A7Let It Be Me3:03 B1It Hurts to Be in Love2:26 B2Please Love Me2:16 B3I've Got a Claim on You2:15 B4I Love You for Sentimental Reasons2:33 B5Little Girl of Mine2:54 B6Can't We Be Sweethearts3:15 B7Heart & Soul1:44	Compilation	1982
1987	The Best of Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks · 49:32 1For Your Precious Love2:46 2He Will Break Your Heart2:49 3Find Another Girl2:52 4I’m a Telling You2:24 5Moon River2:41 6Make It Easy on Yourself2:46 7You Can Run (But You Can’t Hide)2:45 8I’m the One That Loves You2:16 9The Wishing Star2:39 10Whatever You Want2:36 11Need to Belong2:58 12Giving Up on Love2:35 13I Don’t Want to Hear Anymore3:07 14I Stand Accused3:03 15Let It Be Me2:52 16Never Give You Up3:07 17Hey, Western Union Man2:42 18Only the Strong Survive2:34	Compilation	1987
1989	He Will Break Your Heart: 2 Decades of Smash HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 16 tracks · 44:45 1Aware of Love2:16 2Find Another Girl2:48 3Moon River2:39 4He Will Break Your Heart2:46 5For Your Precious Love2:42 6Where Do I Turn2:31 7I'm a Telling You2:23 8I Stand Accused3:01 9Let It Be Me2:49 10A Lonely Soldier2:57 11Motherless Child3:12 12Just a Little Bit2:35 13Need to Belong2:55 14Make It Easy on Yourself2:38 15Strawberries3:52 16Ain't That Lovin' You Baby2:41	Compilation	1989
1990	Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:01 1He Will Break Your Heart2:50 2For Your Precious Love2:46 3I'm Telling You2:21 4Make It Easy on Yourself2:41 5Smile2:56 6Moon River2:41 7Find Another Girl2:44 8Let It Be Me2:51 9I Stand Accused3:00 10Aware of Love2:11	Compilation	1990
1992	Iceman: The Mercury YearsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 44 tracks · 2:11:39 Disc 121 tracks · 1:00:23 1Love (Oh How Sweet It Is)2:26 2Loneliness2:44 3Alfie2:47 4Right Track3:17 5You Make Me Feel Like a Someone2:50 6I Dig You Baby2:43 7You Walked Into My Life2:55 8Nobody Loved You the Way I Loved You (Undubbed)3:04 9You Don’t Know What You Got Until You Lose It3:03 10Mr. Dream Merchant2:37 11I’ve Been Loving You Too Long3:36 12Lost2:55 13Beside You3:02 14Never Give You Up2:58 15Hey Western Union Man2:43 16Can’t Forget About You2:54 17Are You Happy2:40 18Only the Strong Survive2:37 19Moody Woman2:23 20Go Away - Find Yourself2:56 21Only the Strong Survive (Stronger version)3:13 Disc 223 tracks · 1:11:16 1Brand New Me2:30 2What’s the Use of Breaking Up2:38 3Don’t Let Love Hang You Up2:29 4I Forgot to Remember2:46 5Got to See If I Can’t Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)3:16 6I Could Write a Book2:28 7Life’s Unfortunate Sons3:19 8Where Are You Goin’?3:10 9Special Memory3:10 10You Just Can’t Win (As Gene & Jerry)2:37 11How Did We Lose It3:06 12If It’s Real What I Feel2:50 13Walk Easy Son2:58 14Ain’t Understanding Mellow4:22 15Windy City Soul3:07 16Radio Promo0:54 17One Night Affair3:27 18I Only Have Eyes for You3:33 19(They long to Be) Close to You4:14 20Can’t Understand It3:01 21Power of Love2:39 22Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do4:13 23For You Precious Love (live) (Undubbed)4:29	Compilation	1992
1992	For Your Precious LoveSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 25:20 1Aware of Love2:14 2I’m Telling You2:20 3Find Another Girl2:48 4He Will Break Your Heart2:45 5Good Times2:12 6For Your Precious Love2:41 7I Stand Accused3:00 8Make It Easy on Yourself2:37 9Whatever You Want2:23 10It’s Too Late2:20	Compilation	1992
1992	The Very Best of Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 34:18 1Only the Strong Survive2:38 2Hey, Western Union Man2:43 3Never Give You Up2:58 4Moody Woman2:23 5Ain’t Understanding Mellow4:21 6I Dig You Baby2:42 7One Night Affair2:56 8What’s the Use of Breaking Up2:38 9Lost2:39 10Mr. Dream Merchant2:35 11How Did We Lose It3:07 12Are You Happy2:38	Compilation	4 February 1992
1993	Greatest HitsSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks · 32:13 1For Your Precious Love2:46 2He Will Break Your Heart2:49 3Make It Easy on Yourself2:40 4I'm Telling You2:20 5Smile2:56 6Giving Up on Love2:24 7Moon River2:41 8Let It Be Me2:50 9Aware of Love2:12 10Find Another Girl2:43 11I Stand Accused2:59 12Need to Belong to Somebody2:53	Compilation	1993
1994	“Best of” Series presents: Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 26:48 1He Will Break Your Heart2:49 2For Your Precious Love2:44 3I’m a Telling You2:20 4Make It Easy on Yourself2:40 5Smile2:55 6Moon River2:39 7Find Another Girl2:43 8Let It Be Me2:49 9I Stand Accused2:59 10Aware of Love2:10	Compilation	21 June 1994
1995	The Ice Man - Charly R&B Masters Vol. 30Search Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 20 tracks · 52:44 1For Your Precious Love2:44 2Sweet Was the Wine2:08 3Come Back My Love2:34 4Lost2:26 5A Lonely Soldier2:57 6He Will Break Your Heart2:46 7Find Another Girl2:47 8I'm A-Telling You2:22 9Moon River2:37 10Make It Easy on Yourself2:38 11You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:37 12Whatever You Want2:25 13Need to Belong2:53 14Giving Up on Love2:39 15I Stand Accused2:59 16Let It Be Me2:47 17Smile2:54 18Good Times2:13 19Just for You2:35 20For Your Precious Love (Re-cut)2:43	Compilation	1995
1996	The Ice ManSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 12 tracks 1He Will Break Your Heart 2Find Another Girl 3I'm A-Telling You 4Moon River 5Make It Easy On Yourself 6You Can Run (But You Can't Hide) 7Whatever You Want 8Need To Belong 9I Stand Accused 10Let It Be Me 11Smile 12For Your Precious Love	Compilation	1996
1997	The Essential Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 28:22 1Only the Strong Survive2:39 2Hey Western Union Man2:43 3Moody Woman2:23 4A Brand New Me2:32 5I Could Write a Book2:28 6Walking Around in Teardrops4:00 7Don't Let Love Hang You Up2:30 8I Stop by Heaven3:22 9Go Away-Find Yourself2:53 10Can't Forget About You, Baby2:52	Compilation	1997
2000	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 11 tracks · 31:48 1Only the Strong Survive2:37 2Moody Woman2:24 3I Dig You Baby2:43 4Never Give You Up2:59 5Mr. Dream Merchant2:39 6Lost2:40 7Hey, Western Union Man2:45 8Ain’t Understanding Mellow4:24 9One Night Affair3:29 10What’s the Use of Breaking Up2:39 11A Brand New Me2:29	Compilation	2000
2001	The Sweetest SoulSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:09:35 1He Will Break Your Heart2:45 2Thanks to You2:40 3Find Another Girl2:46 4When Trouble Calls2:39 5I'm a Telling You2:21 6I See a Fool2:44 7For Your Precious Love2:41 8Sweet Was the Wine2:06 9Moon River2:36 10Aware of Love2:13 11Make It Easy on Yourself2:36 12It's Too Late2:35 13You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:34 14I'm the One (Who Loves You)2:10 15Where's the Girl2:54 16How Beautifully You Lie2:45 17Woman With Soul2:11 18Need to Belong2:52 19Give Me Your Love2:36 20I've Been Trying2:58 21Giving Up on Love2:37 22I Stand Accused2:57 23Good Times2:12 24Believe in Me2:13 25Just for You2:34 26Give It Up2:36 27For Your Precious Love2:44	Compilation	2001
2013	Thelma & Jerry / Two to OneSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:11:37 1Only the Beginning5:12 2And You’ve Got Me4:18 3It’s a Lifetime Thing4:19 4Medley: If You Leave Me Now / Love So Right5:11 5I Love You Through Windows3:46 6Joy Inside My Tears4:14 7Sweet Love I’ve Found3:28 8(Play the Game of) Let’s Pretend3:29 9Let’s Get Together3:09 10If It Would Never End4:46 11Find a Way3:38 12We Owe It to Ourselves3:29 13I’m Not Strong Enough (to Love You Again)3:23 14Never Gonna Get Enough3:32 15Don’t Pity Me3:26 16Chicago Send Her Home4:04 17You Gave Me Love4:27 18Kiss Me Now3:46	Compilation	14 October 2013
2017	Three Classic Albums Plus Singles 1958–1962Search Spotify Search YouTube Music	Compilation	2017
2019	Don't Tell MeSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:18:05 1Moon River2:37 2Make It Easy on Yourself2:37 3Let It Be Me2:46 4Need to Belong2:52 5He Will Break Your Heart2:46 6Come Back My Love2:34 7The Wicked Man3:00 8For Your Precious Love2:42 9The Light That Went Out2:19 10Giving up on Love2:37 11Where Do I Turn2:32 12Smile, Tho' Your Heart Is Aching2:53 13A Lonely Soldier2:57 14Good Times2:12 15Aware of Love2:15 16I Stand Accused2:55 17Whatever You Want2:24 18Is This True Love1:57 19Find Another Girl2:46 20Thanks to You2:44 21When Trouble Calls2:44 22After My Laughter Came Tears2:20 23Without Your Love2:37 24I See a Fool2:47 25You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:35 26Couldn't Go to Sleep2:38 27I'm Telling You2:22 28Butterfly2:34 29Lost2:27 30Love Me2:36	Compilation	12 June 2019
—	The Best of Jerry ButlerSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 10 tracks · 27:21 1Message to Martha2:47 2For Your Precious Love2:44 3Make It Easy on Yourself2:39 4I Stand Accused2:57 5Find Yourself Another Girl2:43 6I'm a Telling You2:19 7Moon River2:41 8He Don't Love You Like I Love You2:48 9Smile2:54 10Let It Be Me2:49	Compilation	—
—	The IcemanSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music Tracklist · 25 tracks · 1:07:45 1For Your Precious Love2:48 2Sweet Was the Wine2:09 3Come Back My Love2:34 4I Was Wrong2:50 5He Will Break Your Heart2:52 6Find Another Girl2:52 7I'm a Telling You2:26 8Aware of Love2:17 9Moon River2:45 10You Can Run (But You Can't Hide)2:43 11Make It Easy on Yourself2:46 12Message to Martha3:05 13Where's the Girl3:03 14A Woman With Soul2:15 15Need to Belong3:00 16I've Been Trying3:05 17I Don't Want to Hear It Anymore3:07 18I Stand Accused3:01 19Since I Don't Have You2:29 20Let It Be Me2:43 21I Can't Stand It2:12 22Good Times2:38 23I Can't Stand to See You Cry2:37 24I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face2:58 25Nobody Needs Your Love (More Than I Do)2:30	Compilation	—

Stats & PK

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Jerry Butler metrics with percentile rank among published artists
Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	21	82.6th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	65	95.9th
Studio albums	33	98.4th
Awards recorded	0	0th
Timeline events	36	97.7th
Recording span (years)	66	99.2th
Genres	3	80.4th

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Line-up

Band line-up and band memberships with dates
Name	From	To	Role
Jerry Butler & Betty Everett(band)	—	present
The Impressions(band)	1958	1960	original

Where this record comes from

portrait—Wikimedia Commons · Public domain · retrieved 11 October 2026
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Why this artist is in the database

List of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees — rank #47
75px|The Impressions in 1964 | | Curtis Mayfield, Sam Gooden, Fred Cash, Arthur Brooks, Richard Brooks, and Jerry Butler. | 2 (1989, 1990) | Tracy Chapman
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rhythm and blues · soul

2 shared genre tags · debut 1962, 3 years apart · from United States

11 wikis

Timeline

1930s

Born 1939-12-08

1950s

Debut release: Jerry Butler, Esq.

Album: Jerry Butler, Esq.

1960s

Album: He Will Break Your Heart

Album: Aware Of Love

Album: Folk Songs

Album: Need to Belong

Album: Delicious Together

Album: Soul Artistry

Album: Mr. Dream Merchant

Album: The Soul Goes On

Album: The Ice Man Cometh

Album: Ice on Ice

1970s

Album: Gene & Jerry: One & One

Album: You & Me

Album: Jerry Butler Sings Assorted Sounds With the Aid of Assorted Friends and Relatives

Album: The Sagittarius Movement

Album: The Spice of Life

Album: Power of Love

Album: The Love We Have

Album: Sweet Sixteen

Album: Love's on the Menu

Album: It All Comes Out in My Song

Album: Suite for the Single Girl

Album: Thelma & Jerry

Album: Two to One

Album: Nothing Says I Love You Like I Love You

1980s

Album: The Best Love

Album: Ice 'n Hot

1990s

Album: Time & Faith

Album: Simply Beautiful

Album: For Your Precious Love

Album: For Your Precious Love

2000s

Album: Philadelphia Sessions

2020s

Died 2025

Album: My Music Sessions Live

Biography

Biography

Early life

Early recordings

Solo career

1980s–2018

Personal life and death

Discography & profile

Normalised profile

Discography (65 release groups · 33 studio albums)

Albums · 33

Single · 10

Album · 22

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