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Dobie Gray (born Leonard Victor Ainsworth on 26-July-1942 in Brookshire, Texas)

Stripe 826 - To Be Wanted / I Can Hardly Wait - 1960 
Stripe 827 - To Be Wanted / Hearts Are Wild - 1960
Stripe 828 - Rags To Riches / I Can Hardly Wait - 1960
Stripe 829 - Love Has A Way / Delia - 1960
Stripe 831 - Love Has A Way / Young Boy - 1961
Stripe 832 - Kissin' Doll / A Boy And A Girl In Love - 1961
Real Fine 835 - Love Has A Way / Tears Keep Falling On My Tears - 1962
Cordak 1602 - Look At Me / Walkin' And Whistlin' - 1962 
Cordak 1605 - Feelin' In My Heart / That's How You Treat A Cheater - 1963
Jaf 2504 - Be A Man / Inka-Dinka-Doo - 1963
Cordak 1701 - My Shoes Keep Walkin' Back To You / Funky Funky Feelin' - 1964
Charger 105 - The "In" Crowd* /  Be A Man - 1964 (backing vocals The Extremes (members Bobby Sanders, Charles Ingersol, Robert Rozelle and Melvin Isley)) *also recorded in 1966 by Jean King on HBR 463
Charger 107 - See You At The "Go-Go" / Walk With Love - 1965 (backing vocals The Extremes)
Charger 109 - In Hollywood / Mr. Engineer - 1965
Charger 113 - My Baby / My Baby - 1965 (Promo Issue Only)
Charger 113 - Monkey Jerk / My Baby - 1965
Lana 138 - The "In" Crowd / Be A Man - 1965
Charger 115 - Out On The Floor / No Room To Cry - 1966
Capitol 5853 - River Deep, Mountain High / Tennessee Waltz - 1967
Thunderbird 549 - Out On The Floor / My Baby - 1968
Capitol 2241 - We The People / Funky And Groovy - 1968
White Whale 300 - Rose Garden / Where's The Girl Gone - 1969
White Whale 330 - Do You Really Have A Heart? / Do You Really Have A Heart? - 1969 (Promo)
White Whale 342 - Honey, You Can't Take It Back / Guess Who? - 1970

Pollution (Dobie Gray, Carmen "Tata" Vega (co-lead singers), James Quill Smith "Smitty" (guitars), Dennis Kenmore (drummer), Christaan Mostert (saxophone / piano) along with former members of Beethoven Soul - Otis Hale (woodwind), John Lambert (bassist) and Richard Lewis (trumpet / piano)) 

Capitol 2458 - Getting Together / Angela Jerome – 1970
Prophecy 55001 - Do You Really Have A Heart? (Mono)* / Do You Really Have A Heart? (Stereo) - 1971 *Re-Recorded version of White Whale 330 track.
Prophecy 55003 - The River (Mono) / The River (Stereo) - 1972 All Dobie's Prophecy 45 releases were mono / stereo

Dobie Gray

Anthem 200 - Guess Who? / Bits And Pieces – 1972
Decca 33057 - Drift Away* / City Stars - 1973 *also recorded in 1972 by John Kurtz on ABC 11341.
MCA 40100 - Loving Arms / Now That I'm Without You – 1973
MCA 40153 - Good Old Song / Reachin' For The Feelin' – 1973
MCA 40188 - Rose / Lovin' The Easy Way – 1974
MCA 40201 - There's A Honky Tonk Angel (Who'll Take Me Back In) / Lovin' The Easy Way – 1974
MCA 40268 - Watch Out For Lucy* / Turning On You - 1974 *written by Lonnie Mack.
MCA 40315 - The Music's Real / Roll On Sweet Mississippi – 1974
Capricorn 0249 - If Love Must Go / Lover's Sweat – 1975
Capricorn 0259 - Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em / Mellow Man – 1976
CCapricorn Pro 646 -  Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em (Disco Mix) (4:48) / Find 'Em, Fool 'Em & Forget 'Em (Disco Mix) (4:48) - 1976 (12" Promo Issue Only)
Capricorn 0267 - Let Go / Mellow Man - 1976

Dobie Gray / Hot Chocolate
 
Infinity   L33-1001 - You Can Do It (6:15) / Every One's A Winner (7:17)* - 1978 (promo issue only) *flip by Hot Chocolate only. 

Dobie Gray
 
Infinity Inf-16001 - You Can Do It (6:15) / Thank You For Tonight (7:58) - 1978 (12" release)  
Infinity 50003 - You Can Do It / Sharing The Night Together – 1978
Infinity 50010 - Who's Lovin' You / Thank You For Tonight – 1979
Infinity Inf-16001 - You Can Do It / Thank You For Tonight - 1979 (12" Release)
Infinity 50020 - Spending Time, Making Love, And Going Crazy / Let This Man Take Hold Of Your Life -1979
Infinity 50043 - The "In" Crowd (Long Version) (6:40) / The "In" Crowd (Short Version) (3:38) - 1979 (Promo Issue Only)
Infinity 50043 - The "In" Crowd / Let This Man Take Hold Of Your Life - 1979 

Dobie Grey / The Reflections

Eric 277 - The "In" Crowd / Just Like Romeo And Juliet* - 1979 *Flip By The Reflections

Dobie Grey

Collectables Col 012927 - The "In" Crowd / Be A Man - 1981 
Robox Rrs-117 - Decorate The Night / Decorate The Night - 1981 (some copies issued with picture sleeve)
Robox 1806 - Decorate The Night / Ave Maria - 1981
Arista 1047 - One Can Fake It / Stranger In The Mirror - 1983
Gusto 2007 - Drift Away / Lovin' Arms - 1985
Collectables Col 900117 - Drift Away / City Stars - ?
Capitol B-5562 - Gonna Be A Long Night / That's One To Grow On - 1986
Capitol B-5596 - The Dark Side Of Life / A Night In The Life Of A Country Boy - 1986
Capitol B-5647 - From Where I Stand / So Far So Good - 1986
Capitol B-44087 - Take It Real Easy / You Must Have Been Reading My Heart - 1987
Capitol B-44126 - Love Letters / Steady As She Goes - 1988
MCA 60160 - Drift Away / City Stars - ?

Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray (members Matthew Shafer (born 6-June-1974) and Dobie Gray)

Lava ? - Drift Away / ? - 2003

Trivia

Though Dobie Gray's all-time classic "Out On The Floor" was originally released (and subsequently bootlegged) on the Charger Label, the bootlegs on Chris Burton's Out Of The Past label have now become far more sought after and command many times the price of the original!

Discography by Bosko Asanovic with additions by Dave Rimmer