Nielsen Pearson#Discography

{{short description|American rock duo}}

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| origin = Sacramento, California, U.S.

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| years_active = 1969–1983

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| past_members = {{ubl|Reed Nielsen|Mark Pearson}}

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| website = {{URL|http://www.myspace.com/nielsenpearson}}

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Nielsen Pearson was an American duo consisting of Reed Nielsen and Mark Pearson. They are a one-hit wonder known for their only top 40 single, "If You Should Sail".{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1435296-Nielsen-Pearson-Band|title=Nielsen Pearson Band|website=Discogs|access-date=November 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoast.dk/artists/n/nielsen-pearson/|title=Nielsen Pearson|website=Blue Desert|access-date=November 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nielsen-pearson-band-mn0001204553|title=Nielsen Pearson|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.popredux80.com/2013/04/if-you-should-sail-by-nielsenpearson.html|title="If You Should Sail" by Nielsen/Pearson|website=PopRedux80|access-date=November 24, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/11/the-nielsen-pearson-band-evergreen.html|title=The Nielsen-Pearson Band - Evergreen|website=Paste|access-date=November 24, 2019}}

Discography

=Albums=

  • The Nielsen Pearson Band (Epic, 1978)
  • Nielsen/Pearson (Capitol, 1980)
  • Blind Luck (Capitol, 1983)

=Singles=

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rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Title

! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2"| Album

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! width="35"| US
{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/nielsen-pearson|title=Nielsen Pearson|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 18, 2019}}

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1978

| align="left"| "Home"

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| align=left| The Nielsen Pearson Band

rowspan="2"| 1980

| align="left"| "Two Lonely Nights"

| 110

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| rowspan="3" align=left| Nielsen/Pearson

align="left"| "If You Should Sail"

| 38

| 35

rowspan="2"| 1981

| align="left"| "Givin' Your Love to Me"

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align="left"| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)"

| 56

| 31

| rowspan="2" align=left| Blind Luck

1983

| align="left"| "Hasty Heart"

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colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

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