Edwyn_Collins_discography
This is the solo discography of Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. For his work with Orange Juice, see Orange Juice discography.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
Edwyn Collins discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Video albums | 1 |
EPs | 4 |
Singles | 29 |
Soundtrack albums | 2 |
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Studio albums
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||
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SCO [1] |
UK [2] |
UK Indie [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [5] |
CAN [6] |
GER [7] |
NL [8] |
SWE [9] |
US [10] | ||
Hope and Despair | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Hellbent on Compromise |
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Gorgeous George |
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18 | 8 | 2 | 37 | 24 | 60 | 7 | 58 | 16 | 183 |
I'm Not Following You |
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55 | 55 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Doctor Syntax |
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— | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Home Again |
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39 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Losing Sleep |
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34 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Understated |
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37 | 66 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Badbea |
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19 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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Live albums
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Studio Live Session Liechtenstein |
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Live at Bloomsbury Ballroom |
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Soundtrack albums
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The Possibilities Are Endless (with Carwyn Ellis and Sebastian Lewsley) |
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Sometimes Always Never (with Sean Read) |
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Compilation albums
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Hope and Despair / Hellbent on Compromise |
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Elevation Days |
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A Casual Introduction 1981/2001 |
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Down the Line – 12 Songs from 1989–2011 |
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Tape Box |
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Video albums
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Phantasmagoria – Reading Festival 1991 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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SCO [11] |
UK [2] | ||
My Beloved Girl |
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Expressly |
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26 | 42 |
I Hear a New World |
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Daytrotter Session |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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SCO [12] |
UK [2][13] |
UK Indie [14] |
AUS [15] |
AUT [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [7] |
NL [18] |
SWE [19] |
US [20] | |||
"Pale Blue Eyes" (with Paul Quinn) | 1984 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Don't Shilly Shally" | 1987 | — | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"My Beloved Girl" | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Coffee Table Song" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hope and Despair |
"50 Shades of Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"A Girl Like You" | 1994 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 32 | Gorgeous George |
"Low Expectations" (Belgium-only release) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"If You Could Love Me" | 85 | 98 | 12 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | ||
"Make Me Feel Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Keep On Burning" | 1996 | 36 | 45 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Not Following You |
"The Magic Piper (Of Love)" | 1997 | 20 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Adidas World" | 63 | 71 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"No One Waved Goodbye" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Message for Jojo" (with Bernard Butler) | 2001 | — | 113[21] | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Doctor Syntax |
"The Beatle$" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Johnny Teardrop" | 2002 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Mr. Freedom" (Gabin featuring Edwyn Collins; Italy-only release) | 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mr. Freedom (by Gabin) |
"You'll Never Know (My Love)" | 2007 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home Again |
"Home Again" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Losing Sleep" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Losing Sleep |
"Do It Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"In Your Eyes" (with the Drums) | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"What Are You Doing, Fool?" (with the Heartbreaks) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Dilemma" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Understated | |
"Too Bad (That's Sad)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dilemma" (The Ship-Tones featuring Edwyn Collins) | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Indie Reggae Revolution (by the Ship-Tones) |
"(Too Right) It's Christmas" (Frankie & the Heartstrings featuring Edwyn Collins) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Outside" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Badbea |
"It's All About You"/"Sometimes Always Never" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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More information Year, Album ...
Year | Album | Artist | Contribution |
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1985 | Call and Response | Zeke Manyika | Guitar on "Lay Them Down" |
1990 | Stray | Aztec Camera | |
1991 | I Am the Greatest | A House | Backing vocals and production |
1993 | The End of the Surrey People | Vic Godard | Vocals, guitar, piano, organ, engineer, production |
1994 | Wide-Eyed and Ignorant | A House | Backing vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, production |
1996 | More of Her | Four Hours Sleep | Vocals and lead guitar on "Don't You Ever Listen" |
Warm Nights | Robert Forster | ||
1998 | People Move On | Bernard Butler | Backing vocals on "Not Alone" |
Long-Term Side Effect | Vic Godard | Backing vocals, guitar, bass, production | |
Shaving Peaches | Terrorvision | Keyboards, production | |
1999 | Strange Weather Lately | Astrid | Organ, production |
2001 | Playgroup | Playgroup | Vocals, guitar, organ |
2002 | Une guerre en plein cœur | Franck Roussel | Vocals on "Time" |
2003 | Born Innocent | The Proclaimers | Guitar, production |
2005 | We Are Little Barrie | Little Barrie | Backing vocals, keyboards, organ, guitar, bass, production |
The New Fellas | The Cribs | Backing vocals, keyboards, effects, production | |
2008 | Cookie Zoo | Colorama | Percussion, production |
2010 | King of the Waves | Little Barrie | Backing vocals, keyboards, organ, bass, production |
2011 | Hunger | Frankie & the Heartstrings | Backing vocals, mixing, engineer, production |
Howl of the Lonely Crowd | Comet Gain | Backing vocals, executive production | |
2017 | Permo | Spinning Coin | Synthesizer on "Running with the World", production |
2018 | Tracyanne & Danny | Tracyanne & Danny | Gest vocals on "Alabama", production |
2022 | Hollow Heart | The Hanging Stars | Guest vocals |
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- Peak position for Edwyn Collins' albums in Scotland:
- Gorgeous George: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- I'm Not Following You: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Home Again: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Losing Sleep: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Understated: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Badbea: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "EDWYN COLLINS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Peak position for Edwyn Collins' albums on the UK Independent Albums Chart:
- Hope and Despair: Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
- Gorgeous George: "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 29 July 1995. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- I'm Not Following You: "Independent Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 20 September 1997. p. 30. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Doctor Syntax: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Understated: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Badbea: "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Edwyn Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Peak positions for Edwyn Collins' singles in Scotland:
- "If You Could Love Me": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "A Girl Like You": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Keep On Burning": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "The Magic Piper (Of Love)": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Adidas World": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Chart Log UK: Chris C. - CZR". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Peak position for Edwyn Collins' singles on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
- "If You Could Love Me": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 1 April 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "A Girl Like You": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 24 June 1995. p. 28. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Keep On Burning": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 March 1996. p. 22. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "The Magic Piper (Of Love)": "Independent Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 9 August 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Adidas World": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Message for Jojo": "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Image : RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 17 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Edwyn Collins". Billboard. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved 8 May 2022.