Imagination discography

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Imagination discography
Studio albums7
Compilation albums12
Video albums7
Music videos20
Singles32
Remix albums3

The discography of British post-disco/funk band Imagination consists of 7 studio albums, 12 compilation albums, 3 remix albums, and 7 video releases.

Albums[]

Studio albums[]

Year Album Details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUT
[2]
GER
[3]
ICE
[4]
NL
[5]
NOR
[6]
SWE
[7]
US R&B
[8]
1981 Body Talk
  • Released: 9 October 1981
  • Label: R&B
20 37 21 7 46
1982 In the Heat of the Night
  • Released: 3 September 1982
  • Label: R&B
7 16 6 6 12 26 16 45
1983 Scandalous
  • Released: 4 November 1983
  • Label: R&B
  • Re-titled New Dimension for the US market
25 49 16 44
1986 Trilogy
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Red Bus
1987 Closer
  • Released: November 1987
  • Label: RCA
70
1992 The Fascination of the Physical
2016 Retropia
  • Released: 21 October 2016 (France); 9 June 2017 (UK)
  • Label: Cristal
  • Released as 'Imagination featuring Leee John'
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Remix albums[]

Year Album Details Peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
GER
[10]
NL
[5]
1983 Night Dubbing
  • Released: 6 May 1983
  • Label: R&B
9 33 24
1989 All the Hits – Hot Sensational Re-Mixes
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Stylus Music, RCA
  • Released outside the UK as Like It Is – Revised and Remixed Classics
4
2014 Night Dubbing II
  • Released: 31 October 2014
  • Label: ISM
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Compilation albums[]

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
NL
[5]
1983 Gold
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: R&B
1985 The Best of Imagination
  • Released: September 1985
  • Label: Arcade
  • Netherlands-only release
28
1990 The Love Songs
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: RCA
1992 Flashback
  • Released: October 1992
  • Label: Pickwick Music
1994 The Very Best of Imagination
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: BR Music
1995 Best of Imagination
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Versailles
  • France-only release
1999 Double Gold
  • Released: June 1999
  • Label: Arcade
  • Netherlands-only release
69
2000 The Very Best of Imagination
2004 Golden Hits
  • Released: October 2004
  • Label: MCP Sound & Media
2006 Just an Illusion – The Best Of
  • Released: July 2006
  • Label: Music Club Deluxe
2009 Burnin' Up – The Greatest Hits
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Spectre
2013 Flashback – The Very Best of Imagination
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles[]

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1]
BE
[11]
FIN
[12]
FRA
[13][14]
GER
[15]
ICE
[16]
IRE
[17]
IT
[12]
NL
[18]
NOR
[19]
SPA
[20]
SWI
[21]
SWE
[22]
US Dance
[23]
US R&B
[24]
1981 "Body Talk" 4 25 10 9 12 16 Body Talk
"In and Out of Love" 16 20
"Flashback" 16 30 7
1982 "Just an Illusion" 2 9 16 3 7 4 8 1 12 5 1 2 3 15 27 In the Heat of the Night
"Burnin' Up" (US-only release) 6 68 Body Talk
"So Good, So Right" (Japan-only release)
"Music and Lights" 5 10 8 1 18 4 5 1 16 9 2 9 12 52 In the Heat of the Night
"In the Heat of the Night" 22 27 18 19 48 11 18
"Changes" 31 16 43 8 26 66 46
1983 "Follow Me" (Italy-only release) 15 Non-album single
"Looking at Midnight" 29 18 26 17 36 64 Scandalous
"New Dimension" 56 13 22 61 1 14 21 22
1984 "This Means War (Shoo Be Doo Da Dabba Doobee)" 43 22 29
"State of Love" 67 13
"Thank You My Love" 22 36 Non-album single
1985 "Found My Girl" 83 Trilogy
"Last Days of Summer" 99
"Breathless" (Italy-only release)
1986 "Sunshine" 87 36
"Streetmix" (12-inch medley) Non-album single
1987 "The Last Time" 93 88 Closer
"I Know What Love Is"
1988 "Instinctual" 62 34 48 1
"Hold Me in Your Arms"
1989 "Just an Illusion" (1989 remix) All the Hits – Hot Sensational Re-Mixes
"Love's Taking Over" 100 29
"Megamix" 6 24 Like It Is – Revised and Remixed Classics
1991 "I Like It" The Fascination of the Physical
1992 "Loving Tight"
"Call on Me"
2016 "Secrets" (featuring Leee John) Retropia
2017 "Do It Right Now" (featuring Leee John)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Videos[]

Video releases[]

Year Title Details
1982 Music & Lights – Imagination in Concert
1983 Video E.P.
  • Released: October 1983[28]
  • Label: Red Bus
  • Medium: VHS, Betamax
  • Promo videos
1985 In Concert
1990 Live in Concert
  • Released: 1990[29]
  • Label: Renegade Video
  • Medium: VHS
  • Live material
1995 Best Of
  • Released: 1995[30]
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Medium: VHS
  • Promo videos
  • France-only release
2004 The Very Best of Imagination
  • Released: 19 March 2004[31][32]
  • Label: Fonte
  • Medium: DVD
  • Promo videos and live material
  • Italy-only release
2006 Live
  • Released: 2006[33]
  • Label: IMPH
  • Medium: DVD
  • Live material
  • Germany-only release

Music videos[]

Year Title
1981 "Body Talk"
"In and Out of Love"
"Flashback"
1982 "Just an Illusion"
"Burnin' Up"
"Music and Lights"
"In the Heat of the Night"
"Changes"
"Heart 'n Soul"
"Follow Me"
"Follow Me"
1983 "Looking at Midnight"
"New Dimension"
1984 "State of Love
"Thank You My Love"
1987 "The Last Time"
"I Know What Love Is"
1988 "Instinctual"
"Hold Me in Your Arms"
1991 "Loving Tight"

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  29. ^ Imagination – Live In Concert (1990, VHS), retrieved 24 February 2021
  30. ^ Imagination – Best Of (1995, VHS), retrieved 24 February 2021
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  32. ^ Imagination – The Very Best Of (2004, DVD), retrieved 24 February 2021
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