James discography
| James discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 16 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 4 |
| Video albums | 5 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Singles | 37 |
| B-sides | 1 |
This is the discography of James.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
SWE [4] |
US [5] | |||
| 1986 | Stutter
|
68 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Strip-mine
|
90 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Gold Mother1
|
2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Seven
|
2 | — | — | 45 | — |
|
| 1993 | Laid
|
3 | 86 | — | — | 72 | |
| 1994 | Wah Wah
|
11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Whiplash
|
9 | — | 72 | — | 158 |
|
| 1999 | Millionaires
|
2 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2001 | Pleased to Meet You
|
11 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 2008 | Hey Ma
|
10 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Night Before
|
20 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Morning After
|
19 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2014 | La Petite Mort
|
11 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | Girl at the End of the World
|
2 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Living in Extraordinary Times
|
6 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | All the Colours of You
|
3 | — | — | — | — | |
1Released as James in the US in 1991
Compilation albums[]
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [9] | |||
| 1998 | The Best Of
|
1 | — |
|
| 2001 | B-Sides Ultra
|
— | — | |
| 2004 | The Collection
|
— | 3 |
|
| 2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Singles
|
12 | — |
|
| 2017 | Justhipper (The Complete Sire & Blanc Y Negro Recordings 1986-1988)
|
— | — | [10] |
Live albums[]
| Year | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][9] |
UK Indie [11] | ||
| 1989 | One Man Clapping
|
— | 2 |
| 2002 | Getting Away with It... Live
|
102 | — |
| 2008 | Live in 2008
|
— | — |
| 2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times
|
31 | — |
Singles and EPs[]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [11] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [13] |
GER [14] |
IRL [15] |
NLD [16] |
US [17] |
US Alt [18] | |||
| 1983 | Jimone (EP) | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album EPs |
| 1985 | James II (EP) | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Village Fire (EP) | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Chain Mail" (a.k.a. Sit Down EP) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "So Many Ways" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stutter | |
| 1988 | "What For" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strip-mine |
| "Ya Ho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Sit Down" (original version) | 77 | 2 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Track later re-recorded for Gold Mother |
| "Come Home" (original mix) | 84 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This mix found on early pressings of Gold Mother | |
| 1990 | "How Was It for You?" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold Mother |
| "Come Home" (Flood remix) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This mix found on later pressings of Gold Mother | |
| "Lose Control" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Initially released as non-LP singles. Eventually added to later pressings of Gold Mother | |
| 1991 | "Sit Down" (re-recorded version) (UK: Silver[6]) | 2 | — | — | 27 | 56 | 5 | 42 | — | 9 | |
| "Sound" | 9 | — | 28 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | Seven | |
| 1992 | "Born of Frustration" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | 5 | |
| "Ring the Bells" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Seven" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Sometimes" | 18 | — | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Laid |
| "Laid" | 25 | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 3 | ||
| 1994 | "Jam J" / "Say Something" (Double A-side) |
24 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | Wah-Wah |
| 1997 | "She's a Star" | 9 | — | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whiplash |
| "Tomorrow" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Waltzing Along" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "Destiny Calling" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of James |
| "Runaground" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sit Down" (remix of re-recorded version) | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album remix of a track found on later pressings of Gold Mother | |
| 1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Millionaires |
| "Just Like Fred Astaire" | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "We're Going to Miss You" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pleased to Meet You |
| 2008 | "Whiteboy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hey Ma |
| "Waterfall" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "Not So Strong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album |
| 2014 | "Frozen Britain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | La Petite Mort |
| "Moving On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Curse Curse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All I'm Saying" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "To My Surprise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Girl at the End of the World |
| 2016 | "Nothing But Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Girl at the End of the World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dear John" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | Better Than That (EP) | — | – | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in Extraordinary Times |
| "Coming Home (Pt.2)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Many Faces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "All the Colours of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Colours of You |
| "Beautiful Beaches" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Recover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Isabella" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Videography[]
Video albums[]
| Year | Title | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Come Home Live | VHS |
| 1992 | Seven: Live Concert | VHS |
| 2002 | Getting Away With It... Live | DVD |
| 2007 | Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos | DVD |
| 2020 | Live in Extraordinary Times[12] | DVD |
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "So Many Ways" | |
| 1988 | "What For" | |
| 1989 | "Sit Down" | Edward Barton[19] |
| 1990 | "How Was It for You" | Swivel[20] |
| "Come Home" | ||
| "Lose Control" | ||
| 1991 | "Sound" | Peter Scammell[20] |
| 1992 | "Born of Frustration" | Peter Scammell[20] |
| "Ring the Bells" | Peter Scammell[20] | |
| "Seven" | ||
| 1993 | "Sometimes (Lester Piggott)" | Tim Pope[20] |
| "Laid" | Zanna | |
| "Say Something" | Peter Care[20] | |
| 1997 | "She's a Star" | David Mould[20] |
| "Tomorrow" | Kevin Godley[20] | |
| "Waltzing Along" | John Hardwick[20] | |
| 1998 | "Runaground" | Mary Scanlon[20] |
| "Destiny Calling" | Alex Hemming[20] | |
| "Sit Down '98" | ||
| 1999 | "I Know What I'm Here For" | David Mould[20] |
| "Just Like Fred Astaire" | John Hillcoat[20] | |
| "We're Going to Miss You" | John Hardwick[20] | |
| 2001 | "Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)" | Gordon Main Rob Leggatt Simon Earith[20] |
| 2014 | "Frozen Britain" | Roger Sargent[21] |
| "Moving On" | Ainslie Henderson[22] | |
| "Curse Curse" | Alberto Almeida[23] | |
| "All I'm Saying" | Péter Vácz[24] | |
| 2015 | "To My Surprise" | Kris Merc[25] |
| 2016 | "Nothing But Love" | James FitzGerald[26] |
| "Girl at the End of the World" | Kris Merc[27] | |
| "Dear John" | Péter Vácz[28] | |
| 2018 | "Coming Home (Pt.2)" | Leif Tilden[29] |
References[]
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- ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > James in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 23 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "Sit Down", "Sometimes", "Say Something", "She's a Star" and "Getting Away With It (All Messed Up)": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Canadian Whiplash position". RPM. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Swedish chart positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "James Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "UK certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "US certificates: searchable database". RIAA. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ Turman, Katherine (1 March 2021). "James Share Title Track from Upcoming LP, All the Colours of You". Spin. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "UK Chartlog: Candy J. – JX". zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Compilations & Live | James". wearejames.com.
- ^ a b "IndieHits: J". cherryred.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ a b "News (page 1)". James. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ "Austrian chart positions". austriancharts.at. Archived from the original on 23 January 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "German singles positions". musicline.de. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Irishcharts: searchable database". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "Dutch chart positions". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
- ^ "James Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ "James Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
- ^ Cavanagh, David (1 July 1989). "Stand Up". Sounds: 21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Fresh as a Daisy – The Videos (booklet). James. Fontana Records. 2007. JIMDVD1/984 836-2 (6).
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- ^ James (26 August 2014). James – "Curse Curse" (Official Video). Archived from the original on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020 – via YouTube.
- ^ Tuffrey, Laurie (31 October 2014). "WATCH: James – All I'm Saying". The Quietus. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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- ^ Murray, Robin (1 March 2016). "Premiere: James – 'Nothing But Love'". Clash. Archived from the original on 15 July 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "News (page 8)". James. Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Roberts, Christopher (6 July 2016). "Premiere: James -'Dear John' Video". Under the Radar. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ Murray, Robin (26 June 2018). "Premiere: James – 'Coming Home (Pt.2)'". Clash. Archived from the original on 30 June 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
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