Paul Carrack discography
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Paul Carrack discography chronicles the list of releases by English musician Paul Carrack.
Albums
[edit]Solo albums
[edit]- 1980 Nightbird
- 1982 Suburban Voodoo (US #78,[1] AUS #93[2])
- 1987 One Good Reason (US #67,[1] AUS #46[2])
- 1989 Groove Approved (US #120,[1] AUS #116[2])
- 1996 Blue Views (UK #55,[3] AUS #247[2])
- 1997 Beautiful World (UK #88[3])
- 2000 Satisfy My Soul (UK #63[3])
- 2001 Groovin'
- 2003 It Ain't Over (UK #193[3])
- 2005 Winter Wonderland (a.k.a. A Soulful Christmas) - With the SWR Big Band
- 2007 Old, New, Borrowed, and Blue
- 2008 I Know That Name (UK #152[3])
- 2010 A Different Hat (UK #152[3]) – [with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]
- 2012 Good Feeling (UK #46[3])
- 2013 Rain or Shine (UK #76[3])
- 2016 Soul Shadows (UK #25[3])
- 2018 These Days (UK #33[3])
- 2021 One on One
- 2022 Don't Wait Too Long - With the SWR Big Band
Live albums
[edit]- 2004 Live at the Opera House
- 2005 Live in Liverpool
- 2009 I Know That Name – Live in Concert
- 2016 Paul Carrack Live at the London Palladium
- 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 1 (2000–2020)
- 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 2 (2000–2020)
- 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 3 (2000–2020)
- 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 4 (2000–2020)
- 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 5 (2000–2020)
Compilations
[edit]- 1987 Ace Mechanic
- 1988 The Carrack Collection
- 1994 Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection
- 1995 Carrackter Reference
- 2002 Still Groovin' (a reissue of 2001's Groovin', with bonus tracks)
- 2006 Greatest Hits – The Story So Far (UK #146[3])
- 2012 Collected
- 2014 The Best Of (UK #35[3])
- 2019 Love Songs, Vol. 1
- 2019 Love Songs, Vol. 2
- 2024 How Long (Has This Been Going On) - Greatest Hits
DVD releases
[edit]- 2000 In Concert
- 2004 Live at the Opera House
- 2005 Live at Shepherds Bush London (Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack)
- 2005 Live in Liverpool
- 2007 Live at Rockpalast
- 2009 I Know That Name, In Concert
- 2011 A Different Hat Live
Singles
[edit]Solo
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
US [4] |
US Rock [5] |
US AC [6] |
AUS [2] |
GER [7] |
NL [8] |
SWE [9] | ||||
| 1980 | "Beauty's Only Skin Deep" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Nightbird | First solo single. |
| 1981 | "Do Me Lover" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Blue Nun (Carlene Carter album) | Duets with Carlene Carter. |
| "Oh How Happy" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1982 | "I Need You" | - | 37 | 22 | 20 | 30 | - | 21 | - | Suburban Voodoo | Co-written by Nick Lowe. |
| "Lesson in Love" | - | - | 33 | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Always Better with You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1983 | "A Little Unkind" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1987 | "When You Walk in the Room" | 48 | 90 | - | - | 7 | - | 39 | 19 | One Good Reason | US release 1988. |
| "Don't Shed a Tear" | - | 9 | 5 | 36 | 33 | - | 20 | - | |||
| 1988 | "One Good Reason" | - | 28 | 20 | - | 38 | - | - | - | Co-written by Chris Difford. | |
| "Button Off My Shirt" | - | 91 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1989 | "Romance" (Love Theme from Sing) | - | - | - | 14 | 158 | - | - | - | Sing Soundtrack | Duet with Terri Nunn. |
| "Don't Shed a Tear" (1989 release) | 60 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | One Good Reason | UK and Australian reissue. | |
| "I Live by the Groove" | - | 31 | - | 22 | 105 | - | - | - | Groove Approved | ||
| 1990 | "Battlefield" | - | - | - | - | 141 | - | - | - | ||
| "Loveless" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Co-written by T-Bone Wolk. | ||
| "Dedicated" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | |||
| "Hey You" (Live) | - | - | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | The Wall – Live in Berlin (Roger Waters album) |
Roger Waters & the Bleeding Heart Band with Paul Carrack. | |
| 1991 | "Don't Dream It's Over" | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | 67 | - | From Time to Time – The Singles Collection (Paul Young album) | Paul Young feat. Paul Carrack |
| 1993 | "In the Time It Takes" | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | You Hold the Key (Beth Nielsen Chapman album) |
Duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman |
| 1995 | "Eyes of Blue" | 40 | - | - | 24 | - | - | 71 | - | Blue Views | US release 1997 (after "For Once in Our Lives") |
| 1996 | "How Long" | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Re-recording of his hit with Ace. | |
| "Eyes of Blue" (Remix) | 45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Remixed version of Eyes of Blue. | ||
| "Your Own Special Way" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Genesis Revisited (Steve Hackett album) |
Steve Hackett & Paul Carrack | |
| 1997 | "For Once in Our Lives" | - | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | - | Blue Views | US release – didn't chart on Billboard Hot 100 but did reach # 72 on Hot 100 Airplay Chart. |
| "The Way I'm Feeling Tonight" | 84 | - | - | - | - | 93 | 100 | - | Beautiful World | Co-written by Graham Gouldman. | |
| 1998 | "Perfect Love" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Beautiful World" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2000 | "Satisfy My Soul" | 199 | - | - | - | - | - | 87 | - | Satisfy My Soul | |
| "My Kind" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Bring It On Home To Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Carrack featuring B. B. King & Jools Holland | ||
| "How Wonderful" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2001 | "Together" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Groovin'" | 177 | - | - | - | - | - | 90 | - | Groovin | ||
| "Anyday Now" / "Walk on By" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Double A-side single. | ||
| 2002 | "Better Than Nothing" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89 | - | Satisfy My Soul / In Concert (DVD) | Dutch-only release |
| "Sunny" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Groovin | ||
| "Harvest for the World" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Where Did I Go Wrong?" | 184 | - | - | - | - | - | 95 | - | It Ain't Over | UK release after "She Lived Down the Street" | |
| 2003 | "Ain't No Sunshine" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Still Groovin | |
| "She Lived Down the Street" | 90 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | It Ain't Over | Co-written by Chris Difford. | |
| "Happy To See You Again" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Nothin' To Lose" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "It Ain't Over" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2005 | "Dedicated" (New version) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Greatest Hits – The Story So Far | |
| 2006 | "Love Will Keep Us Alive (2006 Version)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Duet Version) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | non-album single | Duet with Belgian singer Sofie. | |
| 2007 | "Raining Raining" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Old, New, Borrowed And Blue | |
| "Ride On" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Sex 'N' Jazz (Gare du Nord album) | Gare du Nord feat Paul Carrack | |
| 2008 | "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City" | 150 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | I Know That Name | |
| "I Don't Want To Hear Any More" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Carrack feat. Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles | ||
| 2009 | "I Don't Want Your Love (I Need Your Love)" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "No Doubt About It" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Just 4 Tonite" (No Expense Spared Mix) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Carrack and The Flippers. | ||
| "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Included on the I Know That Name – Ultimate Version 2010 re-release | ||
| 2010 | "If I Didn't Love You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "It Ain't Over" (New version) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | A Different Hat | Paul Carrack with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2011 | "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (New version) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Paul Carrack & Timothy B. Schmit with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra | |
| "Time to Move On EP" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Good Feeling | ||
| 2012 | "Good Feelin' About It" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" | 170 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 2013 | "That's All That Matters to Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Rain or Shine | |
| 2014 | "Life's Too Short" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "I'm Losing You" | 164 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
Mike + The Mechanics singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US Rock | US AC | AUS | GER | IRE | NL | SWE | ||||
| 1985 | "Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)" | 21 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 39 | - | Mike + The Mechanics | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. |
| 1986 | "All I Need Is a Miracle" | 53 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 30 | - | - | ||
| "Taken In" | - | 32 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1988 | "Nobody's Perfect" | 80 | 63 | 3 | - | 29 | - | - | - | - | The Living Years | |
| "Seeing Is Believing" | - | 62 | 18 | - | 91 | - | - | - | - | Australia released 1988 (after "The Living Years") | ||
| "The Living Years" | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 20 | 18 | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | ||
| 1989 | "Nobody Knows" | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | |
| "Revolution" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Rude Awakening Soundtrack | ||
| 1991 | "Word of Mouth" | 13 | 78 | 30 | - | 33 | 27 | 19 | 13 | - | Word of Mouth | |
| "A Time And Place" | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | ||
| "Everybody Gets A Second Chance" | 56 | - | - | - | - | 51 | - | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | ||
| "Stop Baby" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| 1995 | "Over My Shoulder" | 12 | - | - | - | - | 44 | 26 | - | - | Beggar on a Beach of Gold | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. |
| "A Beggar on a Beach of Gold" | 33 | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | - | - | |||
| "Another Cup Of Coffee" | 51 | - | - | - | - | 61 | - | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | ||
| 1996 | "All I Need Is A Miracle '96" | 27 | - | - | - | - | 81 | - | - | - | Hits | |
| "Silent Running" (1996 Release) | 61 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. Re-issue of the 1985 hit. | ||
| 1999 | "Now That You've Gone" | 35 | - | - | - | - | 64 | - | - | - | Mike + The Mechanics – M6 | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. |
| "Whenever I Stop" | 73 | - | - | - | - | 76 | - | - | - | Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. | ||
| 2004 | "One Left Standing" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Rewired | Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack |
| "Perfect Child" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack | ||
| "If I Were You" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack | ||
| "Miracle" | 198 | - | - | - | 86 | - | - | - | - | non-album single | Red Kult feat. Mike + The Mechanics | |
Ace, Squeeze and Spin 1ne 2wo singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Notes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US Rock | US AC | AUS | GER | NL | SWE | |||||||
| with Ace | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | "How Long" | 20 | 3 | - | - | 63 | - | - | - | Five-A-Side | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | |||
| 1975 | "Rock & Roll Runaway" | - | 71 | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | ||||
| "I Ain't Gonna Stand for This No More" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Time For Another | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | ||||
| 1976 | "No Future in Your Eyes" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | ||||
| "I'm a Man" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | |||||
| 1977 | "You're All That I Need" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | No Strings | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | |||
| "Found Out the Hard Way" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | |||||
| "How Long" (Re-release) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Five-A-Side | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | ||||
| 1982 | "How Long" (1982 Release) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Six-A-Side | Band member (vocals, keyboards) | |||
| with Squeeze | ||||||||||||||
| 1981 | "Is That Love" | 35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | East Side Story | Band member (keyboards). | |||
| "Tempted" | 41 | 49 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). | |||||
| "Labelled With Love" | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 46 | - | Band member (keyboards). | |||||
| "Messed Around" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (keyboards). | |||||
| 1993 | "Third Rail" | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Some Fantastic Place | Band member (keyboards). | |||
| "Some Fantastic Place" | 73 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (keyboards). | |||||
| "Loving You Tonight" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). Initial promo release credited to "The Pressure". | |||||
| "Everything in the World" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (keyboards). US release only. Reached #9 on US Modern Rock chart. | |||||
| 1994 | "It's Over" | 89 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (keyboards, backing vocals). | ||||
| "Tempted '94" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Reality Bites Soundtrack | Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). | ||||
| with Spin 1ne 2wo | ||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "Can't Find My Way Home" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Spin 1ne 2wo | Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). | |||
| "All Along the Watchtower" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). | |||||
Other recordings
[edit]| Year | Artist | Title | Peak chart positions | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US AC | NL | ||||
| 1978 | Frankie Miller | "Stubborn Kind of Fellow" | - | - | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1978 | Frankie Miller | "Darlin'" | 6 | 103 | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1979 | Frankie Miller | "When I'm Away from You" | 42 | - | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1979 | Roxy Music | "Trash" | 40 | - | - | 40 | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1979 | Frankie Miller | "Good to See You" | - | - | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1979 | Roxy Music | "Angel Eyes" | 4 | - | - | 13 | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1980 | Roxy Music | "Oh Yeah (On the Radio)" | 5 | 102 | - | 39 | Session musician (strings). |
| 1983 | Nick Lowe | "Ragin' Eyes" | - | - | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). |
| 1983 | John Hiatt | "Riding with the King" | - | - | - | - | Session musician (keyboards). Promo release only. |
| 1984 | Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit | "Half a Boy and Half a Man" | 53 | 110 | - | 8 | Band member (keyboards). |
| 1984 | Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit | "L.A.F.S." | - | - | - | - | Band member (keyboards). |
| 1984 | The Pretenders | "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" | 49 | 83 | - | 32 | Session musician (piano, backing vocals). |
| 1990 | Rock Against Repatriation | "Sailing" | - | - | - | - | Band member (vocals). An ad hoc all-star band, with proceeds from the single going to charity. |
| 1990 | Roger Waters | "The Powers That Be" | - | - | - | - | Vocals. |
| 1990 | Roger Waters | "The Tide Is Turning" | - | - | - | - | Chorus vocals. Live recording. |
| 1997 | Elton John | "Something About The Way You Look Tonight" | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Session musician (organ). Double A-side with "Candle in the Wind 1997". The best selling single of all time. The standalone version of "Something about..." also charted: on the US/AC at #1, in Canada at #14 and in Netherlands at #94. |
| 1998 | Eric Clapton | "Pilgrim" | 170 | - | - | - | Session musician (organ). |
| 2009 | United Artists Remember feat Paul Carrack, Paul Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Michael Bolton, Hayley Westenra, Mica Paris, Lee Mead, Kenney Jones, Mark Read Carol Decker, Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
"We Will Remember Them" | - | - | - | - | Performer. Charity record released in aid of Royal British Legion and Help For Heroes. |
Other appearances
[edit]| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | "It's So Blue" | Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues[10] |
External links
[edit]- Paul Carrack discography at Discogs
- Paul Carrack Singles Discography
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Paul Carrack Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ a b c d e Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 56. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Paul Carrack in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- All ARIA-era chart peaks to 31 May 2019: "Paul Carrack chart history, received from ARIA on 31 May 2019". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Solo UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Paul Carrack". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR > Paul Carrack". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-03-25. N.B. This site contains uncompressed chart peaks (no exclusion rules applied) between positions 75 and 200, from November 1994 to May 2001 inclusive; so some chart positions in this range of the chart will be lower than those listed on the Official Charts site.
- "Don't Dream It's Over": "Official Charts > Paul Young". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" and Greatest Hits – The Story So Far: "Chart Log UK 2012". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- "I'm Losing You": "CHART: CLUK Update 26.04.2014 (wk16)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Paul Carrack Chart History > Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Song Search: Paul Carrack" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-04-26.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch Charts > Paul Carrack" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-05-01.
- ^ "Swedish Charts > Paul Carrack". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
- ^ Koda, Cub. Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues – Jools Holland at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
