David Essex discography
| David Essex discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 26 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Singles | 68 |
| Soundtrack albums | 5 |
| Cast recording albums | 8 |
This is the discography of British singer-songwriter and actor David Essex.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
CAN [4] |
SWE [5] |
US [6] | ||||
| 1973 | Rock On | 7 | 37 | 24 | — | 32 | ||
| 1974 | David Essex |
|
2 | 34 | — | — | — |
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| 1975 | All the Fun of the Fair |
|
3 | 6 | — | — | — |
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| 1976 | Out on the Street |
|
31 | 30 | — | — | — |
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| 1977 | Gold & Ivory |
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29 | 65 | — | — | — |
|
| 1979 | Imperial Wizard | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | Hot Love |
|
75 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Be-Bop the Future |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Stage-Struck |
|
31 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | The Whisper |
|
67 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | This One's for You |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Centre Stage | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Touching the Ghost |
|
— | 100 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Cover Shot |
|
3 | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1994 | Back to Back |
|
33 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | A Night at the Movies |
|
14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Here We Are All Together |
|
88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | I Still Believe |
|
128[15] | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Thank You |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Wonderful |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Forever |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Sunset |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | It's Gonna Be Alright |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Day |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Happy Ever After |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Reflections |
|
89 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
SWE [5] | ||||
| 1976 | In Scandinavia |
|
— | — | 31 | |
| On Tour |
|
51 | 11 | — |
| |
| 1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Theatre of Dreams |
|
— | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Secret Tour – Live |
|
— | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Soundtrack albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [19] |
AUS [2] | |||
| 1973 | That'll Be the Day |
|
1 | 9 |
| 1974 | Stardust |
|
— | 7 |
| 1976 | All This and World War II |
|
23 | 14 |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Racer |
|
— | — |
| 2013 | Traveller |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Cast recording albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [20][21][1] |
AUS [2] | |||
| 1972 | Godspell |
|
11 | — |
| 1978 | Evita |
|
24 | 81 |
| 1978 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds |
|
5 | 1 |
| 1979 | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation |
|
— | — |
| 1983 | Mutiny! |
|
39 | — |
| 1985 | Mutiny! |
|
— | — |
| 1995 | Beauty & the Beast |
|
— | — |
| 2010 | All the Fun of the Fair |
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK[1] | ||||
| 1978 | The David Essex Album |
|
29 |
|
| 1979 | Hold Me Close |
|
— | |
| 1980 | The David Essex Collection |
|
— | |
| 1982 | The Very Best of David Essex |
|
37 | |
| 1983 | David Essex |
|
— | |
| 1990 | The Collection |
|
— | |
| 1991 | His Greatest Hits |
|
13 |
|
| 1992 | Best Of |
|
— | |
| 1993 | You're in My Heart |
|
— | |
| 1995 | The Collection |
|
— | |
| Living in England |
|
— | ||
| Missing You – 16 Classic Love Songs |
|
26 |
| |
| 1996 | The Best of David Essex |
|
— | UK: Silver[8] |
| 1998 | The Very Best of David Essex |
|
31 | |
| 2005 | The Complete Collection |
|
— | |
| 2006 | Greatest Hits |
|
7 |
|
| 2007 | The Silver Collection |
|
— | |
| 2008 | All the Fun of the Fair – Greatest Hits |
|
23 | |
| 2009 | The Collection |
|
— | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Video albums[edit]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
|
| 1991 | His Greatest Hits Live |
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| 2013 | The Secret Tour Live |
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EPs[edit]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | David Essex |
|
| 1991 | The Christmas EP |
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| 1996 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
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| 2009 | Unplugged |
|
| 2015 | Can't Nobody Love You EP |
|
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BE (FLA) [24] |
BE (WA) [25] |
CAN [26][27] |
GER [28] |
IRE [29] |
NL [30] |
SA [31] |
US [32][33] | |||
| 1965 | "And the Tears Came Tumbling Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Can't Nobody Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "This Little Girl of Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Thigh High" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "She's Leaving Home" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | "Love Story" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Just for Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "That Takes Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Day the Earth Stood Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Time of Our Life" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | "The Spark That Lights the Flame" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Rock On" | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 44 | 15 | — | — | 5 | That'll Be the Day / Rock On |
| "Lamplight" | 7 | 53 | — | — | 55 | — | 20 | — | — | 71 | Rock On | |
| 1974 | "America" | 32 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | David Essex |
| "Gonna Make You a Star" | 1 | 4 | 16 | 44 | — | 43 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 105 | ||
| "Stardust" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Stardust [A] | |
| 1975 | "Good Ol' Rock & Roll" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | David Essex |
| "I Know" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rolling Stone" | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Fun of the Fair | |
| "Hold Me Close" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Could" | 13 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "City Lights" | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out on the Street |
| "Coming Home" | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ooh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Cool Out Tonight" | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold & Ivory |
| 1978 | "Stay with Me Baby" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Oh What a Circus" | 3 | 72 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | Imperial Wizard [B] | |
| "Brave New World" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds | |
| "Goodbye First Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial Wizard | |
| 1979 | "Imperial Wizard" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "20 Flights Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation | |
| 1980 | "Silver Dream Machine" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer |
| "Hot Love" | 57 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
| "The Race" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer | |
| "On My Bike" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
| "Heart on My Sleeve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Be-Bop-a-Lula" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be-Bop the Future |
| "Sunshine Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Magician" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Sweethearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stage-Struck |
| "Me and My Girl (Night-Clubbing)" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "No Substitutes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Winter's Tale" | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | The Whisper | |
| 1983 | "The Smile" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Tahiti" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | — | — | Mutiny! (1983) | |
| "You're in My Heart" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Whisper | |
| 1984 | "Fishing for the Moon" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Welcome" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This One's for You | |
| 1985 | "Falling Angels Riding" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Friends" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Freedom" (with Frank Finlay and the Cast of Mutiny!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mutiny! (1985) | |
| 1986 | "Back in England for Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1987 | "Myfanwy" | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touchin' the Ghost [C] |
| 1988 | "Look at the Sun Shining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touching the Ghost |
| "The River" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Rock On" (re-recording; remixed by Shep Pettibone) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Missing You (Magic)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "A Shoulder to Cry On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1991 | "Africa – You Shine" (with Shikisha featuring Abdul Tee-Jay) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Under Different Skies [D] |
| 1992 | "A Song for Old Lovers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1993 | "Everlasting Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cover Shot |
| 1994 | "True Love Ways" (with Catherine Zeta-Jones) | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Back |
| 1995 | "Bella Bella" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beauty & the Beast |
| 1998 | "Oh Suburbia" | 180[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here We Are All Together |
| 2001 | "Dance with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful |
| 2013 | "Lamplight" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reflections |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ The single version of "Stardust" was the version from the film of the same name. An alternative version was included on David Essex.
- ^ "Oh What a Circus" was released as a single from the musical Evita. However, it is not the version included on the Evita cast recording album, as the single was a re-recording by Essex which was then included on his album Imperial Wizard.
- ^ "Myfanwy" was first released on the Australasian version of Touchin' the Ghost. However, the song comes from the 1990 various artists album Poetry in Motion, based on the works on John Betjeman.
- ^ "Africa – You Shine" was first released on the compilation album His Greatest Hits, but was released as a single from Essex's VSO various artists album Under Different Skies (released 4 November 1991[34]).
References[edit]
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