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 |
This is the solo discography of Scottish musician Edwyn Collins. For his work with Orange Juice, see Orange Juice discography.
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. |
Title | Album details |
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Studio Live Session Liechtenstein |
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Live at Bloomsbury Ballroom |
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Title | Album details |
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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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Title | Album details |
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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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Title | Album details |
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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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"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
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 |