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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 22 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 7 |
| ↙Singles | 49 |
The following is a comprehensive discography of Sparks, an Americanrock and pop music band formed in Los Angeles in 1970 by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals), initially under the name Halfnelson. Best known for their quirky approach to song writing,[1] Sparks' music is often accompanied by cutting and acerbic lyrics,[2] and an idiosyncratic stage presence, typified in the contrast between Russell's wide-eyed hyperactive frontman antics and Ron's sedentary scowling.[3]
Contents
|
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 [4] | Germany | Sweden [5] | U.K. [6] | |||
| 1968 | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Demos (Unreleased)
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1971 | Sparks / Halfnelson
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1972 | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1974 | Kimono My House
| 101 | – | – | 4 |
|
Propaganda
| 63 | – | 50 | 9 |
| |
| 1975 | Indiscreet
| 169 | – | 6 | 18 | |
| 1976 | Big Beat
| – | – | 24 | – | |
| 1977 | Introducing Sparks
| – | – | 41 | – | |
| 1979 | No. 1 In Heaven
| – | – | 43 | 73 | |
| 1980 | Terminal Jive
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1981 | Whomp That Sucker
| 182 | – | – | – | |
| 1982 | Angst in My Pants
| 173 | – | – | – | |
| 1983 | In Outer Space
| 88 | – | – | – | |
| 1984 | Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | Music That You Can Dance To
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1988 | Interior Design
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
| – | 29 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Plagiarism
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | Balls
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | Lil' Beethoven
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | Hello Young Lovers
| – | – | 48 | 66 | |
| 2008 | Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
| – | – | – | 54 | |
| 2009 | The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
| – | – | – | – |
Compilation albums
Jordin Sparks Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2 Originals of Sparks | Bearsville | A double LP set consisting of Halfnelson and A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing |
| 1979 | Best Of Sparks | ||
| 1990 | Mael Intuition (The Best Of The Sparks 1974-76) (It's a Mael Mael Mael World) | only includes material from 1974-5 | |
| 1991 | Profile: The Ultimate Sparks Collection | Rhino | 2CD set |
| 1993 | The Heaven Collection | Underdog/Sony France | Singles collection |
| The Hell Collection |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 'Wonder Girl' | Sparks / Halfnelson |
| 1972 | 'Girl from Germany' | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing |
| 1974 | 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' | Kimono My House |
| 'Amateur Hour' | ||
| 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth' | Propaganda | |
| 1975 | 'Something for the Girl with Everything' | |
| 'Get in the Swing' | Indiscreet | |
| 'Looks, Looks, Looks' | ||
| 1976 | 'Big Boy' | Big Beat |
| 'I Like Girls' | ||
| 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' | — | |
| 1977 | 'A Big Surprise' | Introducing Sparks |
| 1979 | 'The Number One Song in Heaven' | No. 1 In Heaven |
| 'Beat the Clock' | ||
| 'Tryouts for the Human Race' | ||
| 'La Dolce Vita' | ||
| 1980 | 'When I'm With You' | Terminal Jive |
| 'Young Girls' | ||
| 1981 | 'Tips for Teens' | Whomp That Sucker |
| 'Funny Face' | ||
| 1982 | 'I Predict' | Angst in My Pants |
| 1983 | 'Get Crazy' | — |
| 'Modesty Plays' | — | |
| 'Cool Places' | In Outer Space | |
| 'All You Ever Think About is Sex' | ||
| 1984 | 'With All My Might' | Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat |
| 'Pretending to be Drunk' | ||
| 'Progress' | ||
| 1985 | 'Change' | — |
| 1986 | 'Music that You Can Dance To' | Music That You Can Dance To |
| 'Fingertips' | ||
| 1987 | 'Rosebud' | |
| 1988 | 'So Important' | Interior Design |
| 1989 | 'Just Got Back from Heaven' | |
| 'Singing in the Shower' (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks) | Marc et Robert | |
| 1993 | 'National Crime Awareness Week' | — |
| 1994 | 'When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' | Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins |
| 1995 | 'When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)' | |
| 1996 | 'Now that I Own the BBC' | |
| 1997 | 'The Number One Song in Heaven' | Plagiarism |
| 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' | ||
| 1999 | 'More than A Sex Machine' | Balls |
| 2000 | 'The Calm Before the Storm' | |
| 'The Angels' | ||
| 2003 | 'Suburban Homeboy' | Lil' Beethoven |
| 2006 | 'Perfume' | Hello Young Lovers |
| 'Dick Around' / 'Waterproof' | ||
| 2008 | 'Good Morning' | Exotic Creatures of the Deep |
| 2009 | 'Lighten Up, Morrissey' / 'I Can't Believe that You Would Fall for All the Crap in this Song' |
Contents
|
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 [4] | Germany | Sweden [5] | U.K. [6] | |||
| 1968 | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing Demos (Unreleased)
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1971 | Sparks / Halfnelson
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1972 | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1974 | Kimono My House
| 101 | – | – | 4 |
|
Propaganda
| 63 | – | 50 | 9 |
| |
| 1975 | Indiscreet
| 169 | – | 6 | 18 | |
| 1976 | Big Beat
| – | – | 24 | – | |
| 1977 | Introducing Sparks
| – | – | 41 | – | |
| 1979 | No. 1 In Heaven
| – | – | 43 | 73 | |
| 1980 | Terminal Jive
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1981 | Whomp That Sucker
| 182 | – | – | – | |
| 1982 | Angst in My Pants
| 173 | – | – | – | |
| 1983 | In Outer Space
| 88 | – | – | – | |
| 1984 | Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1986 | Music That You Can Dance To
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1988 | Interior Design
| – | – | – | – | |
| 1994 | Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins
| – | 29 | – | – | |
| 1997 | Plagiarism
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2000 | Balls
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2002 | Lil' Beethoven
| – | – | – | – | |
| 2006 | Hello Young Lovers
| – | – | 48 | 66 | |
| 2008 | Exotic Creatures Of The Deep
| – | – | – | 54 | |
| 2009 | The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman
| – | – | – | – |
Compilation albums
Jordin Sparks Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2 Originals of Sparks | Bearsville | A double LP set consisting of Halfnelson and A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing |
| 1979 | Best Of Sparks | ||
| 1990 | Mael Intuition (The Best Of The Sparks 1974-76) (It's a Mael Mael Mael World) | only includes material from 1974-5 | |
| 1991 | Profile: The Ultimate Sparks Collection | Rhino | 2CD set |
| 1993 | The Heaven Collection | Underdog/Sony France | Singles collection |
| The Hell Collection |
Singles
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 'Wonder Girl' | Sparks / Halfnelson |
| 1972 | 'Girl from Germany' | A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing |
| 1974 | 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' | Kimono My House |
| 'Amateur Hour' | ||
| 'Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth' | Propaganda | |
| 1975 | 'Something for the Girl with Everything' | |
| 'Get in the Swing' | Indiscreet | |
| 'Looks, Looks, Looks' | ||
| 1976 | 'Big Boy' | Big Beat |
| 'I Like Girls' | ||
| 'I Want to Hold Your Hand' | — | |
| 1977 | 'A Big Surprise' | Introducing Sparks |
| 1979 | 'The Number One Song in Heaven' | No. 1 In Heaven |
| 'Beat the Clock' | ||
| 'Tryouts for the Human Race' | ||
| 'La Dolce Vita' | ||
| 1980 | 'When I'm With You' | Terminal Jive |
| 'Young Girls' | ||
| 1981 | 'Tips for Teens' | Whomp That Sucker |
| 'Funny Face' | ||
| 1982 | 'I Predict' | Angst in My Pants |
| 1983 | 'Get Crazy' | — |
| 'Modesty Plays' | — | |
| 'Cool Places' | In Outer Space | |
| 'All You Ever Think About is Sex' | ||
| 1984 | 'With All My Might' | Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat |
| 'Pretending to be Drunk' | ||
| 'Progress' | ||
| 1985 | 'Change' | — |
| 1986 | 'Music that You Can Dance To' | Music That You Can Dance To |
| 'Fingertips' | ||
| 1987 | 'Rosebud' | |
| 1988 | 'So Important' | Interior Design |
| 1989 | 'Just Got Back from Heaven' | |
| 'Singing in the Shower' (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks) | Marc et Robert | |
| 1993 | 'National Crime Awareness Week' | — |
| 1994 | 'When Do I Get to Sing 'My Way' | Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins |
| 1995 | 'When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)' | |
| 1996 | 'Now that I Own the BBC' | |
| 1997 | 'The Number One Song in Heaven' | Plagiarism |
| 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' | ||
| 1999 | 'More than A Sex Machine' | Balls |
| 2000 | 'The Calm Before the Storm' | |
| 'The Angels' | ||
| 2003 | 'Suburban Homeboy' | Lil' Beethoven |
| 2006 | 'Perfume' | Hello Young Lovers |
| 'Dick Around' / 'Waterproof' | ||
| 2008 | 'Good Morning' | Exotic Creatures of the Deep |
| 2009 | 'Lighten Up, Morrissey' / 'I Can't Believe that You Would Fall for All the Crap in this Song' |
Chart singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.K. Singles[6] | U.S. Hot 100 | U.S. Dance Play[8] | GER Singles[9] | FR singles[9] | ||
| 1974 | 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' | 2 | - | - | 12 | - |
| 'Amateur Hour' | 7 | - | - | 12 | - | |
| 'Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth' | 13 | - | - | 40 | - | |
| 1975 | 'Something For The Girl With Everything' | 17 | - | - | - | - |
| 'Get In The Swing' | 27 | - | - | - | - | |
| 'Looks, Looks, Looks' | 26 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1979 | 'The Number One Song In Heaven' | 14 | - | - | - | - |
| 'Beat The Clock' | 10 | - | - | - | - | |
| 'Tryouts For The Human Race' | 45 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1980 | 'When I'm With You' | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 1982 | 'I Predict' | - | 60 | - | - | - |
| 1983 | 'Cool Places' (with Jane Wiedlin) | - | 49 | 13 | - | - |
| 1984 | 'With All My Might' | - | - | 28 | - | - |
| 1985 | 'Change' | 85 | - | - | - | - |
| 1986 | 'Music That You Can Dance To' | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| 'Fingertips' / 'The Scene' | - | - | 38 | - | - | |
| 1988 | 'So Important' | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| 1989 | 'Just Got Back From Heaven' | - | - | 7 | - | - |
| 'Singing in the Shower' (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks) | - | - | 24 | - | 37 | |
| 1994 | 'When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way' | 38 | - | 9 | 7 | - |
| 1995 | 'When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)' | 36 | - | 24 | 61 | - |
| 'When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way' (re-issue) | 32 | - | - | - | - | |
| 1996 | 'Now That I Own The BBC' | 60 | - | - | 81 | - |
| 1997 | 'The Number One Song in Heaven' (re-recording) | 70 | - | 28 | - | - |
| 'This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us' (re-recording with Faith No More) | 40 | - | - | - | - | |
| 2006 | 'Perfume' | 80 | - | - | - | - |
Sparks Rock Band
Collaborations & Contributions
- 1979 - produced and wrote an album called Is There More To Life Than Dancing? for a singer named Noël.
- 1979 - produced the album Pas Dormir for a French band Bijou.
- 1979 - produced the single C'est Sheep by Adrian Munsey.
- 1981 - wrote the lyrics for the album Sex by Telex.
- 1982 - worked with Lio on her album Suite Sixtine, which was a compilation of French rarities and English versions (translated by Sparks) of tracks from her first album.
- 1984 - wrote a song called 'Yes or No' for The Go-Go's album Talk Show.
- 1988 - 'Singing in the Shower', 'Live in Las Vegas' and 'Hip Kit' with Les Rita Mitsouko from Marc et Robert.
- 2001 - 'Kimigayo' and 'Kimono' with Pizzicato Five from Çà et là du Japon.
- 2001 - 'La nuit est là' and 'Yo quiero màs dinero' with Grand Popo Football Club from Shampoo Victims.
- 2004 - 'Acid Pants' with Orbital from Blue Album.
Jordin Sparks Album
Soundtrack appearances
- Rollercoaster (1977) - 'Big Boy' and 'Fill 'Er Up'.
- Valley Girl (1983) - 'Angst in My Pants' and 'Eaten By The Monster Of Love'.
- Get Crazy (1983) - 'Get Crazy'.
- Heavenly Bodies (1984) - 'Breaking Out Of Prison'.
- Fright Night (1985) - 'The Armies of the Night'.
- Rad (1986) - 'Music That You Can Dance To'.
- Black Rain (1989) - 'Singing In The Shower'.
- Unlawful Entry (1992) - 'National Crime Awareness Week'.
- Knock Off (1998) - Original Musical Score and 'It's A Knockoff'.
Video
- Live in London (2003)
- Lil' Beethoven - Live In Stockholm (2004)
- DEE VEE DEE - Live at the London Forum (2007)
References
- ^Dye, David (2006). 'Sparks: Elegantly Whimsical'. npr.org. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5555691. Retrieved 2006-09-24.
- ^Alfvegren, Skylaire (1998-11-04). 'Shooting Off Sparks'. LA Weekly. http://www.laweekly.com/music/music/shooting-off-sparks/12237/. Retrieved 2006-04-13.
- ^McNair, James (2006). 'Sparks: Creating mischief again with their latest album'. Enjoyment. http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article347014.ece/. Retrieved 2006-04-18.
- ^'Allmusic - Billboard Albums - Sparks'. Billboard. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifoxqr5ld0e~T50. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
- ^'swedishcharts.com - Discography Sparks'. Hung Medien. http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sparks. Retrieved 2009-11-03. Charts cover period from 1975 - 2005
- ^ ab'Chart Stats - Sparks'. chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2474. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ ab'Album artist 970 - Sparks'. © 2007-9, Steve Hawtin et al. http://tsort.info/music/4q0w19.htm. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
- ^'Billboard.com - Artist Chart History - Sparks'. Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=5727&model.vnuAlbumId=1148676. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
- ^ ab'Charts Surfer - UK, German and French charts'. charts-surfer.de. http://www.charts-surfer.de. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
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