Ian McCulloch discography
| Ian McCulloch discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 7 |
| Singles | 9 |
The discography of the British singer Ian McCulloch consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, and nine singles. While he was still the lead singer of the band Echo & the Bunnymen, McCulloch released his debut solo single, a version of the standard "September Song", in 1984 which reached number fifty-one on the UK Singles Chart.
McCulloch left Echo & the Bunnymen in 1988 and released his debut solo album, Candleland (1989), which reached number eighteen on the UK Albums Chart. Three singles from the album – "Proud to Fall", "Faith and Healing" and "Candleland (The Second Coming)", which features Elizabeth Fraser of the Cocteau Twins – were released, but did not chart well in the UK. However, "Proud to Fall" reached number one on Billboard magazine's Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States, while "Faith and Healing" reached number ten on the same chart. Mysterio was released in 1992, reaching number forty-six on the UK Albums Chart. Of the supporting singles – "Honeydrip", "Lover Lover Lover" and "Dug for Love" – only "Lover Lover Lover" (a Leonard Cohen cover) reached the British charts at number forty-six.
In 1993, McCulloch contributed vocals to the track "Moses", on 808 State's album, Gorgeous.
After a brief spell recording as Electrafixion with former Echo & the Bunnymen guitarist Will Sergeant, the pair reformed Echo & the Bunnymen in 1997. While still with the band, McCulloch released a further solo album, Slideling, in 2002. The album failed to chart and, of the two singles released from the album, "Sliding" and "Love in Veins", only the first made the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number sixty-one. In May 2012, McCulloch released his fan-funded fourth studio album, Pro Patria Mori, via website, PledgeMusic.
Studio albums[edit]
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US [2] | ||
| 1989 | Candleland | 18 | 179 |
| 1992 | Mysterio
|
46 | — |
| 2003 | Slideling
|
112 | — |
| 2012 | Pro Patria Mori
|
— | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||
Compilation albums[edit]
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1989 | 9 Tracks
|
Other album appearances[edit]
| Year | Song | Album | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye", "There is a War" | I'm Your Fan | [3] |
| 2000 | "Blue Moon" (with Simon Boswell and Alex James) |
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble and No Substitute For Life soundtrack | [4] |
| "Do You Believe?" (with Simon Boswell and Alex James) | |||
| 2002 | "Jealous Guy" | Uncut Presents: Instant Karma 2002; a Tribute to John Lennon | [5] |
| 2010 | "Some Kind of Nothingness" | Postcards from a Young Man by Manic Street Preachers | [6] |
| 2017 | "Scoundrel Days" and "The Killing Moon" | MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice by A-ha |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
US Mod [7] | |||
| 1984 | "September Song" | 51 | — | Non-album single |
| 1989 | "Proud to Fall" | 51 | 1 | Candleland |
| 1990 | "Faith and Healing" | 96 | 10 | |
| "Candleland (The Second Coming)" (featuring Elizabeth Fraser) |
75 | — | ||
| 1992 | "Honeydrip" | — | 6 | Mysterio |
| "Lover Lover Lover" | 47 | 9 | ||
| "Dug for Love" | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Sliding" | 61 | — | Slideling |
| "Love in Veins" | 119 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Other charted songs[edit]
| Year | Song | US Mod [7] |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" | 13 | I'm Your Fan |
Music videos[edit]
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "September Song" | |
| 1989 | "Candleland" | |
| "Faith and Healing" | Anton Corbijn[8] | |
| "Proud to Fall" | Tim Pope | |
| 1992 | "Honeydrip" | |
| "Lover Lover Lover" | Anton Corbijn[8] | |
| 2003 | "Sliding" |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- General
- Strong, M. C. (editor) (1998) [1994]. The Great Rock Discography (4th edition). Florence, Italy: Giunti. p. 234. ISBN 88-09-21522-2.
- Specific
- ^ a b Roberts, David (editor) (2006) [1977]. British Hit Singles & Albums (19th edition). London: HiT Entertainment. p. 338. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Ian McCulloch: Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ^ "I'm Your Fan: The Songs of Leonard Cohen By ... > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved on 1 June 2010.
- ^ "There's Only One Jimmy Grimble Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine". British Film Institute. Retrieved on 1 June 2010.
- ^ "Uncut Presents: Instant Karma 2002; a Tribute to John Lennon: Various Artists". Amazon. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ^ "Manic Street Preachers / Official News (GLOBAL) / New Single Details And Album Tracklisting". www.manicstreetpreachers.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-30.
- ^ a b "Ian McCulloch: Chart History: Alternative Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved on 30 September 2009.
- ^ a b "Music Videos". Corbijn.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 October 2009.