Saint Etienne discography

Saint Etienne discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 7
↙Compilation albums 10
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 35
↙Soundtracks 2
↙Remix albums 2

This is the discography for British indie-dance band Saint Etienne.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Information Chart Positions
UK
[1]		 NOR SWE U.S. elec.
1991 Foxbase Alpha 34 – – –
1993 So Tough
  • Released: 9 March 1993
  • Label: Heavenly/Warner Bros.
 7 – – –
1994 Tiger Bay
  • Released: 28 June 1994
  • Label: Heavenly/Warner Bros.
 8 – 31 –
1998 Good Humor 18 11 51 –
2000 Sound of Water 33 23 47 –
2002 Finisterre
  • Released: 30 September 2002
  • Label: Sub Pop/Mantra
 55 – – 11
2005 Tales from Turnpike House 72 – – 10

Remix albums

Year Title Chart Positions
UK [1]
1996 Casino Classics
  • Released: 19 October 1996
  • Label: Heavenly
 34
2009 Foxbase Beta
  • Released: October 2009
  • Label: Heavenly
 –
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Year Title Chart Positions Additional information
UK [1] U.S. elec.
1993 You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
  • Released: November 1993
  • Label: Heavenly
 – – Collection of B-sides
1995 Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne
  • Released: 10 May 1995 (Japan only)
  • Label: Warner Bros.
 – –
Too Young to Die - The Singles
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: Heavenly
 17 – Two versions: standard 1 CD,
2 CD version including remixes
1997 Continental
  • Released: 21 June 1997 (Japan only), 18 May 2009 (UK)
  • Label: L'appareil-Photo, Heavenly (2009 edition)
 – – Compilation of non-album singles, cover versions and new material recorded in 1996-97.
given an expanded British release on 2 CDs in 2009
1998 Fairfax High
  • Released: 8 September 1998 (U.S. only)
  • Label: Subpop
 – –
2001 Interlude
  • Released: 20 February 2001 (U.S. only)
  • Label: Sub Pop/Mantra
 – – Collection of B-sides
Smash the System: Singles and More
  • Released: September 2001
  • Label: Heavenly
 84 –
2004 Travel Edition 1990-2005
  • Released: 22 November 2004 (U.S. only)
  • Label: Sub Pop
 – 20
2005 Smash the System: Singles 1990-99
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Heavenly
 – – Single-disc version of above 2001 compilation
2009 London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne
  • Released: 16 February 2009
  • Label: Heavenly Records
 79 – Three versions: standard 2CD set,
double-disc with book and DVD of promotional videos,
double 12" vinyl.
2011 Saint Etienne On 45: Part 1
  • Released: 16th April 2011
  • Label: Heavenly
 – – A lim­ited edi­tion (1500 cop­ies only) box set of 7″ singles released exclusively for record store day. Consists of six 7“s — each one a Saint Etienne single not pre­vi­ously released on 7″ vinyl
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

Year Title
1999 The Misadventures of Saint Etienne
  • Released: 1999 (Japan only)
  • Label: L'Appareil-Photo Bis
2006 What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day?
  • Released: 28 March 2006
  • Label: Foreign Office

Various artist compilation albums

Fan club releases

Year Title Additional information
1995 I Love to Paint Full CD album of material from 1990–1995
Xmas '95 3-track CD single, main track "Driving Home for Christmas" (Chris Rea cover)
1997 Valentine's Day '97 4-track CD single, lead track "Southern Train"
1998 Xmas '98 2-track CD single, lead track "I Don't Intend to Spend Christmas Without You" (originally by Claudine Longet)
1999 Built on Sand (Rarities: 1994-1999) Full CD album
2002 Asleep at the Wheels of Steel Full CD album
2003 Xmas 2003 3-track CD single initially given away free at Xmas '03 gigs then given out free to fan club members in 2004. Main track "Snow" (Randy Newman cover)
2006 Nice Price Full CD album
What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? Full CD album later given a very limited full scale release
Merry Xmas 2006 from Saint Etienne 2-track CD single given away free at the Saint Etienne Xmas Party Turntable Cafe on 21 December 2006. Main track "21st Century Christmas" (Cliff Richard cover)
2008 Boxette Four-disc box set containing previous fan club-only releases:
I Love to Paint, Built on Sand, Asleep at the Wheels of Steel. The fourth disc Eric Random contains the 1997 Valentine EP tracks and some new unreleased tracks.
2009 Now 4 Four-track homemade and hand-numbered compilation. Only 72 copies were produced by Bob Stanley to thank the fans who helped him complete his "Now That's What I Call Music!" record collection. It contains "Gotta Jump" (the Xenomania version of b-side "Gotta Job"), "Back to 95", "Like A Motorway (japanese Version)" and "Soft Like Me (Li Dixon Red Corner Mix)".
2010 Re-Issue Roustabout 2-track CD single given away free at the Saint Etienne Reissue Roustabout Party at St Aloysius Church Hall on 8 octobre 2010. First track is "Milk Bottle Symphony (early version)" and second track is "Crying all the Way to the Terminal", a 1998 outtake.
A Glimpse of Stocking 15-track Christmas compilation, including all previous fan-club Christmas EPs and 7 new songs. The CD is only available from the band's online shop and will be sent to purchasers by the end of november 2010. There is a special edition including an exclusive personalized track featuring the purchasers name in the lyrics.

Extended plays

Year Title Chart Positions Additional information
UK [1]
1995 Reserection 50 With Etienne Daho, credited as 'Saint Etienne Daho'
1999 Places to Visit
  • Released: 4 May 1999 (U.S. only)
  • Label: Sub Pop
 –
2005 Up the Wooden Hills
  • Released: 13 June 2005
  • Label: Sanctuary
 – Included with initial pressings of Tales from Turnpike House
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Year Song Additional information Album Chart position
UK [1] U.S. dance play U.S. dance sales
1990 "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" Lead vocal: Moira Lambert Foxbase Alpha 95 - -
"Kiss and Make Up" Lead vocal: Donna Savage,
new recording included on US editions of Foxbase Alpha.		 — 80 - -
1991 "Nothing Can Stop Us" / "Speedwell" UK double A-side Foxbase Alpha 53 1 15
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart" / "Filthy" UK double A-side re-release, lead vocal: Moira Lambert,
charted in the U.S. at #97 on the Billboard Hot 100,
and #11 on the Modern Rock Chart.		 39 1 4
"7 Ways to Love" Released under the moniker "Cola Boy",
lead vocal: Janey Lee Grace		 — 8 9 -
"He Is Cola" - - -
1992 "Join Our Club" / "People Get Real" "Join Our Club" later added to So Tough,
"People Get Real" is a Foxbase Alpha track		 21 - -
"I'm Too Sexy" The Fred EP 26 - -
"Avenue" So Tough 40 - -
1993 "You're in a Bad Way" 12 - -
"Hobart Paving" / "Who Do You Think You Are" UK double A-side, Co-lead vocal by Debsey
"Who Do You Think You Are?" charted as U.S. dance hit		 23 5 36
"Xmas 93" also known as "I Was Born on Christmas Day",
featuring Tim Burgess		 — 39 - -
1994 "Pale Movie" Tiger Bay 28 - -
"Like a Motorway" 47 - -
"Hug My Soul" 32 40 -
1995 "He's on the Phone" with Étienne Daho Top 40 hit single in most European territories Too Young to Die - The Singles 11 33 -
1996 "Angel" / "Burnt Our Car" UK double A-side, limited release Casino Classics - - -
1998 "Sylvie" Good Humor 12 - -
"The Bad Photographer" 27 - -
"Lose That Girl" Austria promo only - - -
1999 "Lover Plays the Bass" France limited 7" only — - - -
"52 Pilot" U.S. limited 7" only Places to Visit - - -
"Saturday" France limited 7" only The Misadventures of Saint Etienne - - -
2000 "How We Used to Live" CD ineligible to chart, charted on 12" sales only Sound of Water 155 - -
"Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" Paul van Dyk featuring Saint Etienne Out There and Back 7 - 11
"Heart Failed (in the Back of a Taxi)" Sound of Water 50 - -
2001 "Boy Is Crying" 34 - -
2002 "Action" Finisterre 41 - -
"Shower Scene" Spain promo only - - -
2003 "Soft Like Me" with Wildflower 40 - -
2005 "Side Streets" Tales from Turnpike House 36 - -
"A Good Thing" limited edition single 70 - -
2006 "Stars Above Us" U.S. only - 6 -
2008 "Burnt Out Car 2008" limited edition single London Conversations:
The Best of Saint Etienne		 167[2] - -
2009 "Method of Modern Love" 56 - -
"–" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Chart Stats - Saint Etienne". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=11672. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
  2. ^ "Official Singles Chart for the week ending 4 October". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (371): 1–4. 

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