The Breeders discography

The discography of The Breeders, an American alternative rock band, includes four studio albums, nine singles, three extended plays, and one live album as of April 2009.

Formed in 1988, Kim Deal, then bassist of the Pixies, formed The Breeders, named after the folk duo she led with her twin sister Kelley as a teenager, as a side-project with Throwing Muses guitarist Tanya Donelly.[1] After recording a demo tape, The Breeders signed to the English independent record label 4AD in 1989. Their debut album, Pod was released in 1990, but was not commercially successful.[2] After the revival of the Pixies and Throwing Muses in 1990, The Breeders became mostly inactive until the Pixies' breakup in 1992 and 1993. With a new lineup, The Breeders released their Safari EP in 1992, and Last Splash in 1993. Last Splash was The Breeders' most successful album, and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in 1994.[1] However, following 1994's Head to Toe, The Breeders once again became inactive until 2002, when they released their third studio album, Title TK.[3] It failed to match the previous success of Last Splash, and in 2004 the band were dropped from Elektra Records in the United States.[4] In December 2007, The Breeders announced an upcoming studio album, Mountain Battles, which was released on April 07, 2008.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Chart positions Certifications
U.S.[5] UK[6] AUS[7] CAN
[8]		 FRA[9] NLD[10] NZ[11] SWE[12]
1990 Pod — 22 — — — — — —
1993 Last Splash
  • Record label: 4AD (#CAD 3014)
  • Released: August 8, 1993
  • Format: CD, cassette, vinyl[15][16]
 33 5 — 44 — 41 11 43 Gold (CAN)[17]
Silver (UK)[18]
Platinum (U.S.)[19]
2002 Title TK
  • Record label 4AD (#CAD2205CD/CAD2205)
  • Released: May 21, 2002
  • Format: CD, vinyl[20][21]
 130 51 42 — 91 — — —
2008 Mountain Battles
  • Released: April 7, 2008
  • Record label: 4AD
 98 46 — — — — — —

"—" denotes albums that were released but did not chart.

Live albums

Date Title Formats Recorded Comments
1994 Live In Stockholm 1994 CD May 17, 1994 Released by fanzine Breeders Digest.

EPs

Date Title Formats Peak
Chart
Positions
UK[6]
April 6, 1992 Safari CD, 12" vinyl 69
August 11, 1994 Head to Toe 10" vinyl, 7" vinyl 68
April 21, 2009 Fate to Fatal 12" vinyl, digital download
February 2, 2011 Fate To Fatal 12" vinyl

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
U.S.[22] U.S. Mod[22] U.S. Main[22] UK[6] FRA[23] NLD[24]
1993 "Cannonball" 44 2 32 40 8 35 Last Splash
1993 "Divine Hammer" 104 28 — 59 — —
1994 "Saints" 109 12 — — — —
2002 "Off You" — — - 200 — — Title TK
2002 "Huffer" — — — — — —
2002 "Son of Three" — — — 72 — —
2008 "Bang On" — — - — — Mountain Battles
2008 "We're Gonna Rise" — — — — — —
2008 "Walk It Off" — — — — —

"—" denotes singles that were released but did not chart.

Promotional singles

Year Single Comments
1993 "Cannonball"
"Divine Hammer"
1994 "Saints"
The Secret History of The Breeders One hour interview with the band
1997 "Climbing the Sun" Released by fanzine Breeders Digest and contained two demos: "Climbing the Sun" and "Forced to Drive"
2002 "Off You"

B-sides

Year Song Comments A-side
1993 "Cro-Ahola" Demo version of "No Ahola". "Cannonball"
"Lord of the Thighs" Aerosmith cover.
"900"
"Hoverin'" Composed by Deal and her then-husband John Murphy before joining the Pixies. "Divine Hammer"
"I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" Hank Williams cover.
"Do You Love Me Now Jr?" "Do You Love Me Now" with Dinosaur Jr's J. Mascis on backing vocals.
1994 "Grunggae (demo)" Early demo version of "Cannonball". "Saints"
"New Year (demo)"
2002 "Little Fury" "Off You"
"The She"
"Forced to Drive" "Huffer"
"Climbing the Sun"
"Buffy Theme" Cover of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer theme tune. "Son of Three"
"Safari"

Compilation and soundtrack appearances

These songs have appeared on a compilation or soundtrack independent of the band, but have not appeared on a studio album.

Year Song Album Comments
1992 "Safari (Remix)" 3:31 Volume Three
1999 "Collage"[25] The Mod Squad soundtrack Kim and Kelley Deal collaboration. The band's first recording for five years.
2003 "Wicked Little Town (Hedwig Version)"[26] Wig in a Box

Music videos

Year Title Director
1990 "Hellbound"
1992 "Safari"
1993 "Iris" (first version) Neil Breakwell
1993 "Iris" (second version) Hal Hartley
1993 "Cannonball" Kim Gordon and Spike Jonze
1993 "Divine Hammer" Kim Gordon and Kim Deal
1994 "Saints" Frank Sacramento
1994 "Shocker in Gloomtown" Jesse Peretz
2002 "Huffer" Kevin Kerslake
2003 "Son of Three"
2008 "Walk It Off"
2009 "Fate to Fatal" James Ford, Mando Lopez and Kelley Deal

Notes and references

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  2. ^ Frank, Josh; Ganz, Caryn. "Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies." Virgin Books, 2005. ISBN 0-312-34007-9. pp. 106-108
  3. ^ Phares, Heather. "Title TK > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r587081. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  4. ^ Eliscu, Jenny (2004-06-03). "Warner to Ax Eighty Artists". RollingStone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thebreeders/articles/story/6085957/warner_to_ax_eighty_artists. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  5. ^ "Artist Chart History - The Breeders". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=4179&model.vnuAlbumId=530791. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
  6. ^ a b c Roberts, David, ed (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). HIT Entertainment. ISBN 1-90499-410-5 
  7. ^ "Australian charts portal - Search for: "The Breeders"". Australian-charts.com. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?cat=a&artist=The+Breeders&artist_search=starts&title=&title_search=starts. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  8. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 58, No. 21, December 04 1993". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2318&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5. Retrieved 2011-12-18. 
  9. ^ "French charts - Search for: "The Breeders"". Lescharts.com. http://lescharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Breeders&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  10. ^ "Dutch charts - Search for: "The Breeders"". Dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=The+Breeders&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  11. ^ "New Zealand charts - Search for: "The Breeders"". Charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=The+Breeders&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  12. ^ "Swedish charts - Search for: "The Breeders"". Swedishcharts.com. http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=The+Breeders&cat=a. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  13. ^ "Pod > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r2627. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  14. ^ "Breeders, The - Pod". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/release/396105. Retrieved 2007-09-16. 
  15. ^ "Last Splash > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r188403. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  16. ^ "Breeders, The - Last Splash". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/release/396179. Retrieved 2007-09-14. 
  17. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: The Breeders". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=&ica=False&sa=The%20Breeders&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist. Retrieved 2011-12-18. 
  18. ^ "Certified awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. http://web.archive.org/web/20070911195313/http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinum.html. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  19. ^ "RIAA - The Breeders". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  20. ^ "Title TK > Overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r188403. Retrieved 2007-09-13. 
  21. ^ "Breeders, The - Title TK". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/release/396180. Retrieved 2007-09-16. 
  22. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History - The Breeders (Singles)". Billboard.com. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=4179&model.vnuAlbumId=530791. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  23. ^ "Discography The Breeders". LesCharts.com. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Breeders. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  24. ^ "Discography The Breeders". Dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Breeders. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 
  25. ^ "Breeders Return For "Mod Squad"". MTV.com. 1999-02-09. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1426573/19990209/breeders.jhtml. Retrieved 2007-12-29. 
  26. ^ "Wig In A Box". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/release/398067. Retrieved 2007-09-15. 

External links

The Breeders

Kim Deal · Kelley Deal · Mando Lopez · Jose Medeles · Cheryl Lyndsey
Carrie Bradley · Tanya Donelly · Nate Farley · Jim Macpherson · Richard Presely · Britt Walford · Josephine Wiggs
Studio albums
Live albums
Extended plays
Singles

"Cannonball" · "Divine Hammer" · "Saints" · "Off You" · "Huffer" · "Son of Three"
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