Marc Almond discography
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| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 18 |
| ↙Live albums | 6 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 8 |
| ↙EPs | 3 |
| ↙Singles | 50 |
| ↙Video albums | 10 |
The discography of the English singer, songwriter and recording artist Marc Almond consists of music recorded since the late 1970s. He has recorded as a solo artist and with several other groups, these include Soft Cell, Marc & the Mambas, The Willing Sinners and Flesh Volcano. He has also worked with Michael Cashmore, and has contributed to numerous one-off releases with a variety of artists.
Studio albums
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] |
AUT [3] |
CHE [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
US [7] | |||
| 1982 | Untitled (as Marc & the Mambas)
|
42 [8] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1983 | Torment and Toreros (as Marc & the Mambas)
|
28 [8] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1984 | Vermin in Ermine (as Marc Almond with The Willing Sinners)
|
36 [9] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1985 | Stories of Johnny (as Marc Almond with The Willing Sinners)
|
22 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1987 | Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters (as Marc Almond with The Willing Sinners)
|
41 [9] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 1988 | The Stars We Are (as Marc Almond with The Willing Sinners/La Magia)
|
41 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 144 | |
| 1989 | Jacques
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1990 | Enchanted
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52 | – | – | 73 | 81 | – | |
| 1991 | Tenement Symphony
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39 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1993 | Absinthe: The French Album
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1996 | Fantastic Star
|
54 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1999 | Open All Night
|
112 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2001 | Stranger Things
|
186 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2003 | Heart on Snow
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2007 | Stardom Road
|
53 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2009 | Orpheus in Exile – Songs of Vadim Kozin (as Marc Almond With Alexei Fedorov)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2010 | Varieté
|
174 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | |
| 2011 | Feasting with Panthers (as Marc Almond/Michael Cashmore)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
Soft Cell Studio albums
Main article: Soft Cell discography
Marc Almond's first group was with keyboardist David Ball, they worked together from 1978 until 1984, before reforming in 2001 to record a fourth album.
| Year | Album Information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] |
NZ [13] |
US [14] | |||
| 1981 | Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
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5 | 7 | 22 | |
| 1982 | Non-stop Ecstatic Dancing
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6 | – | 57 | |
| 1983 | The Art of Falling Apart
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5 | – | 84 | |
| 1984 | This Last Night in Sodom
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12 | – | – | |
| 2002 | Cruelty Without Beauty
|
116 [15] |
– | – | |
Live albums
Note: Soft Cell's live albums appear in the Soft Cell discography.
- Bite Black and Blues (Some Bizarre Ltd originally released 1984, Some Bizzare Label inprint Gutter Hearts (Marc's Fan Club) (as Raoul and the Ruined (Fan club release)
- Twelve Years of Tears (Live at the Royal Albert Hall) (1993, WEA under licence Universal part thereof)
- Marc Almond & La Magia Live in Concert (1998, Some Bizarre)
- Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (2000, Blue Star Music) (Fan club release)
- Live at the Union Chapel (2001, Blue Star Music) (Fan club release)
- Marc Almond in Session Volume 1 (2003,Some Bizzare BBC/Strange Fruit)
- Marc Almond in Session Volume 2 (2003, Some Bizzare BBC/Strange Fruit)
- Three Black Nights of Little Black Bites (2012, unauthorised Cherry Red Records released) (as Marc and the Mambas)
Compilation albums
Note: Soft Cell's compilation albums appear in the Soft Cell discography.
- Singles 1984 – 1987 (1987, Some Bizarre Virgin) (compilation of singles from The Willing Sinners era)
- Memorabilia – The Singles (1991, Some Bizarre Mercury) (as Soft Cell and Marc Almond) No. 8 UK[16]
- A Virgin's Tale – Volume I (1992, Some Bizarre Virgin) (1985–1987 B-sides & remixes from The Willing Sinners era)
- A Virgin's Tale – Volume II (1992,Some Bizarre Virgin) (1986–1987 B-sides from the Mother Fist album era)
- Treasure Box (1995, EMI, Some Bizzare) (rarities/remix compilation)
- Flesh Volcano•Slut (1997, Some Bizarre) (as The Flesh Volcano, a side project with the group Foetus, re-issue of the EP with bonus tracks)
- Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 1 (2002, Blue Star Music) (Fan club release)
- Little Rough Rhinestones Volume 2 (2006, Blue Star Music) (Fan club release)
Extended plays
- A Woman's Story (Some Songs To Take to the Tomb – Compilation One) (1986,Some Bizzare Virgin)
- Violent Silence (1986, Some Bizzare)
- Slut (1987, Some Bizarre) (as The Flesh Volcano)
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [17] |
AUT [3] |
CHE [4] |
GER [18] |
IRL [19] |
NL [6] |
NZ [20] |
SWE [21] |
US [22] | |||
| 1982 | "Fun City" / "Sleaze (Take It, Shake It)" (as Marc & the Mambas) (Some Bizzare Label release) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 1983 | "Black Heart" (as Marc & the Mambas) | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Torment and Toreros |
| "Torment" (as Marc & the Mambas) | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1984 | "The Boy Who Came Back" | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Vermin in Ermine |
| "You Have" | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Tenderness is a Weakness" | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1985 | "Stories of Johnny" | 23 | – | – | – | – | 17 | – | – | – | – | Stories of Johnny |
| "Love Letter" | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1986 | "The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye" | 55 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "A Woman's Story" | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | A Woman's Story | |
| "Ruby Red" | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Mother Fist and Her Five Daughters | |
| 1987 | "Melancholy Rose" | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Mother Fist" | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1988 | "Tears Run Rings" | 26 | – | – | – | 19 | – | 8 | – | – | 67 | The Stars We Are |
| "Bitter Sweet" | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1989 | "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" (featuring Gene Pitney) | 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | – | |
| "Only the Moment" | 45 | – | – | – | 60 | 26 | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1990 | "A Lover Spurned" | 29 | – | – | – | 61 | – | 46 | – | – | – | Enchanted |
| "The Desperate Hours" | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Waifs and Strays" | 88 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1991 | "Jacky" | 17 | – | – | – | – | 14 | 57 | – | – | – | Tenement Symphony |
| 1992 | "My Hand Over My Heart" | 33 | – | – | – | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "The Days of Pearly Spencer" | 4 | – | 16 | – | 21 | 8 | 44 | – | 31 | – | ||
| 1993 | "What Makes a Man (Live)" | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 Years of Tears |
| 1995 | "Adored and Explored" | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Fantastic Star |
| "The Idol" | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Child Star" | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1996 | "Out There" / "Brilliant Creatures" | 76 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1998 | "Black Kiss" | 97 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Open All Night |
| 1999 | "Tragedy (Take a Look and See)" | 144 [11] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "My Love" / "Threat of Love" (with The Creatures) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2001 | "Glorious" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stranger Things |
| 2003 | "Gone But Not Forgotten" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Heart on Snow |
| 2004 | "Sheherezade" (limited edition) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 2007 | "I Close My Eyes and Count to Ten" (with Sarah Cracknell) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Stardom Road |
| 2008 | "Gabriel & The Lunatic Lover" (with Michael Cashmore) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| 2013 | "Burn Bright" / "The Dancing Marquis" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
Guest appearances
Marc Almond has made in total twenty-five guest appearances (see other contributions section), four of which charted. Soft Cell's singles appear in the Soft Cell discography.
| Year | Title | Artist | Chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | CHE | GER | IRL | NL | |||
| 1985 | "I Feel Love (Medley)" | Bronski Beat and Marc Almond | 3 [23] |
23 [4] |
16 [24] |
3 [19] |
11 [6] |
| "Skin" | The Burmoe Brothers | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1987 | "This House Is a House of Trouble" | Sally Timms (The Mekons) and The Drifting Cowgirls feat. Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996 | "Yesterday Has Gone" | P.J. Proby & Marc Almond featuring The My Life Story Orchestra | 58 [25] |
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| 2000 | "Please Stay" | Mekon featuring Marc Almond | 91 [26] |
– | – | – | – |
| 2001 | "Total Eclipse" | Rosenstolz + Marc Almond + Nina Hagen | – | – | 22 [27] |
– | – |
| "Soul on Soul" | System F featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2004 | Berlin Moon EP | Punx Soundcheck featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – |
| Face Control EP | Replicant featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | "Delirious" (limited edition) | Mekon featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – |
| "Perfect Honey" (limited dance release) | Loverush UK! featuring Marc Almond | 154 [28] |
– | – | – | – | |
| "Baby's on Fire" (limited dance release) | T–Total featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – | |
| "Prime Evil" (limited dance release) | King Roc featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2008 | "Smoke & Mirrors" | Starcluster featuring Marc Almond | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | "Last Night I Paid To Close My Eyes" | By Othon featuring Marc Almond & Ernesto Tomasini | – | – | – | – | – |
Other contributions
- Vocals on "Guiltless" & "Stolen Kisses" by Psychic TV from the 1982 album Force the Hand of Chance
- Vocals on "Burning Boats" by Anni Hogan from the EP Kickabye
- Vocals on "Titan Arch" by Coil, from album Love's Secret Domain
- Vocals on "Skin" by The Burmoe Brothers with Guy Chambers
- Vocals for "The Dark Age of Love" by Coil, from Songs of the Week
- Vocals for cover version of "Who By Fire" and backing vocals on "Slur" by Coil, from Horse Rotorvator
- Vocals for "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye", from Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues[29]
- Vocals for "Idumea" by Current 93, from Black Ships Ate the Sky
- Vocals for "The Epitaph of God" (with voices from Turnmills Ernesto Tomasini), "Tonight" and "Tango Song" (by Alistair Crowley co-arranged by Almond), from album by OTHON – Digital Angel
- Vocals for "The Falconer" by X-TG, from Desertshore/The Final Report (2012).
Books
- 1988 The Angel of Death in the Adonis Lounge (poems)
- 1999 Beautiful Twisted Night (poems, lyrics and prose)
- 1999 Tainted Life (autobiography, reprinted in paperback in 2000)
- 2001 The End of New York (poems and prose, including spoken word CD)
- 2004 In Search of the Pleasure Palace – Disreputable Travels (autobiography)
Video
- 1982 Soft Cell's Non-Stop Exotic Video Show (released 2004)
- 1987 A Lover Spurned – Live at the Astoria, London 1987 (released 2002)
- 1991 The Willing Sinner – Live at the Berlin Passionchurch 1991 (released 2002)
- 2000 Live at the Lokerse Festeen 2000
- 2000 Live at the Union Chapel Dec 2000 (released 2003)
- 2002 Soft Cell Live in Milan
- 2005 Sin Songs, Torch and Romance – Live at the Almeida Theatre 2004
- 2007 Twelve Years of Tears – Live at the Royal Albert Hall 1992
- 2008 Marc Almond: In Bluegate Fields- Live at the Wilton's Music Hall
- 2012 Three Black Nights of Little Black Bites – at the Duke Of York's Theatre, April 1983 (as Marc and the Mambas)
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | "The Boy Who Came Back" | Tim Pope |
| "You Have" | ||
| "Tenderness is a Weakness" | Derek Jarman | |
| 1985 | "Stories of Johnny" | Peter Christopherson |
| "Love Letter" | ||
| 1986 | "The House is Haunted by the Echo of Your Last Goodbye" | |
| "A Woman's Story" | ||
| "Ruby Red" | ||
| 1987 | "Melancholy Rose" | |
| "Mother Fist" | ||
| 1988 | "Tears Run Rings" | Tim Broad |
| "Tears Run Rings" (US version) | Peter Christopherson | |
| "Bitter Sweet" | Tim Pope | |
| 1989 | "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" | |
| "The Stars We Are" | ||
| "Only the Moment" | ||
| 1990 | "A Lover Spurned" | Pierre et Gilles |
| "The Desperate Hours" | John Maybury[30] | |
| "Waifs and Strays" | ||
| 1991 | "Jacky" | Philippe Gaultier |
| 1992 | "My Hand Over My Heart" | |
| "The Days of Pearly Spencer" | ||
| 1995 | "Adored and Explored" | Zana |
| "The Idol" | ||
| "Child Star" | Zana | |
| 1996 | "Out There" | |
References
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