Shakespears Sister discography
 Performing live in 1992 | |
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 5 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 4 |
| ↙EPs | 6 |
| ↙Singles | 18 |
| ↙Video albums | 5 |
| ↙Music videos | 21 |
The discography of UK-based pop act Shakespears Sister consists of five studio albums, two compilation albums, 3 video albums, and 18 singles. Originally planned as a solo project by ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey, it eventually evolved into a duo between Fahey and Marcella Detroit. They released their debut studio album Sacred Heart in 1989, which reached #9 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the BPI.[1][2] The album's lead single, double A Side "Break My Heart / Heroine" did not chart, the second single however, "You're History", reached #7 on the UK Singles Chart, and managed similar top 20 success internationally. Their next three singles however, "Run Silent", "Dirty Mind", and "Goodbye Cruel World" (the lead single from their second album Hormonally Yours), all failed to peak within the UK top 50.[2] The second single from Hormonally Yours, "Stay" was the group's first and only #1, staying at the top position for 8 weeks.[3] The song also reached #1 in Ireland and Sweden, and peaked within the top 5 in several other territories. Hormonally Yours peaked at #3 in the UK and was certified double platinum, however it failed to reach similar success in most international territories.
The fifth and final single from the album, "My 16th Apology" failed commercially due to both members being on hiatus at the time. Detroit left the group shortly afterwards in 1993. Fahey resumed as the sole full member of the group. "I Can Drive" was released as the lead single from Shakespears Sister's third album, #3, and peaked at #30 in the UK. Following this, they were dropped by their label, London Records, and #3 was only released in April 2005 through Fahey's website after London gave her the full rights to the album. Fahey was planning to release her own solo album at the time, which was preceded by three singles, "Bitter Pill", "Pulsatron", and "Bad Blood", which peaked at #108, #95, and failed to chart respectively.[2] In 2004-05, two compilation albums were released, The Best of Shakespears Sister (composed mostly of hits and b-sides), and Long Live the Queens (composed entirely of b-sides, rarities, and unreleased material). Fahey revived the Shakespears Sister project in 2009, and released Songs from the Red Room, composed of her solo recordings. The group's fifth studio album, Cosmic Dancer, was released in 2011, also composed of Fahey's solo work, and acoustic work by the group.[4]
In 2013, Shakespears Sister released a three-part series of EPs through their website titled The Other Side... Demos and Rarities. The first and second EPs were both released in May 2013, the third was released in June 2013. For the release of the Deluxe Edition of Sacred Heart, as a "unique look behind the scenes into the making of Sacred Heart", the EP The Working Demos was released exclusively through the group's website for a limited time.[5] Currently, the group has an extensive amount of upcoming releases expected for release in 2014. The The Other Side... Demos and Rarities series is due to receive a limited CD release, the group's sixth EP Cherchez La Femme is due for release on both CD and digital format in 2014, despite initially being announced for release in 2013.[6][7] The Deluxe Edition of Sacred Heart, and the 20th Anniversary Edition of Hormonally Yours, are both due for release in 2014. The CD/DVD live album, Live, and the DVD All That Glitters were both announced for release in 2010. In June 2012, Live was confirmed to still be scheduled for release in 2013, All That Glitters was, however, not. Also announced was a new DVD release, Shakespears Sister History: 1988 - 2010.[8]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
GER [11] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [12] |
US [14] | |||
| Sacred Heart | 9 | 22 | — | 71 | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| Hormonally Yours |
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3 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 56 | |
| #3 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Songs from the Red Room |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cosmic Dancer |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Best of Shakespear's Sister |
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| Long Live the Queens! |
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| Rarities |
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| Remixes |
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Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live 1992 |
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| Live[8] |
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Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Red Room Sessions |
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| The Other Side... Demos and Rarities |
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| The Other Side... Demos and Rarities Part II |
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| The Other Side... Demos and Rarities Part III |
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| The Working Demos |
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| Cherchez La Femme[7] |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [9] |
AUT [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [17] |
NOR [12] |
NZ [13] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [12] |
US [14] | ||||
| "Break My Heart" / "Heroine" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sacred Heart | |
| "You're History" | 1989 | 7 | 20 | — | 55 | 12 | — | 28 | 8 | — | — | ||
| "Run Silent" | 54 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dirty Mind" | 1990 | 71 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Goodbye Cruel World" | 1991 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hormonally Yours | |
| "Stay" | 1992 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| "I Don't Care" | 7 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 10 | — | 11 | 38 | 28 | 55 | |||
| "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" | 14 | 97 | — | 12 | 27 | — | 43 | 20 | 9 | — | |||
| "My 16th Apology" | 1993 | 61 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Can Drive" | 1996 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | #3 | |
| "Bitter Pill"[a] | 2002 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from the Red Room | |
| "Pulsatron"[a] | 2005 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Blood"[a] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It's a Trip" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dancing Barefoot" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cosmic Dancer | |
| "Someone Else's Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Really Saying Something" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| "Do I Scare You?" (with Billy Mackenzie) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | #3 | ||
| "Christmas Number One" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The MGA Sessions | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Black Sky" | 1992 | Hormonally Yours |
| "Cold"[a] | 2004 | Songs from the Red Room |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Break My Heart (You Really)" | 1988 | Sophie Muller[19] |
| "Heroine" | ||
| "You're History" | 1989 | |
| "Run Silent" | ||
| "Dirty Mind" | 1989 | The Craze Boys[19] |
| "Goodbye Cruel World" | 1991 | Sophie Muller[19] |
| "Stay" | 1992 | |
| "I Don't Care" | ||
| "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)" | ||
| "My 16th Apology" | 1993 | |
| "I Can Drive" | 1996 | |
| "Pulsatron" | 2005 | Morten Magnus[20] |
| "Bad Blood" | Morten Magnus Christian Isak Isaksan[20] | |
| "I'll Be Your Mirror" | 2010 | SS10[20] |
| "It's a Trip" | Paul Boyd[20] | |
| "Someone Else's Girl" | Morten Magnus Kim Jakobsen[20] | |
Other videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Sacred Heart" | 1989 | |
| "Pulsatron" (Live Video Mix) | 2005 | Caroline Richards[20] |
| "Bad Blood" (Edit) | Morten Magnus Christian Isak Isaksan[20] | |
| "It's a Trip" (Live Video Mix) | 2009 | Caroline Richards[20] |
| "Heroine 2010" | 2010 | SS10[20] |
Home videos
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Sacred Heart |
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| Hormonally Yours |
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| S.F.T.R.R: Videos |
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| All That Glitters[8] |
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| Shakespears Sister History: 1988 - 2010[8] |
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Notes
^ a These singles were released under Fahey's own name. Since their inclusion on Songs from the Red Room, they are have been credited as Shakespears Sister songs.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Shakespear's Siter - BPI certifications". bpi. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
- For pre-1994 Top 200 positions: Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 493. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- For post-1994 Top 200 positions: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Adam F – FYA". Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- For chart positions above 80: "Charstats - Shakespear's Sister". Archived from the original on 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ↑ All the Number Ones - 1992
- ↑ Shakespears Sister - Music
- ↑ Shakespears Sister - The Working Demos on Facebook
- ↑ Shakespears Sister - The Other Side on Facebook
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shakespears Sister - Cherchez La Femme on Facebook
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Shakespears Sister - Release Schedule on Facebook
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "ARIA albums charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Austrian Charts > Shakespears Sister". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "GER Charts > Shakespears Sister". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-12-07. For Sacred Heart: "GER Charts > Shakespears Sister - Shakespears Sister". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 "Norwegian Charts > Shakespears Sister". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "RIANZ albums charts". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2010-01-05.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Shakespear's Siter - Allmusic discography". allmusic. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ "BVMI > Search - Shakespears Sister" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
- ↑ "IFPI Switzerland > Shaksepears Sister" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ↑ "Rish Charts > Shakespears Sister". irishcharts.de. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ↑ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum: Shakespears Sister". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 The Best of Shakespear's Sister liner notes
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 S.F.T.R.R. liner notes
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