Saint Etienne discography
| Releases | |
|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 11 |
| ↙EPs | 4 |
| ↙Singles | 36 |
| ↙Soundtracks | 2 |
| ↙Remix albums | 2 |
This is the discography for British indie-dance band Saint Etienne.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
GER [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] |
US EL [5] | ||
| 1991 | Foxbase Alpha
|
34 | – | – | – | – |
| 1993 | So Tough
|
7 | – | – | – | – |
| 1994 | Tiger Bay
|
8 | – | – | 31 | – |
| 1998 | Good Humor
|
18 | – | 11 | 51 | – |
| 2000 | Sound of Water
|
33 | – | 23 | 47 | – |
| 2002 | Finisterre
|
55 | 92 | – | – | 11 |
| 2005 | Tales from Turnpike House
|
72 | – | – | – | 10 |
| 2012 | Words and Music by Saint Etienne
|
26 | – | – | 41 | 18 |
Soundtracks
- The Misadventures of Saint Etienne (1999, L'Appareil-Photo Bis) (Japan only)
- What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? (28 March 2006, Foreign Office)
- How We Used To Live (8 December 2014, Heavenly Films) (credited to Pete Wiggs under "Saint Etienne presents")
Remix albums
- Casino Classics (19 October 1996, Heavenly) UK #34[1]
- Foxbase Beta (October 2009, Heavenly)
Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
US EL | |||
| 1993 | You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone
|
– | – |
|
| 1995 | Fairy Tales from Saint Etienne
|
– | – | |
Too Young to Die: Singles 1990-1995
|
17 [1] |
– |
| |
| 1997 | Continental
|
– | – |
|
| 1998 | Fairfax High
|
– | – |
|
| 2001 | Interlude
|
– | – |
|
Smash the System: Singles and More
|
84 | – | ||
| 2004 | Travel Edition 1990-2005
|
– | 20 [5] |
|
| 2005 | Smash the System: Singles 1990-99
|
– | – |
|
| 2009 | London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne
|
79 | – |
|
Boxsets
- Saint Etienne On 45: Part 1 (16 April 2011, 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)
Extended plays
- Xmas 93 (December 1993, Heavenly) UK #37[1] (featuring Tim Burgess. Also known as "I Was Born on Christmas Day")
- Reserection (June 1995, Virgin Records) UK #50[1] (With Etienne Daho, credited as 'Saint Etienne Daho')
- Places to Visit (4 May 1999, Sub Pop) (US only)
- Up the Wooden Hills (13 June 2005, Sanctuary) (EP of children's music included with initial pressings of Tales from Turnpike House)
- Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Remix EP) (4 January 2010, Heavenly)
Singles
| Year | Song | Additional information | Chart position | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
GER | IRL | SWE [4] |
US [8] |
US DP [8] |
US DS [8] | ||||
| 1990 | "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" | Lead vocal: Moira Lambert | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Foxbase Alpha |
| "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 | 53 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 15 | |
| "7 Ways to Love" | Released under the moniker 'Cola Boy', lead vocal: Janey Lee Grace | 8 [9] |
– | – | – | – | 9 | – | — | |
| "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" / "Filthy" | UK double A-side re-release, lead vocal: Moira Lambert, additionally charted in the U.S. at #11 on the Modern Rock Chart. | 39 | – | – | – | 97 | 1 | 4 | Foxbase Alpha | |
| "He is Cola" | Released under the moniker 'Cola Boy', lead vocal: Janey Lee Grace | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | |
| 1992 | "Join Our Club" / "People Get Real" | UK double A-side release | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | – | So Tough (US) ("Join Our Club") / Foxbase Alpha (US) ("People Get Real") |
| "I'm Too Sexy" | Part of split EP with Flowered Up and The Rockingbirds | 26 [10] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | The Fred EP | |
| "Avenue" | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | So Tough | ||
| 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 in US | 23 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 36 | ||
| "I Was Born On Christmas Day" | Featuring Tim Burgess | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Xmas 93 | |
| 1994 | "Pale Movie" | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Tiger Bay | |
| "Like a Motorway" | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Hug My Soul" | 32 | – | – | – | – | 40 | – | |||
| 1995 | "Jungle Pulse" | with Étienne Daho, France only | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Reserection |
| "He's on the Phone" | with Étienne Daho | 11 | – | – | 41 | – | 33 | – | Too Young to Die - The Singles | |
| 1996 | "Angel" / "Burnt Out Car" | Double A-side, limited release | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Casino Classics |
| 1998 | "Sylvie" | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Good Humor | |
| "The Bad Photographer" | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
| "Lose That Girl" | Austria promo only | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1999 | "Lover Plays the Bass" | France limited 7" only | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — |
| "52 Pilot" | US 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 | 155 [6] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | Sound of Water |
| "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" | Paul van Dyk featuring Saint Etienne | 7 [11] |
45 | 19 [12] |
– | – | – | 11 [13] |
Out There and Back | |
| "Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi)" | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Sound of Water | ||
| 2001 | "Boy is Crying" | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2002 | "Action" | 41 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Finisterre | |
| "Shower Scene" | Spain promo only | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | "Soft Like Me" | Vocals with Wildflower | 40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2005 | "Side Streets" | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Tales from Turnpike House | |
| "A Good Thing" | limited edition single | 70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2006 | "Stars Above Us" | US only | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | |
| 2008 | "Burnt Out Car" | new remixed version, limited edition single | 167 [14] |
– | – | – | – | – | – | London Conversations: The Best of Saint Etienne |
| 2009 | "Method of Modern Love" | limited edition single | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | "Tonight" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Words and Music by Saint Etienne | |
| "I've Got Your Music" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||
Fan club releases
Albums
| Year | Title | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | I Love to Paint | Material from 1990–1995 |
| 1999 | Built on Sand (Rarities: 1994-1999) | |
| 2002 | Asleep at the Wheels of Steel | |
| 2006 | Nice Price | |
| What Have You Done Today Mervyn Day? | Soundtrack, later given a very limited full scale release | |
| 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. |
| 2010 | A Glimpse of Stocking | Christmas compilation, including all previous fan-club Christmas EPs and 7 new songs. The CD was only available from the band's online shop and was 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. |
Singles and extended plays
| Year | Title | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 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 | 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) |
| 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. |
| 2011 | Xmas'11 EP | Limited edition 7' single, featuring exclusive track "Santa's False teeth" and three songs from "A Glimpse of Stocking" ("No Cure for the Common Christmas", "Unwrap Me" and "Welcome Home"). A free CD version of the EP was given away to the band's 2011 Christmas party guests.[15] |
Various artist compilation albums
- The Trip created by St. Etienne (27 Sep 2004, Commercial Marketing)
- Songs for Mario's Cafe (28 Jun 2004, Discothèque)
- Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Dog And Duck (2 Nov 2009, Ace)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 "Chart Stats - Saint Etienne". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
- ↑ "musicline.de - Chartverfolgung / SAINT ETIENNE / Longplay-Chartverfolgung". PHONONET GmbH. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Discography Saint Etienne". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Discography Saint Etienne". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "allmusic ((( Saint Etienne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "UK Chartlog - 1994–2010 DJ S – The System Of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ "British certificates: searchable database". bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "allmusic ((( Saint Etienne > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Cola Boy". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Saint Etienne/Flowered Up/Rockingbirds". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-19. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Chart Stats - Tell Me Why (The Riddle) ft Saint Etienne". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". chartstats.com. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "allmusic ((( Paul van Dyk > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ↑ "Official Singles Chart for the week ending 4 October". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (371): 1–4.
- ↑ http://store.universal-music.co.uk/restofworld/limited-editions/saint-etienne-xmas-11-ep/invt/0602527917658/