Velvet Revolver discography

Velvet Revolver discography

Velvet Revolver performing in London on June 5, 2007.
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙EPs 1
↙Singles 8
↙Music videos 8

The following is a complete discography of hard rock band Velvet Revolver. Since 2003, they have released 2 studio albums, 1 extended play (EP) and 8 singles. Their most successful album was Contraband, which reached No. 1 in the US and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA. Their most successful single was "Slither", which reached No. 1 in both the Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks and Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks charts. Their only EP, Melody and the Tyranny, did not chart in the US or the UK.

Velvet Revolver is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, alongside Dave Kushner formerly of punk band Wasted Youth. Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland was Velvet Revolver's lead singer since their formation until parting ways with the band in 2008. In 2004, the band achieved commercial success with their debut album, Contraband. Critics initially described Velvet Revolver as a mere combination of Stone Temple Pilots and Guns N' Roses, and criticized the band for a "disconnection" between Scott Weiland and the rest of the band.[1][2] With their single "Slither", they won the 2005 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance.

The band released Libertad in 2007, driven by the release of the single "She Builds Quick Machines", and embarked on a tour with Alice in Chains. In April 2008, Weiland parted ways with Velvet Revolver since he reunited with Stone Temple Pilots. Velvet Revolver has been on indefinite hiatus since April and in November 2008, the band was released by their record label Sony BMG/RCA Records at their request to allow them "complete freedom to go through whatever process it would take to accomplish" replacing Weiland.[3]

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[4]		 AUS
[5]		 CAN
[4]		 FIN
[6]		 IRL
[7]		 ITA
[8]		 NOR
[9]		 SWE
[10]		 SWI
[11]		 UK
[12]
2004 Contraband
  • Release date: June 8, 2004
  • Label: RCA (82876625362)
 1 2 1 8 8 16 4 5 22 11
2007 Libertad
  • Release date: July 3, 2007
  • Label: RCA (88697109682)
 5 10 2 4 7 13 14 3 21 6

Extended plays

Year Album
2007 Melody and the Tyranny
  • Recording date: December 11, 2006 – February 22, 2007
  • Release date: June 6, 2007
  • Label: RCA
  • Limited to 5,000 copies
  • Not released in North America

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US

[16]

 US
Main.

[16]

 US
Alt.

[17]

 AUS

[5]

 FIN

[6]

 FRA

[18]

 IRL

[7]

 NED

[19]

 NOR

[9]

 SWE

[10]

 UK

[12]

2003 "Set Me Free" — 17 32 — — — — — — — — Contraband
2004 "Slither" 56 1 1 26 19 81 47 46 12 58 35
"Fall to Pieces" 67 1 2 — — — 42 53 — — 32
2005 "Dirty Little Thing" — 8 18 — — — — — — — —
"Come On, Come In" — 14 — — — — — — — — — Fantastic 4: The Album
2007 "She Builds Quick Machines" 104 2 14 — — — — — — — — Libertad
"The Last Fight" — 16 — — — — — — — — —
2008 "Get Out the Door" — 34 — — — — — — — — —
"Let It Roll" — 18 36 — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Guest appearances

Year Title Album Artist
2005 "Tears in Heaven" Save the Children charity single Elton John, Ringo Starr, Robbie Williams, Rod Stewart, Pink, Ozzy Osbourne, Gwen Stefani, Phil Collins, Steve Tyler[20]
2010 "Kissed It" The Sellout Macy Gray

Note: Although "Kissed It" is credited as featuring a guest appearance by the full Velvet Revolver band, rhythm guitarist Dave Kushner—a member of the band when this piece was recorded and released does not perform, only Slash, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan appear on the track.

Music videos

Year Title Director
2003 "Set Me Free" Dean Karr[21]
2004 "Slither" Kevin Kerslake[22][23]
"Fall to Pieces"
2005 "Dirty Little Thing" Motion Theory[24]
"Come On, Come In" Wayne Isham[25]
2007 "She Builds Quick Machines" Dean Karr[26]
"The Last Fight" Rocco Guarino[27]
2008 "Get Out the Door" Taylor Bolding

References

  1. ↑ Velvet Revolver: Contraband [2004] Shaking Through.net: Music: Review
  2. ↑ Playlouder - Latest
  3. ↑ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=108917
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Velvet Revolver > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Discography Velvet Revolver". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Discography Velvet Revolver". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Discography Velvet Revolver". irishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  8. ↑ "Discography Velvet Revolver". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Discography Velvet Revolver". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Discography Velvet Revolver". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  11. ↑ "Discography Velvet Revolver". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Velvet Revolver". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "Search Results". Gold & Platinum: Searchable Database. Recording Industry Association of America. 2009-07-24. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  14. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – March 2005". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-02-24.
  15. ↑ "Gold & Platinum Certification – August 2007". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Velvet Revolver > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  17. ↑ "Velvet Revolver Album & Song Chart History – Alternative Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
  18. ↑ "Discograpie Velvet Revolver" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  19. ↑ "Discografie Velvet Revolver" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  20. ↑ "Velvet Revolver discography on SlashParadise". www.slashparadise.com. November 10, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Velvet Revolver - "Set me free"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  22. ↑ Kerlsake, Kevin (Director) (2004-04-20). Velvet Revolver - "Slither" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  23. ↑ Kerlsake, Kevin (Director) (2004-08-17). Velvet Revolver - "Fall to Pieces" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  24. ↑ Motion Theory (Director) (2005-02-18). Velvet Revolver - "Dirty Little Thing" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  25. ↑ Isham, Wayne (Director) (2005-05-07). Velvet Revolver - "Come On, Come In" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  26. ↑ Karr, Dean (Director) (2007-05-21). Velvet Revolver - "She Builds Quick Machines" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  27. ↑ Guarino, Rocco (Director) (2007-08-28). Velvet Revolver - "The Last Fight" (Music video). MTV. Retrieved 2009-07-24.