Georgie Fame discography
| Georgie Fame discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 34 |
| EPs | 10 |
| Live albums | 14 |
| Compilation albums | 18 |
| Singles | 50 |
This article is the discography of English R&B and jazz musician Georgie Fame, both with the Blue Flames and as a solo artist.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][2] | NL [3] | NOR [4] | SWE [5] | US [6][7] | |||
| 1964 | Fame at Last! |
| 15 | — | — | — | — |
| 1965 | Yeh Yeh |
| — | — | — | — | 137 |
| 1966 | Get Away |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweet Things |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | |
| Sound Venture |
| 9 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | The Two Faces of Fame |
| 22 | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 | The Third Face of Fame |
| — | — | — | — | 185 |
| 1969 | Georgie Does His Thing with Strings |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970 | Seventh Son |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971 | Going Home |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| Fame & Price / Price & Fame / Together |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1972 | All Me Own Work |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974 | Georgie Fame |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Right Now! |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| That's What Friends Are For |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Closing the Gap |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | In Hoagland 1981 |
| — | — | — | 15 | — |
| 1983 | In Goodmansland |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Georgie, Lena, Lasse |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | No Worries |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | A Portrait of Chet |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Cool Cat Blues |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | The Blues and Me |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| City Life |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Three Line Whip |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | How Long Has This Been Going On |
| 76 | 81 | — | 47 | 55 |
| 1996 | Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison |
| — | — | — | — | — [B] |
| 2000 | Poet in New York |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Relationships |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Charlestons |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 | Jazz My Way |
| — | — | 30 | — | — |
| 2009 | Tone-Wheels 'A' Turnin' |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Lost in a Lover's Dream |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| 2015 | Swan Songs |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||
Live albums
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo |
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| 1970 | Shorty Featuring Georgie Fame |
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| 1983 | Live at Montreux Jazzfestival |
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| 1991 | Georgie on My Mind |
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| 1992 | Live in Japan |
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| 1993 | Endangered Species |
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| 1997 | Name Droppin': Live at Ronnie Scott's |
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| 1998 | Walking Wounded: Live at Ronnie Scott's |
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| 1999 | Ring Tenth Anniversary |
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| 2004 | Georgie Fame & the Birthday Big Band |
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| 2008 | Live at the Royal Garden Jazz Club |
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| 2014 | Singer: The Musical Steve Gray and Georgie Fame |
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| Rhythm and Blues at the Ricky Tick |
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| 2015 | A Declaration of Love |
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Compilation albums
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | |||
| 1967 | Hall of Fame |
| 12 |
| 1972 | Fame Again! |
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| 1980 | 20 Beat Classics |
| — |
| 1989 | The First Thirty Years |
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| 1993 | Get Away with Georgie Fame |
| — |
| 1995 | Georgie Fame at His Best |
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| 1996 | The Best of Georgie Fame 1967–1971 |
| — |
| 1997 | The Very Best of Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames |
| — |
| 1999 | Master Series |
| — |
| 2001 | Funny How Time Slips Away: The Pye Anthology |
| — |
| 2004 | A Complete Hit Collection 1964–1971 |
| — |
| Superhits |
| — | |
| 2007 | Somebody Stole My Thunder: Jazz-Soul Grooves 1967–1971 |
| — |
| 2010 | Mod Classics: 1964–1966 |
| — |
| 2015 | Yeh Yeh: The Georgie Fame Collection |
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| The Whole World’s Shaking: Complete Recordings 1963–1966 |
| — | |
| 2016 | Survival: A Career Anthology 1963–2015 |
| — |
| 2019 | South Venture |
| — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||
EPs
| Year | Title[C] | Details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [10] | |||
| 1964 | Rhythm and Blue-Beat |
| — |
| Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo |
| 8 | |
| 1965 | Fame at Last |
| — |
| Fats for Fame |
| 15 | |
| Move It On Over |
| — | |
| 1966 | Getaway |
| 7 |
| 1967 | Georgie Fame |
| 2 |
| 2015 | Soul |
| — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||
Singles
| Year | Title[D] | Peak chart positions | Album | Label | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS | BE (FLA) [11] | BE (WA) [12] | CAN [13] | GER [14] | IRE [15] | NL [16] | NZ [17] | SWE [18] | US [19] | ||||
| 1962 | "Baby, Baby (Don't You Worry)" (by Perry Ford and the Sapphires with the Blue Flames)[20] b/w "Prince of Fools" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | Decca |
| 1964 | "Do the Dog" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Shop Around" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm and Blues at the Flamingo | Columbia |
| "Do-Re-Mi" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Green Onions" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single Fame at Last! | ||
| "Bend a Little" b/w "I'm in Love with You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Yeh, Yeh" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Preach and Teach" | 1 | 14 | — | 19 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 6 | 21 | Non-album single[E] | ||
| 1965 | "In the Meantime" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Telegram" | 22 | 66 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | Non-album singles | |
| "Like We Used to Be" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "It Ain't Right" | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Something" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Outrage" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | "Get Away" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "El Bandido" | 1 | 40 | — | — | 1 | 32 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 70 | Non-album single[F] | |
| "Don't Worry" (with the Blue Flames) b/w "Talkin' in My Sleep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Sunny" b/w "Don't Make Promises" | 13 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| "Sitting in the Park" b/w "Last Night" | 12 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — [G] | — | — | — | Sweet Things[H] | ||
| 1967 | "Because I Love You" b/w "Bidin' My Time ('Cos I Love You)" | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | CBS |
| "Knock on Wood" (Continental Europe-only release)[I] b/w "Road Runner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Try My World" b/w "No Thanks" | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde" b/w "Beware of the Dog" | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | The Third Face of Fame Non-album track | ||
| 1968 | "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" b/w "For Your Pleasure" | 51[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Hideaway" (US and Canada-only release) b/w "Kentucky Child" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Epic | ||
| "Bullets Laverne" (Netherlands and Germany-only release) b/w "St. James Infirmary" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Third Face of Fame | CBS | |
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" (US and Canada-only release) b/w "For Your Pleasure" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Third Face of Fame Non-album track | Epic | |
| 1969 | "Down Along the Cove" (US and Canada-only release) b/w "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Peaceful" b/w "Hideaway" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | CBS | ||
| "Seventh Son" b/w "Fully Booked" | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seventh Son | ||
| 1970 | "Somebody Stole My Thunder" b/w "Entertaining Mr. Sloane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Seventh Son Non-album track[K] | |
| "Fire and Rain" b/w "Someday Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1971 | "Rosetta" (with Alan Price) b/w "John and Mary" | 11 | 91 | 1 | 29 | — | 43 | 16 | 3 | — | — | — | Fame & Price / Price & Fame / Together | |
| "Follow Me" (with Alan Price) b/w "Sergeant Jobsworth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1972 | "Hey Baby, I'm Getting Ready" b/w "City Hicker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All Me Own Work | Reprise |
| 1973 | "Don't Hit Me When I'm Down" (with Alan Price) b/w "Street Lights" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1974 | "Everlovin' Woman" b/w " That Ol' Rock and Roll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Georgie Fame | Island |
| "Ali Shuffle" b/w "Round Two" | 55[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 1976 | "Yes Honestly" b/w "Lily" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Perfection" b/w "Thanking Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Daylight" b/w "Three Legged Mule" (with the Blue Flames) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | "A Different Dream" b/w "Ollie's Party" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Right Now! | Pye |
| "Maybe Tomorrow" b/w "Cats Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | That's What Friends Are For | ||
| 1980 | "Give a Little More" b/w "Give a Little More" (Dub Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Closing the Gap | Piccadilly |
| 1981 | "Drip-Drop!" (with Annie Ross) b/w "One Morning in May (Foxtrot)" (by the Famous Flamingo Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | In Hoagland 1981 | Bald Eagle |
| 1982 | "Hong Kong Blues" (with Annie Ross) b/w "The Old Music Master" (with Annie Ross and the Famous Flamingo Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Hurricane" b/w "The Hurricane" (Part 2) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | My | |
| 1983 | "I Love Jamaica" (Germany-only release) b/w "Everything I Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Love Jamaica[L] | Telefunken |
| 1984 | "Swinging on a Star" (with Patti Boulaye) b/w "I Feel Like Loving You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | Hollywood |
| 1986 | "New York Afternoon" (by Mondo Kané featuring Dee Lewis, Coral Gordon and Georgie Fame) b/w "Manhattan Morning" (by Mondo Kané) | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lisson | |
| "Samba (Toda Menina Baiana)" b/w "Willow King" | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ensign | ||
| 1990 | "Go for It" (Theme from Granada TV Series El C.I.D.) b/w "I Still Care About Us" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Food for Thought | |
| 1992 | "Moondance" (Germany-only release) b/w "Yeah Yeah"/"Georgia" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool Cat Blues | Go Jazz |
| "Maybe It's Because of Love" (featuring Dr. John; Germany-only release) b/w "How Long Has This Been Going On"/"Roll with My Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Blues and Me | ||
| 1996 | "That's Life" (by Van Morrison with Georgie Fame & Friends) b/w "Moondance"/"That's Life" | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single How Long Has This Been Going On | Verve |
| 2002 | "Summertime in the Park" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | Capitol |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Released in Canada by Capitol in May 1965 with the addition of "Yeh, Yeh".
- ^ Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart and at number 1 on the Traditional Jazz Albums chart.[8][9]
- ^ This is a list of EPs released in the UK. Various other EPs were released elsewhere.
- ^ Unless stated otherwise, the B-side is by the same artist as the A-side.
- ^ Both tracks were included on the US album Yeh Yeh.
- ^ Both tracks were included on the US/Canada album Get Away.
- ^ "Sitting in the Park" did not chart on the Single Top 100, but did peak at number 31 on Top 40[21]
- ^ Both tracks were included on the US/Canada album Get Away.
- ^ "Knock on Wood" was released in the UK as a promo-only single with the B-side "No Thanks".
- ^ a b Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- ^ From the film of the same name.
- ^ German release of Closing the Gap.
References
- ^ a b c "Georgie Fame | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "how long going on? | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Grethe Kausland - Jazz My Way". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgie Fame – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Billboard 200 Chart, Week of February 3, 1996". Billboard. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgie Fame – Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgie Fame – Traditional Jazz Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Georgie Fame singles chart positions in Canada:
- "Yeh, Yeh": "Top 40&5". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 1. 1 March 1965. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "In the Meantime": "R.P.M Play Sheet". RPM. Vol. 3, no. 12. 17 May 1965. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Get Away": "RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 6, no. 3. 12 September 1966. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "The Ballad of Bonnie and Clyde": "The RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 9, no. 4. 23 March 1968. Retrieved 28 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "HITS ALLER TIJDEN". www.hitsallertijden.nl. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgie Fame – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Perry Ford And The Sapphires With The Blue Flames – Baby, Baby (Don't You Worry)". 45cat.com. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "Georgie Fame – Sitting In The Park". Top40.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2021.
