Sparks discography

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A discography of Sparks.


Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] Studio albums

Title Release
Date		 Label U.K. Albums Chart U.S. Billboard 200 Singles
Sparks / Halfnelson 1971 Bearsville - -
  • "Wonder Girl"
A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing 1972 Warner Bros. Records - -
  • "Girl From Germany"
Kimono My House 1974 Island Records 4 -
Propaganda 1974 9 63
  • "Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth"
  • "Something For The Girl With Everything"
Indiscreet 1975 18 -
  • "Get In The Swing"
  • "Looks, Looks, Looks"
Big Beat 1976 - -
  • "Big Boy"
  • "I Like Girls"
Introducing Sparks 1977 Columbia - -
  • "A Big Surprise"
No. 1 In Heaven 1979 Virgin Records 73 -
  • "The Number One Song In Heaven"
  • "Beat The Clock"
  • "Tryouts For The Human Race"
Terminal Jive 1980 - -
  • "When I'm With You"
  • "Young Girls"
Whomp That Sucker 1981 Why-Fi - 182
  • "Tips For Teens"
  • "Funny Face"
Angst in My Pants 1982 Atlantic Records - 173
  • "I Predict"
In Outer Space 1983 - 88
Pulling Rabbits Out of a Hat 1984 - -
  • "With All My Might"
  • "Pretending To Be Drunk"
  • "Progress"
Music That You Can Dance To 1986 Curb Records - -
  • "Change" (some versions)
  • "Music That You Can Dance To"
  • "Rosebud"
Interior Design 1988 Rhino - -
  • "So Important"
  • "Just Got Back From Heaven"
Gratuitous Sax & Senseless Violins 1994 Logic Records - -
  • "When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'"
  • "When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)"
  • "Now That I Own The BBC"
Plagiarism 1998 Roadrunner - -
  • "The Number One Song in Heaven"
  • "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"
Balls 2000 Recognition - -
  • "The Calm Before The Storm"
  • "More Than A Sex Machine"
  • "The Angels"
Lil' Beethoven 2002 Artful - -
  • "Suburban Homeboy"
Hello Young Lovers 2006 Gut Records 66 -
Exotic Creatures Of The Deep 2008 - 54 -
  • "Good Morning"

[edit] Selected compilations

Title Release
Date		 Label Notes
2 Originals of Sparks 1975 Bearsville A double LP set consisting of
Halfnelson and A Woofer in Tweeter's Clothing
Relativity 197? Island Promo b-sides and rarities release
Best Of Sparks 1979 Island
Mael Intuition (The Best Of The Sparks 1974-76)
(It's a Mael Mael Mael World)		 1990 Island only includes material from 1974-5
Profile: The Ultimate Sparks Collection 1991 Rhino 2CD set
The Heaven Collection 1993 Underdog/Sony France Singles collection
The Hell Collection 1993 Underdog/Sony France

[edit] Singles

[edit] Chart singles

Single Release
Date		 U.K. Singles U.S. Hot 100 U.S. Dance Play GER Singles FR singles
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" 1974 2 - - 12 -
"Amateur Hour" 7 - - 12 -
"Never Turn Your Back On Mother Earth" 13 - - 40 -
"Something For The Girl With Everything" 1975 17 - - - -
"Get In The Swing" 27 - - - -
"Looks, Looks, Looks" 26 - - - -
"The Number One Song In Heaven" 1979 14 - - - -
"Beat The Clock" 10 - - - -
"Tryouts For The Human Race" 45 - - - -
"When I'm With You" 1980 - - - - 1
"I Predict" 1982 - 60 - - -
"Cool Places" (with Jane Wiedlin) 1983 - 49 13 - -
"With All My Might" 1984 - - 28 - -
"Change" 1985 85 - - - -
"Music That You Can Dance To" 1986 - - 6 - -
"Fingertips" (Remix) / "The Scene" (Remix) - - 38 - -
"Singing in the Shower" (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks) 1988 - - 24 - 37
"So Important" - - 8 - -
"Just Got Back From Heaven" 1989 - - 7 - -
"When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'" 1994 38 - 9 7 -
"When I Kiss You (I Hear Charlie Parker Playing)" 1995 36 - 24 61 -
"When Do I Get To Sing 'My Way'" (re-issue) 32 - - - -
"Now That I Own The BBC" 1996 60 - - 81 -
"The Number One Song in Heaven" (re-recording) 1997 70 - 28 - -
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" (re-recording with Faith No More) 40 - - - -
"Perfume" 2006 80 - - - -

[edit] Non-album singles

Title Release
Date		 Label
"I Want To Hold Your Hand" 1975 Island Records
"Modesty Plays" 1982 Atlantic Records
"Get Crazy" 1983 Morocco Records
"Change" 1985 London Records
"Singing in the Shower" (Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks) 1988 Virgin Records
"National Crime Awareness Week" 1993 Finelex

[edit] Collaborations

[edit] Soundtrack appearances

  • Rollercoaster (1977) - "Big Boy" and "Fill 'Er Up".
  • Valley Girl (1983) - "Angst in My Pants" and "Eaten By The Monster Of Love".
  • Get Crazy (1983) - "Get Crazy".
  • Heavenly Bodies (1984) - "Breaking Out Of Prison".
  • Fright Night (1985) - "The Armies of the Night".
  • Rad (1986) - "Music That You Can Dance To".
  • Black Rain (1989) - "Singing In The Shower".
  • Unlawful Entry (1992) - "National Crime Awareness Week".
  • Knock Off (1998) - Original Musical Score and "It's A Knockoff".

[edit] Video

  • 2003 - Live in London
  • 2004 - Lil' Beethoven - Live In Stockholm
  • 2007 - DEE VEE DEE - Live at the London Forum

[edit] References


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