Badly Drawn Boy discography

Badly Drawn Boy discography
Badly Drawn Boy performing in January 2005
Studio albums8
Compilation albums1
EPs6
Singles16

The discography of English[1] alternative music singer/songwriter Badly Drawn Boy (real name Damon Gough) includes eight studio albums (including two soundtracks), one compilation, six extended plays and twenty-one singles. The first EP and several singles were released on Gough's own label "Twisted Nerve", which he started with like-minded Manchester musician Andy Votel. Badly Drawn Boy rose in popularity in 1997 when he joined the likes of Thom Yorke, Richard Ashcroft, and Mike D on the celebrity-filled UNKLE album Psyence Fiction. Due to the mild UK chart success of the 1999 single "Once Around the Block", XL Recordings signed up Badly Drawn Boy to release the debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast in 2000. The album won critical praise and Britain's acclaimed Mercury Prize for Best Album. The album caught the attention of author Nick Hornby who then asked Gough to score the film being made for his book About a Boy.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3] 		AUS
[4][5] 		BEL
[6] 		FRA
[7] 		GER
[8] 		IRE
[9] 		ITA
[10] 		NED
[11] 		SCO
[12] 		US
[13]
The Hour of Bewilderbeast 13 — — — — 19 — — 14 —
About a Boy
  • Released: 23 April 2002
  • Label: XL/Twisted Nerve
 6 42 — — 53 6 — 100 4 180
Have You Fed the Fish?
  • Released: 5 November 2002
  • Label: XL/Twisted Nerve
 10 — — — 87 11 — — 10 135
One Plus One Is One
  • Released: 21 June 2004
  • Label: XL/Twisted Nerve
 9 95 98 160 92 39 63 — 9 —
Born in the U.K.
  • Released: 16 October 2006
  • Label: EMI/Twisted Nerve
 17 — 95 200 — 54 53 — 23 —
Is There Nothing We Could Do?
  • Released: 14 December 2009
  • Label: Big Life
 — — — — — — — — — —
It's What I'm Thinking Pt.1 –
Photographing Snowflakes
  • Released: 4 October 2010
  • Label: One Last Fruit
 63 — — — — — — — 98 —
Being Flynn
  • Released: 28 February 2012
  • Label: Lakeshore Records
 — — — — — — — — — —
Banana Skin Shoes
  • Released: 22 May 2020
  • Label: One Last Fruit
 34 — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
How Did I Get Here?
  • Released: December 1999
  • Label: Twisted Nerve

Extended plays

  • EP1 (September 1997)
  • EP2 (April 1998)
  • EP3 (November 1998)
  • It Came from the Ground (March 1999) - Chart Position: #1 [Budget Albums Chart] (2000) (UK)
  • The Guardian Presents Badly Drawn Boy (2002) (6 tracks given away with The Guardian newspaper)
  • BDB At The Britons Protection (15 December 2007) (rare limited edition 4 Track EP (only 100 Numbered Copies, Signed & Folded on the night by Damon himself for this Special Gig, for Family & Close Friends)

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[3] 		UK
Indie
[15] 		IRE
[9] 		NED
[16] 		SCO
[17]
1999 "Road Movie (Live)" (featuring Doves) — — — — — Non-album singles
"Whirlpool" — — — — —
"Once Around the Block" 46 5 — — 44 The Hour of Bewilderbeast
2000 "Another Pearl" 41 6 — — 40
"Disillusion" 26 5 — 83 27
"Once Around the Block" (re-issue) 27 7 — — 33
2001 "Pissing in the Wind" 22 1 — — 22
2002 "Silent Sigh" 16 1 39 — 15 About a Boy
(soundtrack)
"Something to Talk About" 28 5 — — 24
"You Were Right" 9 1 — — 10 Have You Fed the Fish?
2003 "Born Again" 16 4 — — 19
"All Possibilities" 24 2 — — 34
2004 "Year of the Rat" 38 4 — — 41 One Plus One Is One
2006 "Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind" 38 — — — 27 Born in the U.K.
2007 "A Journey from A to B" 78 — — — 29
2010 "I Saw You Walk Away" — — — — — It's What I'm Thinking Pt.1 –
Photographing Snowflakes
"Too Many Miracles" — — — — —
2019 "The Place I Want to Be" (with Saint Saviour) — — — — — Non-album single
2020 "Is This a Dream?" — — — — — Banana Skin Shoes
"Banana Skin Shoes" — — — — —
"I Just Wanna Wish You Happiness" — — — — —
"I Need Someone to Trust" — — — — —
"I'm Not Sure What It Is" — — — — —
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other single releases

  • 2001: "Donna and Blitzen" (special Christmas 7" vinyl release; also appears on the 2003 holiday compilation album, Maybe This Christmas Too?)
  • 2006: "Born in the U.K." (limited edition vinyl release)
  • 2006: "Welcome to the Overground" (released under the name of Cubilas, 1 sided one-track 12" of the album track; limited to 500 copies)
  • 2007: "Promises" (limited edition 7" & 12" vinyl release/download release - not released as a CD-single)
  • 2008: "The Time of Times" (download release)
  • 2009: "Is There Nothing We Could Do?" (promo release)

Appearances and contributions

  • "Nursery Rhyme" (from Unkle's Psyence Fiction 1998)
  • All Oar Nothing (November 1998)
  • Christmas Stocking Filler (December 1998)
  • Modern Music For Motorcycles (January 2000)
  • Bends For 166 Miles (24 April 2000)
  • Sounds Eclectic (Broadcast 17 November 2000) (2001)
  • Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Twisted Nerve But Were Too Afraid To Ask (1 October 2001)
  • "Come On Eileen" - Badly Drawn Boy & Jools Holland 1 Love (War Child Album) (2002)
  • Zoo (16 September 2002)
  • Uncut Born to Run Vol 1 (2003) (Bruce Springsteen's "Thunder Road")

References

  1. ^ BBC.co.uk
  2. ^ "Badly Drawn Boy biography". allmusic.com. 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
  3. ^ a b "UK chart peaks". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  4. ^ "Australian Albums". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  5. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 23.
  6. ^ "Belgian (Flanders) Albums". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  7. ^ "French Albums". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  8. ^ German Albums:
    • "About a Boy" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "Have You Fed the Fish?" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "One Plus One Is One" (in German). Gfk. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  9. ^ a b "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  10. ^ "Italian Albums". FIMI. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  11. ^ "Dutch Albums". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  12. ^ Scottish Albums:
    • "The Hour of Bewilderbeast". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "About a Boy". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "Have You Fed the Fish?". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "One Plus One Is One". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "Born in the U.K." OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
    • "It's What I'm Thinking Pt.1 – Photographing Snowflakes". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  13. ^ "US Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-08-08.
  14. ^ a b c d e "BPI Certification". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  15. ^ UK independent and alternative singles:
    • "Once Around the Block". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Another Pearl". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Disillusion". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Once Around the Block (re-issue)". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Pissing in the Wind". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Silent Sigh". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Something to Talk About". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "You Were Right". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Born Again". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "All Possibilities". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Year of the Rat". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  16. ^ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
  17. ^ Scottish singles:
    • "Once Around the Block". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Another Pearl". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Disillusion". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Once Around the Block (re-issue)". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Pissing in the Wind". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Silent Sigh". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Something to Talk About". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "You Were Right". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Born Again". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "All Possibilities". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Year of the Rat". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "Nothing's Gonna Change Your Mind". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
    • "A Journey from A to B". OCC. Retrieved 2016-08-09.