This is the discography of West German electro singer and songwriter Billie Ray Martin.
| Billie Ray Martin discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 6 |
| Singles | 26 |
Following her time with Electribe 101 during the 1980s and early 1990s, Billie embarked on a solo career in 1993. Following the release of her first solo single "Persuasion", she had some chart success throughout the remaining 1990s including her biggest hit to date "Your Loving Arms", a top 10 hit in the UK, Ireland and various US dance charts.
Since 2000, though Billie has had very limited commercial success, she has continued producing and releasing studio albums and singles worldwide.
Albums
editEPs
edit- 4 Ambient Tales (1993)[6]
- Persuasion (1993)[7]
- Your Loving Arms (The Remix EP) (1994)[8]
- Crime & Punishment (1999)[9]
- Four Ambient Tales (2000)[6]
- Sold Life (2011)[10]
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11][2] |
AUT [12] |
FIN [13] |
IRE [14] |
NED [15] |
UK [16] |
US [17] |
US Club Play [17] |
US Dance Sales [17] | ||||||
| 1993 | "Persuasion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persuasion (EP) | |||
| 1994 | "Your Loving Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 87 | — | — | Deadline for My Memories | |||
| 1995 | "Your Loving Arms" (re-issue) | 85 | 23 | — | 8 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| "Running Around Town" | 101 | — | 19 | — | — | 29 | — | 3 | 22 | |||||
| 1996 | "Imitation of Life" | 159 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 15 | 40 | ||||
| "Space Oasis" | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | |||||
| "You and I (Keep Holding On)" | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | "Pacemaker" (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crime & Punishment (EP) | |||
| 1999 | "Honey" | — | — | — | — | 63 | 54 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2001 | "Systems of Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 Carat Garbage | |||
| "I've Never Been to Memphis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Where Fools Rush In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | "18 Carat Garbage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm Not Keen" (Mikael Delta featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vulnerable (Mikael Delta album) | ||||
| 2003 | "Honey '03" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | Non-album single | |||
| "Je Regrette Everything" (DJ Hell featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BRM New Demos | ||||
| 2005 | "No Brakes On My Rollerskates" (Hot Skates 3000 featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Bright Lights Fading" (Slam featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Year Zero (Slam album) | ||||
| 2007 | "Undisco Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2010 | "The Crackdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crackdown Project, Vol. 1 & 2 | |||
| 2011 | "Sweet Surburban Disco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2012 | "Hyper Lust" (Motor featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Man Made Machine (Motor album) | |||
| "Make Me Feel" (Terranova featuring Billie Ray Martin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hotel Amour (Terranova album) | ||||
| 2014 | "Off the Rails" (featuring Aérea Negrot) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "After All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | "Strongheaded Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Soul Tapes | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
edit- "Imitation of Life" was remixed by Grammy Award winning remixer David Morales.
- Brian Transeau (aka BT) produced remixes for the singles "Space Oasis" and "Running Around Town".
- Several of Martin's singles have been remixed by Junior Vasquez, including "Your Loving Arms", "Running Around Town", "Space Oasis", "Honey", "18 Carat Garbage" and "Systems of Silence".
- "Your Loving Arms" and "Imitation of Life" were remixed by Brothers in Rhythm.
- Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry both remixed "Your Loving Arms".
- "Honey" was remixed by Above & Beyond, Chicane, and Deep Dish.
- "Pacemaker" was remixed by E-Smoove.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deadline for My Memories UK chart position". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b "Billie Ray Martin chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "18 Carat Garbage Demos Album". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "The Berlin Years - 1 Album". discogs.com. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "The Soul Tapes Album". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ a b "Four Ambient Tales EP". discogs.com. 1993. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Persuasion EP". discogs.com. 1993. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Your Loving Arms Remix EP". discogs.com. 1994. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Crime & Punishment EP". discogs.com. July 1999. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Sold Life EP". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 177.
- ^ "Austrian Singles" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Finnish Singles". Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "UK Singles". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ a b c "US Dance Music Sales Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.