The discography of Magnapop—an American rock band from Atlanta, Georgia—consists of five studio albums, one live album, four extended plays, and six singles.
Magnapop discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
EPs | 4 |
Soundtrack albums | 3 |
Live albums | 1 |
Tribute albums | 4 |
Singles | 6 |
B-sides | 8 |
Music videos | 5 |
Various artist compilations | 33 |
Radio sessions | 5 |
First forming in 1989 under the name Homemade Sister, the group is primarily composed of singer/songwriter Linda Hopper and guitarist/songwriter Ruthie Morris. The Homemade Sister line-up of the band only recorded a demo tape and the single "Rip the Wreck"/"Merry". Magnapop first achieved fame in the European festival circuit and had their biggest commercial success in the mid-1990s with the minor hits "Slowly, Slowly" and "Open the Door" from the albums Hot Boxing and Rubbing Doesn't Help, respectively.
Albums
editStudio albums
editYear | Album details |
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1992 | Magnapop
|
1994 | Hot Boxing
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1996 | Rubbing Doesn't Help
|
2005 | Mouthfeel
|
2009 | Chase Park
|
2019 | The Circle Is Round
|
Live albums
editYear | Album details |
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2005 | Magnapop Live at Maxwell's 03/09/2005
|
Extended plays
editTitle | Year | Label |
---|---|---|
Sugarland | 1992 | Play It Again Sam |
Kiss My Mouth | 1993 | Play It Again Sam |
Big Bright Cherry | 1994 | Play It Again Sam |
Fire All Your Guns at Once | 1996 | SideOneDummy Records |
Singles
editTitle | Year | Label | Album |
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"Rip the Wreck"/"Merry" | 1990 | Safety Net Records | n/a, released as Homemade Sister |
"Merry"/"Complicated" | 1992 | Caroline | Magnapop |
"Slowly, Slowly" | 1994 | Play It Again Sam | Hot Boxing |
"Lay It Down" | 1994 | Play It Again Sam | Hot Boxing |
"Open the Door" | 1996 | Play It Again Sam | Rubbing Doesn't Help |
"This Family" | 1996 | Play It Again Sam | Rubbing Doesn't Help |
"Slowly, Slowly" peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States and spent seven weeks on the chart.[1] "Open the Door" peaked at number 28 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in the United States and spent eight weeks on the chart.[2]
B-sides
editThe following songs do not appear on a Magnapop album or a compilation featuring the band:
Name | Length | Composer(s) | Producer | Year | Release |
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"Here It Comes" (Niceley Version) | 2:40 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Ted Niceley | 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly" |
"Merry" (Demo) | 2:27 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Ed Burdell | 1990 | "Rip the Wreck" |
"Open the Door" (Edit) | 3:20 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Geza X | April 15, 1996 | "Open the Door" |
"Re-hab" | 2:37 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Geza X | April 15, 1996 | "Open the Door" |
"Rip the Wreck" | 2:45 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Ed Burdell | 1990 | "Rip the Wreck" |
"Song #1" | 2:21 | Ian Mackaye | Ted Niceley | 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly" |
"This Family" (Mark Freegard Remix) | 3:28 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Geza X | 1996 | "This Family" |
"True Love" | 1:56 | Linda Hopper and Ruthie Morris | Geza X | April 15, 1996 | "Open the Door" |
Music videos
editYear | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
1992 | "Merry" | Only broadcast in Europe |
1994 | "Slowly, Slowly" | – |
1994 | "Lay It Down" | – |
1994 | "Texas" | Only broadcast in Australia |
1996 | "Open the Door" | Directed by Thomas Trail and Ben Unwin, and cut in three different versions—an uncensored one that appeared on MTV, a slightly modified version on The Box, and a performance video that aired in Europe. |
Soundtracks
editTitle | Year | Track(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Mad Love – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[3] | June 13, 1995 | "Slowly, Slowly"[4] | Film soundtrack released by Zoo Entertainment/Volcano Records on Compact Disc (catalogue number 7244511111) and cassette (31111) |
Bio-Dome – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[5] | January 9, 1996[6] | "Come on Inside"[7] | Film soundtrack released by Priority (50552) on Compact Disc and cassette tape |
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia[8] | August 22, 2000 | "This Family"[9] | Film soundtrack released by Milan Records on Compact Disc (A73138 35909-2) |
Tributes
editTitle | Year | Track(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Here No Evil – A Tribute to The Monkees[10] | 1992 | "Pleasant Valley Sunday"[11] | Released by DB Records/Long Play Records (catalogue number 23) on Compact Disc and cassette tape |
Delicacy & Nourishment – Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings Vol. 3[12] | 1992 | "Ear" (Demo)[13] | Released by East Side Digital (80632) on Compact Disc |
Outlaw Blues Volume Two – A Tribute to Bob Dylan[14] | 1993 | "Every Grain of Sand" | Released by Imaginary Records (040) on Compact Disc |
Step Right Up: The Songs of Tom Waits[15] | 1995[16] | "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis"[17] | Released by Manifesto Records in 1995 (41101) and Virgin Records in February 1996 (30) on Compact Disc, re-released with a slightly different track listing by Manifesto in 2004 |
Various artist compilations
editTitle | Year | Track(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
De Afrekening, Volume 2[18] | 1992 | "Merry"[19] | Released by De Afrekening on Compact Disc |
The Return of the Furious Swampriders[20] | 1993 | "Favorite Writer" | Released by Strange Way Records on Compact Disc |
De Afrekening, Volume 6[21] | December 20, 1993 | "Texas"[22] | Released by De Afrekening on Compact Disc (catalogue number COL 475651-2) |
Indie Top 20 – Volume 19[23] | June 6, 1994[24] | "Slowly, Slowly"[25] | Released by Dutch East (5420) on Compact Disc and compiled by Melody Maker |
De Afrekening, Volume 7[26] | June 20, 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly"[27] | Released by De Afrekening on Compact Disc (COL 477198-2) |
CMJ New Music Monthly – Volume 12[28] | August 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly" | Released by College Music Journal on Compact Disc (CMJ-NMM012) |
CMJ New Music Monthly – Volume 16[29] | December 1994 | "Lay It Down"[30] | Released by College Music Journal on Compact Disc (CMJ-NMM016) |
De Afrekening, Volume 8[31] | December 1994 | "Lay It Down"[32] | Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Compact Disc (COL 478232-2) |
Cortex[33] | 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly"[34] | Released by Cortex on Compact Disc (CTXPROMO1) in Australia |
Do Something. Alternative[35] | 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly"[36] | Released by Sony Music Special Products (5420) on Compact Disc and released through Taco Bell |
huH cd 1[37] | 1994 | "Lay It Down" | Compact Disc (HA0101D) bundled with huH magazine, issue 1 |
Mouth Watering Good Music (Elixer Sampler) | 1994 | "Texas" | Released by Priority Records (DPRO 50780) on Compact Disc |
Now We Are Six[38] | 1994 | "Texas" | Released on Compact Disc |
Two-track Flexi[39] | 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly" | Split flexi-disc bundled with Pop Culture Press, issue 31, backed by Velocity Girl's "Marzipan" |
The-You-Have-No-Alternative + It's a Priority Sampler[40] | 1995 | "Skinburns" and "Slowly, Slowly" (Demo) | Released by Priority Records (DPRO 50866) on Compact Disc |
Un Printemps 95[41] | March 1995 | "Slowly, Slowly" | Compact Disc (INROCK 001 CD PROMO) bundled with Les Inrockuptibles |
Rockgarden, Vol. 2[42] | 1995 | "Lay It Down" | Released by EVA Belgium (7243 8 32561 2) on Compact Disc in Belgium |
Rolling Stone: New Voices, Volume 5[43] | April 1996 | "This Family"[44] | Compact Disc bundled with the German edition of Rolling Stone |
De Afrekening, Volume 11[45] | May 27, 1996 | "Come on Inside"[46] | Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Compact Disc (COL 484248-2) |
CMJ New Music Monthly – Volume 34[47] | June 1996 | "Open the Door"[48] | Released by College Music Journal (CMJ-NMM034) on Compact Disc |
Five Ring Circus – 29 Bands from Athens, Georgia[49] | July 15, 1996 | "Voice Without a Sound" | Released by Flip Records (1630-2) on Compact Disc |
De Afrekening, Volume 12[50] | November 18, 1996 | "Open the Door" | Released by Sony Music Entertainment on Compact Disc (COL 486874-2) |
Certain Damage – Volume 72 | 1996 | "Come on Inside" | Released by College Music Journal (ST006) on Compact Disc |
Checklist File 1[51] | 1996 | "Come On Inside" | Released by PIAS Benelux (444.0001.29) on Compact Disc in The Netherlands |
The Great Summer Pop Sampler[52] | 1996 | "Cherry Bomb" | Compact Disc bundled with Pop Culture Press, issue 39 |
huH cd 22[53] | 1996 | "Hold You Down" | Compact Disc (HD0696D) bundled with huH magazine, issue 22 |
Music![54] | 1996 | "Open the Door" | Released by MNW (MNWPROM 9608) on Compact Disc in Sweden |
Priority Records 1996 Rock Retail Sampler | 1996 | "Juicy Fruit" and "Open the Door" | Released by Priority Records (DPRO 30051) on Compact Disc |
Radio 104 WMRQ Back to School[55] | 1996 | "Open the Door" | Released on Compact Disc |
Select Trax – Vol. 6: Alternative Brew | 1996 | "Open the Door" | Released by Southwest Wholesale (ST006) on Compact Disc |
Studio Brussel: 't Gaat Vooruit '96[56] | 1996 | "Come on Inside"[57] | Released by Double T Music (DTM 613017-2) on Compact Disc in Belgium |
Turn It Up & Pass It On – Volume 7 | 1996 | "Open the Door" | Released by AIM Marketing (TIU-9507) on Compact Disc |
Pet Sounds, Vol. 1: A Benefit for ALTER[58] | January 1, 1999 | "Cherry Bomb"[59] | Released by Vital Cog on Compact Disc (8) |
The R.E.M. Collection Disc 2: Michael Stipe Presents[60] | August 2005 | "Favorite Writer" (live)[61] | Compact Disc (UNCUT 2005 08B) bundled with Uncut and compiled by Michael Stipe |
VISIONS: All Areas, Volume 64[62] | August 2005 | "The In-Between"[63] | Compact Disc bundled with Visions, issue 64 in Germany |
Strom und Gitarre Folge 1: Let's Go Away for a While[64] | February 28, 2006 | "We're Faded" | Released on Compact Disc in Germany |
Radio sessions
editTitle | Year | Song(s) | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
John Peel Session | September 2, 1993 | "Garden", "Texas", "Favorite Writer", and "The Crush"[65] | "Favorite Writer" and "The Crush" later broadcast on August 5, 1994 |
Black Session | February 25, 1994 | "Garden", "Chemical", "Free Mud", "Lay It Down", "Guess", "Slowly, Slowly", "Get It Right", "13", [Unknown song], "Here It Comes", "The Crush", "Complicated", "Texas", "Skinburns", "Leo", "Merry", and "Piece of Cake"[66] | |
Westwood One's On the Edge | October 17, 1994 | "Slowly, Slowly", "Lay It Down", "Piece of Cake", and "Idiot Song" | Show #94‒43 |
Westwood One's On the Edge | June 24, 1996 | "Dead Letter", "Open the Door", and "My Best Friend" | Show #96‒26 |
Westwood One's Out of Order | June 29, 1996 | "Open the Door", interview | Show #96‒26 |
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