The discography of British sophisti-pop/jazz-funk band Matt Bianco comprises fifteen studio albums, eleven compilations, four EPs, forty-seven singles, and two video releases.
| Matt Bianco discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 15 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 47 |
| Video albums | 2 |
In terms of commercial performance, the band's most internationally successful period were the years 1984–1988 when they were signed to WEA, a division of Warner Music Group. In the following years, Matt Bianco released their music through East West Records, Victor Entertainment, ZYX Music, EmArcy Records and earMUSIC, among others.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details[1] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
GER [5] |
ITA [6] |
NL [7] |
NZ [8] |
SPA [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] | |||
| Whose Side Are You On? | 35 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 45 | 12 | ||
| Matt Bianco |
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26 | 89 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 39 | 3 | |
| Indigo |
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23 | 96 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 20 | — | 25 | — | 16 | |
| Samba in Your Casa |
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— | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Another Time Another Place | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Gran Via |
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| World Go Round |
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| Rico |
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| Echoes |
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| Matt's Mood (Matt Bianco featuring Basia) |
— | — | — | 83 | 68 | 91 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hifi Bossanova |
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| Hideaway |
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| The Things You Love (Matt Bianco (Mark Reilly) Meets New Cool Collective) |
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— | — | — | — | — | 200 | — | — | — | — | |
| Gravity |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| High Anxiety (Matt Bianco & New Cool Collective) |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details[1] | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
NL [7] | |||
| The Best of Matt Bianco |
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49 | 147 | 66 |
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| Yeah! Yeah! – 16 Classic Tracks |
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| A/Collection | — | — | — | ||
| Sunshine Day – Summer Best Collection |
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| Wap Bam Boogie |
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| The Best of Matt Bianco, Part 2 |
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| Free Soul – Drive with Matt Bianco |
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| Sunshine Days – The Official Greatest Hits |
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| Platinum Best |
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| Remixes & Rarities |
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| The Essential Matt Bianco: Re-Imagined, Re-Loved |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||
Video albums
edit| Title | Details |
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| Matt Bianco |
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| The Best of Matt Bianco |
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EPs
edit| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Another Remix | |
| 2013 | The Beach Club Mixes |
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| 2015 | The Things You Love (Matt Bianco (Mark Reilly) Meets New Cool Collective) |
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| 2019 | Gravity Deluxe EP |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
CAN [20] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
IT [22] |
NL [7] |
SPA [9] |
SWI [23] | |||
| 1984 | "Get Out of Your Lazy Bed" | 15 | — | 14 | — | 31 | 8 | — | 25 | — | 14 | Whose Side Are You On? |
| "Sneaking Out the Back Door" | 44 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 15 | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Whose Side Are You On?" | 83 | 57 | — | 70 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | ||
| "Half a Minute" | 23 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "More Than I Can Bear" | 50 | — | — | — | 20 | — | 25 | 18 | — | — | |
| "Yeh Yeh" | 13 | 64 | 23 | 86 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 27 | — | 10 | Matt Bianco | |
| 1986 | "Just Can't Stand It" | 66 | — | 35 | — | 38 | — | — | 40 | — | 14 | |
| "Dancing in the Street" | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Undercover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "More Than I Can Bear" (Re-Recorded Version)[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Don't Blame It on That Girl"[E] | 11 | — | 32 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 26 | 27 | — | Indigo |
| "Good Times" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 31 | — | ||
| 1989 | "Nervous" | 59 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Say It's Not Too Late" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Fire in the Blood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Matt Bianco |
| "Wap Bam Boogie"[E] | 76 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Macumba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Samba in Your Casa |
| "You're the Rhythm" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "What a Fool Believes" | 97 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | "Our Love" | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | Another Time Another Place |
| "Can You Feel It" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You & I" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Buddy Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | "A Day in Your Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gran Via |
| "Lost in You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Sunshine Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Go Round |
| "Gypsy Lady" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Altozano" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "River of Dreams" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Boogie Mi Vista" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A/Collection | |
| 2000 | "Cha Cha Cuba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rico |
| 2001 | "Boogaloo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | "Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Echoes |
| 2004 | "Ordinary Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Matt's Mood |
| "La Luna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ronnie's Samba" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "Hifi Bossanova" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hifi Bossanova |
| "Lost in You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "The Things You Love" (with New Cool Collective) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Things You Love |
| 2017 | "Joyride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravity |
| "Summer in the City" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Dancin' Easy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gravity Deluxe EP |
| "That's Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | "The Spice of Life" (with New Cool Collective) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | High Anxiety |
| 2022 | "Matt's Mood" (2022 Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Essential Matt Bianco: Re-Imagined, Re-Loved |
| "More Than I Can Bear" (2022 Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wap Bam Boogie" (2022 Version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||
Notes
edit- ^ Japan-only release. Released internationally in 1994.
- ^ a b c d e f Japan-only release.
- ^ Japan-only release. Released internationally in 2000.
- ^ 1986 re-recording of "More Than I Can Bear" was only included on the North American re-release of the Matt Bianco album.
- ^ a b "Wap Bam Boogie" was originally released as a double A-side single with "Don't Blame It on That Girl" in 1998 and as a single in its own right in 1990.
References
edit- ^ a b "Matt Bianco - discography". discog.info. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
- ^ a b c "MATT BIANCO | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b c For Whose Side Are You On?, Matt Bianco and Indigo: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 185. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
For Samba in Your Casa: "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 11 February 1991". bubblingdownunder.com. Retrieved 20 February 2022. - ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Discographie von Matt Bianco" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ For Whose Side Are You On?, Matt Bianco and Indigo: "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 25 September 2024. (Enter "Matt Bianco" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)
For Matt's Mood: "Italian charts portal". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021. - ^ a b c "Zoeken naar: Matt Bianco" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ a b Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch" (in German). swisscharts.com. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Matt Bianco | Whose Side Are You On". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Matt Bianco | Matt Bianco". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. World Radio History. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Matt Bianco | Indigo". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 924. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Matt Bianco | The Best Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "The Best of Part 2 - Album by Matt Bianco". Spotify. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ For "Whose Side Are You On?": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 42, no. 5. 13 April 1985. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
For "Yeh Yeh": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 43, no. 26. 22 March 1986. Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada. - ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 15 September 2024. (Enter "Matt Bianco" in the "Artista" field, select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field and click "cerca".)
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links
edit- Official website
- Matt Bianco at AllMusic
- Matt Bianco discography at Discogs