Danny! discography

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Danny! discography
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Studio albums5
EPs1
Singles19
Music videos1
Instrumental albums3
Compilation albums3

Danny! , also known as D. Swain, is an American rapper, producer and composer. In a five-year period, he has self-released twelve albums, which include five full-length albums, an EP, three instrumental albums and even a greatest hits compilation.

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Though signed to Definitive Jux in early 2007, the self-proclaimed "prolific producer/MC" never released an album with the label. Instead, selected tracks from Danny!'s discography—all previously released on his vanity Badenov Records/1911 Music imprint—have been made available as a free download on Def Jux's revamped website, which boasts an extensive digital download section. A single titled "Just Friends" came out in March 2009 and is Danny!'s first, and to date only, official Def Jux release. [1]

The artist would later sign to Interscope Records to little fanfare, in the wake of Where Is Danny? 's success in 2010. He left Interscope the following year and signed to the re-launched Okayplayer Records in 2012, releasing Payback on September 25. In 2016 he announced a new album, The Book of Daniel , but it has not been released.

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions [2] Notes
US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP
2004 The College Kicked-Out
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 99427)
  • Released: November 2, 2004
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  • Debut studio album.
2005 F.O.O.D.
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 62250)
  • Released: May 17, 2005
10312917115291
2006 Charm
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 37468)
  • Released: March 14, 2006
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  • Re-released on Definitive Jux as a four-song mini-EP available as a free download. [3]
2008 And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922)
  • Released: June 24, 2008
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2009 Where Is Danny?
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922)
  • Released: October 13, 2009
2012 Payback
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Instrumental albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions [2] Notes
US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP
2006 Dream, Interrupted
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90629)
  • Released: August 14, 2006
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  • First in a three-part instrumental album series.
2007 Dream, Fulfilled
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90669)
  • Released: April 23, 2007
19214461
  • Re-released in the US after a UK-only initial release.
2008 Dream, Extinguished
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 94292)
  • Released: January 29, 2008
  • Shelved in 2008 for reasons unknown; import version officially released in 2009.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions [2] Notes
US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP
2007 21st Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Danny!
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 81883)
  • Released: August 7, 2007
1034378468714390
Behind the Beats, Vol. 1
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51991)
  • Released: September 11, 2007
111
  • Japan-only promotional release.
Behind the Beats, Vol. 2
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51992)
  • Released: October 23, 2007
114
  • Japan-only promotional release.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

YearTitlePeak chart positions [2] Notes
US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP
2007 Danny Is Dead
  • Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51019)
  • Released: July 17, 2007
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  • Re-released on Definitive Jux as a three-song mini-EP available for free download. [4]

Music videos

YearTitleDirector(s)
2007"Fly, Pt. 2"Daniel Swain, Tim Arnold
YearTitleDirector(s)
2012"I Don't Wanna Hear That Shit"Tim Arnold, Skip Terpstra
YearTitleDirector(s)
2012"Goodbye Love"Jorge Sanchez

Singles

Guest appearances

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Danny! > Charts & Awards". Allmusic . Retrieved August 22, 2008.
  3. "Danny!: Charm". Definitive Jux.net. January 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
  4. "Danny!: Danny Is Dead". Definitive Jux.net. August 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  5. Weiss, Jeff (July 27, 2011). "Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: Danny Swain's "Hour of Power"". Passion of the Weiss. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.