David Sylvian discography

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David Sylvian discography
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Sylvian in November 1982
Studio albums9
Compilation albums5
Video albums6
Music videos9
EPs6
Singles15
Collaborative albums9
Remix albums2
Box sets1

This is the discography for British musician/singer-songwriter David Sylvian as a solo artist. For information about the discography of Japan, see Japan discography.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BE (FL)
[3]
GER
[4]
IT
[5] [6]
JPN
[7]
NL
[8]
NOR
[9]
NZ
[10]
SWE
[11]
Brilliant Trees 496231673733
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
  • Released: 9 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: MC
Gone to Earth
  • Released: 1 September 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
2494225264630
Secrets of the Beehive
  • Released: 19 October 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
379119613146
Dead Bees on a Cake
  • Released: 29 March 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
31446420662152
Blemish 58199
When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
  • Released: 6 August 2007
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Manafon
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
112 [13] 63519350
There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
  • Released: 24 November 2014
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

With Holger Czukay

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
BE
[3]
NL
[8]
Plight & Premonition
  • Released: 21 March 1988
  • Label: Venture
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
71130 [upper-alpha 1] 171 [upper-alpha 1]
Flux + Mutability
  • Released: 4 September 1989
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Charted upon re-release by Grönland Records in 2018 as a repackaged 2-CD set [14]

With Russell Mills

TitleDetails
Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
  • Released: 1 October 1991
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD

With Robert Fripp

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
SWE
[11]
The First Day
  • Released: 10 August 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
2134
Darshan (The Road to Graceland)
  • Released: 6 December 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • Remix album
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
Damage: Live
  • Released: 1 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Live album
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

With Nine Horses

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
UK
[15]
IT
[16]
Snow Borne Sorrow 13723
Money for All
  • Released: 22 January 2007
  • Label: Samadhi Sound
  • Mini-album / EP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

With Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Arve Henriksen and Sidsel Endresen

TitleDetails
Uncommon Deities
  • Released: 24 September 2012 [17]
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD

With Stephan Mathieu

TitleDetails
Wandermüde
  • Released: 10 December 2012
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download

With Rhodri Davies and Mark Wastell

TitleDetails
There Is No Love
  • Released: 31 May 2017 [18]
  • Label: Confront Recordings
  • Mini-album
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
BE
[3]
IT
[6]
NL
[8]
Approaching Silence
  • Released: 5 October 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
Everything and Nothing
  • Released: 9 October 2000
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xMC, 2xMD
5745
Camphor
  • Released: 27 May 2002
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD, MC
99
Sleepwalkers
  • Released: 21 September 2010
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD
104 [13] 898776
A Victim of Stars 1982–2012
  • Released: 27 February 2012
  • Label: Virgin/EMI
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
58626499
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
IT
[6]
The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter
  • Released: 7 February 2005
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations
  • Released: 18 May 2011
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
98
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released n that territory.

Box sets

TitleDetailsNotes
Weatherbox
  • Released: 20 November 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5xCD
Limited edition release featuring Sylvian's studio releases to that point, with the instrumental half of Gone to Earth presented in its entirety on one disc.

EPs

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
UK
[1]
Forbidden Colours / Nightporter
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
  • Germany-only release
  • "Forbidden Colours" is by Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, whilst "Nightporter" is by Japan
Words with the Shaman
  • Released: 2 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
72
Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 1 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC
58
Godman
  • Released: 6 September 1999
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD
World Citizen (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 8 October 2003 (Japan); 21 April 2004 (UK)
  • Label: Warner (Japan); Samadhisound (UK)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Playing the Schoolhouse
  • Released: 10 October 2015
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[19] [20]
AUS
[21] [22]
FRA
[23]
ICE
[24]
IRE
[25]
JPN
[26]
"Bamboo Houses" / "Bamboo Music" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)19823063Non-album single
"Forbidden Colours" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)198316292411532 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence soundtrack
"Red Guitar"19841713 Brilliant Trees
"The Ink in the Well"3628
"Pulling Punches"56
"Taking the Veil"19865328 Gone to Earth
"Silver Moon"83
"Buoy" (Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian)198763 Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters
"Let the Happiness In"66 Secrets of the Beehive
"Orpheus"1988
"Pop Song"198983Non-album single
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)19925869 Heartbeat
"Jean the Birdman" (with Robert Fripp)199368 The First Day
"I Surrender"199940 Dead Bees on a Cake
"World Citizen" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)200334Non-album singles
"Do You Know Me Now?"2013
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

TitleDetails
Preparations for a Journey
  • Released: 21 February 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
  • Japan-only release
Steel Cathedrals
  • Released: 14 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS
  • Limited release
Red Guitar / The Ink in the Well / Silver Moon
  • Released: January 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Weatherbox
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS
  • Promotional release
Live in Japan (with Robert Fripp)
  • Released: 4 December 1994
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Japan-only release
Amplified Gesture
  • Released: 23 January 2013
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

TitleYear
"Bamboo Music"1982
"Forbidden Colours"1983
"Red Guitar"1984
"The Ink in the Well"
"Pulling Punches"
"Silver Moon"1986
"Orpheus"1988
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)"1992
"I Surrender"1999

Contributions

YearSongArtistAlbumContribution
1982"Good Night" Akiko Yano Ai Ga Nakucha NeVocals [27]
"Kanashikute Yarikirenai"Guitar
"Demain" Pierre Barouh Le PollenSpoken words
"Le Pollen"Spoken words in conversation [28]
"Living on the Front Line" Sandii & the Sunsetz ImmigrantsBacking vocals, synthesizer, lyrics [28]
"Where the Fire Still Burns"Backing vocals, lyrics
"Illusion"
1983"Forbidden Colours"David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence soundtrack by Ryuichi SakamotoVocals, lyrics
1985"p:Machinery" Propaganda A Secret Wish Keyboard
1986"This is Not Enough"Sandii & The SunsetzLa La La La Love~Banzai BabyBacking vocals, keyboards, lyrics, music
"Some Small Hope" Virginia Astley Hope in a Darkened Heart Vocals
"Buoy" Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters by Mick KarnVocals, lyrics
"When Love Walks In"Mick Karn
"Land"Additional keyboards
1987"Perfect Days" Masami Tsuchiya Life in MirrorsElectric guitar, piano
1992"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb"David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez Heartbeat by Ryuichi SakamotoVocals, lyrics, music
"Cloud #9"Ryuichi SakamotoVocals, lyrics
"First Evening" Hector Zazou Sahara Blue Guitar
"Ophélie"Music
"Youth"Guitar
"Sahara Blue" Walkie-talkie vocals
"To a Reason"Vocals, guitar, lyrics; credited as Mr. X
"Victim of Stars"Vocals, lyrics, music; credited as Mr. X
"Lettre au Directeur des Messageries Maritimes"Ending vocals (as Mr. X), lyrics
1995"Come Morning"Nicola Alesini & Pier Luigi AndreoniMarco PoloVocals, lyrics, music
"The Golden Way"
"Maya"
1996"Ti Ho Aspettato (I Have Waited for You)"Andrea ChimentiL'Albero PazzoVocals, lyrics
"How Safe Is Deep?" Russell Mills Undark: Strange FamiliarVocals, lyrics, music
1997"Penguin Freud" Mono Formica Blues Sample of "Answered Prayers" from Gone to Earth
1998"Salvation"Ryuichi SakamotoDiscordLyrics
"I Was Waving at You" Ana Voog Anavoog.comMusic
1999"Rooms of Sixteen Shimmers"Russell MillsPearl and UmbraVocals, lyrics
"Forbidden Colours" (New Version)Ryuichi Sakamoto Cinemage
2001"Zero Landmine"N.M.L. (No More Landmine) (Ryuichi Sakamoto and others) Zero Landmine
"Zero Landmine – Short Version"
"Sugarfuel"Readymade FCBold
"Linoleum" Tweaker featuring David Sylvian The Attraction to All Things Uncertain by Tweaker
2004"World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)"Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian Chasm by Ryuichi Sakamoto
"Transit" Fennesz Venice
"Pure Genius"Tweaker featuring David Sylvian 2 a.m. Wakeup Call by Tweaker
"Exit / Delete" Takagi Masakatsu featuring David SylvianCoieda by Takagi Masakatsu
"For the Love of Life" (Ending Theme Full Version) Kuniaki Haishima Monster soundtrack
"Messenger" Blonde Redhead EquusVocals
"As Long as I Can Hold My Breath" Harold Budd Avalon Sutra Producer; also art director of album
2005"A Fire in the Forest" (Remix)Readymade FCBabiloniaVocals, lyrics
"Matière Pensante"Hector ZazouQuadri + ChromiesVocals
2006"The Librarian"Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit featuring David SylvianSecret Rhythms 2 by Burnt Friedman & Jaki LiebezeitVocals, lyrics
"Angels"PunktCrime Scenes
2007"Playground Martyrs" Steve Jansen Slope
"Ballad of a Deadman"Vocals, lyrics, guitar
"Cancelled Pieces"Guitar
2008"Honor Wishes" Joan As Police Woman featuring David Sylvian To Survive by Joan As Police WomanVocals
"No Question"
"Before and Afterlife" Arve Henriksen CartographyVocals, lyrics, sampling, programming
"Thermal"Vocals, lyrics
2009"Jacqueline"David SylvianThe Believer (The 2009 Music Issue) by various artists
2010Little Girls With 99 Lives (EP)Ingrid ChavezLittle Girls With 99 Lives (EP)Lyrics, music, instruments, co-producer
2012"Nothing Is Happening Everywhere"LandNight WithinVocals, lyrics [29]
2017"Life, Life"Ryuichi Sakamoto async Vocals [30]
2020"Like Planets [unreel]"Mark WastellNoneField recordings, poetry fragments
2022"Grains (Sweet Paulownia Wood)"David SylvianA Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And BackVocals, Producer

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