Demis Roussos discography

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Demis Roussos discography
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Studio albums38
Compilation albums92
Video albums1 (DVD)
Singles154 (also including EP's)

Demis Roussos was a prolific Greek internationally renowned singer, songwriter and musician who sang in a number of languages and during the course of his career made at least 293 recordings including 38 albums, 154 singles and EPs, 92 compilations and one DVD. [1]

Contents

Roussos professional career began in 1963 and he was a member of rock band Aphrodite's Child featuring Vangelis in 1967 before launching a solo career in 1971.

Albums

For the discography with the band Aphrodite's Child, see Aphrodite's Child Discography.

Studio albums

YearAlbumMain
language
Peak positions
AUS
[2]
AUT
BEL
(Wa)

FR
[3]
GER
NED
NOR
SWE
UK
1971 On the Greek Side of My Mind
(a.k.a.
Fire and Ice)
English
1973 Forever and Ever English112105*1112
1974 My Only Fascination English639
Auf Wiedersehn German 7
1975 Souvenirs English13225
1976 Happy to Be... English57234
Die Nacht und der Wein German34
1977 Kyrila – Insel der Träume German36
The Demis Roussos Magic English29
Ainsi soit-il French
1978 Demis Roussos English
1979UniversumSeveral language versions
1980 Man of the World English36
1982 Demis Several language versions
Attitudes English44
1984 Reflection English29
1985Senza tempo [4] English
1986 Greater Love English
1987 The Story of Demis Roussos English16
Come All Ye Faithful (Christmas album)Multilingual
1988 Le Grec French/English
Time English36
1989Voice and VisionMultilingual
1991Photo Fixe [5] French/English
1993Insight
(a.k.a.
Morning has BrokenorAdagio)
Multilingual
1995Demis Roussos in HollandMultilingual
Immortel [6] French31
1996Serenade Italian/English
1997Mon îleFrench
2000Auf meinen WegenMultilingual
2009 Demis [7] English3518
"N/A" means that the chart in its current version was established later and the data from that time are incompatible/unavailable.
* Charted posthumously in 2015 after his death

Live albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
AUS
[2]
1980Roussos Live!69
1999Double Live
2006Live in Brazil
2015Live [8]

Compilation albums

YearAlbumPeak positions
AUS
[2]
AUT
BEL
(Vl)

FR
[3]
GER
NED
NOR
POR
SWE
UK
1974 Greatest Hits [9] 3
1975 Golden Hits [10] 1319
1978Sus grandes éxitos en español
(a.k.a.Demis Roussos canta en español
orDemis Roussos en castellano) [11]
Life & Love
(a.k.a.Life & Love – His 20 Greatest Songs)
29
1979Grands Succès [12]
1980 Insel der Zärtlichkeit – Demis Roussos und seine 20 Welterfolge [13] 12
1981Greatest Hits (1971–1980) [14]
1982Souvenirs – Zijn 16 grootste hits(special Netherlands release) [15] 8
1982The Very Best of Demis Roussos40
1989Ballads [16]
1990Nature Boy [17] (a.k.a.Favorite Rarities) [18]
1992Seine größten Erfolge [19] 20
1993Lost in Love [20]
1995Back to Back(joint with Vicky Leandros)19
1996A la France [21]
1998 The Phenomenon 1968–1998 [22]
a.k.a.
Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits [23]
64*25
44
Hans beste sanger [24] 4
Forever and Ever. 40 greatest hits [25]
De beste sanger [26] 2
1999Universal Masters Collection [27]
2001The Very Best of... [28] 213
2002 Forever and Ever – Definitive Collection 17
2009Demis Roussos Top 100 [29] 41
Songs From an Island in the Sun [30] 3
2013Forever and Ever. The best of Demis Roussos
2015 Collected [31] 19252
2016Complete 28 original albums + DVD [32]
"N/A" means that the chart in its current version was established later and the data from that time are incompatible/unavailable.
* Charted posthumously in 2015

More selected compilations (not present in the table)

Extended plays

YearTitlePeak positions
AUS
[2]
UK
1972Fire and Ice [35]
1976 The Roussos Phenomenon [36] 251
1977Kyrila [37] 33

Singles

The list is incomplete.

YearSinglePeak positionsAlbum
AUT
BEL
(Vl)

FR
[3]
GER
HUN
NED
NOR
SUI
[38]
UK
[39]
US
Hot 100

[40]
1971"We Shall Dance"9115*294 On the Greek Side of My Mind (Fire and Ice)
"Fire and Ice" [41]
1972"No Way Out" (c/w "End of the Line") [41] Fire and Ice (EP)
"My Reason" (c/w "When I Am a Kid")21 Forever and Ever
1973"Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye"2198*131
"Forever and Ever"
/ "Velvet Mornings"
4168*2633*21
"My Friend the Wind"15171
"Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" (German)
"Lovely Lady of Arcadia" (English)
7
(de)
1
(de)
6
(de)
1
(de)
2
(de)
My Only Fascination (en)
Auf Wiedersehn (de)
1974"Someday Somewhere"1812 My Only Fascination
"My Only Fascination"1111
"Auf Wiedersehn"196 Auf Wiedersehn
"With You"18Non-album single
"Manuela"42 Auf Wiedersehn
1975"Schön wie Mona Lisa (Wenn ich ein Maler wär')"6 Die Nacht und der Wein
"From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" Souvenirs
"Perdoname"56 Souvenirs
Die Nacht und der Wein
"Midnight Is the Time I Need You" [42] Souvenirs
"Sing an Ode to Love" (c/w "Midnight Is the Time I Need You") [43]
"Vagabund der Liebe"22 Die Nacht und der Wein
"Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun"5 Happy to Be...
1976"Die Bouzouki, die Nacht und der Wein"43 Die Nacht und der Wein
"Can't Say How Much I Love You"35 Happy to Be...
"Far Away" [44]
"Never Say Goodbye Again" [45] Non-album single
"Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" ("Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun") [46] Die Nacht und der Wein
"When Forever Has Gone"2 The Demis Roussos Magic
"Maybe Someday" [47] Non-album single
1977"Because" (English)
"Mourir auprès de mon amour" (French)
"Morir al lado de mi amor" (Spanish)
26
(fr)
135*
(fr)
39
(en)
The Demis Roussos Magic (en)
Ainsi soit-il(fr)
"Kyrila"40
(de)
33
(en)
Kyrila – Insel der Träume (de)
Kyrila (EP) (en)
"Ainsi soit-il" [48] Ainsi soit-il
1978"Life in the City" [49] Demis Roussos
"That Once in a Lifetime"47
"L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" (12", US)
"Loin des yeux, loin du cœur" [50] Universum
(French version of the album)
1979"Chantez enfants du monde" (c/w "Tu n'as pas le droit") [51]
"Longtemps je t'aimerai [The Wedding Song]" [52] Non-album single
1980"Lost in Love"34 Man of the World
"I Need You" [53]
"Sorry" [54]
"Cancion de boda (The Wedding Song)" [55] Hombre del mundo (Man of the World)
1981"Si j'étais roi de la terre" (c/w "Mais je chante") [56] Non-album single
"Race to the End" (English) [57]
"La course infinie" (French) [58]
Demis (en)(fr)
1982"Lament" (English) [59]
"Au nom de l'amitié" (French) [60]
"Follow Me"3227 Attitudes
1983"Jay" [61] Non-album single
1984"Love Me Tender" [62] Reflection
1985"Anytime at All" [63] Senza tempo
"Amis pour la vie" Greater Love
"Island of Love"28
1986"Summer in Her Eyes" [64] 32
1987"Quand je t'aime"3 Le Grec
"Rain and Tears" [Live] [65] **31*60 The Story of Demis Roussos
"Marie Jolie" [66] **
"It's Five O'Clock" [67] **112*
"What Child Is This" Come All Ye Faithful
"Silent Night"
1988"Prier" [68] 46 Le Grec
"Le Grec" [69]
"Time" [70] 57 Time
"My Song of Love" [71]
1989"Dance of Love" (c/w "Loving You") [72]
"Mamy Blue" [73]
"On écrit sur les murs" (French) [74]
"Graffiti" (Spanish) [75]
4
(fr)
Voice and Vision
"Magdalena" [76]
"Spleen" [77] Le Grec
1990"Même si (Petite fille)"Voice and Vision
"Poésie"Photo Fixe
1993"Tous les 'je vous aime'"Insight
"Morning Has Broken"
1995"Eleni"Demis Roussos in Holland
1997"Dinata"Mon île
2009"Love Is" Demis
"N/A" means that the chart in its current version was established later and the data from that time are incompatible/unavailable.
* Charted posthumously in 2015 after his death
** Remakes of old Aphrodite's Child hits from the double album The Story of Demis Roussos . The singles were released on BR Music. "Rain and Tears" was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen. [65] "Marie Jolie" and "It's Five O'Clock" were studio recordings.

Collaboration singles

YearAlbumPeak positionsAlbum
NED
BEL
(Vl)

1971"Auntie"
(Vicky Leandros, Demis Roussos,
Sandra & Andres, Enrico Macias,
Hildegard Knef & Alice Babs)
4
1974"Le tour du monde des amoureux de Peynet"
(Ennio Morricone and Demis Roussos - released in Japan only) [78]
1981"Je t'aime, mon amour"
(Vicky Leandros & Demis Roussos) [79]
41Love Is Alive(Vicky Leandros album)
1986"Summerwine"
(Nancy Boyd with special guest Demis Roussos) [80]
44Summerwine(Nancy Boyd album)
Greater Love
"Tropicana Bay"
(Demis Roussos & Nancy Boyd) [81]
Greater Love
1989"Young Love"
(Demis Roussos & Drafi Deutscher) [82]
Voice and Vision
1995"Mon Amour"
(Demis Roussos & Anny Schilder)
Demis Roussos in Holland
High Noon(Anny Schilder album)
"On My Own"
(Rob de Nijs & Demis Roussos)
50Vallen En Opstaan 2(Rob de Nijs album)
2001"Faraway"
(Demis Roussos featuring Hasna)

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