Faces discography

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Faces discography
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Faces in 2009
Studio albums4
Live albums1
Compilation albums13 (3 box sets)
Singles11

The discography of Faces, a British rock band, consists of four original studio albums, one live album, eleven singles, ten compilation albums, and three box sets (all of which contain previously unreleased live and studio material).

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positions Certifications
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3]
NLD
[4]
NOR
[5]
GER
[6]
UK
[7]
1970 First Step 1197445
1971 Long Player 29341831
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse 654310342
1973 Ooh La La 21239221
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertification
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3]
UK
[7]
1974 Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners 6351383

Compilation albums

YearTitle UK
[7]
Certification
1974Two Originals of ... Faces
(double LP repackage of the First Step and Long Player albums)
1976 Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces (US only)
1977The Best of The Faces(double LP album) (UK/Europe only)24
1999 Good Boys... When They're Asleep 32
2003Changing Faces – The Very Best of Rod Stewart and the Faces13
2004 Five Guys Walk into a Bar...
(Box set compilation including rarities and previously unreleased material)
2007 The Definitive Rock Collection
2009The Best of Faces
2012Stay with Me: The Faces Anthology
(including two previously unreleased live tracks)
20151970–1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything
(Box set compiling the band's four studio albums, previously unreleased studio tracks and a bonus disc of rarities)
2018An Introduction to Faces
2024Faces At The BBC: The Complete Concert & Session Recordings 1970–1973
(box set of six studio sessions and seven live concerts for BBC radio and television over eight CDs and one Blu-ray)
2025Early Steps
(CD and LP compilation of previously unreleased demos and rehearsals from 1969, predating the recording of the band's first album)

Singles

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)Peak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[1] [10]
CAN
[11] [12] [13]
GER
[6]
NLD
[4]
AUS
[3]
UK
[7]
1969"Flying" / "Three-Button Hand-Me-Down" (UK only) First Step
1970"Around the Plynth" / "Wicked Messenger" (US only)
"Had Me a Real Good Time" (original 1970 mix) / "Rear Wheel Skid"Non-album singles
1971"Maybe I'm Amazed" / "Oh Lord, I'm Browned Off" (US only)
"Stay with Me" / "Debris"174284416
  • BPI: Silver [9]
A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse
"(I Know) I'm Losing You"
(A-side credited to 'Rod Stewart with Faces' / B-side Rod Stewart solo track) (US only)
2413 Every Picture Tells a Story
1973"Cindy Incidentally" / "Skewiff (Mend the Fuse)" (non-album track)484725532 Ooh La La
"Ooh La La" / "Borstal Boys" (US only)
"Selections from Ooh La La" / "Dishevelment Blues"
(promotional flexidisc single given away with the New Musical Express) (UK only)
Non-album singles
"Pool Hall Richard" / "I Wish It Would Rain" (with a trumpet)
(B-side recorded live at the Reading Festival 1973) (UK only)
968
1974"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" / "As Long as You Tell Him"10012
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Faces > Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 107. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  4. 1 2 "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  5. "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 193–194. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  8. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum – 14 August 2008". Recording Industry Association of America . Archived from the original on 26 June 2007.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "British certifications – Faces". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 30 June 2023.Type Faces in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  10. "The Faces Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  11. "RPM Top 100 Singles - February 26, 1972" (PDF).
  12. "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 8, 1972" (PDF).
  13. "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1973" (PDF).