Jimmy Nail discography

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Jimmy Nail discography
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Jimmy Nail in 2020
Studio albums7
Compilation albums1
Video albums2
Singles23
Soundtrack albums2

This is a discography of works by Jimmy Nail . Since 1985, the British musician has released a total of seven studio albums, multiple singles and other works. This article also covers his works alongside musicians such as Mark Knopfler.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[3]
SWE
[4]
Take It or Leave It
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: LP, Cassette, CD
Growing Up in Public
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette
2643649
Crocodile Shoes
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
2494
  • UK: 3× Platinum [5]
Big River
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
8
  • UK: Platinum [5]
Crocodile Shoes II
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
1034
  • UK: Platinum [5]
Tadpoles in a Jar
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD
79
10 Great Songs and an OK Voice
  • Released: 30 April 2001
  • Label: Papillon
  • Format: CD
76
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD
8

Soundtrack albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6]
Evita 1
  • UK: 2× Platinum [5]
Still Crazy
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
FIN
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
NZ
[3]
SWE
[4]
SWI
[14]
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"19853528
  • UK: Silver [5]
Take It or Leave It
"That's the Way Love Is"1986112 [15]
"Walk Away"
"Ain't No Doubt"1992151410
[*]
181164321Growing Up in Public
"Laura"58
"Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)"
"Beautiful"199379 [16]
"Crocodile Shoes"199441621Crocodile Shoes
"Cowboy Dreams"19951328
"Calling Out Your Name"65
"Only One Heart"
(Jimmy Nail featuring Margo Buchanan)
155
"Big River"18Big River
"Love"33
"Big River '96"199672
"Country Boy"25Crocodile Shoes II
"Blue Roses"
"Running Man"1997136
"Black and White"
(Jimmy Nail with Ranking Roger)
76The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail
"Show Me Heaven"1998
"The Flame Still Burns"
(Jimmy Nail with Strange Fruit)
47Still Crazy
"Blue Beyond the Grey"19998711Tadpoles in a Jar
"Walking on the Moon"200110 Great Songs and an OK Voice
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Notes
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[17]
GER
[18]
NLD
[19]
SWI
[20]
"Why Aye Man"
(Mark Knopfler featuring Jimmy Nail)
200281794585The Ragpicker's Dream
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Videos

Video information
Somewhere in Time... Somewhere on Tour
  • Released: 1995
  • Track: 1. Crocodile Shoes, 2. Calling Out Your Name, 3. Cowboy Dreams, 4. Once upon A Time, 5. Love Will Find Someone For You, 6. What Kind Of A Man Am I?, 7. My Friend The Sun, 8. Bitter And Twisted, 9. Big River, 10. Love, 11. Dragons, 12. Angel, 13. Don't Wanna Go Home, 14. Love Don't Live Here Anymore, 15. Ain't No Doubt
Video information
Jimmy Nail - The Nail File - The Very Best of - Video Collection
  • Released: 1997
  • Track: 1. Love Don't Live Here Anymore, 2. Ain't No Doubt, 3. Crocodile Shoes (song), 4. Cowboy Dreams, 5. Big River, 6. Country Boy, 7. Blue Roses, 8. On This Night Of A Thousand Stars, 9. Running Man, 10. Love, 11. Once Upon A Time, 12. Dragons, 13. Absent Friends, 14. Calling Out Your Name, 15. Show Me Heaven, 16. Black And White.

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