Joy Denalane discography

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Joy Denalane discography
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Denalane live in Düsseldorf in 2014.
Studio albums6
Live albums2
Singles17

German recording artist Joy Denalane has released six studio albums, two live albums and more than two dozen singles. Denalane scored her first chart entry in 1999, when she was featured on hip hop group Freundeskreis's single "Mit dir", a duet with future husband Max Herre, that became a top ten hit in Germany. [1] Its success led to a recording deal with the Four Music label, which released her debut album Mamani in 2001. A soul album with elements of neo soul, jazz, and afro pop, it reached number eight on the German Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). [1] It produced five singles and spawned the live album Mamani Live, which was released in 2004. [1]

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Following a longer hiatus in which she recorded collaborations with others musicians such as Herre, Afrob, and Common, Denalane released her second album Born & Raised in 2006. A breakaway form her previous album, it was entirely recorded in English language and took Denalane's work further into the rhythm and blues and hip hop genres. Upon its released, it debuted at number two in Germany and at number five on the Swiss Albums Chart. [1] [2] Both, the album and its lead single "Let Go", the latter of which entered the top thirty on the German Singles Chart, remain her highest-charting solo releases to date. [1] In 2017, it reached Gold status in Germany. [1]

Maureen , Denalane's first German-language album since Mamani, was released in 2011. It reached the top ten and top twenty in Germany and Switzerland respectively, but failed to produce a charting single. [1] [2] An English language version of the album was issued in 2012. [1] In 2014, she became part of the German Band Aid 30 project; their rendition of which "Do They Know It's Christmas?" reached number-one on the German Singles Chart. [1] In 2015, she released "Keine Religion", the theme song of the romantic comedy Traumfrauen (2015) as a single. [1] It was followed by her fourth studio album Gleisdreieck , released in March 2017, which became her fourth top ten album in Germany, reaching number eight. [1]

Following another hiatus, Denalane signed with Motown Records to released her fifth studio album Let Yourself Be Loved in 2020. Produced by Roberto Di Gioia, it marked the first project by a German artist to be released by the label as well as her third English language album. Let Yourself Be Loved debuted and peaked at number five on the German Albums Chart, becoming her highest-charting album in 14 years. [1] In 2023, Lesedi Records released Willpower , Denalane's sixth studio album. Taking her work further into late 1970s-R&B, [3] it was produced by Di Gioia and Herre and marked her lowest-charting album yet, when it debuted and peaked at number 33 on the German Album Chart. [1] Alles Liebe, a collaborative album with husband Max Herre, is expected to be released on November 1, 2024. [4]

Albums

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
[1]
AUT
[5]
SWI
[2]
Mamani 84454
Born & Raised
  • Released: August 11, 2006
  • Format: CD, Download
  • Label: Nesola, Four Music
2425
Maureen
  • Released: May 20, 2011
  • Format: CD, Download
  • Label: Nesola, Four Music
83611
Gleisdreieck
  • Released: March 3, 2017
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Nesola
83625
Let Yourself Be Loved
  • Released: September 4, 2020
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Nesola, Motown
522
Willpower
  • Released: October 6, 2023
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Lesedi, Four Music
33
Alles Liebe [4]
(with Max Herre)
  • Released: November 1, 2024
  • Format: CD, download
  • Label: Lesedi, Four Music
To be released

Live albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
GER
[1]
AUT
[5]
SWI
[2]
Mamani Live
  • Released: October 18, 2004
  • Format: CD, Download
  • Label: Four Music
44
The Dresden Soul Symphony
(with Bilal, Dwele, Tweet, and MDR Symphony Orchestra)
  • Released: October 24, 2008
  • Format: DVD, CD
  • Label: Four Music

Singles

As a main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[7]
AUT
[5]
SWI
[2]
"Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
(featuring Scorpio)
1999Non-album single
"Time Heals the Pain"
"Sag's Mir"2001Mamani
"Geh Jetzt"200264
"Was Auch Immer"86
"Im Ghetto von Soweto"2003
"Kinderlied"
"Höchste Zeit"2004Mamani Live
"Let Go"20062646Born & Raised
"Heaven or Hell"
(featuring Raekwon)
"Sometimes Love"2007
"Change"
(featuring Lupe Fiasco)
"Niemand (Was wir nicht tun)"2011Maureen
"Nie wieder, nie mehr"
(featuring Julian Williams)
2012
"Keine Religion"201597 Traumfrauen soundtrack
"Alles leuchtet" [8] 2017Gleisdreieck
"Wieder Kind"
(with BRKN)
2018Non-album single
"I Believe"
(featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)
2020Let Yourself Be Loved
"Top of My Love"
"I Gotta Know"
"Use Me"2021Let Yourself Be Loved
(deluxe edition)
"The Show"
"Forever"
"An meiner Seite"2022Non-album single
"Christmas Will Really Be Christmas"
"Hideaway"2023Willpower
"Happy"
(featuring Ghostface Killah)
"Fly By"
"Alles Liebe"
(with Max Herre)
2024Alles Liebe
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[7]
AUT
[5]
SWI
[2]
"Mit Dir"
(Freundeskreis with Joy Denalane)
199993012Esperanto
"So Many Men"
(Youssou N'Dour featuring Joy Denalane)
2003Non-album single
"Torch of Freedom"
([Re:Jazz] featuring Joy Denalane)
2003
"1ste Liebe"
(Max Herre with Joy Denalane)
200433Max Herre
"GO! (Remix)"
(Common featuring Joy Denalane)
2005 Be
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
(with Band Aid 30 Germany)
201411021Non-album single
"Bathele"
(Mafikizolo featuring Joy Denalane)
2019African Legends
"Das Wenigste"
(Max Herre featuring Joy Denalane)
Athen
"What You Give"
(Web Web featuring Joy Denalane)
2020Worshippers
"Golden"
(Noah Slee featuring Joy Denalane)
2022It Takes a Village

Album appearances

SongYearArtist(s)Album
"Whats Up with That"1999DJ Thomilla, Joy DenalaneGenuine Draft
"Mit Dir"1999 Freundeskreis (with Joy Denalane)Esperanto
"Tabula Rasa, Pt. II"1999 Freundeskreis (featuring FK Allstars)Esperanto
"Nicht Allein (Absolut Nicht Remix)"2000 Absolute Beginner (featuring Joy Denalane)Boombule (Bambule Remixed)
"Kuck ma' wer da rollt"2001 Afrob (featuring Joy Denalane & Max Herre)Made In Germany
"In Due Time"2001Sékou (featuring Joy Denalane & Max Herre)D.I.a.S.P.O.R.a
"Music"2001 Tiefschwarz (feat. Joy Denalane)RAL9005
"Torch of Freedom"2002[RE:Jazz], Joy DenalaneInfracom! Presents [Re:Jazz]
"Men's World"2003ASD (featuring Brooke Russell & Joy Denalane)"Hey Du"
"1ste Liebe"2004 Max Herre (with Joy Denalane)Max Herre
"Soulmate"2005Afrob (featuring Joy Denalane)Hammer
"Schlaflied für die Sehnsucht"2005Joy DenalaneSelma – in Sehnsucht eingehüllt
"Arouna"2007 Angélique Kidjo (featuring Joy Denalane) Djin Djin
"Ich geh für dich"2007 Azad (featuring Joy Denalane)Blockschrift
"À 2 contre tous"2007 Passi (featuring Joy Denalane)Évolution
"How Long Will It Last?"2010 Nottz (featuring Joy Denalane)You Need This Music

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