Laura Branigan discography

Laura Branigan discography
Branigan c. 1982
Studio albums	7
EPs	1
Compilation albums	6
Singles	32
Video albums	3
Music videos	14
Other contributions	22

The discography of American singer Laura Branigan consists of seven studio albums, six compilation albums, 32 singles, four promotional singles, three video albums, and 14 music videos.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		US [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	GER [5]	NLD [6]	NOR [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [9]	SWI [10]	UK [11]
Branigan	Released: March 1982 [12] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	34	50	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [13] ARIA: Gold [14] MC: Gold [15]
Branigan 2	Released: March 1983 [16] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	29	30	—	46	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [13]
Self Control	Released: April 1984 [17] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	23	29	16	12	5	48	3	38	5	2	16	RIAA: Platinum [13] MC: Platinum [15] BVMI: Gold [18] BPI: Silver [19]
Hold Me	Released: July 1985 [20] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	71	37	—	43	31	—	12	—	7	10	64
Touch	Released: July 7, 1987 [21] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	87	68	—	94	—	—	—	—	20	24	—
Laura Branigan	Released: March 21, 1990 [22] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	133	143	—	—	—	86	—	—	—	—	—
Over My Heart	Released: August 17, 1993 [23] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette	—	151	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes albums that did not chart or were not released

Live albums

Title	Album details
Laura Branigan Live!	Released: May 15, 2023 [24] Label: Kian Records Formats: 2×CD, 3×LP, digital Recorded in July 1990

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [2]	FIN [25]	DEN [26]
The Best of Laura Branigan	Released: 1988 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	—	—
The Very Best of Laura Branigan	Released: November 16, 1992 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette, LP	—	2	3
The Best of Branigan	Released: June 6, 1995 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—
The Essentials	Released: August 20, 2002 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, cassette	—	—	—
The Platinum Collection	Released: July 24, 2006 Label: Rhino Formats: CD	—	—	—
Shine On: The Ultimate Collection	Released: June 15, 2010 Label: Gallo Formats: CD, DVD	—	—	—

Box sets

Title	Album details
The Complete Atlantic Albums	Released: September 20, 2019 Label: X5 Formats: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Album details
Rhino Hi-Five: Laura Branigan	Released: September 20, 2005 Label: Rhino Formats: Digital download

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [27]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN	FIN [28]	FRA [29]	GER [30]	IRE [31]	NZ [8]	UK [11]
1980	"Fool's Affair"/"When"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
1981	"Looking Out for Number One"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1982	"All Night with Me"	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Branigan
	"Gloria"	2	1	—	1	22	—	—	4	6	6	RIAA: Platinum [13] BPI: Gold [19] MC: Platinum [15] ARIA: Platinum[ citation needed ]
1983	"Solitaire"	7	5	—	8	—	—	—	—	12	—		Branigan 2
	"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You"	12	46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Deep in the Dark" [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	"Self Control"	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	26	5	BVMI: Gold [18] BPI: Silver [19]	Self Control
	"The Lucky One"	20	48	—	53	—	27	33	29	—	56
	"Ti Amo"	55	2	—	5	18	—	—	—	49	100
	"Satisfaction"	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	—	—	—
	"With Every Beat of My Heart" [B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1985	"Spanish Eddie"	40	24	8	38	—	73	36	—	—	87		Hold Me
	"Hold Me"	82	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Maybe Tonight"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	134 [33]
1986	"I Found Someone"	90	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"Shattered Glass"	48	60	—	—	—	—	43	—	—	78		Touch
	"Power of Love"	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Spirit of Love" [C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"Cry Wolf"	—	98	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Come into My Life" (Laura Branigan and Joe Esposito)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Coming to America
1989	"Heart of Me" [D] (Cerrone and Laura Branigan)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Way In
1990	"Moonlight on Water"	59	159	—	83	29	—	—	—	—	—		Laura Branigan
	"Never in a Million Years"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Turn the Beat Around" [E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Tokio" [F]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Laura Branigan
1993	"It's Been Hard Enough Getting Over You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Over My Heart
1994	"How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	"Dim All the Lights"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Branigan
	"I Believe" [G] (David Hasselhoff and Laura Branigan)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Baywatch
"—" denotes singles that did not chart or were not released

Promotional singles

Year	Single	Album
1978	"Memories" [H]	Calloway's Climb
1980	"Tell Him"	Non-album single
1993	"Didn't We Almost Win It All"	Over My Heart
	"Love Your Girl" [I]

Videos

Title	Album details	Notes
Laura Branigan	Released: April 1984 Label: RCA Format: VHS, Laserdisc	Live concert as part of the 1984 Self Control Tour. Filmed at Caesars Tahoe, Nevada.
Laura Branigan in Concert	Released: July 1990 Label: SRO Concerts Format: VHS, Laserdisc	Live concert as part of the 1990 Laura Branigan Tour. Filmed in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Shine On: The Ultimate Collection	Released: June 15, 2010 Label: Gallo Format: CD, DVD	Greatest hits CD and a collection of music videos on DVD.

Music videos

Year	Song	Notes
1980	"Fool's Affair"	Branigan's first music video, recorded for her unreleased album Silver Dreams.
1982	"Gloria"
1983	"Solitaire"
1984	"Self Control"	Video nominated for an American Music award in 1985.
	"The Lucky One"	Song won the coveted Grand Prix award at the 1984 Tokyo Music Festival.
1985	"Spanish Eddie"	The storyline in this video is a re-telling of West Side Story .
	"Maybe Tonight"
1987	"Shattered Glass"
	"Cry Wolf"
1988	"Your Love"	Released to promote the film Salsa .
1989	"Heart of Me" (with Cerrone)
1990	"Moonlight on Water"
1993	"Didn't We Almost Win It All"	Video features her brother Billy Branigan, who is also on backing vocals.
1995	"Dim All the Lights"	Branigan's last music video.

Soundtracks and other contributions

Year	Song	Film/soundtrack/album
1978	"Memories"	Calloway's Climb (TV film soundtrack)
1980	"I Love the Nightlife"	Gut Gestimmt (TV variety show soundtrack)
	"The Lady I Am"
1983	"Imagination"	Flashdance (film soundtrack)
	"Love is Forever"	Love is Forever (TV movie soundtrack)
	"Find Me"	Touched (film soundtrack)
1984	"Hot Night"	Ghostbusters (film soundtrack)
	"Sharpshooter"	Body Rock (film soundtrack)
1985	"Hollywood Wives"	Hollywood Wives (TV mini-series soundtrack)
1986	"One Day"	Violets Are Blue (film soundtrack)
	"If I Were a River"	Disney's Living Seas (TV special soundtrack)
1987	"Sin Hablar" (with Luis Miguel)	Soy Como Quiero Ser (guest vocals)
1988	"Helpless"	Backstage (film soundtrack)
	"So Lost Without Your Love"
	"Lonely Nights"
	"Come into My Life" (with Joe Esposito)	Coming to America (film soundtrack)
	"Believe in Me"	B-side to "Come into My Life"
	"Your Love"	Salsa (film soundtrack)
1989	"Heart of Me" (with Cerrone)	Way In (guest vocals)
1991	"Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"	The Christmas Album: A Gift of Hope (charity album)
1993	"A Much, Much Greater Love"	Women in Love (from an unreleased solo single, recorded in 1978)
2002	"Time Strangers"	Sincerely... Mariya Takeuchi Songbook (guest vocals)
2003	"More Than Just a Memory"	Mayo Okamoto Songbook: Once in a Lifetime (guest vocals)

Notes

1. Not released in the U.S.
2. Only released in Germany as a 7" single. ^[32]
3. Only released in Europe as 7" and 12" singles. ^[34]
4. Only released in France as 7", 12" and CD singles from Cerrone's album Way In. ^[35]
5. Only released in U.S. as 12" single. ^[36]
6. Only released in Japan as 3" CD single. ^[37]
7. Only released in Germany as a CD maxi single from the Baywatch soundtrack album. ^[38]
8. Released as a promo 7" single as the theme to the TV special Calloway's Climb. ^[39]
9. Released as a promo 12" remix single. ^[40]

References

1. "Billboard > Artists / Laura Branigan > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard . Retrieved November 2, 2019.
2. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 45. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
   • "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You": "Countdown ARIA Chart – Week Ending 30th October, 1983". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2017– via Imgur.com.
   • "Self Control" (single): "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 12th August, 1984". ARIA. Retrieved December 6, 2018– via Imgur.com.
   • "The Lucky One": "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 4th November, 1984". ARIA. Retrieved December 6, 2018– via Imgur.com.
   • "Ti Amo": "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 10th March, 1985". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2017– via Imgur.com.
   • "Spanish Eddie": "Australian Top 50 ARIA Chart – Week Ending 20th October, 1985". ARIA. Retrieved July 14, 2017– via Imgur.com.
   • All ARIA-produced chart era (mid-1988 onwards) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: Laura Branigan's ARIA chart history, received December 22, 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved December 22, 2017. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
3. "austriancharts.at > Laura Branigan in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
4. RPM Search: "Laura Branigan" and "Top Albums/CDs". collectionscanada.gc.ca. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
5. German albums chart peaks:
   • Self Control: "Laura Branigan – Self Control (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
   • Hold Me: "Laura Branigan – Hold Me (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
6. "dutchcharts.nl > Laura Branigan in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
7. "norwegiancharts.com > Laura Branigan in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
8. "charts.nz > Laura Branigan in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
9. "swedishcharts.com > Laura Branigan in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
10. "hitparade.ch > Search for: Laura Branigan" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
11. "Official Charts > Laura Branigan". Official Charts Company . Retrieved June 3, 2019.
12. Branigan. laurabraniganonline.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
13. RIAA certification search for Laura Branigan. riaa.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
14. "Laura Branigan" (PDF). Cash Box . August 13, 1983. p. NF6-7. Retrieved December 7, 2021– via World Radio History.
15. Gold and Platinum Search for Laura Branigan Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine . musiccanada.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
16. Branigan 2. laurabraniganonline.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
17. Self Control. laurabraniganonline.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
18. Gold/Platinum search for Laura Branigan Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine . musikindustrie.de. Accessed on July 28, 2013.
19. Certified Awards Search for Laura Branigan Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine . bpi.co.uk. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
20. Hold Me - Laura Branigan. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
21. Touch. laurabraniganonline.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
22. Laura Branigan. laurabraniganonline.com. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
23. Over My Heart - Laura Branigan. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Accessed on July 26, 2013.
24. "Kian Records – WORDWIDE DIRECT FOR LEGENDARY LIVE PERFORMANCES". kianrecords.com. Retrieved 2023-07-06.^{[ failed verification ]}
25. "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 49. December 5, 1992. p. 18. OCLC   29800226.
26. "Top 10 Sales in Europe". Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 14. April 3, 1993. p. 20. OCLC   29800226.
27. "Billboard > Artists / Laura Branigan > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
28. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin : levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (PDF) (in Finnish). Otava. p. 37. ISBN   978-952-7460-01-6.
29. French chart peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks from November 1984: "lescharts.com > Laura Branigan dans les Charts Français" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 3, 2019. N.B. "Self Control" entered the chart before this archive begins, so the peak listed is incorrect.
    • "Self Control" and "Spanish Eddie": "InfoDisc > Tous les Titres de l'Artiste choisi" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
30. German singles chart peaks:
    • "Self Control": "Laura Branigan – Self Control (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
    • "The Lucky One": "Laura Branigan – The Lucky One (Like a Wild Bird of Pray) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
    • "Spanish Eddie": "Laura Branigan – Spanish Eddie (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
    • "Shattered Glass": "Laura Branigan – Shattered Glass (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
31. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Laura Branigan' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved July 14, 2017.
32. "Laura Branigan - With Every Beat of My Heart (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1984. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
33. "Gallup Top 200 Singles". Gallup. 30 November 1985. Retrieved 24 November 2022– via ukmix.org.
34. "Laura Branigan - Spirit of Love (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1987. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
35. "Cerrone and Laura Branigan - Heart of Me (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1989. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
36. "Laura Branigan - Turn the Beat Around (12")". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
37. "Laura Branigan - Tokio (Mini CD)". Discogs. 10 June 1991. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
38. "David Hasselhoff and Laura Branigan - I Believe (CD)". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
39. "Laura Branigan - Memories (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1978. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
40. "Laura Branigan - Love Your Girl (Vinyl)". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved December 5, 2013.

See also

• List of songs recorded by Laura Branigan

External links

• Laura Branigan discography at Discogs