Lucie Silvas discography

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Lucie Silvas discography
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Studio albums4
Music videos13
EPs2
Singles20

The discography of the British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas consists of four studio albums, two extended plays and twenty single releases.

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Silvas debuted in 2000 with the song "It's Too Late", from the EP Forget Me Not ; the single was not successful, charting at 62 in the UK music charts. Between this and the release of her next single, Silvas wrote songs for various other pop artists, including Gareth Gates and Rachel Stevens.

The release of "What You're Made of" in 2004 was her first successful single, charting at number 7 in the UK Official Top 40, and released in eight other countries. The release of her first studio album Breathe In met relative success, reaching platinum status in the UK where it reached number 11, and the Netherlands where it topped the charts at number one.

Her second studio album The Same Side was initially released in October 2006 in Netherlands and later released 12th March 2007 in the UK, charting at number 5 in the Netherlands but only managed 62 in the UK. "Last Year" was the first single in the UK and peaked at #79, and the second single "Sinking In" was a download only release on 5th March 2007 coupled with a non-album track "Coming Out Wrong", it failed to chart.

Silvas stated that she was taking a more laid back approach and did not feel the need to prove her vocal abilities.

In 2015, Silvas released her third full-length studio album, Letters to Ghosts .

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK AUT FR NL SP
Breathe In 11135017
  • UK: Platinum
  • NL: Platinum
  • SP: Platinum
The Same Side
  • Released: 23 October 2006
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: CD, digital download
62531
  • NL: Gold
Letters to Ghosts
  • Released: 18 September 2015
  • Label: Furthest Point
  • Formats: CD, digital download
E.G.O.
  • Released: 24 August 2018
  • Label: Furthest Point
  • Formats: CD, digital download

EPs

TitleAlbum details
Forget Me Not
Lucie Silvas
  • Released: 3 February 2015
  • Label: Furthest Point
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK AUT BE EU GER IRE NL SWE SWI
2000"It's Too Late"62Forget Me Not
2004"What You're Made of"72263277319282146Breathe In
2005"Breathe In"639863441
"The Game Is Won"38
"Don't Look Back"3448
"Nothing Else Matters"1603813
"Forget Me Not"7648
2006"Everytime I Think of You"
(with Marco Borsato)
5881The Same Side
"Last Year"7911466
2007"Sinking In"
2014"Letters to Ghosts"Letters to Ghosts
"You Got It"
2015"Villain"
"Winter Wonderland" [1]
2016"Find a Way" [2]
(feat. The Shadowboxers and John Osborne)
Letters to Ghosts
2018"Kite"E.G.O.
2019"Black Jeans"
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Guest singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
AUT BE EU FR GER SWI
2006"Même Si (What You're Made of)"
(Grégory Lemarchal and Lucie Silvas)
1121226 Olympia 06
"The Only Ones"
(Reamonn featuring Lucie Silvas)
26962337 Wish
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released

Music videos

YearSongDirector(s)
2004"What You're Made of"
2005"Breathe In"
"The Game Is Won"
"Don't Look Back"
"Nothing Else Matters"
"Forget Me Not"
2006"Même Si (What You're Made of)"
(with Grégory Lemarchal)
"The Only Ones" (with Reamonn)
"Last Year"
2007"Sinking In"
2015"Letters to Ghosts"Patrick Tohill [3]
"Villain"
"Perfect"Talain Rayne [4]

Other contributions

YearSongAlbum
2005"One Less Bell to Answer"Live Pop Masters: Tribute to Burt Bacharach, Vol. 2
2009"A Woman Should"Natalie Williams Presents: Soul Family, Volume One
2010"Both Sides Now"
(Tommy Fleming featuring Lucie Silvas)
Going Back
2011"Lean on Me"Songs to Save a Life
2014"Little Civil War"
(Dave Barnes featuring Lucie Silvas)
Golden Days

Writing credits

The following songs were co-written by Silvas, and performed by other artists.

YearSongArtistAlbum/single
2002"It Ain't Obvious" Gareth Gates What My Heart Wants to Say
"Bittersweet" S Club Seeing Double
2003"Jumpin" Liberty X Being Somebody
"Take Me Home"
"I Just Wanna"
"I Got the Money" Rachel Stevens Funky Dory
"Silk"
2004"I'll Never Know" Michelle McManus The Meaning of Love
"Sombras" Natalia Natalia
"Shoulda Thought of That"Rachel Stevens"More, More, More"
"Spin That Bottle""Some Girls"
2006"Who Am I" Will Young Keep On
2010"It's Not Right" Katharine McPhee Unbroken
"How"
"Faultline"
2011"Last Call" The Saturdays On Your Radar
2012"Free" Haley Reinhart Listen Up!
2013"Heart Shaped Wreckage"Katharine McPhee and Jeremy Jordan The Music of Smash:
The Complete Season 2
"Don't Let Me Know"
"Pretender"Katharine McPhee
"Calling Out My Name"Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez and Andy Mientus Hit List (musical)
"Somebody Else's Life"The Saturdays Living for the Weekend
2016"Smoking Jacket" Miranda Lambert The Weight of These Wings
2017"Hallelujah, Amen" Reba McEntire Sing It Now: Songs of Faith & Hope
2019"Find a Way" Trisha Yearwood Every Girl
"Tell Me Something I Don't Know"Trisha Yearwood and Kelly Clarkson
"What Gave Me Away"Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks

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References

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  2. "Find a Way (Remix) [feat. The Shadowboxers & John Osborne] - Single by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  3. "Lucie Silvas - Letters to Ghosts (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  4. "Lucie Silvas - Perfect (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube . Retrieved 12 December 2015.