Paul Young discography

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Paul Young discography
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Paul Young performing in Kiel, October 2009
Studio albums10
Live albums3
Compilation albums15
Singles38
Video albums2
Music videos27
Promotional singles8
Box sets4

The discography of English singer Paul Young consists of nine studio albums, two live albums, 15 compilation albums, and 36 singles. [1] [2] Following short stints in several groups, Young became known in the 1980s for his baritone voice.

Contents

From 1983 to 1993, all of Young's studio albums were released during a contract he had with Columbia Records, and since 1994, Young has released albums through Vision, East West and SonyBMG Records. Four of Young's albums, No Parlez (1983), The Secret of Association (1985), Between Two Fires (1986), and Other Voices (1990) feature Welsh bassist Pino Palladino.[ citation needed ]

The subsequent release by Young, The Crossing (1993), was produced by Don Was and featured a rhythm section with the late Jeff Porcaro on drums, along with Palladino, James "Hutch" Hutchinson, and Freddie Washington on bass.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
ITA
[7]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
US
[12]
No Parlez 1126911131179
The Secret of Association
  • Released: 25 March 1985
  • Label: CBS, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
16665131419
Between Two Fires
  • Released: 20 October 1986
  • Label: CBS, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4403563112339192777
Other Voices
  • Released: 4 June 1990
  • Label: CBS, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
410235185140142
The Crossing
  • Released: 11 October 1993
  • Label: CBS, Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC, MD
278265
Reflections
  • Released: 14 November 1994
  • Label: Vision
  • Formats: CD, MC
6439
Paul Young
  • Released: 19 May 1997
  • Label: EastWest
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
3990
Rock Swings – On the Wild Side of Swing
  • Released: 27 October 2006
  • Label: Maxi Media/Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
89
Good Thing
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: New State Music/Baked Recordings
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
87
Behind the Lens
  • Released: 5 May 2023
  • Label: Townsend Music Limited / Crosscut Saw Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
The Live Edition
  • Released: 21 March 1985
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: LP
  • Japan-only release
Live
Live at Rockpalast 1985
(with the Royal Family)
  • Released: 27 September 2019
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: CD+DVD
  • Germany-only release

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[3]
AUS
[4]
CAN
[5]
DEN
[22] [23]
GER
[6]
ITA
[7]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
From Time to Time – The Singles Collection
  • Released: 2 September 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
164813214326
Love Hurts
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Success
  • Formats: CD
  • Recordings with Q-Tips
Star Box
  • Released: 21 November 1993
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
  • Japan-only release
Best Ballads
  • Released: 6 February 1995
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
  • Re-released in the UK in 1996 as Love Songs
933640
Super Hits
  • Released: July 1998
  • Label: Columbia/Legacy
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Re-released in 2006 as Collections
Simply the Best
  • Released: November 1999
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
Love Will Tear Us Apart
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Germany-only release
Greatest Hits
  • Released: August 2002
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
16
The Essential Paul Young
  • Released: 9 June 2003
  • Label: Sony Music/Columbia
  • Formats: CD
27
The Only Paul Young Album You'll Ever Need
  • Released: 17 October 2005
  • Label: Sony BMG/Columbia
  • Formats: CD
Everytime You Go Away
  • Released: April 2006
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
  • US-only release
Hit Collection
  • Released: January 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Germany-only release
Wherever I Leave My Hat – The Best of Paul Young
Remixes and Rarities
  • Released: 8 July 2013
  • Label: Cherry Pop
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
Greatest Hits – Japanese Singles Collection
  • Released: 29 May 2019
  • Label: Sony
  • Formats: CD+DVD
  • Japan-only release
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
123
  • Released: 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: 3xCD
Original Album Classics
  • Released: January 2012
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy/Columbia
  • Formats: 5xCD
Tomb of Memories – The CBS Years 1982–1994
  • Released: 21 August 2015
  • Label: Columbia/Sony Music
  • Formats: 4xCD, digital download
The CBS Singles Collection 1982–1994
  • Released: 25 January 2019
  • Label: Edsel
  • Formats: 19xCDS+DVD

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[3] [28] [29]
AUS
[4]
BEL
(FL)

[30]
CAN
[31]
GER
[6]
IRE
[32]
ITA
[7]
NL
[8]
NZ
[9]
US
[33]
"Iron Out the Rough Spots"1982No Parlez
"Love of the Common People" (with the Family)1983102
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)"1937261911948470
"Come Back and Stay"418142132122
"Love of the Common People" (re-release)28151111045
"Love Will Tear Us Apart" (Continental Europe and Australia-only release)19849409
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"92511378251718The Secret of Association
"Everything Must Change"9272546286234256
"Every Time You Go Away"1985420181402516141
"Tomb of Memories"16442762239
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down" (re-release)881613
"Wonderland"198624511141022Between Two Fires
"Some People"5628721965
"Why Does a Man Have to Be Strong?"19876325
"War Games" (Canada-only release)
"In the Long Run" (Continental Europe-only release)
"Softly Whispering I Love You"199021102401644Other Voices
"Oh Girl"251113042073418
"Heaven Can Wait"71157
"Calling You"57
"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (with Zucchero)1991442114222From Time to Time – The Singles Collection [A]
"Both Sides Now" (with Clannad)7415864341
"Don't Dream It's Over" (with Paul Carrack)2011448711367
"Come On In" (with Masayuki Suzuki; Japan-only release)
"I'm Only Foolin' Myself" (Continental Europe-only release)1992
"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (North America and New Zealand-only release)64622 Fried Green Tomatoes: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue"199314513638The Crossing
"Hope in a Hopeless World"4251
"It Will Be You"199434
"That's How Heartaches Are Made"118Reflections
"Grazing in the Grass"1995144
"I Wish You Love"19973382Paul Young
"Ball & Chain"92
"Make Someone Happy" (Continental Europe-only release)
"Come Back" (with Chicane)2010151 Giants (Chicane album)
"L-O-V-E (Love)"2016Good Thing
"I Believe in You (You Believe in Me)"
"When The Stars Go Blue"2023Behind The Lens
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Bite the Hand That Feeds" (Australia-only release)1985The Secret of Association
"Medley: It's the Same Old Song, I Can't Help Myself, Reach Out I'll Be There" (with Phil Collins; France-only release)1989The Royal Concert
"I'm Your Puppet" (with Elton John; Brazil-only release)1994 Duets
"Until You Come Back to Me" (Japan-only release)Reflections
The Singles(EP; Netherlands-only release)1995Non-album single
"Tularosa"1997Paul Young
"Hard Cargo" (Continental Europe-only release)
"When the Work Is Done" (with Sulo; Sweden-only release)2016Sulo's Brilliant Outsiders

Videos

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
The Video Singles
From Time to Time – The Video Collection

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Love of the Common People"1983 Vaughan Arnell
"Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" Storm Thorgerson
"Come Back and Stay"
"Love of the Common People" (Version 2)
"I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down"1984Stephen Priest
"Everything Must Change" Godley & Creme
"Every Time You Go Away"1985 Nick Morris
"Every Time You Go Away" (Version 2) David Mallet
"Tomb of Memories"Nick Morris
"Wonderland"1986
"Some People"
"Why Does a Man Have to Be Strong?"Unknown
"Softly Whispering I Love You"1990 Neil Abramson
"Oh Girl"Vaughan Arnell & Anthea Benton
"Heaven Can Wait"Paula Greif
"Calling You"1991 Douglas Brothers
"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" Russell Young
"Both Sides Now"Douglas Brothers
"Don't Dream It's Over"
"Come On In"
"Now I Know What Made Otis Blue"1993Michael Geoghegan
"Hope in a Hopeless World" Paul Boyd
"That's How Heartaches Are Made"1994Unknown
"It Will Be You"
"Ball & Chain"1997
"I Wish You Love"
"L-O-V-E (Love)"2016

Notes

  1. "Come On In" was only included on the Japanese edition of From Time to Time.

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