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This is the discography of British drummer Roger Taylor.
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This is the discography of British drummer Roger Taylor.
| Year of release | Record | Songs | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Johnny Quale and the Reaction | Buona Sera (single) | "Buona Sera", "Just a Little Bit", "What's on Your Mind", "I'll Go Crazy" |
| 1966 | The Reaction | In the Midnight Hour (single) | "In the Midnight Hour", "I Got You (I Feel Good)" |
| Year of release | Record | Songs |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Earth/Step on Me (single, USA only) | "Earth", "Step on Me" |
| 1982 | Gettin' Smile (LP, Japan only) | "Doing Alright", "Blag", "April Lady", "Polar Bear", "Earth", "Step on Me" [all songs recorded 1969] |
| 1997 | Ghost of a Smile (CD, Netherlands only) | incl. "Earth", "Step on Me", "Doing Alright", "April Lady", "Polar Bear", "Blag" [all songs recorded 1969] |
| Year of release | Record | Songs | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | I Can Hear Music (single) | "I Can Hear Music", "Goin' Back" | drums by Taylor, vocals by Freddie Mercury, guitar by Brian May |
Both songs are also part of the box set Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection (2000) and the compilation album Lover of Life, Singer of Songs - The Very Best of Freddie Mercury Solo (2006).
| Year of release | Song | Record | Taylor's contribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Al Stewart | Past, Present and Future (album) | drums | |
| 1975 | Fox | "Survival" | Tails of Illusion (album) | backing vocals |
| 1975 | Eugene Wallace | Dangerous (album) | drums | |
| 1976 | Ian Hunter | "You Nearly Did Me In" | All-American Alien Boy (album) | backing vocals by Taylor, Freddie Mercury, Brian May |
| 1980 | Hilary Hilary | "How Come You're So Dumb?", "Rich Kid Blues" | How Come You're So Dumb? (single) | songwriting, arrangement, production, guitar, drums, keyboard, bass, backing vocals |
| 1981 | Mel Smith | "Mel Smith's Greatest Hits", "Richard and Joey" | Mel Smith's Greatest Hits (single) | production, all instrumentation, backing vocals |
| 1981 | Gary Numan | "Crash", "You Are, You Are", "Moral" | Dance (album) | drums, percussion |
| 1982 | Kansas | "Right Away", "Diamonds & Pearls", "Play the Game Tonight" | Vinyl Confessions (album) | backing vocals |
| 1982 | Billy Squier | "Emotions in Motion" | Emotions in Motion (album) | backing vocals by Taylor and Freddie Mercury |
| 1983 | Brian May & Friends | "Star Fleet" | Star Fleet Project (mini album); Star Fleet (single) | backing vocals |
| 1985 | Jimmy Nail | "Love Don't Live Here Anymore" | Take It or Leave It (album); Love Don't Live Here Anymore (single) | drums, synthesizer; produced by Taylor and David Richards |
| 1985 | Camy Todorow | "Bursting at the Seams" | Bursting at the Seams (single) | drums; produced by Taylor and David Richards |
| 1985 | Elton John | "Too Young" | Ice on Fire (album) | drums (bass by John Deacon) |
| 1985 | Feargal Sharkey | "Loving You" | Loving You (7"/12" single) | additional drums and synths; produced by Taylor and David Richards |
| 1985 | Debbie Byrne | "Fools Rush In" | Persuader (album) | drums |
| 1986 | Virginia Wolf | Virginia Wolf (album) | produced by Taylor and David Richards | |
| 1986 | Roger Daltrey | "Under a Raging Moon" | Under a Raging Moon (album) | drums |
| 1986 | Elton John | "Angeline" | Leather Jackets (album) | drums (bass by John Deacon) |
| 1986 | Magnum | "When the World Comes Down", "Sometime Love" | Vigilante (album) | producer; backing vocals on two tracks |
| 1989 | Sigue Sigue Sputnik | "Dancerama" | remix production | |
| 1989 | Rock Aid Armenia | "Smoke on the Water" | Smoke on the Water (single) | drums (guitar by Brian May) |
| 1989 | Ian & Belinda | "Who Wants to Live Forever" (various versions) | Who Wants to Live Forever (7"/12" singles; for the British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal) | drums (production and guitar by Brian May, bass by John Deacon) |
| 1991 | Hale and Pace and the Stonkers | "The Stonk" | The Stonk (single; for Comic Relief; reached No. 1 in the UK chart) | drums (production and guitar by Brian May) |
| 1992 | Shakin' Stevens | "Radio" | The Epic Years (album) | drums |
| 1997 | SAS Band | "That's the Way God Planned It" | SAS Band (album) | drums, vocals (bass by John Deacon) |
| 2001 | Bob Geldof | Sex, Age & Death (album) | drums & background vocals | |
| 2004 | Queen/David A. Stewart | "Say It's Not True" | 46664 Part 1 African Prayer (album) | vocals |
| 2004 | Cherie | "Say You Love Me" | Cherie (album) | drums |
| 2010 | Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | "Your Shoes" | Red Light Fever | backing vocals |
| 2014 | Band Aid 30 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" | Do They Know It's Christmas (single) | drums and keyboards |
| 2019 | Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders | "Shapes of Things" | Get The Money | Backing Vocals |
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