Steve Harley discography

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This is the discography of English singer-songwriter Steve Harley, including releases by Cockney Rebel and Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel.

Contents

Studio albums

Cockney Rebel

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertification
UK
[1] [2]
1973 The Human Menagerie –
1974 The Psychomodo 8
  • UK: Gold

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertification
UK
[1] [2] 		AUS [3] NLD
[4] 		NOR
[5]
1975 The Best Years of Our Lives 46211–
  • UK: Gold
1976 Timeless Flight 189818–
  • UK: Silver
Love's a Prima Donna 28–––
  • UK: Silver
2005 The Quality of Mercy –––40

Steve Harley

YearTitlePeak chart positions
UK
AUS [3]
1978 Hobo with a Grin – [upper-alpha 1] 100
1979 The Candidate ––
1992 Yes You Can ––
1996 Poetic Justice ––
2010 Stranger Comes to Town 187 [7] –
2020 Uncovered ––

Live albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsNotes
UK
[1] [2]
1977 Face to Face: A Live Recording 40As Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
1995 Live at the BBC –Live compilation, as Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
1999 Stripped to the Bare Bones –As Steve Harley
2003 Acoustic and Pure: Live –As Steve Harley (with Jim Cregan and guests)
2004 Anytime! (A Live Set) –As The Steve Harley Band
2013 Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) 158 [8] As Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel

Compilations

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertification
UK
[1] [2]
1975 A Closer Look –
1980 The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel –
1981Collection–
1987 Greatest Hits –
1988The Collection–
1992 Make Me Smile – The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel –
1998 More Than Somewhat – The Very Best of Steve Harley 82
1999 The Cream of Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel –
  • UK: Silver
2000 Best of the 70's –
2005 The Ultra Selection –
2006 The Cockney Rebel – A Steve Harley Anthology –
2008 The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel –
2012 Cavaliers: An Anthology 1973-1974 –

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbumCertification
UK
[1] [2] 		IRE [9] NED [10] BEL
(FLA) [11] 		GER [12] AUS [13] US
[14]
1973"Sebastian"––2230––The Human Menagerie
1974"Judy Teen"5–2623–––Non-album single
"Hideaway" (Denmark only)–––––––The Human Menagerie
"Psychomodo"–––28–––The Psychomodo
"Mr. Soft"816–––––
"Tumbling Down" (US only)–––––––
"Big Big Deal"– [upper-alpha 2] ––––––Non-album single
1975"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)"1157201796The Best Years of Our Lives
  • UK: Gold
"Mr. Raffles (Man, It Was Mean)"13––––––
"Black or White"– [upper-alpha 3] ––––––Timeless Flight
1976"White, White Dove"– [upper-alpha 4] ––––––
"Here Comes the Sun"107–––––Love's a Prima Donna
"(I Believe) Love's a Prima Donna"41––––––
1977"(Love) Compared with You" (US only)–––––––
"The Best Years of Our Lives" (live single)–––––––Face to Face: A Live Recording
1978"Roll the Dice"– [upper-alpha 5] ––––––Hobo with a Grin
1979"Someone's Coming"–––––––
"Freedom's Prisoner"58––––––The Candidate
1980"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (1st re-issue)–––––––The Best of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
1982"I Can't Even Touch You"– [upper-alpha 6] ––––––Non-album singles
1983"Ballerina (Prima Donna)"51––––––
"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (2nd re-issue)–––––––
1985"Irresistible"81––––––
1986"The Phantom of the Opera" (with Sarah Brightman)7–––––– The Phantom of the Opera
"Heartbeat Like Thunder"–––––––Non-album single
"Irresistible" (remixed version)—––––––El Gran Senor(unreleased album)
1988"Mr. Soft" (re-issue)–––––––Non-album singles
1989"When I'm with You"–––––––
1992"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (3rd re-issue)46––––––
"Irresistible" (European re-issue)–––––––Yes You Can
1993"Star for a Week (Dino)" (UK promo)–––––––
1995"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (4th re-issue)33––––––Non-album single
2001"A Friend for Life"125 [7] ––––––The Quality of Mercy
2005"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (5th re-issue, 30th Anniversary remix)55––––––Non-album single
2006"The Last Goodbye"186 [7] ––––––The Quality of Mercy
2010"Faith & Virtue"–––––––Stranger Comes to Town
"For Sale. Baby Shoes. Never Worn"–––––––
2015"Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)" (UK chart re-entry)72––––––Non-album singles
"Ordinary People"–––––––
2020"I've Just Seen a Face"–––––––Uncovered
"Out of Time"–––––––
"—" denotes the single failed to chart or was not released.

As guest artist

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
GER
1977"Dandy in the Underworld" (T. Rex single)–– Dandy in the Underworld
1986"Live-in World" (The Anti-Heroin Project single)—–It's a Live-in World
1988"Whatever You Believe" (as Anderson, Harley and Batt)––Non-album single
2004"Ich Bin Gott" (as Dossche feat Steve Harley)––Vulnerabel
2016"You Can't Always Get What You Want" (as Friends of Jo Cox featuring MP4, Steve Harley, Ricky Wilson, David Gray & KT Tunstall)136–Non-album single

Videography

TitleYearFormat
Live from London 1985VHS, DVD (2001)
The Come Back, All is Forgiven Tour: Live 1989VHS, DVD (2012)
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 2005DVD
Birmingham (Live with Orchestra & Choir) 2013DVD
Live in Concert (Recorded at the Music Center De Bosuil in the Netherlands, 2018)2018DVD

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ This album did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but did peak at number 50 in the Record Business Album Chart Top 60. [6]
  2. ↑ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did make an appearance in the unnumbered UK Breakers Chart. [15]
  3. ↑ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 2 in the UK Star Breakers Chart. [16]
  4. ↑ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 6 in the UK Star Breakers Chart. [17]
  5. ↑ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 76 in the Record Business Singles Chart. [18]
  6. ↑ This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 132 in the Record Business Bubbling Under Singles chart. [19]

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