The Black Sorrows discography

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The Black Sorrows discography
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The Black Sorrows in 2021
Studio albums19
Live albums2
Compilation albums3

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite , released in September 2016, is the band's 18th studio album. [1] Citizen John was released in March 2019. [2]

Contents

The band have had three albums peak inside the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Charts. Their top 40 singles are "Chained to the Wheel" (February 1989), "Harley + Rose" (August 1990) and "Snake Skin Shoes" (July 1994).

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsNotes
AUS
[3]
NOR
[4]
NZ
[5]
Sonola
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Spirit
50
Rockin' Zydeco
  • Released: March 1985
  • Label: Spirit
A Place in the World
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Spirit
Dear Children
  • Released: April 1987
  • Label: CBS
22
Hold on to Me
  • Released: September 1988
  • Label: CBS
7635
Harley and Rose
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: CBS
35
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum
Better Times
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: Columbia
13
Lucky Charm
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: Columbia
20
Beat Club
One Mo' Time
Roarin' Town
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
4 Days in Sing Sing
  • Released: September 2009
  • Label: Head
Crooked Little Thoughts
  • Released: 24 February 2012
  • Label: Head
Certified Blue
  • Released: 4 April 2014
  • Label: Head
73
  • No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart [6]
  • No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart. [7]
Endless Sleep Chapter 46
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head
Endless Sleep Chapter 47
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head
Faithful Satellite
  • Released: 16 September 2016 [8]
  • Label: Head
Citizen John
  • Released: 29 March 2019 [2]
  • Label: Bloodlines, Mushroom
11
Saint Georges Road
  • Released: 10 September 2021 [9]
  • Label: Ambition
14
[10]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

TitleDetails
Radio Waves
  • Released: March 1996
  • Label: Mushroom
  • Contains three discs
Live! At the Palms
  • Released: 2019 (Germany)
  • Label: Blue Rose
  • Recorded live at the Palms Crown, Melbourne, October 2018

Compilations

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
[3]
NZ
[5]
The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits 423
  • ARIA: Platinum
  • No. 50 on the 1994 year-end Australian chart. [11]
The Very Best of The Black Sorrows
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: Mushroom
The Essential Black Sorrows
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitleChart positionsAlbum
AUS
[3]
NZ
[5]
1984"Brown Eyed Girl"/"What a Difference a Day Makes" Sonola
1985"Shape I'm In" Rockin' Zydeco
"Sons of the Sea" A Place in the World
1986"Country Girls"
1987"Daughters of Glory"48 Dear Children
"Maybe Tomorrow"91
"The Last Frontier"
1988"Hold on to Me"41 Hold On to Me
"The Chosen Ones"6532
1989"Chained to the Wheel"942
"The Crack Up"40
"Fire Down Below"74
1990"Harley + Rose"24 Harley and Rose
"Angel Street"97
1991"Never Let Me Go"30
"Hold It Up to the Mirror"97
1992"Ain't Love the Strangest Thing"46 Better Times
"Better Times"74
1993"Come On, Come On"70
"Sweet Inspiration"136
"Stir It Up"5820 The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
1994"Snake Skin Shoes"16 Lucky Charm
"Last One Standing for You"
(with Jon Stevens)
46
1995"Lucky Charm"158
1997"New Craze"177 Beat Club
2016"Fix My Bail" [12] Faithful Satellite
"It Ain't Ever Gonna Happen" [13]
2017"Raise Your Hands" [14]
2018"Silvio" [15] Citizen John
2019"Wednesday's Child" [16]
2021"Livin' Like Kings" [17] Saint Georges Road
"Revolutionary Blues" [18]
"Chiquita" [19]
2022"Saint Georges Road" [20]
2023"A Little Love"
(with Joe Camilleri and Darlinghurst) [21]
TBA

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