The Blow Monkeys discography

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The Blow Monkeys discography
Studio albums11
Live albums1
Compilation albums11
Video albums3
Music videos12
Singles36

This article is the discography of British pop band The Blow Monkeys. Also included is the solo discography of frontman Dr. Robert.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		CAN
[3] [4] 		GER
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NZ
[7] 		SWE
[8] 		US
[9] [10]
1984 Limping for a Generation
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: RCA
————————
1986 Animal Magic
  • Released: 7 April 1986
  • Label: RCA
2154725047232535
1987 She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
  • Released: 5 January 1987
  • Label: RCA
20—6530651529134
1989 Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood
  • Released: 6 February 1989
  • Label: RCA
46——64—49——
1990 Springtime for the World
  • Released: 25 June 1990
  • Label: RCA
————————
2008Devil's Tavern
  • Released: 8 September 2008
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
————————
2011Staring at the Sea
  • Released: 14 February 2011 [11]
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
————————
2013Feels Like a New Morning
  • Released: 7 May 2013 [12]
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
————————
2015If Not Now, When?
  • Released: 6 April 2015 [13]
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
————————
2017The Wild River
  • Released: 6 October 2017 [14]
  • Label: Monks Road
————————
2021Journey to You
  • Released: 24 September 2021
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
————————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Live albums

YearTitleDetails
2009Travelin' Souls – Live! at the Legendary 100 Club
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: Blow Monkey Music
  • Limited edition CD & DVD

Compilation albums

YearTitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
1989 Choices – The Singles Collection
  • Released: 7 August 1989
  • Label: RCA
5
1994The Best of Blow Monkeys
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: BMG
—
1996For the Record...—
1997 The Masters
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Eagle
—
1999Atomic Lullabies – Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
  • Released: September 1999
  • Label: Camden
—
2000Complete Singles
  • Released: 21 April 2000
  • Label: BMG
  • Japan-only release
—
Rare & Unreleased—
Digging Your Scene
  • Released: November 2000
  • Label: Armoury
—
2008 Digging Your Scene: The Best of The Blow Monkeys —
2013Halfway to Heaven: The Best of The Blow Monkeys and Dr Robert—
2016The Very Best of The Blow Monkeys
  • Released: 8 April 2016
  • Label: Metro Select
—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		BE
[15] 		CAN
[16] [17] 		FIN
[18] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[19] 		NL
[20] 		NZ
[21] 		US
[22] 		US Dance
[22]
1982"Live Today Love Tomorrow"———————————Non-album single
1984"Go Public!"———————————Limping for a Generation
"The Man from Russia"———————————
Atomic Lullaby"———————————
1985"Wildflower"———————50———
"Forbidden Fruit"94——————————Animal Magic
"Sweet Murder (The Smile on Her Face)" (US-only release)———————————
1986"Digging Your Scene"12162319—2592310147
"Wicked Ways"60———————47——
"Don't Be Scared of Me"77——————————
1987"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"582—9218—6306——She Was Only a Grocer's Daughter
"Out with Her"30—————30————
"(Celebrate) The Day After You" (with Curtis Mayfield)52———————26——
"Some Kind of Wonderful"67——————————
1988"This Is Your Life"70———26——————Whoops! There Goes the Neighbourhood
"It Pays to Belong"76——————————
1989"This Is Your Life" (remix)32——————————Choices – The Singles Collection
"Choice?" (featuring Sylvia Tella)22—————25————
"Slaves No More" (featuring Sylvia Tella)73——————————
1990"Springtime for the World"69——————————Springtime for the World
"La Passionara" (featuring Quan-T & Berzerk)———————————
"If You Love Somebody"———————————
2008"The Bullet Train"———————————Devil's Tavern
"Travelin' Soul"———————————
2011"Steppin' Down"———————————Staring at the Sea
"Hangin' On to the Hurt (Let It Go Now)"———————————
2013"Oh My"———————————Feels Like a New Morning
"Feels Like a New Morning"———————————
"Shake It Off"———————————
2014"Chained"———————————
2015"OK! Have It Your Way"———————————If Not Now, When?
"The Sound of Your Laughter"———————————
2017"Crying for the Moon"———————————The Wild River
"What in the World"———————————
"The Wild River"———————————
2020"Time Storm"———————————Journey to You
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Other appearances

Videos

Video albums

YearTitleDetails
1986Video Magic
  • Released: August 1986
  • Label: Hendring
  • Medium: VHS
  • Released in the US by Sony as Live from London
  • Live material filmed at Camden Palace in May 1985
Digging Your Video
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: RCA
  • Medium: VHS
  • Collection of promo videos from Animal Magic
  • US-only release
1989Choices: The Video Collection
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Hansa, BMG
  • Medium: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Accompaniment to the compilation album

Music videos

YearTitleDirector
1985"Forbidden Fruit"John Scarlett-Davis
1986"Digging Your Scene" Andy Morahan
"Wicked Ways"
"Don't Be Scared of Me"
1987"It Doesn't Have to Be This Way"
"Out with Her
"(Celebrate) The Day After You"
"Some Kind of Wonderful"
1988"This Is Your Life"Mark Cecere
"It Pays to Belong" Julien Temple
1989"Slaves No More"
1990"Springtime for the World"

Dr. Robert

Albums

Solo albums

  • Realms of Gold (1994)
  • Bethesda Part One (1995)
  • Other Folk (1996)
  • Flatlands (1999)
  • Birds Gotta Fly (2001)
  • Flutes and Bones (2012)
  • Out There (2016)

Collaboration albums

  • Five in the Afternoon(with P. P. Arnold) (2007)
  • The Instant Garden(with Matt Deighton) (2023)

Live albums

  • Live in Tokyo (2004)
  • Acoustic Blow Monkeys (2012)

Compilation albums

  • Keep on Digging for the Gold (2002)
  • The Coming of Grace: An Introduction to Dr Robert (2009)

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positions
UK
[23] [24] 		BE
[25] 		GER
[5] 		IRE
[19] 		NL
[26]
1989"Wait!" (with Kym Mazelle)720261132
1991"I've Learnt to Live with Love"—————
1992"A Simpler Place and Time"—————
1995"Circular Quay"—————
1996"The Coming of Grace"76————
"Pond Life"—————
1997"Halfway to Heaven"—————
1999"Staring Down the Bird"—————
"Full Moon Fever" (Germany-only release)—————
2001A Single Summer"—————
"The Nearly Room"—————
"Blue Skies"—————
2007"I Saw Something" (with P.P. Arnold; promo-only release)—————
2011"Heavenly Thing" (Germany-only release)—————
2018"Lost in Rasa" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert)—————
2019"The Coming of Grace" (Monks Road Social featuring Dr. Robert & Stone Foundation)—————
2020"Get Yourself Together" (with Youth)—————
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

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