| Danny! discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 19 |
| Music videos | 1 |
| Instrumental albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
Danny!, also known as D. Swain, is an American rapper, producer and composer. In a five-year period, he has self-released twelve albums, which include five full-length albums, an EP, three instrumental albums and even a greatest hits compilation.
Though signed to Definitive Jux in early 2007, the self-proclaimed "prolific producer/MC" never released an album with the label. Instead, selected tracks from Danny!'s discography—all previously released on his vanity Badenov Records/1911 Music imprint—have been made available as a free download on Def Jux's revamped website, which boasts an extensive digital download section. A single titled "Just Friends" came out in March 2009 and is Danny!'s first, and to date only, official Def Jux release.
The artist would later sign to Interscope Records to little fanfare, in the wake of Where Is Danny?'s success in 2010. He left Interscope the following year and signed to the re-launched Okayplayer Records in 2012, releasing Payback on September 25. In 2016 he announced a new album, The Book of Daniel, but it has not been released.
Studio albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP 2004 The College Kicked-Out - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 99427)
- Released: November 2, 2004
— — — — 112 143 177 189 — — - Debut studio album.
2005 F.O.O.D. - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 62250)
- Released: May 17, 2005
— — — — 103 129 171 152 — 91 2006 Charm - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 37468)
- Released: March 14, 2006
— — 47 46 78 111 — 106 191 74 - Re-released on Definitive Jux as a four-song mini-EP available as a free download.
2008 And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922)
- Released: June 24, 2008
164 — 29 38 13 62 66 98 102 33 2009 Where Is Danny? - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922)
- Released: October 13, 2009
— — — — — — — — — — 2012 Payback - Label: Okayplayer
- Released: September 25, 2012
— — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Instrumental albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP 2006 Dream, Interrupted - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90629)
- Released: August 14, 2006
— — — 166 121 88 — — — 93 - First in a three-part instrumental album series.
2007 Dream, Fulfilled - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90669)
- Released: April 23, 2007
— — — 192 144 61 — — — — 2008 Dream, Extinguished - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 94292)
- Released: January 29, 2008
— — — — — — — — — — - Shelved in 2008 for reasons unknown; import version officially released in 2009.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilation albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP 2007 21st Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Danny! - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 81883)
- Released: August 7, 2007
— 103 43 78 46 87 — 143 — 90 Behind the Beats, Vol. 1 - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51991)
- Released: September 11, 2007
— — — — — — — — — 111 - Japan-only promotional release.
Behind the Beats, Vol. 2 - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51992)
- Released: October 23, 2007
— — — — — — — — — 114 - Japan-only promotional release.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Extended plays
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes US US R&B US Heat. US Ind. US Int. UK GER FRA CAN JAP 2007 Danny Is Dead - Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51019)
- Released: July 17, 2007
165 111 31 76 23 80 60 71 75 35 - Re-released on Definitive Jux as a three-song mini-EP available for free download.
Music videos
Year Title Director(s) 2007 "Fly, Pt. 2" Daniel Swain, Tim Arnold Year Title Director(s) 2012 "I Don't Wanna Hear That Shit" Tim Arnold, Skip Terpstra Year Title Director(s) 2012 "Goodbye Love" Jorge Sanchez
Singles
- "I'm Movin' Out", 2004
- "My Baby", 2004
- "Second Time Around", 2004
- "I Only Wanna Be With You", 2005
- "My Whole World", 2005
- "V.I.P.", 2005
- "Fullaschidt", 2005
- "Charm", 2006
- "Strange Fruit", 2006
- "Can't Wait", 2006
- "Cafe Surreal", 2006
- "Fullaschidt (remix)", 2007
- "Check It Out", 2007
- "Fly, Pt. 2", 2007
- "The World Is Yours", 2007
- "Guess Who's Back", 2008
- "I Don't Know", 2008
- "The Groove", 2008
- "Just Friends", 2009 U.S. #88
- "I Don't Wanna Hear That Shit", 2011
- "Goodbye Love", 2012
- "Evil (feat. Gavin Castleton and Amber Tamblyn)", 2012
Guest appearances
- The Bins - "Dear Jane," from Every Minute of the Day (2011)
References
- "Danny!: Just Friends 12". Definitive Jux.net. March 17, 2009. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2009.
- ^ "Danny! > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2008.
- "Danny!: Charm". Definitive Jux.net. January 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved March 22, 2009.
- "Danny!: Danny Is Dead". Definitive Jux.net. August 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
- Weiss, Jeff (July 27, 2011). "Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: Danny Swain's "Hour of Power"". Passion of the Weiss. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
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