| Terry Hall discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
This is the discography of Terry Hall (born Terence Edward Hall; 19 March 1959 in Coventry, England – 18 December 2022) who was the lead singer of the Specials, and formerly of Fun Boy Three, the Colourfield, Terry, Blair & Anouchka and Vegas. He released his first solo album, Home, in 1994.
Studio albums
- Below is a list of all the studio albums Hall has been involved with.
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NZ | US | ||
| 1979 | The Specials (with The Specials)
|
4 | 5 | 84 |
| 1980 | More Specials (with The Specials)
|
5 | 28 | 98 |
| 1982 | Fun Boy Three (with Fun Boy Three)
|
7 | 17 | – |
| 1983 | Waiting (with Fun Boy Three)
|
14 | 11 | 104 |
| 1985 | Virgins & Philistines (with The Colourfield)
|
12 | 28 | – |
| 1987 | Deception (with The Colourfield)
|
95 | – | – |
| 1990 | Ultra Modern Nursery Rhymes (with Terry, Blair & Anouchka)
|
– | – | – |
| 1992 | Vegas (with Vegas)
|
– | – | – |
| 1994 | Home
|
95 | – | – |
| 1997 | Laugh
|
50 | – | – |
| 2003 | The Hour of Two Lights (Terry Hall with Mushtaq)
|
– | – | – |
| 2019 | Encore (with The Specials)
|
1 | – | – |
| 2021 | Protest Songs 1924–2012 (with The Specials)
|
2 | – | – |
Compilation albums
Three compilation albums have been released that chronicle Hall's career through the different groups and solo work he has produced.
- The Collection (Chrysalis, 1992)
- Through the Years (EMI, 2001)
- The Complete Terry Hall (EMI Gold, 2001)
Singles
- Below is a list of all the singles Hall has been involved with.
| Year | Title | Artist credit | Chart positions
|
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | IRL |
NZ | ||||
| 1979 | "Gangsters" | The Special A.K.A. | 6 | 27 | 20 | — |
| "A Message to You, Rudy" | The Specials | 10 | 19 | 29 | The Specials | |
| 1980 | The Special AKA Live! ("Too Much Too Young") | 1 | 3 | – | ||
| "Rat Race" | 5 | 17 | – | — | ||
| "Stereotype" | 6 | 12 | – | More Specials | ||
| "Do Nothing" | 4 | 13 | – | |||
| 1981 | "Ghost Town" | 1 | 3 | 20 | — | |
| "The Lunatics (Have Taken Over the Asylum)" | Fun Boy Three | 20 | 28 | 46 | Fun Boy Three | |
| 1982 | "It Ain't What You Do...." (Fun Boy Three with Bananarama) | 4 | 5 | 37 | ||
| "Really Saying Something" (Bananarama with Fun Boy Three) | 5 | 9 | – | — | ||
| "The Telephone Always Rings" | 17 | 29 | – | Fun Boy Three | ||
| "Summertime" | 18 | 13 | – | — | ||
| "The More I See (The Less I Believe)" | 68 | – | – | Waiting | ||
| 1983 | "Tunnel of Love" | 10 | 14 | – | ||
| "Our Lips Are Sealed" | 7 | 13 | – | |||
| 1984 | "The Colourfield" | The Colourfield | 43 | – | – | — |
| "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" | – | – | – | — | ||
| "Take" | 70 | – | – | Virgins & Philistines | ||
| 1985 | "Thinking of You" | 12 | 11 | – | ||
| "Castles in the Air" | 51 | – | – | |||
| 1986 | "Things Could Be Beautiful" | 83 | – | – | — | |
| 1987 | "Running Away" | 84 | – | – | Deception | |
| "She" | – | – | – | |||
| 1989 | "Missing" | Terry, Blair & Anouchka | 75 | – | – | Ultra Modern Nursery Rhymes |
| 1990 | "Ultra Modern Nursery Rhyme" | 77 | – | – | ||
| 1992 | "Sense" | with The Lightning Seeds | 31 | – | 39 | — |
| "Possessed" | Vegas | 32 | – | – | Vegas | |
| "She" | 43 | – | – | |||
| 1993 | "Walk into the Wind" | 65 | – | – | ||
| 1994 | "Forever J" | Terry Hall | 67 | – | – | Home |
| "Sense" | 54 | – | – | |||
| 1995 | Rainbows EP | 62 | – | – | ||
| 1997 | "Ballad of a Landlord" | 50 | – | – | Laugh | |
| "I Saw the Light" | – | – | – | |||
| 2001 | "911" | Gorillaz and D12 featuring Terry Hall | – | – | – | — |
| 2002 | "Lil' Dub Chefin'" | with Spacemonkeyz featuring Gorillaz | 73 | – | – | — |
| 2003 | "Problem Is" | Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall | 66 | – | – | — |
| 2007 | "Rapture" | Dub Pistols featuring Rodney P and Terry Hall | – | – | – | — |
| "Peaches" | Dub Pistols featuring Terry Hall | – | – | – | — | |
Contributions
- 1992 – Co-wrote "Sense", "Where Flowers Fade" and "A Small Slice of Heaven" with The Lightning Seeds from Sense.
- 1994 – Co-wrote "Lucky You" with The Lightning Seeds from Jollification.
- 1995 – "Dream a Little Dream" with Salad from Help: A Charity Project for the Children of Bosnia
- 1996 – "Poems" with Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird from Nearly God. "Bubbles" with Tricky
- 1996 – Co-wrote "Imaginary Friends", "What If..." and "Like You Do" with The Lightning Seeds from Dizzy Heights.
- 1999 – Co-wrote "I Wish I Was in Love" with The Lightning Seeds and Peter Green from Tilt.
- 2008 – Co-wrote and provided vocals on "Time To Blow" and "Why Should I?" on Leila's album Blood, Looms and Blooms
- 2009 – Featured Artist on "Was It Worth It?" from Shakespears Sister available on the album Songs from the Red Room
See also
References
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – The Specials". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ Charts.nz
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Fun Boy Three". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- ^ "charts.nz – Discography Fun Boy Three". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 November 2009.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – The Colour Field". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- "charts.nz – Discography The Colourfield". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
- "The Official Charts Company – Terry Hall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 519. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- "The Official Charts Company - Vegas". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- "The Irish Charts". IRMA 2006 – 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
- "The Official Charts Company – Fun Boy Three And Bananarama". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- "The Official Charts Company – Bananarama With Fun Boy Three". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Terry Blair And Anouchka". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
- Chart positions from everyhit.com.
- "Lil' Dub Chefin'". Gorillaz-Unofficial. Archived from the original on 20 December 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2007.
- "The Official Charts Company – Dub Pistols Featuring Terry Hall". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
- "Help: A Charity Project for the Children of Bosnia – Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 March 2019.