Archie Roach discography explained

Artist:Archie Roach
Studio:10
Live:3
Compilation:5

The discography of Archie Roach, an Indigenous (Gunditjmara and Bundjalung[1]) Australian musician consists of 10 studio albums, 3 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 5 compilation albums.

Roach has won numerous awards including and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2020.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
DetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
AUS
[2]
Charcoal Lane
  • Released: May 1990
  • Label: Aurura, Mushroom (D30386)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
86

Gold[3]

Jamu Dreaming
  • Released: May 1993
  • Label: Aurura, Mushroom (D30851)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
55
Looking for Butter Boy
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: Aurura, Mushroom (320122)
  • Formats: CD
52
Sensual Being
  • Released: 22 July 2002
  • Label: Mushroom (335192)
  • Formats: CD
59
Journey
  • Released: 29 October 2007
  • Label: Liberation (LIBCD9259.2)
  • Formats: CD
Into the Bloodstream
  • Released: 19 October 2012
  • Label: Liberation (LMCD0197)
  • Formats: CD
49
Let Love Rule
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Liberation (LMCD0297)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
24
Dancing with My Spirit
  • Released: 13 April 2018
  • Label: Mushroom Music Publishing (335192)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming, LP
Tell Me Why
  • Released: 1 November 2019[4]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD62)
  • Formats: 2×CD, DD, streaming, LP
7
The Songs of Charcoal Lane
  • Released: 13 November 2020[5]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD83)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
  • Re-recorded Charcoal Lane
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Ruby
(with Ruby Hunter, Paul Grabowsky and Australian Art Orchestra)
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Australian Art Orchestra
  • Formats: CD
The Concert Collection 2012–2018
  • Released: 17 May 2019[6]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD54)
  • Formats: CD, DD, streaming
Live in Key Largo '92 and Darwin '93
  • Released: 1 August 2022[7]
  • Label: Archie Roach, Australian Road Crew Association
  • Formats: DD, streaming

Soundtrack albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
The Tracker
  • Released: 12 August 2002
  • Label: Mushroom (334932)
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
DetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
[8]
The Definitive Collection
Music Deli Presents Archie Roach 1988
  • Released: November 2009
  • Label: ABC Music (1791253)
  • Format: CD
  • NB: Early recordings from 1988
Creation
  • Released: 4 October 2013
  • Label: Aurora, Festival (FEST601011)
  • Format: 4×CD box set of Roach's first 4 studio albums
  • Released: 11 March 2022[9]
  • Label: Bloodlines (BLOOD101)
  • Format: 3×CD, streaming, download
68
Songs from the Kitchen Table
(with Ruby Hunter)
  • Released: 31 May 2024
  • Format: digital download
  • Label: Archie Roach Foundation
  • Note: Compilation of unreleased tracks
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
YearAlbum
"Took the Children Away"1990Charcoal Lane
"Down City Streets"1991
"From Paradise"1993Jamu Dreaming
"Walking into Doors"
"Hold On Tight"1997Looking for Butter Boy
"Watching Over Me"
"All Men Choose the Path They Walk"2002The Tracker
"Alien Invasion"Sensual Being
"A Child Was Born Tonight"2005Ruby
"Song to Sing"[10] 2012Into the Bloodstream
"We Won't Cry"[11]
"Colour of Your Jumper"[12] 2013
"Freedom"
(Mau Power featuring Archie Roach)[13]
2014The Show Will Go On
"It's Not Too Late"[14] 2016Let Love Rule
"Get Back to the Land"[15]
"Open Your Eyes"2019Tell Me Why
"Rally Round the Drum"[16] (with Paul Kelly)
"One Song"2022My Songs: 1989 – 2021
"I'm Gonna Fly"(with Ellie Lovegrove)[17] 2023

Other singles

Title! scope="col" style="width:1em;"
Year
"Our Home, Our Land"
(with various artists)
1995
"Yil Lull"
(as Singers for the Red Black & Gold)
1998
"You're the Voice"[18]
(as United Voices Against Domestic Violence)
2017
"Song for Elijah (Wrap Our Arms Around You)"[19]
(with various artists)
2017

Notes and References

  1. https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/archie-roach-collection Archie Roach, His life story told through his music
  2. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: Web site: australian-charts.com > Archie Roach in Australian Charts. Hung Medien. 25 September 2018.
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Book: Ryan, Gavin . Moonlight Publishing . Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia . pdf . ARIA Report Issue 1183. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/aest/20121024000000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20121024-0000/Issue1183.pdf. dead. 2012-10-23. October 2012 . 24 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Songlines Archie Roach. 8 October 2018.
  4. Web site: Archie Roach Has A Companion Album For His New Book . noise11. 25 September 2019. 28 September 2019.
  5. Web site: The Songs of Charcoal Lane (CD). JB Hi-Fi. 16 October 2020.
  6. Web site: The Concert Collection 2012-2018. JB Hi-Fi. 11 April 2019.
  7. Web site: Archie Roach LIVE in Key Largo '92 and Darwin '93 . Australian Road Crew. 20 July 2022 . 3 August 2022.
  8. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 August 2022. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1692. 6. 8 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Archie Roach to release career-spanning anthology, shares stunning new song. ABC. 11 February 2022. 13 February 2022.
  10. Web site: Song to Sing (Official Video). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/m2c7zk8Grp8 . 2021-12-13 . live. YouTube. October 2012. 24 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Archie Roach - We Won't Cry (featuring Paul Kelly). airit. 8 October 2012. 10 October 2018.
  12. Web site: Colour of Your Jumper – Single. iTunes Store. 24 May 2013 . 24 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Freedom – Single. iTunes Store. 25 July 2014 . 24 September 2018.
  14. Web site: It's Not Too Late (Official Video). YouTube. August 2016. 24 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Get Back to the Land (Official Video). YouTube. November 2016. 24 September 2018.
  16. Web site: Rally Round the Drum - single. Airit. 1 November 2019. 12 November 2019.
  17. Web site: Ellie Lovegrove Shares Soaring New Single "I'm Gonna Fly" . Pop Rock Radio. 17 November 2023. 18 November 2023.
  18. Web site: You're the Voice - single. iTunes Store. 30 May 2017 . 24 September 2018.
  19. Web site: Song for Elijah (Wrap Our Arms Around You) - single. iTunes Store. 8 December 2017 . 10 October 2018.