Elkie Brooks discography explained

This is the discography of English singer Elkie Brooks.

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsRecord label
UK
[1]
AUS
NLD
[2]
NZ
[3]
SW
[4]
Scottich
[5]
1975Rich Man's WomanA&M
1977Two Days Away16461934
1978Shooting Star20
  • BPI: Silver
1979Live and Learn34
1981Pearls24940
  • BPI: Platinum
1982Pearls II520
  • BPI: Platinum
1984Minutes35
Screen Gems35
  • BPI: Gold
1986No More the Fool5
  • BPI: Gold
Legend
1988Bookbinder's Kid57
1989Inspiration58Telstar
1991Pearls IIIFreestyle
1993Round Midnight27Castle
1994Nothin' but the Blues5859
1995CirclesPermanent
1996Amazing4976Carlton Classics
2003Shangri-LaClassic Pictures
Trouble in Mind (with Humphrey Lyttelton)
2005Electric LadySwing Cafe
2010PowerlessEventful Music Productions
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

YearAlbumLabel
1997The Pearls ConcertArtful
2005Don't Cry Out LoudRecall
2007Live with FriendsEMP Records

Compilations

YearAlbumUKCertificationsLabel
1986The Very Best of Elkie Brooks10Telstar
1991Priceless: Her Very BestPickwick
1993Original RecordingsCastle
1994Love Is LoveCastle
1995The Best of Elkie BrooksSpectrum
1997The Very Best of Elkie Brooks23
  • BPI: Gold
Polygram
1997Master SeriesA&M
1998Songs of LoveCastle
2000Millennium EditionA&M
2000Hold the Dream: AnthologyCastle
2000Greatest HitsBrilliant
2001Pearl's SingerPlanet Song
2003No More the FoolDelta
2007The Silver Collection45Spectrum
2017Pearls: The Very Best Of14A&M

Singles

YearSingleChart positionsAlbumLabel
UK
AUS
[7]
IRE
[8]
NLD
NZ
1964"Something's Got a Hold on Me"Non-album singleDecca
"Nothing Left to Do but Cry"
1965"The Way You Do the Things You Do"
"He's Gotta Love Me"HMV
"All of My Life"
1966"Baby Let Me Love You"
1969"Come September"NEMS
1974"Rescue Me"Island
1975"Where Do We Go from Here"Rich Man's WomanA&M
"He's a Rebel"
1977"Pearl's a Singer"86591111Two Days Away
"Saved"
"Sunshine After the Rain"101007
"Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"
1978"Lilac Wine"16850Non-album single
"Only Love Can Break Your Heart"43Shooting Star
"Since You Went Away"
"Stay with Me" (Netherlands only)
"Don't Cry Out Loud"1214Non-album single
1979"The Runaway"50
"He Could Have Been an Army"Live and Learn
"Falling Star"
1980"Why Don't You Say It"Non-album single
"Paint Your Pretty Picture"Pearls
"Dance Away"
1981"Warm and Tender Love"
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)"176
1982"Our Love"43Pearls II
"Nights in White Satin"3314
"Will You Write Me a Song"
1983"Gasoline Alley"5215
"I Just Can't Go On"
1984"Minutes"Minutes
"Driftin'"
"Once in a While"Screen GemsA&M/EMI
1986"No More the Fool"5No More the FoolLegend
1987"Break the Chain"55
"We've Got Tonight"69
1988"Sail On"Bookbinders Kid
1989"Shame"InspirationTelstar
"You're the Inspiration" (Belgium only)
1990"I'll Never Love This Way Again"
"For the World" (withdrawn before release)Non-album singleEuropean Artists
1991"The Last Teardrop"Pearls III (Close to the Edge)Freestyle
"One of a Kind" (Belgium only)
1999"Too Much to Lose" (with Courtney Pine)181[9] Unfinished Business (unreleased)BMG
2005"Out of the Rain"Electric LadySwing Cafe
2010"Powerless"PowerlessEventful Music Productions
2017"Running to the Future"Finding Your Feet (soundtrack)Virgin EMI
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Singles

Cat Stevens duet with Elkie Brooks Remember the Days of the Old Schoolyard,[10] (Linda Lewis appears in the song's video).

Chart 1977Peak ref.
Australia Kent Music Report18[11]
Canadian Singles Chart RPM Top 10027[12]
Canada Adult Contemporary RPM AC14
US Billboard Hot 10033[13]
US Adult Contemporary US AC28
US Top 100 Singles Cashbox (magazine)38[14]
UK Singles Chart44[15]
France Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique35 [16]

Various Artists The Anti-Heroin Project. Charity Single produced by Charles Foskett.

Guest appearances:John Parr, Elkie Brooks, Bonnie Tyler, Nik Kershaw, Holly Johnson, Kim Wilde, Hazel O'Connor, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb, Mike Peters and others.

Albums

Vinegar Joe with Elkie Brooks, Robert Palmer and Pete Gage.

YearAlbumChart Peakref.
1972Vinegar Joe
1972Rock'n Roll GypsiesUS Billboard Bubbling Under the Top LP's201[18]
1973Six Star General

Various Artists Original Studio Cast: Frankie Miller, Alice Cooper, Elkie Brooks, The Who's John Entwistle, Jim "Dandy" Mangrum, James Dewar, Keith Moon, Justin Hayward, Eddie Jobson.[19]

AlbumChart (1975)PeakRef.
Flash Fearless Vs. the Zorg Women, Pts. 5 & 6US Billboard FM Action9[20]
US Record World181[21]
US Billboard Bubbling Under The Top LP's209[22]

Lou Reizner's stage production of Tommy featuring the London Symphony Orchestra.

This version featured Roger Daltrey, David Essex, Marsha Hunt, Elkie Brooks, Roger Chapman, Graham Bell, Bill Oddie, Merry Clayton, Vivian Stanshall, Roy Wood and John Pertwee.

Year AlbumCountryChart ref.
1975Tommy Live at the Rainbow 1973United States[23]
1995Roger Daltrey – Orchestral TommyJapan

Notes and References

  1. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited. London. 1-904994-10-5. 79.
  2. Web site: Discografie Elkie Brooks . dutchcharts.nl . 4 December 2023.
  3. Web site: Discography Elkie Brooks . charts.org.nz . 4 December 2023.
  4. Web site: Discografie Elkie Brooks . swedishcharts.com . 4 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Discografie Elkie Brooks . scottishcharts.com . 4 December 2023.
  6. United Kingdom. Elkie Brooks. 4 December 2023.
  7. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian)

    . David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 47.

  8. Web site: IRE Charts Search > Elkie Brooks. Irish Singles Chart. 4 December 2023.
  9. Web site: Chart Log UK: Darren B – David Byrne . Zobbel.de . 17 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Songfacts . Cat Stevens Songfacts . 11 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Australian Charts Book . Australian Charts . 11 November 2021.
  12. Web site: RPM Top 100 . Canadian Charts . 11 November 2021.
  13. Web site: Cat Stevens Chart History: Hot 100 . Billboard . 11 November 2021.
  14. Web site: Cashbox Singles Charts . Cashbox . 11 November 2021.
  15. Web site: Cat Stevens Chart History: Top 75 . Official Charts . 11 November 2021.
  16. Web site: Cat Stevens Chart History: Top 75 . France Charts . 4 March 2022.
  17. Gallup Top 200 Singles . Gallup . 8 November 1986 . ukmix.org . 13 December 2022.
  18. Web site: Billboard Bubbling Under Top lp's . Billboard Charts . 17 March 2022.
  19. Web site: AllMusic Guide . AllMusic . 30 March 2022.
  20. Web site: Billboard . FM Action . 30 March 2022.
  21. Web site: Record World . 151-200 Album Chart . 16 April 2022.
  22. Web site: Billboard . Bubbling Under Top Lps . 16 April 2022.
  23. Web site: The Who Botlegs . The Who . 20 April 2022.