Faces discography explained

Artist:Faces
Studio:4
Live:1
Compilation:9 (2 box sets)
Singles:11

The discography of Faces, a British rock band, consists of four studio albums, one live album, ten singles, seven compilation albums, and two box sets.

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertifications
US
[1]
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3]
NLD
[4]
NOR
[5]
GER
[6]
UK
[7]
1970First Step1197445
1971Long Player29341831
A Nod Is As Good As a Wink... to a Blind Horse654310342
1973Ooh La La21239221
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

YearTitleUK
Certification
1973Two Originals of ... Rod Stewart and the Faces
(double LP repackage of the First Step and Long Player albums)
1976Snakes and Ladders / The Best of Faces (US only)
1977The Best of The Faces (double LP album) (UK/Europe only)24
  • BPI: Gold
1999Good Boys... When They're Asleep32
  • BPI: Gold
2003Changing Faces - The Very Best of Rod Stewart and the Faces13
  • BPI: Gold
2004Five Guys Walk into a Bar...
(Box set compilation including rarities and previously unreleased material)
2007The Definitive Rock Collection
2009The Best of Faces
2012Stay With Me: The Faces Anthology
(including two previously unreleased live tracks)
20151970-1975: You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything
(Box set compiling the band's four studio albums, previously unreleased studio tracks and a bonus disc of rarities)
80
2018An Introduction to : Faces
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

YearTitle (A-side / B-side)Peak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
[10]
CAN
[11] [12] [13]
GER
NLD
AUS
UK
1969"Flying" / "Three-Button Hand-Me-Down" (UK only)First Step
1970"Around the Plynth" / "Wicked Messenger" (US only)
"Had Me a Real Good Time" (original 1970 mix) / "Rear Wheel Skid"Non-album singles
1971"Maybe I'm Amazed" / "Oh Lord, I'm Browned Off" (US only)
"Stay with Me" / "Debris"174284416
  • BPI: Silver
A Nod Is as Good as a Wink... to a Blind Horse
"(I Know) I'm Losing You"
(A-side credited to 'Rod Stewart with Faces' / B-side Rod Stewart solo track) (US only)
2413Every Picture Tells a Story
1973"Cindy Incidentally" / "Skewiff (Mend the Fuse)" (non-album track)484725532Ooh La La
"Ooh La la" / "Borstal Boys" (US only)
  • BPI: Gold
"Selections from Ooh La La" / "Dishevelment Blues"
(promotional flexidisc single given away with the New Musical Express) (UK only)
Non-album singles
"Pool Hall Richard" / "I Wish It Would Rain" (with a trumpet)
(B-side recorded live at the Reading Festival 1973) (UK only)
968
1974"You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take the Dog for a Walk, Mend a Fuse, Fold Away the Ironing Board, or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)" / "As Long as You Tell Him"10012
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Faces > Awards. AllMusic. https://web.archive.org/web/20120622040757/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/faces-mn0000058372/awards. June 22, 2012.
  2. Web site: Canada. Library and Archives. 2013-07-17. Results: RPM Weekly. 2020-10-11. www.bac-lac.gc.ca.
  3. 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. 107.

  4. Web site: Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl. 2020-12-22. dutchcharts.nl.
  5. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal. 2020-12-22. norwegiancharts.com.
  6. Web site: Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts. 2020-12-22. www.offiziellecharts.de.
  7. Book: Roberts, David. British Hit Singles & Albums. Guinness World Records Limited. 2006. 1-904994-10-5. 19th. London. 193–194.
  8. Web site: RIAA – Gold & Platinum – 14 August 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20070626051113/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. 26 June 2007.
  9. United Kingdom. Faces. 30 June 2023.
  10. Web site: The Faces Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography. Music VF. 6 October 2022.
  11. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - February 26, 1972.
  12. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - January 8, 1972.
  13. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1973.