Glenn Hughes discography explained
| Artist: | Glenn Hughes |
| Studio: | 18 |
| Live: | 6 |
| Compilation: | 4 |
| Video: | 1 |
| Music Videos: | 13 |
This is the discography of Glenn Hughes, a British musician best known for playing bass and singing with funk rock pioneers Trapeze and the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. Hughes is an active session musician and has a solo career; in recent years, he has been the frontman of the supergroup Black Country Communion until their disband in 2013 and California Breed until their disband in 2015. Black Country Communion reformed in 2016 and released their latest album BCCIV, and are also planning a follow-up sometime in 2021. In 2020 he joined The Dead Daisies and performs vocals & bass on their latest album Holy Ground, which was released in January 2021.
Solo discography
Studio albums
Live albums
Compilation & EPs
| Date | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|
| 1997 | Talk About It EP | EP | Previously unreleased live and acoustic tracks |
| 1998 | The God of Voice: Best of Glenn Hughes | Greatest Hits | |
| 2000 | From the Archives Volume I – Incense & Peaches | Compilation | Demos and unreleased tracks |
| 2002 | Different Stages – The Best of Glenn Hughes | Greatest Hits | |
| 2007 | This Time Around | Greatest Hits | |
| 2009 | Glenn Hughes Alive Drive | | USB | |
Collaborations
As band member
| Date | Bands | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|
| 1968 | Finders Keepers | Sadie, the Cleaning Lady | Single | |
| 1970 | Trapeze | Trapeze | Studio | |
| Medusa | |
| 1972 | You Are the Music...We're Just the Band | |
| 1974 | The Final Swing | Greatest Hits | Compilation + 2 new tracks |
| 1986 | Way Back to the Bone – Best of 1970–1972 | |
| 1993 | Welcome to the Real World – live 1992 | Live | Live from the reunion tour |
| 1996 | – Best of Studio 1970–1974 | Greatest Hits | |
| 1998 | Way Back to the Bone Live | Live | Collection of previously unreleased live material from 1970–1972 |
| 2003 | On the Highwire – Best of 1970–1992 | Greatest Hits | |
| 1974 | Deep Purple Mk III & IV | Burn | Studio | Mk III, 30th Anniversary Edition 2004 |
| Stormbringer | Mk III, 35th Anniversary Edition 2009 |
| 1975 | Come Taste the Band | Mk IV, 35th Anniversary Edition 2010 |
| 1976 | Made in Europe | Live | Mk III |
| 1977 | Last Concert in Japan | Mk IV |
| 1982 | Live in London | Mk III, Remastered Edition 2007 |
| 1985 | Rises Over Japan | Mk IV, VHS |
| 1995 | On the Wings of a Russian Foxbat: Live in California 1976 Extended Versions
Live at Long Beach 1976
| Mk IV, Remastered in 2003 and again in 2016 for the Deep Purple (Overseas) Live Series |
| 1996 | California Jamming | Mk III, Remastered Edition 2003 |
| | Mk III |
| 2000 | Days May Come and Days May Go, the California Rehearsals, June 1975The 1975 California Rehearsals 1420 Beachwood Drive: The 1975 Rehearsals, Volume 2
| Mk IV |
| 2001 | | Mk IV, Remix & Expanded Edition of Last Concert in Japan |
| Live in Paris 1975 | Mk III, Remastere 2012 |
| 2004 | Live In San Diego 1974 / Perks and Tit | Mk III |
| 2005 | Live in California 74 | DVD |
| 2009 | History, hits & highlights '68–'76 | Compilation |
| 2011 | Phoenix Rising | Documentary & Live | Mk IV, CD&DVD, includes Rises Over Japan & new documentary about the 1975/1976 tour |
| 2014 | Graz 1975 | Live | Mk III |
| 1979 | Four On The Floor | Four On The Floor | Studio | [1] |
| 1985 | Phenomena | Phenomena | |
| 1987 | Phenomena II: Dream Runner | |
| 2006 | Psychofantasy | |
| 1986 | Black Sabbath | Seventh Star | |
| 2000 | Voodoo Hill | Voodoo Hill | |
| 2004 | Wild Seed of Mother Earth | |
| 2015 | Waterfall | |
| 2010 | Black Country Communion | Black Country | |
| 2011 | 2 | |
| 2012 | Live Over Europe | Live | |
| Afterglow | Studio | |
| 2017 | BCCIV | |
| 2014 | California Breed | California Breed | |
| 2020 | The Dead Daisies | The Lockdown Sessions | EP |
| 2021 | Holy Ground | Studio |
| 2022 | Radiance | Studio | |
Session Work/With others
- Roger Glover and Guests – The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast (1974)
- Jon Lord – Windows (1974)
- Tommy Bolin – Teaser (1975)
- Various Artists – The Wizard's Convention (1976)
- Pat Travers – Makin' Magic (1977)
- The Chromatics – Hot Stuff / Jookin at the Joint (1980)
- Climax Blues Band – Lucky for Some (1981)
- Night Ranger – Midnight Madness (1983)
- Heaven – Where Angels Fear to Tread (1983)
- Various Artists – Dragnet (motion picture soundtrack) (1987)
- Whitesnake – Slip of the Tongue (1989)
- XYZ – same (1989)
- Notorious – same (1990)
- Various Artists – Music from and Inspired by the Film (1991)
- L.A. Blues Authority, Volume I - same (1992)
- The KLF – "" (single) (1992)
- Lynch Mob – same (1992)
- Geoff Downes/The New Dance Orchestra – Vox Humana (European version) (1993)
- Sister Whiskey – Liquor and Poker (1993)
- Marc Bonilla – American Matador (1993)
- George Lynch – Sacred Groove (1993)
- Stevie Salas – Stevie Salas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow (1993)
- Mötley Crüe – Mötley Crüe (1994)
- Various Artists – Smoke on the Water: A Tribute (1994)
- L.A. Blues Authority Volume V – Cream of the Crop: A Tribute (1994)
- Hank Davison & Friends – Real Live (1995)
- Brazen Abbot – Live and Learn (1995)
- Wet Paint – Shhh..! (1995)
- Richie Kotzen – Wave of Emotion (1996)
- Liesegang – No Strings Attached (1996)
- Asia – Archiva Vol. 1 (1996)
- Various Artists – To Cry You a Song: A Collection of Tull Tales (1996)
- Various Artists – (1996)
- Amen – Aguilar (1996)
- Stuart Smith – Heaven and Earth (1998)
- Various Artists – Humanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper (1999)
- Various Artists – Encores, Legends & Paradox: A Tribute to the Music of ELP (1999)
- The Bobaloos – The Bobaloos (1999)
- Niacin – Deep (1999)
- Erik Norlander – Into the Sunset (2000)
- Tidewater Grain – Here on the Outside (2000)
- Craig Erickson Project – Shine (2000)
- Nikolo Kotzev – Nostradamus (2001)
- Max Magagni – Twister (2001)
- Various Artists – Stone Cold Queen: A Tribute (2001)
- Various Artists – Another Hair of the Dog – A Tribute to Nazareth (2001)
- Various Artists – Let the Tribute Do the Talking – A Tribute to Aerosmith (2001)
- Ape Quartet – Please Where Do We Live? (2001)
- Voices of Classic Rock – Voices for America (2001)
- Ellis – Ellis Three (E-III) (2001)
- The Alchemist – Songs from the Westside (2002)
- An All Star Lineup Performing the Songs of Pink Floyd – same (2002)
- Ryo Okumoto – Coming Through (2002)
- Jeff Scott Soto – Prism (2002)
- Various Artists – Influences & Connections, Volume 1, Mr.Big (2003)
- Chris Catena – Freak Out! (2003)
- Aina – Days of Rising Doom (2003)
- Monkey Business – Kiss Me On My Ego (2005)
- Vargas Blues Band – Love, Union, Peace (2005): Vocals on "Sad Eyes"
- Various Artists – Back Against the Wall (2005)
- Various Artists – "'Stealth' Music From The Motion Picture" (2005)
- Moonstone Project – Time to Take a Stand (2006)
- The Lizards – Against All Odds (2006)
- Quiet Riot – Rehab (2006)
- Ken Hensley – Blood On The Highway (2007)
- Jake E. Lee – Runnin' with the Devil (2008)
- Monkey Business – Twilight Of Jesters? (2009)
- Abbey Road – A Tribute To The Beatles (2009)
- Moonstone Project – Rebel On The Run (2009)
- Various Artists – An All-Star Salute To Christmas (2009)
- Various Artists – Childline Rocks 2009 (2009)
- One Soul Thrust – 1st (2010)
- Kens Dojo – Reincarnation (2010)
- Mike Porcaro – Brotherly Love (2011, rec. 2002)
- Pushking – The World as We Love It (2011)
- Joe Bonamassa – Dust Bowl (2011)
- Various Artists – Sin-Atra (2011)
- The Slam – Hit It (2011)
- Vargas Blues Band – Vargas Blues Band & Company (2012): Vocals on "Sad Eyes (new mixed)"
- Ken Hensley – Love & Other Mysteries (2012)
- Various Artists – (2012)
- Device – Device (2013)
- Gov't Mule – Shout! (2013)
- Various Artists – Ronnie James Dio This Is Your Life (2014)
- Various Artists – Rock Against Trafficking (2014)
- Billy Ray Cyrus – Still the King (2015, single)
- The Lizards – Reptilicus Maximus (2015)
- Bob Daisley and Friends – Moore Blues for Gary (2018)
Film & TV appearances
- 1975 Deep Purple Rises Over Japan (performer) – re-issued on DVD "Phoenix Rising" in 2011
- 1977 The Butterfly Ball (performer)
- 1981 Deep Purple – California Jam (Video, performer) – re-issued in 2006 on DVD
- 1989 The Ultimate Tommy Bolin Documentary (TV, interviewee)
- 1991 Deep Purple – Heavy Metal Pioneers (Video, Warner, archive footage)
- 1992 The Black Sabbath Story Vol. 2 (Video, archive footage)
- 1995 Rock Family Trees, ep. 'Deep Purple (BBC TV, interviewee)
- 2005 Burn – The Ultimate Critical Review (Video, interviewee)
- 2005 Heavy: The Story of Metal, ep. 'Looks That Kill (VH1 TV, interviewee)
- 2008 Guitar Gods – Ritchie Blackmore (Video, interviewee)
- 2008 Deep Purple – In Their Own Words (Video, interviewee)
- 2009 A Shot of Whisky (History of the Whisky A Go Go club in LA) (TV, interviewee)
- 2011 Deep Purple – Phoenix Rising (Video, interviewee)
- 2011 Metal Evolution (TV mini-series, interviewee)
- 2013 Behind the Music Remastered, ep. Deep Purple (TV, interviewee)
Music videos
- 1982 I Got Your Number (with Pat Thrall)
- 1982 The Look in Your Eye (with Pat Thrall)
- 1986 No Stranger to Love (with Black Sabbath)
- 1987 City of Crime (Dan Aykroyd/Tom Hanks) – from the "Dragnet" movie
- 1992 America (What Time Is Love) (with KLF)
- 1994 Pickin' Up the Pieces
- 1994 Why Don't You Stay
- 1995 Save Me Tonight
- 2000 Days of Avalon
- 2005 Soul Mover
- 2006 Black Light
- 2006 The Divine
- 2006 This House
- 2007 Monkey Man (featuring Jimmy Barnes)
- 2008 Love Communion
- 2009 Gumball (with Monkey Business)
- 2011 Man in the Middle (with Black Country Communion)
- 2014 Sweet Tea (with California Breed)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: "Four On The Floor" profile. 17 September 1979. Rateyourmusic.com. 6 April 2011. 2 September 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130902232624/http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/four_on_the_floor. live.
