Lady Saw discography explained

Artist:Lady Saw
Studio:10
Compilation:3
Ep:2
Singles:47

Jamaican singer and songwriter Marion Hall (formerly known as Lady Saw) has released ten studio albums, two compilation albums, three extended plays, and 47 singles. Her success has earned her the honorific title The Queen of Dancehall.

As Lady Saw, she released a total eight studio albums: Lover Girl (1994), Give Me The Reason (1996), Passion (1997), 99 Ways (1998), Strip Tease (2004), Walk Out (2007), My Way (2010), and Alter Ego (2012). In 2002, Saw experienced international success with her collaboration single "Underneath It All" with American ska band No Doubt. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 46th Grammy Awards. In 2004, Saw released "I've Got Your Man", the lead single of Strip Tease, which crossed-over on the R&B charts and peaked at number 58.[1]

In 2016, Minister Marion Hall released her ninth album When God Speaks, dropping the stage name Lady Saw. The album became her highest charting album to date, peaking at number four on Reggae Albums chart.[2] She followed up with the released of her tenth album His Grace in July 2018.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positions
US
R&B
US
Reggae

Lover Girl[3]
Give Me the Reason[4]
  • Released: May 21, 1996
  • Label: VP
Passion[5]
  • Released: June 17, 1997
  • Label: VP
8
99 Ways[6]
  • Released: December 8, 1998
  • Label: VP
10
Strip Tease[7]
  • Released: August 24, 2004
  • Label: VP
84 14
Walk Out[8]
  • Released: April 17, 2007
  • Label: VP
8
My Way[9]
  • Released: September 7, 2010
  • Label: Toasting Music
Alter Ego[10]
  • Released: November 18, 2014
  • Label: Diva's Records / VPAL Music[11]
6
When God Speaks
(as Marion Hall)
  • Released: July 15, 2016
  • Label: VP Records
4
His Grace
(as Marion Hall)
  • Released: July 20, 2018
  • Label: VP Records

Compilations

TitleAlbum details
Raw, the Best of Lady Saw
  • Released: February 10, 1998
  • Label: VP
  • Formats: CD
Extra Raw: The First Lady of Dancehall
  • Released: July 13, 2009
  • Label: VP
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Extended plays

TitleAlbum detailsNotes
Two Man
  • Released: July 17, 2012
  • Format: Digital download
Bun Fi Bun
  • Released: July 2, 2013
  • Format: Digital download
Lady Saw: Special Edition
  • Released: November 6, 2015
  • Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
R&B
US
Rap

"Find a Good Man"1993Lover Girl
"Stab Out the Meat"1994
"Hardcore"
"Give Me the Reason"1996Give Me the Reason
"Life Without Dick"
"Condoms"
"Good Wuk"
"Healing"
(featuring Beenie Man)
1997Passion
"Sycamore Tree"
"Woman Mi Name"
"Gal No Worry"1998
"Find a Good Man"Raw, the Best of Lady Saw
"Hice It Up"
"99 Ways"99 Ways
"Son of a Btch"200188 19rowspan="1"
"I've Got Your Man"200458 Strip Tease
"Man Is the Least"
"Loser"
(featuring Ce'Cile)
2005
"No Less Than a Woman (Infertility)"2007Walk Out
"Chat to Mi Back"
"Me and My Crew (The Rae)"
"Party 'Til December"2010My Way
"When Mi Left a Man"2011rowspan="3"
"When Mi See a Gal"2012
"Heels On"
"Bun Fi Bun"2013Bun Fi Bun - EP
"Nuh Tek Mi Man"rowspan="13"
"Don't Wanna Fight"
(featuring Jah Cure)
"Seasons Greetings"
"IDC (I Don't Care)"2014
"If Yuh Gyal Did Eva"
"Ask Dem Artist (Wah Dem a War Fah)"
"Scammer"2015
"Incline Thine Ears"
"Last Night"
"The Devil Have a Way"
"The Day Will Never Come"
"Likkle Bit"
"Lay on Your Body"
"I Had Jesus" (as Marion Hall)2016When God Speaks
"Room in My House" (as Marion Hall)
"I'm Gonna Fast" (as Marion Hall)2018His Grace
"Lord We Need You" (as Marion Hall)

As a featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
US
AUS
[12] [13]
AUT
[14]
BE
[15]
CAN
[16]
FR
[17]
GER
[18]
NED
[19]
NZ
[20]
SWE
[21]
SWI
[22]
UK
[23] [24]
"Smile"
(Vitamin C featuring Lady Saw)
199918 138 29 13 95

Gold[25]

Vitamin C
"Bump 'n' Grind (I Am Feeling Hot Tonight)"
(M-Dubs featuring Lady Saw)
200059
"Since I Met You Lady"
(UB40 featuring Lady Saw)
200169 40 Cover Up
"Underneath It All"
(No Doubt featuring Lady Saw)
20023 28 34 13 35 71 8 42 49 39 54 18Rock Steady
"Bossman"
(Beenie Man featuring Lady Saw and Sean Paul)
200378Tropical Storm
"Pray for You"
(Carlene Davis featuring Marion Hall)
2018The Assignment

Notes and References

  1. https://www.billboard.com/music/lady-saw Lady Saw | Billboard
  2. https://www.billboard.com/music/minister-marion-hall Minister Marion Hall | Billboard
  3. Web site: Lover Girl - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  4. Web site: Give Me the Reason - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  5. Web site: Passion - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  6. Web site: 99 Ways - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  7. Web site: Strip Tease - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  8. Web site: Walk Out - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  9. Web site: My Way - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  10. Web site: Alter Ego - Lady Saw. Allmusic. February 8, 2015.
  11. Web site: iTunes - Music - Alter Ego - Lady Saw. iTunes. February 8, 2015.
  12. Web site: Australian Charts Portal. australian-charts.com. February 8, 2015.
  13. Web site: Pandora Australian archives . webarchive.nla.gov.au . 2010-06-15 . dead . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20020220130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221/www.aria.com.au/issue569.PDF . 2002-02-20 .
  14. Web site: Austrian Charts Portal. austriancharts.at. February 8, 2015.
  15. Web site: Belgian Charts Portal. ultratop.be. February 8, 2015.
  16. Web site: Search Results – RPM Magazine. RPM. 2010-03-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20121013154341/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?q1=Vitamin+C&x=0&y=0&sk=1&&&PHPSESSID=3tbqj6h5lsgdslecn9trn257p7. 2012-10-13. dead.
  17. Web site: French Charts Portal. ultratop.be. February 8, 2015.
  18. Web site: No Doubt feat. Lady Saw. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208191537/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=LADY+SAW&x=0&y=0&country=de. dead. February 8, 2015. officialcharts.de. February 8, 2015.
  19. Web site: New Zealand Charts Portal. dutchcharts.nl. February 8, 2015.
  20. Web site: New Zealand Charts Portal. charts.org. February 8, 2015.
  21. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal. swedishcharts.com. February 8, 2015.
  22. Web site: The Official Swiss Charts and Music Company. swisscharts.com. February 8, 2015.
  23. Web site: UB40 FEATURING LADY SAW. The Official Charts Company. February 8, 2015.
  24. Web site: Search results: lady saw. The Official Charts Company. February 8, 2015.
  25. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=Vitamin%20C&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=25 Vitamin C Gold single for "Smile" as certified by the RIAA