Matt Bianco discography explained

Artist:Matt Bianco
Studio:15
Compilation:11
Video:2
Ep:4
Singles:47

The discography of British sophisti-pop/jazz-funk band Matt Bianco comprises fifteen studio albums, eleven compilations, four EPs, forty-seven singles, and two video releases.

In terms of commercial performance, the band's most internationally successful period were the years 1984–1988 when they were signed to WEA, a division of Warner Music Group. In the following years, Matt Bianco released their music through East West Records, Victor Entertainment, ZYX Music, EmArcy Records and earMUSIC, among others.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetails[1] Peak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
AUT
[4]
GER
[5]
ITA
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SPA
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
Whose Side Are You On?
  • Released: 10 August 1984
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
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Matt Bianco
  • Released: March 1986
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
268918155925393
Indigo
  • Released: July 1988
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
239633518202516
Samba in Your Casa
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: East West, WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
172
Another Time Another Place
Gran Via
  • Released: 21 April 1995
  • Label: Victor, ZYX Music
  • Formats: CD, MC
World Go Round
  • Released: July 1997
  • Label: Victor, EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
Rico
  • Released: 4 October 2000
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Echoes
  • Released: 3 July 2002
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Matt's Mood
(Matt Bianco featuring Basia)
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Hifi Bossanova
  • Released: 20 May 2009
  • Label: earMUSIC, Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Hideaway
  • Released: 21 November 2012
  • Label: earMUSIC, Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
The Things You Love
(Matt Bianco (Mark Reilly) Meets New Cool Collective)
  • Released: 27 May 2016
  • Label: earMUSIC, Dox
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
200
Gravity
  • Released: 17 July 2017
  • Label: Must Have, Victor
  • Formats: CD, digital download
High Anxiety
(Matt Bianco & New Cool Collective)
  • Released: 27 November 2020
  • Label: Dox
  • Formats: CD, digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
AUS
NL
The Best of Matt Bianco
  • Released: 22 October 1990
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
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YeahYeah! – 16 Classic Tracks
  • Released: September 1993
  • Label: East West
  • Formats: CD, MC
A/Collection
  • Released: 23 September 1998
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Sunshine Day – Summer Best Collection
  • Released: 14 July 2004
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Wap Bam Boogie
  • Released: 22 February 2006
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
The Best of Matt Bianco, Part 2
  • Released: 24 April 2008[17]
  • Label: Matt Bianco
  • Formats: digital download
Free Soul – Drive with Matt Bianco
  • Released: 17 June 2009
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Sunshine Days – The Official Greatest Hits
  • Released: 18 June 2010
  • Label: earMUSIC
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Platinum Best
  • Released: 29 October 2013
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: 2×CD
Remixes & Rarities
  • Released: 15 April 2022
  • Label: Cherry Pop
  • Formats: 2×CD
The Essential Matt Bianco: Re-Imagined, Re-Loved
  • Released: 3 June 2022
  • Label: Matt Entertainment
  • Formats: 2×CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Video albums

TitleDetails
Matt Bianco
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: VHS
The Best of Matt Bianco

EPs

YearTitleDetails
1994Another Remix
  • Released: 23 February 1994
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
2013The Beach Club Mixes
  • Released: 13 September 2013
  • Label: earMUSIC
  • Formats: digital download
2015The Things You Love
(Matt Bianco (Mark Reilly) Meets New Cool Collective)
  • Released: 6 November 2015
  • Label: Dox
  • Formats: 10", digital download
2019Gravity Deluxe EP
  • Released: 20 September 2019
  • Label: Matt Entertainment
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
AUS
BEL (FL)
[18]
CAN
[19]
GER
IRE
[20]
IT
[21]
NL
SPA
[22]
SWI
[23]
1984"Get Out of Your Lazy Bed"15143182514Whose Side Are You On?
"Sneaking Out the Back Door"4422158
"Whose Side Are You On?"83577022
"Half a Minute"2319
1985"More Than I Can Bear"50202518
"Yeh Yeh"13642386715172710Matt Bianco
1986"Just Can't Stand It"6635384014
"Dancing in the Street"64
"Undercover"
"More Than I Can Bear" (Re-Recorded Version)
1988"Don't Blame It on That Girl"1132872627Indigo
"Good Times"554731
1989"Nervous"5922
"Say It's Not Too Late"
1990"Fire in the Blood"The Best of Matt Bianco
"Wap Bam Boogie"76178
1991"Macumba"Samba in Your Casa
"You're the Rhythm"
1992"What a Fool Believes"9723
1993"Our Love"71Another Time Another Place
"Can You Feel It"
"You & I"
1994"Buddy Love"
1995"A Day in Your Life"Gran Via
"Lost in You"
1997"Sunshine Day"World Go Round
"Gypsy Lady"
"Altozano"
1998"River of Dreams"
"Boogie Mi Vista"A/Collection
2000"Cha Cha Cuba"Rico
2001"Boogaloo"
2002"Fire"Echoes
2004"Ordinary Day"Matt's Mood
"La Luna"
"Ronnie's Samba"
2009"Hifi Bossanova"Hifi Bossanova
"Lost in You"
2015"The Things You Love" (with New Cool Collective)The Things You Love
2017"Joyride"Gravity
"Summer in the City"
2019"Dancin' Easy"Gravity Deluxe EP
"That's Life"
2020"The Spice of Life" (with New Cool Collective)High Anxiety
2022"Matt's Mood" (2022 Version)The Essential Matt Bianco:
Re-Imagined, Re-Loved
"More Than I Can Bear" (2022 Version)
"Wap Bam Boogie" (2022 Version)
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Bianco - discography . discog.info . 2008-05-21.
  2. Web site: MATT BIANCO full Official Chart History. 2021-05-04. Official Charts Company.
  3. For Whose Side Are You On?, Matt Bianco and Indigo: Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. illustrated. St Ives, N.S.W.. 185. David Kent (historian).
    For Samba in Your Casa: Web site: Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 11 February 1991. bubblingdownunder.com. 20 February 2022.
  4. Web site: Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal. 2021-05-04. austriancharts.at. German.
  5. Web site: Discographie von Matt Bianco. 2021-05-04. www.offiziellecharts.de. German.
  6. For Whose Side Are You On?, Matt Bianco and Indigo: Web site: M&D: Classifiche . musicaedischi.it . 2024-09-25 . it. (Enter "Matt Bianco" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)
    For Matt's Mood: Web site: Italian charts portal. 2021-05-04. italiancharts.com.
  7. Web site: Zoeken naar: Matt Bianco. 2021-05-04. dutchcharts.nl. Dutch.
  8. Web site: New Zealand charts portal. 2021-05-04. charts.nz.
  9. Web site: Swedish Charts Portal. 2021-05-04. swedishcharts.com.
  10. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch. 2021-05-04. swisscharts.com. German.
  11. Web site: Matt Bianco Whose Side Are You On. 2024-10-09. British Phonographic Industry.
  12. Web site: Matt Bianco Matt Bianco. 2024-10-09. British Phonographic Industry.
  13. Web site: Gold & Platinum Awards 1987. Music & Media. World Radio History. 26 December 1987. 46. 1 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Matt Bianco Indigo. 2024-10-09. British Phonographic Industry.
  15. Book: Salaverrie, Fernando . Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . es . 1st . Madrid . . September 2005 . 924 . 84-8048-639-2 . July 22, 2022.
  16. Web site: Matt Bianco The Best Of. 2024-10-09. British Phonographic Industry.
  17. Web site: The Best of Part 2 - Album by Matt Bianco. 2024-10-10. Spotify.
  18. Web site: ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS. 2021-05-05. ultratop.be. Dutch.
  19. For "Whose Side Are You On?": 13 April 1985. RPM 100 Singles. RPM. 42. 5. 2021-05-05. Library and Archives Canada.
    For "Yeh Yeh": 22 March 1986. RPM 100 Singles. RPM. 43. 26. 2021-05-05. Library and Archives Canada.
  20. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know. 2021-05-05. irishcharts.ie.
  21. Web site: M&D: Classifiche . musicaedischi.it . 2024-09-15 . it. (Enter "Matt Bianco" in the "Artista" field, select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field and click "cerca".)
  22. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. 84-8048-639-2. 1st. Spain. es.
  23. Web site: Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch. 2021-05-05. hitparade.ch. German.