Nick Lowe discography explained
| Artist: | Nick Lowe |
| Studio: | 14 |
| Live: | 3 |
| Compilation: | 6 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Singles: | 23 |
| Tribute: | 7 |
Nick Lowe is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. His discography consists of 14 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 EPs, 23 singles, and 6 compilations. In addition, he has been a performer and producer on numerous albums by other artists.
Albums
Studio
Live
EPs
| Year | Title | Record Label | Format |
|---|
| 1977 | Bowi | Stiff | 7" 45 rpm |
| 1980 | Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers[4] | F-Beat / Columbia | 7" 33⅓ rpm |
| 1982 | My Heart Hurts | F-Beat | Two 7" 45 rpm records |
| 2018 | Tokyo Bay / Crying Inside | Yep Roc | Two 7" 45 rpm records/CD |
| 2019 | Love Starvation / Trombone | 12" record / CD |
| 2020 | Lay It On Me | 12" record / CD |
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Singles
Compilation albums
- 1984: 16 All Time Lowes (Diabolo) - compilation of Lowe's songs
- 1986: Nick's Knack (Demon) - compilation of Lowe's songs
- 1989: (Demon / Columbia) - compilation of Lowe's songs
- 1991: The Wilderness Years (Demon) - post-Brinsley Schwarz material recorded before the release of Jesus of Cool
- 1998: Hens' Teeth (Edsel) - compilation of singles by Kippington Lodge, Brinsley Schwarz and Brinsley Schwarz under various aliases; includes 9 songs with Lowe as lead vocalist and 4 songs written or co-written by Lowe
- 1999: The Doings: The Solo Years (Demon) - 86-track 4-disc boxed compilation of Lowe's songs
- 2009: Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe (Proper / Yep Roc) - 49-track compilation of Lowe's songs[4]
As producer
For Elvis Costello
For others
As primary artist/song contributor
- 1977: A Bunch of Stiff Records (Stiff Records) - track 1, "I Love My Label"
- 1978: Live Stiffs Live (Stiff) as Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop: track 1, "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)": track 2, "Let's Eat" (live compilation of the first Stiff tour).
- 1994: various artists - Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander (Razor & Tie) - track 11, "In the Middle of It All"
- 1996: various artists - Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Tribute to the American Truck Driver (Upstart) - track 14, "I'm Coming Home" with the Impossible Birds
- 1999: various artists - Original Soundtrack: Mumford (Hollywood) - track 3, "From Now On"
- 2002: various artists - (Vanguard) - track 13, "Arrête Pas la Musique (Don't Stop the Music)"
- 2004: various artists - Sweetheart: Love Songs (Hear Music) - track 1, "It's All in the Game"
- 2011: various artists - Rave On Buddy Holly (Hear Music / Fasntasy) - track 11, "Changing All Those Changes"
As sideman
- 1971: Ernie Graham - Ernie Graham (Liberty) - bass
- 1972: Keith Cross and Peter Ross - Bored Civilians (Decca) - guitar
- 1978: Carlene Carter - Carlene Carter (Warner Bros.) - bass on track 4, "I Once Knew Love"
- 1978: Dave Edmunds - Tracks on Wax 4 (Swan Song) - bass
- 1979: Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song) - bass
- 1981: Dave Edmunds - Twangin... (Swan Song) - bass
- 1984: Elvis Costello - "Out of Our Idiot" (Demon) - duet with Elvis Costello on "Baby It's You"
- 1987: John Hiatt - Bring the Family (A&M) - bass, vocals
- 1991: Elvis Costello - Mighty Like a Rose (Warner Bros.) - bass on track 2, "Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)"
- 1991: John Lee Hooker - Mr. Lucky (Silvertone) - bass on track 4, "This Is Hip"
- 1994: Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth (Warner Bros.) - bass
- 2001: Los Straitjackets - Sing Along with Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc) - bass on track 11, "Shake That Rat"
- 2004: Tanita Tikaram - Sentimental (Naïve) - backing vocals on track 7, "Don't Let the Cold"
- 2004: Geraint Watkins - Dial 'W' for Watkins (Yep Roc / Proper) - duet with Geraint Watkins on track 13, "Only a Rose"
- 2006: Bill Kirchen - Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods (Proper) - bass and vocals
- 2009: Martin Belmont - The Guest List (Gold Top) - guest vocals on track 3, "A Man in Love"
- 2010: Bill Kirchen - Word to the Wise (Proper) - duet with Paul Carrack on track 2, "Shelly's Winter Love"
- 2010: Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 - Propellor Time (Sartorial) - vocals
- 2012: Wilco - iTunes Session (dBpm) - lead vocals on track 8, "Cruel to Be Kind"
- 2017: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Kings and Kings (File Under Music) - vocals on track 7, "Secret of a Long Lasting Love"
As composer
1972–1979
- 1972: Teddy Rastor - Come On, Come On (Sayton Records) - B-side of single, "Brand New You, Brand New Me"
- 1975: Dave Edmunds - Subtle as a Flying Mallet (RCA)- track 10, "She's My Baby"
- 1975: Dr. Feelgood - Malpractice (Columbia) - track 10, "Because You're Mine" (co-written with John B. Sparks and Wilko Johnson)
- 1976: Kursaal Flyers - The Great Artiste (UK Records) - track 9, "Television"
- 1976: Dave Edmunds - Here Comes the Weekend (Swan Song Records) - A-side of single
- 1977: Dave Edmunds - Get It (Swan Song) - track 2, "I Knew the Bride"; track 4, "Here Comes the Weekend" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 11, "What Did I Do Last Night?"; track 12, "Little Darlin'" (co-written with Dave Edmunds)
- 1977: The Rumour - Max (Mercury) - track 1, "Mess With Love"
- 1978: Dave Edmunds - Tracks on Wax 4 (Swan Song) - track 2, "Never Been in Love" (co-written with Rockpile); track 4, "Television"; track 5, "What Looks Best on You" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 7, "Deborah" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 11, "Heart of the City"
- 1978: Dr. Feelgood - Private Practice (United Artists) - track 4, "Milk And Alcohol" and track 8, "It Wasn't Me" (both co-written with Gypie Mayo)
- 1978: Lene Lovich - Stateless (Stiff) - track 6, "Tonight"
- 1978: Leo Kottke - Burnt Lips (Chrysalis) - track 1, "Endless Sleep"
- 1978: The Rumour - Frogs Sprouts Clogs and Krauts (Stiff) - track B1 "Leaders" (co-written with Martin Belmont)
- 1979: Carlene Carter - Two Sides to Every Woman (Warner Bros.) - track 1, "Do It in a Heartbeat" (co-written with Carlene Carter)
- 1979: Dr. Feelgood - As It Happens (United Artists) - track 10, "Milk and Alcohol" (co-written with Gypie Mayo)
1980–1989
- 1980: The Rumour - Purity of Essence (Stiff) - track 2, "I Don't Ever Want the Night to End"
- 1981: Dave Edmunds - Twangin... (Swan Song) - track 4, "(I'm Gonna Start) Living Again If It Kills Me" (co-written with Carlene Carter and Dave Edmunds); track 9, "I'm Only Human" (co-written with Rockpile)
- 1981: The Fabulous Thunderbirds - Butt Rockin' (Chrysalis) - track 2, "One's Too Many" (co-written with Kim Wilson)
- 1982: Paul Carrack - Suburban Voodoo (Epic) - track 3, "I Need You" (co-written with Martin Belmont and Paul Carrack); track 4, "I'm in Love" (co-written with Carlene Carter); track 5, "Don't Give My Heart a Break" (co-written with Carlene Carter and Paul Carrack); track 8, "What a Way to Go" and track 9, "So Right, So Wrong" (both co-written with J. E. Ceiling, James Eller, Martin Belmont, and Paul Carrack); track 10, "From Now On"
- 1983: Alvin Stardust - A Picture of You (Stiff) - track 4, "What Looks Good On You Is Me" (co-written with Dave Edmunds)
- 1983: Carlene Carter C'est C Bon (Epic) - track 9, "Don't Give My Heart a Break" (co-written with Carlene Carter and Paul Carrack)
- 1985: Don Dixon - Most of the Girls Like to Dance but Only Some of the Boys Like To (Enigma) - track 3, "Skin Deep"
- 1985: Queen Ida And Her Zydeco Band - Caught in the Act! (GNP Crescendo) - track 6, "Half a Boy, Half a Man"
- 1986: The Men They Couldn't Hang - How Green Is the Valley (MCA) - track 6, "Wishing Well"
- 1987: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Rockin' (Columbia) - track 2, "Here Comes the Weekend" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 10, "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock and Roll)"
- 1987: The Oyster Band - Wide Blue Yonder (Cooking Vinyl) - track 7, "The Rose of England"
1990–1999
- 1990: The Flaming Lips - In a Priest Driven Ambulance (Restless / Plain) - track D3.2, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" bonus track on 2005 reissue
- 1991: Diana Ross - The Force Behind the Power (Motown) - track 3, "Battlefield" (co-written with Paul Carrack)
- 1992: various artists - The Bodyguard (soundtrack) (Arista) - track 10, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" performed by Curtis Stigers
- 1993: Freakwater - Feels Like the Third Time (Thrill Jockey) - track 6, "You Make Me"
- 1994: Johnny Cash - American Recordings (American) - track 3, "The Beast in Me"
- 1995: The Minus 5 - Old Liquidator (East Side Digital) - track 10, "Basing Street"
- 1998: Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville - Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind (Elektra) - track 4, "I Need You" (co-written with Martin Belmont and Paul Carrack); track 9, "So Right, So Wrong" (co-written with J. E. Ceiling, James Eller, Martin Belmont, and Paul Carrack)
- 1998: The Mavericks - Trampoline (MCA Nashville) - track 14, "All I Get" (co-written with Raul Malo)
- 1998: Rod Stewart - When We Were the New Boys (Warner Bros.) - track 7, "Shelly My Love"
- 1999: George Thorogood & the Destroyers - Half a Boy/Half a Man (CMC International) - track 4, "Half a Boy, Half a Man"
- 1999: various artists - 10 Things I Hate About You (Music from the Motion Picture) (Hollywood) - track 13, "Cruel to Be Kind" (performed by Letters To Cleo)
2000–2009
- 2000: Charlie Hunter - Solo Eight String Guitar (Contra Punto) - track 12, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?"
- 2000: The Corn Sisters - The Other Women (Mint) - track 13, "Endless Grey Ribbon"
- 2000: Dave Edmunds - Live (Castle Music) - track 7, "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock & Roll)"
- 2000: Langhorns - Langhorns (Bad Taste) - track 12, "Awesome"
- 2002: Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up on Me (Fat Possum) - track 9, "The Other Side of the Coin"
- 2003: Robben Ford - Keep On Running (Concord) - track 5, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2003: George Thorogood and the Destroyers - Ride 'Til I Die (Eagle) - track 10, "That's It, I Quit"
- 2004: A Perfect Circle - Emotive (Virgin) - track 3, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2007: The Holmes Brothers - State of Grace - (Alligator) - track 3, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2007: P.J. Olsson - American Scream (CBS Records) - track 13, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2007: Fatboy Slim - Late Night Tales - track 3, "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"
- 2008: Brian Burns - Border Radio (Crystal Clear / Presidio) - track 14, "Lately I've Let Things Slide"
- 2008: Katy Moffatt - Fewer Things (Zeppelin) - track 3, "What Lack of Love Has Done"
- 2008: Neal Morse - Lifeline (Radiant) - bonus disc track 4, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2009: The BPA - I Think We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat (Southern Fried) - track 12, "So It Goes"
- 2009: Kimon & The Prophets - Roadhouse Party (Ultrascene) - track 9, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2009: Larz-Kristerz - Om du vill (Sony) - track 4, "Half a Boy and Half a Man"
- 2009: Taylor Hicks - The Distance (Adrenaline / Modern Whomp) - track 9, "I Live on a Battlefield" (co-written with Paul Carrack)
- 2009: Seth Walker - Leap of Faith (Hyena) - track 8, "Lately I've Let Things Slide"
- 2009: Simple Minds - Graffiti Soul (Universal) - track 6, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (on Searching for the Lost Boys bonus disc)
2010–2017
- 2010: Carrie Rodriguez - Love and Circumstance (Ninth Street Opus) - track 1, "Big Love" (co-written with Ry Cooder, John Hiatt, and Jim Keltner)
- 2010: Paul Carrack - A Different Hat (Absolute UK / Carrack) - track 5, "I Live on a Battlefield" (co-written with Paul Carrack)
- 2011: Jonell Mosser - Fortunes Lost, Fortunes Told (Brothers Mothers Music) - track 11, "Rome Wasn't Built in a Day"
- 2011: Wilco - The Whole Love (Anti- / Epitaph) - track 13, "I Love My Label" (bonus track)
- 2012: Paul Carrack - Good Feeling (Carrack / Universal) - track 8, "From Now On"
- 2012: Wilco - iTunes Session (dBpm) - track 8, "Cruel to Be Kind"
- 2013: Colin Gilmore - The Wild and Hollow (Woobietown) - track 10, "Raging Eyes"
- 2013: Kathy Greenholdt - When You're Dead (CD Baby) - track 10, "The Beast in Me"
- 2013: Mavis Staples - One True Vine (Anti-) - track 5, "Far Celestial Shore"
- 2013: The Strypes - Snapshot (Universal) - track 12, ""Heart of the City"
- 2014: David Broza - East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem (BMG / S-Curve) - track 9, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2014: JD McPherson - The Warm Covers EP (New Rounder) - track 3, "Rome Wasn't Built In a Day"
- 2017: Billy Valentine - Brit Eyed Soul (Cleopatra) - track 12, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
Live radio performances
- 1995: various artists - 2 Meter Sessies - Volume 6 (Radio Records) - track 9, "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road"
- 1996: various artists - Q107's Concerts in the Sky: The Campfire Versions (MCA Records Canada) - track 5, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding"
- 1996: various artists - KGSR Broadcast, Volume 6 (KGSR) - track 2-3, "Soulful Wind"
- 2002: various artists - Live at the World Cafe, 10th Anniversary (World Cafe) - track 2-6, "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding"
- 2008: various artists - Live at the World Cafe, Volume 24 (World Cafe) - track 9, "I Trained Her to Love Me"
- 2011: "Comedy Bang! Bang!" podcast episode 126, featured "Stoplight Roses," "Sensitive Man," "All Men Are Liars," and "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding"
- 2012: various artists - The Old Grey Whistle Test Live (BBC / Rhino) - track 3-12, "Sensitive Man"
- 2013: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (NPR) featured "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace Love and Understanding" and "Christmas at the Airport"
Tributes
- 2001: various artists - Labour of Love: The Music of Nick Lowe (Telarc) - 13 songs featuring Dar Williams, Tom Petty, Elvis Costello, and others
- 2005: various artists - Lowe Profile: A Tribute to Nick Lowe (Brewery) two-disc, 30-song collection featuring Dave Alvin, Foster & Lloyd, Ian Gomm, and others
- 2002: various artists - The Stiff Generation: If It Ain't Stiff It Ain't Worth a Tribute (Groove Disques) - track 1, "So It Goes"; track 9, "Endless Sleep"; track 14, "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass"; track 24: "I Love My Label"
- 2005: Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands - Happy Doing What We’re Doing (Freedom [City Hall]) tribute to pub rock features several songs written and co-written by Lowe
- 2009: various artists - Si No Es Stiff No Merece un Tributo (Culturapop / Rock Indiana) - Spanish compilation features 3 songs written by Lowe
- 2012: various artists - Lowe Country: The Songs of Nick Lowe (Fiesta Red) - 13 songs featuring Ron Sexsmith, Robert Ellis, Chatham County Line and others
- 2014: Davey Lane - Under the Covers includes covers of all 11 songs from Jesus of Cool
- 2015: Duck the Piano Wire - Duck the Knife subtitled A Homemade Remake of Nick the Knife, includes covers of all 12 songs
- 2017: Los Straitjackets - What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc) instrumental versions of Nick Lowe compositions
Cinema
Television
- 1995: The Brothers Grunt (MTV) season 4, episode 30, "The Ugly Gruntling" featured the music video for "All Men Are Liars"
- 1999: The Sopranos (HBO) season 1, episode 1 featured Lowe's recording of "The Beast in Me"
- 2011: True Blood (HBO) season 4, episode 43, "Cold Grey Light of Dawn" featured Lowe's song "Cold Grey Light of Dawn"
Notes and References
- Web site: NICK LOWE - full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 8 September 2022.
- Web site: Nick Lowe - Awards. AllMusic. 8 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20120720050350/https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nick-lowe-mn0000866841/awards. July 20, 2012.
- 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. 182.
- Book: Strong, Martin C.. Martin C. Strong
. Martin C. Strong. 2000. The Great Rock Discography. 5th. Mojo Books. Edinburgh. 588–589. 1-84195-017-3.
- Web site: Rockpile. Official Charts Company. dmy-all.
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121013155736/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0298&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=eecm1bqb8iic7r0sg05mnfnf53 . 13 October 2012 . dmy-all .
- Web site: Rockpile - Billboard 200. https://web.archive.org/web/20181126161211/https://www.billboard.com/music/rockpile/chart-history/billboard-200. Billboard.com. November 26, 2018. dead.
- Web site: Steffen Hung . Rockpile - Seconds of Pleasure . Swedishcharts.com.
