Brian Eno discography

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Brian Eno discography
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Brian Eno at his "Illustrated Talk" lecture at Moogfest 2011.
Studio albums 26
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 17
Video albums 8
EPs 2
Singles 13
Collaborative albums 26
Production 37

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The discography of Brian Eno, English electronic musician, music theorist and record producer, consists of 28 solo studio albums, 27 collaborative studio albums, 14 compilation albums, eight video albums, and nine singles.

Albums

Solo studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
NZ
[2]
US
[3]
US
Alt

[4]
US
Elec.

[5]
US
Indie

[6]
US
New
Age

[7]
Here Come the Warm Jets
  • Released: January 1974
  • Label: Island (ILPS 9268)
26 151
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
  • Released: November 1974
  • Label: Island (ILPS 9309)
37
Another Green World
  • Released: November 14, 1975
  • Label: Island
24
Discreet Music
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Obscure (OBS 3)
Before and After Science
  • Released: December 1977
  • Label: Polydor (2302 071)
18 171
Ambient 1: Music for Airports
  • Released: September 1978[8]
  • Label: Polydor (2310 647)
Music for Films
  • Released: September 1978
  • Label: Polydor (2310 623)
55 27
Ambient 4: On Land
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: E.G. (EGED 20)
93
Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks
  • Released: July 1983
  • Label: E.G. (813 535)
16 48 [upper-alpha 1] 16
  • BPI: Silver[9]
Thursday Afternoon
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: E.G. (EGCD 64)
Nerve Net
  • Released: 1 September 1992
  • Label: Opal/Warner Bros. (45033)
70
The Shutov Assembly
  • Released: 10 November 1992
  • Label: Opal/Warner Bros. (45010)
Neroli
Headcandy
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: BMG (76896-40067)
The Drop 135 17
Extracts From Music for White Cube
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Opal
Lightness: Music for the Marble Palace – The State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Opal
I Dormienti
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Opal
Kite Stories
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Opal
Music for Civic Recovery Centre
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Opal
Compact Forest Proposal
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Opal
January 07003: Bell Studies for the Clock of the Long Now
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Opal
Another Day on Earth
  • Released: 13 June 2005
  • Label: All Saints/Hannibal/Rykodisc (HNCD1475)
75 13 32
Making Space
  • Released: June 2010[11]
  • Label: Lumen London
Lux
  • Released: 13 November 2012
  • Label: Warp
77 [upper-alpha 2] 7 27
The Ship
  • Released: 29 April 2016
  • Label: Warp
28 175 9 1 11
Reflection
  • Released: 1 January 2017
  • Label: Warp
78 23 2 17
ForeverAndEverNoMore
  • Released: 14 October 2022
  • Label: Opal, UMC
32 [upper-alpha 3]
"—" denotes albums that did not chart

Collaborative studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
UK
[1]
US
[3]
US
Alt

[4]
US
Elec.

[5]
US
Indie

[6]
US
New
Age

[7]
US
Rock

[13]
(No Pussyfooting)
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Island (HELP 16)
Evening Star
  • Released: 1975
  • Label: Island (HELP 22)
  • With Robert Fripp
Cluster & Eno
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Sky (010)
After the Heat
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Sky (021)
In a Land of Clear Colours
(a.k.a. Robert Sheckley's In a Land of...)
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Mensanjero,
    Voiceprint (VP151CD)
  • With Peter Sinfield (as narrator)
  • Multimedia album, text by Robert Sheckley, illustrations by Leonor Quiles
  • Limited edition of 1000, masters were then destroyed
Ambient 2: The Plateaux of Mirror
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: E.G. (EGAMB 002)
Fourth World, Vol. 1: Possible Musics
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: E.G. (EGED 7)
My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: E.G. (EGLP 48)
29 44
The Pearl
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: E.G. (EGSP-2)
  • With Harold Budd
Hybrid
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: E.G. (EGED 41)
Wrong Way Up
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Opal/Warner Bros. (26421)
  • With John Cale
  • Remastered release with bonus tracks on All Saints in 2005
Spinner
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: All Saints (23)
71
Tracks and Traces
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Rykodisc (10428)
    S3 (488658)
  • With Harmonia
  • Listed as Harmonia & Eno '76 or Harmonia '76
  • Previously unreleased September 1976 sessions
Music for Onmyo-Ji
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Victor (60980)
  • With J. Peter Schwalm
  • Released only in Japan
Drawn from Life
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: Venture/Astralwerks/Virgin/EMI (ASW 10148)
196
  • With J. Peter Schwalm
The Equatorial Stars
  • Released: 2004
  • Label: DGM, Opal (0402 and 0550)
23
  • With Robert Fripp
Beyond Even
(a.k.a. The Cotswold Gnomes)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: DGM, Opal (0702)
  • With Robert Fripp
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 153 174 18
  • With David Byrne
Small Craft on a Milk Sea
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Warp, Opal (207)
82 84 15 2 9 22
Drums Between the Bells
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Warp, Opal (214)
106 9 44
Panic of Looking
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Warp, Opal (322)
Someday World
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Warp, Opal (249)
46 194 6 33 50
High Life
  • Released: 2014
  • Label: Warp, Opal (WARP255)
94 194 7 31
Finding Shore 5
Mixing Colours[15]
  • Released: 2020
  • Label: Opal
[upper-alpha 4] 23
"—" denotes albums that did not chart

Collaborative live albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Notes
June 1, 1974
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Island (ILPS 9291)

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Notes
US
Sales

[10]
Music for Airplay
  • Released: April 1981
  • Label: E.G. (ENO DJ)
  • Highlights from his first four rock albums
Music for Films Volume 2
  • Released: November 1983
  • Label: E.G. (EGSP-2)
Working Backwards 1983–1973
  • Released: 1983
  • Label E.G. (EGBS-2)
Begegnungen
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Sky (87090)
  • With Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Konrad Plank
  • Compilation including collaborative work from the Cluster-related albums
Begegnungen II
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Sky (87095)
Old Land
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Sky (SKY 105)
  • With Cluster
Desert Island Selection
  • Released: January 1986
  • Label: E.G. (EGCD 65)
  • Expanded compact disc version of vinyl release of More Blank Than Frank
More Blank Than Frank
  • Released: March 1986
  • Label: E.G. (EGLP 65)
Eno Box II: Vocal
  • Released: 16 November 1993
  • Label: Virgin (ENOBX 2 (7243 8 39114 2 4))
  • Box set (3 CDs plus CD-package booklet) focusing on vocal tracks recorded between 1973 and 1992
The Essential Fripp and Eno
  • Released: 11 March 1994
  • Label: Venture (CDVE 920)
Eno Box I: Instrumental
  • Released: 22 March 1994
  • Label: Virgin (ENOBX 1 (7243 8 39110 2 8))
  • Box set (3 CDs plus CD-package booklet) focusing on instrumental tracks recorded between 1970 and 1988
Sonora Portraits
  • Released: 10 August 1999
  • Label: Materiali (95701)
Curiosities Volume 1
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Opal
Curiosities Volume II
  • Released: 2005
  • Label: Opal
More Music for Films
Music for Installations
Film Music 1976-2020 71
  • Compilation of music composed by Eno for various films and TV series
Rams
  • Released: December 4, 2022
  • Label: Universal
81

EPs

Title Album details Notes
Panic of Looking
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Warp, Opal (322)
Luminous

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions0 Album
US
AAA

[17]
US
Dance

[18]
"Seven Deadly Finns" 1974 Working Backwards: 1983-1973
and Eno Box II: Vocal
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight (Wimoweh)" 1975
"King's Lead Hat" (different mix from LP) 1978 Before and After Science
"The Jezebel Spirit" 1981 37 My Life in the Bush of Ghosts
"Backwater" 1986 Before and After Science
"Ali Click" 1992 Nerve Net
"Fractal Zoom"
"Baby's on Fire" 2007 Here Come the Warm Jets
"Strange Overtones" 2008 14 Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
"The Ship" 2016 The Ship
"Only Once Away My Son" 2017 N/A
"The Weight of History" 2018
"City of Life" 2020 split single with Derrick May[19]
"There Were Bells"[20] 2022 ForeverAndEverNoMore

Other appearances

Year Song Album Notes
1984 "Prophecy Theme" Dune with Roger Eno and Daniel Lanois
1988 "You Don't Miss Your Water" Married to the Mob solo William Bell cover
"Saint Tom", "White Mustang", "Sirens", "Asian River", "Theme for 'Opera'", and "Theme from 'Creation'" Music for Films III "White Mustang" and "Sirens" with Daniel Lanois, "Theme for 'Opera'" with Roger Eno
"From the Beginning" Opera solo
1992 "Under" Songs from the Cool World solo
1995 "Force Marker" Heat solo
1996 "My Dark Life" Songs in the Key of X with Elvis Costello
2013 "Mother of Violence" And I'll Scratch Yours solo Peter Gabriel cover
2021 "Wanting to Believe" Winter Tales[21] with Roger Eno

Videography

Video albums

Year Video details
1978 Jubilee
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Criterion
  • Format: VHS
1981 Mistaken Memories of Mediaeval Manhattan
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Mystic Fire
  • Format: VHS
1984 Thursday Afternoon
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Sony
  • Format: VHS, LD
1989 Imaginary Landscapes
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Mystic Fire (#76243)
  • Format: VHS
2005 14 Video Paintings
  • Released: 15 November 2005
  • Label: Ryko
  • Format: DVD
2006 77 Million Paintings
  • Released: 26 September 2006
  • Label: Ryko
  • Format: DVD
2007 77 Million Paintings Second Revised Edition
  • Released: 4 December 2007
  • Label: Ryko
  • Format: DVD

Music videos

Title Year Director(s)
"Here Come the Warm Jets"[22] 1973
"Seven Deadly Finns" (live) 1974
"Like I Was a Spectator" 1983 NASA
"Thursday Afternoon" 1984 Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno
"Lost in the Humming Air"
(featuring Harold Budd)
2005 Martin Davies
"An Ending (Ascent)" 2019 NASA
"Blonde" 2020 Deutsche Grammophon employees
"Decline and Fall"[23] Henrique Goldman
"There Were Bells" 2021/22 Tilo Krause

Productions, mixes, and guest appearances

Year Album Role Artist
1974 Fear synthesizer/effects John Cale
Captain Lockheed and the Starfighters synthesizer/electronic effects Robert Calvert
Lady June's Linguistic Leprosy vocals and various instruments Lady June
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway vocal treatments Genesis
1975 The Rock Peter and the Wolf synthesizer Jack Lancaster and Robin Lumley
Mainstream synthesizer and treatments Quiet Sun
Diamond Head vocals, treatments, various instruments Phil Manzanera
Lucky Leif and the Longships production and synthesizer Robert Calvert
New & Rediscovered Musical Instruments production David Toop & Max Eastley
1976 Voices and Instruments production Jan Steele / John Cage
1977 Low synthesizer, various instruments, and guitar treatment David Bowie
Ultravox! production Ultravox
"Heroes" synthesizer, keyboards, guitar treatment David Bowie
1978 More Songs About Buildings and Food production, synthesizer, various instruments, backing vocals Talking Heads
No New York production Various artists
The Pavilion of Dreams production and vocals Harold Budd
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! production, synthesizer, vocals Devo
1979 Fear of Music production, treatment, vocals Talking Heads
Lodger various instruments, atmospheres, backing vocals David Bowie
1980 Ambient 3: Day of Radiance production Laraaji
Remain in Light production, various instruments, backing vocals, vocal arrangements Talking Heads
1981 The Pace Setters production Edikanfo
1984 Dune production Toto
The Unforgettable Fire various instruments, vocals, treatments U2
1985 Africana keyboards[24] Teresa De Sio
1986 The Falling production on "Mercy" & "Easy for you"[25] Carmel
1986 Power Spot production, bass Jon Hassell
1987 The Joshua Tree production, keyboards, backing vocals, programming U2
1988 Flash of the Spirit production Jon Hassell/Farafina
1989 Words for the Dying production on album, keyboards on "The Soul of Carmen Miranda" John Cale
Zvuki Mu production Zvuki Mu
1991 Achtung Baby production and keyboards on album, string arrangement on "So Cruel" U2
Exile production Geoffrey Oryema
1993 Laid production, various instruments, vocals James
Souvlaki keyboards and treatments Slowdive
Zooropa production, synthesizer/effects, various instruments U2
1994 Bright Red production, various treatments and treatments Laurie Anderson
Wah Wah production James
1995 Outside synthesizer, treatments David Bowie
1998 Nomad Soul producer on "Lam Lam" Baaba Maal
1999 Millionaires production James
2000 All That You Can't Leave Behind production, string arrangement, backing vocals, synthesizer, programming U2
Faith and Courage production and piano on "Emma's Song" Sinéad O'Connor
Now, Always, Never production, keyboard, vocals Sikter
2001 Pleased to Meet You production James
2005 X&Y synthesizer on "Low" Coldplay
2006 Surprise electronics Paul Simon
2008 Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends production, electronics Coldplay
Hurricane production, keyboard, backing vocals Grace Jones
Prospekt's March production, electronics Coldplay
2009 No Line on the Horizon production, synthesizer, vocals, programming U2
2011 Mylo Xyloto unknown Coldplay
From Africa With Fury: Rise production Seun Kuti
2014 In Conflict synthesizer, guitar, vocals Owen Pallett
2015 A Head Full of Dreams backing vocals Coldplay
2017 Altar production The Gift
2017 Kaleidoscope production on "Aliens" Coldplay
2020 Don't Shy Away production/synthesizer/programming on "Homing" Loma

Executive producer

Year Title Artist
1974 Fear John Cale
1976 Music from the Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra

References

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  9. 9.0 9.1 "Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 4 March 2018. Note: User needs to enter "Brian Eno" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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  23. From the movie "O Nome Da Morta".
  24. https://www.discogs.com/release/4091139-Teresa-De-Sio-Africana
  25. https://www.discogs.com/release/611735-Carmel-The-Falling

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Notes

  1. Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 48 on the Top Album Sales chart.[10]
  2. Lux did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 162 on the Top Current Albums chart.[12]
  3. ForeverAndEverNoMore did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 33 on the Top Album Sales chart.[10]
  4. Mixing Colors did not enter the US Billboard 200 but did peak at number 63 on the Top Album Sales chart.[10]

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