Elizabeth Fraser discography
| Elizabeth Fraser discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Fraser with Cocteau Twins in 1986 | |
| Studio albums | 1 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 4 |
This is a comprehensive discography listing of Scottish singer Elizabeth Fraser who first achieved success during the 1980s as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Cocteau Twins. The band have had several UK top 40 albums, with four of their studio albums also reaching the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States. Commercially, their most successful studio album, Heaven or Las Vegas was released in 1990 and reached number seven in the United Kingdom and number ninety-nine in the United States. Heaven or Las Vegas was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry. It eventually sold 235,000 copies by 1996, according to Billboard.[1] The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die,[2] and was voted number 218 in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[3] In 2020, Rolling Stone listed it at No. 245 in its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.[4] The band have had four of their studio albums reach number one on the UK Indie Chart.
The band have had six of their singles chart within the top 100 in the United Kingdom. Three of their singles were heavily played on the U.S. alternative radio stations and they charted within the top 10 of the US Alternative Songs Chart. Their 1984 single "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" reached number one on the UK Indie Chart. In 1986, they released a collaboration album The Moon and the Melodies with Harold Budd. Over the course of their musical career, the Cocteau Twins have released several compilation albums. Cocteau Twins split in 1997 following the release of Milk & Kisses (1996). Following this, Fraser embarked on a relatively low–key solo career, release her debut single as a solo artist "Underwater" in 2000. This was followed by a second single, "Moses" in 2009, and by 2022, Fraser was a member of the duo Sun's Signature with her husband Damon Reece. Sun's Signature released a single, "Golden Air" in 2022, as well as a self–titled debut extended play album the same year.
Discography[edit]
As Elizabeth Fraser[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
UK Indie | ||
| The Moon and the Melodies (with Harold Budd, Robin Guthrie and Simon Raymonde) |
|
46 | 1 |
Cocteau Twins[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart position | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
SCO [5] |
UK Indie |
AUS [6] |
BEL [7] |
CAN [8] |
NZ [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | |||
| Garlands | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Head over Heels |
|
51 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Treasure |
|
29 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | 32 | — |
|
| Victorialand |
|
10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Blue Bell Knoll |
|
15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | |
| Heaven or Las Vegas |
|
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 |
|
| Four-Calendar Café | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 78 | ||
| Milk & Kisses |
|
17 | 24 | — | 64 | 48 | 53 | — | — | 99 | |
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Certifications | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Dynamine/Echoes in a Shallow Bay |
|
compilation album, combined release of two EPs. | |
| The Pink Opaque |
|
compilation album, joint release by 4AD (UK) and Relativity Records (US) | |
| The Box Set |
|
ten-disc box set consisting of all EPs up to that point and one disc of bonus material | |
| BBC Sessions |
|
compilation album of 8 BBC sessions recorded between 1982 and 1996 | |
| Stars and Topsoil |
|
|
compilation album (1982–1990) |
| Lullabies to Violaine: Singles and Extended Plays 1982–1996 |
|
limited edition (10,000 units worldwide), four-disc box set of single and EP tracks | |
| Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 1: Singles and Extended Plays 1982–1990 |
|
first two of the four discs in box set shown above | |
| Lullabies to Violaine, Volume 2: Singles and Extended Plays 1993–1996 |
|
last two of the four discs in box set shown above | |
| Treasure Hiding: The Fontana Years |
|
four-disc box set that includes Four-Calendar Café, Milk & Kisses, EPs, B-sides, and more[13] |
Extended plays[edit]
| Title | EP details | Peak chart position | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
SCO [5] |
UK Indie |
NZ [14] | ||
| Lullabies |
|
— | — | 11 | — |
| Peppermint Pig |
|
— | — | 2 | — |
| Sunburst and Snowblind |
|
86 | — | 2 | — |
| The Spangle Maker |
|
29 | — | 2 | — |
| Aikea-Guinea |
|
41 | — | 1 | 38 |
| Tiny Dynamine |
|
52 | — | 1 | — |
| Echoes in a Shallow Bay |
|
65 | — | 1 | 48 |
| Love's Easy Tears |
|
53 | — | 1 | — |
| Snow |
|
58 | — | — | — |
| Twinlights |
|
59 | 57 | — | — |
| Otherness |
|
59 | 55 | — | — |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [5] |
SCO [15] |
UK Indie |
POR [16] |
IRE [17] |
US Alt [18] | |||
| "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops"[A] | 1984 | 29 | — | 1 | — | — | — | The Spangle Maker |
| "Carolyn's Fingers" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | Blue Bell Knoll |
| "Iceblink Luck" | 1990 | 38 | — | — | — | 22 | 4 | Heaven or Las Vegas |
| "Heaven or Las Vegas" | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||
| "Evangeline" | 1993 | 34 | — | — | 4 | — | — | Four-Calendar Café |
| "Bluebeard" | 1994 | 33 | 77[19] | — | — | — | — | |
| "Tishbite" | 1996 | 34 | 29[20] | — | — | — | — | Milk & Kisses |
| "Violaine" | 56 | 66[21] | — | — | — | — | ||
Notes
- ^ "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" has the same charting position as The Spangle Maker EP.
Solo career[edit]
Singles[edit]
- 1983: "Song to the Siren" (with This Mortal Coil) – UK No. 66 – (4AD)
- 2000: "Underwater" (Blanco Y Negro)
- 2009: "Moses" (Rough Trade)
Guest appearances[edit]
| Artist | Album | Track(s) | Date | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneohtrix Point Never | Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (Blu-ray edition) | "Tales from the Trash Stratum" | 2021 | Warp |
| Jónsi | Shiver | "Cannibal" | 2020 | Krunk |
| Sam Lee | Old Wow | "The Moon Shines Bright" | 2020 | Cooking Vinyl Ltd |
| The Insects | The Living and the Dead Soundtrack | "She Moves Through the Fair" | 2016 | Self Released |
| Massive Attack | Collected | "Silent Spring" | 2006 | Virgin Records |
| Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring: The Complete Recordings | "Caras Galadhon / Lament for Gandalf", "Lothlórien" | 2005 | Warner Brothers |
| Yann Tiersen | Les Retrouvailles | "Kala", "Mary" | 2005 | EMI |
| Various artists (compilation) | Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before... | "At Last I Am Free" (originally by Chic) | 2003 | Rough Trade |
| Howard Shore | The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | "Isengard Unleashed" | 2002 | Warner Brothers |
| Peter Gabriel | OVO | "Downside Up", "Make Tomorrow" | 2000 | EMI |
| Elliot Goldenthal; Elizabeth Fraser | In Dreams | "Dream Baby" | 1999 | EMI |
| Massive Attack | Mezzanine | "Teardrop", "Black Milk" and "Group Four" | 1998 | Virgin Records |
| Michael Kamen | The Winter Guest | "Take Me With You" | 1998 | Universal |
| Craig Armstrong | The Space Between Us | "This Love" | 1998 | Melankolic |
| Simon Raymonde | Blame Someone Else | "Worship Me" | 1997 | Bella Union |
| The Bathers | Sunpowder | "Danger in Love", "The Dutch Venus", "Angel on Ruskin", "The Night is Young" | 1995 | Marina |
| Moose | Live a Little, Love a Lot | "Play God" | 1995 | Play It Again Sam Records |
| Fuel | Timeless EP | "Butterfly Knife" | 1994 | Diffusion Records |
| The Future Sound of London | Lifeforms [Remixes] EP | "Lifeforms 1–5 and 7" | 1994 | Astralwerks |
| Medicine | Sounds of Medicine | "Time Baby 3" | 1994 | Beggars Banquet |
| Ian McCulloch | Mysterio | "Heaven's Gate" | 1992 | Sire Records |
| Ian McCulloch | Candleland | "Candleland" | 1989 | Sire Records |
| The Wolfgang Press | Standing Up Straight | "I Am The Crime" | 1986 | 4AD |
| Felt | Ignite the Seven Cannons | "Primitive Painters" | 1985 | Cherry Red |
| Dif Juz | Extractions | "Love Insane" | 1985 | 4AD |
| This Mortal Coil | It'll End in Tears | "Song to the Siren", "Another Day" | 1984 | 4AD |
| The Wolfgang Press | Scarecrow | "Respect" | 1984 | 4AD |
| This Mortal Coil | Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust | "Song to the Siren", "Sixteen Days / Gathering Dust" | 1983 | 4AD |
Sun's Signature[edit]
Singles[edit]
- 2022: "Golden Air" (Partisan Records)
EP[edit]
- Sun's Signature (Partisan Records)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Bambarger, Bradley (6 April 1996). "Radio Climate Could Boost Capitol's Cocteau Twins". Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 14. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 14. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Morton, Rob (2006). Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. pp. 634. ISBN 0789320746.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 105. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
- ^ "The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2020-09-22. Retrieved 2020-09-22.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cocteau Twins - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ "Belgium – Album positions". ultratop.be. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Canada – Album positions". RPM. Archived from the original on 18 March 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "NZ – Album positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Sweden – Album positions". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Cocteau Twins Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "British certifications – Cocteau Twins". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 3, 2022. Type Cocteau Twins in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Bonner, Michael (23 August 2018). "Cocteau Twins announce new 4-CD set, Treasure Hiding – The Fontana Years". Uncut.co.uk. Uncut. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "NZ – Singles positions". charts.nz. Retrieved 18 July 2010.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
- ^ "Music & Media" (PDF). Americanradiohistory.com. 6 November 1993.
- ^ "Ireland – Singles positions". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2009. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
- ^ "Cocteau Twins Chart History: Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19940313/41/
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960324/41/
- ^ https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19960714/41/