Black Francis discography

The discography of Black Francis, an American rock musician, includes 18 studio albums, one EP, four live albums, 14 singles and four compilations as of May 2013. This list does not include material performed with the Pixies or Grand Duchy.

Studio albums

YearAlbums as Frank BlackUKUSLabelNotes
1993Frank Black91174ADSolo debut
1994Teenager of the Year211314ADDouble album
1996The Cult of Ray39127American RecordingsTitle refers to Ray Bradbury
2004Frank Black Francis--SpinART/Cooking VinylRoughly coinciding with Pixies reunion tour
2005Honeycomb--Back Porch/Cooking VinylRecorded in Nashville; Charted #11 Top Heatseekers
2006Fast Man Raider Man--Back Porch/Cooking VinylDouble album; Recorded in Nashville; Charted #27 Top Heatseekers
2006Christmass--Cooking VinylFive new studio recordings
15 live tracks (summer 2006)
Online-only release, CD and DVD released 2007
YearAlbums as Frank Black and the CatholicsUKUSLabelNotes
1998Frank Black and the Catholics61-SpinARTFirst album recorded live to two-track tape
1999Pistolero--What Are Records?-
2000Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day---Never released[1]
2001Dog in the Sand--What Are Records?-
2002Black Letter Days--SpinART/Cooking VinylReleased same day as Devil's Workshop
2002Devil's Workshop--SpinART/Cooking VinylReleased same day as Black Letter Days
2003Show Me Your Tears--SpinART/Cooking Vinyl-
YearAlbums as Black FrancisUKUSLabelNotes
2007Bluefinger--Cooking VinylTitle refers to Herman Brood; Charted #42 Top Heatseekers
2008Svn Fngrs EP--Cooking VinylTitle refers to Cúchulainn; Charted #35 Top Heatseekers
2010The Golem--Cooking Vinyl
The Bureau
Soundtrack for The Golem: How He Came into the World (1920)
Originally released as limited 5-disc set; CD album, DVD released 2011
2010NonStopErotik--Cooking Vinyl-
2011Abbabubba--The BureauNew material, including B-sides, remixes and re-workings of older songs
2011Paley & Francis--Cooking VinylWith Reid Paley

Singles

Year Title Label Chart positions Album
US US Mod
Rock [2]
UK[3]
1993 Los Angeles 4AD Records - 6 - Frank Black
1993 Hang On To Your Ego 4AD Records - 8 -
1993 Frank Black Hello Recording Club - - -
1994 Headache Badd - 10 53 Teenager of the Year
1995 Men In Black American Recordings - - 37 The Cult of Ray
1995 The Marsist/Better Things Dragnet - - -
1996 I Don't Want to Hurt You Sony - - 63
1998 All My Ghosts Play It Again Sam - - 97 Frank Black and the Catholics
1999 I Gotta Move Cortex - - Pistolero
2000 Robert Onion Cooking Vinyl - - 130 Dog in the Sand
2001 St. Francis Dam Disaster Cooking Vinyl - - 162
2003 Everything Is New Cooking Vinyl - - 92 Show Me Your Tears
2003 Nadine Cooking Vinyl - - -
2007 Threshold Apprehension Cooking Vinyl - - - Bluefinger

Live albums

Year Title Label Notes
1994 The Black Sessions Virgin/4AD as Frank Black - Recorded Oct. 6, 1994 at Black Sessions performance in Paris
2008 Live at the Hotel Utah Saloon The Bureau as Black Francis - Recorded Oct. 19, 2007 in San Francisco
2012 Live in Nijmegen The Bureau as Black Francis - Recorded Feb. 28, 2008 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2012 Live at Melkweg The Bureau as Frank Black & The Catholics - Recorded March 24, 2001 at Melkweg, Amsterdam

Compilations

Year Title Label Notes
2000 Oddballs EMusic B-sides from pre-Catholics period (1994–97)
2006 One More Road for the Hit spinART B-sides and rarities, released on iTunes
2006 Snake Oil spinART B-sides and rarities, released on iTunes
2007 Frank Black 93-03 Cooking Vinyl 2-CD set highlighting 10 years of post-Pixies work

Disc 1 - selected "best of" studio recordings
Disc 2 - live material circa 2006

2015 Frank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings Cooking Vinyl 7-CD set containing the band's six studio albums as well as B-sides, rarities, demos and unreleased tracks

Other appearances

Year Title Label Notes
1994 Pawnshop Guitars Virgin The debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke (as Frank Black) – guitars, background vocals

Track: "Jail Guitar Doors" (The Clash cover)

1995 Ball-Hog or Tugboat? Columbia The debut solo album by the former Minutemen bass guitarist Mike Watt (as Frank Black) – lead vocals

Track: "Chinese Firedrill"

1996 Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files Warner Bros Compilation album released in association with the American science fiction television series The X-Files

Track: "Man of Steel"

1998 Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute To James Brown Zero Hour Tribute album for James Brown

Track: "Mother Popcorn(You Got to Have a Mother for Me)"

2000 Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by The Powerpuff Girls Rhino Compilation album released in association with the American cartoon series The Powerpuff Girls. Also played during the credits of The Powerpuff Girls Movie.

Track: "Pray for the Girls"

2003 Wig in a Box Off Records Charity tribute album of songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Track: "Sugar Daddy"

2005 High School Reunion American Laundromat Records/
Face Down Records
1980s film tribute album

Track: "Repo Man" (Iggy Pop cover)

2006 Hello Radio: The Songs Of They Might Be Giants Bar/None Tribute album for the band They Might Be Giants

Track: "Road Movie to Berlin"

2009 New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets Justice Records Tribute album for the band Love and Rockets

Track: "All in My Mind"

2016 This Becomes Us Prescription The debut solo album by the former Million Dead and Future of the Left bassist Julia Ruzicka – vocals

Track: "Painter Man Is Coming"

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day". Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. Retrieved 2006-10-24.
  2. "Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
  3. "Chart Log UK: Darren B - David Byrne". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-07-26.
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