Bright Eyes discography

The following is a detailed discography of the band Bright Eyes.

Bright Eyes discography
Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes performing in 2005
Studio albums9
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
Music videos11
EPs5
Singles15
Splits and collaborations12
Compilation appearances19

Albums

Studio albums

Year Details Chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[1]
UK
[2]
AUS
[3]
1998 A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995–1997
  • Released: January 20, 1998
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-19)
  • Formats: CD, LP
Letting Off the Happiness
  • Released: November 2, 1998
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-23)
  • Formats: CD, LP
2000 Fevers and Mirrors
  • Released: May 29, 2000
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-32)
  • Formats: CD, LP
2002 Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground
  • Released: August 13, 2002
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-46)
  • Formats: CD, LP
161 138
A Christmas Album
  • Released: December 1, 2002
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-48)
  • Formats: CD, LP
2005 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
  • Released: January 25, 2005
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-72)
  • Formats: CD, LP
10 23 81
Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
  • Released: January 25, 2005
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-73)
  • Formats: CD, LP
15 43 130
2007 Cassadaga
  • Released: April 10, 2007
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-103)
  • Formats: CD, LP
4 13 40
2011 The People's Key
  • Released: February 15, 2011
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-158)
  • Formats: CD, LP
13 46 55
2020 Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was[9]
  • Released: August 21, 2020
  • Label: Dead Oceans (DOC210)
  • Formats: CD, LP
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory

Live albums

Year Details
2005 Motion Sickness: Live Recordings

Compilation albums

Year Details Chart positions
US
[1]
UK
[2]
2003 Vinyl Box Set
  • Released: September 9, 2003
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-53)
  • Formats: 7×LP box set
2006 Noise Floor (Rarities: 1998–2005)
  • Released: October 24, 2006
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-99)
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP
107 155

Extended plays

Year EP details
1999 Every Day and Every Night
  • Released: November 1, 1999
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-30)
  • Formats: 12-inch, CD
2000 Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page
  • Released: September 21, 2000
  • Labels: Bad News (BNCP-43)
    62TV (62 TV 29448)/Les Disques Mange-Tout (LDMTCD009)
  • Format: CD issued only in Japan and Europe
2002 There Is No Beginning to the Story
  • Released: May 6, 2002
  • Label: Saddle Creek (LBJ-45)
  • Formats: 12-inch, CD
2007 Four Winds
  • Released: March 6, 2007
  • Label: Saddle Creek (JBL-101)
  • Formats: 12-inch, CD
2011 Live Recordings
  • Released: July 4, 2011
  • Label: Polydor (2777039)
  • Format: CD issued only in Europe

Splits and collaborations

Year Release Other artist(s) Label Format(s)
1997 Bright Eyes / Squad Car 96 Squad Car 96 H. (RAV011/AMV007) 7-inch
1999 Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing Books Vanishing Act (VA-002) 7-inch
2000 Bright Eyes vs Her Space Holiday Her Space Holiday Wichita (WEBB005S) 7-inch, CD
Insound Tour Support Series No. 12 Son, Ambulance Insound (INS12) CD
2001 Oh Holy Fools: The Music of Son, Ambulance & Bright Eyes Son, Ambulance Saddle Creek (LBJ-34) 12-inch, CD
Mote/Dust The Faint Gold Standard Labs (GSL-47) 12-inch
2002 Collaboration Series No. 1 The Album Leaf Better Looking (BLR005) 7-inch
Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel Britt Daniel (of Spoon) Post-Parlo Records (PPR1004) CD
Bright Eyes with Rilo Kiley & Sorry About Dresden Rilo Kiley, Sorry About Dresden Devil in the Woods (DIW #55) 7-inch
2004 One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels Neva Dinova Crank! (CRC40) 10-inch, CD
2006 Super Furry Animals / Bright Eyes Super Furry Animals, Danger Mouse Saddle Creek (DM-01) 7-inch promo
2010 One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels (reissue) Neva Dinova Saddle Creek (LBJ-145) 12-inch, CD

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Certifications Album
US
Sales
[10]
US
AAA

[11]
MEX
Air.

[12]
UK
[2]
2000 "Motion Sickness" Non-album singles
2001 "I Will Be Grateful for This Day..."
"Drunk Kid Catholic" 109
2002 "Lover I Don't Have to Love" 95 Lifted or the Story Is in the Soil...
2004 "Lua" 1 80 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
"Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" 2 78 Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
2005 "When the President Talks to God" Non-album single
"First Day of My Life" 37 I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
"Easy/Lucky/Free" 42 Digital Ash in a Digital Urn
2007 "Susan Miller Rag" Non-album single
"Four Winds" 22 57 Cassadaga
"Hot Knives" [upper-alpha 1]
2010 "Shell Games" 28 The People's Key
2011 "Singularity" 2 Non-album single
"Jejune Stars" The People's Key
2020 "Persona Non Grata"[14] Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was
"Forced Convalescence"[15][16]
"One and Done"[17]
"Mariana Trench"[18] 32
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. "Hot Knives" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 64 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.[13]

Music videos

Year Song Director
2002 "Bowl of Oranges" Cat Solen
"Lover I Don't Have to Love" James Frost
2005 "Lua" Jason Kulbel
"First Day of My Life" John Cameron Mitchell
"Easy/Lucky/Free" Lily Thorne
"At the Bottom of Everything" Cat Solen
2007 "Four Winds" Patrick Daughters
"Hot Knives"
"I Must Belong Somewhere" Asako Masunouchi
2011 "Shell Games" Nik Fackler
2020 "Mariana Trench" Art Camp

Compilation appearances

Year Song(s) Album Label
1998 "Falling Out of Love at This Volume"
"A Celebration Upon Completion"
Saddle Creek Records, A Sampler Saddle Creek
1999 "Pioneer's Park (August 17th, 1997)" Commercial Food (Processor) Unread
2000 "Arienette" Clooney Tunes Fierce Panda
"The City Has Sex" U.S. Pop Life Vol. 2 / Fanfare of 2000!! Contact
"The Calendar Hung Itself" Holiday Matinee CD Compilation Vol. 2 Better Looking
"Have You Ever Heard of Jandek Before?" Naked in the Afternoon: A Tribute to Jandek Summersteps
"Act of Contrition" Second Thoughts Silent Film Soundtracks
"If Winter Ends" Songs for a Crimson Eggtree Earworm
"It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends" Transmission One: Tea at the Palaz of Hoon Hozomeen Press
2002 "Entry Way Song" The Amos House Collection Volume II Wishing Tree
"Bowl of Oranges" Gone Fishin'... 3 Years Later Wichita
"Metal Firecracker" (Lucinda Williams) As Yet No Title Unread
"Lover I Don't Have to Love" Rough Trade Shops Counter Culture 2002 Rough Trade
2003 "Something Vague"
"One Foot in Front of the Other"
Saddle Creek 50 Saddle Creek
"Trees Get Wheeled Away" Lost & Found Volume 1 Lost Highway
2004 "Arienette" Decade: Ten Years of Fierce Panda Fierce Panda
"Devil Town" (Daniel Johnston) The Late Great Daniel Johnston: Discovered Covered Gammon
2005 "Napoleon's Hat" Lagniappe: A Saddle Creek Benefit for Hurricane Katrina Relief Saddle Creek
2009 "Papa Was a Rodeo" (The Magnetic Fields) Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers! Merge
2011 "We're Going to Be Friends" (The White Stripes) Lunch Box Fund
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See also

  • List of songs by Bright Eyes
  • List of songs with Conor Oberst

References

  1. "Bright Eyes Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. Bright Eyes chart positions in the UK:
  3. Bright Eyes chart positions in Australia:
  4. "Indie Stalwart" (PDF). Billboard. March 31, 2007. p. 26. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via American Radio History.
  5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (August 29, 2009). "Tree Folk". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Google Books.
  6. Ugwu, Reggie (April 28, 2014). "Conor Oberst: The Ex Boy Wonder of Indie Rock Moves to a Major Label". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
  7. "American certifications – Bright Eyes". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 27, 2017.
  8. "British album certifications – The War on Drugs". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 19, 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Type The War on Drugs in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  9. https://www.secretlystore.com/down-in-the-weeds-where-the-world-once-was-bright-eyes
  10. "Bright Eyes Chart History: Hot Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  11. "Bright Eyes Chart History: Triple A". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  12. "Bright Eyes Chart History: Mexico Ingles Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
  13. "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  14. Minsker, Evan; Bloom, Madison (March 24, 2020). "Bright Eyes Share "Persona Non Grata," First New Song in 9 Years: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  15. https://www.nme.com/news/music/bright-eyes-announce-new-single-forced-convalescence-arriving-today-2650805
  16. Richards, Will. "Listen to Bright Eyes' joyous new single 'Forced Convalescence'". NME. NME. Retrieved April 21, 2020.
  17. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bright-eyes-new-song-one-and-done-1005548/
  18. Tan, Emily (June 22, 2020). "Bright Eyes Drop 'Mariana Trench' Video, Reveal New Album Details". Spin. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
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