Shakespears Sister discography

The discography of UK-based pop-rock act Shakespears Sister consists of four studio albums, five compilation albums, one EP, and seventeen singles. Originally a solo act consisting of ex-Bananarama member Siobhan Fahey, it eventually evolved into a duo between Fahey and Marcella Detroit. They released their debut studio album Sacred Heart in 1989, which reached number 9 on the UK Albums Chart[1] and was certified gold by the BPI.[2][1] The album's lead single, double A Side "Break My Heart / Heroine" did not chart, the second single however, "You're History", reached number 7 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] and managed similar top 20 success internationally. Their next three singles, "Run Silent", "Dirty Mind", and "Goodbye Cruel World" (the lead single from their second album Hormonally Yours), all failed to peak within the UK top 50.[1] The second single from Hormonally Yours, "Stay" was the group's first and only number 1, staying at the top position for 8 weeks.[1] The song also reached number 1 in Ireland[3] and Sweden,[4] and peaked within the top 5 in several other territories. Hormonally Yours peaked at number 3 in the UK[1] and was certified double platinum,[2] and reached similar success in international territories. The fifth and final single from the album, "My 16th Apology", was not a commercial success due to both members being on hiatus at the time.

Shakespears Sister discography
Performing live in 1992
Studio albums	4
Compilation albums	5
Music videos	16
EPs	1
Singles	17

Detroit left the group shortly afterwards in 1993, and Fahey resumed as the sole full member of the group. "I Can Drive" was released as the lead single from Shakespears Sister's third album, #3, and peaked at number 30 in the UK.[1] Following this, London Records opted not to release the third album and the act was dropped from their roster. #3 was only released in September 2004 through Fahey's own website after London Records gave her the full rights to the album. Fahey was planning to release her own solo album at the time, which was preceded by three singles, "Bitter Pill", "Pulsatron", and "Bad Blood", which peaked at numbers 108, 95, and failed to chart respectively.[1] In 2004-05, two compilation albums were released, The Best of Shakespears Sister (composed mostly of hits and B-sides), and Long Live the Queens (composed entirely of B-sides, rarities, and unreleased material). Fahey revived the Shakespears Sister name in 2009, and released Songs from the Red Room, composed of her solo recordings. A compilation album, Cosmic Dancer, was released in 2011, also composed of Fahey's solo work, acoustic work by the wider group, and covers.[5]

Following Fahey and Detroit's reunion in 2019, the band are releasing a compilation album containing two new tracks, titled Singles Party, in July 2019. A UK tour will follow later in the year.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [1]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	CAN [8]	GER [9]	NOR [10]	NZ [11]	SWE [4]	SWI [12]	US [13]
Sacred Heart	Released: 16 August 1989[2] Formats: LP, CD, cassette Label: FFRR	9	22	—	—	71	—	—	30	—	—	BPI: Gold[2] ARIA: Gold[14]
Hormonally Yours	Released: 17 February 1992 Formats: LP, CD, cassette Label: London	3	20	21	33	12	15	17	25	15	56	BPI: 2× Platinum[2] ARIA: Gold[14] BVMI: Gold[15] IFPI SWI: Gold[16]
#3	Released: September 2004 Formats: CD, digital download Label: SF	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Songs from the Red Room	Released: 16 November 2009 Formats: LP, CD, digital download Label: SF, Palare	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]
The Best of Shakespear's Sister	Released: 22 November 2004 Formats: CD/DVD, digital download Label: London	—
Long Live the Queens!	Released: 5 December 2005 Formats: CD Label: London	—
Cosmic Dancer	Released: 29 October 2012 Formats: CD, Digital download Label: SF	—
Remixes	Released: 29 October 2012 Formats: CD, digital download Label: SF	—
Singles Party	Released: 19 July 2019 Formats: CD, digital download Label: London	14

Extended plays

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [1]
Ride Again	Released: 25 October 2019 Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl Label: London	67

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [1]	AUS [6]	AUT [7]	GER [9]	IRE [3]	NED [17]	NZ [11]	SWE [4]	SWI [18]	US [19]
"Break My Heart" / "Heroine"	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Sacred Heart
"You're History"	1989	7	20	—	55	12	51	28	8	—	—
"Run Silent"		54	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dirty Mind"	1990	71	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Goodbye Cruel World"	1991	59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Hormonally Yours
"Stay"	1992	1	3	4	3	1	28	5	1	2	4	BPI: Gold[2] ARIA: Gold[20] RIAA: Gold[21]
"I Don't Care"		7	18	29	34	10	57	11	38	28	55
"Goodbye Cruel World" (re-issue)		32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"		14	97	—	12	27	33	43	20	9	—
"My 16th Apology"	1993	61	—	—	63	—	—	—	—	—	—
"I Can Drive"	1996	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		#3
"Bitter Pill"^[a]	2002	108	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Songs from the Red Room
"Pulsatron"^[a]	2005	95	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bad Blood"^[a]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"It's a Trip"	2010	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"All the Queen's Horses"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Singles Party
"When She Finds You"[22]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ride Again
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"Black Sky"	1992	Hormonally Yours
"Cold"^[a]	2004	Songs from the Red Room
"Dancing Barefoot"[23]	2011	Cosmic Dancer
"Someone Else's Girl"[23]
"Really Saying Something"		N/A
"Do I Scare You?" (with Billy Mackenzie)		#3
"A Christmas Number One"	2014	The MGA Sessions

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Break My Heart (You Really)"	1988	Sophie Muller[24]
"Heroine"
"You're History"	1989
"Run Silent"
"Dirty Mind"	1990	The Craze Boys[24]
"Goodbye Cruel World"	1991	Sophie Muller[24]
"Stay"	1992
"I Don't Care"
"Hello (Turn Your Radio On)"
"My 16th Apology"	1993
"I Can Drive"	1996
"Pulsatron"	2005	Morten Magnus[25]
"Bad Blood"		Morten Magnus Christian Isak Isaksan[25]
"It's a Trip"	2010	Paul Boyd[25]
"All the Queen's Horses"	2019	Sophie Muller
"When She Finds You"	2019	Sophie Muller

Other videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Sacred Heart"	1989	Beyond the Groove
"Catwoman"	1992	Sophie Muller
"Pulsatron" (Live Video Mix)	2005	Caroline Richards[25]
"Bad Blood" (Edit)		Morten Magnus Christian Isak Isaksan[25]
"It's a Trip" (Live Video Mix)	2009	Caroline Richards[25]
"Someone Else's Girl"	2011	Morten Magnus Kim Jakobsen[25]

Home videos

Title	Album details
Sacred Heart	Released: 1989 Formats: VHS Label: FFRR
Hormonally Yours	Released: 1992 Formats: VHS Label: London
S.F.T.R.R: Videos	Released: 11 April 2010 Formats: DVD Label: SF

Notes

^ a These singles were released under Fahey's own name. Since their inclusion on Songs from the Red Room, they have been credited as Shakespears Sister songs.

References

1. UK chart peaks:
   • Top 100 peaks, other than specified: "Official Charts > Shakespears Sister". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-04-10. N.B. This site lists compressed chart (exclusion rules applied) data for positions 76–100.
   • "Pulsatron": "Official Charts > Siobhan Fahey". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
   • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010, other than "Fear Is Real": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Adam F – FYA". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-08-30. N.B. Peaks are listed under Siobhan Fahey. This site lists uncompressed chart (no exclusions applied) data for positions 76–200 between November 1994 and May 2001.
   • "Fear Is Real": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2017-08-30. N.B. This release is listed under Psychonauts.
2. "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for Shakespears Sister (from bpi.co.uk)". Imgur.com (original source published by BPI). Retrieved 2017-08-30. N.B. This site has inaccurate UK release dates for "Stay" and Hormonally Yours.
3. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for Shakeapear (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
4. "swedishcharts.com > Shakespears Sister in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
5. Shakespears Sister - Music
6. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
   • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Shakespears Sister in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
   • Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
   • "Dirty Mind": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 29 Jul 1990 (61–100)". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
   • "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Feb 1993 (61–100)". ARIA, via Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
7. "austriancharts.at > Shakespears Sister in der Österreichischen Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
8. "RPM – Top Albums/CDs - Volume 56, No. 14 - Oct 03, 1992". Retrieved 2016-06-16.
9. German chart peaks:
   • Sacred Heart: "Shakespear's Sister – Sacred Heart (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • Hormonally Yours: "Shakespears Sister – Hormonally Yours (album)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • "You're History": "Shakespears Sister – You're History (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • "Stay": "Shakespears Sister – Stay (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • "I Don't Care": "Shakespears Sister – I Don't Care (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • "Hello (Turn Your Radio On)": "Shakespears Sister – Hello (Turn Your Radio On) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
   • "My 16th Apology": "Shakespears Sister – My 16th Apology (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2017-08-30.
10. "norwegiancharts.com > Shakespears Sister in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
11. "charts.nz > Shakespears Sister in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
12. "hitparade.ch > Suchen nach: Shakespear's Sister (alben)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
13. "Billboard > Artists / Shakespear's Sister > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
15. "BVMI > Search - Shakespears Sister" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Archived from the original on 2015-11-24. Retrieved 2013-01-26.
16. "IFPI Switzerland > Shaksepears Sister" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
17. "dutchcharts.nl > Shakespears Sister in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
18. "hitparade.ch > Suchen nach: Shakespear's Sister (songs)" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
19. "Billboard > Artists / Shakespear's Sister > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2017-10-24. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
20. "1992 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
21. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum: Shakespears Sister". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2012-12-01.
22. @ShakespearsSis (31 August 2019). "#WhenSheFindsYou 04.09.19" (Tweet). Retrieved 2 September 2019 – via Twitter.
23. "Shakespears Sister: Digital Store". shakespearssister.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2016-06-20.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
24. The Best of Shakespear's Sister liner notes
25. S.F.T.R.R. liner notes