Shara Nelson discography

The British singer and songwriter Shara Nelson made three studio albums and 19 singles between 1983 and 2008, in addition to compilations, videos, EPs and other works.

Shara Nelson discography
Studio albums	3
Compilation albums	2
Music videos	3+
EPs	1
Singles	19

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales thresholds)
		AU [1]	AT [2]	FR [3]	NL [3]	NO [3]	NZ [4]	SE [3]	CH [5]	UK [6]	U.S. [7]
1991	Blue Lines with Massive Attack Release date: June 1 Record label: Virgin (#91685) Formats: LP, CD, CS	69	5	31	39	29	26	14	26	13	—	UK: 600,000[8] FR: 100,000[9]	UK: 2xPlatinum[8] FR: 2xGold[9]
1993	What Silence Knows Release date: 1993 Record label: Cooltempo Formats: LP, CD	131	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	UK: 100,000[8]	UK: Gold[8]
1995	Friendly Fire Release date: 1995 Record label: Cooltempo Formats: LP, CD	222	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilations

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales	Certifications
		AU [1]	AT [2]	BE [10]	FI [11]	IT [12]	NO [12]	NZ [12]	PT [12]	CH [12]	UK [6]	US [7]
1998	Singles 90/98 with Massive Attack Release date: December 7 Record label: Virgin/Circa Format: 11xCD box	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2006	Collected with Massive Attack Release date: March 27 Record label: Virgin Format: CD/DVD DualDisc	19	13	1	8	6	8	3	2	4	2	198	UK: 300,000[8] BE: 10,000[13] FR: 100,000[9] SWI: 15,000[14]	UK: Platinum[8] BE: Gold[13] FR: Gold[9] SWI: Gold[14] EU: Platinum[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year	EP Details	Notes
1996	Good Intentions with G/Corp Release date: Record label: Medicine Records Format: 12", CD	Four track EP released in collaboration with Groove Corporation (aka G/Corp), featuring "Good Intentions (Edit)", "Good Intentions (Extended Mix)", "Faraway Places" and "Return of the Skunk Unlimited Orchestra"

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions												Album
		AU [1]	AT [2]	DE [16]	NL [17][18]	NZ [19]	SE [19]	CH [5]	UK [6]	USA
										AS	DCP [20][21]	DSS	100 [22]
1983	"Aiming At Your Heart" with The Circuit	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"Can't Get Over You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Daydreaming" with Massive Attack	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	Blue Lines
1991	"Unfinished Sympathy" with Massive Attack	95	—	17	2	48	40	9	13	—	—	—	—
	"Safe from Harm" with Massive Attack	132	23	33	28	—	—	15	25	28	35	32	—
1993	"Down That Road"	102	—	68	—	—	—	—	19	—	16	—	109	What Silence Knows
	"One Goodbye in Ten"	200	30	71	49	—	—	—	21	—	—	—	—
1994	"Uptight"	217	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—
	"Nobody"	259	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	—	—
	"Inside Out"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	—	—	—	—
1995	"Rough with the Smooth"	223	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	Friendly Fire
1996	"I Fell (So You Could Catch Me)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	—	—	—
1998	"Sense of Danger" with Presence	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	61	—	10	—	—	All Systems Gone
1999	"Black Island" with Cuba	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Leap of Faith
	"U" with Kasha	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2003	"Hari Up Hari" with Adrian Sherwood	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Never Trust a Hippy
	"Right Now" with Futurasound	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2004	"Nobody Else"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Go That Deep" with NUfrequency	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Notes
1984	"In Another World" with Voice of Authority	Appears on Very Big in America Right Now by Voice of Authority
	"Savanna Prance" with The Missing Brazilians	Appears on Warzone by The Missing Brazilians
1988	"The Look of Love" with The Wild Bunch	Appears on Friends & Countrymen by The Wild Bunch
1991	"Lately" with Massive Attack	Appears on Blue Lines
1994	"On the Shore" with Saint Etienne	Appears on Tiger Bay by Saint Etienne
1995	"Insert B (The Real Deal)/Nobody Knows" with Guru	Appears on Guru's Jazzmatazz, Volume II: The New Reality
1996	"Faraway Places" with Groove Corporation	Appears on EP Good Intentions
1997	"Moonraker" with David Arnold	Appears on Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project
1999	"Matter of Fact" with Presence	Appears on All Systems Gone by Presence
2002	"Realise"	Appears on VA compilation 4 Vini: Forever Young LP
2004	"Say My Name" with Little Axe	Appears on Champagne & Grits by Little Axe
2007	"If"	Released only as digital single
	"Push Me Away (Strings of Life)" with 10th Planet	Appears on VA compilation Mastercuts Life..Style: Summer House]
2008	"I Wanna Know" with Doug Wimbish	Appears on CinemaSonics by Doug Wimbish

Videos

Music videos

Year	Title	Director[23]
1990	"Daydreaming" with Massive Attack	Baillie Walsh
1991	"Unfinished Sympathy" with Massive Attack
	"Safe from Harm" with Massive Attack

See also

• Massive Attack discography

References

1. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
   • Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • What Silence Knows: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
   • Friendly Fire: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 19 July 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-07-19.
   • "Safe from Harm": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
   • "Down That Road", "One Goodbye In Ten", "Uptight", "Nobody", "Inside Out" and "Rough With the Smooth": "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2016-02-17". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
2. Austrian chart peaks:
   • Shara Nelson: "austriancharts.at > Shara Nelson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
   • Massive Attack: "austriancharts.at > Massive Attack". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
3. 'Blue Lines album in the music charts'
4. "charts.nz – Massive Attack discography". charts.nz. Retrieved 2009-08-26.
5. "HitParade.ch – Massive Attack discography". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
6. UK chart peaks:
   • Shara Nelson: "Official Charts > Shara Nelson". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
   • Massive Attack (other than "Unfinished Sympathy"): "Official Charts > Massive Attack". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
   • "Unfinished Sympathy": "Official Charts > Massive". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
7. "Massive attack > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2008-05-19.
8. "Blue Lines Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2009-08-26. Note: User must define search parameters, i.e. "Massive Attack".
9. "Certifications Albums Double Or - année 2000" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
10. "ultratop.be – Massive Attack singles". Ultratop.be. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
11. "finnishcharts.com – Massive Attack discography". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
12. 'Collected album in the music charts'
13. "Gold and Platinum Certifications - Albums - 2006". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
14. "HitParade.ch – Awards 2006". HitParade.ch. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
15. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2010". Ifpi.org. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
16. "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Massive Attack". Musicline.de. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
17. 'Massive Attack in the Dutch music charts'
18. 'Shara Nelson in the Dutch music charts'
19. 'Unfinished Sympathy single in the music charts'
20. 'Shara Nelson's singles in the US music charts' Retrieved 9 December 2010
21. 'Presence's U.S. peak chart positions' Retrieved 9 December 2010
22. 'Shara Nelson, Down That Road in Bubbling Under Hot 100' Retrieved 9 December 2010
23. Massive Attack (2006). Collected (DVD). Virgin Records.