David Sylvian discography

This article is the discography of British musician/singer-songwriter David Sylvian as a solo artist. For information about the discography of Japan, see Japan discography and of Nine Horses, see Nine Horses § Discography.

David Sylvian discography
Sylvian in November 1982
Studio albums9
Compilation albums5
EPs6
Singles15
Collaborative albums9
Remix albums2
Box sets1

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
BE
[2]
GER
[3]
IT
[4][5]
JPN NL
[6]
NOR
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
1984 Brilliant Trees
  • Released: 25 June 1984
  • Label: Virgin
96 23 16 7 37 33 4
1985 Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
  • Released: 14 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
1986 Gone to Earth
  • Released: 13 September 1986
  • Label: Virgin
94 22 52 6 46 30 24
1987 Secrets of the Beehive
  • Released: 7 November 1987
  • Label: Virgin
91 19 61 31 46 37
1999 Dead Bees on a Cake
  • Released: 29 March 1999
  • Label: Virgin
44 64 20 66 21 52 31
2003 Blemish 58 199
2007 When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
  • Released: 6 August 2007
  • Label: Samadhisound
2009 Manafon
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Samadhisound
63 51 93 50
2014 There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
  • Released: 24 November 2014
  • Label: Samadhisound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

With Holger Czukay

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
BE
[2]
NL
[6]
UK
[10]
1988 Plight & Premonition
  • Released: 1 March 1988
  • Label: Venture
130[upper-alpha 1] 171[upper-alpha 1] 71
1989 Flux + Mutability
  • Released: 1 September 1989
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Notes

  1. Charted upon re-release by Grönland Records in 2018 as a repackaged 2-CD set[11]

With Russell Mills

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
1991 Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
  • Released: 1 October 1991
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

With Robert Fripp

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
SWE
[9]
UK
[10]
1993 The First Day
  • Released: 10 August 1993
  • Label: Virgin
34 21
Darshan (The Road to Graceland)
  • Released: 6 December 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • Remix album
1994 Damage: Live
  • Released: 1 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Live album
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

With Jan Bang, Erik Honoré, Arve Henriksen and Sidsel Endresen

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
2012 Uncommon Deities
  • Released: 24 September 2012[12]
  • Label: Samadhisound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

With Stephan Mathieu

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
2013 Wandermüde
  • Released: 21 January 2013
  • Label: Samadhisound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

With Rhodri Davies and Mark Wastell

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
2017 There Is No Love
  • Released: 31 May 2017[13]
  • Label: Confront Recordings
  • Mini-album
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Compilation albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
BE
[2]
IT
[5]
NL
[6]
UK
[10]
1999 Approaching Silence
  • Released: 5 October 1999
  • Label: Virgin
2000 Everything and Nothing
  • Released: 9 October 2000
  • Label: Virgin
45 57
2002 Camphor
  • Released: 27 May 2002
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
99
2010 Sleepwalkers
  • Released: 27 September 2010
  • Label: Samadhisound
89 87 76
2012 A Victim of Stars 1982–2012
  • Released: 27 February 2012
  • Label: Virgin/EMI
62 64 99 58
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Remix albums

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
IT
[5]
UK
[10]
2005 The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter
  • Released: 7 February 2005
  • Label: Samadhisound
2011 Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations
  • Released: 23 May 2011 (UK)
  • Label: Samadhisound
98
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Box sets

Year Title Details Notes
1989 Weatherbox
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: Virgin
The box set is a 5-CD limited edition release featuring Sylvian's 4 previously released studio albums plus an instrumental version of Gone to Earth.

EPs

Year Title Details Peak chart positions
UK[10]
1983 Forbidden Colours / Nightporter
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • "Forbidden Colours" is by Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, whilst "Nightporter" is by Japan
  • Germany-only release
1985 Words With the Shaman
  • Released: December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
72
1992 Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 1 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin
58
1999 Godman
  • Released: 6 September 1999
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
2003 World Citizen (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 8 October 2003 (Japan); 21 April 2004 (UK)
  • Label: Warner (Japan); Samadhisound (UK)
2015 Playing the Schoolhouse
  • Released: 10 October 2015
  • Label: Samadhisound
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions
AUS
[14]
FRA
[15]
ICE JPN IRE
[16]
UK
[17]
1982 "Bamboo Houses" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 63 30
1983 "Forbidden Colours" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 29 24 1[18] 32 15 16
1984 "Red Guitar" 13 17
"The Ink in the Well" 28 36
"Pulling Punches" 56
1986 "Taking the Veil" 28 53
"Silver Moon" 83
1987 "Buoy" (Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian) 63[19]
"Let The Happiness In" 66
1988 "Orpheus"
1989 "Pop Song" 83
1992 "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 58
1993 "Jean The Birdman" (with Robert Fripp) 68
1999 "I Surrender" 40
2003 "World Citizen" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 34
2013 "Do You Know Me Now?"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released

Contributions

Year Song Artist Album Contribution
1982 "Good Night" Akiko Yano Ai Ga Nakucha Ne Vocals[20]
"Kanashikute Yarikirenai" Guitar
"Demain" Pierre Barouh Le Pollen Spoken words
"Le Pollen" Spoken words in conversation[21]
"Living on the Front Line" Sandii & the Sunsetz Immigrants Backing vocals, synthesizer, lyrics[21]
"Where the Fire Still Burns" Backing vocals, lyrics
"Illusion"
1983 "Forbidden Colours" David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence soundtrack by Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals, lyrics
1985 "p:Machinery" Propaganda A Secret Wish Keyboard
1986 "This is Not Enough" Sandii & The Sunsetz La La La La Love~Banzai Baby Backing vocals, keyboards, lyrics, music
"Some Small Hope" Virginia Astley Hope in a Darkened Heart Vocals
"Buoy" Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters by Mick Karn Vocals, lyrics
"When Love Walks In" Mick Karn
"Land" Additional keyboards
1987 "Perfect Days" Masami Tsuchiya Life in Mirrors Electric guitar, piano
1992 "Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) – Returning to the Womb" David Sylvian & Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Ingrid Chavez Heartbeat by Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals, lyrics, music
"Cloud #9" Ryuichi Sakamoto Vocals, lyrics
"First Evening" Hector Zazou Sahara Blue Guitar
"Ophélie" Music
"Youth" Guitar
"Sahara Blue" Walkie-talkie vocals
"To a Reason" Vocals, guitar, lyrics; credited as Mr. X
"Victim of Stars" Vocals, lyrics, music; credited as Mr. X
"Lettre au Directeur des Messageries Maritimes" Ending vocals (as Mr. X), lyrics
1995 "Come Morning" Nicola Alesini & Pier Luigi Andreoni Marco Polo Vocals, lyrics, music
"The Golden Way"
"Maya"
1996 "Ti Ho Aspettato (I Have Waited for You)" Andrea Chimenti L'Albero Pazzo Vocals, lyrics
"How Safe Is Deep?" Russell Mills Undark: Strange Familiar Vocals, lyrics, music
1997 "Penguin Freud" Mono Formica Blues Sample of "Answered Prayers" from Gone to Earth
1998 "Salvation" Ryuichi Sakamoto Discord Lyrics
"I Was Waving at You" Ana Voog Anavoog.com Music
1999 "Rooms of Sixteen Shimmers" Russell Mills Pearl and Umbra Vocals, lyrics
"Forbidden Colours" (New Version) Ryuichi Sakamoto Cinemage
2001 "Zero Landmine" N.M.L. (No More Landmine) (Ryuichi Sakamoto and others) Zero Landmine
"Zero Landmine – Short Version"
"Sugarfuel" Readymade FC Bold
"Linoleum" Tweaker featuring David Sylvian The Attraction to All Things Uncertain by Tweaker
2004 "World Citizen (I Won't Be Disappointed)" Ryuichi Sakamoto and David Sylvian Chasm by Ryuichi Sakamoto
"Transit" Fennesz Venice
"Pure Genius" Tweaker featuring David Sylvian 2 a.m. Wakeup Call by Tweaker
"Exit / Delete" Takagi Masakatsu featuring David Sylvian Coieda by Takagi Masakatsu
"For the Love of Life" (Ending Theme Full Version) Kuniaki Haishima Monster Original Soundtrack
"Messenger" Blonde Redhead Equus Vocals
"As Long as I Can Hold My Breath" Harold Budd Avalon Sutra Producer; also art director of album
2005 "A Fire in the Forest" (Remix) Readymade FC Babilonia Vocals, lyrics
"Matière Pensante" Hector Zazou Quadri + Chromies Vocals
2006 "The Librarian" Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit featuring David Sylvian Secret Rhythms 2 by Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit Vocals, lyrics
"Angels" Punkt Crime Scenes
2007 "Playground Martyrs" Steve Jansen Slope
"Ballad of a Deadman" Vocals, lyrics, guitar
"Cancelled Pieces" Guitar
2008 "Honor Wishes" Joan As Police Woman featuring David Sylvian To Survive by Joan As Police Woman Vocals
"No Question"
"Before and Afterlife" Arve Henriksen Cartography Vocals, lyrics, sampling, programming
"Thermal" Vocals, lyrics
2009 "Jacqueline" David Sylvian The Believer (The 2009 Music Issue) by various artists
2010 Little Girls With 99 Lives (EP) Ingrid Chavez Little Girls With 99 Lives (EP) Lyrics, music, instruments, co-producer
2012 "Nothing Is Happening Everywhere" Land Night Within Vocals, lyrics[22]
2017 "Life, Life" Ryuichi Sakamoto async Vocals[23]
2020 "Like Planets [unreel]" Mark Wastell None Field recordings, poetry fragments

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  12. "Uncommon Deities (feat David Sylvian, Sidsel Endresen, Arve Henriksen)". David Sylvian : Expect Everything And Nothing Less. 14 March 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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