Marcella Detroit discography
| Marcella Detroit discography | |
|---|---|
 Singing with Eric Clapton on tour; San Bernardino, California; August 15, 1975. | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Singles | 15 |
| Demo albums | 1 |
The discography of American Indie pop recording artist Marcella Detroit consists of four studio albums, two demo albums, 15 singles, and 10 other appearances. Detroit released her debut studio album Marcella in 1982 under her birth name Marcy Levy, which went largely unnoticed. She became a member of pop group Shakespears Sister in 1989, who released two studio albums in her time with the band, the second, Hormonally Yours, peaked at #3 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified double platinum by the BPI.[1][2] After leaving the band in 1993, Detroit released her second studio album Jewel in March 1994, which peaked at #15 on the UK Albums Charts, and was certified silver. The album's lead single, "I Believe", peaked at #11 in the UK, and reached the top ten in Australia. Her following album Feeler, released in September 1996, was less successful, although it reached #82 in Japan. A live album, Without Medication Plus MTV "Buzz Live" was released promotionally in Japan the same year. Detroit's first EP, Abfab Songs, was released in 1999, consisting entirely of original songs featured on Absolutely Fabulous in 1996, when Detroit guest-starred in two episodes as an angel.[3] The same year, she released Demoz, a double-CD collection of demos through her website.[4] Her fourth studio album Dancing Madly Sideways was released in the same fashion, and thus did not chart in any territories.
In 2002, Detroit formed a self-titled blues band, the Marcy Levy Band, who released their debut EP Button Fly Blues in 2003, followed by a full studio album The Upside of Being Down in 2006. The band broke up sometime in 2007-2008. Detroit released a Christmas EP, Happy Holiday in 2011, followed by a second Holiday EP Holiday 2012 a year after. She is expecting to release her fifth and sixth solo studio albums The Vehicle and Skin I'm In in early 2013.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | |||
| Marcella[a] | — | — | — | — | ||
| Jewel |
|
— | 32 | 18 | 15 | |
| Feeler |
|
82 | — | — | — | |
| Dancing Madly Sideways |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Skin I'm In[5] |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| The Vehicle[5] |
|
— | — | — | — | |
Demo albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Demoz |
|
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Without Medication Plus MTV "Buzz Live" |
|
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Abfab Songs |
|
| Happy Holiday |
|
| Holiday 2012 |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] |
AUS [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] | |||
| "Help Me!" (with Robin Gibb)[a] | 1980 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Times Square |
| "Close to Her"[a] | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Marcella |
| "Come and Follow Me" (with Max Carl)[a] | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single-only release |
| "I Believe" | 1994 | — | 10 | 81 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 11 | Jewel |
| "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (with Elton John) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | ||
| "I'm No Angel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
| "Perfect World" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 134 | |
| "I Hate You Now..." | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | Feeler |
| "Somebody's Mother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | ||
| "Flower" | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Lust for Like" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dancing Madly Sideways |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "I Want to Take You Higher" | 1994 | Jewel |
| "You Better Be Good" | 2009 | Happy Holiday |
| "All is Forgiven" | 2010 | Single-only releases |
| "Madison's Light" | 2012 | |
| "Love, Faith and Hope" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "If You Could Read My Mind" (Aurora feat. Marcella Detroit) |
2002 | Aurora |
| "Mystery to Me" (Loverush U.K. feat. Marcella Detroit) |
2007 | Single-only release |
| "My Friend Misery" (Vacuum feat. Marcella Detroit) |
2008 | Your Whole Life Is Leading Up to This |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Millie and Billie"[a] (with Alice Cooper) |
1978 | From the Inside |
| "Where Do I Go"[a] (Jimmy Ruffin feat. Marcella Detroit) |
1980 | Sunrise |
| "Somebody to Love"[a] | 1981 | American Pop |
| "You Knew What You Were Doing"[a] | 1988 | Mac and Me |
| "To Die For" (Aurora feat. Marcella Detroit) |
2001 | Aurora |
| "Some Flowers" | 2002 | Getting Through It |
| "I Wish You Love" | 2005 | Marry Me |
| "Fantasy" (The Alex Dixon Band feat. Marcella Detroit) |
2009 | Rising from the Bushes |
| "Paint You a Picture" (The Alex Dixon Band feat. Marcella Detroit) | ||
| "Yell Cut" (with Anthony Costa, Maria Quintle, Royston Gooden, Craig Steinand and Lara Copcutt) |
2012 | Natasha |
Notes
^ a These early releases were under Detroit's birth name Marcy Levy.
References
- ^ "Charstats - Shakespear's Sister". Retrieved 2012-11-28.
- ^ a b BPI Search
- ^ Marcella Detroit - IMDB
- ^ Badgley, Aaron. "Abfab Songs - Marcella Detroit : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ^ a b c Marcella Detroit Official on Facebook
- ^ "Japan Charts, Marcella Detroit" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-30.
- ^ a b "Swedish Charts > Marcella Detroit". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ a b "Swiss Charts > Marcella Detroit". hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 Asher D – Dyverse". Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ "Allmusic > Robin Gibb (for 'Help Me!')". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-11-27.
- ^ "ARIA singles charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-11-26.
- ^ "GER Charts > Marcella Detroit". charts.de. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "Irish Charts > Marcella Detroit". irishcharts.de. Retrieved 2012-11-26.