Lynsey de Paul discography
| Lynsey de Paul discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 23 |
The discography of English singer-songwriter Lynsey de Paul consists of six studio albums, 11 compilation albums and 23 singles. Known for her top-ten hits "Sugar Me" and "No Honestly" and the Eurovision Song Contest entry "Rock Bottom" as well as her Ivor Novello Award hit "Won't Somebody Dance With Me", de Paul also wrote and/or co-wrote a number of songs that were hits for other artists, including "Storm in a Teacup" for the Fortunes and "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" for Barry Blue.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Surprise | |
| Taste Me... Don't Waste Me |
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| Love Bomb |
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| Tigers and Fireflies |
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| Before You Go Tonight |
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| Just a Little Time |
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Compilation albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Greatest Hits |
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| The World of Lynsey de Paul |
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| Getting a Drag – Best Collection |
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| No Honestly |
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| Profile |
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| The Best of Lynsey de Paul |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| Best of the 70's |
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| Sugar and Beyond: Anthology 1972–1974 |
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| Into My Music: Anthology 1975–1979 |
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| Ten Best |
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Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [3] |
BEL (WA) [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NL [7] |
SWE [8][9] |
SWI [10] |
TUR [11] | |||
| "Sugar Me" | 1972 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 9 | Surprise |
| "Getting a Drag" | 18 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 12 | Non-album singles | |
| "All Night" | 1973 | 56[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |
| "Won't Somebody Dance with Me" | 14 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 21 | — | — | — | ||
| "So Good to You" (Japan-only release) | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ooh I Do" | 25 | — | 13 | 26 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "No Honestly" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Bomb | |
| "My Man and Me" | 1975 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taste Me... Don't Waste Me |
| "Rhythm and Blue Jean Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taste Me... Don't Waste Me | |
| "Hug and Squeeze Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Bomb | |
| "Sugar Shuffle" (US, Japan and Peru-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy Christmas to You from Me" (with Barry Blue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Love Bomb" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Bomb |
| "If I Don't Get You the Next One Will" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Rock Bottom" (with Mike Moran) | 1977 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | — | |
| "You Give Me Those Feelings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Hollywood Romance" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tigers and Fireflies |
| "Tigers and Fireflies" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Strange Changes" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Air on a Heart String" (with Horea Crishan) | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Magie der Panflöte, Folge 2 (by Crishan) |
| "There's No Place Like London" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Water" (Twiggz featuring Lynsey de Paul) | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Contributions
| Year | Song | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | N/A | The Pipkins | Gimme Dat Ding | Album artwork |
| 1971 | We Want to Sing | |||
| 1972 | Sugarloaf Hill | Del Davis | N/A | Writer, Backing vocals |
| 1973 | "I Gotcha Now" | Zakatek | Non-album singles | Writer, producer, arranger |
| "So Good to You" | ||||
| "Get Your Gun" | Cowriter, producer, co-arranger | |||
| "Gotta Runaway" | ||||
| 1974 | "Alice" | Mott the Hoople | The Hoople | Backing vocals |
| "Roll Away the Stone" | ||||
| "Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune)" | Wizzard | Non-album singles | ||
| "Roter Mann" | Zakatek | Cowriter, producer, co-arranger | ||
| 1976 | "Don't You Remember When" | Vera Lynn | Backing vocals, co-writer, producer | |
| "That Old Feeling" | Producer | |||
| "Because" | Lynsey de Paul | All This and World War II | De Paul guest performed the track | |
| 1977 | "Hi Summer" | Carl Wayne | Non-album singles | Writer, producer |
| "My Girl and Me" | ||||
| 1981 | "All I Am" | Marti Webb | Won't Change Places | Co-writer, producer |
| "What You Gonna Do with Your Freedom" | ||||
| 1983 | "Air on a Heart String" | Horea Crishan | Magie der Panflöte, Folge 2 | Synthesiser |
| 1988 | "Hearts of Gold" | Gold | Non-album single | Writer, producer, arranger |
| "Sacks of Gold" |
Hits written for other artists
- 1972: "Storm in a Teacup" (co-written with Ron Roker, No. 7 hit in the UK for the Fortunes)[12]
- 1972: "On the Ride (You Do It Once, You Do It Twice)" (co-written with Ed Adamberry), No. 23 hit in the Netherlands for Continental Uptight Band[13]
- 1972: "Crossword Puzzle" (co-written with Barry Green), No. 2 in Thailand for Dana Rosemary Scallon[14]
- 1973: "You Do It Once, You Do It Twice" (co-written with Ed Adamberry), No. 1 hit in Malaysia for Family Robinson[15]
- 1973: "When You've Gotta Go" (co-written with Ron Roker), No. 100 hit in Australia for Solomon King[16]
- 1973: "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (co-written with Barry Blue), No. 2 hit in the UK for Barry Blue[12]
- 1973: "Tip of My Tongue" (co-written with Barry Blue), UK chart bubbler listing for Brotherly Love[17]
- 1974: "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (co-written with Barry Blue) No. 93 hit in the US for Flash Cadillac & the Continental Kids,[18] No. 79 on the Cashbox Top 100[19]
- 1974: "School Love" (co-written with Barry Blue), No. 11 hit in the UK for Barry Blue[12]
- 1974: "Miss Hit and Run" (co-written with Barry Blue), No. 26 hit in the UK for Barry Blue[20]
- 1974: "Hot Shot" (co-written with Barry Blue), No. 26 hit in the UK for Barry Blue[12]
- 1974: "Central Park Arrest" written by de Paul, No. 30 hit in the UK for Thunderthighs[20] (de Paul plays piano on this)
- 1977: "Let Your Body Go Downtown" (co-written with Mike Moran), No. 38 hit in the UK for Martyn Ford Orchestra[20]
- 1977: "Hi Summer" written by de Paul, No. 10 hit in South Africa and No. 4 in Rhodesia,[21] No. 141 in the UK[22] for Carl Wayne
- 1984: "We Got Love" (co-written with Terry Britten), No. 118 UK hit for the Real Thing[23] and No. 50 on the Music Week UK Disco and Dance chart[24]
- 1986: "There's No Place Like London" (co-written with Gerard Kenny), No. 138 in the UK for Shirley Bassey[25]
- 1989: "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (remix version co-written with Barry Blue), No. 86 in the UK for Barry Blue[26]
- 1996: "Martian Man" (track on "The Milkman" maxi-CD by Julianne Regan's group Mice),[27] No. 92 in the UK[28]
Notes
- ↑ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
References
- ↑ "LYNSEY DE PAUL". Official Charts. 19 August 1972. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Discografie Lynsey De Paul - Ultratop.be". Ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Discographie Lynsey De Paul". Ultratop.be. Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Suche – Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Discografie Lynsey De Paul". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Lynsey De Paul - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Lynsey De Paul". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "Lynsey de Paul". Swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- ↑ "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: TURKEY". Artisteschartsventes.blogspot.com. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 145. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ↑ "Continental Uptight Band - "On The Ride"". Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ↑ page 56, Billboard, 2 September 1972
- ↑ "Family Robinson Band". Singaporerevisited.wordpress.com. 25 October 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ↑ Top 100 (ARIA Chart) Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing
- ↑ "1970 to 1975 BMRB chart 'Bubblers'". Ukmix.org. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 8 June 1974. p. 49. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ↑ "Cash Box Top 100 6/29/74". 98.130.35.56. 29 June 1974. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London, UK: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7.
- ↑ "Carl Wayne - Hi Summer / My Girl And Me - Gallo - Rhodesia - PD 1484". 45cat.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "UK Singles Charts: 1976 - 1979 Monthly Top 200 Best Sellers". Ukmix.org. 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
- ↑ "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". Ukmix.org. 27 June 2022. p. 17. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ↑ Music Week, p. 32, 3 November 1984
- ↑ "UK Singles Charts: 1986 (including chart panel sales)". Ukmix.org. p. 10. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ↑ "Dancin (on a Saturday Night) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ↑ "Mice - The Milkman (CD)". Discogs.com. 22 April 1996. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "the+milkman | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 October 2016.