Patti Smith discography

Patti Smith discography
Smith performing at Provinssirock in Seinäjoki, Finland in 2007
Studio albums11
EPs2
Soundtrack albums3
Live albums3
Compilation albums4
Singles19
B-sides9
Music videos7

This article is a discography of Patti Smith, an American rock singer-songwriter. Since 1974 she has released eleven studio albums, three live albums, two EPs, nineteen singles, three compilation albums, and one box set on Arista Records and Columbia Records.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		AUS
[2][3][4] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6] 		JPN
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		UK
[12]
Horses 47 80 — — 200 18 — — — —
Radio Ethiopia
  • Released: October 1976
  • Label: Arista Records (4097)
 122 93 — — — — — 38 — —
Easter
  • Released: March 1978
  • Label: Arista Records (4171)
 20 11 — 43 280 — 10 34 — 16
Wave
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: Arista Records (4221)
 18 30 — 18 — 16 7 17 — 41
Dream of Life
  • Released: June 1988
  • Label: Arista Records (8453)
 65 — — 30 — 47 9 15 9 70
Gone Again
  • Released: June 1996
  • Label: Arista Records (18747)
 55 81 46 28 — 51 33 18 29 44
Peace and Noise
  • Released: September 1997
  • Label: Arista Records (18986)
 152 — — 99 — — — 47 — —
Gung Ho
  • Released: March 2000
  • Label: Arista Records (14618)
 178 — — 67 — — — — 94 —
Trampin' 123 150 23 36 — 73 18 16 48 70
Twelve
  • Released: April 2007
  • Label: Columbia Records (87251)
 60 107 12 17 82 41 35 26 23 63
Banga
  • Released: June 2012
  • Label: Columbia Records
 57 50 10 19 109 37 3 10 12 47

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certification
US
[1] 		AUS[4] UK
[12]
Horses/Horses
  • Released: November 2005
  • Label: Sony/Legacy Recordings (671445)
 — 117 —
February 10, 1971[16]
(with Lenny Kaye)
  • Released: February 2006
  • Label: Mer Records (102)
 — — —
The Coral Sea
(with Kevin Shields)
  • Released: July 2008
  • Label: PASK (001)
 — — —

Compilation albums

List of compilations albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		AUS
[2][3] 		BEL
(FL)
[17] 		BEL
(WA)
[18] 		FRA
[5] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		SWI
[11] 		UK
[12]
The Patti Smith Masters
  • Released: June 1996
  • Label: Arista Records (18933)
 — — — — — — — — — —
Land (1975–2002)
  • Released: March 2002
  • Label: Arista Records (14708)
 — 64 27 50 — 100 25 — 70 93
iTunes Originals – Patti Smith
  • Released: January 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
 — — — — — — — — — —
Outside Society
  • Released: August 2011
  • Label: Sony Legacy
 — — — — 58 — — 2 — —
The Arista Years 1975/2000
  • Released: November 2011
  • Label: Sony Legacy
 — — — — — — — — — —
Curated By Record Store Day
  • Released: April 2022
  • Label: Sony Legacy
 — — — — — — — — — —

EPs

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[1] 		UK
[12]
Hey Joe / Radio Ethiopia
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Arista Records
 — —
Set Free
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Arista Records (12197)
 — —
Live At Electric Lady
  • Released: 2021
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Spotify Exclusive
 — —

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[19] 		BEL
(FL)
[17] 		BEL
(WA)
[18] 		FRA
[5] 		NL
[8] 		SWE
[10] 		UK
[12]
"Hey Joe" / "Piss Factory" 1974 — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Gloria" 1976 — — 44 — — — 54[A] Horses
"Pissing in a River" — — — — — — — Radio Ethiopia
"Pumping (My Heart)" — — — — — — —
"Ask the Angels" 1977 — — — — — — —
"Because the Night" 1978 13 28 — 173 47 9 5 Easter
"Privilege (Set Me Free)" — — — — — — 72
"Frederick" 1979 90 — — — — — 63 Wave
"Dancing Barefoot" — — — — 39 — —
"So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star" — — — — — — —
"People Have the Power" 1988 — — — 170 76 — 97 Dream of Life
"Looking for You (I Was)" — — — — — — —
"Up There Down There" — — — — — — —
"Summer Cannibals" 1996 — — — — — — 82 Gone Again
"Gone Again" — — — — — — —
"1959" 1997 — — — — — — — Peace and Noise
"Glitter in Their Eyes" 2000 — — — — — — — Gung Ho
"Lo and Beholden" — — — — — — —
"Higher Learning" 2002 — — — — — — — Land
"When Doves Cry" — — — — — — —
"Mother Rose" 2003 — — — — — — — Trampin'
"Jubilee" 2004 — — — — — — —
"Gimme Shelter" 2007 — — — — — — — Twelve
"April Fool" 2012 — 81 95 — — — — Banga
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[20] 		UK
[21]
"E-Bow the Letter" (R.E.M. featuring Patti Smith) 1996 49 4 New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Non-album B-sides

Year Title
1974 "Piss Factory"
1976 "My Generation" (live)
1977 "Time Is on My Side" (live)
1978 "God Speed"
1979 "Fire of Unknown Origin"
"5-4-3-2-1" (live)
1988 "Wild Leaves"
1996 "Come Back Little Sheba"
"Come On in My Kitchen"

Audio books

Title Album details
Just Kids
  • Nine-CD box set of Patti Smith reading her book Just Kids complete and unabridged
  • Released: July 26, 2011
  • Label: HarperAudio (ISBN 978-0062109385)
M Train
  • Six-CD box set of Patti Smith reading her book M Train complete and unabridged
  • Released: October 6, 2015
  • Label: Penguin Random House
Devotion
  • Patti Smith reading her book Devotion complete and unabridged
  • Released: April 17, 2018
  • Label: Blackstone Audio Inc
Year of the Monkey
  • Patti Smith reading her book Year of the Monkey complete and unabridged
  • Released: September 24, 2019
  • Label: Penguin Random House

Other appearances

Studio

Year Song Album
1991 "It Takes Time" (feat. Fred "Sonic" Smith) Until the End of the World
1995 "Walkin Blind" Dead Man Walking
1997 "We Three Kings" (Traditional) A Very Special Christmas 3
2006 "Qana" N/A (digital downloads)[22]
2007 "Without Chains"
2011 "Words of Love" Rave On Buddy Holly
"The Mermaid Song" The Rum Diary[23]
2013 "Capitol Letter" The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2014 "Mercy Is" Noah

Live & remixes

Year Song Album
1993 "Memorial Song" (aka "Memorial Tribute") No Alternative
1997 "People Have the Power" (live - Bridge X, 1996) The Bridge School Concerts Vol. 1
2006 "Wing" (live - Bridge X, 1996) The Bridge School Collection, Vol.1
2010 "Because the Night" (with U2, Bruce Springsteen and Roy Bittan) The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts[24]
2012 "I, as a Person (Io come persona)" ...io ci sono[25]
2013 "The Mermaid" Son of Rogues Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys[26]
2019 "Wing" Music Inspired by the Film Roma

Spoken-word

Year Poem Album
1978 "The Histories of the Universe" Big Ego[27]
1979 "Poem for Jim Morrison" & "Bumblebee" The Nova Convention[28]
1980 "Parade" Sugar, Alcohol and Meat[29]
1983 "7 Ways of Going/Fire of Unknown Origin" (live, with Lenny Kaye) You're a Hook: The 15-Year Anniversary of Dial-a-Poem (1968–1983)

Guest appearances

Year Song Album Artist
1976 "The Revenge Of Vera Gemini" Agents Of Fortune Blue Öyster Cult
2012 "Helen Burns" Helen Burns Flea
2016 all tracks Killer Road[30] Soundwalk Collective & Jesse Paris Smith
2019 all tracks The Peyote Dance Soundwalk Collective
2019 all tracks Mummer Love Soundwalk Collective
2020 all tracks Peradam Soundwalk Collective
2022 all tracks The Perfect Vision: Reworkings Soundwalk Collective

Music videos

Year Title Album
1978 "Rock N Roll Nigger" Easter
1988 "People Have the Power" Dream of Life
"Looking for You (I Was)"
1996 "Summer Cannibals" Gone Again
"E-Bow the Letter" New Adventures in Hi-Fi
2007 "Smells Like Teen Spirit" Twelve
"Pastime Paradise"

Notes

  1. ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

References

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  26. ^ "Son of Rogues Gallery" ANTI-Records ANTI-86904-2
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  28. ^ "Various - The Nova Convention". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  29. ^ "Various - Sugar, Alcohol, & Meat (The Dial-A-Poem Poets)". Discogs. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
  30. ^ "Soundwalk Collective & Jesse Paris Smith Featuring Patti Smith - Killer Road (A Tribute To Nico)". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-01-02.