David Sylvian discography

David Sylvian discography
Sylvian in November 1982
Studio albums9
EPs6
Compilation albums5
Singles15
Video albums6
Music videos9
Collaborative albums9
Remix albums2
Box sets1

This is the discography for British musician/singer-songwriter David Sylvian as a solo artist. For information about the discography of Japan, see Japan discography.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[2] 		BE (FL)
[3] 		GER
[4] 		IT
[5][6] 		JPN
[7] 		NL
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NZ
[10] 		SWE
[11]
Brilliant Trees 4 96 — — 23 16 7 — 37 33
Alchemy: An Index of Possibilities
  • Released: 9 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: MC
 — — — — — — — — — —
Gone to Earth
  • Released: 1 September 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
 24 94 — — 22 52 6 — 46 30
Secrets of the Beehive
  • Released: 19 October 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 37 91 — — 19 61 31 — — 46
Dead Bees on a Cake
  • Released: 29 March 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
 31 — 44 64 20 — 66 21 — 52
Blemish — — — — 58 199 — — — —
When Loud Weather Buffeted Naoshima
  • Released: 6 August 2007
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
Manafon
  • Released: 14 September 2009
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 112[13] — 63 — 51 — 93 — — 50
There's a Light That Enters Houses with No Other House in Sight
  • Released: 24 November 2014
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

With Holger Czukay

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		BE
[3] 		NL
[8]
Plight & Premonition
  • Released: 21 March 1988
  • Label: Venture
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 71 130[A] 171[A]
Flux + Mutability
  • Released: 4 September 1989
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ a b Charted upon re-release by Grönland Records in 2018 as a repackaged 2-CD set[14]

With Russell Mills

Title Details
Ember Glance: The Permanence of Memory
  • Released: 1 October 1991
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD

With Robert Fripp

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		SWE
[11]
The First Day
  • Released: 10 August 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
 21 34
Darshan (The Road to Graceland)
  • Released: 6 December 1993
  • Label: Virgin
  • Remix album
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — —
Damage: Live
  • Released: 1 October 1994
  • Label: Virgin
  • Live album
  • Formats: CD
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

With Nine Horses

Title Details Peak chart
positions
UK
[15] 		IT
[16]
Snow Borne Sorrow 137 23
Money for All
  • Released: 22 January 2007
  • Label: Samadhi Sound
  • Mini-album / EP
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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

Title Details
Uncommon Deities
  • Released: 24 September 2012[17]
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD

With Stephan Mathieu

Title Details
Wandermüde
  • Released: 10 December 2012
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download

With Rhodri Davies and Mark Wastell

Title Details
There Is No Love
  • Released: 31 May 2017[18]
  • Label: Confront Recordings
  • Mini-album
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		BE
[3] 		IT
[6] 		NL
[8]
Approaching Silence
  • Released: 5 October 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD
 — — — —
Everything and Nothing
  • Released: 9 October 2000
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xMC, 2xMD
 57 — 45 —
Camphor
  • Released: 27 May 2002
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: 2xCD, MC
 99 — — —
Sleepwalkers
  • Released: 21 September 2010
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD
 104[13] 89 87 76
A Victim of Stars 1982–2012
  • Released: 27 February 2012
  • Label: Virgin/EMI
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
 58 62 64 99
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title Details Peak chart
positions
IT
[6]
The Good Son vs. The Only Daughter
  • Released: 7 February 2005
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Died in the Wool – Manafon Variations
  • Released: 18 May 2011
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: 2xCD, digital download
 98
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released n that territory.

Box sets

Title Details Notes
Weatherbox
  • Released: 13 November 1989[19]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 5xCD
 Limited edition release featuring Sylvian's studio releases to that point, with the instrumental half of Gone to Earth presented in its entirety on one disc.

EPs

Title Details Peak chart
positions
UK
[1]
Forbidden Colours / Nightporter
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
  • Germany-only release
  • "Forbidden Colours" is by Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, whilst "Nightporter" is by Japan
 —
Words with the Shaman
  • Released: 2 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
 72
Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 1 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC
 58
Godman
  • Released: 6 September 1999
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD
 —
World Citizen (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 8 October 2003 (Japan); 21 April 2004 (UK)
  • Label: Warner (Japan); Samadhisound (UK)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Playing the Schoolhouse
  • Released: 10 October 2015
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[20][21] 		AUS
[22][23] 		FRA
[24] 		ICE
[25] 		IRE
[26] 		JPN
[27]
"Bamboo Houses" / "Bamboo Music" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1982 30 — — — — 63 Non-album single
"Forbidden Colours" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1983 16 29 24 1 15 32 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence soundtrack
"Red Guitar" 1984 17 — — — 13 — Brilliant Trees
"The Ink in the Well" 36 — — — 28 —
"Pulling Punches" 56 — — — — —
"Taking the Veil" 1986 53 — — — 28 — Gone to Earth
"Silver Moon" 83 — — — — —
"Buoy" (Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian) 1987 63 — — — — — Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters
"Let the Happiness In" 66 — — — — — Secrets of the Beehive
"Orpheus" 1988 — — — — — —
"Pop Song" 1989 83 — — — — — Non-album single
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1992 58 69 — — — — Heartbeat
"Jean the Birdman" (with Robert Fripp) 1993 68 — — — — — The First Day
"I Surrender" 1999 40 — — — — — Dead Bees on a Cake
"World Citizen" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 2003 — — — — — 34 Non-album singles
"Do You Know Me Now?" 2013 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Video albums

Title Details
Preparations for a Journey
  • Released: 21 February 1985
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: VHS, Betamax
  • Japan-only release
Steel Cathedrals
  • Released: 14 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS
  • Limited release
Red Guitar / The Ink in the Well / Silver Moon
  • Released: January 1987
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
Weatherbox
  • Released: August 1989
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: VHS
  • Promotional release
Live in Japan (with Robert Fripp)
  • Released: 4 December 1994
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: VHS, LaserDisc
  • Japan-only release
Amplified Gesture
  • Released: 23 January 2013
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: DVD

Music videos

Title Year
"Bamboo Music" 1982
"Forbidden Colours" 1983
"Red Guitar" 1984
"The Ink in the Well"
"Pulling Punches"
"Silver Moon" 1986
"Orpheus" 1988
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" 1992
"I Surrender" 1999

Contributions

Year Song Artist Album Contribution
1982 "Good Night" Akiko Yano Ai Ga Nakucha Ne Vocals[28]
"Kanashikute Yarikirenai" Guitar
"Demain" Pierre Barouh Le Pollen Spoken words
"Le Pollen" Spoken words in conversation[29]
"Living on the Front Line" Sandii & the Sunsetz Immigrants Backing vocals, synthesizer, lyrics[29]
"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 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[30]
2017 "Life, Life" Ryuichi Sakamoto async Vocals[31]
2020 "Like Planets [unreel]" Mark Wastell None Field recordings, poetry fragments
2022 "Grains (Sweet Paulownia Wood)" David Sylvian A Tribute To Ryuichi Sakamoto – To The Moon And Back Vocals, Producer

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