Scritti Politti discography

Scritti Politti discography
Studio albums5
EPs3
Compilation albums3
Singles21
Video albums1

This is the discography of British band Scritti Politti.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1][2] 		UK Indie
[3][4] 		AUS
[5] 		CAN
[6] 		NL
[7] 		NOR
[8] 		NZ
[9] 		SWE
[10] 		US
[11]
Songs to Remember 12 2 — — — — 36 — —
Cupid & Psyche 85 5 — 59 55 9 — 12 13 50
Provision
  • Released: 6 June 1988
  • Label: Virgin, Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 8 — 96 — 28 9 13 9 113
Anomie & Bonhomie
  • Released: 26 July 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC, MD
 33 — — — — — — 59 —
White Bread Black Beer
  • Released: 28 May 2006
  • Label: Rough Trade, Nonesuch
  • Formats: CD, LP
 113 8 — — — — — 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Album details
The Basics
  • Released: 22 May 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12", MC
  • Japan-only mini-album
Early
  • Released: 14 February 2005
  • Label: Rough Trade
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP
Absolute
  • Released: 28 February 2011
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD

Video albums

Title Album details
Scritti Politti

EPs

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
Indie
[3]
4 'A Sides'
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: Rough Trade/St. Pancras
  • Formats: 12"
 11
2nd Peel Session
  • Released: November 1979
  • Label: Rough Trade/St. Pancras
  • Formats: 7"
 13
Tinseltown to the Boogiedown: Variations
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 2x12"
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][2] 		UK Indie
[3][13] 		AUS
[5][14] 		CAN
[15][16] 		IRE
[17] 		NL
[18] 		NZ
[19] 		SWE
[20] 		US
[21] 		US Dance
[22]
"Skank Bloc Bologna" 1978 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The "Sweetest Girl"" 1981 64 3 — — — — — — — — Songs to Remember
"Faithless" 1982 56 2 — — — — — — — —
"Asylums in Jerusalem"/"Jacques Derrida" 43 2 — — — — — — — —
"Wood Beez (Pray Like Aretha Franklin)" 1984 10 — 25 94 11 — 26 — 91 4 Cupid & Psyche 85
"Absolute" 17 — 77 — 14 10 26 — —
"Hypnotize" 68 — — — — — — — — 43
"The Word Girl" 1985 6 — 70 — 12 18 18 — — —
"Perfect Way" 48 — 75 32 — — — — 11 6
"Lover to Fall" (France-only release) — — — — — — — — — —
"Oh Patti (Don't Feel Sorry for Loverboy)" (with Miles Davis) 1988 13 — — — 18 45 36 — — — Provision
"First Boy in This Town (Lovesick)" 63 — — — — — 40 — — —
"Boom! There She Was" (featuring Roger Troutman) 55 — — — — — 31 — 53 12
"She's a Woman" (featuring Shabba Ranks) 1991 20 — 82 — — — — 29 — — Non-album singles
"Take Me in Your Arms and Love Me" (with Sweetie Irie) 47 — 113 — — — — — — —
"Tinseltown to the Boogiedown" (featuring Mos Def and Lee Majors) 1999 46 — — — — — — — — — Anomie & Bonhomie
"Another Sound Mission" (with Likwit Crew) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"The Boom Boom Bap" 2006 139 10 — — — — — — — — White Bread Black Beer
"Snow in Sun"/"Robin Hood" — — — — — — — — — —
"A Day Late and a Dollar Short" (promo-only release) 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Absolute
"A Failed Scheme" (B-side of split single with a version of the song by Lark) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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