| Artist | Billie Ray Martin |
|---|---|
| Studio | 7 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Ep | 6 |
This is the discography of West German electro singer and songwriter Billie Ray Martin.
Following her time with Electribe 101 during the 1980s and early 1990s, Billie embarked on a solo career in 1993. Following the release of her first solo single "Persuasion", she achieved some chart success throughout the rest of the 1990s, including her biggest hit to date, "Your Loving Arms", which reached the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, and on various US dance charts.
Since 2000, despite having limited commercial success, Billie has continued to produce and release studio albums and singles worldwide.
Albums
- Deadline for My Memories (1996) (UK #46)[1] (AUS #146) [2]
- 18 Carat Garbage (2001)
- 18 Carat Garbage Demos (2002)
- Recycled Garbage (2002)
- BRM New Demos (2003)
- The Berlin Years - 1 (Billie and the Deep Live at KOB 1986) (2014)
- The Soul Tapes (2016)
EPs
- 4 Ambient Tales (1993)
- Persuasion (1993)
- Your Loving Arms (The Remix EP) (1994)
- Crime & Punishment (1999)
- Four Ambient Tales (2000)
- Sold Life (2011)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][2] | AUT [4] | FIN [5] | IRE [6] | NED [7] | UK [8] | US [9] | US Club Play [9] | US Dance Sales [9] | ||||||
| 1993 | "Persuasion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Persuasion (EP) | |||
| 1994 | "Your Loving Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 87 | — | — | Deadline for My Memories | |||
| 1995 | "Your Loving Arms" (re-issue) | 85 | 23 | — | 8 | 36 | 6 | 46 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| "Running Around Town" | 101 | — | 19 | — | — | 29 | — | 3 | 22 | |||||
| 1996 | "Imitation of Life" | 159 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 15 | 40 | ||||
| "Space Oasis" | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | |||||
| "You and I (Keep Holding On)" | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | "Pacemaker" (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crime & Punishment (EP) | |||
| 1999 | "Honey" | — | — | — | — | 63 | 54 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | "Systems of Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 Carat Garbage | |||
| "I've Never Been to Memphis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Where Fools Rush In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | "18 Carat Garbage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm Not Keen" (Mikael Delta featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vulnerable (Mikael Delta album) | ||||
| 2003 | "Honey '03" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | ||||
| "Je Regrette Everything" (DJ Hell featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BRM New Demos | ||||
| 2005 | "No Brakes On My Rollerskates" (Hot Skates 3000 featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bright Lights Fading" (Slam featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Year Zero (Slam album) | ||||
| 2007 | "Undisco Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | ||||
| 2010 | "The Crackdown" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Crackdown Project, Vol. 1 & 2 | |||
| 2011 | "Sweet Surburban Disco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Hyper Lust" (Motor featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Man Made Machine (Motor album) | |||
| "Make Me Feel" (Terranova featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hotel Amour (Terranova album) | ||||
| 2014 | "Off the Rails" (featuring Aérea Negrot) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | rowspan="2" | |||
| "After All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | "Strongheaded Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Soul Tapes | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Remixes
- "Imitation of Life" was remixed by Grammy Award winning remixer David Morales.
- Brian Transeau (aka BT) produced remixes for the singles "Space Oasis" and "Running Around Town".
- Several of Martin's singles have been remixed by Junior Vasquez, including "Your Loving Arms", "Running Around Town", "Space Oasis", "Honey", "18 Carat Garbage" and "Systems of Silence".
- "Your Loving Arms" and "Imitation of Life" were remixed by Brothers in Rhythm.
- Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry both remixed "Your Loving Arms".
- "Honey" was remixed by Above & Beyond, Chicane, and Deep Dish.
- "Pacemaker" was remixed by E-Smoove.
See also
- List of number-one dance hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
References
- ^ "Deadline for My Memories UK chart position". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved 2016-05-22.
- ^ "Billie Ray Martin chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 7 July 2024. – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ p. 177.
- ^ "Austrian Singles" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Finnish Singles". Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Irish Singles". irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "Dutch Singles". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "UK Singles". The Official Charts Company UK. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
- ^ "US Dance Music Sales Singles". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2016-05-07.