| Billie Ray Martin discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Compilations | 3 |
| Video | 2 |
| Singles | 33 |
This is the discography of German electro soul 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, Martin has continued to produce and release studio albums and singles worldwide.
Studio albums
- Deadline for My Memories (1995) (UK #46)[1] (AUS #146) [2]
- 18 Carat Garbage (2001)
- 18 Carat Garbage Demos (2002)
- Hollywood Under the Knife (2011) (The Opiates)
- The Soul Tapes (2016)
EPs
- 4 Ambient Tales (1993)
- Crime & Punishment (1999) (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl)
- Anatomy Of A Plastic Girl EP (2008) (The Opiates)
- The Crackdown Project Volume 1 - Sold Out To Disco (2010) (Billie Ray Martin feat. Stephen Mallinder, Maertini Broes & Lusty Zanzibar)
- The Crackdown Project Volume 2 - Darkness Restored (2010) (Billie Ray Martin feat. Stephen Mallinder, Maertini Broes & Lusty Zanzibar)
- Sold Life EP (2011) (Billie Ray Martin & Hard Ton)
- Rainy Days and Remixes EP (2011) (The Opiates)
- Five Takes (A Song About Andy) (DVD, 2012) [features five versions of On Borrowed Time]
Compilations
- New Demos (2003)
- Recycled Garbage (remix compilation, 2002)
- Hollywood Cuts (The Remixes) (2012) (The Opiates)
Video
- The Videos 89-98 (compilation DVD, 2008) [also includes Electribe 101]
- Five Takes (A Song About Andy) (DVD, 2012) [features five versions of On Borrowed Time]
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3][2] | AUT [4] | FIN [5] | IRE [6] | ITA | NED [7] | UK [8] | UK Dance[8] | US [9] | US Club Play [9] | US Dance Sales [9] | ||||||
| 1993 | "Persuasion" (Billie Ray Martin & Spooky) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 1994 | "Sky High" (as Individual)A (continental Europe issue) | — | — | — | — | 19[10] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Your Loving Arms" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 2 | 87 | — | — | Deadline for My Memories | ||||
| 1995 | "Your Loving Arms" (re-issue) | 85 | 23 | — | 8 | 1[11] | 36 | 6 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 5 | ||||
| "Running Around Town" | 101 | — | 19 | — | 88[11] | — | 29 | 2 | — | 3 | 22 | |||||
| "Mystic Motion" (Datura written by Billie Ray Martin)A (continental Europe issue) | — | — | — | — | 4[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eternity (Datura album, 1993) | ||||
| "Imitation of Life" | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 | — | 15 | 40 | Deadline for My Memories | ||||
| 1996 | "Sky High" (as Voices present Individual)A (UK & US issues) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84[13] | 9[13] | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Space Oasis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 32 | — | — | — | Deadline for My Memories | ||||
| "You and I (Keep Holding On)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Mystic Motion" (Datura written by Billie Ray Martin)A (UK issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eternity (Datura album, 1993) | ||||
| 1997 | "Passion" (Datura written with Billie Ray Martin)A | — | — | — | — | 14[12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | "Pacemaker" (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crime & Punishment (EP) | |||
| 1999 | "Honey" | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 54 | 12 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2001 | "Systems of Silence" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 Carat Garbage | |||
| "18 Carat Garbage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "I've Never Been to Memphis" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Where Fools Rush In" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | "I'm Not Keen" (Mikael Delta with Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Vulnerable (Mikael Delta EP) | |||
| 2003 | "Honey" (US issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | Non-album single | |||
| "No Brakes On My Rollerskates" (Hot Skates 3000 aka Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Dead Again" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2005 | "Je Regrette Everything" (Hell feat. Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13[14] | — | — | — | N.Y. Muscle (Hell album, 2003) | |||
| "Bright Lights Fading" (Slam featuring Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96B[15] | 6B[15] | — | — | — | Year Zero (Slam album) | ||||
| 2007 | "Undisco Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | Non-album single | |||
| 2011 | "Sweet Surburban Disco" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Fantasy Girl" (Billie Ray Martin and Hard Ton) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2012 | "Hyper Lust" (Motor feat. Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Man Made Machine (Motor album) | |||
| 2014 | "After All" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Off the Rails" (Billie Ray Martin and Aérea Negrot) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| 2016 | "Strongheaded Woman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Soul Tapes | |||
| "The Glittering Gutter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | |||||
| 2022 | "Back For More" (Next Door But One feat. Billie Ray Martin) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
A) In the 90s, singles with songs written by and/or sung by Martin emerged, sometimes under pseudonyms B) Charted via inclusion on Slam's 3B4Zero EP | ||||||||||||||||
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
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.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. 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.
- "Indice per Interprete: I". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
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