Paul Carrack discography chronicles the list of releases by English musician Paul Carrack.
Albums Solo studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS US NightbirdReleased: July 1980 Label: Vertigo — — — Suburban VoodooReleased: August 1982 Label: Epic — 93 78 One Good ReasonReleased: 26 October 1987 Label: Chrysalis — 46 67 Groove ApprovedReleased: October 1989 Label: Chrysalis — 116 120 Blue ViewsReleased: 1995 Label: Chrysalis 55 — — BPI: Silver PROMUSICAE: Gold Beautiful WorldReleased: October 1997 Label: Ark 21 88 — — Satisfy My SoulReleased: June 2000 Label: Ark 21 63 — — Groovin'Released: 2001 Label: Carrack-UK — — — It Ain't OverReleased: 2003 Label: Carrack-UK 193 — — Winter Wonderland /A Soulful Christmas (with The SWR Big Band)Released: 2005 Label: Carrack-UK — — — Old, New, Borrowed, and BlueReleased: 2007 Label: Carrack-UK — — — I Know That NameReleased: 2008 Label: Carrack-UK 152 — — A Different Hat (with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)Released: 2010 Label: Carrack-UK 152 — — Good FeelingReleased: June 2012 Label: Carrack-UK 46 — — Rain or ShineReleased: November 2013 Label: Carrack-UK 76 — — Soul ShadowsReleased: January 2016 Label: Carrack-UK 25 — — These DaysReleased: September 2018 Label: Carrack-UK 33 — — One on OneReleased: 2021 Label: Carrack-UK — — — Don't Wait Too Long (with the SWR Big Band)Released: 2023 Label: Carrack-UK — — — The Country Side of Paul Carrack Vol. 1Released: July 2025 Label: Carrack-UK — — —
Live albums 2004 Live at the Opera House 2005 Live in Liverpool 2009 I Know That Name – Live in Concert 2016 Paul Carrack Live at the London Palladium 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 1 (2000–2020) 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 2 (2000–2020) 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 3 (2000–2020) 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 4 (2000–2020) 2020 Paul Carrack Live: The Independent Years, Vol. 5 (2000–2020)
Compilations 1987 Ace Mechanic 1988 The Carrack Collection 1994 Twenty-One Good Reasons: The Paul Carrack Collection 1995 Carrackter Reference 2002 Still Groovin' (a reissue of 2001's Groovin''', with bonus tracks) 2006 Greatest Hits – The Story So Far (UK #146) 2012 Collected2014 The Best Of (UK #35) 2019 Love Songs, Vol. 12019 Love Songs, Vol. 22024 How Long (Has This Been Going On) - Greatest HitsDVD releases 2000 In Concert2004 Live at the Opera House2005 Live at Shepherds Bush London (Mike + the Mechanics + Paul Carrack) 2005 Live in Liverpool2007 Live at Rockpalast2009 I Know That Name, In Concert2011 A Different Hat Live''
Singles
Solo YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumNotesUKSolo UK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: N.B. This site contains uncompressed chart peaks (no exclusion rules applied) between positions 75 and 200, from November 1994 to May 2001 inclusive; so some chart positions in this range of the chart will be lower than those listed on the Official Charts site. "Don't Dream It's Over": "When My Little Girl Is Smiling" and Greatest Hits – The Story So Far: "I'm Losing You": USUS RockUS ACAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: All ARIA-era chart peaks to 31 May 2019: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.GERNLSWE1980"Beauty's Only Skin Deep"--------NightbirdFirst solo single.1981"Do Me Lover"--------Blue Nun (Carlene Carter album)Duets with Carlene Carter."Oh How Happy"--------1982 "I Need You" -37222030-21-Suburban VoodooCo-written by Nick Lowe."Lesson in Love" (airplay)--33-----"Always Better with You"--------1983"A Little Unkind"--------1987"When You Walk in the Room"4890--7-3919One Good ReasonUS release 1988. "Don't Shed a Tear"-953633-20-1988 "One Good Reason"-2820-38---Co-written by Chris Difford."Button Off My Shirt"-91------1989"Romance" (Love Theme from Sing)---14158---Sing SoundtrackDuet with Terri Nunn."Don't Shed a Tear" (1989 release)60-------One Good ReasonUK and Australian reissue."I Live by the Groove"-31-22105---Groove Approved1990"Battlefield"----141---"Loveless"--------Co-written by T-Bone Wolk."Dedicated"------20-"Hey You" (Live) (airplay)--37-----The Wall – Live in Berlin (Roger Waters album)Roger Waters & the Bleeding Heart Band with Paul Carrack. 1991"Don't Dream It's Over"20-----67-From Time to Time – The Singles Collection (Paul Young album)Paul Young feat. Paul Carrack1993"In the Time It Takes"---25----You Hold the Key (Beth Nielsen Chapman album)Duet with Beth Nielsen Chapman 1995"Eyes of Blue"40--24--71-Blue ViewsUS release 1997 (after "For Once in Our Lives")1996"How Long"32-------Re-recording of his hit with Ace. "Eyes of Blue" (Remix)45-------Remixed version of Eyes of Blue."Your Own Special Way"--------Genesis Revisited (Steve Hackett album)Steve Hackett & Paul Carrack1997 "For Once in Our Lives"---3----Blue ViewsUS release – didn't chart on Billboard Hot 100 but did reach # 72 on Hot 100 Airplay Chart."The Way I'm Feeling Tonight"84----93100-Beautiful WorldCo-written by Graham Gouldman. 1998"Perfect Love"--------"Beautiful World"--------2000"Satisfy My Soul"199-----87-Satisfy My Soul"My Kind"--------"How Wonderful"--------2001 "Together"--------"Groovin'"177-----90-Groovin"Anyday Now" / "Walk on By"--------Double A-side single.2002"Better Than Nothing"------89-Satisfy My Soul / In Concert (DVD)Dutch-only release"Sunny"--------Groovin"Harvest for the World"--------"Where Did I Go Wrong?"184-----95-It Ain't OverUK release after "She Lived Down the Street"2003 "She Lived Down the Street"90-------It Ain't OverCo-written by Chris Difford."Happy To See You Again"--------"Nothin' To Lose"--------"It Ain't Over"--------2006 "Love Will Keep Us Alive" (Duet Version)--------non-album singleDuet with Belgian singer Sofie.2008 "Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City"150-------I Know That Name2011"Time to Move On EP"--------Good Feeling2012"When My Little Girl Is Smiling"170-------2013"That's All That Matters to Me"--------Rain or Shine2014"Life's Too Short"--------"I'm Losing You"164-------
Mike + The Mechanics singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumNotesUKUSUS RockUS ACAUSGERIRENLSWE1985"Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)"216172382139-Mike + The MechanicsLead vocals by Paul Carrack.1986"All I Need Is a Miracle"5356782630--"Taken In"-327------1988"Nobody's Perfect"80633-29----The Living Years"Seeing Is Believing"-6218-91----Australia released 1988 (after "The Living Years")"The Living Years"215111312018Lead vocals by Paul Carrack.1989"Nobody Knows"81-----30--Lead vocals by Paul Carrack."Revolution"---------Rude Awakening Soundtrack1991"Word of Mouth"137830-33271913-Word of Mouth"A Time And Place"58--------Lead vocals by Paul Carrack."Everybody Gets A Second Chance"56----51---Lead vocals by Paul Carrack."Stop Baby"---------1995"Over My Shoulder"12----4426--Beggar on a Beach of GoldLead vocals by Paul Carrack."A Beggar on a Beach of Gold"33----64---"Another Cup Of Coffee"51----61---Lead vocals by Paul Carrack.1996"All I Need Is A Miracle '96"27----81---Hits"Silent Running" (1996 Release)61--------Lead vocals by Paul Carrack. Re-issue of the 1985 hit.1999"Now That You've Gone"35----64---Mike + The Mechanics – M6Lead vocals by Paul Carrack."Whenever I Stop"73----76---Lead vocals by Paul Carrack.2004 "One Left Standing"---------RewiredMike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack"Perfect Child"---------Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack"If I Were You"---------Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack"Miracle"198---86----non-album singleRed Kult feat. Mike + The Mechanics
Ace, Squeeze and Spin 1ne 2wo singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumNotesUKUSUS RockUS ACAUSGERNLSWE with Ace1974"How Long"203--63---Five-A-SideBand member (vocals, keyboards)1975"Rock & Roll Runaway"-71------Band member (vocals, keyboards)"I Ain't Gonna Stand for This No More"--------Time For AnotherBand member (vocals, keyboards)1976"No Future in Your Eyes"--------Band member (vocals, keyboards)"I'm a Man"--------Band member (vocals, keyboards)1977"You're All That I Need"--------No StringsBand member (vocals, keyboards)"Found Out the Hard Way"--------Band member (vocals, keyboards)"How Long" (Re-release)--------Five-A-SideBand member (vocals, keyboards)1982"How Long" (1982 Release)--------Six-A-SideBand member (vocals, keyboards) with Squeeze1981 "Is That Love"35-------East Side StoryBand member (keyboards)."Tempted"41498-----Band member (lead vocals, keyboards)."Labelled with Love"4-----46-Band member (keyboards)."Messed Around"--------Band member (keyboards).1993"Third Rail"39-------Some Fantastic PlaceBand member (keyboards)."Some Fantastic Place"73-------Band member (keyboards)."Loving You Tonight"--------Band member (lead vocals, keyboards). Initial promo release credited to "The Pressure"."Everything in the World"--------Band member (keyboards). US release only. Reached #9 on US Modern Rock chart.1994"It's Over"89-------Band member (keyboards, backing vocals)."Tempted '94"--------Reality Bites SoundtrackBand member (lead vocals, keyboards). with Spin 1ne 2wo1993"Can't Find My Way Home"--------Spin 1ne 2woBand member (lead vocals, keyboards)."All Along the Watchtower"--------Band member (lead vocals, keyboards).
Other recordings YearArtistTitlePeak chart positionsNotesUKUSUS ACNL1978 Frankie Miller"Stubborn Kind of Fellow"----Session musician (keyboards).1978Frankie Miller"Darlin'"6103--Session musician (keyboards).1979 Frankie Miller"When I'm Away from You"42---Session musician (keyboards).1979Roxy Music"Trash"40--40Session musician (keyboards).1979Frankie Miller"Good to See You"----Session musician (keyboards).1979Roxy Music"Angel Eyes"4--13Session musician (keyboards).1980Roxy Music"Oh Yeah (On the Radio)"5102-39Session musician (strings).1983Nick Lowe"Ragin' Eyes"----Session musician (keyboards).1983 John Hiatt"Riding with the King"----Session musician (keyboards). Promo release only.1984Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit"Half a Boy and Half a Man"53110-8Band member (keyboards).1984Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit"L.A.F.S."----Band member (keyboards).1984The Pretenders"Thin Line Between Love and Hate"4983-32Session musician (piano, backing vocals).1990 Rock Against Repatriation"Sailing"----Band member (vocals). An ad hoc all-star band, with proceeds from the single going to charity.1990 Roger Waters"The Powers That Be"----Vocals.1990 Roger Waters"The Tide Is Turning"----Chorus vocals. Live recording.1997Elton John"Something About The Way You Look Tonight"1121Session musician (organ). Double A-side with "Candle in the Wind 1997". The best selling single of all time. The standalone version of "Something about..." also charted: on the US/AC at #1, in Canada at #14 and in Netherlands at #94.1998Eric Clapton"Pilgrim"170---Session musician (organ). 2009United Artists Remember feat Paul Carrack, Paul Rodgers, Robin Gibb, Michael Bolton, Hayley Westenra, Mica Paris, Lee Mead, Kenney Jones, Mark ReadCarol Decker, Liz McClarnon, Natasha Hamilton and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra"We Will Remember Them"----Performer. Charity record released in aid of Royal British Legion and Help For Heroes.
Other appearances Year Song Album 2002 "It's So Blue" Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues
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Paul Carrack Singles Discography
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