Isobel Campbell discography

Isobel Campbell discography
Isobel Campbell performing in Bologna, Italy, on January 31, 2007
Studio albums	4
Music videos	2
Singles	7
Collaborations	3
Other appearances	11

The discography of Isobel Campbell, a Scottish musician and vocalist, consists of four solo studio albums, seven singles, a studio album in collaboration with Bill Wells and three with Mark Lanegan as well as several cameos on other artists' records. Isobel Campbell debuted in 1996 as cellist and sometime vocalist of indie pop band Belle & Sebastian. Despite limited commercial success,^[1] Belle & Sebastian have been hailed as the greatest Scottish band ever.^[2]

Campbell released two records under the pseudonym of The Gentle Waves whilst still a member of Belle & Sebastian, which she left in the midst of the band's 2002 North American tour.^[3] In 2003 she released Amorino, her first album under her own name, which received mixed reviews from critics.^[4] 2006 saw the release of Ballad of the Broken Seas, a critically acclaimed collaboration with Mark Lanegan which was later nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.^[5] This was followed by a solo album, Milkwhite Sheets, which spawned the single "O Love Is Teasin'". Campbell reunited with Lanegan to record Sunday at Devil Dirt, which was released on May 13, 2008.^[6]

Studio albums

Year	Title
1999	The Green Fields of Foreverland^[I] Released: April 5, 1999 Label: Jeepster (JR #4026) Format: CD, LP
2000	Swansong for You^[I] Released: November 6, 2000 Label: Jeepster (JR #4051) Format: CD, LP
2003	Amorino Released: October 7, 2003 Label: Snowstorm (ST #00020651) Format: CD, LP
2006	Milkwhite Sheets Released: October 23, 2006 Label: V2 (V2 #1043452) Format: CD, LP

^ I Released under the pseudonym of The Gentle Waves.^[6]

Singles

Year	Song	Album
1999	"Weathershow"	The Green Fields of Foreverland
2000	"Falling from Grace"	Swansong for You
2004	"Time Is Just the Same"	Amorino
2006	"Ramblin' Man"^[A]	Ballad of the Broken Seas
	"Honey Child What Can I Do?"^[B]
	"O Love Is Teasin'"	Milkwhite Sheets
2008	"Who Built the Road"	Sunday at Devil Dirt
	"Come on Over (Turn Me On)"

Notes

• A ^ Appeared in the UK Singles Chart at number 116.^[7]
• B ^ Appeared in the UK Singles Chart at number 199.^[7]

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2006	"Ramblin Man"	Vrnda Daktor[8]
	"Time Is Just the Same"

Collaborations

With Bill Wells

Year	Title
2002	Ghost of Yesterday Released: June 17, 2002 Label: Creeping Bent (CB #00027790) Format: CD

With Mark Lanegan

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		BEL [9]	FRA [10]	ITA [9]	IRE [9]	NLD [11]	NOR [12]	SWE [9]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
2006	Ballad of the Broken Seas Released: March 7, 2006 Label: V2 (V2 #1035821) Format: CD, LP	15	96	27	21	32	51	56	—	38
2008	Sunday at Devil Dirt Released: May 13, 2008 Label: V2 (V2 #1050622) Format: CD, LP	6	96	41	28	69	25	—	37	38
2010	Hawk Released: August 16, 2010 Label: V2 Formats: CD, LP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	29
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other appearances

Year	Collaborations	Song(s)	Album	Ref.
1997	Snow Patrol	vocals on "NYC"	Songs for Polarbears	[15]
1998	Arab Strap	cello on "The Clearing"	The Week Never Starts Round Here	[16]
2001	Mount Vernon Arts Lab	cello on "The Black Drop"	The Seance At Hobs Lane	[17]
	Future Pilot A.K.A.	vocals on "Ananda Is The Ocean"	Tiny Waves, Mighty Sea	[18]
2002	Looper	cello on "Good Girls"	The Snare	[19]
2004	Kinobe	vocals on "Luciole" and "I Am One"	Wide Open	[20]
2006	Kama Aina	cello on "Millport" and "Club Kama Aina", cello and vocals on "Car Song"	Club Kama Aina	[21]
2007	Paul Leonard-Morgan	vocals on "Wilderness"	Filmtales	[22]
	Blanche	cello on "No Matter Where You Go..."	Little Amber Bottles	[23]
	Pantaleimon	cello on "We Love", vocals, cello, piano and glockenspiel on "High Star"	Mercy Oceans	[24]
	Annie Lennox	vocals on "Sing"	Songs of Mass Destruction	[25]

References

General

• "Isobel Campbell > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 22 July 2008.

Specific

1. Cloonan, Martin (2007), Popular Music and the State in the UK: Culture, Trade Or Industry?, Ashgate Publishing, p. 120, ISBN 0-7546-5373-0
2. Strong, Martin C. (2006). The Essential Rock Discography. Open City Books. p. 80. ISBN 1-84195-860-3.
3. "Isobel Campbell: After Belle Comes 'Ballad'". National Public Radio. 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
4. "Amorino by Isobel Campbell". Metacritic. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
5. "Arctic Monkeys win Mercury prize". BBC. 2006-09-05. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
6. "Isobel Campbell discography". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
7. "Chart Log UK - 1994–2006, Chris C.–CZR". Zobbel. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
8. "Vrnda Daktor - videography". v2music.com. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
9. "World Chart". World Chart. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
10. "French Chart". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
11. "Dutch Chart". dutchcharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
12. "Norwegian Chart". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
13. "Swiss Chart". Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
14. "British Album Chart". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
15. "Snow Patrol - Songs For Polarbears". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
16. "Arab Strap - The Clearing". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
17. "Mount Vernon Arts Lab - The Seance At Hobs Lane". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
18. "Future Pilot A.K.A. - Tiny Waves, Mighty Sea". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
19. "Looper - The Snare". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
20. "Kinobe - Wide Open". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
21. "Kama Aina - Club Kama Aina". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
22. "Paul Leonard-Morgan - Filmtales". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
23. "Blanche - Little Amber Bottles". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
24. "Pantaleimon - Mercy Oceans". Discogs. Retrieved 2008-07-22.
25. "A choir of 23 renowned female artists join Annie on her new album". RCA Label Group. Retrieved 2008-07-22.

External links

• Isobel Campbell at MySpace
• Isobel Campbell at Allmusic
• Isobel Campbell at Discogs