Out of the Blue discography

Out of the Blue discography
Studio albums	14
Live albums	3
Compilation albums	1
Singles	3

This is a discography of Out of the Blue, an all-male a cappella group from the University of Oxford, England. The student-run group, which arranges all of its own music, has an eclectic repertoire but focuses on covers of modern rock and pop songs. To date Out of the Blue has released thirteen studio albums, the first of which was released in 2001, three live albums, Live 2009, Live 2010 and Live 2011, and one compilation album, Ten.^[1]

Out of the Blue is also featured on a further two compilations: the group's rendition of Damien Rice's Cold Water from their Childish Thing album is included on BOCA 2010,^[2] and their version of Love It When You Call by The Feeling, also from Childish Thing, was selected to be on the Voices Only 2010 complication album.^[3]

Studio albums

Rambling Men

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger
1	Uptown Funk	Mark Ronson	Mixed	Joel Fishel, Domhnall Talbot, Will Northcott	Roshan Forouhi
2	Dancing Queen Take a Chance on Me/Knowing Me, Knowing You	ABBA	Johan Trovik, Ollie Nicholls	Charlie Hicks	Roshan Forouhi
3	Bridge over Troubled Water	Simon & Garfunkel	Huw Braithwaite	Joel Fishel	Roshan Forouhi
4	Roar	Katy Perry	Jack Trzcinski	Domhnall Talbot	Roshan Forouhi
5	Chasing Cars	Snow Patrol	Ollie Ralph	Domhnall Talbot	Ollie Ralph
6	Haven't Met You Yet	Michael Bublé	Charlie Hicks	Will Northcott	George Robarts
7	Thinking Out Loud	Ed Sheeran	Quintet: Deon Fang, Domhnall Talbot, Johan Trovik, Jack Trzcinski, Huw Braithwaite	Mixed	Roshan Forouhi
8	Goodbye Mr. A	The Hoosiers	Ollie Nicholls	Huw Braithwaite	Jack Trzcinski
9	Better Together	Jack Johnson	Quintet: Charlie Hicks, Joel Fishel, Roshan Forouhi, Will Northcott, Ollie Nicholls	none	Bobby Goulder
10	No Surprises	Radiohead	Joel Fishel	Will Northcott	Roshan Forouhi
11	Livin' la Vida Loca	Ricky Martin	Domhnall Talbot	Joel Fishel	Will Northcott, Roshan Forouhi
12	Colder Weather	Zac Brown Band	Sextet: Huw Braithwaite, Jack Remmington, Will Northcott, Ollie Ralph, Deon Fang, Joel Fishel	Joel Fishel	Ollie Ralph
13	I Have Nothing	Whitney Houston	Jack Remmington	Joel Fishel	Ollie Ralph
14	Proud Mary	Creedence Clearwater Revival	Will Northcott, Deon Fang	Domhnall Talbot	Roshan Forouhi
Bonus Track	Lady Marmalade	Labelle	Ollie Nicholls, Jack Remmington, Will Nortchott	Joel Fishel	Roshan Forouhi

Soul Sisters

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger
1	Treasure	Bruno Mars	Callum Lovett	Joel Fishel, Ollie Nicholls	Bobby Goulder
2	Hips Don't Lie Whenever, Wherever/Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)	Shakira	John Brazier, Ollie Nicholls Jack Remmington	Joel Fishel	Bobby Goulder
3	Something	The Beatles	Charles Hicks	none	Bobby Goulder
4	September	Earth, Wind & Fire	Marco Alessi	Callum Lovett	Bobby Goulder
5	Somewhere Only We Know	Keane	Will Northcott	Bobby Goulder	Bobby Goulder
6	Get Lucky	Daft Punk	Quintet: Marco Alessi, Ollie Nicholls, Bobby Goulder, Will Pargeter, Alec Badenoch	Joel Fishel	Samuel Swinnerton
7	C'est La Vie Wannabe	B*Witched Spice Girls	Joel Fishel, Roshan Forouhi, Ollie Nicholls, Alec Badenoch, Jack Remmington, Aidan Hampton Marco Alessi	Will Northcott	Bobby Goulder
8	True Colours Bridge Over Troubled Water	Cyndi Lauper Simon & Garfunkel	George Robarts	none	Callum Lovett
9	Lady Marmalade	Labelle	Ollie Nicholls, Jack Remmington, Marco Alessi	Charles Hicks	Roshan Forouhi
10	Somebody That I Used To Know	Gotye	Quintet: Aidan Hampton, Jack Remmington, Callum Lovett, Joel Fishel, George Robarts	Callum Lovett, Joel Fishel	Bobby Goulder
11	Mr. Blue Sky	Electric Light Orchestra	Quintet: Roshan Forouhi, Will Northcott, Josh Barr, Charles Hicks, John Brazier	none	Bobby Goulder
12	I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Somebody To Love	Whitney Houston Queen	Jack Remmington	Callum Lovett	Bobby Goulder
13	The Sound of Silence	Simon & Garfunkel	none	none	Bobby Goulder

Blueprints

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger
1	Some Nights We Are Young	Fun	Jack Graham Selali Siamanya	Bayo Randle, Danny Swift	Ollie Ralph
2	Love on Top Crazy in Love/Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)	Beyoncé	Bayo Randle, Domhnall Talbot	Illias Thoms	Bobby Goulder
3	Don't You Worry Child	Swedish House Mafia	Ollie Ralph	none	Ollie Ralph
4	Pompeii	Bastille	Joshua Barr	Samuel Swinnerton	Will Pargeter, Samuel Swinnerton
5	Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go	Wham!	Ollie Nicholls	Bobby Goulder	Samuel Swinnerton
6	We Found Love	Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris	Samuel Swinnerton, Patrick Lee	none	Nick Barstow
7	The Cave	Mumford & Sons	Quintet: Illias Thoms, Jack Graham, Joshua Barr, Danny Swift, Fergus McIntosh	none	Samuel Swinnerton
8	(You Drive Me) Crazy ...Baby One More Time/Oops!... I Did It Again	Britney Spears	Ollie Nicholls Jack Graham, Patrick Lee	Bobby Goulder	Ollie Ralph
9	Open Arms	Journey	Ollie Ralph	Danny Swift	Ollie Ralph
10	I Knew You Were Trouble	Taylor Swift	Bayo Randle	Danny Swift	Ollie Ralph
11	Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Filthy/Gorgeous	Daft Punk Scissor Sisters	Quintet: Patrick Lee, Ollie Nicholls, Bobby Goulder, Will Pargeter, Samuel Swinnerton	Mixed	Samuel Swinnerton
12	The Turtle Dove	traditional	Fergus McIntosh	none	Alexei Kalveks
13	Don't Stop Me Now Seven Seas of Rhye	Queen	Jack Graham Bobby Goulder	Illias Thoms	Illias Thoms
14	Skyfall	Adele	Will Pargeter, Illias Thoms	Bayo Randle	Ollie Ralph, Illias Thoms
15	Misery	Maroon 5	Danny Swift	Illias Thoms	Ollie Ralph

Music Up!

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger
1	Got to Get You into My Life Isn't She Lovely	The Beatles Stevie Wonder	Laurie Cottam Selali Fiamanya	Christopher Bland	Nick Barstow
2	Fat Bottomed Girls	Queen	Callum Lovett	Nick Fletcher	Nick Barstow, Tom Searle
3	With Or Without You	U2	Tommy Lyle	Christopher Bland	Nick Barstow
4	I Heard It Through The Grapevine Tears Dry on Their Own	Marvin Gaye Amy Winehouse	Jolyon Loy Nick Barstow	Ollie Stephenson	Nick Barstow
5	California Gurls Dynamite/Yeah 3x	Katy Perry Taio Cruz/Chris Brown	Mixed	Nick Fletcher, Christopher Bland, Tommy Lyle	Nick Barstow
6	Mykonos	Fleet Foxes	Patrick Lee	Christopher Bland	Christopher Bland
7	Skinny Love	Bon Iver	Christopher Bland	none	Nick Barstow
8	Stop Keep On Movin'	Spice Girls 5ive	Tommy Lyle, Callum Lovett, Dominic Stockbridge, Christopher Bland, Patrick Lee	Sam Scarrow	Nick Barstow
9	Paradise Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall	Coldplay	Ollie Ralph Selali Fiamanya	Tommy Lyle	Nick Barstow, Francis Gush
10	Domino	Jessie J	Nick Barstow	Tommy Lyle	Nick Barstow
11	Lippy Kids	Elbow	Francis Gush, with Patrick Lee, Domhnall Talbot, Nick Barstow, Ollie Ralph, Christopher Bland	none	Nick Barstow

Rush

Out of the Blue released Rush in 2011. This incarnation of the group was featured in the semi-finals of the fifth series of Britain's Got Talent, and this album featured members Nick Barstow, Christopher Bland, David Brennan, Laurie Cottam, George Eddy, Selali Fiamanya, Nick Fletcher, Alexei Kalveks, James Kay, James Leveson, Ben Mullaney, Jonathan Soman, Ollie Stephenson, Dominic Stockbridge, Danny Swift, and Samuel Swinnerton. Rush was recorded at Hats Off Studios and The Panic Room and produced by Alexei Kalveks, the group's musical director.

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Arranger
1	In My Head Down	Jason Derulo Jay Sean	Ollie Stephenson Chris Bland	Alexei Kalveks
2	Don't You Want Me Acceptable in the 80s	The Human League Calvin Harris	James Kay, Ben Mullaney	Ben Winfield
3	She's Always A Woman	Billy Joel	Alexei Kalveks	Alexei Kalveks
4	Does Your Mother Know	ABBA	Nick Barstow	Alexei Kalveks
5	Mambo No. 5	Lou Bega	Mixed	Alexei Kalveks
6	Fields of Gold	Sting	Dominic Stockbridge	Edmund Thomson Jones
7	Forget You	Cee Lo Green	Selali Fiamanya	Alexei Kalveks
8	Uptown Girl	Billy Joel	James Leveson	Edmund Thomson Jones
9	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Ewan McColl	Nick Fletcher	Alexei Kalveks
10	It's My Life The Final Countdown	Bon Jovi Europe	Laurie Cottam George Eddy	Ben Mullaney, Alexei Kalveks, Nick Barstow
11	Beautiful Day Firework	U2 Katy Perry	Dave Brennan, James Kay Laurie Cottam	Nick Barstow
12	Jump Flashdance... What a Feeling	The Pointer Sisters Irene Cara	Nick Barstow Alexei Kalveks	Alexei Kalveks

Resound

Out of the Blue released Resound in 2010. The members of the group singing on this album: Dominic Fladrich, Mark Smith, Tim Jones, Grant Swanson, Benjamin Lindley, Benjamin Holder, Danny Swift, David Brennan, Alexei Kalveks, Fergus McIntosh, Harry Fox, Matthew Lynch, and George Eddy. Resound was recorded at Hats Off Studios and produced by Benjamin Lindley, the group's musical director.

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger
1	Rehab	Amy Winehouse	Danny Swift	Harry Fox	Edmund Thomson Jones
2	Poker Face SexyBack	Lady Gaga Justin Timberlake	George Eddy Danny Swift	Tim Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones
3	Stacy's Mom Black or White	Fountains of Wayne Michael Jackson	Benjamin Lindley Dominic Fladrich	Benjamin Lindley	Benjamin Lindley
4	No Diggity	Blackstreet	Benjamin Lindley, Danny Swift, Benjamin Holder	Harry Fox	Benjamin Woodgates
5	Man in the Mirror Where is the Love?	Michael Jackson The Black Eyed Peas	Matthew Lynch, Dominic Fladrich George Eddy	Benjamin Lindley	Benjamin Holder
6	Señorita	Justin Timberlake	Grant Swanson	George Eddy	Edmund Thomson Jones
7	I Kissed a Girl	Katy Perry	Matthew Lynch, Dominic Fladrich, Alexei Kalveks	Dominic Fladrich	Edmund Thomson Jones
8	Bad Boys Now You're Gone	Alexandra Burke Basshunter	George Eddy Danny Swift	Benjamin Lindley	Benjamin Holder
9	Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	Dominic Fladrich	Harry Fox	Edmund Thomson Jones
10	Heartbeats I Miss You	The Knife, José González Blink-182	Harry Fox	none	Benjamin Lindley
11	Larger than Life	Backstreet Boys	David Brennan, Dominic Fladrich, Tim Jones, Benjamin Lindley	Harry Fox	Matthew Lynch
12	No Diggity (bonus track)	Blackstreet	Benjamin Lindley, Danny Swift, Benjamin Holder	Harry Fox	Benjamin Woodgates

Childish Thing

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist(s)	Arranger(s)
1	You Give Love A Bad Name	Jon Bon Jovi	Nick Pritchard	Jacob Taee	Scott Riseborough, Benjamin Wingfield
2	Tell Her About It	Billy Joel	David Wisby	Harry Martin	Edmund Thomson Jones
3	Knocks Me Off My Feet	Stevie Wonder	George Eddy	Tom Lyle	Edmund Thomson Jones
4	Harder To Breathe	Maroon 5	Laurie Cottam Tom Lyle	Laurence Osbourn	Jack Stamp
5	Love It When You Call	The Feeling	Laurence Osbourn	Jacob Taee	Edmund Thomson Jones
6	Let Love Be Your Energy	Robbie Williams	Harry Martin	Edmund Thomson Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones
7	Shake Ya Hey Ya!	The Five Du-Tones, Ray Charles OutKast	Laurie Cottam Tom Lyle	Scott Riseborough	Joe Hasell
8	Lullabye	Billy Joel	Edmund Thomson Jones	none	Benjamin Woodgates
9	Watermelon Man Day Tripper	Herbie Hancock The Beatles	Laurie Cottam Laurence Osbourn	Scott Riseborough, Nick Thomas Peter, Edmund Thomas Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones
10	Oh What A Night (December 1963)	Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons	Nick Thomas Peter, Nick Pritchard, Tim Jones	Benjamin Wingfield, Edmund Thomson Jones, Laurie Cottam	Benjamin Wingfield
11	Cold Water	Damien Rice	Jacob Taee, Tim Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones

Redshift

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Let Me Entertain You	Robbie Williams	Mark Cartwright, Calum Melville, Phil Birkett, Harry Martin, Joe Hasell, Richard Holdsworth	Harry Martin	Richard Holdsworth
2	Song 2	Blur	Jonathan Webb	Joe Hasell	Benjamin Woodgates
3	Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word	Elton John	Calum Melville, Deep Basu Ray	Benedict Burnett	Benjamin Woodgates
4	I Wish	Stevie Wonder	Deep Basu Ray	Benedict Burnett	Will Stuart
5	Somebody Told Me	The Killers	Harry Martin	Mark Cartwright	Benedict Burnett
6	Mustang Sally	Mack Rice, Wilson Pickett	Jonathan Webb	Benjamin Woodgates	Benjamin Woodgates
7	Easy	Commodores	Will Stuart	Harry Smith	Richard Holdsworth
8	Canned Heat	Jamiroquai	Terry Tamm	Phil Birkett	Benjamin Woodgates
9	Patience	Take That	Mark Cartwright	Jonathan Webb	Benjamin Woodgates
10	Ain't No Sunshine	Bill Withers	Benjamin Woodgates	Jonathan Webb	Jonathan Webb
11	You Know My Name	Chris Cornell	Deep Basu Ray	Joe Hasell	Ed Brightman, Richard Holdsworth
12	Take Your Mama	The Scissor Sisters	Calum Melville	Harry Martin	Benedict Burnett

Freefall

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Country House	Blur	James Duboff	Ed Brightman	Matthew Chinery
2	Five Colours	McFly	Ed Brightman	Matthew Chinery	Ed Brightman
3	I Miss You	Incubus	Richard Holdsworth	Darren Chadwick	Richard Holdsworth
4	Virtual Insanity	Jamiroquai	Tim Elton	Michael Humphrey	Tim Elton
5	Fat Bottomed Girls	Queen	Darren Chadwick	Ed Brightman	Tom Searle
6	She Will Be Loved	Maroon 5	Michael Humphrey	Johannes Terwitte	Michael Humphrey
7	Faith	George Michael	Jason Ng	Matthew Chinery	Darren Chadwick
8	It Must Be Love	Labi Siffre, Madness	Shaun Melvin	Simon Bello	Michael Humphrey
9	Kiss From A Rose	Seal	Jason Ng	Michael Humphrey	Tom Searle, Andre Flemmings, Vish Bhavsar
10	Tribute	Tenacious D	Richard Holdsworth	Johannes Terwitte	Richard Holdsworth
11	One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces	Ben Folds Five	Michael Humphrey	Darren Chadwick	Michael Humphrey
12	I'll Be There For You (Live)	The Rembrandts	Alex Martin	Ed Brightman	Benedict Burnett
13	Fat Bottomed Girls (Live)	Queen	Darren Chadwick	Ed Brightman	Tom Searle

Live albums

Live 2011

Disc One

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Arranger(s)
1	It's My Life The Final Countdown	Bon Jovi Europe	Laurie Cottam George Eddy	Ben Mullaney, Alexei Kalveks, Nick Barstow
2	Does Your Mother Know	ABBA	Nick Barstow	Alexei Kalveks
3	Mambo No. 5	Lou Bega	Mixed	Alexei Kalveks
4	White Winter Hymnal	Fleet Foxes	Mixed	Alexei Kalveks
5	Uptown Girl	Billy Joel	Ben Mullaney	Edmund Thomson Jones
6	Forget You	Cee Lo Green	Selali Fiamanya	Alexei Kalveks
7	The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face	Ewan McColl	Nick Fletcher	Alexei Kalveks
8	Don't Stop Believin'	Journey	Dominic Stockbridge, Ollie Stephenson	Alexei Kalveks
9	Use Somebody	Kings Of Leon	Danny Swift	Edmund Thomson Jones
10	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Tokens	Samuel Swinnerton	Johannes Haushofer

Live 2010

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Rehab	Amy Winehouse	Danny Swift	Harry Fox	Edmund Thomson Jones
2	Dreaming of You	The Coral	Tim Jones	David Brennan	unknown
3	I Kissed a Girl	Katy Perry	Matthew Lynch, Dominic Fladrich, Alexei Kalveks	Dominic Fladrich	Edmund Thomson Jones
4	Throw Your Arms	Hunters & Collectors	Alexei Kalveks	Benjamin Lindley	unknown
5	Señorita	Justin Timberlake	Grant Swanson	George Eddy	Edmund Thomson Jones
6	Don't You Want Me Acceptable in the 80s	The Human League Calvin Harris	Tim Jones Harry Fox, Danny Swift	unknown	Benjamin Wingfield, Laurie Cottam
7	Sex Bomb	Tom Jones	David Brennan	Benjamin Holder	unknown
8	Use Somebody	Kings of Leon	Dominic Fladrich	Harry Fox	Edmund Thomson Jones
9	The Lion Sleeps Tonight	The Tokens	Benjamin Lindley	none	unknown

Live 2009

Track no.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Superstition	Stevie Wonder	Nick Pritchard, Laurie Cottam	Scott Riseborough	Shaun Melvin
2	Don't You Want Me Acceptable in the 80s	The Human League Calvin Harris	Benjamin Wingfield unknown	Edmund Thomson Jones	Benjamin Wingfield, Laurie Cottam
3	You Give Love A Bad Name	Jon Bon Jovi	Nick Pritchard	Jacob Taee	Scott Riseborough, Benjamin Wingfield
4	Patience	Take That	Edmund Thomson Jones	Jacob Taee	Benjamin Woodgates
5	Chop Suey	System of a Down	Scott Riseborough	Harry Martin	Scott Riseborough
6	Knocks Me Off My Feet	Stevie Wonder	George Eddy	Tom Lyle	Edmund Thomson Jones
7	Poker Face SexyBack	Lady Gaga Justin Timberlake	Harry Martin Tom Lyle	Edmund Thomson Jones	Edmund Thomson Jones
8	Mustang Sally	Mack Rice, Wilson Pickett	Jacob Taee	Nick Thomas Peter	Benjamin Woodgates

Compilation albums

BOCA 2010

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Singles

The following songs were released as singles but did not appear on any album.

2014

No.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Rather Be	Clean Bandit	Quintet: Aidan Hampton, Ollie Nicholls, Jack Remmington, Charles Hicks, Will Pargeter	Joel Fishel	Roshan Forouhi
2	All I Want for Christmas Is You Santa Claus Is Coming to Town	Mariah Carey	Charlie Strachan, Will Northcott, Ollie Nicholls, Jack Remmington, Huw Braithwaite, Johan Trovik, Joel Fishel, Domhnall Talbot, Roshan Forouhi, Oliver Ralph, Jack Trzcinski, Deon Fang Charles Hicks	Charlie Strachan	Roshan Forouhi

2015

No.	Track	Original Artist	Soloist(s)	Vocal Percussionist	Arranger(s)
1	Lady Marmalade	Labelle	Jack Remmington, Ollie Nicholls, Will Northcott	Joel Fishel	Roshan Forouhi
2	Santa Baby	Eartha Kitt	Deon Fang, Samuel Swinnerton, Tim Leach, Erik Andreoli, Ifan Jenkin, Sean Hewetson, Jasper Gold, JJ Gibbs, Will Smith, Will Northcott, Alex Ohlsson, Sam Harris	none	Erik Andreoli

References

1. "Out of the Blue, Oxford's all-male a cappella group". Out of the Blue, Oxford's all-male a cappella group.
2. "News". Varsity Vocals.
3. Voices Only 2010 Mouth Off podcast
4. www.a-cappella.com