The Motels discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Video albums | 12 |
Singles | 28 |
The Motels and Martha Davis discography includes the following.
Year | Album | US |
AUS [1] |
CAN | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Motels | 175 | 13 | – | * AU: Gold [2] |
1980 | Careful | 45 | 26 | – | * AU: Gold [3] |
1982 | All Four One | 16 | 20 | 39 | * US: Gold [4] |
1983 | Little Robbers | 22 | 34 | 28 | * US: Gold [5] |
1985 | Shock | 36 | 23 | 64 | |
1987 | Policy | 127 | 28 | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2004 | ...So the Story Goes | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2007 | Clean Modern and Reasonable | – | – | – | Contains acoustic versions of past hits, B-sides and Davis solo material, including new recordings of "Take The L", "Only the Lonely", and "Suddenly Last Summer". |
2008 | This | – | – | – | |
2008 | Beautiful Life | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2010 | Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs for Parents and Children | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2011 | Apocalypso | – | – | – | originally recorded in 1981 |
2018 | The Last Few Beautiful Days | – | – | – |
Year | Album |
AUS [6] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | Saturday Night Pogo | – | Counting (demo) |
1988 | No Reservations | 49 | |
1990 | No Vacancy | – | (song list same as No Reservations) |
2001 | Anthologyland | – | |
2002 | Classic Masters | – | |
2003 | The Best of | – | |
2005 | Essential Collection | – | |
2017 | If Not Now Then When | – | Collection of rarities, outtakes from So the Story Goes and Beautiful Life. [7] [8] [9] |
Year | Album | notes |
---|---|---|
2007 | Standing Room Only | Live at the Coach House |
2009 | Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live | Live in Boston 1979 & 1980 |
2016 | The Motels at the BBC (Live) | Live at the BBC 1979 |
Year | Film | song [10] |
---|---|---|
1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | "Long Day" |
1984 | Teachers | "In the Jungle (Concrete Jungle)" |
1986 | The Golden Child | "Shame on You" ( Martha Davis solo) (song is on the soundtrack but not in the movie) [11] |
1986 | Something Wild | "Total Control" |
1986 | Night of the Creeps | "Nightmares" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1986 | Soul Man | " Love and Affection" ( Martha Davis and Sly Stone duet) |
1987 | Made in Heaven | "We've Never Danced" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1990 | Madhouse | "Madhouse" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1992 | Miracle Beach | "I Can't Believe" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1993 | Death Ring | "Mission of Mercy" |
1997 | A Smile Like Yours | "You Got What It Takes" ( Martha Davis and Ivan Neville duet) |
Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US AC | US Rock | US Dance |
AUS [12] |
CAN |
UK [13] |
FRA |
BEL [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | "Closets & Bullets" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Motels |
" Total Control" | 109 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 19 | – | – | 11 | ||
1980 | "Anticipating" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
" Days Are OK" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | – | – | – | Careful | |
" Danger" | – | – | – | – | 88 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 30 | ||
" Whose Problem?" | – | – | – | – | 43 | – | 42 | – | – | – | – | ||
1982 | "Mission of Mercy" | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | All Four One |
" Only the Lonely" | 9 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 10 | ||
" Take the L" | 52 | – | 36 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | ||
" Forever Mine" | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1983 | "Art Fails" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
" Suddenly Last Summer" | 9 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 11 | – | – | 16 | 20 | 28 | Little Robbers | |
" Remember the Nights" | 36 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Little Robbers" | – | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1984 | "Footsteps" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"In the Jungle" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Teachers Soundtrack | |
1985 | " Shame" | 21 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | Shock |
" Shock" | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Icy Red" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1986 | "Love and Affection" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Soul Man Soundtrack |
1987 | "We've Never Danced" (Martha Davis solo) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Made in Heaven Soundtrack |
" Don't Tell Me the Time" | 80 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Policy (Martha Davis solo) | |
1988 | " Tell It to the Moon" | – | – | – | – | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"Just Like You" | – | – | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
" Don't Ask Out Loud" | – | – | – | – | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"What Money Might Buy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2009 | "Mr. Grey" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single |
2017 | "Lucky Stars" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Last Few Beautiful Days |
Year | Album | Notes |
---|---|---|
2005 | Omnium | Written with Teatro ZinZanni Maestro Norm Durkee |
2005 | A T. Rex Named Sue | Contributed on the song "Fossile Hunter" |
2006 | That 80's Merry Christmas Album | Contributed on the song "Santa Baby" |
Year | Video | Notes |
---|---|---|
1980 | Danger | |
Whose Problem? | ||
1982 | Only the Lonely | produced by Russell Mulcahy |
Take the L | produced by Russell Mulcahy | |
1983 | Suddenly Last Summer | produced by Val Garay |
Remember the Nights | produced by Val Garay | |
1985 | Shame | produced by David Fincher |
Shock | produced by David Fincher | |
1986 | Icy Red | |
Cries and Whispers | ||
1987 | Don't Tell Me the Time | produced by David Fincher |
1988 | Tell It to the Moon | produced by David Fincher |
2011 | Lost but Not Forgotten | edited by Alan Suboter |
2018 | Lucky Stars | produced by Anna Logg |
The Motels discography | |
---|---|
Studio albums | 13 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Video albums | 12 |
Singles | 28 |
The Motels and Martha Davis discography includes the following.
Year | Album | US |
AUS [1] |
CAN | notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | Motels | 175 | 13 | – | * AU: Gold [2] |
1980 | Careful | 45 | 26 | – | * AU: Gold [3] |
1982 | All Four One | 16 | 20 | 39 | * US: Gold [4] |
1983 | Little Robbers | 22 | 34 | 28 | * US: Gold [5] |
1985 | Shock | 36 | 23 | 64 | |
1987 | Policy | 127 | 28 | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2004 | ...So the Story Goes | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2007 | Clean Modern and Reasonable | – | – | – | Contains acoustic versions of past hits, B-sides and Davis solo material, including new recordings of "Take The L", "Only the Lonely", and "Suddenly Last Summer". |
2008 | This | – | – | – | |
2008 | Beautiful Life | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2010 | Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs for Parents and Children | – | – | – | ( Martha Davis solo) |
2011 | Apocalypso | – | – | – | originally recorded in 1981 |
2018 | The Last Few Beautiful Days | – | – | – |
Year | Album |
AUS [6] |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1978 | Saturday Night Pogo | – | Counting (demo) |
1988 | No Reservations | 49 | |
1990 | No Vacancy | – | (song list same as No Reservations) |
2001 | Anthologyland | – | |
2002 | Classic Masters | – | |
2003 | The Best of | – | |
2005 | Essential Collection | – | |
2017 | If Not Now Then When | – | Collection of rarities, outtakes from So the Story Goes and Beautiful Life. [7] [8] [9] |
Year | Album | notes |
---|---|---|
2007 | Standing Room Only | Live at the Coach House |
2009 | Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live | Live in Boston 1979 & 1980 |
2016 | The Motels at the BBC (Live) | Live at the BBC 1979 |
Year | Film | song [10] |
---|---|---|
1984 | Moscow on the Hudson | "Long Day" |
1984 | Teachers | "In the Jungle (Concrete Jungle)" |
1986 | The Golden Child | "Shame on You" ( Martha Davis solo) (song is on the soundtrack but not in the movie) [11] |
1986 | Something Wild | "Total Control" |
1986 | Night of the Creeps | "Nightmares" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1986 | Soul Man | " Love and Affection" ( Martha Davis and Sly Stone duet) |
1987 | Made in Heaven | "We've Never Danced" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1990 | Madhouse | "Madhouse" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1992 | Miracle Beach | "I Can't Believe" ( Martha Davis solo) |
1993 | Death Ring | "Mission of Mercy" |
1997 | A Smile Like Yours | "You Got What It Takes" ( Martha Davis and Ivan Neville duet) |
Year | Song | US Hot 100 | US AC | US Rock | US Dance |
AUS [12] |
CAN |
UK [13] |
FRA |
BEL [14] |
NL [15] |
NZ | Album |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | "Closets & Bullets" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Motels |
" Total Control" | 109 | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | 19 | – | – | 11 | ||
1980 | "Anticipating" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
" Days Are OK" | – | – | – | – | – | – | 41 | – | – | – | – | Careful | |
" Danger" | – | – | – | – | 88 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 30 | ||
" Whose Problem?" | – | – | – | – | 43 | – | 42 | – | – | – | – | ||
1982 | "Mission of Mercy" | – | – | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | All Four One |
" Only the Lonely" | 9 | 27 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 21 | – | – | – | – | 10 | ||
" Take the L" | 52 | – | 36 | – | 21 | – | – | – | – | – | 44 | ||
" Forever Mine" | 60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1983 | "Art Fails" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
" Suddenly Last Summer" | 9 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 11 | – | – | 16 | 20 | 28 | Little Robbers | |
" Remember the Nights" | 36 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Little Robbers" | – | – | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1984 | "Footsteps" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"In the Jungle" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Teachers Soundtrack | |
1985 | " Shame" | 21 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 25 | – | – | – | – | – | Shock |
" Shock" | 84 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Icy Red" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1986 | "Love and Affection" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Soul Man Soundtrack |
1987 | "We've Never Danced" (Martha Davis solo) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Made in Heaven Soundtrack |
" Don't Tell Me the Time" | 80 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Policy (Martha Davis solo) | |
1988 | " Tell It to the Moon" | – | – | – | – | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"Just Like You" | – | – | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
" Don't Ask Out Loud" | – | – | – | – | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"What Money Might Buy" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
2009 | "Mr. Grey" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | non-album single |
2017 | "Lucky Stars" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Last Few Beautiful Days |
Year | Album | Notes |
---|---|---|
2005 | Omnium | Written with Teatro ZinZanni Maestro Norm Durkee |
2005 | A T. Rex Named Sue | Contributed on the song "Fossile Hunter" |
2006 | That 80's Merry Christmas Album | Contributed on the song "Santa Baby" |
Year | Video | Notes |
---|---|---|
1980 | Danger | |
Whose Problem? | ||
1982 | Only the Lonely | produced by Russell Mulcahy |
Take the L | produced by Russell Mulcahy | |
1983 | Suddenly Last Summer | produced by Val Garay |
Remember the Nights | produced by Val Garay | |
1985 | Shame | produced by David Fincher |
Shock | produced by David Fincher | |
1986 | Icy Red | |
Cries and Whispers | ||
1987 | Don't Tell Me the Time | produced by David Fincher |
1988 | Tell It to the Moon | produced by David Fincher |
2011 | Lost but Not Forgotten | edited by Alan Suboter |
2018 | Lucky Stars | produced by Anna Logg |