The Black Sorrows discography

The Black Sorrows discography
Studio albums 17
Live albums 1
Compilation albums 3

The Black Sorrows are an Australian blues rock band formed in 1983 by mainstay vocalist Joe Camilleri. The band is most well known for their songs "Chained to the Wheel", "Harley + Rose" and "Never Let Me Go", released in the late '80s and early '90s. Faithful Satellite, due for release in September 2016, is the band's 18th album (excluding compilations).[1]

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Notes
AUS
(Kent)
[2]		 AUS
(ARIA)
[2]		 NOR
[3]		 NZ
[4]
1984 Sonola
  • Released: June 1984
  • Label: Spirit Records
 50 N/A — —
1985 Rockin' Zydeco
  • Released: March 1985
  • Label: Spirit Records
 — N/A — —
A Place in the World
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Spirit Records
 — N/A — —
1987 Dear Children 22 N/A — —
1988 Hold on to Me
  • Released: September 1988
  • Label: CBS Records
 N/A 7 6 35 No.14 on 1989 Australian year end chart[5]
1990 Harley and Rose
  • Released: August 1990
  • Label: CBS Records
 N/A 3 5 —
1992 Better Times N/A 13 — —
1994 Lucky Charm
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: Columbia Records
 N/A 20 — —
1998 Beat Club N/A — — —
2004 One Mo' Time N/A — — —
2006 Roarin' Town
  • Released: October 2006
  • Label: Warner Music
 N/A — — —
2009 4 Days in Sing Sing
  • Released: September 2009
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A — — —
2012 Crooked Little Thoughts
  • Released: 24 February 2012
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A — — —
2014 Certified Blue
  • Released: 4 April 2014
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A 73 — —
  • No. 5 on 2014 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart[6]
  • No. 49 on 2015 Jazz and Blues Australian year-end chart.[7]
2015 Endless Sleep Chapter 46
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A — — —
Endless Sleep Chapter 47
  • Released: 13 April 2015
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A — — —
2016 Faithful Satellite
  • Released: 16 September 2016[8]
  • Label: Head Records
 N/A — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Notes
AUS
(ARIA)
[2]
1996 Radio Waves —
  • Contains 3 discs

Compilations

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS (ARIA)
[2]		 NZ
[4]
1993 The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits 4 23
  • AUS: Platinum
  • No. 50 in 1994 year end Australian chart.[9]
1997 The Very Best of The Black Sorrows
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: Mushroom Records
 — —
2007 The Essential Black Sorrows — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Release date Title Chart positions Album
AUS
[2]		 NZ
[4]
June 1984 "Brown Eyed Girl"(Van Morrison)/"What a Difference a Day Makes" (María Grever/Stanley Adams) — — Sonola
March 1985 "Shape I'm In" (Cathy/Blackwell) — — Rockin' Zydeco
November 1985 "Sons of the Sea" (Camilleri/Smith) — — A Place in the World
March 1986 "Country Girls" (Camilleri/Smith) — —
November 1986 "Mystified" (Camilleri/Smith) 24 — Dear Children
April 1987 "Daughters of Glory" (Camilleri/Smith) 48 —
June 1987 "Maybe Tomorrow" (Deville) 91 —
November 1987 "The Last Frontier" (Camilleri/Smith) — —
September 1988 "Hold on to Me" (Camilleri/Smith) 41 — Hold On to Me
October 1988 "The Chosen Ones" (Camilleri/Smith) 80 32
February 1989 "Chained to the Wheel" (Camilleri/Smith) 9 42
April 1989 "The Crack Up" (Camilleri/Smith) 40 —
August 1989 "Fire Down Below" (Camilleri/Smith) 73 —
July 1990 "Harley + Rose" (Camilleri/Smith) 24 — Harley and Rose
November 1990 "Angel Street" (Camilleri/Smith) 97 —
March 1991 "Never Let Me Go" (Camilleri/Smith) 30 —
June 1991 "Hold It Up to the Mirror" (Camilleri/Smith) 97 —
July 1992 "Ain't Love the Strangest Thing" (Camilleri/Polec) 46 — Better Times
November 1992 "Better Times" (Camilleri/Polec) 74 —
February 1993 "Come On, Come On" (Camilleri/Polec) 70 —
July 1993 "Sweet Inspiration" (Camilleri/Polec) — —
September 1993 "Stir It Up" (Marley) 58 20 The Chosen Ones – Greatest Hits
July 1994 "Snake Skin Shoes" (Camilleri/Griffin) 16 — Lucky Charm
October 1994 "Last One Standing for You" (Camilleri/Griffin/Polec)
(with Jon Stevens)		 46 —
February 1995 "Lucky Charm" (Camilleri/Smith) — —
August 1997 "New Craze" (Camilleri/Smith/Black) — — Beat Club

References

  1. ↑ "THE BLACK SORROWS - FAITHFUL SATELLITE ALBUM LAUNCH TOUR Tickets". Facebook. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988 plus "The Chosen Ones" and "Fire Down Below": Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 36–37. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
    • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • Certified Blue (ARIA Chart) peak: "The ARIA Report issue 1265" (PDF). ARIA Charts. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "norwegiancharts.com > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "charts.org.nz > Discography The Black Sorrows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "1989 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "The ARIA Report EOY 2014" (PDF). ARIA. January 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "The ARIA Report Issue 1348A 2015" (PDF). ARIA. January 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  8. ↑ "Faithful Satelite (album)". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "1994 Album Charts". ARIA. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
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