Demis Roussos discography
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Greek singer Demis Roussos was a prolific recording artist who sang in a number of languages and during the course of his career made at least 293 recordings including 38 albums, 154 singles and EPs, 92 compilations and one DVD.[1]
Albums
For the discography with Aphrodite's Child, see Aphrodite's Child#Discography.
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Main language |
Peak positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
BEL (Wa) |
FR [2] |
GER |
NED |
NOR |
SWE |
UK | |||
| 1971 | On the Greek Side of My Mind (also called Fire and Ice) |
English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Forever and Ever | English | 2 | — | 105* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1974 | My Only Fascination | English | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 39 | |
| Auf Wiedersehn | German | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |||
| 1975 | Souvenirs | English | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 1976 | Happy to Be... | English | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 4 | |
| Die Nacht und der Wein | German | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Kyrila – Insel der Träume | German | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | |
| The Demis Roussos Magic | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| Ainsi soit-il | French | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | Demis Roussos | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Universum | Several language versions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Man of the World | English | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Demis | Several language versions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Attitudes | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Reflection | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | Senza Tempo | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | Greater Love | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | The Story of Demis Roussos | English | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — |
| Come All Ye Faithful (Christmas album) |
Multilingual | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Le Grec | French | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Time | English | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | |
| 1989 | Voice and Vision | Multilingual | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1993 | Insight (Also called Morning has Broken or Adagio) |
Multilingual | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Demis Roussos in Holland | Multilingual | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Immortel[3] | French | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | Serenade | Italian | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Mon île | French | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | Auf meinen Wegen | Multilingual | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Demis[4] | English | — | 35 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
- * Charted posthumously in 2015 after his death
Live albums
| Year | Album title |
|---|---|
| Roussos Live! | |
| Double Live | |
| Live in Brazil |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak positions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
BEL (Vl) |
FR [2] |
GER |
NED |
NOR |
POR |
SWE |
UK | ||
| 1974 | Greatest Hits[5] | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 | The Golden Hits[6] | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 19 | — | |
| 1978 | Life & Love | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |
| 1980 | Insel der Zärtlichkeit[7] | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Greatest Hits (1971–1980)[8] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Souvenirs – Zijn 16 grootste hits (special Netherlands release)[9] | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | Seine größten Erfolge[10] | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | Back to Back (joint with Vicky Leandros) | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | The Phenomenon 1968–1998[11] a.k.a. Forever and Ever – 40 Greatest Hits[12] |
— | — | 64 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — |
| — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hans beste sanger[13] | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
| De beste sanger[14] | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | The Very Best of...[15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | — |
| 2002 | Forever and Ever – Definitive Collection | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| 2009 | Demis Roussos Top 100[16] | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — |
| Songs From an Island in the Sun[17] | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Collected[18] | — | 1 | 92 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — |
More selected compilations (not present in the table)
- 1976: Sus grandes éxitos en español (also called ... en castellano)
- 1989: Ballads
- 1990: Favourite Rarities (also called Nature Boy)
- 1996: A la France
- 2010: Demis Collection
- 2016: Demis Roussos Complete
Extended plays
| Year | Title | Peak positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | ||||||||||||
| 1972 | Fire and Ice[19] | — | ||||||||||
| 1976 | The Roussos Phenomenon | 1 | ||||||||||
Singles
The list is incomplete.
| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
BEL (Vl) |
FR [2] |
GER |
HUN |
NED |
NOR |
SUI [20] |
UK [21] |
US Hot 100 [22] |
US Disco | |||
| 1971 | "We Shall Dance" | — | 9 | 115* | 29 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | On the Greek Side of My Mind (Fire and Ice) |
| "Fire and Ice"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "No Way Out" (c/w "End of the Line")[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fire and Ice (EP) | |
| "My Reason" (c/w "When I Am a Kid") | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | Forever and Ever | ||
| 1973 | "Goodbye, My Love, Goodbye" | 2 | 1 | 98* | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| "Forever and Ever" / "Velvet Mornings" |
4 | 1 | 68* | 26 | 33* | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "My Friend the Wind" | 15 | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lovely Lady of Arcadia" (English) "Schönes Mädchen aus Arcadia" (German) |
7 (de) |
1 (de) |
6 (de) |
— | 1 (de) |
— | 2 (de) |
— | — | — | My Only Fascination (en) Auf Wiedersehn (de) | ||
| 1974 | "Someday Somewhere" | 18 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | My Only Fascination | |
| "My Only Fascination" | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Auf Wiedersehn" | — | 19 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Auf Wiedersehn | ||
| "With You" | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Manuela" | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Auf Wiedersehn | ||
| 1975 | "Schön wie Mona Lisa (Wenn ich ein Maler wär')" | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Die Nacht und der Wein | |
| "From Souvenirs to Souvenirs" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Souvenirs | ||
| "Perdoname" | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Souvenirs Die Nacht und der Wein | ||
| "Midnight Is the Time I Need You"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Souvenirs | ||
| "Sing an Ode to Love" (c/w "Midnight Is the Time I Need You")[26] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Vagabund der Liebe" | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Die Nacht und der Wein | ||
| "Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | Happy to Be... | ||
| 1976 | "Die Bouzouki, die Nacht und der Wein" | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Die Nacht und der Wein | |
| "Can't Say How Much I Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | Happy to Be... | ||
| "Far Away"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien" ("Happy to Be on an Island in the Sun")[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Die Nacht und der Wein | ||
| "When Forever Has Gone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | The Demis Roussos Magic | ||
| 1977 | "Because" (English) "Mourir auprès de mon amour" (French) "Morir al lado de mi amor" (Spanish) |
— | 26 (fr) |
135* (fr) |
— | — | — | — | — | 39 (en) |
— | — | The Demis Roussos Magic (en) Ainsi soit-il (fr) |
| "Kyrila" | — | — | — | 40 (de) |
— | — | — | — | 33 (en) |
— | — | Kyrila – Insel der Träume (de) | |
| "Ainsi soit-il"[29] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ainsi soit-il | ||
| 1978 | "That Once in a Lifetime" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | Demis Roussos | |
| "L.O.V.E. Got a Hold of Me" (12") | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "Loin des yeux, loin du cœur"[30] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Universum (French version of the album) | ||
| 1979 | "Chantez enfants du monde" (c/w "Tu n'as pas le droit")[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Longtemps je t'aimerai [The Wedding Song]"[32] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Lost in Love" | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Man of the World | |
| "I Need You"[33] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sorry"[34] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cancion de boda (The Wedding Song)"[35] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hombre del mundo (Man of the World) | ||
| 1981 | "Si j'étais roi de la terre" (c/w "Mais je chante")[36] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Race to the End" (English)[37] "La course infinie" (French)[38] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Lament" (English)[39] "Au nom de l'amitié" (French)[40] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Demis (en) | |
| "Follow Me" | — | 32 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | Attitudes | ||
| 1984 | "Love Me Tender"[41] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reflection |
| 1986 | "Island of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Greater Love |
| "Summer in Her Eyes"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Quand je t'aime" | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Le Grec |
| "Rain and Tears" [Live][43]** | — | — | 31* | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | The Story of Demis Roussos | |
| "Marie Jolie"[44]** | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "It's Five O'Clock"[45]** | — | — | 112* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Prier"[46] | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Le Grec |
| "Le Grec"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Time"[48] | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | Time | |
| "My Song of Love"[49] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Dance of Love" (c/w "Loving You")[50] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Mamy Blue"[51] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On écrit sur les murs" (French)[52] "Graffiti" (Spanish)[53] |
— | — | 4 (fr) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Voice and Vision | |
| "Magdalena"[54] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spleen"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Le Grec | |
- * Charted posthumously in 2015 after his death
- ** Remakes of old Aphrodite's Child hits from the double album The Story of Demis Roussos. The singles were released on BR Music. "Rain and Tears" was recorded live during "Goud van Oud Live" on April 10, 1987 in Rosmalen.[56] "Marie Jolie" and "It's Five a Clock" were studio recordings.
Collaboration singles
| Year | Album | Peak positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NED |
BEL (Vl) | |||
| 1971 | "Auntie" (Vicky Leandros, Demis Roussos, Sandra & Andres, Enrico Macias, Hildegard Knef & Alice Babs |
4 | — | |
| 1981 | "Je t'aime, mon amour" (Vicky Leandros & Demis Roussos)[57] |
41 | — | |
| 1986 | "Summerwine" (Nancy Boyd with special guest Demis Roussos)[58] |
44 | — | Greater Love |
| "Tropicana Bay" (Demis Roussos & Nancy Boyd)[59] |
— | — | ||
| 1989 | "Young Love" (Demis Roussos & Drafi Deutscher)[60] |
— | — | Voice and Vision |
| 1995 | "On my Own" (Rob de Nijs & Demis Roussos) |
— | 50 | |
References
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{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Immortel". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
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- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Insel der Zärtlichkeit - Demis Roussos und seine 20 Welterfolge". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Greatest Hits (1971-1980)". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Souvenirs - Zijn 16 grootste hits". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Seine grössten Erfolge". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - The Phenomenon 1968-1998". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
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- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Hans beste sanger". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - De beste sanger". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - The Very Best Of". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Demis Roussos Top 100". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Songs From An Island In The Sun". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Collected". Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Fire And Ice (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Demis Roussos discography". hotparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|work=(help) - ^ Betts, Graham (2004). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2004 (1st ed.). London: Collins. p. 663. ISBN 0-00-717931-6.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002 (1st ed.). Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 608. ISBN 0-89820-155-1.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Fire And Ice". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Fire And Ice". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Midnight Is The Time I Need You at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Sing An Ode To Love". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
"Demis Roussos - Sing An Ode To Love (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-26. - ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Far Away". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
"Demis Roussos - Far Away / Before (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-26. - ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Komm in den Garten der tausend Melodien". Retrieved 2017-10-26.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Ainsi soit-il". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Démis Roussos - Loin des yeux, loin du cœur". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Chantez enfants du monde". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Longtemps je t'aimerai". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - I Need You". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Sorry". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Cancion de boda". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Si j'étais roi de la terre". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Race To The End". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - La course infinie". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Lament". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Au nom de l'amitié". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Love Me Tender". Retrieved 2017-10-29.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Summer In Her Eyes". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Marie Jolie". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - It's Five O'clock (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Prier". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Le Grec". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Time". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - My Song Of Love". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Dance Of Love". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Mamy Blue". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - On écrit sur les murs". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Graffiti". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Magdalena". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos - Spleen". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Demis Roussos - Rain And Tears (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Vicky Leandros & Demis Roussos - Je t'aime mon amour". Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Nancy Boyd / Demis Roussos - Summerwine". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos & Nancy Boyd - Tropicana Bay". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Demis Roussos & Drafi Deutscher - Young Love". Retrieved 2017-10-28.
External links
- Demis Roussos at AllMusic
- Demis Roussos discography at Discogs
- Demis Roussos discography at MusicBrainz