The discography of Sophie Ellis-Bextor, an English pop music singer, consists of three studio albums, ten singles, eleven music videos and one video album. Ellis-Bextor debuted in 1997 as frontwoman of the indie music group theaudience, whose single "I Know Enough (I Don't Get Enough)" reached the top twenty-five on the UK singles chart.[1]
Her solo debut album Read My Lips was released in September 2001, and sold 1.5 million copies worldwide.[2] It reached number two in the UK and went double platinum.[3] The album produced four singles, three of which reached the top three. In 2003, Read My Lips won the Edison Award for "Best Dance Album".[4] Ellis-Bextor's second album Shoot from the Hip was released in October 2003. The album reached number nineteen and produced two singles. Trip the Light Fantastic, Ellis-Bextor's third album, was released in May 2007. The album reached number seven and produced three singles. She is scheduled to release her fourth studio album, "Split Second Love", in 2009.[5]
Contents [hide]
1 Studio albums
2 Singles
3 Video albums
4 Music videos
5 Other appearances
6 References
7 External links
[edit] Studio albums
Year Album details Chart peak positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[6][7] AUS
[8] FR
[9] GER
[10] NZ
[11] SWI
[12]
2001 Read My Lips
Released: 3 September 2001
Label: Polydor (#5899682)
Formats: CD, digital download
2 9 33 10 9 26 UK: 2× platinum[3]
EU: Platinum[13]
AUS: Platinum[14]
2003 Shoot from the Hip
Released: 27 October 2003
Label: Polydor (#9865834)
Formats: CD, digital download
19 — 99 84 39 35
2007 Trip the Light Fantastic
Released: 17 May 2007
Label: Fascination (#1705086)
Formats: CD, digital download
7 — 81 86 — 28
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued.
[edit] Singles
Year Title Chart peak positions Certifications Album
UK
[6][7] AUS
[8] AUT
[15] FR
[9] GER
[16][17] NL
[18] IRE
[19] NZ
[11] SWI
[12]
2000 "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (with Spiller) 1 1 1 — 14[20] 10 1 1 5 UK: Gold[21]
AUS: 2× platinum[22]
non-album single
2001 "Take Me Home" 2 — — — 79 — 10 18 — UK: Silver[23]
Read My Lips
"Murder on the Dancefloor" 2 3 10 5 11 4 2 2 7 UK: Silver[24]
AUS: Platinum[25]
2002 "Get Over You" / "Move This Mountain" 3 4 35 23 28 4 1 3 15 AUS: Platinum[25]
"Music Gets the Best of Me" 14 28 — — — — 25 25 52
2003 "Mixed Up World" 7 32 44 — 69 — 26 — 45 Shoot from the Hip
2004 "I Won't Change You" 9 — — — 80 — 40 — —
2005 "Circles (Just My Good Time)" (with Busface)[A] 96 63 — — — — — — — non-album single
2007 "Catch You" 8 44 — — — — 29 — 92 Trip the Light Fantastic
"Me and My Imagination" 23 — — — — — — — —
"Today the Sun's on Us" 64 — — — — — — — —
2008 "If I Can't Dance"[B] — — — — — — — — —
2009 "Sophia Loren"[C] Split Second Love
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Notes
A ^ Credited as "Mademoiselle E.B.
B ^ Released only in Spain and Portugal.
C ^ Scheduled to be released in early 2009.[26]
[edit] Video albums
Year Video details
2003 Watch My Lips
Released: 1 December 2003
Label: Universal (#0688099)
Format: DVD
[edit] Music videos
Year Title Director(s)
2000 "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" Frank Nesemann[27]
2001 "Take Me Home" Sophie Muller[28][29]
"Murder on the Dancefloor"
2002 "Move This Mountain"
"Get Over You" Max & Dania (as "MAD")[30]
"Music Gets the Best of Me" Sophie Muller[30]
"Music Gets the Best of Me" (Alternate version)
2003 "Mixed Up World" Rupert Jones[31]
2004 "I Won't Change You" Trudy Bellinger[32]
2007 "Catch You" Sophie Muller[33]
"Me and My Imagination" Nima Nourizadeh[34]
"Today the Sun's on Us" Sophie Muller[35]
[edit] Other appearances
These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Sophie Ellis-Bextor.
Year Title Album Notes
2002 "One Way or Another" The Guru Soundtrack Originally recorded by Blondie[36]
2004 "Want You More" Suzie Gold Soundtrack[37]
2006 "Dear Jimmy" Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music[38]
2008 "Love is the Law" Free download Released on Ellis-Bextor's website as an apology for postponing her tour[39]
"Jolene" Beautiful People Soundtrack Originally performed by Dolly Parton[40]
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