The Move discography
| The Move discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 4 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 20 |
| Singles | 18 |
The discography of British rock band the Move consists of four studio albums, one live album, 20 compilation albums, one extended play, and 18 singles. The band's first two singles, "Night of Fear" and "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" were big hits in the United Kingdom, charting at number 2 and 5 respectively on the UK singles chart. In 1968, the band released their self-titled debut studio album, which reached number 15 on the UK Official Albums Chart and garnered two more hit singles, "Flowers in the Rain" and "Fire Brigade", which, like the previous two non-album singles, charted in the top 10 of the UK singles chart, with the former charting at number 2 and the latter charting at number 3.
The band's next UK single, "Wild Tiger Woman" was a chart disappointment, only charting at number 53. Because of this, the band announced that they would break up if their next single did as poorly.[1][2] This would not be the case, as the single that would come after, "Blackberry Way" charted at the top of the UK singles chart, and the single to come after, "Curly", whilst charting much less, hit number 12 and fared much better than "Wild Tiger Woman". Despite these successes, the band's second studio album, Shazam, released in 1970, did not make the UK Official Albums chart.
The band released two more studio albums, Looking On and Message from the Country, which also did not make the charts, and while the lead single for the former, "Brontosaurus" hit number 7 on the UK singles chart, the second and final single from the album, "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm", did not chart at all in the UK, and Message from the Country did not have a single at all, with the planned "Ella James" single being withdrawn. Three more singles from the band would hit the charts, including "Tonight" at number 11, "Chinatown" at number 23, and "California Man" at number 7, although the band's final single, "Do Ya" would also not chart, other than a position at number 93 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
The band would break up shortly afterwards, with members Bev Bevan, Roy Wood, and Jeff Lynne forming the hit band Electric Light Orchestra alongside Move associate Richard Tandy, with Move manager Don Arden becoming the manager for the new band. Roy, after leaving ELO, formed Wizzard, which were also decently successful. Meanwhile, the Move's final charting projects, the compilation albums Split Ends and The Best of the Move would be the band's only charting albums in the United States of America, although they charted considerably low, at number 172 and 205 respectively.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [3] | ||
| Move |
|
15 |
| Shazam |
|
— |
| Looking On | — | |
| Message from the Country |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live at the Fillmore 1969 |
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US [5][6] | ||
| Flyback 3: The Best of the Move |
|
— |
| Split Ends |
|
172 |
| The Best of the Move |
|
205 |
| California Man |
|
— |
| The Greatest Hits Vol. 1 |
|
— |
| (Shines On) |
|
— |
| The Platinum Collection of the Move |
|
— |
| Off the Record with the Move |
|
— |
| The Move Collection |
|
— |
| The Best of the Move |
|
— |
| The Early Years |
|
— |
| Great Move! The Best of the Move |
|
— |
| Looking Back… The Best of the Move |
|
— |
| The BBC Sessions |
|
— |
| Movements – 30th Anniversary Anthology |
|
— |
| Omnibus – The 60's Singles A's and B's |
|
— |
| The Complete Singles Collection & More |
|
— |
| Anthology 1966–1972 |
|
— |
| The Very Best of the Move |
|
— |
| Magnetic Waves of Sound – The Best Of |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
EPs
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Something Else from the Move |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
AUS [7][8] |
BEL (FL) [9] |
BEL (WA) [10] |
CAN [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [13] |
NL [14] |
NZ [15] |
US [16] | |||
| "Night of Fear" b/w "Disturbance" |
1966 | 2 | 42 | — | — | — | 30 | 6 | 18 | 2 | — | Non-album singles |
| "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" b/w "Wave the Flag and Stop the Train" |
1967 | 5 | — | 14 | 22 | — | — | 21 | — | 17 | — | |
| "Flowers in the Rain" b/w "(Here We Go Round) The Lemon Tree" |
2 | 8 | 13 | 17 | — | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | Move | |
| "Cherry Blossom Clinic" (withdrawn) b/w "Vote for Me" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Fire Brigade" b/w "Walk Upon the Water" |
1968 | 3 | 72 | — | — | 36 | 28 | 9 | — | 9 | — | |
| "Yellow Rainbow" (US and Australia-only release) b/w "Something" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Wild Tiger Woman" b/w "Omnibus" |
53[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "The Girl Outside" (Japan-only release) b/w "Cherry Blossom Clinic" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Move | |
| "Blackberry Way" b/w "Something" |
1 | 14 | 13 | 20 | — | 7 | 2 | 14 | 10 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Curly" b/w "This Time Tomorrow" |
1969 | 12 | — | 20 | 38 | — | 17 | 12 | — | 18 | — | |
| "Brontosaurus" b/w "Lightnin' Never Strikes Twice" |
1970 | 7 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | Looking On |
| "When Alice Comes Back to the Farm" b/w "What?" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Turkish Tram Conductor Blues" (Germany-only release) b/w "Beautiful Daughter" |
1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ella James" (withdrawn) b/w "No Time" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Message from the Country | |
| "Tonight" b/w "Don't Mess Me Up" |
11 | 89 | — | 48 | — | 19 | 18 | 29 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Chinatown" b/w "Down on the Bay" |
23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "California Man" b/w "Do Ya"/"Ella James" |
1972 | 7 | — | — | 39 | — | 45 | 15 | — | — | — | |
| "Do Ya" (US and Canada-only release) b/w "California Man" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | ||
| "Do Ya" (UK release) b/w "No Time" |
1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
References
- ^ Howard, David (2004). Sonic Alchemy: Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 126. ISBN 9780634055607.
- ^ Kutner, Jon; Leigh, Spencer (26 May 2010). "265". 1,000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0857123602.
- ^ a b "MOVE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "Open Your Eyes: The Move's "Live at the Fillmore 1969" Coming From Right Recordings". The Second Disc. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 244. ISBN 0898201179.
- ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. 20 July 1974. p. 24. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Peak positions for the Move's singles in Canada:
- "Fire Brigade": "The RPM 100". RPM. Vol. 9, no. 8. 20 April 1968. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- "Brontosaurus": "RPM 100 Singles". RPM. Vol. 14, no. 5. 19 September 1970. Retrieved 30 August 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 313. ISBN 9780898201802.
