Cover Drive discography
The discography of the Bajan four-piece band Cover Drive consists of two studio albums, twelve singles (including one as a featured artist) and eight music videos.
Cover Drive discography | |
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Studio albums | 2 |
Music videos | 8 |
Singles | 11 |
Featured singles | 1 |
Cover Drive gained many subscribers on YouTube with videos of the band covering popular songs. In April 2011, the band signed a publishing deal with Sony and a recording deal with Polydor Records.[1] After the band were signed, they began writing and recording material for their debut album. Whilst in the studio, they met American producer J. R. Rotem who produced their debut single, "Lick Ya Down", which was released in August 2011. After receiving heavy airplay on both the radio and music channels in the United Kingdom, the song peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart. They later released their second single, "Twilight" in January 2012, which became their first single to chart in Ireland, peaking at number 30. The song reached number one on in the UK. In April 2012, "Sparks" was released as the third single from the album, peaking at number four in the UK. The following month, the band released their debut album, "Bajan Style", which debuted at number 14 on the UK Albums Chart. In August 2012, they released "Explode" as the fourth single, featuring British grime artist, Dappy. It reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. Cover Drive are a four-piece band from Barbados consisting of Amanda Reifer, T-Ray Armstrong, Barry "Bar-Man" Hill and Jamar Harding. They have gained commercial success in the United Kingdom. "Lovesick Riddim" was announced as their lead single from their EP, Liming In Limbo on 13 December 2013 which was given to fans as a taster of what's to come.[2] The group's highly anticipated second album will be released on late 2014. The lead single, Love Junkie is released on 27 July (UK/Europe) and 29 July (US/Rest of world).[3]
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
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IRE [4] |
SCO [5] |
UK [6] | ||
Bajan Style |
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99 | 28 | 14 |
Fall Forward |
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— | — | — |
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Liming in Limbo |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
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BEL [7] |
IRE [4] |
SCO [8] |
UK [6] |
JPN [9] | |||||
"Lick Ya Down" | 2011 | — | — | 11 | 9 | — | Bajan Style | ||
"Twilight" | 2012 | 120 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 60 | |||
"Sparks" | — | 29 | 5 | 4 | — | ||||
"Explode" (featuring Dappy) |
— | 27 | 27 | 29 | — | ||||
"All My Love" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
"Lovesick Riddim" | — | — | — | — | — | Liming In Limbo | |||
"Dis Ain't Love" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
"Love Junkie" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"No One Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Grapefruit Perrier" | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | Fall Forward | ||
"Breakdown" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director | Ref |
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"Lick Ya Down" | 2011 | Syndrome | |
"Twilight" | [18] | ||
"Sparks" | 2012 | Declan Whitebloom | [19] |
"Turn Up the Love" | Matt Alonzo | [20] | |
"Explode" | Marcus Lundin | [21] | |
"All My Love" | 2013 | Jamie Alderson | [22] |
"Lovesick Riddim" | Cover Drive | [23] | |
"Love Junkie" | 2014 | Jahket | [3] |
References
- "CoverDrive looking to score big with new record deal". Archived from the original on 10 October 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
- "Cover Drive Return with New Video 'Lovesick Riddim' | @InspireLS | the No.1 Destination for all things #LIFESTYLE". Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Cover Drive - Love Junkie. YouTube.
- Peak chart positions for singles and albums in Ireland:
- For all except where noted: "Cover Drive - Irish Charts". irish-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
- For "Twilight": "Chart Archive >Irish Singles > Week 04 2012". IRMA. Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2012-09-03.
- Peak positions albums in Scotland:
- For Bajan Style: "Chart Archive > Scottish Albums > 19 May 2012". Official Charts Company.
- Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except where noted: "UK Charts > Cover Drive". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04.
- For "Turn Up the Love": "Chart Archive > 11 August 2012 >". Official Charts Company.
- "Cover Drive - Belgium Charts". ultratop.be.
- Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
- For "Lick Ya Down": "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > 10 September 2011". Official Charts Company.
- For "Twilight": "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > 4 February 2012". Official Charts Company.
- For "Sparks": "Chart Archive > Scottish Singles > 12 May 2012". Official Charts Company.
- "Cover Drive - Chart history | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- "Cover Drive - Australian Charts". australian-charts.com/ Hung Medien.
- "Far East Movement feat. Cover Drive - Belgium Charts". ultratop.be.
- "Cover Drive - Danish Charts". danishcharts.dk/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive - French Charts". lescharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive - Dutch Charts". dutchcharts.nl/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive - Norwegian Charts". norwegiancharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive - New Zealand Charts". charts.nz/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive - Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com/ Hung Medien.
- "Cover Drive 'Twilight' by Syndrome". Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "Declan Whitebloom". Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "FAR EAST MOVEMENT-TURN UP THE LOVE FT COVER DRIVE (VIDEO)". Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "DS3 features in music video for new Cover Drive single 'Explode'". Easier.com. Retrieved 7 August 2012.
- "Cover Drive - All My Love". YouTube. Retrieved 21 April 2013.