Marcella Detroit discography

The discography of American recording artist Marcella Detroit consists of seven studio albums, two compilation albums, sixteen singles (including three as a featured artist), and ten other appearances. Detroit released her debut studio album Marcella in 1982 under her birth name Marcy Levy, which went largely unnoticed. She became a member of pop group Shakespears Sister in 1989, who released two studio albums in her time with the band, the second, Hormonally Yours, peaked at No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified double platinum by the BPI.[1][2] After leaving the band in 1993, Detroit released her second studio album Jewel in March 1994, which peaked at No. 15 on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified silver. The album's lead single, "I Believe", peaked at No. 11 in the UK, and reached the top ten in Australia. Her following album Feeler, released in September 1996, was less successful, although it reached No. 82 in Japan. A live album, Without Medication Plus MTV "Buzz Live" was released promotionally in Japan the same year. Detroit's first EP, Abfab Songs, was released in 1999, consisting entirely of original songs featured on Absolutely Fabulous in 1996, when Detroit guest-starred in two episodes as an angel.[3] The same year, she released Demoz, a double-CD collection of demos through her website.[4] Her fourth studio album Dancing Madly Sideways was released in the same fashion, and thus did not chart in any territories.

Marcella Detroit discography
Singing with Eric Clapton on tour; San Bernardino, California; August 15, 1975.
Studio albums7
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
EPs4
Singles16

In 2002, Detroit formed a self-titled blues band, the Marcy Levy Band, who released their debut EP Button Fly Blues in 2003, followed by a full studio album The Upside of Being Down in 2006. The band broke up sometime in 2007–2008. Detroit released a Christmas EP, Happy Holiday in 2011, followed by a second holiday EP Holiday 2012 a year after. She released her fifth studio album, The Vehicle, in April 2013 through Right Recordings, her first solo album in 12 years. Her sixth studio album, and her first holiday album, For the Holidays, was released in November 2013, followed by her seventh studio album, Gray Matterz, in 2015.[5]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[6]
JPN
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
Marcella[a]
  • Released: 1982
  • Formats: LP
  • Label: Epic
Jewel
  • Released: March 22, 1994
  • Formats: CD, CS, DLD, LP
  • Label: London
53321815
Feeler
  • Released: September 21, 1996
  • Formats: CD, DLD
  • Label: Mega, Sony
82
Dancing Madly Sideways
  • Released: July 13, 2001
  • Formats: CD, DLD
  • Label: Banned
The Vehicle
  • Released: April 22, 2013
  • Formats: CD, DLD
  • Label: Right
For the Holidays
  • Released: November 22, 2013
  • Formats: DLD
  • Label: Make Zee
Gray Matterz
  • Released: September 6, 2015
  • Formats: CD, DLD
  • Label: Right
Gold
  • Released: May 22, 2021
  • Formats: DLD
  • Label: Make Zee

Collaboration albums

Title Album details
Ballerina (Diane Reeves, Marcy Levy) [a]
  • Released: 1985
  • Formats: LP
  • Label: BBC

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Demoz
  • Released: 1999
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Independent
The Music Sales Group Presents Marcella Detroit
Jewel: The Original Demo Recordings
  • Released: March 6, 2014
  • Formats: CD, DLD
  • Label: Make Zee

Live albums

Title Album details
Without Medication Plus MTV "Buzz Live"
  • Released: 1996
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Sony Music Japan

Extended plays

Title EP details
Abfab Songs
  • Released: 1999
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Independent
Limited Edition
  • Released: 2001
  • Formats: CD
  • Label: Banned
Happy Holiday
  • Released: November 23, 2011
  • Formats: DLD
  • Label: Independent
Holiday 2012
  • Released: November 22, 2012
  • Formats: DLD
  • Label: Independent

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[11]
AUS
[6]
GER
[12]
IRE
[13]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
"Help Me!"[a]
(with Robin Gibb)
1980 50 Times Square
"Close to Her"[a] 1982 Marcella
"I Believe" 1994 108124182211 Jewel
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(with Elton John)
24
"I'm No Angel" 11633
"Perfect World" 1995 100
"I Hate You Now..." 1996 16696 Feeler
"Somebody's Mother"
"Boy" 83
"Flower" 1997
"Lust for Like" 2001 Dancing Madly Sideways
"Madison's Light" 2012
"Love, Faith and Hope"
"Good Girl Down" 2013 The Vehicle
"The Vehicle"
"While We Are Sleeping" 2014
"England Calling" 2015 Gray Matterz
"Stay" The Vehicle
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Title Year Album
"If You Could Read My Mind"
(Aurora featuring Marcella Detroit)
2002 Aurora
"Mystery to Me"
(Loverush U.K. featuring Marcella Detroit)
2007
"My Friend Misery"
(Vacuum featuring Marcella Detroit)
2008 Your Whole Life Is Leading Up to This
"Paradies"
(Parralox featuring Marcella Detroit)
2018 Subculture

Promotional singles

Title Year Album
"Come and Follow Me"[a]
(with Max Carl)
1986
"I Want to Take You Higher" 1994 Jewel
"You Better Be Good" 2009 Happy Holiday
"All Is Forgiven" 2010

Guest appearances

Title Year Album
"Millie and Billie"[a]
(with Alice Cooper)
1978 From the Inside
"Where Do I Go"[a]
(Jimmy Ruffin featuring Marcella Detroit)
1980 Sunrise
"Somebody to Love"[a] 1981 American Pop
"You Knew What You Were Doing (Every Inch of the Way)"[a] 1988 Mac and Me
"To Die For"
(Aurora featuring Marcella Detroit)
2001 Aurora
"Some Flowers" 2002 Getting Through It
"I Wish You Love" 2005 Marry Me
"Fantasy"
(The Alex Dixon Band featuring Marcella Detroit)
2009 Rising from the Bushes
"Paint You a Picture"
(The Alex Dixon Band featuring Marcella Detroit)
"Yell Cut"
(with Anthony Costa, Maria Quintle, Royston Gooden, Craig Steinand and Lara Copcutt)
2012 Natasha

Music videos

Title Year
"Help Me!"
(with Robin Gibb)[a]
1980
"I Believe" 1994
"Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing"
(with Elton John)
"I'm No Angel"
"Perfect World" 1995
"I Hate You Now..." 1996
"Boy"
"Flower" 1997
"Lust for Like" 2001
"All Is Forgiven" 2010
"Happy Holiday" 2011
"Yell Cut"
(with Anthony Costa, Maria Quintle, Royston Gooden, Craig Steinand and Lara Copcutt)
2012
"Good Girl Down" 2013
"The Vehicle"
"California Christmas"

Notes

^ a These early releases were under Detroit's birth name Marcy Levy.

References

  1. "Official Charts > Shakespears Sister". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. BPI Search Archived 2009-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Marcella Detroit - IMDB
  4. Badgley, Aaron. "Abfab Songs - Marcella Detroit : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
  5. Marcella Detroit Official on Facebook
  6. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
  7. "Japan Charts, Marcella Detroit" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-11-30.
  8. "swedishcharts.com > Marcella Detroit in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  9. "hitparade.ch > Marcella Detroit in der Schweizer Hitparade" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  10. UK chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Marcella Detroit". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2019-10-25. N.B. This site applies chart exclusion rules for positions 76-100.
    • Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Asher D – Dyverse". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 2015-10-19. Retrieved 2019-10-25. N.B. This site displays uncompressed (no exclusions applied) chart peaks for positions 76-200, between November 1994 and May 2001. Some chart peaks are therefore lower than those displayed on the Official Charts site, which uses the compressed chart below number 75.
  11. "Billboard > Marcy Levy Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  12. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Marcella Detroit – I Believe (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  13. "The Irish charts > All there is to know – Search results for 'Marcella Detroit' (from irishcharts.ie)". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2019-10-25 via Imgur.com.
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