Hazel O'Connor discography

Hazel O'Connor discography
Studio albums15
EPs2
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums8
Compilation albums3
Singles37

This is the discography of British singer-songwriter Hazel O'Connor.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		UK Indie
[2]
Sons and Lovers
  • Released: 28 November 1980
  • Label: Albion
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — 5
Cover Plus
  • Released: 28 August 1981
  • Label: Albion
  • Formats: LP, MC
 32 4
Smile
  • Released: October 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, MC
 — —
To Be Freed
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, MC
 — —
Private Wars
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Epic
  • Formats: CD
 — —
5 in the Morning
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Mystic
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Beyond the Breaking Glass
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Ad Hoc Music
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Ignite
(as X-ert featuring Hazel O’Connor)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Kikbak Music Publishing
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Hidden Heart — —
The Bluja Project
(with Clare Hirst and Sarah Fisher)
  • Released: 30 August 2010
  • Label: Half Step
  • Formats: CD
 — —
Breaking Glass Now
(with the Subterraneans) 		— —
I Give You My Sunshine
(with Clare Hirst and Sarah Fisher) 		— —
Here She Comes
(with Clare Hirst and Sarah Fisher)
  • Released: 3 March 2014
  • Label: Strike Force Entertainment
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
See You Again
(with Cormac de Barra)
  • Released: 26 January 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
Hallelujah Moments
  • Released: 22 October 2018
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1] 		AUS
[3] 		NOR
[4] 		SWE
[5] 		US
[6]
Breaking Glass
  • Released: 1 August 1980
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: LP, MC
 5 64 23 16 202

Live albums

Title Album details
Alive and Kicking in L.A.
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: Allied West Entertainments
  • Formats: MC
  • Limited tour edition release; subsequently released unofficially as bootlegs
Live… Over the Moon
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD
Live in Berlin
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Start Entertainments Limited
  • Formats: CD
Acoustically Yours
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Invisible Hands Music
  • Formats: CD
Fighting Back – Live in Brighton
(with the Subterraneans)
Access All Areas
Will You – Live in Brighton
  • Released: 31 August 2018
  • Label: Secret
  • Formats: 2xCD+DVD, digital download
Live Lounge
(with Cormac de Barra and Roger Taylor)
  • Released: 18 November 2020
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD

Compilation albums

Title Album details
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Success
  • Formats: CD
  • Portugal-only release
See the Writing on the Wall
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Line/Albion
  • Formats: CD
  • Germany-only release
A Singular Collection – The Best of Hazel O'Connor
  • Released: October 2003
  • Label: Invisible Hands Music
  • Formats: CD

EPs

Title Album details
Compact Hits
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: A&M
  • Formats: CD
Re-Joyce
  • Released: 6 December 2010
  • Label: Ad Hoc Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[8] 		UK Indie
[2][8] 		AUS
[3] 		IRE
[9]
"Ee-I-Adio" 1979 — — — — Non-album single
"Writing on the Wall" 1980 — — — — Breaking Glass
"Eighth Day" 5 — 78 7
"Give Me an Inch" 41 — — —
"Time" — 30 — — Sons and Lovers
"D-Days" 1981 10 2 96 11
"Will You?" 8 — — 7 Breaking Glass
"(Cover Plus) We're All Grown Up" 41 5 — 29 Cover Plus
"Hanging Around" 45 10 — 26
"Calls the Tune" 1982 60 — — — Breaking Glass
"That's Life" — — — — Cover Plus
"Don't Touch Me" 1984 81 — — 23 Smile
"Just Good Friends" 142 — — —
"Cuts Too Deep" 146 — — —
"Stranger in a Strange Land" (with KFT; Hungary-only release) 1985 — — — — Non-album single
"Push and Shove" (with Chris Thompson) — — — — Greenpeace – The Album
"Fighting Back" (with the Arts Freedom Singers; from Fighting Back) 1986 — — — — Non-album singles
"Today Could Be So Good" (From Prospects) — — — —
"And I Dream" (with David Easter; from Howard Goodall's Girlfriends) 1987 — — — —
"My Friend Jack" (Germany and Austria-only release) 1993 — — — — To Be Freed
"Time After Time" (Austria-only release) — — — —
"Tell Me Why" (Germany-only release) — — — —
"Refugees of Love" (Austria-only release) 1994 — — — — Private Wars
"Private War" (Austria-only release) 1995 — — — —
"All I've Been Missing" (Germany promo-only release) — — — —
"Na, Na, Na" 1997 — — — — 5 in the Morning
"One More Try" 2004 — — — — A Singular Collection – The Best of Hazel O'Connor
"Perfect Days" 2005 — — — — Hidden Heart
"I'll See You Again" (with Moya Brennan) 2006 — — — —
"(World Stops) Spinning Without You" (with the Subterraneans) 2010 — — — — Breaking Glass Now
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Title Group Year Peak chart positions
UK
[1] 		IRE
[9]
"Why Don't You Answer" Eberhard Schoener featuring Hazel O'Connor 1985 — —
"Let It Be" Zeebrugge Ferry Disaster charity ensemble 1987 1 2
"The Wishing Well" Great Ormond Street Hospital charity ensemble 22 —
"Rap Against Rape (What Did I Do Wrong)" Jocks & Co charity ensemble 1990 — 16
"Talk to the Animals" Debbie Curtis Big Band Aid featuring Hazel O'Connor and others 2015 — —
"Lullaby for the World" Michael Scott featuring Hazel O'Connor 2021 — —
"Cov" Coventry City of Culture 2021 featuring Hazel O'Connor and others — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hazel O'Connor". Official Charts. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. ISBN 0-9517206-9-4.
  3. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 221. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  5. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Under the Top LPs" (PDF). Billboard. 18 October 1980. p. 27. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ^ "British certifications – Hazel O'Connor". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 May 2022. Type Hazel O'Connor in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Eighth Day". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  11. ^ "D-Days". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Will You". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 December 2024.