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The Motels discography
Studio albums13
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Singles28
Video albums12

The Motels and Martha Davis discography includes the following.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album US AUS
[1] 		CAN notes
1979 Motels 175 13 – * AU: Gold[2]
1980 Careful 45 26 – * AU: Gold[3]
1982 All Four One 16 20 39 * US: Gold[4]
1983 Little Robbers 22 34 28 * US: Gold[5]
1985 Shock 36 23 64
1987 Policy 127 28 – (Martha Davis solo)
2004 ...So the Story Goes – – – (Martha Davis solo)
2007 Clean Modern and Reasonable – – – Contains acoustic versions of past hits, B-sides and Davis solo material, including new recordings of "Take The L", "Only the Lonely", and "Suddenly Last Summer".
2008 This – – –
2008 Beautiful Life – – – (Martha Davis solo)
2010 Red Frog Presents: 16 Songs for Parents and Children – – – (Martha Davis solo)
2011 Apocalypso – – – originally recorded in 1981
2018 The Last Few Beautiful Days – – –

Compilation albums

Year Album AUS
[6] 		Notes
1978 Saturday Night Pogo – Counting (demo)
1988 No Reservations 49
1990 No Vacancy – (song list same as No Reservations)
2001 Anthologyland –
2002 Classic Masters –
2003 The Best of –
2005 Essential Collection –
2017 If Not Now Then When – Collection of rarities, outtakes from So the Story Goes and Beautiful Life.[7][8][9]

Live albums

Year Album notes
2007 Standing Room Only Live at the Coach House
2009 Atomic Cafe: Greatest Songs Live Live in Boston 1979 & 1980
2016 The Motels at the BBC (Live) Live at the BBC 1979

Soundtrack contributions

Year Film song[10]
1984 Moscow on the Hudson "Long Day"
1984 Teachers "In the Jungle (Concrete Jungle)"
1986 The Golden Child "Shame on You" (Martha Davis solo) (song is on the soundtrack but not in the movie)[11]
1986 Something Wild "Total Control"
1986 Night of the Creeps "Nightmares" (Martha Davis solo)
1986 Soul Man "Love and Affection" (Martha Davis and Sly Stone duet)
1987 Made in Heaven "We've Never Danced" (Martha Davis solo)
1990 Madhouse "Madhouse" (Martha Davis solo)
1992 Miracle Beach "I Can't Believe" (Martha Davis solo)
1993 Death Ring "Mission of Mercy"
1997 A Smile Like Yours "You Got What It Takes" (Martha Davis and Ivan Neville duet)

Singles

Year Song US Hot 100 US AC US Rock US Dance AUS
[12] 		CAN UK
[13] 		FRA BE NL NZ Album
1979 "Closets and Bullets" – – – – – – – – – – – Motels
"Total Control" 109 – – – 7 – – 19 – – 11
1980 "Anticipating" – – – – – – – – – – –
"Days Are OK" – – – – – – 41 – – – – Careful
"Danger" – – – – 88 – – 15 – – 30
"Whose Problem?" – – – – 43 – 42 – – – –
1982 "Mission of Mercy" – – 23 – – – – – – – – All Four One
"Only the Lonely" 9 27 6 7 28 21 – – – – 10
"Take the L" 52 – 36 – 21 – – – – – 44
"Forever Mine" 60 – – – – – – – – – –
1983 "Art Fails" – – – – – – – – – – –
"Suddenly Last Summer" 9 18 1 18 34 11 – – 16[14] 20[15] 28 Little Robbers
"Remember the Nights" 36 – 12 – – – – – – – –
"Little Robbers" – – 18 – – – – – – – –
1984 "Footsteps" – – – – – – – – – – –
"In the Jungle" – – – – – – – – – – – Teachers Soundtrack
1985 "Shame" 21 22 10 14 18 25 – – – – – Shock
"Shock" 84 – – – – – – – – – –
"Icy Red" – – – – – – – – – – –
1986 "Love and Affection" – – – – – – – – – – – Soul Man Soundtrack
1987 "We've Never Danced" (Martha Davis solo) – – – – – – – – – – – Made in Heaven Soundtrack
"Don't Tell Me the Time" 80 – – – 8 – – – – – – Policy (Martha Davis solo)
1988 "Tell It to the Moon" – – – – 65 – – – – – –
"Just Like You" – – 47 – – – – – – – –
"Don't Ask Out Loud" – – – – 90 – – – – – –
"What Money Might Buy" – – – – – – – – – – –
2009 "Mr. Grey" – – – – – – – – – – – non-album single
2017 "Lucky Stars" – – – – – – – – – – – The Last Few Beautiful Days

Other Martha Davis works

Year Album Notes
2005 Omnium Written with Teatro ZinZanni Maestro Norm Durkee
2005 A T. Rex Named Sue Contributed on the song "Fossile Hunter"
2006 That 80's Merry Christmas Album Contributed on the song "Santa Baby"

The Motels / Martha Davis videos

Year Video Notes
1980 Danger
Whose Problem?
1982 Only the Lonely produced by Russell Mulcahy
Take the L produced by Russell Mulcahy
1983 Suddenly Last Summer produced by Val Garay
Remember the Nights produced by Val Garay
1985 Shame produced by David Fincher
Shock produced by David Fincher
1986 Icy Red
Cries and Whispers
1987 Don't Tell Me the Time produced by David Fincher
1988 Tell It to the Moon produced by David Fincher
2011 Lost but Not Forgotten edited by Alan Suboter
2018 Lucky Stars produced by Anna Logg

Awards

References

  1. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 209. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  2. ^ "International Certifications" (PDF). Cash Box. June 21, 1980. p. 40. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  3. ^ "Martha Davis and The Motels Australian tour 2013". August 5, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "All Four One at RIAA research". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Little Robbers at RIAA research". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "The Motels – No Reservations – The Best Of". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Motels - If Not Now Then When CD". CD Universe. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  8. ^ "If Not Now Then When by The Motels". iTunes. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  9. ^ "If Not Now, Then When?". The Motels. March 10, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2017.
  10. ^ The Motels Official Website – Discography. themotels.com
  11. ^ The Motels Fansite – Rarities. the-motels.info
  12. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  13. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 380. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  14. ^ https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Motels#charts
  15. ^ https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Motels#charts
  16. ^ "Ventura County Star: Martha Davis has checked back into The Motels". Retrieved September 4, 2013.
  17. ^ "11th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners Announced!" Independent Music Awards, 2 May 2012. Retrieved on 4 Sept. 2013.

Notes

  • Rolling Stone – The Motels return with their "Version 2.0" – September 2, 1999
  • Orange County Register – Entertainment section – July 16, 2005
  • Personal writings from band members – Official website themotels.com
  • Former band member Marty Jourard – Jourard.com
  • Creem – Take the El out of Motels and it's Mots – February 1983
  • Creem – The Motels: Martha Davis feeds her family – December 1980
  • Los Angeles Times – The Motels: booked solid – April 29, 1979
  • Orange County Weekly – No Vacancy – October 5, 2000
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