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Family discography
Studio albums7
Live albums5
Compilation albums10
Singles14

This is a discography of the rock band Family. They have released 7 studio albums, 5 live albums, 10 compilation albums and 14 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak positions RIAA Certification
UK
[1]
US
[2]
NOR
[3]
1968 Music in a Doll's House
  • Released: July 1968
  • Label: UK Reprise (RSLP-6312) US Reprise (RS-6212*)
  • Format: LP, CD
35
1969 Family Entertainment
  • Released: March 1969
  • Label: UK Reprise (RSLP-6340) US Reprise (RS-6340)
  • Format: LP, CD
6
1970 A Song for Me
  • Released: January 1970
  • Label: UK Reprise (RSLP-9001) US Reprise (RS-6384)
  • Format: LP, CD
4
Anyway
  • Released: November 1970
  • Label: UK Reprise (RSX-9005) US United Artists (UAS-5527)
  • Format: LP, CD
7 207 18
1971 Fearless
  • Released: October 1971
  • Label: UK Reprise (K-54003) US United Artists (UAS-5562)
  • Format: LP, CD
14 177
1972 Bandstand
  • Released: September 1972
  • Label: UK Reprise (K-54006) US United Artists (UAS-5644)
  • Format: LP, CD
15 183
1973 It's Only a Movie
  • Released: September 1973
  • Label: UK Raft (RA-58501) US United Artists (#UA-LA181-F)
  • Format: LP, CD
30

(* RS-6312, was initially sold in the US using the UK pressing, with a thin sheet of cardboard added to the cover to add strength to the thinner style of UK album covers. Within a fairly short time, US Reprise pressed up their own US edition!)

Live albums

Year Album details Peak positions RIAA Certification
UK
[1]
US
[2]
1991 BBC Radio 1 in Concert - - -
2003 Family Live - - -
2004 BBC Volume 1: 1968–1969 (live) - - -
BBC Volume 2: 1971–1973 (live) - - -
2009 BBC Volume 3: 1970 (live) - - -

Compilation albums

Year Title Chart-Positions RIAA Certification
UK
[1]
US
[2]
1971 Old Songs New Songs - - -
1974 Best of Family - - -
1980 From The Archives - - -
1989 Peel Sessions - - -
1990 Best Of Family - - -
1992 A's & B's - - -
2000 A Family Selection - - -
2002 The Best of Family & Friends - - -
2006 In Their Own Time - - -
2013 History - - -

Singles

Year Title Peak Positions RIAA Certification
UK
[1]
US
[2]
1967 "Scene Through the Eye of a Lens"
"Gypsy Woman"
- no issue -
1968 "Me My Friend"
"Hey Mr. Policeman"
- no issue -
"Old Songs, New Songs"
"Hey, Mr. Policeman"
no issue - -
"Second Generation Woman"
"Hometown"
- - -
1969 "No Mule's Fool"
"Good Friend Of Mine"
29 - -
1970 "Today"
"Song For Lots"
- no issue -
"Strange Band" 11 no issue (see note below) -
1971 "In My Own Time"
"Seasons"
4 - -
"Larf & Sing"
"Between Blue and Me"
no issue - -
1972 "Burlesque"
"The Rockin' R's"
13 - -
"My Friend the Sun"
"Glove"
- - -
1973 "Boom Bang"
"Stop This Car"
- no issue -
"Sweet Desiree"
"Drink To You"
- no issue -
"It's Only A Movie"
"Suspicion"
no issue - -

The single "In My Own Time" was included in the U.S. version of Anyway (United Artists, 1971).

Note

The "Strange Band" three-song EP was allocated three matrix numbers by Atlantic Records for release in 1970, although no single was ever issued on Atlantic or on any of their labels.

  • 20481 "The Weaver's Answer"
  • 20482 "Hung Up Down"
  • 20483 "Strange Band"

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Official Charts Company - The Family". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  2. ^ a b c d "allmusic ((( Family > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-05-14.
  3. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Family". norwegiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2009-05-14.