Better than Ezra discography
| Better Than Ezra discography | |
|---|---|
 Better Than Ezra in Nashville in 2002. | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 16 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 11 |
This is a comprehensive discography of official recordings by Better Than Ezra, an American alternative band from New Orleans, Louisiana.
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Rock | US Indie | US Heat | ||||||
| 1993 | Deluxe
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35 | — | — | 3 | ||||
| 1996 | Friction, Baby
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64 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1998 | How Does Your Garden Grow?
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129 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | Closer
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110 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2005 | Before the Robots
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84 | — | 3 | — | ||||
| 2009 | Paper Empire
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62 | 17 | 7 | — | ||||
| 2014 | Surprise (Reissue)
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— | — | — | — | ||||
All Together Now
|
43 | 13 | 9 | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Artifakt
|
| 2005 | Greatest Hits
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Live albums/DVDs
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2004 | Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans
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Extended plays
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Death Valley EP
|
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Mod | US Main | US Pop | US Adult | CAN [3] |
CAN Rock [4] |
UK [5] | |||
| 1995 | "Good" | 30 | 1 | 3 | 17 | — | 26 | 4 | 108 | Deluxe |
| "In the Blood" | 48[A] | 4 | 6 | — | — | 66 | 3 | — | ||
| "Rosealia" | 71 | 24 | — | 39 | — | 69 | — | — | ||
| 1996 | "King of New Orleans" | 62[A] | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | Friction, Baby |
| 1997 | "Desperately Wanting" | 48 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 37 | — | 13 | — | |
| "Long Lost" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Normal Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | "One More Murder" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | How Does Your Garden Grow? |
| 1999 | "At the Stars" | 78 | 17 | — | 25 | 23 | 20 | — | — | |
| "Like It Like That" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Extra Ordinary" | — | 35 | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | Closer |
| 2005 | "A Lifetime" | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | Before the Robots |
| "Our Last Night" | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Juicy" | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | "Absolutely Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paper Empire |
| "Just One Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014 | "Crazy Lucky" | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | All Together Now |
| "Gonna Get Better" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
- A^ Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
B-sides and rare tracks
- "Circle of Friends" (1995) (Empire Records soundtrack/Surprise)
- "Know You Better" (1995) ("Good" B-Side)
- "Merry Christmas Eve" (1996) ("Rosealia" B-side)
- "Palace Hotel" (1996) ("Desperately Wanting" B-side)
- "Road Trip to Athens" (1996) ("King of New Orleans" B-side)
- "Revolver"
- "Imperfect" (Streamed on website)
- "Cars Crash" (Website download)
- "Dirty Work" (Steely Dan cover) (Website download)
- "Tom Collins" ("One More Murder" B-side)
- "Simple Song" (Streamed on both Better Than Ezra and Kevin Griffin's MySpace profiles)
- "Stall" (Better Than Ezra Live @ New Orleans House of Blues)
- "Cold Year" (Better Than Ezra Live @ New Orleans House of Blues)
- "False River" (played live on the air at KLSU in 1993)
- "Chain Smokin'" (bonus song on Christmas cassingle)
- "Conjunction Junction" (Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks tribute album)
Music videos
| Year | Song | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "In the Blood" | Frank W. Ockenfels 3 | [6] |
| "Good" | Chris Applebaum | [7] | |
| "Rosealia" (Salma Hayek version) | Frank W. Ockenfels 3 | [8] | |
| "Rosealia" (superhero version) | Matt Mahurin | [9] | |
| 1996 | "King of New Orleans" | Lawrence Carroll | [10] |
| "Conjunction Junction" | Tom Yohe & Bill Peckmann | [11][12] | |
| "Desperately Wanting" | Nick Egan | [13] | |
| 2005 | "A Lifetime" | David Brooks | [14] |
| 2006 | "Juicy" | Juicy Studios | [15] |
| 2009 | "Absolutely Still" | James Gulliver Hancock & William McMillan | [16] |
| "Just One Day" | Van Alan Blumreich | [17] |
References
- ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Better Than Ezra". Recording Industry Association of America. 1995-11-10. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Better Than Ezra". Canadian Recording Industry Association. 1996-01-25. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Canadian Top Singles peaks
- ^ Canadian Rock/Alternative peaks
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8046/in-the-blood.jhtml
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8044/good.jhtml
- ^ http://www.crookedpathfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/BruceColeman_Resume.pdf
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8045/rosealia.jhtml
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8048/king-of-new-orleans.jhtml
- ^ Original version aired as episode 3 of Schoolhouse Rock!'s second season on November 17, 1973 on ABC.
- ^ http://www.davemackey.com/animation/schoolhouserock/
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/8047/desparately-wanting.jhtml
- ^ http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2005/02/shot-better-than-ezra-david-brooks-director.html
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/videos/better-than-ezra/97310/juicy.jhtml
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5cFeW2W8k
- ^ http://www.videostatic.com/vs/2009/09/shot-better-than-ezra-van-alan-blumreich-director.html
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