Wendy Matthews discography

Wendy Matthews discography
Wendy Matthews discography
Studio albums	8
EPs	-
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	2
Singles	24
Video albums	4

Wendy Matthews is a Canadian-born Australian Adult Contemporary singer and songwriter.^[1] Her discography consists of eight studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, four video albums and twenty-four singles.

Matthews started recording as a session and jingles singer in Los Angeles in 1981, one of her early vocals was for ""Willow Pattern" which appeared on Osamu Kitajima's album Dragon King in 1982. Further session work was followed by touring Australia with Glenn Shorrock (ex-Little River Band) into 1983. Matthews relocated to Sydney and continued her session work and joined bands including Models in 1985, Rockmelons in 1988 and Absent Friends in 1989. Matthews also supplied vocals for Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TV series, Dancing Daze (1986), she supplied lead vocals on four tracks for the related soundtrack, Dancing Daze – Rock and three singles, "Dancing Daze" (duet with Jenny Morris), "Dare to Be Bold" and "Might Have Been" (trio with Morris and Mark Williams). A second ABC TV series was Stringer (1987), where Matthews and Kate Ceberano released a duet album, You've Always Got the Blues – Songs from the ABC TV Series "Stringer" in 1988.^[1] The album peaked in the Top 10 on the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.^[2]

Matthews released her solo studio album Émigré in 1990, which peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA Albums Chart.^[3]

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	AUS ^[3]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1988	You've Always Got the Blues – Songs from the ABC TV Series "Stringer" (duet album with Kate Ceberano) Released: April 1988 Label: ABC Music (L 38863) Formats: CD, cassette	7	AUS: Platinum^[4]
1990	Émigré Released: November 1990 Label: RooART (846 649-2) Formats: CD, cassette	11	AUS: Platinum^[5]
1992	Lily Released: 28 September 1992 Label: RooArt (4509-90547-2) Formats: CD, cassette	2	AUS: 3× platinum.^[5]
1994	The Witness Tree Released: 14 November 1994 Label: RooArt (7432-144415-2) Formats: CD, cassette	16	AUS: Platinum.^[5]
1997	Ghosts Released: 25 August 1997 Label: BMG Australia (74321510092) Formats: CD, cassette	43
2001	Beautiful View Released: 17 July 2001 Label: BMG Australia (74321861512) Formats: CD	36
2004	Café Naturale Released: 31 May 2004 Label: BMG Australia (82876617202) Formats: CD, digital download	42
2008	She Released: 8 November 2008 Label: Barking Bear/MGM (9324690032587) Formats: CD, digital download	—
2013	The Welcome Fire Released: 13 August 2013 Label: Ambition Entertainment/EMI Australia Formats: CD, digital download	31
2015	Billie and Me: The White Room Sessions^[6] Released: 27 July 2015 Label: Barking Bear Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	AUS ^[3]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1991	The Way It Has to Be Released: 1991 Label: RooART (510 408-2) Formats: CD, cassette	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	AUS ^[3]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1999	Stepping Stones: The Best of Wendy Matthews Released: 15 March 1999 Label: BMG Australia (74321648252) Formats: CD, cassette	4	AUS: Platinum^[7]
2007	The Essential Wendy Matthews Released: 2007 Label: Sony BMG (88697120052) Formats: CD, digital download	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Single	AUS ^[3]	Album
1985	"Dancing Daze" (duet with Jenny Morris)	—	Dancing Daze – Rock
1985	"Dare to Be Bold"	—
1986	"Might Have Been" (trio with Morris and Mark Williams)	—
1988	"You've Always Got the Blues" (duet with Kate Ceberano)	81	You've Always Got the Blues
1988	"Guilty (Through Neglect)" (duet with Ceberano)	—	You've Always Got the Blues
1989	"Hallelujah" as part of Absent Friends	100	Here's Looking Up Your Address (Absent Friends album)
1990	"Hullabaloo" as part of Absent Friends	46
	"I Don't Want To Be With Nobody But You" as part of Absent Friends	4
	"Harmony" as part of Absent Friends	92
	"Token Angels"	18	Émigré
1991	"Woman's Gotta Have It"	34
1991	"Let's Kiss (Like Angels Do)"	14
1992	"The Day You Went Away"	2	Lily
1993	"Friday's Child"	15
	"If Only I Could"	41
	"T.K.O."	118
1994	"Standing Strong"	37	The Witness Tree
1995	"Love Will Keep Me Alive"	68
1995	"Say a Prayer"	—
1997	"Then I Walked Away"	75	Ghosts
1997	"Big"	200
1998	"Beloved"	49
1998	"Day by Day"	—	Non-album single
1998	"I've Got to Have You"	—	Stepping Stones
2000	"Free"	131	Beautiful View
2001	"Beautiful View"	88
2001	"Like the Sun"	195
2008	"Fallen Angels"	—	She
2014	"Amelia"	—	The Welcome Fire
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications (sales thresholds)
Year	Album details	AUS ^[3]	Certifications (sales thresholds)
1994	Live at the Sydney Opera House Released: 1994 Label: BMG Australia (1120811-4) Format: Video	—
1998	Ghosts EPK Released: 1998 Label: BMG Australia Format: Video	—
1999	Stepping Stones - Best of Released: 1999 Label: BMG Australia (74321650202) Format: Video	—
2003	Stepping Stones - Best of Released: 2003 Label: BMG Australia (82876566769) Format: DVD	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Other appearances

Year	Song	Artist	Album
1982	"Willow Pattern"	Osamu Kitajima	Dragon King
1982	"You're My Baby", "Only a Love Affair", "I Can't Wait", "It Ain't Easy", "Say Goodbye", "Blue and Moody Music (Wendy's Version)"	Hiroshi Sato	Awakening
1987	"Oh! Darling"	Models	Non-album single
1988	"Jump"	Rockmelons	Tales of the City
1993	"Silent Night"	various artists	The Spirit of Christmas 1993
1998	"Here Am I"	various artists	Good Vibrations – A Concert for Marc Hunter – The Live Event
2000	"Pure Inspiration"	various artists	Olympic Record
2001	"White Christmas"	various artists	The Spirit of Christmas 2001
2009	"Day You Went Away"	Phrase	Clockwork

Music videos

Year	Song	Director
2000	"Free"	Mark Hartley^[8]
2001	"Beautiful View"	Ryan Renshaw^[8]
2001	"Like the Sun"	Ryan Renshaw^[8]

References

General

"Wendy Matthews discography". Wendy Matthews website. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Whammo Homepage". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved 22 July 2010. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) Note: Archived on-line copy has limited functionality.
"Wendy Matthews – Discography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
"Wendy Matthews – Discography". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
"Wendy Matthews – Discography". MusicBrainz. MetaBrainz Foundation. Retrieved 2 August 2010.
"Wendy Matthews : Discography". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. Retrieved 2 August 2010.

Specific

^ ^a ^b McFarlane 'Wendy Matthews' entry. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 195. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988, and "You've Always Got the Blues" (single): Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 195. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography Wendy Matthews". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "T.K.O.", "Say a Prayer", "Big", "Free" and "Like the Sun" (ARIA Chart) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 20 May 2016". imgur.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ "1988 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
^ "Billie and Me". wendymatthews.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 29 July 2010.
^ ^a ^b Wendy Matthews Videography. mvdbase.com – The Music Video Database. Retrieved 5 June 2009.

External links

Wendy Matthews discography at Discogs
Wendy Matthews discography at MusicBrainz
Wendy Matthews, archived from the original on 27 November 2013 at Australian Rock Database

[McF-1] McFarlane 'Wendy Matthews' entry. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

[Kent-2] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 195. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

[AusCharts-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988, and "You've Always Got the Blues" (single): Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 195. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography Wendy Matthews". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

"T.K.O.", "Say a Prayer", "Big", "Free" and "Like the Sun" (ARIA Chart) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 20 May 2016". imgur.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[4] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988, and "You've Always Got the Blues" (single): Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 195. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.

[5] Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography Wendy Matthews". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

[6] Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[7] "T.K.O.", "Say a Prayer", "Big", "Free" and "Like the Sun" (ARIA Chart) peaks: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 20 May 2016". imgur.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[4] "1988 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 3 June 2016.

[ryan-5] Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.

[6] "Billie and Me". wendymatthews.com. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[ARIACred1999-7] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 29 July 2010.

[direct-8] Wendy Matthews Videography. mvdbase.com – The Music Video Database. Retrieved 5 June 2009.

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Discography
Albums	Émigré (1990) The Way It Has to Be (1991) Lily (1992) The Witness Tree (1994) Ghosts (1997) Beautiful View (2001) Café Naturale (2004) She (2008) The Welcome Fire (2013)
Soundtracks	Dancing Daze (1986) Illusion (1986) You've Always Got The Blues (1988)
Compilations	Stepping Stones: The Best of Wendy Matthews (1999)
Notable singles	"Dancing Daze" "I Don't Want to Be with Nobody but You" (with Absent Friends) "Token Angels" "Woman's Gotta Have It" "Let's Kiss (Like Angels Do)" "The Day You Went Away" "Friday's Child" "If Only I Could" "Standing Strong" "Love Will Keep Me Alive" "Then I Walked Away" "Beloved" "I've Got to Have You" "Day by Day"
Related articles	Models (Out of Mind, Out of Sight) Absent Friends (Here's Looking Up Your Address)