Paul Kelly discography

Infobox Artist Discography
Artist = Paul Kelly

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Caption = Paul Kelly, November 2007
Studio = 18
Studio link = Studio releases
EP = 3
EPs link = Studio releases
Compilation = 2
Comp link = Compilation albums
Live = 2
Live link = Live albums
Video = 2
Video link = Live DVDs
Singles = 53
Singles link = Singles
Music videos = 25
MV link = Music videos
Soundtrack = 10
Soundtrack link = Soundtracks
References = Yes
Ref link = ReferencesThe discography of Paul Kelly, an Australian rock artist, includes solo releases, those from various bands that Paul Kelly has led,#tag:ref|Bands include Paul Kelly Band, Paul Kelly and the Dots (1978–1982), Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls (1985–1988), Paul Kelly and the Messengers (1987–1991), Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions (2004–current) and Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys (2005).cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/kellypaul.html |title=Paul Kelly discography |publisher=Australian Rock Database |editor=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] |group="nb" and material from the related projects Professor Ratbaggy and Stardust Five which contain the same personnel as his bands.cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20030517224039/www.whammo.com.au/encyclopedia.asp?articleid=978 |format=doc |last=McFarlane |first=Ian |authorlink= Ian McFarlane |publisher=Allen & Unwin |year=1999 |isbn=1-86448-768-2 |accessdate=2008-08-26] Paul Kelly, under various guises, has released eighteen studio albums, 50 singles, 24 music videos, and contributed to ten film / television soundtracks and scores.cite web |title = Paul Kelly |publisher=Internet Movie Database |url=http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0203762/ | accessdate = 2008-08-26 ]

In August 1978, Paul Kelly and the Dots was formed from the remains of Melbourne band High Rise Bombers. In 1979 they released their debut single, "Recognition", on Mushroom Records and followed with other singles in 1980 including "Billy Baxter" in October, which peaked at #38 on the National singles charts.cite book |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |format=doc |last=Kent |first=David |authorlink= David Kent|publisher=Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] Their debut album "Talk" followed in March 1981,cite web |url=http://hem.passagen.se/honga/database/k/kellypaul.html |title=Paul Kelly discography |publisher=Australian Rock Database |editor=Magnus Holmgren |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] which peaked at #44 on the National albums charts. Their single "Alive and Well", from the second album, "Manila", had a video clip directed by Jack Egan in July 1982.cite web |url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Kelly&first=Paul |title=Paul Kelly - artist videography |publisher=mvdbase.com |last=Garcia |first=Alex S. |year=2008 |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] After the Dots folded in late 1982, Kelly was without a recording contract.cite web |url=http://www.amws.com.au/pk/bio/1997.html |title=Paul Kelly Australian singer-songwriter |publisher=Other People's Houses |editor=Eva Blanda |year=1997 |accessdate=2008-08-17 ] The Paul Kelly Band was formed in 1983, however by late 1984, Kelly had disbanded this group. His next solo release was the single "From St. Kilda to King's Cross" in April 1985, with the associated album "Post".

By mid-1985 Kelly had formed Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls and their first single was "Before Too Long" in June 1986, which peaked at #15 and was followed by a double LP "Gossip" in September, which peaked at #15. "Gossip" was trimmed back to a single LP for its 1987 international release on A&M Records under the name Paul Kelly and the Messengers.cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hifyxqe5ldse~T5 |title=Paul Kelly - Charts & Awards - "Billboard" singles |publisher=allmusic |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] Australian releases still used Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls. "To Her Door" was released in September 1987 and peaked at #14 on the Australian singles charts. Another single from this album, "Dumb Things" was released in 1988 in Australia,cite web |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paul+Kelly |title=Paul Kelly discography |publisher=Australian Charts Portal |accessdate=2008-08-27 ] and the US. By 1989's "So Much Water So Close to Home" album they were known as Paul Kelly and the Messengers in all markets, the album peaked at #10 with the next album "Comedy" from 1991 peaking at #12, but despite this success Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls disbanded in August 1991 with "Hidden Things" released in May 1992. Kelly was already touring as a solo artist and recorded "Live, May 1992", he subsequently recorded further material under his own name, as the Paul Kelly Band, Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, and Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys.

In 1999, Kelly left Mushroom Records and signed with EMI music to release "Smoke" by Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill, which is a bluegrass band; released at the same time was "Professor Ratbaggy" by Professor Ratbaggy, a dub reggae group formed by Kelly with members of the Paul Kelly Band. Kelly toured with both Uncle Bill and Professor Ratbaggy. In a similar way Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions released "Ways & Means" in 2004 and became Stardust Five to release "Stardust Five" in 2006. In 2004, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series "Fireflies" featured a score by Kelly and Stephen Rae,cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390006/fullcredits#cast |title="Fireflies" (2004, pilot episode) - Full cast and crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2008-09-03 ] cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389617/fullcredits#cast |title="Fireflies" (2004, TV series) - Full cast and crew |publisher=Internet Movie Database |accessdate=2008-09-03 ] the associated soundtrack CD "Fireflies: Songs of Paul Kelly" included tracks by Kelly, Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions, Professor Ratbaggy, Paul Kelly with Uncle Bill, and "Los Cucumbros" by the Boon Companions featuring Sian Prior,cite web |url=http://www.allmusicimport.com/649818.html |title="Fireflies: Songs of Paul Kelly" soundtrack CD |publisher=allmusic |accessdate=2008-09-04 ] which was later a track on "Stardust Five". [cite web |url=http://www.amazon.com/Stardust-Five/dp/B000ERU784 |title="Stardust Five" [Import] by Stardust Five |publisher=Amazon.com |accessdate=2008-09-04 ] "Stolen Apples" from 2007 was credited to Paul Kelly and followed by the live DVD "Live Apples" in April 2008 credited to Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions.

tudio releases

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align="center"|1986
"Gossip"#tag:ref|Released by Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls in Australian and New Zealand markets (1985–1988), released by Paul Kelly and the Messengers in North American and European markets (1987–1988).|group="nb"|name="coloured"#tag:ref|"Gossip" and associated singles were the first North American and European releases by Kelly, they were released on A&M Records from 1987 under the name Paul Kelly and the Messengers instead of Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls.|group="nb"|name="gossip"
*Released: 22 September 1986
*Label: Mushroom / A&M Records
*Producer: Alan Thorne, Kelly
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align="center"|1991
"Comedy"
*Released: 26 May 1991
*Label: Mushroom / A&M / Dr Dream
*Producer: Thorne, Kelly
align="center"|12
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align="center" rowspan="1"|1992
"Hidden Things"
*Released: 5 April 1992
*Label: Mushroom
*Producer: Thorne, Kelly, Gavin MacKillop
align="center"|29
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align="center" rowspan="1"|1994
"Wanted Man"
*Released: 19 June 1994
*Label: Mushroom / Vanguard
*Producer: Kelly, Randy Jacobs, David Bridie
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align="center"|1995
"Deeper Water"
*Released: 12 September 1995
*Label: Mushroom / Vanguard
*Producer: Kelly, Jacobs, Kerryn Tolhurst, Simon Polinski
align="center"|40
align="center"|30|
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align="center"|1996
"How to Make Gravy" EP
*Released: 4 November 1996
*Label: Mushroom
*Producer: Kelly, Polinski
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align="center"|1998
"Words and Music"
*Released: 10 May 1998
*Label: Mushroom / Vanguard
*Producer: Mark Opitz, Polinski, Kelly, Laurence Maddy

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align="center"|2003
"Won't You Come Around" EP
*Released: November 2003
*Label: EMI
*Producer: Tchad Blake, Kelly
align="center"| 55
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align="center"|2004
"Ways & Means"#tag:ref|Released by Paul Kelly on CD but associated DVD released by Paul Kelly and the Boon Companions: Dan Luscombe, Peter Luscombe, Dan Kelly, Paul Kelly, Bill McDonald.|group="nb"|name="boon"
*Released: 17 February 2004
*Label: EMI / Capitol Records / Cooking Vinyl / True North
*Producer: Blake, Kelly
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align="center"|2005
"Foggy Highway"
*Released: 30 May 2005#tag:ref|Released by Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys.|group="nb"|name="storm"
*Label: Gawd Aggie / EMI / Capitol
*Producer: Kelly, Rod McCormack
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Compilation albums

Compilation of Kelly related material over the ten years since the earlier compilation. Also released as a 2 CD with "Songs from the South", and released with a DVD "Paul Kelly – The Video Collection 1985-2008", a collection of Kelly's videos made over the past 23 years together with several live performances.
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Live albums

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ee also

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* List of awards and nominations received by Paul Kelly – full listing of all awards won by the artist.

Notes

References

External links

*allmusicguide|id=11:hifyxqe5ldse|label=Paul Kelly
*discogs artist|artist=Paul+Kelly+(2)|name=Paul Kelly
* [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/2353e48c-3b80-4ac1-be24-88f9b99c84c8.html Paul Kelly] , [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/1d14715c-351c-4abb-9d41-c3e052ca7458.html Paul Kelly and the Messengers] , [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/6471b685-f2f0-4699-9841-7477aafd5e55.html Paul Kelly and the Dots] at MusicBrainz
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/paul_kelly Paul Kelly] at Rate Your Music
* [http://www.paulkelly.com.au/ Official Paul Kelly website]