Willy DeVille discography
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The discography
Discography
Discography is the study and listing of the details concerning sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified musical genres...

 of American singer and songwriter Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five year career, first with his band Mink DeVille and later on his own, Deville created original songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. He worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary...

 includes, as well as his solo recordings, recordings released by his band Mink DeVille
Mink DeVille
Mink DeVille was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York’s CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played...

 in the period from 1977 to 1985. It consists of fourteen studio album
Studio album
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s, three live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

s, fifteen compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

s, twenty-two single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

s, and one extended play
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...

 (EP).

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Artist
USA
Billboard 200
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AUT
Austria
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CHE
Switzerland
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FRA
France
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GER
Germany
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NLD
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...

NOR
Norway
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NZL
New Zealand
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SWE
Sweden
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1977 Cabretta
Cabretta
Cabretta, known as Mink DeVille in the United States, was the 1977 debut album by Mink DeVille. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 chart and was voted the 29th best album of 1977 in the Village Voices Pazz & Jop critics' poll...

(Europe) Mink DeVille
Cabretta
Cabretta, known as Mink DeVille in the United States, was the 1977 debut album by Mink DeVille. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 chart and was voted the 29th best album of 1977 in the Village Voices Pazz & Jop critics' poll...

(U.S./Australia)
186 15 Mink DeVille
Mink DeVille
Mink DeVille was a rock band known for its association with early punk rock bands at New York’s CBGB nightclub and for being a showcase for the music of Willy DeVille. The band recorded six albums in the years 1977 to 1985. Except for frontman Willy DeVille, the original members of the band played...

1978 Return to Magenta
Return to Magenta
Return to Magenta, issued in 1978, is the second album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album was the last to feature all the original members of the band. For this album, the band was joined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Steve Douglas on sax and, on piano, Dr...

126
1980 Le Chat Bleu
Le Chat Bleu
Le Chat Bleu, released in 1980, is the third album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album received critical acclaim and elevated lead singer and composer Willy DeVille to star status. The Rolling Stone Critic’s Poll ranked Le Chat Bleu the fifth best album of 1980, andmusic historian Glenn A...

163 32 30
1981 Coup de Grâce
Coup de Grace (Mink DeVille album)
Coup de Grâce, issued in 1981, is the fourth album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album represented a departure for the band, as frontman Willy DeVille dismissed the only other remaining original member of the band, guitarist Louis X. Erlanger, and hired Helen Schneider's backup band to record...

161 32 22
1983 Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (Mink DeVille album)
Where Angels Fear to Tread, issued in 1983, is the fifth album by the rock band Mink DeVille. It was the second album Mink DeVille recorded for Atlantic Records, and Atlantic brought in two in-house producers, Howard Albert and Ron Albert, to produce the album.Mink DeVille as a rock group had...

23 15
1985 Sportin' Life
Sportin' Life (Mink DeVille album)
Sportin’ Life, issued in 1985, is the sixth and final album by the rock band Mink DeVille. Since the band’s third album, 1981’s Le Chat Bleu, when the original members of the band departed, lead singer and composer Willy DeVille had been assembling musicians to record and tour under the name Mink...

14 24 17
1987 Miracle
Miracle (Willy DeVille album)
Miracle is an album by Willy DeVille. Recorded in 1987, it was the first album that Willy DeVille recorded under his own name. Prior to Miracle, DeVille recorded six albums with the band Mink DeVille, the last four of which were really solo albums by Willy DeVille in that no members of the...

24 21 Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille was an American singer and songwriter. During his thirty-five year career, first with his band Mink DeVille and later on his own, Deville created original songs rooted in traditional American musical styles. He worked with collaborators from across the spectrum of contemporary...

1990 Victory Mixture
Victory Mixture
Victory Mixture is a 1990 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of cover versions of New Orleans R&B and soul classics by DeVille’s musical idols...

1992 Backstreets of Desire
Backstreets of Desire
Backstreets of Desire is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in various Los Angeles recording studios in 1992. To make the album, DeVille was joined by many prominent musicians, including Dr...

65 64
1995 Big Easy Fantasy
Big Easy Fantasy
Big Easy Fantasy is an album by Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was released in Europe on the French New Rose label in 1995. The album is a mixture of studio tracks and concert recordings made in New York and Paris. The "big easy" of the album's title refers to New Orleans...

Loup Garou
Loup Garou
Loup Garou is an album released in 1995 by Willy DeVille. First released in Europe in 1995 on the EastWest label, it was released the following year in the United States on the Discovery label...

46 36 50 84
1999 Horse of a Different Color
Horse of a Different Color (Willy DeVille album)
Horse of a Different Color is a 1999 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of original compositions and remakes of traditional Black music titles such as Fred McDowell's “Going over the Hill,” and Andre Williams' "Bacon Fat."...

29 70 59
2004 Crow Jane Alley
Crow Jane Alley
Crow Jane Alley is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in 2004 in Los Angeles. For this album, DeVille was joined by members of the Chicano rock band Quetzal, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Peruvian Afro-Cuban jazz drummer Alex Acuña, among other prominent musicians...

72 57 163 46 42
2008 Pistola
Pistola
Pistola is the last studio album made by Willy DeVille. It was released on Mardis Gras day in 2008 as a nod to DeVille's musical roots in New Orleans. The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Brian Ray, Lon Price, the Valentine Brothers, and other musicians who had played with DeVille for years...

78 189 25 37 59
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Artist
CHE
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....


GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

NLD
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...


1993 Willy DeVille Live
Willy DeVille Live
Willy DeVille Live is a live recording of Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was recorded on June 16-17, 1993 at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, and in October 1993 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris...

34 65 40 Willy DeVille
2002 Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin
Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin
Acoustic Trio Live in Berlin is a 2002 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of concert recordings made in Berlin to celebrate DeVille’s 25 years’ of performing, and concert recordings made in Stockholm...

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2011 Come a Little Bit Closer: The Best of Willy DeVille Live
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Label Artist
GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

1981 Savoir faire Capitol
Capitol Records
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Mink DeVille
1993 Spanish Stroll 1977-1987 Disky, Raven
Raven Records
Raven Records is an Australian record label that specializes in retrospectives and reissues or recordings by American, British and Australian artists.Raven Records was established in 1979 by Glenn A. Baker, Kevin Mueller and Peter Shillito....

Mink DeVille
1995 Les inoubliables de Willy DeVille Wagram
Wagram Music
Wagram Music is a French independent record label located in Paris. It has a catalog in various music genres such as French Pop, Rock and Hard rock, Pop, World, electronic music, Reggae, Soul, Jazz or Electro-swing. Represented artists include Jessy Matador, Caravan Palace, Corneille, Mass...

Willy DeVille
1996 Love & Emotion: The Atlantic Years 54 Atlantic
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...

Mink DeVilleAlthough released as a Willy DeVille compilation, all material is drawn from the albums released under the Mink DeVille band name.
Mink/Willy DeVille Greatest Hits EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...

Mink DeVille
Spanish Stroll Disky Mink DeVille
Best of Willy DeVille Arcade Willy DeVille
1997 His Greatest Hits Arcade Mink DeVille
Premium Gold Collection EMI Mink DeVille
The Best of Mink DeVille EMI Mink DeVille
1999 Collection légende Wagram Willy DeVille
2001 Cadillac Walk: The Mink DeVille Collection Capitol Mink DeVille
2003 Greatest Hits EMI Mink DeVille
2005 Mink DeVille Disky Mink DeVille
2009 Introducing Willy DeVille Edel
Edel Music
-History:Edel Music was founded in 1986 by Michael Haentjes in Germany as a mail order record company selling mostly soundtracks. With artists such as Scooter, SASH!, Holly Johnson and many others, it became a very successful pop music label...

Willy DeVille
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.


Notes

Extended plays

Year Title Label Artist
1983 Each Song Is a Beat of My Heart Atlantic Mink DeVille

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album Artist
USA
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

GBR
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

FRA
France
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GER
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

NLD
Netherland
Netherland is a critically acclaimed novel by Joseph O'Neill. It concerns the life of a Dutchman living in New York in the wake of the September 11 attacks who takes up cricket and starts playing at the Staten Island Cricket Club.-Plot summary:...

NZL
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

1977 "Spanish Stroll" 20 4 25 Cabretta
Cabretta
Cabretta, known as Mink DeVille in the United States, was the 1977 debut album by Mink DeVille. It peaked at number 186 on the Billboard 200 chart and was voted the 29th best album of 1977 in the Village Voices Pazz & Jop critics' poll...

Mink DeVille
"Little Girl"
"Cadillac Walk"
1978 "Just Your Friends" 47 Return to Magenta
Return to Magenta
Return to Magenta, issued in 1978, is the second album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album was the last to feature all the original members of the band. For this album, the band was joined by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Steve Douglas on sax and, on piano, Dr...

"Guardian Angel"
1979 "Soul Twist"
1980 "Mazurka" 43 Le Chat Bleu
Le Chat Bleu
Le Chat Bleu, released in 1980, is the third album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album received critical acclaim and elevated lead singer and composer Willy DeVille to star status. The Rolling Stone Critic’s Poll ranked Le Chat Bleu the fifth best album of 1980, andmusic historian Glenn A...

"This Must Be the Night"
"Lipstick Traces"
"Bad Boy"
"Heat of the Moment"/"Pullin' My String" Cruising
Cruising (film)
Cruising is a 1980 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name, by New York Times reporter Gerald Walker, about a serial killer targeting gay men, in particular those associated with the S&M scene.Poorly reviewed by critics,...

soundtrack
1981 "Love & Emotion" Coup de Grâce
Coup de Grace (Mink DeVille album)
Coup de Grâce, issued in 1981, is the fourth album by the rock band Mink DeVille. The album represented a departure for the band, as frontman Willy DeVille dismissed the only other remaining original member of the band, guitarist Louis X. Erlanger, and hired Helen Schneider's backup band to record...

"You Better Move On"
"Maybe Tomorrow"
1982 "Stand By Me" Non album single
1983 "Each Word's a Beat of My Heart" 89 31 48 Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread (Mink DeVille album)
Where Angels Fear to Tread, issued in 1983, is the fifth album by the rock band Mink DeVille. It was the second album Mink DeVille recorded for Atlantic Records, and Atlantic brought in two in-house producers, Howard Albert and Ron Albert, to produce the album.Mink DeVille as a rock group had...

"Demasiado Corazon (Too Much Heart)" 14
1985 "Italian Shoes" Sportin' Life
Sportin' Life (Mink DeVille album)
Sportin’ Life, issued in 1985, is the sixth and final album by the rock band Mink DeVille. Since the band’s third album, 1981’s Le Chat Bleu, when the original members of the band departed, lead singer and composer Willy DeVille had been assembling musicians to record and tour under the name Mink...

"I Must Be Dreaming"
1987 "Storybook Love (Theme from The Princess Bride)" 77 The Princess Bride soundtrack
Miracle
Miracle (Willy DeVille album)
Miracle is an album by Willy DeVille. Recorded in 1987, it was the first album that Willy DeVille recorded under his own name. Prior to Miracle, DeVille recorded six albums with the band Mink DeVille, the last four of which were really solo albums by Willy DeVille in that no members of the...

Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler, OBE is a Scottish-born British guitarist, singer, songwriter, record producer and film score composer. He is best known as the lead guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits, which he co-founded in 1977...

 & Willy DeVille
"Miracle" 60 Miracle Willy DeVille
"Assassin of Love"
"Angel Eyes"
"Southern Politician"
1990 "Hello My Lover" Victory Mixture
Victory Mixture
Victory Mixture is a 1990 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of cover versions of New Orleans R&B and soul classics by DeVille’s musical idols...

"Beating Like a Tom-Tom"
1992 "Hey Joe" 14 20 Backstreets of Desire
Backstreets of Desire
Backstreets of Desire is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in various Los Angeles recording studios in 1992. To make the album, DeVille was joined by many prominent musicians, including Dr...

"I Call Your Name"
1993 "Even While I Sleep"
"Demasiado Corazon"/"Spanish Stroll" Willy DeVille Live
Willy DeVille Live
Willy DeVille Live is a live recording of Willy DeVille and the Mink DeVille Band. It was recorded on June 16-17, 1993 at the Bottom Line in Greenwich Village, New York, and in October 1993 at the Olympia Theatre in Paris...

1994 "Empty Heart" Backstreets of Desire
1995 "Still (I Love You Still)" 70 Loup Garou
Loup Garou
Loup Garou is an album released in 1995 by Willy DeVille. First released in Europe in 1995 on the EastWest label, it was released the following year in the United States on the Discovery label...

1996 "The Moonlight Let Me Down" Non album single
1999 "Gypsy Deck of Hearts" Horse of a Different Color
Horse of a Different Color (Willy DeVille album)
Horse of a Different Color is a 1999 album by Willy DeVille. The album consists of original compositions and remakes of traditional Black music titles such as Fred McDowell's “Going over the Hill,” and Andre Williams' "Bacon Fat."...

2004 "Come a Little Bit Closer" Crow Jane Alley
Crow Jane Alley
Crow Jane Alley is an album by Willy DeVille. It was recorded in 2004 in Los Angeles. For this album, DeVille was joined by members of the Chicano rock band Quetzal, David Hidalgo of Los Lobos, and Peruvian Afro-Cuban jazz drummer Alex Acuña, among other prominent musicians...

"Slave to Love"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Video albums

  • 1986: Live at The Savoy (Channel 5; CFV 00092)
  • 1993: From the Bottom Line to the Olympia
  • 2002: 25 Years of Heart & Soul (EMS)
  • 2003: The Berlin Concerts (EMS)
  • 2006: Live in the Lowlands (Eagle Rock)
  • 2008: Live at Montreux 1982 (Eagle Vision)
  • 2009: Live at Montreux 1994 (Eagle Vision)

Soundtracks

  • 1980: Cruising
    Cruising (film)
    Cruising is a 1980 film directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino. The film is loosely based on the novel of the same name, by New York Times reporter Gerald Walker, about a serial killer targeting gay men, in particular those associated with the S&M scene.Poorly reviewed by critics,...

    (Columbia
    Columbia Records
    Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

    ; JC 36410): "Heat of the Moment," "It's So Easy," "Pullin' My String"
  • 2007: Death Proof
    Death Proof (soundtrack)
    -Extra tracks not on the Soundtrack album:# "Violenza Inattesa" — Ennio Morricone# "Gangster Story" — Guido & Maurizio De Angelis# "Italia a Mano Armata " — Franco Micalizzi# "La polizia sta a guardare " — Stelvio Cipriani...

    (Maverick
    Maverick Records
    Maverick Recording Company is an American record label owned and operated by Warner Music Group, and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Company history:...

    , Warner Bros.; AWAR 106172): "It's So Easy"

Various artist compilation albums

  • 1976: Live at CBGB’s (Omfug): "Cadillac Moon," "Let Me Dream if I Want To," "Change It Comes" (Mink DeVille)
  • 1993: Brace Yourself!: A Tribute to Otis Blackwell
    Otis Blackwell
    Otis Blackwell was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist, whose work significantly influenced rock 'n' roll...

    (Shanachie; B000006JBF): “Daddy Rolling Stone”
  • 1994: Tribute to Édith Piaf
    Édith Piaf
    Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...

    (Amherst Records; AMH 5500-2): "The Lovers” (Les Amants)"
  • 1995: I Only Wrote This Song for You: A Tribute to Johnny Thunders
    Johnny Thunders
    Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr. , was an American protopunk guitarist, singer and songwriter.He came to prominence in the early '70s as a member of the New York Dolls...

    (Castle Essential): "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory"
  • 1999: The Orleans Records Story (Orleans Records; OR 2311): "Jump Steady Come My Way"

Guest appearances

  • 1995: ¡Vamos! (album by Celtas Cortos
    Celtas Cortos
    Celtas Cortos is a Spanish music group of celtic rock.It was formed in Valladolid in 1986. Eight friends, four of which played in the group Almenara decided to participate in a music contest under the name "Colectivo Eurofolk"...

    ) (Dro Atlantic): "Cuéntame un cuento" (half English, half Spanish version of this song)
  • 1996: Hogshead Cheese (Appaloosa Records; AP 118-2): "Hymn in D" (composer)
  • 2001: A Crooked Mile (album by Blue Love Monkey) (Cracker Records; 634479413025): DeVille served as producer, as well as playing harp and percussion instruments
  • 2006: Crossing Times and Continents (Centaurus; 9500017), by Eberhard Schoener
    Eberhard Schoener
    Eberhard Schoener is a German composer, conductor, arranger, and keyboard player."My message is the music. The goal of my life is to create an original form of contemporary music in which the opera, jazz, ethnical and electronic music melt together...

    and Friends (sings "Yvonne")
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