The discography of Black Francis, an American rock musician, includes 15 studio albums, four live albums, five compilation albums, one EP, one soundtrack album, and 15 singles.
This list includes material recorded as Black Francis or Frank Black, but does not include material performed with Pixies or Grand Duchy.
Albums
Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsUSBillboard chart references:
USHeatUSInd.AUS FRAGERNLNZUKAs Frank BlackFrank Black Released: March 8, 1993 Label: 4AD, Elektra1172———8334149Teenager of the Year Released: May 23, 1994 Label: 4AD, Elektra1312—76—60453521The Cult of Ray Released: January 22, 1996 Label: American1271———7195—39As Frank Black and the CatholicsFrank Black and the Catholics Released: September 9, 1998 Label: SpinART————56———61Pistolero Released: March 9, 1999 Label: SpinART—————————Dog in the Sand Released: January 30, 2001 Label: Cooking Vinyl, W.A.R.?————64———81Black Letter Days Released: August 20, 2002 Label: SpinART, Cooking Vinyl—4840——————Devil's Workshop Released: August 20, 2002 Label: SpinART, Cooking Vinyl——47——————Show Me Your Tears Released: September 8, 2003 Label: SpinART, Cooking Vinyl —3024—113————As Frank BlackFrank Black Francis Released: October 12, 2004 Label: SpinART, Cooking Vinyl ——45——————Honeycomb Released: July 19, 2005 Label: Back Porch, Cooking Vinyl —11——156————Fast Man Raider Man Released: June 20, 2006 Label: Back Porch, Cooking Vinyl—27——129————As Black FrancisBluefinger Released: September 11, 2007 Label: Cooking Vinyl—42——108————NonStopErotik Released: March 30, 2010 Label: Cooking Vinyl—31———————Paley & Francis (with Reid Paley) Released: October 11, 2011 Label: Cooking Vinyl, Sonic Unyon—————————
Live albums Title Album detailsThe Black Sessions Released: 1994 Label: Virgin/4ADLive at the Hotel Utah Saloon Released: 2008 Label: The BureauLive in Nijmegen Released: 2012 Label: The BureauLive at Melkweg Released: 2012 Label: The Bureau
Compilation albums Title Album detailsOddballs Released: 2000 Label: The BureauChristmass Released: December 18, 2006 Label: Cooking VinylFrank Black 93–03 Released: June 4, 2007 Label: Cooking VinylAbbabubba Released: March 15, 2011 Label: The BureauFrank Black and the Catholics: The Complete Recordings Released: April 6, 2015 Label: Cooking Vinyl
Soundtrack albums Title Album detailsThe Golem Released: February 23, 2010 Label: The Bureau
Extended plays Title Album detailsPeak chart positionsUSHeatUKThe John Peel Session (with Teenage Fanclub) Released: August 6, 1995 Label: Strange Fruit—98Svn Fngrs Released: March 3, 2008 Label: Cooking Vinyl35—
Singles Title YearPeak chart positions AlbumUSAlt.BEL(Fl)FRAUK"Los Angeles"19936—11—Frank Black"Hang On to Your Ego"843——"Headache"199410——53Teenager of the Year"Men in Black"1995———37The Cult of Ray"The Marsist"————"I Don't Want to Hurt You"1996———63"You Ain't Me"————"All My Ghosts"1998———87Frank Black and the Catholics"I Gotta Move"————"Robert Onion"2000————Dog in the Sand"St. Francis Dam Disaster"2001————"Everything Is New"2003———92Show Me Your Tears"Nadine"————"Threshold Apprehension"2007————Bluefinger"The Seus"2008————Svn Fngrs
Other appearances Year Title Label Notes 1996 Songs in the Key of X: Music from and Inspired by the X-Files Warner Bros Compilation album released in association with the American science fiction television series The X-Files Track: "Man of Steel" 1998 Super Bad @ 65: A Tribute to James Brown Zero Hour Tribute album for James Brown Track: "Mother Popcorn (You Got to Have a Mother for Me)" 2000Heroes & Villains: Music Inspired by The Powerpuff Girls Rhino Compilation album released in association with the American cartoon series The Powerpuff Girls. Also played during the credits of The Powerpuff Girls Movie. Track: "Pray for the Girls" 2003 Wig in a Box Off Records Charity tribute album of songs from Hedwig and the Angry Inch Track: "Sugar Daddy" 2005 High School Reunion American Laundromat Records/Face Down Records 1980s film tribute album Track: "Repo Man" (Iggy Pop cover) 2006 Hello Radio: The Songs of They Might Be Giants Bar/None Tribute album for the band They Might Be Giants Track: "Road Movie to Berlin" 2009 New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets Justice Records Tribute album for the band Love and Rockets Track: "All in My Mind"
Guest appearances Year Title Label Notes 1994 Pawnshop Guitars Virgin The debut solo album by the former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke (as Frank Black) – guitars, background vocals Track: "Jail Guitar Doors" (The Clash cover) 1995 The Sacred Squall Of Now Upstart Records/Continental Record Services The debut solo album by Reeves Gabrels (as Frank Black) – co-writer, vocals, rhythm guitar Track: "119 Years Ago" 1995 Ball-Hog or Tugboat? Columbia The debut solo album by the former Minutemen bass guitarist Mike Watt (as Frank Black) – lead vocals Track: "Chinese Firedrill" 1995 E-Ticket Ride Columbia 7" promo for Ball-Hog or Tugboat? (as Frank Black) – vocals Track: "Big Bang Theory" 2000 Ulysses (Delta Notte) E-Magine Records Reeves Gabrels album (as Frank Black) – vocals, rhythm guitar Track: "Jewel" feat. David Bowie & Dave Grohl 2000 (Breach) Interscope Records The Wallflowers 3rd album (as Frank Black) – backing vocals Track: "Letters from the Wasteland" 2000 A Merilly Christmas MEC Alan Merrill Christmas album (as Frank Black) – backing vocals Track: "Let's think about it" 2001The Best of Pigface: Preaching to the Perverted Invisible Records Recorded but unused for the 1991 Pigface live album Welcome to Mexico... Asshole (as Black Francis) - background talking & guitars Tracks: "Ogre (& The Six Million Dollar Man)" & "Dog" 2002 Hitting the Ground Instinct Records Debut solo album by Gordon Gano (as Frank Black) – vocals Track: "Run" 2016 This Becomes Us Prescription The debut solo album by the former Million Dead and Future of the Left bassist Julia Ruzicka – vocals Track: "Painter Man Is Coming"
Music videos +YearAlbumTitleDirector1993Frank BlackLos AngelesJohn FlansburghHang on to Your EgoJohn Flansburgh1994Teenager of the YearHeadacheAdam Bernstein1995The Cult of RayMen in BlackMike Mills (director)1996The Cult of RayI Don’t Want to Hurt You (Every Single Time)Adam Bernstein
See also Pixies discography Grand Duchy
Notes and references