The discography of KT Tunstall, a Scottish rock and folk recording artist, includes eight studio albums, seven as a solo artist, a collaboration album with Suzi Quatro, and twenty-three singles. In addition to her recording work, she has also written various soundtracks for movies. In 2014, Tunstall wrote "Miracle" as an official soundtrack single for the film Winter's Tale, and "We Could Be Kings" for Million Dollar Arm.
KT Tunstall's debut studio album, Eye to the Telescope, was released in December 2004, and sold four million copies worldwide.Dornan, Judith. "Tunstall tour to promote Fantastic new CD" . Lancashire Evening Post. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007. The album produced two top twenty singles in the United Kingdom and was certified five times platinum. In 2005, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland."Antony and Johnsons win Mercury" . BBC Online. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2008. Tunstall's song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.
In May 2006, Tunstall released an acoustic collection album, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, a CD and a DVD comprising songs from her debut and unreleased material. Her second studio album, Drastic Fantastic, was released in September 2007. The album has produced three singles and has sold 234,000 copies in the United States. Her third studio album Tiger Suit was released in 2010, followed by an EP "The Scarlet Tulip EP", released on 8 April 2011. On 10 June 2013, Tunstall released her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon. Critically acclaimed, it was preceded by lead single "Feel It All" and other singles: "Invisible Empire" and "Made of Glass".
Her fifth studio album, the first in a three album trilogy, Kin was released on 9 September 2016. Golden State EP, with its lead single "Evil Eye" was released on 16 June 2016 to promote the album. The second album in the trilogy, Wax was released in 2018, whilst the third and final release in the trilogy, Nut, was released in 2022. In 2023, she released a collaboration album with American musician Suzi Quatro, entitled Face to Face.
Albums Studio albums
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsSCO UKPeak chart positions for albums and singles in the UK:
AUSBEL (FL)FRAGERIRLNLDSWIUS Eye to the Telescope Released: 13 December 2004 (UK) Label: Relentless (CDRELX06) Formats: CD, DD 1 3 43 72 7 43 4 53 29 33 WW: 4,500,000 UK: 1,682,867 US: 1,300,000 BPI: 5× Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold IRMA: 5× Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: Gold Drastic Fantastic Released: 10 September 2007 (UK) Label: Relentless (CDREL15) Formats: CD, CD/DVD, DD, LP 1 3 48 49 30 35 10 21 8 9 UK: 291,322 US: 234,000 BPI: Gold IRMA: Gold Tiger Suit Released: 24 September 2010 (UK) Label: Relentless (CDRELX22) Formats: CD, CD/DVD, DD 2 5 — 89 118 89 33 61 34 43 BPI: Silver Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon Released: 10 June 2013 (UK)6 August 2013 (US) Label: Virgin, Relentless, Blue Note Format: CD, CD/DVD, DD, vinyl 7 14 — 51 — — 30 84 56 64 Kin Released: 9 September 2016 Label: Caroline, Sony/ATV Music Format: CD, DD, vinyl 7 7 — — — — — — 96 — Wax Released: 5 October 2018 Label: Virgin Format: CD, DD, vinyl 6 15 — — — — — — — — Nut Released: 9 September 2022 Label: EMI Format: CD, DD, vinyl, cassette 4 25 — — — — — — — — Face to Face (with Suzi Quatro) Released: 11 August 2023 Label: Sun Records Format: CD, DD, vinyl 10 — — — — — — — 41 —"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Compilation and collection albums
Title Album details Peak chart positionsUKFRA KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza Released: 8 May 2006 (UK) Label: Relentless (CDRELX08) Formats: CD/DVD, DD 32 132 KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza 2 Released: 30 July 2017 (UK) Label: Not on Label (KTT13-CD) Formats: CD — —"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Live albums +List of live albums, with selected chart positions Date Title Live from SoHo Released: 27 May 2008 Label: Relentless Formats: Digital download Released exclusively through iTunes Peaked 199 on US Billboard 200 Energy Live Session: KT Tunstall Released: 12 November 2010 Label: Relentless Recorded at ISC Club Bern Formats: Digital download Released exclusively through the iTunes Store Live at the Wiltern Released: 25 January 2011 Label: Relentless Recorded at the Wiltern Theatre Formats: Digital download Released exclusively through iTunes Live in London March 2011 Released: 8 March 2011 Label: Virgin Records Recorded at HMV Forum Formats: Digital download, CD Live Islington Assembly Hall Released: 21 June 2013 Label: Virgin Records Recorded at Islington Assembly Hall, London Formats: Digital download, CD Live at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire Released: 10 November 2016 Label: LiveHereNow Recorded at O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, London Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl Live at the Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow 2019 Released: 9 March 2019 Label: LiveHereNow Recorded at Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow Formats: CD
Demo albums Date Title Tracks in July Released: 2000 Labels: Self-released Formats: CD Toons March '03 Released: 2003 Labels: Self-released Formats: CD
Extended plays +List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Date Title False Alarm Released: 11 October 2004 Labels: Relentless (RELCD #12) Formats: Double 7" vinyl, CD, digital download Live in LA - EP Released: 7 March 2006 Label: Relentless Formats: Digital download Released exclusively through iTunes Have Yourself a Very KT Christmas Released: 14 October 2007 Label: EMI (#5099950772421) Formats: CD Released exclusively to Target stores in the US Peaked 92 on US Billboard 200 The Scarlet Tulip EP Released: 11 April 2011 Label: Sony/ATV Music Formats: Digital download, CD, 10" vinyl Golden State EP Released: 16 June 2016 Label: Caroline, Sony/ATV Music Formats: Digital download, CD Extra Wax Released: 13 April 2019 Label: Rostrum Formats: Vinyl
Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications AlbumSCOUKBELFRAGERIRLNLDNZSWIUS"Throw Me a Rope" 2004 — — — — — — — — — — False Alarm"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" 2005 10 28 35 23 51 16 80 20 92 20 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Eye to the Telescope"Other Side of the World" 10 13 — — — 25 21 — — — BPI: Silver"Suddenly I See" 12 12 59 66 89 25 20 5 46 21 BPI: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum"Under the Weather" 28 39 — — — — — — — — "Another Place to Fall" 2006 24 52 — — — — — — — — "Hold On" 2007 11 21 — — 100 39 46 — 26 — Drastic Fantastic"Saving My Face" 19 50 56 — — — — — 93 — "If Only" 2008 15 45 — — — — — — — — "Fade Like a Shadow" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — Tiger Suit"(Still a) Weirdo" 30 39 91 — — — — — — — "Glamour Puss" — — — — — — — — — —"Feel It All" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon"Invisible Empire" — — — — — — — — — — "Made of Glass" — — — — — — — — — — "Come On, Get In" — 110 — — — — — — — — Tiger Suit"Evil Eye" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Golden State EP"Maybe It's a Good Thing" — — — — — — — — — — Kin"Hard Girls" — — — — — — — — — — "Love Is an Ocean" — — — — — — — — — — "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" — — — — — — — — — — "Two Way"2017 — — — — — — — — — — "The River"2018 — — — — — — — — — — Wax"Human Being" — — — — — — — — — — "Little Red Thread"2019 — — — — — — — — — — "Caledonia"2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Canyons"2022 — — — — — — — — — — Nut"I Am the Pilot" — — — — — — — — — — "Private Eyes" — — — — — — — — — — "Shine a Light" (with Suzi Quatro) 2023 — — — — — — — — — — Face to Face "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Notes
Soundtracks Year Title Movie 2010 "Boy" The Kid soundtrack 2014 "Miracle" Winter's Tale soundtrack "We Could Be Kings" Million Dollar Arm: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack 2015 "Float" Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast soundtrack "1000 Years" "Strange Sight" "Fit In" 3 Generations soundtrack 2016 "Bad Moms (Suite)" Bad Moms soundtrack "Enough Is Enough (Suite)" "Get Your Tits Up (Suite)"
Music videos Year Title Director(s) 2005 "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" Sophie Muller "Other Side of the World"Big TV! "Suddenly I See" (Version 1) "Under the Weather" Jamie Thraves 2006 "Another Place to Fall" Tim Pope "Suddenly I See" (Version 2) Patrick Daughters "Suddenly I See" (Version 3) Honey 2007 "Hold On" Perou "Saving My Face" Chris Bran 2008 "If Only" James Caddick "Little Favours" Chris Bran 2010 "(Still a) Weirdo"Paul Minor "Fade Like a Shadow" "Glamour Puss - Kollaborative" Collaborative video 2013 "Feel It All - Band Jam" Isaac Ravishankara "Feel It All" (Album Version) Alex Kemp "Invisible Empire"Chris Turner "Made of Glass" "Come On, Get In" Elizabeth Hobbs & John McLean 2016 "Evil Eye" KT Tunstall "Maybe It's a Good Thing" Yoni Weisberg "Hard Girls"Chris Turner "Love is an Ocean" "It Took Me So Long to Get Here, But Here I Am" KT Tunstall 2017 "Two Way" Christopher M. Anthony2018 "The River" Alexo Wandael "Human Being" KT Tunstall2019 "Little Red Thread" SZOP2022 "Canyons" KT Tunstall & Cortney Armitage "I Am the Pilot" Josh McCartney "Private Eyes" KT Tunstall & Cortney Armitage
Other appearances These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Tunstall.
Year Song Album Notes 2003 "Refugee" Laughter Through TearsPerformed with Oi Va Voi"Oi Va Voi, Laughter Through Tears". BBC Online. Retrieved 15 March 2008. "Yesterday's Mistakes" "Ladino Song" 2006 "Lazarus" Poison Sweet Madeira Performed with Sophie Solomon "Biography" . Decca Music Group. Retrieved 20 March 2008. "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" Moving Out to the Country Performed with Jools Holland 2007 "Under the Moonlight" The Boy with No Name Performed with Travis[ "The Boy with No Name > Credits"]. Allmusic. Retrieved 20 July 2007. "Sing" Songs of Mass Destruction Performed with Annie LennoxCohen, Jonathan. "Annie Lennox Wields Songs Of 'Destruction'" . Billboard. 18 July 2007. Retrieved 1 August 2007. "I Want You Back" The Saturday Sessions: The Dermot O'Leary Show BBC Radio 2 Session. Cover of Jackson 5 song. "Let's Stick Together" Radio 1: Established 1967 Cover of Bryan Ferry song 2008 "The Hidden Heart" Songs for Survival Album released in support of the Survival International charity "Happy Man" I Started Out with Nothin and I Still Got Most of It LeftPerformed with Seasick SteveI Started Out With Nothin and i Still Got Most of it Left (CD album liner notes). Warner Bros. Records. September 2008. "The Letter" 2009 "Hazel Black" The Sun Came Out Performed with Neil Finn "Black Silk Ribbon" Performed with Bic Runga "The Witching Hour" Background vocals supporting Phil Selway 2010 "Don't You Forget About Me" Songs to Save a Life. "Somebody to Love" Rhythms del Mundo Revival 2012 "Third Swan" Diamond Mine (Jubilee Edition) Performed with King Creosote & Jon Hopkins. 2013 "The 3 Deaths of Lucky" The Coincidentalist Performed with Howe Gelb. 2014 The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society Co-performed with James Yorkston and The Pictish Trail 2020 "Wash Ya Hands" Performed with The Freelance Hellraiser, Savage Grace "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" Worst of 2020 Featured on the Pomplamoose cover the U2 song. 2026 "Tempting Fate" We Will Always Be the Way We Were Performed with Jack Savoretti Notes
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