Aimee Mann is an American singer-songwriter who has released several albums since the early 1980s. Originally, she worked in collaboration with The Young Snakes and 'Til Tuesday, before becoming a solo artist. In 2013, she and Ted Leo began performing as the Both. As a solo artist, Mann has released 10 studio albums.
Albums
Studio albums +List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and salesTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesUSAUSAIndieAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.BEL(FL)FRAGERJPNNLDSWEUKWhatever Released: May 11, 1993 Label: Imago, Geffen127————————39 US: 170,000I'm with Stupid Released: November 1995 Label: Geffen82—105——————51 US: 123,000Bachelor No. 2 or, the Last Remains of the Dodo Released: May 2, 2000 Label: SuperEgo1347196——44—8730— US: 230,000Lost in Space Released: August 27, 2002 Label: SuperEgo351193—1033080861872 US: 232,000The Forgotten Arm Released: May 3, 2005 Label: SuperEgo601—9813660143962884One More Drifter in the Snow Released: October 31, 2006 Label: SuperEgo—25———————— US: 39,000@#%&*! Smilers Released: June 2, 2008 Label: SuperEgo322——————40—Charmer Released: September 17, 2012 Label: SuperEgo336—177—89151——74Mental Illness Released: March 31, 2017 Label: SuperEgo545—112—69109151—53Queens of the Summer Hotel Released: November 5, 2021 Label: SuperEgo——————————
Live albums
Live at St. Ann's Warehouse (2004)
Compilation albums
Ultimate Collection (2000)
Soundtrack albums +List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and salesTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSalesUSCANGERMagnolia: Music from the Motion Picture Released: December 7, 1999 Label: Warner Music582142 US: 500,000 (Gold)
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album US USAAA USAlt. AUS UK "I Should've Known" 1993 — — 16 — 55 Whatever "Stupid Thing" — — — — 47 "I Should've Known" (reissue) 1994 — — — — 45 "Say Anything" — — — — — "That's Just What You Are" 93 — 24 — — I'm with Stupid "Choice in the Matter" 1995 — 12 — — — "Long Shot" 1996 — — — 86 126 "You Could Make a Killing" — — — — — "Amateur" 1997 — — — — — "Superball" — — — — — "Save Me" 2000 — — — — 88 Magnolia: Music from the Motion Picture "Wise Up" — — — — — "The Christmas Song" — — — — — non-album single "Red Vines" 2001 — 21 — — — Bachelor No. 2 "Calling It Quits" — — — — — "How Am I Different" — — — — — "Ghost World" — — — — — "Humpty Dumpty" 2002 — — — — — Lost in Space "Pavlov's Bell" 2003 — — — — — "Going Through the Motions" 2005 — 18 — — — The Forgotten Arm "Video" — — — — — "31 Today" 2007 — — — — — @#%&*! Smilers "Freeway" 2008 — 19 — — — "Phoenix" — — — — — "Charmer" 2012 — — — — — Charmer "Labrador" — — — — — "Soon Enough" — — — — — "Can't You Tell?" 2016 — — — — — 30 Days, 30 Songs "Goose Snow Cone" 2017 — — — — — Mental Illness "Patient Zero" — — — — —
Collaborations 1987 – "The Faraway Nearby" by Cyndi Lauper (backing vocals) on her album True Colors 1987 – "Time Stand Still" by Rush (backing vocals) on the album Hold Your Fire 1990 – "Yesterday (You Stopped Crying)" covered by Sarah Brightman on her album "As I Came of Age" 1993 – "Under Jets" by Murray Attaway (backing vocals) on his album In Thrall 2004 – "Static on the Radio" with Jim White on his album Drill a Hole in That Substrate and Tell Me What You See 2004 – "That's Me Trying" by William Shatner (backing vocals) on his album Has Been 2005 – "Where's the Party?" by Jim Boggia (backing vocals) on his album Safe in Sound 2005 – "How Am I Different" by Bettye LaVette on her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise 2006 – "Ms. Ketchup and the Arsonist" by The Honeydogs (backing vocals) on the album Amygdala 2008 – "My Father's Gun" by Elton John. Aimee has been playing this cover at every show throughout her 2008 Smilers tour. 2008 – "Hearts" by Tim & Eric (lead vocals) on their album Awesome Record, Great Songs! Volume One 2012 – "No More Amsterdam" with Steve Vai on his album The Story of Light 2012 – "Bigger Than Love" with Ben Gibbard on his album Former Lives 2012 – "All The Times We Had" with Ivan & Alyosha on their album All the Times We Had 2012 – Backing vocals on Some Things Never Stay the Same (Mann made the album art for 2011's Starting from Nowhere) 2017 – "No Love" with Scott Miller (co-written, duet) on the Game Theory album Supercalifragile 2021 – "Name of the Game" by Susanna Hoffs on her album Bright Lights
Soundtrack appearances 1996 – Jerry Maguire ("Wise Up") 1998 – Sliding Doors ("Amateur") 1999 – Cruel Intentions ("You Could Make a Killing") 2002 – I Am Sam (“Two of Us”, with Michael Penn) 2003 – Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Radio Sunnydale - Music from the TV Series ("Pavlov's Bell") 2007 – Arctic Tale ("At the Edge of the World", with Zach Gill and "The Great Beyond") 2019 – Steven Universe the Movie (Original Soundtrack) (Vocals: "Independent Together", writing: "Drift Away") 2021 – M.O.D.O.K. (Original Soundtrack) ("Never Let You Go")
Compilation appearances 1995 – "One", a Harry Nilsson cover for the For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson tribute album. Later appears on the Magnolia soundtrack and in the 2001 film, Just Can't Get Enough 1996 – "Christmastime" with Michael Penn, plays over the credits for the film, Hard Eight 1996 – "Christmastime" with Michael Penn, appears on the holiday compilation album Just Say Noël 1996 – "Baby Blue", a Badfinger cover, appears on the tribute compilation Come and Get It: A Tribute to Badfinger 1997 – "Nobody Does It Better", a cover of the Carly Simon theme for The Spy Who Loved Me on the compilation, Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project 1999 – "The Christmas Song", a cover of the Mel Tormé/Robert Wells song popularized by Nat King Cole, appears on the holiday compilation Viva Noel: Q Division Christmas 2000 – "Reason to Believe" with Michael Penn, a Bruce Springsteen cover on the album Badlands: A Tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska 2001 – "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" with Michael Penn, duet during A Tribute To Brian Wilson 2002 – "Two of Us" and "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", Beatles covers for the I Am Sam soundtrack. The former also includes Michael Penn, and the latter was only released on the European edition of the album. 2003 - “Save Me" appears on the live, studio compilation album KGSR Broadcasts – Volume 11 2004 – "What the World Needs Now", a Burt Bacharach cover. First appeared in a Calvin Klein commercial, and was later available on the Starbucks compilation album Sweetheart 2005: Love Songs 2005 – "Dear John" appears on the compilation album Acoustic 05 (The Echo Label) 2005 - “Going Through The Motions" appears on the live, studio compilation album KGSR Broadcasts – Volume 13 2007 – "Save Me" appears on the compilation album Acoustic 07 (V2 Records) 2007 – "White Christmas" appears on the Starbucks holiday compilation album Stockings By the Fire 2008 – "Freeway" appears on the live, studio compilation album KGSR Broadcasts – Volume 16 2012 - “Little Bombs" appears on the live, studio compilation album KGSR Broadcasts – Volume 20 2014 – "I'm Cured" for the charity comedy album 2776 2019 – "Hold On", a Tom Waits cover on the album Come On Up to the House: Women Sing Waits
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