The discography of American alternative rock band The Innocence Mission consists of thirteen studio albums, two compilation album, two releases issued for free download, five EPs, seventeen singles, ten music videos, and numerous appearances on soundtrack, tribute and sampler albums. The band have had their songs included on over a hundred different compilations and soundtracks, with many of those including the same select few songs (namely "Bright as Yellow", "The Lakes of Canada", "Tomorrow on the Runway" and "What a Wonderful World"). Therefore, only compilations and soundtracks which featured exclusive or otherwise rare content have been included. Also included on this list are their various solo albums and collaborations with other recording artists.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positionsUSUS IndieUS HeatUK IndieUK Ameri.The Innocence Mission Released: August 29, 1989 Label: A&M Records Formats: LP · Cassette · CD 167 — — — — Umbrella Released: July 23, 1991 Label: A&M Records Formats: CD · Cassette · LP — — — — — Glow Released: June 6, 1995 Label: A&M Records Formats: CD · Cassette — — — — — Birds of My Neighborhood Released: August 10, 1999 Label: Kneeling Elephant · RCA Formats: CD — — — — — Small Planes Released: September 25, 2001 Label: What Are Records? Formats: CD — — — — — Befriended Released: September 2, 2003 Label: Badman Recording Co. Formats: CD · LP · DL — — — — — Now the Day Is Over Released: November 9, 2004 Label: Badman Recording Co. Formats: CD · DL — — — — — We Walked in Song Released: March 13, 2007 Label: Badman Recording Co. Formats: CD · LP · DL — 177 — — — My Room in the Trees Released: July 13, 2010 Label: Badman Recording Co. Formats: CD · LP · DL — — 42 — — Hello I Feel the Same Released: October 16, 2015 Label: Korda Records Formats: CD · LP · DL — — — — — Sun on the Square Released: June 29, 2018 Label: Badman Recording Co. · Bella Union Formats: CD · LP · DL — — — 45 9See You Tomorrow Released: January 17, 2020 Label: Bella Union · Thérèse Records Formats: CD · LP · DL — — — — 8Midwinter Swimmers Released: November 29, 2024 Label: Bella Union · Thérèse Records Formats: CD · LP · DL — — — — —"—" denotes an album which did not chart or was ineligible to chart.
Compilations + List of compilations with additional information Title Details Further information為に・クワイエット・コーナ(For Quiet Corner) Released: November 25, 2015 Label: P-Vine Records Formats: CD Japanese-only release Compiled by Youki Yamamoto Catalog #: PCD–93974Geranium Lake: Live Performances, Demos and Unreleased Songs from Glow Released: October 22, 2022 Formats: CD · LP
Solo albums + List of albums recorded by individual members of The Innocence Mission, with additional information Title Details Further informationPainting in the Rain Artist: Super Genius Released: 1995 Label: Independent Formats: CD An album independently released by former A Thousand Years guitarist Tim Kwiat, on which Mike Bitts and Steve Brown perform bass guitar and drums, respectively, on every track on the album.Ten Silver Slide Trombones Released: January 16, 2001 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD Catalog #: UD-CD-01 Originally released via donperis.com; reissued in 2020.Go When the Morning Shineth Released: May 23, 2006 Label: Jemez Mountain Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: JMD–944 An album of instrumental compositions, with the exception of "North Atlantic Sand" featuring Karen Peris, and "Young as You Feel" which features Denison Witmer.Brighter Visions Beam Afar Released: November 24, 2007 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: LCD–003 An album of instrumental Christmas carols and classical compositions; a portion of the proceeds raised from sales of this record were donated to hunger relief charities.Violet Released: December 6, 2012 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: LCD–005The Old Century Released: May 1, 2013 Label: Jemez Mountain Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: JMD–917 An album of instrumental compositionsA Song Is Way Above the Lawn Released: October 8, 2021 Label: Bella Union Formats: CD · LP · DL Catalog #: BELLA–1246 = Mike Bitts and Steve Brown = Don Peris = Karen Peris
EPs + List of EPs with additional information Title Details Further informationTending the Rose Garden Released: 1986 Label: LList Records Formats: Cassette · LP Catalog #: 602020X Limited to 1,000 copies.The Lakes of Canada Released: 1999 Label: Kneeling Elephant Formats: CD Catalog #: RDJ65808–2 This release was mailed free of charge to anyone who requested a copy on Kneeling Elephant's website, in promotion of the Birds of My Neighborhood album. Limited quantities were reissued by the band's own Umbrella Day Music label in 2007 and given as a free gift with pre-orders of the We Walked In Song vinyl.Christ Is My Hope Released: April 10, 2000 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD Catalog #: LCD–001 A collection of traditional hymns and folk songs, as well as three original recordings. All proceeds from sales of this record are donated to local Lancaster-based food banks, and UNICEF's World Food Programme.Street Map Released: December 3, 2008 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: LCD–004 Contains seven previously unreleased recordings, and "A Thousand Miles" from the 2000 compilation Evensong.The Snow on Pi Day Released: November 14, 2017 Label: Umbrella Day Music Formats: CD · Cassette · DL Catalog #: LCD–006 Four new recordings, including a new version of "Snow" from Birds of My Neighborhood.The Raindrop Cars Released: July 9, 2025 Label: Thérèse Records Formats: CD · DL Catalog #: TR–08 2025 An 8-song companion EP to Midwinter Swimmers, containing five outtakes from the album and three alternate versions.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions AlbumUSUSAlt.Peak chart positions for singles on Billboards Alternative Songs, formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks: for "Black Sheep Wall": for "Bright as Yellow": "Black Sheep Wall"1989 — 22The Innocence Mission"Wonder of Birds" — —"I Remember Me"1990 — —"Sorry and Glad Together"1991 — — Umbrella"Bright as Yellow"1995 117 33 Glow"One for Sorrow, Two for Joy"2003 — — Befriended"Song from Holland"2007 — —rowspan="4" "Trip"2016 — —"The Lakes of Canada 2019"2019 — —"Radiant and Holy Night"2020 — —"This Thread Is a Green Street"2024 — —Midwinter Swimmers"Midwinter Swimmers" — — "—" denotes a release that did not chart.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Clear to You" 1990 The Innocence Mission "Curious" "And Hiding Away" 1991 Umbrella "Keeping Awake" 1995 Glow "Everything's Different Now" "Today" 2001 Small Planes "The Happy Mondays" 2010 My Room in the Trees"Green Bus"2018Sun on the Square"Look Out from Your Window""On Your Side"2019See You Tomorrow"This Boat"
B-sides + List of B-sides, showing year released and A-side name Title Year Single "Broken Circle" 1989 "Black Sheep Wall" "Notebook" "Your Advice" "Wonder of Birds" "Curious" "You Chase the Light" 1990 "I Remember Me" "Wonder of Birds" "Clear to You" "An Old Sunday" 1991 "Sorry and Glad Together" "Let's Talk About Something Else" 1995 "Bright as Yellow" "Geranium Lake""Bright as Yellow" "Keeping Awake" "Prayer of Saint Francis" 1999 "The Lakes of Canada" "Snow" "Peace Be with You" 2003 "One for Sorrow, Two for Joy"
Internet-only releases + List of albums which have been released exclusively for free download on the internet, and additional information Title Details Further informationTrack of the Month A series of individual songs, released one-at-a-time each month for free download through the band's official website.Seven Christmas Songs Released: December 14, 2011 Offered for free download through the band's official SoundCloud channel.
Soundtracks and miscellaneous + List of soundtrack and compilation albums which contain rare and/or exclusive material Title Details Song(s) featuredPreliminary Hearing Released: 1986 Label: Creation Records Type: Sampler album "Black Wall Sheep" – 4:55 "Tiny Picture" – 4:19If We Give You This CD, Will You Be Our Best Friend? Released: 1991 Label: A&M Records Type: Sampler album "And Hiding Away" – 3:33 "Now in This Hush" – 3:38Empire Records OST Released: August 22, 1995 Label: A&M Records Type: Soundtrack album "Bright as Yellow" – 3:33Live from the Music Hall Vol.1 Released: 1995 Label: KSCA FM Type: Live compilation "Bright as Yellow" – 3:46Take Me Home: A Tribute to John Denver Released: April 18, 2000 Label: Badman Recording Co. Type: Tribute album "Follow Me" – 3:17Evensong Released: 2000 Label: Evensong Recordings Ltd. Type: Compilation "A Thousand Miles" – 3:51The Pet Series, Vol. 2 Released: 2003 Label: Sally Forth Records Type: Compilation "The Way You Know" – 3:53Hope Isn't a Word – Comes with a Smile, Vol.11 Released: 2004 Label: Comes with a Smile Type: Compilation "I Haven't Seen This Day Before" – 3:05Awake, My Soul / Help Me to Sing: Songs of the Sacred Harp Released: October 14, 2008 Label: Awake Productions Type: Compilation "Africa, 178" – 2:36The Perks of Being a Wallflower OST Released: August 1, 2012 Label: Atlantic Records Type: Soundtrack album "Evensong" – 3:40Korda 3 Komp Released: March 18, 2016 Label: Korda Records Type: Sampler album "At Sea" – 3:10
Collaborations and guest appearances The band have collaborated on numerous songs recorded by other artists throughout their career, including: "I Belong" on Crack the Sky (1987) by Mylon LeFevre & Broken Heart "Shadows" on Lead Me On (1988) by Amy Grant "Hard Sun" on Big Harvest (1989) by Indio "Through Your Hands" on Stolen Moments (1990) by John Hiatt "Don't Face the World Alone" on Brave Heart (1991) by Kim Hill "Cherokee Louise" on Night Ride Home (1991) by Joni Mitchell "Running Away" on From Strength to Strength (1991) by Peter Himmelman "By Way of Sorrow" on Blue Pony (1997) by Julie Miller "Constance" and "Motorboat" on Illinois (1997) by Mila Drumke "Frozen Charlotte" and "When They Ring the Golden Bells" on Ophelia (1998) by Natalie Merchant "Do You Still Remember" on Davy Jones' Locker (1999) by The Ocean Blue "The Places We've Been" on Ojalá (2017) by Lost Horizons "This Is the Weather" on In Quiet Moments (2020) by Lost Horizons
Don has worked extensively with Lancaster-based singer-songwriter Denison Witmer, and was first credited as an engineer on his debut release, 1995's My Luck, My Love. He has gone on to produce several of Witmer's albums, including Safe Away (1998) and Are You a Dreamer? (2005), as well as the 1999 EP River Bends. He also engineered the LPs Of Sorrow and Joy (2001) and Recovered (2003), and mixed The '80s EP (2000) and Philadelphia Songs (2004). The latter album additionally features background vocals from Karen, on the song "Rock Run". Don also produced the 2003 charity album Poverty, Chastity, Obedience: Remembering Father Mychal F. Judge, O.F.M., and was credited as the mastering engineer for two EPs released by The Ocean Blue: Denmark (2000) and Ayn (2001). Mike Bitts and Steve Brown were both credited with performing bass guitar and drums, respectively, on several songs from Better Living Through Compression, a 2004 album by The Innocence Mission's former guitar technician Cliff Hillis.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s)"Wonder of Birds"1989 Erick Ifergan"I Remember Me"1990"And Hiding Away"1991"Bright as Yellow"1995 Dan Winters"My Sisters Return from Ireland" 2008The Innocence Mission"North American Field Song" 2011"Hello I Feel the Same"2015"Washington Field Trip""Green Bus"2018Karen Peris"Look Out from Your Window""On Your Side"2019"This Thread Is a Green Street"2024"Midwinter Swimmers"
Notes signifies a track from a Don Peris solo album.