The official discography of Living Colour, an American funk metal band.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales threshold) US AUSAustralian (ARIA Chart) peaks: Top 50 peaks: "Cult of Personality": Vivid: Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Sunshine of Your Love": "Open Letter (To a Landlord)": "Type": GER AUT NL NOR NZ SWE SWI UK Vivid Release date: May 3, 1988 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD, cassette 6 52 — — 92 15 2 — — — CAN: Platinum NZ: Gold US: 2× Platinum Time's Up Release date: August 28, 1990 Label: Epic Formats: LP, CD, cassette 13 15 56 — 24 13 10 — 11 20 AUS: Gold CAN: Gold US: Gold Stain Release date: March 2, 1993 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette 26 18 29 25 8 — 10 42 14 19 Collideøscope Release date: October 7, 2003 Label: Sanctuary Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — — The Chair in the Doorway Release date: September 15, 2009 Label: Megaforce Formats: CD, download 161 — — — — — — — — — Shade Release date: September 8, 2017 Label: Megaforce Formats: LP, CD, download — — — — 119 — — — 25 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Live albums Title Album details Dread Release date: 1994 Label: Import Japan Formats: CD, cassette Live from CBGB's Release date: January 11, 2005 Label: Legacy Formats: CD, download Instant Live Release date: February 5, 2005 Label: Instant Live Formats: CD, download CBGB OMFUG Masters:August 19, 2005 The Bowery Collection Release date: October 28, 2008 Label: Celluloid Formats: CD, download The Paris Concert Release date: March 10, 2009 Label: In-Akustik Formats: CD, download
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions AUS Pride Release date: November 14, 1995 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette 70 Super Hits Release date: January 27, 1998 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD, cassette — Play It Loud Release date: April 28, 1998 Label: Sony Music Distribution Formats: CD, cassette — What's Your Favorite Color?:Remixes, B-Sides and Rarities Release date: April 5, 2005 Label: Sony Music Distribution Formats: CD, music download — Everything Is Possible: The VeryBest of Living Colour Release date: January 17, 2006 Label: Epic/Legacy Formats: CD, download —
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions US AUS NL SWI Biscuits† Release date: July 16, 1991 Label: Epic Formats: CD, cassette 110 25 43 32 Who Shot Ya? Release date: September 9, 2016 Label: LC Productions Formats: CD, download — — — — †The Sony Music Japan edition of this disc had nine extra tracks not available on the international editions, making Biscuits a compilation album.
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album US USMain USAlt US Dan AUS NL NZ UK 1988 "Middle Man" — — — — — — — — Vivid "Cult of Personality" 13 9 — — 54 — 3 67 1989 "Glamour Boys" 31 26 — — — 31 14 83 "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" 82 11 — — 116 — 11 — "Funny Vibe" — — — — — — — — 1990 "Type" — 5 3 — 121 — — 75 Time's Up 1991 "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" — 28 8 — 10 16 — 12 "Solace of You" — — — — 69 27 — 33 "Elvis Is Dead" — — 25 18 — — — — "Pride" — 42 — — — — — — "Time's Up" — — — — — — — — 1992 "Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing" — — 12 — — 85 — — Biscuits (EP) 1993 "Leave It Alone" — 14 4 — 59 41 20 34 Stain "Ausländer" — — — — — — — 53 "Nothingness" — — 17 — 85 — 28 76 "Bi" — — — — 79 — — — 1994 "Sunshine of Your Love" — — — — 56 — 22 — True Lies soundtrack 2003 "Song Without Sin" — — — — — — — — Collideøscope 2009 "Behind the Sun" — — — — — — — — The Chair in the Doorway 2017 "Come On" — — — — — — — — Shade "Program" — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Video albums Title Album details Certifications(sales threshold) Primer Release date: 1989 Label: CBS Records Formats: VHS, LD US: Gold Time Tunnel Release date: 1991 Label: Sony Music Video Formats: VHS Video Hits Release date: 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: DVD On Stage at World Cafe Live Release date: May 8, 2007 Label: Decca Format: DVD The Paris Concert Release date: November 11, 2008 Label: In-Akustik Format: DVD
Music videos Year Song Director(s) 1988 "Middle Man" Drew Carolan "Cult of Personality" 1989 "Glamour Boys" Graham Elliott, John England "Open Letter (To a Landlord)" Drew Carolan "Funny Vibe" Charles Stone III 1990 "Love Rears Its Ugly Head" "Type" "Elvis Is Dead" 1991 "Sailin' On" "Solace of You" Matt Mahurin 1992 "Time's Up" 1993 "Leave It Alone" Kevin Kerslake "Ausländer" Eric Zimmerman "Nothingness" "Bi" 1994 "Sunshine of Your Love" Nigel Dick 2003 "Song Without Sin" 2016 "Who Shot Ya?"
Other appearances Title Album details Song Judgment Night Release date: September 14, 1993 Label: Epic Format: CD"Me, Myself, & My Microphone" with Run DMC Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix Release date: November 9, 1993 Label: Reprise Format: CD"Crosstown Traffic" True Lies Release date: July 19, 1994 Label: Lightstorm/Epic Soundtrax Format: CD"Sunshine of Your Love"
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