The discography of Australian musician, singer-songwriter, painter and television personality Rolf Harris consists of 30 studio albums, 2 live albums, 4 compilation albums, and 48 singles. He often used unusual instruments in his performances: he played the didgeridoo and the stylophone and is credited with the invention of the wobble board. Harris also collaborated with other artists, including Kate Bush, Rick Parfitt, and The Wiggles.
Harris began his career in music in the 1950s, releasing several songs including "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" (a Top 10 hit in Australia, the UK, and the US), "Sun Arise", "Jake the Peg", and his recording of "Two Little Boys" (which reached number 1 in the UK). In 1993, Harris did a cover of the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven", featuring didgeridoo and wobble board. His last song was the 2009 Christmas song "Christmas in the Sun". Harris was convicted in England in 2014 of the sexual assault of four underage girls.
In 1960, Harris' single "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" reached number 1 in Australia, and in 1969 "Two Little Boys" reached number 1 on both the Irish and UK charts. Harris is credited with inventing a simple homemade instrument called the wobble board. As well as his beatboxing, similar to eefing, Harris went on to use an array of unusual instruments in his music, including the didgeridoo (the sound of which was imitated on "Sun Arise" by four double basses), the Jew's harp and, later, the stylophone (for which he also lent his name and likeness for advertising).
Albums Studio albums Year Title Notes 1959 Rolf Harris Sings at the Down Under Club Label: Queensway 1963 Sun Arise Label: Epic The Original Sun Arise Label: Epic 1964 The Court of King Caractacus Label: Epic The single reached No 9 on the Australian Singles Chart. 1965 All Together Now Label: MFP 1966 To My Darling Ronza Label: Epic Man with the Microphone Label: Columbia Shamus O'Sean the Leprechaun Label: MFP 1968 It's a Rolf World Label: Capitol The Rolf Harris Show Label: Columbia 1970 Mary's Boy Child Label: Columbia 1971 Instant Music Label: Columbia Jake the Peg in Vancouver Town Label: Capitol Reached No. 61 on the Canadian Albums Chart 1972 The Boy from Bassendean Label: Rolf Harris Enterprises 1973 In Many Moods Label: Columbia You Name It Label: Capitol Canadian release 1975 She'll Be Right Label: Festival, EMI Reissued in circa 1999 1976 Mirrored Image Label: EMI Turn On Label: Capitol Records Canadian release 1979 Rolf on Saturday OK? Label: BBC 1987 Cartoon Time Favourites Label: 1991 Ideal Label: EMI 1992 Rolf Rules OK! Label: Polygram Music / Australian Broadcasting Corporation Nominated for Best Comedy Release at the ARIA Awards in 1994 Reached No. 67 on the ARIA Albums Chart 1996 Animal Magic Label: EMI 1997 Can You Tell What It Is Yet? Label: EMI No. 70 on the UK Albums Chart in November 1997 1999 Bootleg Label: Rolf Harris Enterprises 2000 70/30 Label: Rolf Harris Enterprises 2001 King Rolf Label: Disky 2004 Now and Then – The New and the Vintage Label: Rolf Harris Enterprises 2006 A Portrait in Song Label: ABC Music As 'Rolf Harris and Friends'
Live albums Year Title 1966 At the Cave, Vancouver (live) Label: Capitol 1969 Rolf Harris Live! At the Talk of the Town Label: Columbia
Compilation albums Year Title Notes 1994 The Definitive Rolf Harris Label: EMI 2000 The Best of Rolf Harris Label: EMI 2006 Songs for Kids Label: ABC for Kids, Roadshow Featured "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" with The Wiggles 2008 The Platinum Collection Label: EMI Gold
Singles DateDate of entering the UK Singles Chart Title UK Catalogue No.21 July 1960"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" / "Nick Teen and Al K. Hall"Columbia 45-DB 44831961"Tame Eagle" / "Uncomfortable Yogi"Columbia 45-DB 4556"Six White Boomers" / "I've Lost My Mummy"Columbia 45-DB 474025 October 1962"Sun Arise" / "Someone's Pinched My Winkles"Columbia 45-DB 488828 February 1963"Johnny Day" / "In the Wet"Columbia 45-DB 49791963"I Know A Man" / "Living It Up"Columbia DB 70641964"Ringo for President" / "Head Hunter"Columbia DB 7349"The Court of King Caractacus" / "The Five Young Apprentices"Columbia DB 74501965"Iko Iko" / "Sydney Town"Columbia DB 7554"War Canoe" / "Linda"Columbia DB 7669"Jake the Peg" / "Big Dog"Columbia DB 78031966"Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?" / "Animals Pop Party"Columbia DB 80141967"Fijian Girl" / "You Got What It Takes"Columbia DB 8168"If I Was a Richman" / "Borroloola"Columbia DB 8191"I've Never Seen Anything Like It" / "Willy, Willy"Columbia DB 8285"Pukka Chicken" / "Here Come the Bees (Love Has Gone)"Columbia DB 83141968"Hurry Home" / "Paris with You"Columbia DB 834913 September 1968"The Bloke That Invented Beer" / "Have a Beer"Columbia DB 847516 April 1969"Bluer Than Blue" / "The Monster"Columbia DB 85531969"Jag är Sven Gren (Med Ett Extra Ben)" / "Släpp Min Känguru Ut, Rut!"Columbia DB 245722 November 1969"Two Little Boys" / "I Love My Love"Columbia DB 86301970"Tennessee Birdwalk" / "Ned Kelly"Columbia DB 8700"Mary's Boy Child" / "Christmas Is Here"Columbia DB 87301971"Take Back the Things (That We Said)" / "Salvation Army Citadel"Columbia DB 8762"Vancouver Town '71" / Capitol 72645-F"A Ram Sam Sam" / "Go Back Home"Columbia DB 88381972"So Earlye in the Evenin'" / "Watch Your Step"Columbia DB 8876"She'll Be Right" / "Jindabyne"Columbia DB 8961"Tutankamun" / "A Friend Like Me"Columbia DB 89051974"Papillon" / "Relax With Rolf"EMI 2154"Little Pal" / "Lazy Day"EMI 22384 April 1975"Presbyterian Church" / "Black Midnight Swamp"EMI 22861975"Happy Birthday, Father Christmas" / "MacAdam"EMI 23801976"Yarrabangee" / "Yarrabangee" (Inst.)EMI 24621978"Back To W.A." / "Old Man Emu"Interfusion K73221979"Stuck to the Ice" / "The Gendarmes' Duet" (With Crom Harris)Columbia DB 90691981"Hey Jimmy Johnson" / "Ginger Tom"Rolf Harris Enterprides RHE 1"War Canoe" / "Linda" (Re-Issue)EMI 52441982"The Dreaming" / "Dreamtime" (Kate Bush, both tracks feature Rolf on didgeridoo)EMI 52961985"Tommy (From 88 Pine)" / "Pavlova"Tembo Records TML 1111987"Heigh Ho/Whistle While You Work" / "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"BBC Records and Tapes REH6421991"Stylophonia" / "Stylophonia" (Land of Aus Instru-Mental)(Two Little Boys, featuring sampled Rolf Harris vocal. Rolf performed and promoted the song on T.V.)T.A. Scam Recordings MFD 005"Sun Arise" / "Two Little Boys" (Re-Issue)EMI EM 2101992"Stylophonia" ('92 Vocal Re-edit)/ "Stylophonia"(Two Little Boys, featuring sampled Rolf Harris vocal. Rolf performed and promoted the song on T.V.)T.A. Scam Recordings MFD 00513 February 1993"Stairway to Heaven" / "Stairway to Heaven" (By The Australian Doors)Vertigo VER 73 12 December 1995"Ego Sum Pauper" / "Ego Sum Pauper" (Rolfamix) / "Old Shep"Rolf Harris Enterprises CD RHE 91 June 1996"Bohemian Rhapsody" / "This Is a Didgeridoo"Living Beat LBECD 4125 October 1997"Sun Arise" / "Sun Arise" (808 State Remix)EMI CDROO 00114 October 2000"Fine Day" / "Fine Day" (Remix)Tommy Boy TBCD 21557 December 2009"Christmas in the Sun" with Rick Parfitt
Charting singles Year Title Chart positions AUSPeaks before 1988: 1960s: 1970s and early 1980s: CAN IRE NZ UK USPeaks on the Hot 100: "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport": "Nick Teen and Al K. Hall": "Sun Arise": 1960"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport"1———93*"Nick Teen and Al K. Hall"(B-side of "Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport")—————95"The Big Black Hat"42—————"Six White Boomers"12—————1961"Sun Arise"61———361"Tie Me Kangaroo Down Cha Cha"(Australian B-side of "Sun Arise")flip—————1963"Johnny Day"————44—1964"The Court of King Caractacus"32————116"Ringo for President"85—————1965"Sydney Town"53—————1966"Jake the Peg"23———53—"Big Dog"(B-side of "Jake the Peg")flip—————"Hey Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?" (Allan Smethurst)88———54—1968"Hurry Home"58—————1969"Bluer Than Blue"————30—"Two Little Boys"7—1—11191971"Vancouver Town '71"—68————"Salvation Army Citadel"67—————1979"Back to W.A."66—————1982"The Dreaming" (Kate Bush, features Rolf on didgeridoo)91———48—1993"Stairway to Heaven"73—10227—1995"Ego Sum Pauper"————83—1996"Bohemian Rhapsody"————50—1997"Sun Arise" (Re-Recording)————26—2000"Fine Day"————24—
"Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport" charted in 1963 was a U.S. re-recording
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