This is the discography of German electro soul singer and songwriter Billie Ray Martin.
Following her time with Electribe 101 during the 1980s and early 1990s, Billie embarked on a solo career in 1993. Following the release of her first solo single "Persuasion", she achieved some chart success throughout the rest of the 1990s, including her biggest hit to date, "Your Loving Arms", which reached the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, and on various US dance charts.
Since 2000, despite having limited commercial success, Martin has continued to produce and release studio albums and singles worldwide.
Studio albums Deadline for My Memories (1995) (UK #46) (AUS #146) 18 Carat Garbage (2001) 18 Carat Garbage Demos (2002) Hollywood Under the Knife (2011) (The Opiates) The Soul Tapes (2016)
EPs 4 Ambient Tales (1993) Crime & Punishment (1999) (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl) Anatomy Of A Plastic Girl EP (2008) (The Opiates) The Crackdown Project Volume 1 - Sold Out To Disco (2010) (Billie Ray Martin feat. Stephen Mallinder, Maertini Broes & Lusty Zanzibar) The Crackdown Project Volume 2 - Darkness Restored (2010) (Billie Ray Martin feat. Stephen Mallinder, Maertini Broes & Lusty Zanzibar) Sold Life EP (2011) (Billie Ray Martin & Hard Ton) Rainy Days and Remixes EP (2011) (The Opiates)
Compilations New Demos (2003) Recycled Garbage (remix compilation, 2002) Hollywood Cuts (The Remixes) (2012) (The Opiates) Video The Videos 89-98 (compilation DVD, 2008) [also includes Electribe 101] Five Takes (A Song About Andy) (DVD, 2012) [features five versions of "On Borrowed Time"]
Singles Year Title Peak chart positionsAlbum AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT FIN IRE ITA NED UK UK Dance US Club Play US Dance Sales 1993 "Persuasion" (Billie Ray Martin & Spooky) — — — — — — — — — — 1994"Sky High" (as Individual)A (continental Europe issue)————19————— "Your Loving Arms" — — — — — — 382 — — Deadline for My Memories 1995 "Your Loving Arms" (re-issue) 85 23 — 8 1 36 62 1 5 "Running Around Town" 101 — 19 — 88 — 292 3 22"Mystic Motion" (Datura written by Billie Ray Martin)A (continental Europe issue)————4—————Eternity(Datura album, 1993) "Imitation of Life" 159 — — —— — 292 15 —Deadline for My Memories1996"Sky High" (as Voices present Individual)A (UK & US issues)——————849—— "Space Oasis" — — — —— — 6632 — —Deadline for My Memories "You and I (Keep Holding On)" — — — —— — 76— — —"Mystic Motion" (Datura written by Billie Ray Martin)A (UK issue)——————————Eternity(Datura album, 1993)1997"Passion" (Datura written with Billie Ray Martin)A————14————— 1998 "Pacemaker" (Billie Ray Martin presents Sonnenstahl) — — — — — — —— — — Crime & Punishment (EP) 1999 "Honey" — — — — — 63 5412 — — 2001 "Systems of Silence" — — — — — — —— — — 18 Carat Garbage"18 Carat Garbage"———— —————— "I've Never Been to Memphis" — — — — — —— — — "Where Fools Rush In" — — — — — — —— — —2002 "I'm Not Keen" (Mikael Delta with Billie Ray Martin) — — — — — — —— — — Vulnerable(Mikael Delta EP) 2003 "Honey" (US issue) — — — — — — —— 3 14 "No Brakes On My Rollerskates" (Hot Skates 3000 aka Billie Ray Martin)———— ————— — "Dead Again"———— ————— — 2005 "Je Regrette Everything" (Hell feat. Billie Ray Martin) — — — — — — —13 — — N.Y. Muscle(Hell album, 2003) "Bright Lights Fading" (Slam featuring Billie Ray Martin) — — — — — — 96B6B — — Year Zero(Slam album) 2007 "Undisco Me" — — — — — — —— 20 — 2011 "Sweet Surburban Disco" — — — — — — —— — — "Fantasy Girl" (Billie Ray Martin and Hard Ton)———— ————— — 2012 "Hyper Lust" (Motor feat. Billie Ray Martin) — — — — — ——— — — Man Made Machine(Motor album) 2014 "After All" — — — — — — —— — — "Off the Rails" (Billie Ray Martin and Aérea Negrot)———— ————— — 2016 "Strongheaded Woman" — — — — — — —— — — The Soul Tapes"The Glittering Gutter"———— ————8—2022"Back For More" (Next Door But One feat. Billie Ray Martin)———— ————— — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. A) In the 90s, singles with songs written by and/or sung by Martin emerged, sometimes under pseudonyms
B) Charted via inclusion on Slam's 3B4Zero EP
Remixes "Imitation of Life" was remixed by Grammy Award winning remixer David Morales. Brian Transeau (aka BT) produced remixes for the singles "Space Oasis" and "Running Around Town". Several of Martin's singles have been remixed by Junior Vasquez, including "Your Loving Arms", "Running Around Town", "Space Oasis", "Honey", "18 Carat Garbage" and "Systems of Silence". "Your Loving Arms" and "Imitation of Life" were remixed by Brothers in Rhythm. Roger Sanchez and Todd Terry both remixed "Your Loving Arms". "Honey" was remixed by Above & Beyond, Chicane, and Deep Dish. "Pacemaker" was remixed by E-Smoove.
See also List of number-one dance hits (United States) List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart
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