Devo discography
| Devo discography | |
|---|---|
 Mark Mothersbaugh performing as part of Devo at the "Festival Internacional de Benicàssim", on 20 July 2007. | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Video albums | 7 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 26 |
This is a discography of Devo, an American new wave band formed in 1972 by Gerald Casale, Bob Lewis and Mark Mothersbaugh. Devo currently consists of brothers Mark Mothersbaugh (synthesizers, lead vocals), Bob Mothersbaugh (guitar and vocals), Gerald Casale (guitar, keyboards, Vocals), Bob Casale (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Josh Freese (drums). The band rose to prominence during the New wave era in the US with their single "Whip It". The band have released eight studio albums, three extended plays, twelve compilation albums, five live album, and 26 singles.
The band released several singles released by the Stiff label that charted in the UK, but failed to chart in the US. Devo followed up with their debut full-length album Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! in July, 1978. The album reached number twelve in the UK and 78 in the US. In 1980, Devo released Freedom of Choice which went Platinum in the US and Gold in Canada making it their highest selling album. Their followup New Traditionalists, peaked at 23 on the American charts and was their final album to chart in the UK. Devo chart success slowly fell throughout the decade until they released their final studio album Smooth Noodle Maps in 1990 which failed to chart in either the US or the UK. Devo broke up the following year in 1991.
In 1996, Devo re-formed to regular tourdates. Devo released a multimedia CD-ROM adventure game, The Adventures of the Smart Patrol with Inscape. Members of Devo also began recording together under different aliases including the surf rock influenced The Wipeouters and Jihad Jerry & the Evildoers. No new albums under the Devo name were released except with the exception of a new single "Watch Us Work it" was released as a digital download in 2007.
Studio albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Worldwide UK[1] US[2] U.S. UK CAN 1978 Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! - Released: July, 1978
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
12 78 Gold[3] Silver[4] 1979 Duty Now for the Future - Released: July, 1979
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
49 — 1980 Freedom of Choice - Released: July, 1980
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
47 22 Platinum[3] Gold[5] 1981 New Traditionalists - Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl, 8-track
50 23 1982 Oh, No! It's Devo - Released: 1982
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, vinyl
— 47 1984 Shout - Released: October, 1984
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, vinyl
— 83 1988 Total Devo - Released: 1988
- Label: Enigma
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
— 189 1990 Smooth Noodle Maps - Released: June, 1990
- Label: Enigma
- Formats: CD, cassette, vinyl
— — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
EPs
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes UK[1] US[2] 1978 Be Stiff EP - Released: 1978
- Label: Stiff
- Formats: Vinyl
— — 1978 Mechanical Man - Released: 1978
- Label: Elevator
- Formats: Vinyl
— — 1981 DEV-O Live - Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Formats: CD, vinyl
— 50 - Live EP.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Live albums
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes UK[1] US[2] 1981 DEV-O Live - Released: 1981
- Label: Warner Bros.
— 50 - Live EP
1989 Now It Can Be Told: DEVO at the Palace - Released: 1989
- Label: Enigma
— — 1992 DEVO Live: The Mongoloid Years - Released: October, 1992
- Label: Rykodisc
— — 2005 Devo Live 1980 - Released: July 12, 2005
- Label: Rykodisc
— — - DualDisc containing both audio and video performance.
2005 Live in Central Park - Released: July 26, 2005
- Label: Warner Bros.
— — "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Compilations
Year Title Peak chart positions Notes UK[1] US[2] 1987 E-Z Listening Disc - Released: 1987
- Label: Rykodisc
— — 1990 Hardcore Devo: Volume One - Released: August 17, 1990
- Label: Rykodisc
— — 1990 Devo's Greatest Hits - Released: December 1990
- Label: Warner Bros.
— — 1990 Devo's Greatest Misses - Released: December 1990
- Label: Warner Bros.
— — 1991 Hardcore Devo: Volume Two - Released: August 23, 1991
- Label: Rykodisc
— — 1993 Hot Potatoes: The Best of Devo - Released: 1993
- Label: Virgin
— — 1996 Adventures of the Smart Patrol - Released: August 27, 1996
- Label: Discover
— — 1998 Greatest Hits - Released: November 3, 1998
- Label: Discover
— — 2000 Pioneers Who Got Scalped - Released: May 9, 2000
- Label: Discover
— — 2000 Recombo DNA - Released: 2000
- Label: Rhino Handmade
— — 2002 The Essentials - Released: April 2, 2002
- Label: Rhino
— — 2003 Whip It & Other Hits - Released: October 10, 2003
- Label: Rhino
— — 2008 This is the Devo Box - Released: July 23, 2008
- Label: Warner Music Life
— — * Fully remastered box set of Warner Brothers releases. Available only in Japan. "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. [6] |
Hot Dance Play [6] |
Hot Dance Sales [6] |
Mains' Rock Tracks [6] |
Modern Rock Tracks [6] |
U.K. Singles Chart [1] | ||||
| 1976 | "Mongoloid" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single. | |
| 1977 | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Be Stiff EP | |
| 1978 | "Be Stiff" | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | ||
| "Jocko Homo" | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | Q: Are we not men? A: We are Devo! | ||
| "Come Back Jonee" | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | |||
| 1979 | "The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprize" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duty Now for the Future | |
| "Secret Agent Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Flimsy Wrap" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single. | ||
| 1980 | "Girl U Want" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Freedom of Choice | |
| "Whip It" | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 51 | Gold (US)[3] Gold (Can)[5] | ||
| "Gates of Steel" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Freedom of Choice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "Working in a Coalmine" | 43 | 30 | — | 53 | — | — | Non-album single. | |
| "Beautiful World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Traditionalists | ||
| "Through Being Cool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jerkin' Back 'n' Forth" | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Peek-a-Boo!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oh, No! It's Devo | |
| 1983 | "That's Good" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Theme from Doctor Detroit" | 59 | — | — | — | — | 98 | Doctor Detroit soundtrack | ||
| 1984 | "Here to Go" | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | Shout | |
| "Are U X-Perienced?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Baby Doll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Total Devo | |
| "Disco Dancer" | — | 45 | 40 | — | — | — | |||
| "Bush Whacked" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 1990 | "Post Post-Modern Man" | — | 26 | — | — | 7 | — | Smooth Noodle Maps | |
| 2007 | "Watch Us Work it" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Digital download. | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||
Video albums
- 1979 - The Men Who Make the Music - VHS
- 1982 - Human Highway - VHS
- 1984 - We're All Devo - VHS and Laserdisc
- 1993 - The Complete Truth About Devolution - Laserdisc (Released on DVD in 2003)
- 2003 - Devo Live - DVD
- 2004 - Live in the Land of the Rising Sun - DVD
- 2005 - Devo Live 1980 - DualDisc
References
- General
- "Devo > Discography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
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- Specific
- ^ a b c d e Warwick, 2004. p.320
- ^ a b c d "Devo > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- ^ a b c "Album Certification". RIAA. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ "Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? NO WE ARE DEVO BPI certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ^ a b "CRIA Searchable Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b c d e "allmusic ((( Devo > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Billboard. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
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- Notes
- Warwick, Neil (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums. Omnibus Press. ISBN 1844490580.
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