Nick Lowe is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and producer. His discography consists of 14 studio albums, 1 live album, 3 EPs, 23 singles, and 6 compilations. In addition, he has been a performer and producer on numerous albums by other artists.
Albums Studio Year Album Peak chart positions Record label UK US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 1988: N.B. ARIA licensed the top 50 portion of the Kent Music Report chart from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988. Party of One and "All Men Are Liars" (ARIA) peaks: SWE NL 1978 Jesus of Cool 22 127 77 31 26 Radar Records 1979 Labour of Lust 42 31 53 20 — 1982 Nick the Knife 99 50 — 18 — Columbia Records 1983 The Abominable Showman — 129 — 29 — 1984 Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit — 113 — 45 — 1985 The Rose of England — 119 100 49 — 1988 Pinker and Prouder Than Previous — — — — — 1990 Party of One — 182 127 — — Reprise Records 1994 The Impossible Bird — — — — — Upstart Records 1998 Dig My Mood — — — — — 2001 The Convincer — — — 32 — Proper Records 2007 At My Age — — — 10 — 2011 The Old Magic 66 84 — 9 — 2013 Quality Street: A Seasonal Selection for All the Family — — — — — 2024 Indoor Safari (with Los Straitjackets) — — — — — Yep Roc Records "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live YearAlbumRecord label 2004 Untouched Takeaway Yep Roc Records 2015 The Quality Holiday Revue Live (with Los Straitjackets) 2020 Live at the Haw River Ballroom (with Los Straitjackets)
EPs YearTitleRecord LabelFormat 1977 Bowi Stiff 7" 45 rpm 1980 Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds Sing the Everly Brothers F-Beat / Columbia 7" 33⅓ rpm 1982 My Heart Hurts F-Beat Two 7" 45 rpm records 2018 Tokyo Bay / Crying Inside Yep Roc Two 7" 45 rpm records/CD 2019 Love Starvation / Trombone 12" record / CD 2020 Lay It On Me 12" record / CD
Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsRecord LabelB-sideAlbumNotes UK US Pop US AC US Rock CAN AUS 1976 "So It Goes" — — — — — — Stiff Records "Heart of the City" Jesus of CoolThe first Stiff Records label single. The song was featured in the movies Rock 'n' Roll High School and Adventureland. "Keep It Out of Sight" — — — — — — Dynamo Records "(I've Been Taking the) Truth Drug" Non-album singlesNetherlands-only release 1977 "Halfway to Paradise" — — — — — — Stiff Records "I Don't Want the Night to End"1978 "I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass" 7 — — — — — Radar Records "They Called It Rock" Jesus of Cool "Little Hitler" — — — — — — Radar Records "Cruel to Be Kind" "American Squirm" — — — — — — "(What's So Funny 'Bout)Peace, Love and Understanding?" Non-album single 1979 "Crackin' Up" 34 — — — — — "Basing Street" Labour of Lust "Cruel to Be Kind" 12 12 36 — 12 12 "Endless Grey Ribbon" "Switch Board Susan" — 107 — — 81 — Columbia Records "Basing Street" North American–only release 1982 "Stick It Where the Sun Don't Shine" — — — 43 35 — "My Heart Hurts" Nick the Knife "Burning" — — — — — — F Beat Records "Zulu Kiss" "My Heart Hurts" — — — — — — "Pet You and Hold You" (Live) 1983 "Ragin' Eyes" — — — — — — "Tanque-Rae" The Abominable Showman "Wish You Were Here" — — — — — — Columbia Records "How Do You Talk to an Angel"US-only release 1984 "Half a Boy and Half a Man" 53 110 — — — 66 F Beat Records "Awesome" Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit "L.A.F.S." 156 — — — — — "(Hey Big Mouth)Stand Up and Say That" 1985 "I Knew the Bride(When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)" 130 77 — 27 — 26 "Darlin' Angel Eyes" The Rose of England 1987 "Lovers Jamboree" — — — — — — Columbia Records "Crying in My Sleep" Pinker and Prouder Than PreviousUS-only release 1990 "All Men Are Liars" 177 — — — — 108 Reprise Records "Gai-Gin Man" Party of One 1994 "True Love Travels on a Gravel Road" — — — — — — Non-album single The Impossible Bird 1995 "I Live on a Battlefield" — — — — — — Diesel Only Records "Without Love" 1997 "You Inspire Me" — — — — — — Dig My Mood 2001 "She's Got Soul" — — — — — — The Convincer 2011 "Go 'Way Hound Dog" — — — — — — Yep Roc "(I've Changed My) Wild Mind" Non-album single "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
With Brinsley Schwarz YearAlbumProducerRecord label 1970 Brinsley Schwarz Brinsley Schwarz, Dave Robinson United Artists Records 1970 Despite It All 1972 Silver Pistol 1972 Nervous on the Road 1973 Please Don't Ever Change Brinsley Schwarz, Vic Maile 1974 The New Favourites of... Brinsley Schwarz Dave Edmunds
With Rockpile YearAlbumPeak chart positionsProducerRecord label UK CAN US SWE 1980 Seconds of Pleasure3429278 Nick Lowe & Rockpile Columbia Records
With Little Village YearAlbumPeak chart positionsProducerRecord label UK SWE NL 1992 Little Village231618 Little Village Reprise Records
Compilation albums 1984: 16 All Time Lowes (Diabolo) - compilation of Lowe's songs 1986: Nick's Knack (Demon) - compilation of Lowe's songs 1989: Basher: The Best of Nick Lowe (Demon / Columbia) - compilation of Lowe's songs 1991: The Wilderness Years (Demon) - post-Brinsley Schwarz material recorded before the release of Jesus of Cool 1998: Hens' Teeth (Edsel) - compilation of singles by Kippington Lodge, Brinsley Schwarz and Brinsley Schwarz under various aliases; includes 9 songs with Lowe as lead vocalist and 4 songs written or co-written by Lowe 1999: The Doings: The Solo Years (Demon) - 86-track 4-disc boxed compilation of Lowe's songs 2009: Quiet Please... The New Best of Nick Lowe (Proper / Yep Roc) - 49-track compilation of Lowe's songs
As producer For Elvis Costello 1977: My Aim Is True (Stiff / Columbia) 1978: This Year's Model (Radar / Columbia) 1978: Live at Hollywood High (Hip-O Select) released 2010 1979: Armed Forces (Radar / Columbia) 1980: Get Happy!! (F-Beat / Columbia) 1980: Taking Liberties (Columbia) 1977-1980 compilation co-produced by Costello and Lowe - also released with alterations as Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers on F-Beat 1981: Trust (F-beat / Columbia) - co-produced with Roger Bechirian 1986: Blood & Chocolate (Demon / Columbia) - co-produced with Colin Fairley
For others 1976: Graham Parker and The Rumour - Howlin' Wind - (Vertigo / Mercury) 1976: Graham Parker and The Rumour - Heat Treatment (Mercury) - produced the song "Back Door Love" 1977: The Damned - Damned Damned Damned (Stiff) 1977: Dr. Feelgood - Be Seeing You (United Artists) 1977: Graham Parker - Stick to Me (Vertigo / Mercury) 1978: Mickey Jupp - Juppanese (Stiff) - produced tracks 1 through 7 1978: Wreckless Eric - Wreckless Eric (album) (Stiff) - co-produced with Barry Farmer, Larry Wallis, and Ian Dury 1980: Carlene Carter - Musical Shapes (Warner Bros. / F-Beat) 1980: Dr. Feelgood - A Case of the Shakes (United Artists) 1980: Johnny Cash - Rockabilly Blues (Columbia) - produced the song "Without Love" 1980: The Pretenders - Pretenders (Real / Sire) - produced the song "Stop Your Sobbing" 1981: Carlene Carter - Blue Nun (Warner Bros. / F-Beat) - co-produced with Roger Bechirian 1982: The Fabulous Thunderbirds - T-Bird Rhythm (Chrysalis) 1982: Paul Carrack - Suburban Voodoo (Epic) 1983: John Hiatt - Riding with the King (Geffen) - produced side 2 of the album 1983: The Moonlighters - Rush Hour (Demon) 1985: The Men They Couldn't Hang - Night of a Thousand Candles (Demon) 1986: The Redskins - Neither Washington Nor Moscow (London) - produced track 5, "Keep On Keepin' On!" 1990: Katydids - Katydids (Reprise)
As primary artist/song contributor 1977: A Bunch of Stiff Records (Stiff Records) - track 1, "I Love My Label" 1978: Live Stiffs Live (Stiff) as Nick Lowe's Last Chicken in the Shop: track 1, "I Knew the Bride (When She Used to Rock 'n' Roll)": track 2, "Let's Eat" (live compilation of the first Stiff tour). 1994: various artists - Adios Amigo: A Tribute to Arthur Alexander (Razor & Tie) - track 11, "In the Middle of It All" 1996: various artists - Rig Rock Deluxe: A Musical Tribute to the American Truck Driver (Upstart) - track 14, "I'm Coming Home" with the Impossible Birds 1999: various artists - Original Soundtrack: Mumford (Hollywood) - track 3, "From Now On" 2002: various artists - Evangeline Made: A Tribute to Cajun Music (Vanguard) - track 13, "Arrête Pas la Musique (Don't Stop the Music)" 2004: various artists - Sweetheart: Love Songs (Hear Music) - track 1, "It's All in the Game" 2011: various artists - Rave On Buddy Holly (Hear Music / Fasntasy) - track 11, "Changing All Those Changes"
As sideman 1971: Ernie Graham - Ernie Graham (Liberty) - bass 1972: Keith Cross and Peter Ross - Bored Civilians (Decca) - guitar 1978: Carlene Carter - Carlene Carter (Warner Bros.) - bass on track 4, "I Once Knew Love" 1978: Dave Edmunds - Tracks on Wax 4 (Swan Song) - bass 1979: Dave Edmunds - Repeat When Necessary (Swan Song) - bass 1981: Dave Edmunds - Twangin... (Swan Song) - bass 1984: Elvis Costello - "Out of Our Idiot" (Demon) - duet with Elvis Costello on "Baby It's You" 1987: John Hiatt - Bring the Family (A&M) - bass, vocals 1991: Elvis Costello - Mighty Like a Rose (Warner Bros.) - bass on track 2, "Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)" 1991: John Lee Hooker - Mr. Lucky (Silvertone) - bass on track 4, "This Is Hip" 1994: Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth (Warner Bros.) - bass 2001: Los Straitjackets - Sing Along with Los Straitjackets (Yep Roc) - bass on track 11, "Shake That Rat" 2004: Tanita Tikaram - Sentimental (Naïve) - backing vocals on track 7, "Don't Let the Cold" 2004: Geraint Watkins - Dial 'W' for Watkins (Yep Roc / Proper) - duet with Geraint Watkins on track 13, "Only a Rose" 2006: Bill Kirchen - Hammer of the Honky Tonk Gods (Proper) - bass and vocals 2009: Martin Belmont - The Guest List (Gold Top) - guest vocals on track 3, "A Man in Love" 2010: Bill Kirchen - Word to the Wise (Proper) - duet with Paul Carrack on track 2, "Shelly's Winter Love" 2010: Robyn Hitchcock and the Venus 3 - Propellor Time (Sartorial) - vocals 2012: Wilco - iTunes Session (dBpm) - lead vocals on track 8, "Cruel to Be Kind" 2017: Blackie and the Rodeo Kings - Kings and Kings (File Under Music) - vocals on track 7, "Secret of a Long Lasting Love"
As composer 1972–1979 1972: Teddy Rastor - Come On, Come On (Sayton Records) - B-side of single, "Brand New You, Brand New Me" 1975: Dave Edmunds - Subtle as a Flying Mallet (RCA)- track 10, "She's My Baby" 1975: Dr. Feelgood - Malpractice (Columbia) - track 10, "Because You're Mine" (co-written with John B. Sparks and Wilko Johnson) 1976: Kursaal Flyers - The Great Artiste (UK Records) - track 9, "Television" 1976: Dave Edmunds - Here Comes the Weekend (Swan Song Records) - A-side of single 1977: Dave Edmunds - Get It (Swan Song) - track 2, "I Knew the Bride"; track 4, "Here Comes the Weekend" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 11, "What Did I Do Last Night?"; track 12, "Little Darlin'" (co-written with Dave Edmunds) 1977: The Rumour - Max (Mercury) - track 1, "Mess With Love" 1978: Dave Edmunds - Tracks on Wax 4 (Swan Song) - track 2, "Never Been in Love" (co-written with Rockpile); track 4, "Television"; track 5, "What Looks Best on You" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 7, "Deborah" (co-written with Dave Edmunds); track 11, "Heart of the City" 1978: Dr. Feelgood - Private Practice (United Artists) - track 4, "Milk And Alcohol" and track 8, "It Wasn't Me" (both co-written with Gypie Mayo) 1978: Lene Lovich - Stateless (Stiff) - track 6, "Tonight" 1978: Leo Kottke - Burnt Lips (Chrysalis) - track 1, "Endless Sleep" 1978: The Rumour - Frogs Sprouts Clogs and Krauts (Stiff) - track B1 "Leaders" (co-written with Martin Belmont) 1979: Carlene Carter - Two Sides to Every Woman (Warner Bros.) - track 1, "Do It in a Heartbeat" (co-written with Carlene Carter) 1979: Dr. Feelgood - As It Happens (United Artists) - track 10, "Milk and Alcohol" (co-written with Gypie Mayo)
1980–1989 1980: The Rumour - Purity of Essence (Stiff) - track 2, "I Don't Ever Want the Night to End"