The solo discography of the Scottish singer and musician Midge Ure consists of nine studio albums, fifteen live albums, one soundtrack album, eight compilation albums, four video albums and twenty-five singles. In 1985, he released his debut solo album The Gift which spawned the internationally successful single "If I Was" which was released in September 1985 to commercial success, reaching number one in the United Kingdom and Ireland, whilst reaching the top ten in West Germany, Austria, New Zealand and Belgium. It was subsequently certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 250,000 copies. The album, The Gift peaked at number two on the albums charts in the United Kingdom whilst also charting in territories including Sweden, Australia and the Netherlands. It was subsequently certified Gold by the BPI in the United Kingdom.
His second album, Answers to Nothing (1988) was released to moderate success, reaching the top thirty in the United Kingdom and eighty-eight on the US Billboard 200. His 1988 single "Dear God" reached number ninety-five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number four on the US Billboard Modern Rock Charts. Follow-up albums, Pure (1991) and Breathe (1996), were released to less commercial success, but still charted within the top 100 of the UK Albums Charts. In 1993, his compilation album, If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox was certified Silver by the BPI in the United Kingdom. His fifth album, Move Me (2000) failed to chart, but Ure returned to the albums charts in the United Kingdom with his sixth album Fragile (2014). In 2017, he released Orchestrated which became his highest charting album in the United Kingdom since Answers to Nothing (1991).
Albums Studio albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK AUS AUT CAN GER NL NZ SWE SWI US The Gift Released: 7 October 1985 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC229—3228422425—— Answers to Nothing Released: 30 August 1988 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC30————————88Pure Released: 16 September 1991 Label: Arista Formats: CD, LP, MC36——————49—— Breathe Released: March 1996 Label: BMG Formats: CD, MC95—10—63———22— Move Me Released: 25 September 2000 Label: Arista Formats: CD, MC—————————— 10 Released: 29 September 2008 Label: Hypertension Formats: CD, digital download—————————— Fragile Released: 7 July 2014 Label: Hypertension Formats: CD, LP, digital download66————————— Orchestrated Released: 1 December 2017 Label: BMG Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download33————————— A Man of Two Worlds Released: 8 May 2026 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download63—————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Live in Concert Released: 25 October 1999 Label: Strange Fruit Formats: CD Recorded at the Manchester Apollo on 12 November 1991 A Glorious Noise – 'Breathe' Live Released: 2001 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded at the Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany on 25 May 1998Intimate Moments – April 12–22 2002 Released: 2002 Label: Environment Formats: 2xCD One Night In Scotland – Nov 21st 1988 Released: 2002 Label: Environment Formats: CD Once Upon a Time in America Released: 2003 Label: Environment Formats: CD+VCD Recordings from June and July 1989 Septemberfest Released: 2004 Label: Environment Formats: CD+VCD Recordings from August and September 1996 in Germany and Switzerland Re*Live – Sampled Looped & Trigger Happy on Tour Released: April 2005 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded during the 2003 tour Duet(with Troy Donockley) Released: May 2006 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded in 1998/1999 A Live Christmas Gift Released: December 2007 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded in October and December 1985 Intimate Moments 2 Released: 2008 Label: Environment Formats: CD+DVD CD recording from Germany in 2006; DVD recording from Scotland in 2007 Live in Chicago Released: 9 June 2013 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded in 2013 during US tourBreathe Again Live and Extended Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Oblivion Formats: 2xCD, digital download Recorded in Scotland between 16 and 21 March 2015 Something from Everything Released: 28 November 2016 Label: Environment Formats: CD, digital download Recorded live and in rehearsals in 2016 Band Electronica Live Released: 2018 Label: Environment Formats: CD Recorded in Newcastle and Berlin in 2017 Live at the Hammersmith Apollo 2018 Released: 2019 Label: Environment Formats: LP Live at The Royal Albert Hall 04.10.23 Released: 8 November 2024 Recorded live at Ure's 70th birthday concert
Soundtrack albums Title Album details Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five Released: 19 September 2000 Label: EvenMore Entertainment Formats: CD
Compilation albums Title Album detailsPeak chart positions UK If I Was: The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Released: 22 February 1993 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC10 If I Was Released: March 1997 Label: Disky Formats: CD—No Regrets: The Very Best of Midge Ure Released: October 2000 Label: EMI Formats: LP, MC— The Very Best of Midge Ure & Ultravox Released: 29 October 2001 Label: EMI Formats: CD45 Little Orphans Released: 12 November 2001 Label: Environment Formats: CD Collection of previously unreleased tracks— Finest Released: 16 April 2004 Label: EMI Formats: 2xCD— The Works Released: 25 March 2013 Label: Music Club Formats: 2xCD— Soundtrack: 1978–2019 Released: 20 September 2019 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 2xCD+DVD, LP, digital download75"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Video albums Title Album details Answers – A Musical Biography Released: 1990 Label: Chrysalis Formats: VHS, LaserDisc Rewind – The Greatest Hits Tour Released: 15 July 2002 Label: Eagle Vision Formats: DVD Re*Live – Sampled Looped & Trigger Happy on Tour Released: 2005 Label: Hypertension Formats: DVD Hammer Summer 2005 Released: 2005 Label: Environment Formats: DVD
Singles Title YearPeak chart positionsAlbum UK AUS AUT GER IRE NL NZ SWI US US Alt "No Regrets"1982953——11—35——— rowspan="2" "After a Fashion" (with Mick Karn)198339————————— "If I Was"198511062112816——The Gift "That Certain Smile"28——5425————— "Wastelands"198646————————— "Call of the Wild"27————————— "Answers to Nothing"198849————————26Answers to Nothing "Dear God"55————29——954 "Cold, Cold Heart"199117—264721————12Pure "I See Hope in the Morning Light"77————————— "Let It Go?" (Europe-only release)1992—————————— "Breathe"199670—112———17——Breathe "Guns and Arrows"166————————— "Fields of Fire" (Europe-only release)1998—————————— "We Came to Dance" (Tron featuring Midge Ure)2000—————————— "You Move Me" (promo-only release)——————————Move Me "Beneath a Spielberg Sky"2001—————————— "New Europeans" (Germany promo-only release)2005—————————— rowspan="2" "Alone" (Germany promo-only release)2006—————————— "Personal Heaven" (with X-Perience; Germany-only release)2007———64——————Lost in Paradise "Man of the World"2008—————————— rowspan="2" "The Voice" (The Disco Boys featuring Midge Ure; Germany-only release)2009—————————— "Become" (Europe promo-only release)2014——————————Fragile "Dark Dark Night" (featuring Moby; Europe promo-only release)2015—————————— "Das Beat" (Band Electronica featuring Midge Ure)2022——————————"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Other appearances "The Man Who Sold the World" on Party Party soundtrack (1982) "Baby Little One" on Lullabies with a Difference by various artists (1998) "Something to Remind Me" on Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 by Jam & Spoon (2003) "Smile" on Colour by Andy Hunter (2008) "Let It Rise" on Atemlos by Schiller (2010) "Taking Back My Time" on International Blue by Stephen Emmer (2014) "Endless Moments" on Lichtmond 3: Days of Eternity by Lichtmond (2014) "Pure" on Conchita by Conchita Wurst (2015) "Touching Hearts and Skies" on Fly (Songs Inspired by the Film Eddie the Eagle) (2016) "Glorious" on Welcome to the Dancefloor by Rusty Egan (2017)
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