Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson; 14 October 1958) is a British musican and computer designer. He is probably most famous for his 1982 hit, "She Blinded me with Science".
Thomas Dolby | |
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 Dolby at TED conference 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Morgan Robertson |
| Born | 14 October 1958 London, England |
| Genres | New wave, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter Musician Record Producer Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Labels | Capitol/EMI Records, Giant/Warner Bros. Records, Invisible Hands Music |
| Website | thomasdolby |
He married actress Kathleen Beller in 1988. The couple have three children together.
Discography
Singles
| Year | Artist Credit | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
Canada [2][3][4] |
New Zealand [5] | US [6] |
US Dance [6] |
US Main [6] |
US R&B [6] | ||||
| 1981 | Thomas Dolby | "Urges"/"Leipzig" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Originally a non-album release. Both tracks later included on original US pressings of The Golden Age of Wireless |
| "Europa and the Pirate Twins" | 48 | 45A | — | 67A | — | 37 | — | The Golden Age of Wireless | ||
| 1982 | "Airwaves" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Windpower" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "She Blinded Me with Science" | 49 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 49 | Originally non-album releases. Tracks later added to all reissues of The Golden Age of Wireless | ||
| "One of our Submarines" | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | |||
| 1983 | Dolby's Cube | "Get Out Of My Mix" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album release |
| 1984 | Thomas Dolby | "Hyperactive!" | 17 | 16 | 41 | 62 | — | — | — | The Flat Earth |
| "I Scare Myself" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dissidents" | 90 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | |||
| 1985 | Dolby's Cube | "May The Cube Be With You" | 82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Aliens Ate My Buick (CD Version) |
| 1986 | Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb |
"Howard The Duck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Howard The Duck soundtrack |
| Ryuichi Sakamoto featuring Thomas Dolby |
"Field Work" | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Illustrated Musical Encyclopedia (Ryuichi Sakamoto album) | |
| 1987 | Screamin' Lord Byron featuring Thomas Dolby and Timothy Spall |
"The Devil Is An Englishman" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gothic soundtrack |
| 1988 | Thomas Dolby | "Airhead" | 53 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | Aliens Ate My Buick |
| 1989 | "Hot Sauce" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Brain Is Like a Sieve" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | "Close But No Cigar" | 22 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | Astronauts & Heretics | |
| "I Love You Goodbye" | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Silk Pyjamas" | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | "Hyperactive" (re-release) | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Retrospectacle | |
| 2011 | "Oceanea" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Map of the Floating City | |
| "Spice Train" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | ||||||||||
- A Track did not chart in North America until 1983, after the success of "She Blinded Me With Science".
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | UK [1] |
US [7] |
US R&B [7] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Golden Age of Wireless | 65 | 13 | 45 | |||||
| 1984 | The Flat Earth | 14 | 35 | — | |||||
| 1988 | Aliens Ate My Buick | 30 | 70 | — | |||||
| 1992 | Astronauts & Heretics | 35 | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | A Map of the Floating City | 171 | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | |||||||||
EPs
| Year | Album | UK [1] |
US [7] |
US R&B [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Blinded by Science | — | 20 | — |
| 2010 | Amerikana | — | — | — |
| 2011 | Oceanea | — | — | — |
Thomas Dolby Media
Thomas Dolby, Boulder Colorado 2006
PPG Wave 2.2 Serial No. 01462 (Note: above link is a preview of original Flickr images licensed under CC-BY-SA-2.0, as written on the site)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Chart Stats - Thomas Dolby". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 19 January 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". charts.org.nz. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "allmusic ((( Thomas Dolby > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 "allmusic ((( Thomas Dolby > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 October 2010.