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Thomas Dolby | |
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 Dolby at TED conference 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Morgan Robertson |
| Born | 14 October 1958
(aged 67) London, England |
| Genres | New wave, synthpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter Musician Record Producer Entrepreneur |
| Instruments | Keyboards, synthesizers, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Capitol/EMI Records, Giant/Warner Bros. Records, Invisible Hands Music |
| Website | thomasdolby |
Thomas Dolby (born Thomas Morgan Robertson; 14 October 1958) is a British musician and computer designer. He is probably most famous for his 1982 hit, "She Blinded me with Science".
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 performing in Atlantic City NJ USA 2018
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)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chart Stats - Thomas Dolbychartstats.com. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives CanadaCollectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives CanadaCollectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives CanadaCollectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-10.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. New Zealand charts portalcharts.org.nz. 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.