Esthero discography
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Esthero discography | |
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Studio albums | 3 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 7 |
Music videos | 7 |
Canadian singer/songwriter Esthero has released three studio albums, two extended plays, and seven singles as a lead artist. Her debut album, Breath from Another, was released with Doc McKinney in 1998.[1] The album initially unsuccessful, though it eventually managed to sell more than 110,000 copies in the US and more than 50,000 in Canada.[2] The record spawned three singles: "Breath from Another", "Heaven Sent", and "That Girl". "Heaven Sent" went into moderate rotation on MTV and peaked in the top 5 on the Hot Dance Breakouts Single Sales chart.[3][4] Breath from Another received a nomination at the 1999 Juno Awards, in the category of "Best Alternative Album."[5] However, it lost to Rufus Wainwright's eponymous debut album.[6] After her label, Work Group, was consumed by a larger label, Esthero was released from her contract;[2] in the years between her dropping from the label and the release of her next EP, she provided guest vocals for songs by a variety of artists, including Ian Pooley, Nelly Furtado, and Black Eyed Peas.[7][8][9] Her Black Eyed Peas collaboration, "Weekends," gave her her first chart entry in the US; it peaked at number 64 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales chart.[9] Her Ian Pooley collaboration, "Balmes (A Better Life)", was a top 75 hit on the UK Singles Chart;[7] it also gave her her first top 40 hit on the US Dance Club Songs chart.[9] She also recorded a solo song, "O.G. Bitch", which was released in 2004 and topped the US Dance Club Songs chart.[10] In 2004, she released an EP titled We R In Need of a Musical Revolution. The EP was met with praise from critics[11][12][13] and spawned a single of the same name; the video went into rotation on MuchMusic Canada. The following year, she released her sophomore album, Wikked Lil' Grrrls, which spawned the hit single "Fastlane", which earned Esthero a second top 5 hit on the Dance Club Songs chart. After the release of the album, Esthero continued to provide guest vocals, and wrote music for other artists, including Kanye West[14] and Kidz in the Hall.[15] She finally returned with solo material in 2012 with Everything Is Expensive, which she funded using pledges from PledgeMusic.[16] The album spawned one single, "Never Gonna Let You Go", which was a minor hit in Canada, earning her her first chart entry there.[9]
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales/Certifications |
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US Heat. | |||
Breath from Another | — | ||
Wikked Lil' Grrrls | 24 | ||
Everything Is Expensive | 13 | ||
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Short of Breath | |
We R in Need of a Musical Revolution! |
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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CAN [21] |
US Dance [21] | |||
"Breath from Another" | 1998 | — | — | Breath from Another |
"Heaven Sent" | — | — | ||
"That Girl" | — | — | ||
"O.G. Bitch"[10][22][23] | 2003 | — | 1 | Non-album single |
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution" | 2004 | — | — | Wikked Lil' Grrrls |
"Fastlane" (featuring Jemeni and Jelleestone) |
2005 | — | 5 | |
"Never Gonna Let You Go"[9] | 2012 | 72 | — | Everything Is Expensive |
"You're A Mean One, Mr Grinch"[24] | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
"Baby Steps"[25] | 2019 | — | — | |
"Gimme Some Time"[26] | — | — | ||
"Emotional Animal"[27] | 2020 | — | — |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [28] |
UK [7] |
US Dance [21] | |||
"Weekends" (The Black Eyed Peas featuring Esthero) |
2000 | 93 | — | — | Bridging the Gap |
"Balmes (A Better Life)" (Ian Pooley featuring Esthero) |
2001 | — | 65 | 35 | Since Then |
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other charted songs
Title | Year | Peak | Album |
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US [21] | |||
"Undertow" (Timbaland featuring The Fray and Esthero) |
2009 | 100 | Shock Value II |
"Can You Feel It" (Timbaland featuring Sebastian (rapper) and Esthero) |
2009 | - | Shock Value II |
Other guest appearances
Title | Year | Lead artist | Album |
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"Country Livin' (The World I Know)"[29] | 1998 | Goodie Mob | Slam |
"Final Home (vocal version)"[30] | DJ Krush | Kakusei | |
"Song for Holly"[31] | 1999 | Esthero featuring Danny Saber | Go |
"The Hero" | 2000 | j. englishman | Poor Lil' Rockstar |
"Don't Wanna Be Your Slave"[32] | Michie Mee | The First Cut Is the Deepest | |
"Priceless"[33] | Rascalz | Global Warning | |
"Tao of Now"[34] | 2001 | Saul Williams | Amethyst Rock Star |
"I Feel You"[8] | Nelly Furtado | Whoa, Nelly! | |
"The Universal Quest"[35] | Lisa Lopes | Supernova | |
"How Could I?"[36][37] | 2002 | John Forté | I, John |
"Run for Your Life"[38] | Jarvis Church | Shake It Off | |
"Keep the Beat"[39] | WarChild Canada | Much Dance 2003 | |
"The Streets Where You Live"[40] | The Buried Heart Project | Women & Songs 6 | |
"White Rabbit"[41] | 2003 | Blue Man Group | The Complex |
"Heaven"[42] | Sugar Ray | In Pursuit of Leisure | |
"Coming Down" | The Oddities | The Scenic Route | |
"One Life" | Last Emperor and Poetic | Music, Magic, Myth | |
"Summertime"[43] | 2004 | Mos Def | Mos Def Presents Medina Green |
"Life" | Artists for WarChild Canada | Much Dance 2004 | |
"Summer Breeze" | Onda | The Isley Brothers - Taken to the Next Phase | |
"Too Rude"[44] | 2005 | Carmen Rizzo | The Lost Art of the Idle Moment |
"Shine"[45] | 2006 | Boney James | Shine |
"Another Great Love Gone By"[46] | Vikter Duplaix | Bold and Beautiful | |
"Make U Fly"[47] | Zion I & The Grouch | Heroes in the City of Dope | |
"Yes We Can"[48] | 2008 | will.i.am | — |
"Street Lights"[14] | Kanye West | 808s & Heartbreaks | |
"Can You Feel It?"[49] | 2009 | Timbaland | Shock Value II |
"Wavin' Flag" (K'naan cover)[50] | 2010 | Young Artists for Haiti | — |
"Spaceship"[51] | Stat Quo | Statlanta | |
"That Good"[15] | 2011 | Kidz in the Hall | Occasion |
"Don't Pass Me By"[52]' | Spree Wilson | The Never Ending Now | |
"21 Jump Street"[53] | 2012 | Rye Rye | — |
"Firecracker"[54] | 2017 | Michael Bernard Fitzgerald | Yes |
"Me & U"[55] | 2018 | Parker Lane | REPLAY |
"Falling (Acoustic)"[56] | 2020 | Chin Injeti | — |
"Get It"[57] | 2022 | Phlake | Phine |
"Famous (Esthero's Version)"[58] | Michael Bernard Fitzgerald | Love Valley Rearranged (Deluxe) |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director | Ref. |
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"Heaven Sent" | 1998 | Philip Harder | [59] |
"That Girl" | Patrick Hoelck | [60] | |
"Weekends" | 2000 | Brian Beletic | [61] |
"Balmes (A Better Life)" | 2001 | Max Zimmerman | [61] |
"We R in Need of a Musical Revolution" | 2004 | Noble Jones | [61] |
"Never Gonna Let You Go" | 2012 | Sean Michael Turrell | [62] |
"Emotional Animal" | 2020 | Giovanni & Niccolo Cerretelli | [63] |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Demalon, Tom. ""Breath from Another" review". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 LeBlanc, Larry (26 March 2005). "Esthero Puts Finishing Touch on 'Wikked' Set". Billboard: 40. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Billboard Aug 15, 1998 (page 83)". Google Books. 15 August 1998. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 1958-12-15. p. 29. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ↑ "Esthero: Juno Nominations". Junos. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ "Best Alternative Album 1999: Winner". Junos. The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Ian Pooley & Esthero chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Nelly Furtado – Whoa, Nelly!". Discogs. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 "Chart Search - Esthero". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 LeBlanc, Larry (26 March 2005). "Esthero Puts Finishing Touches on 'Wikked' Set". Google Books. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ Zaleski, Annie. "Esthero We R in Need of a Musical Revolution EP (Reprise)". Cleveland Scene. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ Saleski, Mark. "Esthero – We R In Need of a Musical Revolution review". Blog Critics. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ Loftus, Johnny. "Esthero We R in Need of a Musical Revolution [EP] [Bonus Track] review". Allmusic. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Kellman, Andy. "Kanye West 808s & Heartbreak overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Jeffries, David. "Kidz in the Hall Occasion review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Esthero: New Album on PledgeMusic". Pledgemusic.com. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
- ↑ ""Wikked Lil' Grrrls" release history". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ "Esthero Chart Search search results". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ↑ "Short Of Breath: Breath From Another / Heaven Sent / Country Livin' /That Girl EP". Amazon. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 "We R in Need of a Musical Revolution [EP] [Bonus Track] releases". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "Esthero chart search". Billboard.biz. Nielsen Business Media. Retrieved 14 May 2017.
- ↑ Ostroff, Joshua. "Esthero: 7 Year Bitch". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Chart Search". Billboard.biz. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- ↑ "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Baby Steps". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Gimme Some Time". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Emotional Animal". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "The ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 February 2002. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Original Soundtrack Slam". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Kakusei - DJ Krush". AllMusic. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ Gallucci, Michael. "Original 1999 Soundtrack Go [1999 Original Soundtrack]". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ ""The First Cut is the Deepest" overview". Canoe. Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Rascalz – Global Warning". Discogs. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Saul Williams Amethyst Rock Star credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Cinquemani, Sal. "Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes Supernova review". Slant. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "I, John". Amazon. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "John Forté I, John overview/review". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Taylor, Jason D. "Jarvis Church Shake It Off overview". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Keep the Beat 2003". War Child Canada Get Loud. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Various Artists Women & Songs 6 credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Doerschuk, Robert L. "Blue Man Group The Complex". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sugar Ray In the Pursuit of Leisure". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "US Esthero Chart History". Billboard.biz. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ Mason, Stewart. "Carmen Rizzo The Lost Art of the Idle Moment overview/review". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Boney James – Shine overview". Discogs. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Vikter Duplaix - Another Great Love Gone By overview". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Zion I & The Grouch - Make U Fly overview". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ Perreaux, Les. "Canadian singer stars in Obama video". The Star. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Can You Feel It?". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Young Artists For Haiti: Artist List". Facebook. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ↑ "Statlanta". Amazon. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "The Never Ending Now". Datpiff. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "21 Jump Street - Main Theme (From the Motion Picture "21 Jump Street") - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "Firecracker". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Me & U". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Falling (Acoustic)". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Get It". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Famous (Esthero's Version)". Spotify. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ↑ "Esthero - 'Heaven sent'". MVDBase.com (video). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
- ↑ ""That Girl" overview". MVD Base. ASG. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ 61.0 61.1 61.2 "Esthero Music Video Directors". MVD Base. ASG. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ ""Never Gonna Let You Go" Music Video". YouTube. Esthero. Retrieved 2 May 2017.
- ↑ ""Emotional Animal" Music Video". YouTube. Esthero. Retrieved 9 February 2024.