Global InformationShirley Manson discography information
| Shirley Manson discography | |
|---|---|
 Shirley Manson performing live with Garbage in 2019 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 45 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Singles | 47 |
This is a list of the discography of Scottish recording artist Shirley Manson, who has performed as the lead singer of American rock band Garbage since 1993. Prior to joining Garbage, she was a backing vocalist and keyboard player for Goodbye Mr Mackenzie from 1981–1992. The band had one UK Top 40 single, "The Rattler", and a string of UK Top 100 singles – "Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie", "Love Child", "Blacker Than Black" and "Now We Are Married".
Following moderate UK success with Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Manson was then signed as a solo artist, performing under the name Angelfish, with some members of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, releasing Angelfish in the early 1990s. The music video for "Suffocate Me" received airplay on MTV's 120 Minutes and was watched by Steve Marker of Garbage. Impressed, he told fellow Garbage members Butch Vig and Duke Erikson, and the band invited Manson to Wisconsin to provide vocals for what would become their international breakthrough debut album, Garbage, released in 1995.[1] Garbage have since sold 17 million records worldwide,[2] and have since released a further six studio albums – Version 2.0 (1998), Beautiful Garbage (2001), Bleed Like Me (2005), Not Your Kind of People (2012), Strange Little Birds (2016) and No Gods No Masters (2021).
A few months into Garbage's hiatus, Manson began writing a solo record, working with musician Paul Buchanan,[3] producer Greg Kurstin,[4] and film composer David Arnold.[5] In 2007, Manson collaborated with Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, who at that point had never co-written material with anyone.[6] Manson presented some of her work to Geffen Records in 2008, who found it "too noir", prompting Manson and Geffen to mutually terminate her contract.[7] Manson continued to write material while without a record deal and was in talks with David Byrne and Ray Davies about a potential collaboration.[8] Manson posted three demos on her Facebook profile, written by her and Kurstin, titled "In the Snow",[4] "Pretty Horses"[9] and "Lighten Up".[10]
"I had taken some of my solo music into the record label. They didn't really care for the direction I was moving in and I found it really disheartening. They wanted a pop hit, which I understand in terms of making money. I get that. But what they were going to ask of me was something I wasn't prepared to deliver and I felt kind of trapped. I just stopped writing. I just stopped. It was stifling."
Shirley Manson[7]
Manson also worked with a number of artists outside of her solo project, reciting a verse of a long poem for a Chris Connelly album,[11] co-writing and recording a duet with Eric Avery for his solo debut,[12] recording with Debbie Harry[13] and performing backing vocals on a Gavin Rossdale track.[14] Although not recording material with them, Manson also performed on-stage with The Pretenders, Iggy Pop, Incubus and Kings of Leon in Atlantic City,[15] with Gwen Stefani[16] and a further twice with No Doubt[17] in Universal City. Manson also performed in an uncredited role as a dominatrix in the music video for She Wants Revenge's single "These Things".[18]
- ^ "Shirley Manson on Garbage at 25". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2024.
- ^ Baltin, Steve. "Garbage Might Be The Coolest Band In Rock". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ McLean, Craig (29 April 2012). "Shirley Manson interview: Breaking up the garbage girl". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "So Called Noir". Shirley Manson, via Facebook. 20 March 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ^ "Garbage's Shirley Manson Flying Solo". Billboard.com. Retrieved 27 July 2007.
- ^ "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo & Jermaine Dupri: The Billboard Cover Story & Video". Billboard.com. 2009-09-14. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ^ a b "Shirley Manson: Rock Star Terminator". SuicideGirls.com. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ "The Changing Face of Shirley Manson". Sunday Herald. April 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ "Pretty Horses". Shirley Manson, via Facebook. 3 August 2010. Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved 2010-09-11.
- ^ "Lighten Up". Shirley Manson, via Facebook. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on May 29, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
- ^ "September 08". Jnana Records press release. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
- ^ "Eric Avery Help Wanted CD (Press release)". DangerbirdRecords.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
- ^ Kaplan, Ben (2007-10-24). "Keeping Her Tide High". National Post. Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2008-01-17.
- ^ "Gavin Rossdale - Wanderlust | The Skinny". www.theskinny.co.uk. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Iggy, Incubus to Salute The Pretenders'". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Amid backlash, Stefani thrills mainstream fans". Reuters. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "No Doubt About It – Live Review From The Gibson Amphitheatre, 7/27/09". LA.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ^ "She Wants Revenge Hire Shirley Manson As Their Dominatrix". MTV.com. Retrieved 2007-12-05.