After the breakup of

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in 1980 (following the death of drummer

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pursued a successful solo career comprising eleven studio albums, two compilation albums, three video albums, four collaborative albums, and 42 singles. He began his solo career with ''

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'' in 1982, followed by 1983's '' The Principle of Moments''. Popular tracks from this period include "

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" (a Top 20 hit in 1983), "

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" (1984), " Little by Little" (from 1985's ''

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''), " Tall Cool One" (a No. 25 hit off 1988's ''

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''), '' Manic Nirvana'' " Hurting Kind (I've Got My Eyes on You)" (1990), and "I Believe" (from 1993's ''

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''), another song written for and dedicated to his late son, Karac. In 1984, Plant formed a short-lived all-star group with

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and

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called

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, who had a No. 3 hit with a remake of the

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' tune, " Sea of Love" and a follow-up hit with a cover of Roy Brown's "

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". Although Plant avoided performing Led Zeppelin songs through much of this period, his tours in 1983 (with drummer

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) and 1985 were very successful, often performing to sold-out arena-sized venues. In 2007, Plant collaborated with bluegrass and

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artist

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. They released the critically accepted ''

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'' on 23 October 2007, via Krauss' record label,

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. The album proved to be a success, debuting at No. 2 on the all-genre ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 2 on the

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chart. It was an international success as well, being certified Platinum in many countries. In 2008, the album's first single, "Gone, Gone, Gone (Done Moved On)", won the

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at the

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. At the

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, the album won all five categories in which it was nominated – Album of the Year, Best Contemporary Folk Album,

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(for " Please Read the Letter"),

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(for " Rich Woman"), and the

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(for "Killing the Blues").

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Collaborative albums

Studio

Live

Compilations

Albums

Box sets

Video albums

EPs

* ''More Roar'' (2015, live)

Singles

Solo singles and other charted songs

Collaboration singles with Jimmy Page

Collaboration singles with Alison Krauss

Other appearances

Music videos

Band work

Listen

* "You'd Better Run"/"Everybody's Gonna Say" (1966), single

Led Zeppelin

The Honeydrippers

* '' The Honeydrippers: Volume One'' (1984), EP

The Crawling King Snakes

* "Philadelphia Baby" (1985), from the soundtrack album ''

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Saving Grace

References

External links

Official discography of Robert Plant
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Discography Discography is the study and cataloging of published sound recordings, often by specified artists or within identified music genres. The exact information included varies depending on the type and scope of the discography, but a discography entry ...

Discographies of British artists Rock music discographies