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The discography of PJ Harvey, an English
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musician, consists of ten studio albums, two collaboration albums with
John Parish John Parish (born 11 April 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Parish is best known for his work with singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. He has also worked with such artists as Eels, Aldous Harding, Tracy Chapm ...
, twenty-two singles, one
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, three compilation albums and a number of collaborations with other artists. Following her departure from Automatic Dlamini in January 1991, Harvey formed the PJ Harvey Trio. The trio, which included Rob Ellis and Steve Vaughan, released '' Dry'' in 1992 on the independent label
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and later released '' Rid of Me'' in 1993 on major label
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. The trio split in late 1993 and Harvey continued as a solo artist under the same name. In 1995, she released '' To Bring You My Love'', often considered to be her mainstream breakthrough, and the album charted in twelve countries worldwide upon its release. Between ''To Bring You My Love'' and its follow-up, '' Is This Desire?'' (1998), Harvey released the collaborative album '' Dance Hall at Louse Point'' (1996) with
John Parish John Parish (born 11 April 1959) is an English musician, songwriter, composer and record producer. Parish is best known for his work with singer-songwriter PJ Harvey. He has also worked with such artists as Eels, Aldous Harding, Tracy Chapm ...
. Her fifth album, '' Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea'', was released in 2000, received the
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in 2001 and was considered by critics to be her ''
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''. In 2004, her sixth album, '' Uh Huh Her'', was released and became Harvey's highest-charting album in the United States, peaking at number 29 in the ''Billboard'' 200. In 2007, her seventh album, ''
White Chalk ''White Chalk'' is the seventh studio album by English singer-songwriter and musician PJ Harvey, released on 24 September 2007 on Island Records. Work on the album started in 2006, with producer Flood and John Parish, who also worked on her ...
'', was released and in 2009, Parish and Harvey released their second collaborative album, '' A Woman a Man Walked By''. In 2011, her eighth studio album, '' Let England Shake'', was released and received the Mercury Music Prize, making Harvey the only artist in history to have won the award twice and increasing record sales by over 1,100% overnight. In the United Kingdom, five of Harvey's albums have been certified Silver, one certified Gold and one certified Platinum, N.B. User must define search parameters by entering "PJ Harvey" into ''Search'', selecting ''Search by Artist'' and clicking ''Go''. amounting to total sales of over 800,000 copies. In the United States, her albums have collectively sold over 1.5 million copies as of 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan.


Albums


Studio albums


Soundtrack albums


Demo albums

*I Limited edition versions of ''Dry'' included a second LP titled ''Demonstration'', featuring acoustic demos. *II Limited edition versions of ''To Bring You My Love'' included a bonus disc of b-sides.


Collaborative albums with John Parish


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Singles


As lead artist


As featured artist


Other appearances


Soundtracks


Tributes


Compilations


Other project


Collaborations

*I Not the same song as "Water" featured on ''Dry''. *II Not the same song as "No Child of Mine" featured on ''Uh Huh Her'', although the song incorporates elements of the PJ Harvey version.


Videography


Music videos

I Two versions of the video for "Dress" were shot. II The previously unseen video for "Angelene" was officially released in 2020.


Video albums


References


External links


Official website

PJ Harvey at Island Records
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