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Inner Circle discography

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This is the discography for Jamaican reggae band Inner Circle.

Inner Circle discography
Studio albums22
Live albums1
Compilation albums14
Singles54

Studio albums

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1970s-1980s

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Title Album details Notes
Dread Reggay Hits
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Top Ranking
  • Released as Rock the Boat in the UK.
Heavy Reggae
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Top Ranking
  • Released as Blame it on the Sun in the UK and The Inner Circle in Japan.
Reggae Thing
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Capitol (#ST-11574)
  • Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica and California, USA.
Barry Biggs and the Inner Circle
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Trojan (#TRLS142)
Ready for the World
  • Released: 1977
  • Label: Capitol (#ST-11664)
  • Released worldwide via Capitol Records between 1977 and 1979.
Everything is Great
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Island (#ILPS 9558)
  • Recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studios in Jamaica.
New Age Music
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Island (#ILPS 9608)
  • Album dedicated to Jacob Miller: 4 May 1956 – 23 March 1980.
Something So Good
  • Released: 1982
  • Label: Carrere (#67866)
  • Released across Europe between 1982 and 1983.
One Way
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3030)
  • Released in Australasia through Festival Records
Identified
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: Vision (#VR-3309)
  • Credits include Lancelot Hall, Bernard Harvey and Calton Coffie

1990s-present

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[1]
AUT
[2]
CAN
[3]
FIN
[4]
GER
[5]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
US
[11]
Black Roses
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3062)
7 29
Bad to the Bone
Bad Boys (US version)
  • Released: 1992
  • Label: RAS (#RAS3085)
32 15 40 13 12 40 6 6 6 44 64
Reggae Dancer
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: WEA (#4509-96116)
14 21 18 42 23 12 8
Da Bomb
Speak My Language (US version)
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: WEA (#0630-15192)
26 27 45 31
Jamaika Me Crazy
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: WEA (#3984-23562)
State of Da World
  • Released: 2009
  • Label: WEA (#5051865-5467)
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Regional studio albums

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Title Album details Notes
Killer Dub
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Top Ranking
Montego Bay
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7040)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Big Tings
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: VP (#VP1596)
  • US only. Includes tracks from Jamaika Me Crazy, Montego Bay, and Reggae Man.
Reggae Man
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7155)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Barefoot in Negril
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-7280)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.
Log On
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: East/West (#AMCE-10001)
  • Japan only. Recorded at Inner Circle's personal Florida based studios.

Live albums

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Date Title Notes/Label
1995 Forward Jah Jah People
  • Highlights from the 9th Cartagena Festival. Charly Records.

Compilation albums

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Date Title Notes/Label
1984 Reggae Greats
  • Jacob Miller and Inner Circle. Island Records.
1992 The Best of Inner Circle
  • Featuring Jacob Miller. Island Records.
1993 The Best of Inner Circle
  • Trojan Records.
The Best of Inner Circle
  • The Capitol Years 1976–1977. Capitol Records
1998 Greatest Hits
2000 Big in Jamaica
  • Inner Circle and Jacob Miller. Music Deluxe.
2002 Kool Operator
  • Remixes from Reggae Man, Barefoot in Negril, and Log On. Circle Sound International.
2004 This Is Crucial Reggae
  • Disc also contains a CD-ROM Track. Sanctuary Records.
Forward Jah Jah Children
  • Jacob Miller and Inner Circle. Trojan Records.
The Best Of (Sweat A La La La La Long)
2005 Mixed Up Moods
  • Released in Japan. Absord Records.
2007 It's Da Best of Inner Circle
  • Released in Japan. WEA.
2008 Da Covers!! It's Da New Best of Inner Circle
  • Released in Japan. WEA.
2014 The Best of Inner Circle: Everything Is Great
  • Spectrum Music.

Singles

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1970s-1980s

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Year Title Peak chart positions Album
NED
[6]
UK
[10]
1970 "Why Can't I Touch You" (with The Chosen Few) Non-album singles
1972 "I See You" (Funky Brown and The Inner Circle Band)
1973 "Dog and Bone" (Hebrew Children's & Inner Circles)
1974 "Duppy Gunman" Rock the Boat
"You Make Me Feel Brand New" (as Inner Circles)
"Can You Handle It?" Blame It on the Sun
1975 "Your Kiss Is Sweet"
1976 "Jah Music" Reggae Thing
"Tired Fe Lick Weed in a Bush" (with Jacob Miller)
1977 "All Night Till Daylight" (with Jacob Miller) Non-album single
1979 "Everything Is Great" 37 Everything Is Great
"Music Machine" 28
"Stop Breaking My Heart" 50
"Mary Mary" 38
"We a Rockers"
1980 "We Come to Rock You" New Age Music
"New Age Music"
"Discipline Child"
"Summer in the City"
1982 "Something So Good" Something So Good
1986 "Groovin' in Love" (UK only) Non-album singles
"Computer Style" (Jamaica only)
"Massive Girl" (Jamaica only)
"Reggae Beat Box" (US only)
1987 "Never Can Say Goodbye" (US only)
"One Way" One Way
1989 "Black and White" Identified
"Bad Boys" (US only - theme from TV show Cops)
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s–present

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Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
AUS
[1]
AUT
[2]
CAN
[18]
FIN
[4]
GER
[19]
NED
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
UK
[10]
US
[11]
1990 "Bad Boys" (1st re-issue) 7 2 Black Roses
1991 "Black Roses" 21
1992 "Sweat (A La La La La Long)" 2 5 1 1 2 1 43 Bad to the Bone
"Rock with You" 5 7 8 7 38 7
1993 "Bad to the Bone"
"Wrapped Up in Your Love" 50
"Bad Boys" (2nd re-issue) 25 21 19 35 5 52 8 Bad Boys
"Sweat (A La La La La Long)" (1st re-issue) 2 38 1 3 16
"Rock with You" (1st re-issue) 13 98
1994 "Hit and Run" (Sandy Reed featuring Inner Circle) I Believe
"Games People Play" 97 11 85 2 27 8 4 7 7 67 84 Reggae Dancer
"Summer Jammin'" 12
1995 "Whip It (With My Love)"
"Black Roses" (1st re-issue)
1996 "Da Bomb" 20 7 55 8 7 Da Bomb
"I Think I Love You"
1997 "Tell Me (What You Want Me To Do)" 19 38
1998 "Ob-la-di Ob-la-da" 20 6 Non-album single
"Not About Romance" 92 Speak My Language
2004 "Sweat (A La La La La Long) 2004" (featuring Lady Saw) Non-album singles
"Don't Quit"
"Forward Jah Jah Children"
2005 "One Day Christian"
"Girls Wild All Over the World"
2008 "No Cocaine" (Slightly Stoopid and Inner Circle)
2009 "Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)" (featuring Flo Rida) State of Da World
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

References

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  1. ^ a b Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
    • Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Inner Circle in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
    • Top 100 peaks: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
    • "Games People Play": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 25 Sep 1994". ARIA. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Austrian chart peaks". austriancharts.at (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  4. ^ a b Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  5. ^ German studio albums chart peaks:
  6. ^ a b c "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch (Hung Medien). Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b c UK chart peaks:
  11. ^ a b "US chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b "Austrian certification". IFPI Austria. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 25 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter.
  14. ^ a b Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Interpret" field and press Enter "German Certification". Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  15. ^ "New Zealand certification - Bad to the Bone". RMNZ. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Swiss certification". IFPI Switzerland. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. ^ a b c "US certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 25 November 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Inner Circle" in the "Search..." field and press Enter.
  18. ^ Canadian singles chart peaks:
  19. ^ German singles chart peaks:
  20. ^ "British certifications – Inner Circle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 May 2023. Type Inner Circle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  21. ^ "Australian chart accreditation - Sweat (A La La La La Long)". Australian Record Industry Association. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  22. ^ "New Zealand certification - "Sweat (A La La La La Long)"". RMNZ. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  23. ^ "New Zealand certification - "Da Bomb"". RMNZ. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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