Ian Matthews
The original singer from Fairport Convention, Ian Matthews (nee McDonald, later Iain) has enjoyed a long career as a bandleader (Matthews Southern Comfort) and solo artist. His earlier albums continued in the folk/pop vein but veered toward commercial soft-rock as the Seventies progressed, culminating in the Top 100 album, Stealin' Home. I've included the Matthews Southern Comfort work in the discography below.
| Date | ALBUMS / Singles |
|---|---|
| 1969 | MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT |
| 1969 | SECOND SPRING |
| 1970 | 1 2 3 TOO GOOD |
| 1970 September | Woodstock |
| 1971 | LATER THAT SAME YEAR |
| 1971 | Mare, Take Me Home |
| 1971 | Tell Me Why |
| 1971 January | IF YOU SAW THRO' MY EYES |
| 1971 | Hearts |
| 1971 | Reno Nevada |
| 1971 November | TIGERS WILL SURVIVE |
| 1971 | Da Doo Ron Ron |
| 1972 | JOURNEYS FROM GOSPEL OAK |
| 1973 | VALLEY HI |
| 1973 | 7 Bridges Road |
| 1973 | These Days |
| 1974 | SOME DAYS YOU EAT THE BEAR |
| 1974 | Dirty Work |
| 1974 | I Don't Wanna Talk About It |
| 1976 | GO FOR BROKE |
| 1976 | Brown Eyed Girl |
| 1976 | Fool Like You |
| 1977 | HIT AND RUN |
| 1977 | Tigers Will Survive |
| 1978 | STEALIN' HOME |
| 1978 | Man In The Station |
| 1978 | Gimme An Inch |
| 1978 | Don't Hang Up Your Dancing Shoes |
| 1978 | King of the Night |
| 1978 | DISCREET REPEAT |
| 1979 | Shake It |
| 1979 | SIAMESE FRIENDS |
| 1979 | You Don't See Me |
| 1979 | BEST IN EARLY-70S (a/k/a THE BEST OF MATTHEWS' SOUTHERN COMFORT) |
| 1979 | SIX-PACK SIX-TRACK (EP) |
| 1980 | SPOT OF INTERFERENCE |
| 1980 | She May Call You Up Tonight |
| 1983 | SHOOK |
| 1984 | Wild Places |
| 1988 | WALKING A CHANGING LINE |
| 1988 | Following Every Finger |
| 1990 | PURE & CROOKED |
| 1992 March 10 | BEST OF MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT |
| 1992 | THE NOTEBOOK SERIES, NO.2: LIVE ALONE |
| 1993 May 11 | THE SOUL OF MANY PLACES: THE ELEKTRA YEARS, 1972-1974 |
| 1993 May 18 | SKELETON KEYS |
| 1993 | Get It Back |
| 1993 | ORPHANS & OUTCASTS: A COLLECTION OF DEMOS - VOLUME 1, 1969-1979 |
| 1994 June 7 | THE DARK RIDE |
| 1994 | ORPHANS & OUTCASTS: A COLLECTION OF DEMOS, VOLUME II, 1981-1989 |
| 1995 | SCION |
| 1996 August 13 | GOD LOOKED DOWN |
| 1996 October 8 | THE SEATTLE YEARS 1978-1984 |
| 1997 August 5 | NIGHTS IN MANHATTAN (AND POINTS WEST) |
| 1997 | THE ESSENTIAL COLLECTION |
| 1998 May 5 | EXCERPTS FROM SWINE LAKE |
| 2000 September 12 | A TINIEST WHAM |
| 2001 February 21 | LA TERRE COMMUNE |
| 2005 November 21 | SPARKLER: BEST OF THE TEXAS RECORDINGS 1989-2004 |
| 2006 October 17 | ZUMBACH'S COAT |
| 2007 July 30 | CONTACT |
| 2008 December 18 | JOY MINING |
SEE ALSO...
FAIRPORT CONVENTION discography
© 2010 Connolly & Company. All rights reserved.