List of songs recorded by the Coral
The Coral are an English indie rock/neo-psychedelia band from Hoylake, the Wirral formed in 1996. As of 2016, they have recorded over 150 songs, released on eight studio albums, one compilation album, three EPs and eighteen singles. The band's first single "Shadows Fall" was released in 2001 and four of their songs - "Dreaming of You" (from The Coral), "Don't Think You're the First" and "Pass It On" (from Magic and Medicine) and "In the Morning" (from The Invisible Invasion) have appeared in the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.
The majority of The Coral songs are written by lead singer and rhythm guitarist James Skelly, with many songs also being co-written by keyboardist Nick Power. Lead guitarist Lee Southall has written some of their songs, whilst all members of the group have co-written at several points and the band has also written together in collaboration.
Scope of list
editThe scope of this list includes all songs appearing on any studio album, compilation album, EP or single by The Coral or any various artist compilation album containing a song by The Coral.
Songs
edit† | Released as a commercial single |
Song Title | Writer(s) | Release Title | Year |
---|---|---|---|
"1000 Years"†[1] | James Skelly, Ian Skelly, Lee Southall | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"All of Our Love"[2] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Another Turn in the Lock" | James Skelly, Lee Southall | "Goodbye" | 2002 |
"Another Way"[1] | Lee Southall | Butterfly House (bonus disc) | 2010 |
"Answer Me" | James Skelly, Nick Power, Paul Duffy | "Dreaming of You" | 2002 |
"Arabian Sand"[3] | The Coral | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Auntie's Operation"[4] | James Skelly, Nick Power, Lee Southall | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Badman"[5] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Coral | 2002 |
"Being Somebody Else"†[6] | James Skelly | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Beyond the Sun" | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Bill McCai"†[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"The Box" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Something Inside of Me" | 2005 |
"Boy at the Window" | James Skelly | "Bill McCai" | 2003 |
"Butterfly House"[1] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Bye Bye Love"[6][note 1][note 2] | Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Calendars and Clocks"[5] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Coral | 2002 |
"Careless Hands"[2] | James Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"The Case of Arthur Tannen" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Something Inside of Me" | 2005 |
"Chasing the Tail of a Dream"† | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Circles"[1] | The Coral | Butterfly House (bonus disc) | 2010 |
"Cobwebs"[7] | James Skelly, Ian Skelly, Lee Southall | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Come Go With Me"[note 3] | Clarence Quick | Sound '07 | 2007 |
"Come Home"[3] | James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Coming Through the Rye"[1] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | Butterfly House (bonus disc) | 2010 |
"Coney Island"[1] | James Skelly | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Confessions of A.D.D.D."[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"The Conjurer" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Something Inside of Me" | 2005 |
"Connector" | James Skelly, Nick Power | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Cripples Crown"[3] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"The Cry of the City"[6] | James Skelly | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"The Curse of Love (Part One)"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"The Curse of Love (Part Two)"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"The Dance Lingers On" | James Skelly | "Put the Sun Back" | 2008 |
"Darkness"[9] | James Skelly | Skeleton Key EP | 2002 |
"Depth of Her Smile" | James Skelly | "Being Somebody Else" | 2008 |
"Distance Inbetween" | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Don't Think You're the First"†[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Dream in August"[1] | James Skelly | Butterfly House (bonus disc) | 2010 |
"Dreaming of You"†[5] | James Skelly | The Coral | 2002 |
"Dreamland"[10] | Butterfly House Acoustic | 2010 | |
"Dressed Like a Cow"[9] | James Skelly | Skeleton Key EP | 2002 |
"End Credits" | Nick Power | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Eskimo Lament"[2] | Nick Power | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Everybody's Talkin'"[6][note 1][note 4] | Fred Neil | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Falling All Around You"[1] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Far from the Crowd"[3] | James Skelly | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Fear Machine" | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Fireflies"[7] | James Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Flies"[11] | The Oldest Path EP | 2001 | |
"Follow the Sun" | Lee Southall | "Dreaming of You" | 2002 |
"From a Leaf to a Tree" | James Skelly | "Bill McCai" | 2003 |
"The Game"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"Gently"[8] | James Skelly | "Two Faces"[note 5] | 2011 |
"Ghostriders in the Sky"[note 6] | Stan Jones | "Jacqueline" | 2007 |
"Gina Jones" | James Skelly | "In the Morning" | 2005 |
"God Knows"[11] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | The Oldest Path EP[note 7] | 2001 |
"The Golden Bough"[8] | James Skelly | Singles Collection[note 5] | 2008 |
"Good Fortune" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Goodbye" | 2002 |
"Goodbye"†[5] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Coral | 2002 |
"Green Is the Colour"[1] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Grey Harpoon"[4] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Heartaches & Pancakes" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Pass It On" | 2003 |
"Holy Revelation" | James Skelly, Nick Power | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"I Forgot My Name"[4] | The Coral | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"I Remember When"[5] | James Skelly | The Coral | 2002 |
"I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better"[note 8] | Gene Clark | "Walking in the Winter" | 2010 |
"The Image of Richard Burton as Crom" | The Coral | "In the Morning" | 2005 |
"In the Forest"[2] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"In the Morning"†[3] | James Skelly | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"In the Rain"[7] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Into the Sun"[1] | James Skelly | Butterfly House (bonus disc) | 2010 |
"It Was Nothing" | James Skelly, Nick Power | Help!: A Day in the Life | 2005 |
"It's in Your Hands"[6] | The Coral | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"It's You" | James Skelly, Nick Power | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Jacqueline"†[7] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Keep Me Company"[4] | James Skelly | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"The King Has Died" | "1000 Years" | 2010 | |
"Late Afternoon"[3] | James Skelly | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Leaving Today"[3] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Leeslunchboxbyblueleadandthevelcrounderpants" | The Coral | "In the Morning" | 2005 |
"Liezah"[2] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Lover's Paradise"[4] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Michael's Song"[6] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Migraine"[4] | James Skelly | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Milkwood Blues"[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Million Eyes" | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Miss Fortune" | James Skelly, Nick Power | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Monkey to the Moon"[6] | The Coral | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"More than a Lover"†[1] | James Skelly, Ian Skelly | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Music at Night"[7] | James Skelly, Bill Ryder-Jones, Marcus Holdaway | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Nine Times the Colour Red"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"North Parade"[1] | James Skelly, Lee Southall, Paul Duffy | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Nosferatu" | James Skelly | "Bill McCai" | 2003 |
"Not So Lonely"[7] | James Skelly | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Not the Girl" | James Skelly | "Secret Kiss" | 2003 |
"The Oldest Path"†[11] | James Skelly | The Oldest Path EP | 2001 |
"One Winters Day" | Nick Power | "Put the Sun Back" | 2008 |
"The Operator"[3] | James Skelly | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Pass It On"†[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Pictures from the Other Side" | James Skelly | "Jacqueline" | 2007 |
"Precious Eyes"[4] | James Skelly | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Put the Sun Back"†[7] | James Skelly | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Rebecca You"[7] | James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Remember Me"[7] | James Skelly | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Return Her to Me"[6] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Reward"[6][note 1][note 9] | Julian Cope | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"Roving Jewel"[1] | James Skelly, Ian Skelly | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Run Run" | James Skelly | "Pass It On" | 2003 |
"Sandhills"[1] | James Skelly | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Seagulls"[6] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"The Second Self"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"Secret Kiss"†[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"See My Love" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Secret Kiss" | 2003 |
"See-Through Bergerac" | James Skelly, Lee Southall | "Don't Think You're the First" | 2003 |
"Shadows Fall"†[5] | The Coral | The Coral[note 10] | 2002 |
"She Runs the River" | James Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"She Sings the Mourning"[3] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"She's Coming Around"[1] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"She's Got a Reason"[7] | James Skelly | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Sheriff John Brown"[9] | James Skelly | Skeleton Key EP | 2002 |
"Short Ballad"[11] | James Skelly | The Oldest Path EP | 2001 |
"Simian Technology"[5] | The Coral | The Coral (LP version) | 2002 |
"Simon Diamond"[5][note 11] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Coral[note 10] | 2002 |
"Skeleton Key"†[5] | James Skelly, Nick Power | The Coral | 2002 |
"So Long Ago"[3] | James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Something Inside of Me"†[3] | James Skelly | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"Song of the Corn"[4] | Nick Power | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Sorrow or the Song"[4] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Spanish Main"[5] | James Skelly | The Coral | 2002 |
"A Sparrow's Song" | James Skelly | "Shadows Fall" | 2001 |
"Sweet Sue" | James Skelly | "Dreaming of You" | 2002 |
"Talkin' Gypsy Market Blues"[2] | James Skelly | Magic and Medicine | 2003 |
"Teenage Machine Age" | The Coral | "Don't Think You're the First" | 2003 |
"Tiger Lily" | James Skelly | "Don't Think You're the First" | 2003 |
"Time Travel"[5][note 12] | James Skelly | The Coral | 2002 |
"Travelling Circus" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Goodbye" | 2002 |
"Two Faces"†[1] | James Skelly | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"Unforgiven" | "Chasing the Tail of a Dream" | 2015 | |
"Venom Cable"[4] | The Coral | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"View from the Mirror"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"The Visitor" | James Skelly, Ian Murray | "Jacqueline" | 2007 |
"The Voice" | James Skelly, Nick Power | "Who's Gonna Find Me" | 2007 |
"The Watcher in the Distance"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"Waiting for the Heartaches"[5] | James Skelly | The Coral | 2002 |
"Walking in the Winter"†[1] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | Butterfly House | 2010 |
"A Warning to the Curious"[3] | James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones | The Invisible Invasion | 2005 |
"When All the Birds Have Flown"[6] | James Skelly | Singles Collection | 2008 |
"When Good Times Go Bad" | James Skelly | "Bill McCai" | 2003 |
"White Bird" | James Skelly, Nick Power, Ian Skelly | Distance Inbetween | 2016 |
"Who's Gonna Find Me"†[7] | James Skelly, Nick Power | Roots & Echoes | 2007 |
"Who's That Knockin'?" | James Skelly, Nick Power, Bill Ryder-Jones | "Secret Kiss" | 2003 |
"Why Does the Sun Come Up?"[4] | The Coral | Nightfreak and the Sons of Becker | 2004 |
"Wildfire"[5] | Nick Power | The Coral | 2002 |
"Willow Song"[8] | James Skelly, Lee Southall | "Put the Sun Back"[note 5] | 2008 |
"Witchcraft" | James Skelly | "Don't Think You're the First" | 2003 |
"Wrapped in Blue"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
"You Closed the Door"[8] | James Skelly | The Curse of Love | 2014 |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b c Live concert recording
- ^ The Everly Brothers cover
- ^ The Del-Vikings cover
- ^ Fred Neil cover
- ^ a b c Also released on The Curse of Love (2014)
- ^ Stan Jones cover
- ^ Re-recording also released on "The Secret Kiss" (2003)
- ^ The Byrds cover
- ^ The Teardrop Explodes cover
- ^ a b Different recording also released on "Shadows Fall" (2001)
- ^ Also known as "The Ballad of Simon Diamond"
- ^ Hidden track
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Butterfly House (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2010.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Invisible Invasion (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2005.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Singles Collection (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2008.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Roots & Echoes (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2007.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l The Curse of Love (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Skeleton Key Records. 2014.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c Skeleton Key EP (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2002.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Butterfly House Acoustic (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2010.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b c d The Oldest Path EP (booklet). The Coral. Liverpool, England: Deltasonic Records. 2001.
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