Sam Sparro, the Australian-born pop, dance, house, and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and remix engineer, has released three studio albums. His eponymous debut album, Sam Sparro, released through both Modus Vivendi and Island Records, has been certified Gold. His second album, Return to Paradise was released with EMI. He has released two mixtapes. On 5 August 2013 Sparro released the mixtape Mechanical. to his SoundCloud account to promote his upcoming extended play, Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[1]Love Made Me Do It was released via his SoundCloud account on 13 February 2015.[2] Sparro has released five extended plays. His first extended play Black + Gold was released by Modus Vivendi Music in January 2007. London Festival '08 was first released on 1 January 2008 with Island Records.[3] Sparro released his third extended play, Pink Cloud, as a free download to promote his then upcoming second album before a number of release push-backs.[4][5] He released Quantum Physical, Vol. 1 independently on 1 October 2014.[6] On 16 October 2015 Sparro released the second volume of Quantum Physical with Intuit Records.[7]
As a lead artist, Sparro has released ten singles and five Promotional Singles. His most successful single, "Black and Gold", garnered him a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2009. The single "Happiness" was certified Platinum in Belgium. The single "21st Century Life" also experienced some commercial success following the release of "Black and Gold" in 2008, and in Belgium his song "Yellow Orange Rays" charted following the release of "Happiness". The single "Pocket" also charted in Australia. Sparro has also been featured on four singles, including songs by Beni, Mason (with DMC), and Plastic Plates; the most notable being "Feelings Gone" from Basement Jaxx's fifth studio album, Scars. On 13 August 2013 he released the single "Hang on 2 Your Love" with Durand Bernarr from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[8] On 31 July 2015 he released the single "Hands Up" from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 2,[9] with a remix single following on 25 September.[10]
"—" denotes that the release did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances
The following have been officially released, but are not featured on a main release by Sparro.
Title
Year
Album
Notes
"Pencilhead" (with DJ Circle)
2006
Groovin' Through Munich - EP
Featured vocalist
Co-written with Fabian Wondrak.[61]
Sparro's first song recorded for commercial distribution.
"Sally" (The Soul Warriors ElectroFunk Remix)
2007
Modus Vivendi Music, Vol. 2
Vocalist
Co-writer
Only official release of this mix was to this Modus Vivendi record label sampler of then upcoming releases. This mix was released a year before the original version of the song first appeared as a track on Sparro's debut album.[62]
Unless otherwise specified, song credits are adapted from the liner notes of the albums from which songs originally appear.
Special releases
Title
Year
Notes
"Soles of Fire"
2009
Released as a member of "Chauffeur", a short lived musical group consisting of singer Sam Sparro, rapper Theophilus London, & producer Mark Ronson. Both singles were released exclusively to limited edition vinyl pressings only available with the purchase of Mark Ronson and Gucci's shoe collaboration.[96]
Sparro and Ricki-Lee co-wrote the song together. They creating it by communicating through the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The song was used to promote the Note II at its launch event in Sydney Australia on 14 November 2012.[97]
Originally written and produced by Sparro for Lexus's December to Remember 2013 ad campaign, it was released by the company in a promotional music video and for free download on Sparro's Soundcloud account.[99][100]
Background cues written/produced by Sparro for the E! program Daily 10.[132]
"Got To Dance-BG Cues"
Background cues written/produced by Sparro and Jesse Rogg for the Sky One program Got To Dance.[133]
"Style Star-BG Cues"
Background cues written/produced by Sparro for the Style Network program Style Star.[134]
Music videos
Title
Year
Director(s)
"Cottonmouth"
2007
Mariah Garnett[135][136]
"Black and Gold" (version one)
2008
"Black and Gold" (version two)
AlexandLiane[137]
"21st Century Life"
Mariah Garnett[138]
"Pink Cloud"
2010
Franc Fernandez[139]
"The Shallow End"
2012
Unknown[140]
"Happiness"
Mike Rosenthal[141][142]
"I Wish I Never Met You"
"Hang On 2 Your Love"
2014
Unknown[143]
"Spread a Little Love"
2020
Unknown[144]
As featured artist
Title
Year
Director(s)
"Young Lovers" (Sam Sparro Edit) (with Love Grenades)
2008
Unknown[145]
"Feelings Gone" (with Basement Jaxx)
Andy Soup[146]
"Maximus" (with Beni)
2009
Rhett and Warran[147]
"Dear Dictator (Sam Sparro Remix)" (with Saint Motel)
2010
Saint Motel[148]
"Coulda Woulda Shoulda" (with Lyrics Born)
Yoram Benz[149]
"The Third of the Storms" (with Mike Simonetti)
Mike Simonetti & Generato[150]
"Stay In Love" (with Plastic Plates)
2014
Unknown[151]
Other music video appearances
Title
Year
Director(s)
"Young Lovers" (Love Grenades)
2008
Steve Lee[152]
References
^ a bChristopher John Falson, professionally known as Chris Falson, is the father of Sam Sparro.
^ a b cJames Bowen Falson, professionally known as Droid Bishop, is the brother of Sam Sparro.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r sSong credits adapted from the repertoire of BMI. All songs licensed under > Songwriter/Composer > "Falson, Samuel F" and/or "Falson, Samuel Frankland".
General
"Sam Sparro > Discography". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
Specific
^ a b"Mechanical (mixtape)". SoundCloud, Sam Sparro. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^ a b"LOVE MADE ME DO IT MIX". SoundCloud, Sam Sparro. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
^ a b"iTunes Live: London Festival '08". iTunes, Apple Inc. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ a b"New Single Pink Cloud – Free Download [Archive]". Sparro. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ a b"PINK CLOUD EP w/ remixes and b-side now available for FREE at [link] Merry Christmas to you all!!! X O Sam". Twitter, Sam Sparro. 24 December 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ a b"Quantum Physical, Vol. 1 – EP". iTunes, Apple Inc. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ a b"Quantum Physical, Vol. 2 – EP". iTunes, Apple Inc. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^"Hang on 2 Your Love (feat. Durand Bernarr) – Single". iTunes, Apple Inc. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^"Hands Up – Single". iTunes, Apple Inc. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^"Hands Up (Remixes) – Single". iTunes, Apple Inc. 25 September 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^ a b"Discography Sam Sparro". Australian-Charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ a b"Discographie Sam Sparro" (in German). AustrianCharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ a b"Discografie Sam Sparro" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ a b"Discography Sam Sparro". Irish-Charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
^ a b"The Official Charts Company – Sam Sparro". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^"Daniel James & Leah Haywood" (PDF). NYC / LA / Nashville / London: Advanced Alternative Media, Inc. p. 4. Retrieved 20 March 2018. [adapted from graph] Artist: Tawiah; Title:Upcoming Album – "Queen Of England" Ft. Sam Sparrow; Label: ?; Credit: Produced/Wrote
^"Chauffeur". samsparro.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
^"Ricki-Lee and Sam Sparro Collaborate on Exclusive Track Using the Samsung GALAXY Note II". Samsung.com. Samsung. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018. AUSTRALIA, Sydney – November 14, 2012 – Tonight at an exclusive launch event at the Royal Hall of Industries, an iconic Australian music venue, Samsung unveiled the highly anticipated smartphone – the Samsung GALAXY Note II. The launch was marked by the first ever collaboration between Australian music artists Ricki-Lee and Sam Sparro. Using the GALAXY Note II as a collaboration device the pair created a track titled Ninja despite being on different sides of the globe for much of the creative process. A video capturing the journey of the track creation was showcased on the night along with a live performance.
^"Get Lucky". SoundCloud, Sam Falson. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
^"December to Remember". YouTube. Retrieved 2 January 2014.[dead YouTube link]
^"Spread a Little Love". Soundcloud. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"Rock the Boat". SoundCloud, Sam Falson. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^Scrudato, Ken (17 November 2015). "BlackBook Premiere: Steed Lord and Sam Sparro's New Track 'Night Games'". BlackBook. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
^"Tigers in the Fire on iTunes". apple inc. 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"Now I'm That (Remixes) – EP". iTunes/Apple Inc. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^""Now I'm That Bitch" (Sam Sparro & Golden Extended Mix) [Explicit]". SoundCloud. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^"Sexy People vinyl on discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"Sexy People US CD on discogs". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^""Pay Off (Sam Sparro & Golden WERQ remix)" on iTunes". apple inc. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"Obsession Promo CD". discogs.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^"White Knuckleson iTunes". apple inc. 8 October 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"Holidayson iTunes". apple inc. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^ a b"Golden Trainon iTunes". apple inc. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"Settle Down – EPon iTunes". apple inc. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^Russell, Alice (2013). To Dust / I Loved You (Digital Single). UK: Tru Thoughts. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
^Trinidad Senolia (2014). Postcards From Strangers Remixes You (Digital EP). US: Yoruba Records. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
^Pro Whoa – promo (Media notes). Costa, Nikka. Go Funk Yourself Records. 2011.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Sam Sparro Co-Writes New Single, 'Automatic' From Zhu x AlunaGeorge". Sparro. 16 September 2015. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^ a bLhooq, Michelle (25 September 2015). "LA Club Queen Kim Anh Links With Sam Sparro on Debut Single 'Shadows'". Thump, Vice Media LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
^""Young Lovers (Sam Sparro Edit)" behind the scenes video". Youtube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^""Feelings Gone" video". Youtube. Retrieved 3 January 2014.[dead YouTube link]
^"Beni – 'Maximus' featuring Sam Sparro". The Vine. Fairfax Digital. Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
^""Dear Dictator (Sam Sparro Remix)" video". Youtube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^""Coulda Woulda Shoulda" video". Youtube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^""The Third of the Storms" video". Vimeo. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
^"Plastic Plates feat. Sam Sparro – Stay In Love (Official Video)". YouTube, Ultra Music. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
^""Young Lovers" video". Youtube. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
External links
Official website
"Sam Sparro on Soundcloud". Soundcloud. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Sam Sparro on Youtube". Youtube. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Sam Sparro on Vevo". Vevo. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Sam Sparro on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Sam Sparro on Instagram". Instagram. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
"Sam Sparro's Official Discogrophy". samsparro.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.