KT Tunstall discography

KT Tunstall discography
Tunstall performing live at Troubadour, 2023
Studio albums8
Live albums7
Music videos29
EPs6
Singles30
Collection album2

The discography of KT Tunstall, a Scottish rock and folk recording artist, includes eight studio albums, seven as a solo artist, a a collaboration album with Suzi Quatro, and twenty-three singles. In addition to her recording work, she has also written various soundtracks for movies. In 2014, Tunstall wrote "Miracle" as an official soundtrack single for the film Winter's Tale, and "We Could Be Kings" for Million Dollar Arm.

KT Tunstall's debut album, Eye to the Telescope, was released in December 2004, and sold four million copies worldwide.[1] The album produced two top twenty singles in the United Kingdom and was certified five times platinum.[2][3] In 2005, it was nominated for the Mercury Prize, an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom or Ireland.[4] Tunstall's song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 49th Grammy Awards in 2007.[5]

In May 2006, Tunstall released an acoustic collection album, KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza, a CD and a DVD comprising songs from her debut and unreleased material.[6] Her second studio album, Drastic Fantastic, was released in September 2007. The album has produced three singles and has sold 215,000 copies in the United States.[7] Her third studio album Tiger Suit was released in 2010, followed by an EP "The Scarlet Tulip EP", released on 8 April 2011. On 10 June 2013, Tunstall released her fourth studio album Invisible Empire // Crescent Moon. Critically acclaimed, it was preceded by lead single "Feel It All" and other singles: "Invisible Empire" and "Made of Glass".

Her fifth studio album, the first in a three album trilogy, Kin was released on 9 September 2016.[8] Golden State EP, with its lead single "Evil Eye" was released on 16 June 2016 to promote the album. The second album in the trilogy, Wax was released in 2018, whilst the third and final release in the trilogy, Nut, was released in 2022. In 2023, she released a collaboration album with American musician Suzi Quatro, entitled Face to Face.

  1. ^ Dornan, Judith. "Tunstall tour to promote Fantastic new CD" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Lancashire Evening Post. 8 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.
  2. ^ "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. <go to Search by Parammeters at bottom of page, enter KT Tunstall in Keywords, select Artist in Search by field, select Album in By Format field, activate search>. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. ^ "KT Tunstall Goes Gold". Market Wired. 28 April 2006. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Antony and Johnsons win Mercury" Archived 30 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. BBC Online. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 10 March 2008.
  5. ^ "49th Annual Grammy Awards Winners List". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2 July 2007.
  6. ^ Bantam, Arlin (16 September 2016). "KT Tunstall: A Guide through her Universe. Part Three: "KT Tunstall's Acoustic Extravaganza"". SA Music Scene. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  7. ^ Harris, Chris; Elias, Matt (7 July 2008). "KT Tunstall's New Songs Inspired By Children's Book, Bo Diddley". MTV News. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 28 July 2008.
  8. ^ "KT Tunstall Announces New Album KIN". AntiMusic. 18 July 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.