Times shown are the observed running times from the CDs. The listed running times are given in brackets where they differ significantly from the actual times.)
Last Update: August 1st, 1997.
JULIA FORDHAM
(Circa Records - UK: CIRCD 4; International: 259 163 222)
Happy Ever After 3:43
Comfort of Strangers 4:24
Few Too Many 3:19
Invisible War 2:49
My Lover's Keeper 3:39
Cocooned 3:38
Where Does the Time Go? 4:27
Woman of the 80's 5:16 ** see note #1 **
The Other Woman 4:14
Behind Closed Doors 2:09
Unconditional Love 3:35
total time: 41:19
PORCELAIN
(Circa Records - UK: CIRCD 10; International: 260 248)
(UK) (US)
Lock and Key 4:36 Lock and Key
Porcelain 5:38 Porcelain
Girlfriend 4:39 Girlfriend
For You Only For You 3:53 For You Only For You
Genius 6:18 Genius
Manhattan Skyline
Did I Happen To Mention? 4:18 Did I Happen To Mention?
Towerblock 3:51 Towerblock
Island 4:41 Island
Your Lovely Face 4:30 Your Lovely Face
China Blue 3:16
Prince of Peace 3:52
total time: 49:37 (UK)
SWEPT
(Circa Records - UK: JULED 18; International: 262 249)
I Thought It Was You 5:09
Patches of Happiness 3:48
Swept 4:56
Rainbow Heart 4:54
Betrayed 4:13
Talk Walk Drive 4:12 (listed as 4:48 !)
Shame 3:55 (listed as 4:11 !)
(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways 4:35
As She Whispers 4:49 (listed as 3:52 !)
Scare Me 5:58
Tied 3:01
total time: 49:34
FALLING FORWARD
(Circa Records - UK: CIRCD 28; International: 7243 8 39559 2 3)
I Can't Help Myself 4:03
Caged Bird 4:07
Falling Forward 5:19
River 4:30
Blue Sky 6:17
Different Time, Different Place 4:05
Threadbare 5:02
Love and Forgiveness 4:21
Honeymoon 3:34
Hope, Prayer and Time 3:55
Safe 4:22
total time: 49:41
EAST WEST
(Circa Records - Japan: VJCP-25304; (7243 8 44323 2 4))
Killing Me Slowly 5:30
East West 4:03
Stay 4:52
I Want To Call You Baby 3:51
My Last Goodbye 3:19
More Than I Can Bear 3:47
I Can Tell You Anything 3:36
Wishing You Well 3:36
Magic 2:55
Fat Lady 4:55
Goodbye I Love You 3:13
total time: 43:37
THE JULIA FORDHAM COLLECTION
Happy Ever After 4:45 (Rain Forest Mix '98)
Where Does the Time Go? 4:43 ('98 version - duet with Curtis Stigers)
Manhattan Skyline 4:08
Lock & Key 4:36
Porcelain 5:38
Girlfriend 4:40
Falling Forward 5:19
I Can't Help Myself 3:59
I Thought It Was You 4:50 ('98 Remix)
East West 4:19
Killing Me Slowly 5:29
Kid 4:46
It Was Nothing That You Said 2:25
(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways 4:38
Happy Ever After 3:43 (Original Mix)
total time: 68:00
Julia Fordham: Live album [1989]
(Virgin Japan VJD-2501)
Happy Ever After 3:44
Cocooned (live) 4:21
The Other Woman (live) 6:06
My Mistake (live) 2:47
Few Too Many (live) 3:34
My Lover's Keeper 3:40
Where Does The Time Go? 4:05
Comfort of Strangers (extended version) 5:17
Invisible War (live) 4:12
Behind Closed Doors (live) 3:32
total time: 41:22
"Porcelain: Live" (video)
(Virgin Music Video, VVD 468)
(This is the catalogue number for the PAL version. NTSC versions
exist, but as far as we know the video is now out of print in both
formats.)
Did I Happen To Mention
Happy Ever After
Porcelain
Lock And Key
Only For You
China Blue
Your Lovely Face
Girlfriend
Towerblock
Island
Manhattan Skyline
Genius
Where Does The Time Go
Prince of Peace } These two tracks are listed, but they do not
Invisible War } appear on the recording, unfortunately :-(
} (This is the same for both the U.K. and the
} U.S. versions of the tape)
Here is the blurb from the back of the video case:
"A woman of substantial talent, Julia Fordham has charmed audiences all over the world with her very personal style of songwriting and the richest voice this side of heaven. `Porcelain' portrays Julia at her best -- in concert. Filmed towards the end of 1989 throughout the U.K., Julia performs a distinguished selection of songs from her two albums, `Julia Fordham' and `Porcelain'. Here are the jazz tones of `Genius', the sultry `Only For You', the hit singles `Happy Ever After' and `Lock And Key' and the uptown `Manhattan Skyline'. The lush musical textures are complemented by visual disolves into sepia tones and, intercut with the action, Julia talks about her songwriting technique."
Julia Fordham: The Comfort of Strangers single [from "Julia Fordham"]
CD5: 1988 (UK 4-trk CD, p/s YRCD11)
The Comfort of Strangers
The Comfort of Strangers (extended version)
I Wish
Few Too Many
Julia Fordham: Woman Of The 80's single [from "Julia Fordham"]
CD5: 1988 (UK 4-trk CD, p/s YRCD17)
Woman of the 80's (radio version)
Happy Ever After
Behind Closed Doors
Woman of the 80's (album version)
Julia Fordham: Happy Ever After single [from "Julia Fordham"]
CD5: 1988 (UK 4-trk CD, p/s YRCD15)
Happy Ever After
My Lovers Keeper
The Comfort of Strangers
My Mistake
Julia Fordham: Where Does the Time Go? single [from "Porcelain"]
CD5: 1989 (Circa Records - UK: YRCD23)
Where Does the Time Go? 4:25
My Little Secret (live) 2:07
Behind Closed Doors (live) 3:04
Where Does the Time Go? 3:54
total time: 13:30
2, recorded at the Luxor, Cologne 8 Sept 88
3, recorded at the Pavillion Theatre, Glasgow 11/88
Cover is the same photo as the Julia Fordham/Live Japan cd,
only peach toned.
-- Chris Hill
Julia Fordham: Manhattan Skyline single [from "Porcelain"]
CD5: 1989
Manhattan Skyline (edit) 3:35
For You Only For You 3:53
Genius 3:59
Did I Happen to Mention 4:13
China Blue 3:11
Lock & Key 4:37
total time: 23:28
Julia Fordham: Lock & Key single [from "Porcelain"]
CD5: 1989 (Circa Records - UK: 3" YRCD36)
Lock & Key 4:20
Home 3:51
Island 3:33
total time: 11:44
Island is a different version, just Julia and a piano,
and seems a bit more uptempo than the original.
Cover is a shot of Julia in the red Porcelain bathrobe,
from mid neck to stomach.
-- Chris Hill
Julia Fordham: Talk Walk Drive single [from "Swept"]
CD5: (Virgin Japan 3" VJDP-10171)
Talk Walk Drive 4:17
If Only I 3:47
total time: 8:04
I think it's a Toyota promo. Cover is Julia in a black dress,
with a out of focus Toyota in the background, "Cool Beauty"
scrawled diagonally across the lower 1/4 of the photo, and a
small clean Toyota car superimposed on the photo.
-- Chris Hill
Julia Fordham: I Thought It Was You single [from "Swept"]
CD5: (???)
I Thought It Was You
Sweet Mystery
And I See
Julia Fordham: I Thought It Was You single [from "Swept"]
CD5: 1990 (Circa Records - UK: YRCD 90; International: ?????)
I Thought It Was You 4:07 ** see note #3 **
Sweet Mystery 4:30
Rainbow Heart 4:57
And I See 4:16
total time: 17:52
Julia Fordham: I Thought It Was You single [from "Swept"]
CD5: 1990 (Circa Records - UK: YRCDG 90; International: ?????)
I Thought It Was You 4:13 ** see note #4 **
Love Moves in Mysterious Ways (piano/vocal) 4:36 ** see note #5 **
Melt 5:41
Swept 5:02
total time: 19:34
Julia Fordham: (Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways single [1991]
CD5: 1991 (Circa Records - UK: YRCD 73; International: 665 022)
(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways 4:36
Happy Ever After 3:44
Manhattan Skyline 4:09
One of the Boys 4:58
total time: 17:28
Julia Fordham: (Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways single [1991]
CD5: 1991 Japan (Virgin Japan VJCP-20003)
(Love Moves In) Mysterious Ways (Full)
The Naked Truth
Manhattan Skyline
Loving You
One of the Boys
Melt - recorded for the film "The Flying Pennta"
Happy Ever After
Julia Fordham: I Can't Help Myself (Part 1 of 2) single [1994]
CD5: 1994 (Circa Records: UK: YRCD 116; International: 7243 8 92511 2 8)
I Can't Help Myself 3:50
Please Forgive Me 4:06
Honeymoon (Alternate Version) 3:28
I Can't Help Myself (Stent Edit) 3:59
total time: 15:24
Julia Fordham: I Can't Help Myself (Part 2 of 2) single [1994]
CD5: 1994 (Circa Records: UK: ?????; International: ?????)
I Can't Help Myself (Stent 12" mix) 7:24
I Can't Help Myself (Stent Alternative Mix) 5:57
I Can't Help Myself (Smith & Mighty Slow Mix) 3:50
total time: 17:11
Julia Fordham: Different Time, Different Place single [1994]
CD5: 1994 UK (Circa Records - UK: YRCD 111; International: 7243 8 92397 2 0)
Different Time, Different Place 4:07
Safe (Alternative Version) 4:06
Promises Promises 3:05
Only Human 3:01
total time: 14:21
Julia Fordham: Different Time, Different Place single [1994]
CD5: 1994 UK (Circa Records - UK: YRCDX 111; International: ?????)
Different Time, Different Place 4:10
Chaos 4:42
Pocket Days 3:28
Love Moves in Mysterious Ways (piano/vocal) 4:34 ** see note #5 **
total time: 16:56
Julia Fordham: Hope, Prayer and Time single [1995]
CD5: 1995 UK (Circa Records - UK: YRCD 120; International: 7243 8 92780 2 6)
Hope, Prayer and Time 3:53
Falling Forward (live) 4:58 } Recorded at London,
Threadbare (live) 5:28 } (Hammersmith Apollo)
Girlfriend (live) 5:07 } on 31st May 1994.
total time: 19:28
VJD-12013 FORDHAM JULIA COMFORT OF STRANGERS(REMIX 3")
$17.95 VIRGIN 7/88 JAPAN
VJD-32066 FORDHAM JULIA COMFORT STRANGER
$42.95 VIRGIN 7/88 JAPAN
B090534 FORDHAM JULIA HAPPY EVER AFTER
$12.95 VIRGI HOLLAND 5" SINGLE
VJD-12030 FORDHAM JULIA HAPPY EVER AFTER
$17.95 VIRGIN 11/88 JAPAN
VJDP-10162 FORDHAM JULIA MELT
$14.95 VIRGIN 7/91 JAPAN 5" SINGLE
VJDP-10171 FORDHAM JULIA TALK,WALK,DRIVE
$14.95 VIRGIN 8/91 JAPAN 5" SINGLE
1. Side 1. Where does the time go? (featuring John O'Kane)
Side 2. My little secret ('Live' at The Luxor, Colgone, 8 Sept 1988).
2. Side 1. Lock and Key
Side 2. Home
3. Side 1. Girlfriend
Side 2. Manhattan skyline
4. Side 1. Genius
Side 2. Porcelain
5. Side 1. (Love moves in) mysterious ways
Side 2. Happy ever after
6. Side 1. I thought it was you ** See note #2 **
Side 2. Lovin' You
7. Side 1. Different time, different place
Side 2. Safe (Alternative version)
1. Side 1. Woman of the 80's (album version)
Side 2. (i) Woman of the 80's (Radio version)
(ii) Behind closed doors
2. Side 1. Lock and key (album version)
Side 2. Island
3. Side 1. Genius (extended version)
Side 2. Porcelain (album version)
1. Side 1. (i) I thought it was you ** See note #2 **
(ii) Lovin' you
Side 2. (i) Antartica
(ii) Happy ever after
2. Side 1. I thought it was you ** See note #2 **
Side 2. Swept
3. Side 1. Different time, different place
Side 2. Safe (Alternative version)
"Comfort of Strangers," 1988 Julia is wearing a gold-sequinned dress and HUGE jewelled rings on her fingers. Paula Greif directed this one too, I think. CoS, and "Happy Ever After," are similar in that they express their main ideas with color. "Happy Ever After," 1988 Julia is wearing white, her backup singers are wearing white, and the entire video set is in white. Paula Greif, the director of this video, suggested this all-white setup would be more subtle, and make more of an impression, than Julia's idea of going down to South Africa and getting some "really obvious shots" of what apartheid was really like. "Manhattan Skyline," 1990 Shots of Julia with a Mystery Man are interspersed with shots of a plane taking off. The video is in black and white. "Lock and Key," 1990 Sophie Muller directed this one. This is the one where Julia's wearing that red coat from the cover of Porcelain, and swaying in a field of sunflowers. Jules says the field in the south of France where the video was shot was "infested with bumblebees!" "Porcelain: Live" (See the Live Material section.) "(Love Moves in) Mysterious Ways," 1991 No information available. :-( "I Can't Help Myself," 1994 No information available. :-( "Hope, Prayer and Time," 1994 No information available. :-( Does anyone else out there have any info on any of the last three videos? Also, if anyone has any information on any song videos not listed here, please post it to the list!
Many thanks to everyone who's helped with the discography: Marisa Wood, Steve Fagg, Philip Sainty, Kristi Skeens, Angela Garry, and Chris Hill. (And anyone I've left out!)
Here's some details of differences between the vinyl and CD versions:
CD track time: 5 mins 16 seconds
LP track time: 3 mins 52 secondsPlus a couple of artists who feature elsewhere in the album (both CD and LP versions) chop and change between the two versions of the song (i.e. one person plays guitar on one version, a different person plays on the other version.
The CD version is (in the words of my partner) "far more funked up" than the LP version - which is far quieter, without the deep 'de-der, der-der' guitar which runs throughout the CD song.
-- Angela Garry
"I thought it was you" has been issued on two different occasions, in different formats - the original song was released with the same cover as the "Swept" album cover (i.e. Julia standing bent forward, with hand on hat on head, red background, black and gold suit). This was issued in a double pack CD, in which one of the CDs is a picture disc - a facial close-up - the final pic from the CD booklet issued with the "Swept" album.
The song was then re-vamped at some point and is a very different version of the song - this is the version that appears on the album "Swept". I suspect this was because the original version didn't sell very well, and once "(Love moves in) mysterious ways" made Julia's name a bit more well-known it was decided to re-issue a version of "I thought...", and increase her record sales. (That could be me being a bit too cynical though!) The second issue of the song has a cover pic of Julia in red vest-dress - and the double CDs were picture CD's with other pics of her in the dress.
-- Angela Garry
This version is a piano/vocal version, more lounge singer style, like the LMIMW piano/vocal version.
This one has synthesizers adding rhythm. Both versions are different from Swept's.
The discs come together in a cardboard package, with Julia wearing a red dress against a black background.
-- Chris Hill
This piano/vocal version appears on both "Different Time, Different Place" [YRCDX 111], and "I Thought It Was You" [YRCDG 90].
Discography created by Marisa Wood.
Information on the 7", 12", and cassette singles provided by Angela Garry.
Further additions by Chris Hill.
Most times and catalogue numbers provided by Steve Fagg.