Better Than Ezra discography

Band discography

Better Than Ezra discography

Better Than Ezra in Nashville in 2002.

Studio albums| 8
Live albums| 1
Compilation albums| 2
Video albums| 1
Music videos| 11
EPs| 1
Singles| 16

This is a comprehensive discography of official recordings by Better Than Ezra, an American alternative rock band from New Orleans, Louisiana.

## Studio albums[edit]

Year  | Album details  | Peak chart positions  | Certifications
(sales threshold)

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US | US Rock | US Indie | US Heat
1990  | Surprise

* Release date: April 24, 1990 (original)/August 19, 2014 (reissue)
* Label: Swell Records (original)/Liaison Records (reissue)

| —  | —  | —  | —  |
1993  | Deluxe

* Release date: November 16, 1993
* Label: Elektra Records

| 35  | —  | —  | 3  |

* US: Platinum[1]
* CAN: Gold[2]

1996  | Friction, Baby

* Release date: August 13, 1996
* Label: Elektra Records

| 64  | —  | —  | —  |
1998  | How Does Your Garden Grow?

* Release date: August 25, 1998
* Label: Elektra Records

| 129  | —  | —  | —  |
2001  | Closer

* Release date: August 2, 2001
* Label: Beyond Music

| 110  | —  | —  | —  |
2005  | Before the Robots

* Release date: May 31, 2005
* Label: Artemis Records

| 84  | —  | 3  | —  |
2009  | Paper Empire

* Release date: May 12, 2009
* Label: Megaforce Records

| 62  | 17  | 7  | —  |
2014  | All Together Now

* Release date: September 9, 2014
* Label: The End Records

| 43  | 13  | 9  | —  |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

## Compilation albums[edit]

Year  | Album details

|

2001  | Artifakt

* Release date: 2001
* Label: Fudge Records

2005  | Greatest Hits

* Release date: March 15, 2005
* Label: Rhino Records

## Live albums/DVDs[edit]

Year  | Album details

|

2004  | Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans

* Release date: September 28, 2004
* Label: Sanctuary Records

2011  | Live at the 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

* Release date: 2011
* Label: MunckMix

2012  | Live at the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

* Release date: 2012
* Label: MunckMix

2013  | Live at the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

* Release date: 2013
* Label: MunckMix

2016  | Live at the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

* Release date: 2016
* Label: MunckMix

## Extended plays[edit]

Year  | Album details

|

2011  | Death Valley EP

* Release date: October 18, 2011
* Label: Ezra & Sons, LLC

## Singles[edit]

Year  | Single  | Peak chart positions  | Album

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|
|

US | US Mod | US Main | US Pop | US Adult | AUS
[3] | CAN
[4] | CAN
Rock
[5] | UK
[6]
1990  | "Tremble"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Surprise
1995  | "Good"  | 30  | 1  | 3  | 17  | —  | 86  | 26  | 4  | 108  | Deluxe
"In the Blood"  | 48[A] | 4  | 6  | —  | —  | —  | 66  | 3  | —
"Rosealia"  | 71  | 24  | —  | 39  | —  | —  | 69  | —  | —
1996  | "King of New Orleans"  | 62[A] | 5  | 7  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 3  | —  | Friction, Baby
1997  | "Desperately Wanting"  | 48  | 11  | 10  | 33  | 37  | 83  | —  | 13  | —
"Long Lost"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Normal Town"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
1998  | "One More Murder"  | —  | 32  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | How Does Your Garden Grow?
1999  | "At the Stars"  | 78  | 17  | —  | 25  | 23  | —  | 20  | —  | —
"Like It Like That"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2001  | "Extra Ordinary"  | 116[B] | 35  | —  | —  | 13  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Closer
2005  | "A Lifetime"  | 125[B] | —  | —  | —  | 13  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Before the Robots
"Our Last Night"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 28  | —  | —  | —  | —
2006  | "Juicy"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 19  | —  | —  | —  | —
2009  | "Absolutely Still"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Paper Empire
"Just One Day"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2014  | "Crazy Lucky"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 38  | —  | —  | —  | —  | All Together Now
"Gonna Get Better"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
2018  | "Grateful"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-Album Single
2020  | "In Your Eyes"  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-Album Single
2021  | “Werewolves of London”  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Non-Album Single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

* A^ Charted only on the Hot 100 Airplay chart.
* B^ Charted only on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.

## Rare tracks[edit]

### B-sides[edit]

* "Circle of Friends" (1995) (Empire Records soundtrack / Surprise)
* "Know You Better" (1995) ("Good" Live B-Side)
* "Eggnog Sing-A-Long” and "Merry Christmas Eve" (1996)
* "Palace Hotel" (1996) ("Desperately Wanting" B-side)
* "Road Trip to Athens" (1996) ("King of New Orleans" B-side)

### Bonus tracks[edit]

* "Tom Collins" ("One More Murder" B-side / Japanese bonus track)
* "Screwed Up and Beautiful" (Closer reissue bonus track)
* "Simple Song" (Closer reissue bonus track)
* "Stall" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
* "Cold Year" (Live at the House of Blues New Orleans bonus track)
* "Conjunction Junction" (Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks album)
* "In Between Moments" (Paper Empire iTunes exclusive bonus track)
* "Shut Up and Dance” (All Together Now digital download exclusive bonus track)

### Radio, web, and streaming[edit]

* "False River" (played live on the air at KLSU in 1993)
* "Imperfect" (Streamed on website)
* "Cars Crash" (Website download)
* "Dirty Work" (Steely Dan cover) (Website download)

* "Revolver" (Website download)
* "Chain Smokin'"
* "I Don’t Give a Damn'"

## Music videos[edit]

Year  | Song  | Director(s)  | Ref.

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|
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1995  | "In the Blood"  | Frank W. Ockenfels 3  | [7]
"Good"  | Chris Applebaum  | [8]
"Rosealia" (Salma Hayek version)  | Frank W. Ockenfels 3  | [9]
"Rosealia" (superhero version)  | Matt Mahurin | [10]
1996  | "King of New Orleans"  | Lawrence Carroll  | [11]
"Conjunction Junction"  | Tom Yohe & Bill Peckmann  | [12][13]
"Desperately Wanting"  | Nick Egan | [14]
2005  | "A Lifetime"  | David Brooks  | [15]
2006  | "Juicy"  | Juicy Studios  | [16]
2009  | "Absolutely Still"  | James Gulliver Hancock & William McMillan  | [17]
"Just One Day"  | Van Alan Blumreich  | [18]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - Better Than Ezra". Recording Industry Association of America. November 10, 1995. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
2. ^ "Gold Platinum Database: Better Than Ezra". Canadian Recording Industry Association. January 25, 1996. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
3. ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
* Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
* "Good": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – 17 Sep 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved July 5, 2017.[permanent dead link] N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
4. ^ "Canadian Top Singles peaks". Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
5. ^ "Canadian Rock/Alternative peaks". Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
6. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
7. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
8. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
9. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
11. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
12. ^ Original version aired as episode 3 of Schoolhouse Rock!'s second season on November 17, 1973 on ABC.
13. ^ "Globat Login". www.davemackey.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
14. ^ "Desparately Wanting | Better Than Ezra | Music Video | MTV". MTV. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
15. ^ "SHOT: Better Than Ezra - David Brooks, director". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
16. ^ "Music – Music News, New Songs, Videos, Music Shows and Playlists from MTV". www.mtv.com. Retrieved April 28, 2018.
17. ^ betterthanezratv (May 12, 2009). "Better Than Ezra - Absolutely Still". Retrieved April 28, 2018 - via YouTube.
18. ^ "SHOT: Better Than Ezra - Van Alan Blumreich, director". VideoStatic. Retrieved April 28, 2018.

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* t
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Better Than Ezra

* Kevin Griffin
* Tom Drummond
* James Arthur Payne Jr.
* Michael Jerome

* Joel Rundell
* Cary Bonnecaze
* Travis McNabb

Studio albums|

* Deluxe
* Friction, Baby
* How Does Your Garden Grow?
* Closer
* Before the Robots
* Paper Empire
* All Together Now

Live albums|

* Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans

Compilations|

* Artifakt
* Greatest Hits

Singles|

* "Good"
* "In the Blood"
* "Rosealia"
* "King of New Orleans"
* "Desperately Wanting"
* "Extra Ordinary"
* "A Lifetime"
* "Our Last Night"
* "Juicy"
* "Absolutely Still"

Videos|

* Live at the House of Blues, New Orleans

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