Arabesque discography

Arabesque discography
Arabesque discography
Studio albums	10
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	17
Video albums	1
Singles	34
Box sets	2

This is the discography of German Eurodisco trio Arabesque. Included is the discography of Rouge, the duo formed by Michaela Rose and Jasmin Vetter after the departure of Sandra.

Albums edit

Studio albums edit

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN ^[1]	Sales
Friday Night	Released: November 1978 Label: EMI Electrola, Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque	26	JPN: 108,000^[1]
City Cats	Released: 25 October 1979 Label: EMI Electrola, Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque II	13	JPN: 200,000^[1]
Marigot Bay	Released: 21 May 1980 Label: Metronome, Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque III	9	JPN: 160,000^[1]
Midnight Dancer	Released: 5 December 1980 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque IV	13	JPN: 205,000^[1]
In for a Penny	Released: 21 August 1981 Label: Metronome, Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque V and Billy's Barbeque	2	JPN: 357,000^[1]
Caballero	Released: 21 April 1982 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque VI	9	JPN: 166,010^[1]
Why No Reply	Released: 5 December 1982 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque VII	30	JPN: 56,474^[1]
Loser Pays the Piper	Released: 5 December 1983 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC Also released as Arabesque VIII	75	JPN: 13,500^[1]
Time to Say "Good Bye"	Released: 16 December 1984 Label: Victor Formats: CD, LP, MC Also released as Arabesque IX	—
The Up Graded Collection	Released: 26 October 2018 Label: Monopol Formats: digital download Contains re-recordings not, apart from Michaela Rose, by the original line-up	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums edit

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN ^[1]	Sales
Fancy Concert	Released: 21 October 1982 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC	25	JPN: 35,890^[1]

Compilation albums edit

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales
Title	Album details	JPN ^[1]	Sales
Golden Prize	Released: 21 June 1980 Label: Victor Formats: MC	31	JPN: 44,820^[1]
Best One	Released: 21 November 1980 Label: Victor Formats: MC	41	JPN: 49,460^[1]
Greatest Hits	Released: 21 May 1981 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC	2	JPN: 686,000^[1]
Best One '82	Released: 21 November 1981 Label: Victor Formats: MC	48	JPN: 30,020^[1]
Everybody Likes Arabesque (Hit Medley)	Released: 5 March 1982 Label: Victor Formats: LP, MC	7	JPN: 109,730^[1]
Best Hits	Released: 5 July 1982 Label: Victor Formats: MC	40	JPN: 30,830^[1]
Radio Arabesque	Released: 5 September 1983 Label: Victor Formats: LP	54	JPN: 10,360^[1]
Best Collection	Released: 21 May 1984 Label: Victor Formats: CD, LP, MC Also released as Super Best	—
Best One	Released: 1 November 1987 Label: Victor Formats: CD	—
Arabesque	Released: 25 October 1991 Label: Victor Formats: CD, MC	—
Deluxe	Released: 28 June 1995 Label: Victor Formats: 2xCD	—
The Best Of Vol. 1	Released: 1 April 2004 Label: Monopol Formats: 2xCD	—
The Best Of Vol. 2	Released: September 2004 Label: Monopol Formats: 2xCD	—
The Best Of Vol. 3	Released: September 2005 Label: Monopol Formats: 2xCD	—
The Best Of Vol. 4 – The Mega-Mixes	Released: 18 April 2008 Label: Monopol Formats: 2xCD	—
Complete Single Collection	Released: 25 August 2010 Label: Victor Formats: 2xCD	—
40th Anniversary Best	Released: 21 June 2017 Label: Victor Formats: CD	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets edit

Title	Album details
The Best of Arabesque	Released: 24 January 1996 Label: Victor Formats: 5xCD
Complete Box	Released: 4 February 2015 Label: Victor Formats: 10xCD+DVD

Video albums edit

Title	Album details
Greatest Hits	Released: 1983 Label: Victor Formats: VHD

Singles edit

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
Title	Year	GER ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	JPN ^[4]	Sales	Album
"Hello Mr. Monkey"	1977	—	—	8	JPN: 388,000^[4]	Friday Night
"Buggy Boy" (Mexico-only release)	1978	—	—	—
"Friday Night"	1978	—	—	20	JPN: 175,000^[4]
"Fly High Little Butterfly" (Japan-only release)	1979	—	—	33	JPN: 66,000^[4]
"Rock Me After Midnight" (Japan-only release)		—	—	37	JPN: 80,000^[4]	City Cats
"City Cats" (Germany-only release)		—	—	—
"Peppermint Jack"		—	—	23	JPN: 139,000^[4]
"Hell Driver" (France-only release)	1980	—	—	—
"High Life" (Japan-only release)		—	—	34	JPN: 77,000^[4]	Marigot Bay
"Parties in a Penthouse" (Japan-only release)		—	—	35	JPN: 56,000^[4]
"Take Me Don't Break Me" (Europe-only release)		40	—	—
"Make Love Wherever You Can" (Japan-only release)		—	—	38	JPN: 68,000^[4]	Midnight Dancer
"Love Is Just a Game" (Australia-only release)		—	—	—		Friday Night
"Marigot Bay" (Europe-only release)		8	17	—		Marigot Bay
"Midnight Dancer" (Japan-only release)	1981	—	—	46	JPN: 79,000^[4]	Midnight Dancer
"In for a Penny, in for a Pound"		25	—	13	JPN: 156,000^[4]	In for a Penny
"Billy's Barbeque" (Japan-only release)		—	—	26	JPN: 68,000^[4]	In for a Penny
"Hit the Jackpot" (Japan-only release)		—	—	49	JPN: 44,000^[4]	Caballero
"Indio Boy" (Germany-only release)	1982	75	—	—		In for a Penny
"Tall Story Teller" / "Caballero" ^[A]		56	—	— 54	JPN: 43,000^[4]	Caballero
"Young Fingers Get Burnt" (Japan-only release)		—	—	62	JPN: 27,000^[4]	Why No Reply
"Why No Reply"		—	—	70	JPN: 15,000^[4]	Why No Reply
"Jingle Jangle Joe" (Canada-only release)	1983	—	—	—		Marigot Bay
"Pack It Up" (Japan-only release)		—	—	—		Loser Pays the Piper
"Sunrise in Your Eyes" (Germany-only release)		—	—	—
"Dance Dance Dance" (Japan-only release)		—	—	—
"Loser Pays the Piper" (Japan-only release)		—	—	—
"Heart on Fire" (Japan-only release)	1984	—	—	—
"Time to Say "Good Bye""	1985	—	—	—		Time to Say "Good Bye"
"Satisfaction" (Italy-only release)	1985	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Ecstasy" (Europe-only release)	1986	—	—	—		Time to Say "Good Bye"
"Marigot Bay 2008" (feat. Michaela Rose)	2008	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Dance into the Moonlight" (feat. Michaela Rose)	2014	—	—	—
"Zanzibar" (feat. Michaela Rose)	2017	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Rouge discography edit

Albums edit

Title	Album details
Rouge	Released: 21 December 1988 Label: Fun House Formats: CD

Singles edit

Title	Year
"I Wanna Take Your Body" (Europe-only release)	1985
"Hold On" (Europe-only release)	1986
"The Leader of the Pack / Remember" (Germany-only release)	1986
"Einer von uns" (Germany-only release)	1987
"Love Live Operator" (Germany-only release)	1987
"Koiwa No Time"	1988

Notes edit

^ Same coupling in Japan and Germany. But In Japan, "Caballero" is A-side. In Germany, "Tall Story Teller" is A-side.

References edit

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4

[5] Same coupling in Japan and Germany. But In Japan, "Caballero" is A-side. In Germany, "Tall Story Teller" is A-side.

[jp-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[2] "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

[3] "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2022-05-25.

[:12-4] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4

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