Danny! discography explained

Danny!, also known as D. Swain, is an American rapper, producer and composer. In a five-year period, he has self-released twelve albums, which include five full-length albums, an EP, three instrumental albums and even a greatest hits compilation.

Though signed to Definitive Jux in early 2007, the self-proclaimed "prolific producer/MC" never released an album with the label. Instead, selected tracks from Danny!'s discography—all previously released on his vanity Badenov Records/1911 Music imprint—have been made available as a free download on Def Jux's revamped website, which boasts an extensive digital download section. A single titled "Just Friends" came out in March 2009 and is Danny!'s first, and to date only, official Def Jux release.^[1]

The artist would later sign to Interscope Records to little fanfare, in the wake of Where Is Danny?s success in 2010. He left Interscope the following year and signed to the re-launched Okayplayer Records in 2012, releasing Payback on September 25. In 2016 he announced a new album, The Book of Daniel, but it has not been released.

Studio albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions[2]										Notes
		US	US R&B	US Heat.	US Ind.	US Int.	UK	GER	FRA	CAN	JAP
2004	The College Kicked-Out Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 99427) Released: November 2, 2004	—	—	—	—	112	143	177	189	—	—	Debut studio album.
2005	F.O.O.D. Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 62250) Released: May 17, 2005	—	—	—	—	103	129	171	152	—	91
2006	Charm Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 37468) Released: March 14, 2006	—	—	47	46	78	111	—	106	191	74	Re-released on Definitive Jux as a four-song mini-EP available as a free download.[3]
2008	Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922) Released: June 24, 2008	164	—	29	38	13	62	66	98	102	33
2009	Where Is Danny? Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 38922) Released: October 13, 2009	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	Payback Label: Okayplayer Released: September 25, 2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Instrumental albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Notes
		US	US R&B	US Heat.	US Ind.	US Int.	UK	GER	FRA	CAN	JAP
2006	Dream, Interrupted Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90629) Released: August 14, 2006	—	—	—	166	121	88	—	—	—	93	First in a three-part instrumental album series.
2007	Dream, Fulfilled Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 90669) Released: April 23, 2007	—	—	—	192	144	61	—	—	—	—	Re-released in the US after a UK-only initial release.
2008	Dream, Extinguished Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 94292) Released: January 29, 2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shelved in 2008 for reasons unknown; import version officially released in 2009.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Notes
		US	US R&B	US Heat.	US Ind.	US Int.	UK	GER	FRA	CAN	JAP
2007	Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 81883) Released: August 7, 2007	—	103	43	78	46	87	—	143	—	90
	Behind the Beats, Vol. 1 Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51991) Released: September 11, 2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	111	Japan-only promotional release.
	Behind the Beats, Vol. 2 Label: 1911 Music/Badenov Records (BR # 51992) Released: October 23, 2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	114	Japan-only promotional release.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
2007	"Fly, Pt. 2"	Daniel Swain, Tim Arnold
Year	Title	Director(s)
2012	"I Don't Wanna Hear That Shit"	Tim Arnold, Skip Terpstra
Year	Title	Director(s)
2012	"Goodbye Love"	Jorge Sanchez

Singles

• "I'm Movin' Out", 2004
• "My Baby", 2004
• "Second Time Around", 2004
• "I Only Wanna Be With You", 2005
• "My Whole World", 2005
• "V.I.P.", 2005
• "Fullaschidt", 2005
• "Charm", 2006
• "Strange Fruit", 2006
• "Can't Wait", 2006
• "Cafe Surreal", 2006
• "Fullaschidt (remix)", 2007
• "Check It Out", 2007
• "Fly, Pt. 2", 2007
• "The World Is Yours", 2007
• "Guess Who's Back", 2008
• "I Don't Know", 2008
• "The Groove", 2008
• "Just Friends", 2009 U.S. #88
• "I Don't Wanna Hear That Shit", 2011
• "Goodbye Love", 2012
• "Evil (feat. Gavin Castleton and Amber Tamblyn)", 2012

Guest appearances

• The Bins - "Dear Jane," from Every Minute of the Day (2011)^[5]

External links

• [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p766332/discography|pure_url=yes}} Danny!'s discography] on Allmusic
• Danny!'s discography on Discogs

Notes and References

1. News: Danny!: Just Friends 12 . Definitive Jux.net . March 17, 2009 . March 19, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090323075305/http://www.definitivejux.net/store/catalog-product/US-V2X-08-057-00.html . March 23, 2009 .
2. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p766332|pure_url=yes}} Danny! > Charts & Awards]. . August 22, 2008 .
3. News: Danny!: Charm . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216135059/http://www.definitivejux.net/store/catalog-product/US-V2X-08-023-00.html . dead . December 16, 2008 . Definitive Jux.net . January 11, 2007 . March 22, 2009 .
4. News: Danny!: Danny Is Dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081216135340/http://www.definitivejux.net/store/catalog-product/US-V2X-08-026-00.html . dead . December 16, 2008 . Definitive Jux.net . August 11, 2007 . March 16, 2009 .
5. Web site: Passion of the Weiss Mix Series: Danny Swain's "Hour of Power". Weiss. Jeff. July 27, 2011. Passion of the Weiss. en-US. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20120205194759/http://passionweiss.com/2011/07/27/passion-of-the-weiss-mix-series-danny-swains-hour-of-power/ . February 5, 2012 . December 26, 2019.