Self-titled albums that were not debuts

**zravkapt** · 04-01-2017

Obviously there are many debut albums that are self-titled, but what about non-debut self-titled albums? Two well-known examples are The Beatles' 'White Album' and Metallica's 'Black Album'. I can think of a few examples including Genesis of course. Are there many or is it really just a handful?

**Trane** · 04-01-2017

QMS' Quicksilver (eagle head) was their sixth album (and the weakest of their original 7), if that counts

**GuitarGeek** · 04-01-2017

Deep Purple
Fleetwood Mac

Cheap Trick had two eponymously titled, their first one, then in the mid 90's they put out another untitled album.

Elvis Presley had not one, not two, but three eponymous albums. His first one was called Elvis Presley, the second one was called Elvis, then in the early 70's he had another called Elvis.

Then there's that Peter Gabriel guy, who put out four albums (three Stateside) which had no title.

**Dave (in MA)** · 04-01-2017

Weather Report (1982)

**pb2015** · 04-01-2017

Blood, Sweat & Tears (second album)

**Progbear** · 04-01-2017

Can from 1979.
Deus ex Machina (2nd album)
Jane from 1980.
Kayak (2nd album).
Orme from 1990.

**JKL2000** · 04-01-2017

Sorry for a digression, but today on Sirius XM Peter Frampton talked about how he changed the name of Frampton's Camel when he realized there was a band called "Peter Barden's Camel." I hope Andy wasn't listening! (And I doubt he was!)

**Twelfth Earl of Mar** · 04-01-2017

Spock's Beard's 9th album was self titled.

**Twelfth Earl of Mar** · 04-01-2017

Also, Echolyn's recent one is self titled.

**Mister Triscuits** · 04-02-2017

Nice (third album)
Grateful Dead (the one that was supposed to be called Skullfuck)
Traffic (second album)
Loggins and Messina (second album)
Humble Pie (third album)

**ThomasKDye** · 04-02-2017

Duran Duran (7th studio album with "Ordinary World" on it)
Dream Theater (12th album)

**Facelift** · 04-02-2017

Camper Van Beethoven (third album)
My Bloody Valentine (third album)
The Blasters (second album)
Pearl Jam (eighth album)
Velvet Underground (third album)
St. Vincent (fourth album)
King's X (fourth album)

**Rarebird** · 04-02-2017

Hoelderlin (second album)
Novalis (second album)

**Gruno** · 04-02-2017

Sammy Hagar (1977; 2nd album)
Sammy Hagar (1987; 9th album -- title later changed to I Never Said Goodbye chosen from MTV contest)
Mötley Crüe (1994; 6th album)
Collective Soul (1995; 2nd album)
Sheryl Crow (1996; 2nd album)
Susanna Hoffs (1996; 2nd album)
John Cougar (1979; 3rd album)
Divinyls (1991; 5th album)
Heart (1985; 9th album)
Joe Satriani (6th album; 1995)

What about artists who use only their first or last name for the title? Does that count? For example, Debbie Gibson named her 6th album Deborah. David Lee Roth named his 7th album Diamond Dave -- his nickname.

**r2daft2** · 04-02-2017

Chicago (2nd Album) - only later did this become referred to as Chicago II
Elton John (2nd Album)

**zravkapt** · 04-02-2017

I never realized how many sophomore albums were self-titled.

**rcarlberg** · 04-02-2017

Originally Posted by r2daft2

Chicago (2nd Album) - only later did this become referred to as Chicago II

That was TECHNICALLY the first album for Chicago -- the previous album was Chicago Transit Authority.

**rcarlberg** · 04-02-2017

Do Neu!, Neu! 2 and Neu! '75 count? By the way, I always wondered what happened to the missing 72 albums.

**dpt3** · 04-02-2017

Originally Posted by Twelfth Earl of Mar

Also, Echolyn's recent one is self titled.

Not to be confused with their debut, which was also self-titled!

**Mister Triscuits** · 04-02-2017

Malicorne's first, second and fourth albums were all self-titled. Wikipedia refers to them as 1, 2, and 4, but those "titles" don't appear on the covers.

**Johnkil** · 04-02-2017

Peter Gabriel (scratch)
Peter Gabriel (melt)
Peter Gabriel (security)

**mnprogger** · 04-02-2017

Battle Circus
Falling Up
As Tall as Lions

**JKL2000** · 04-02-2017

Originally Posted by Gruno

What about artists who use only their first or last name for the title? Does that count? For example, Debbie Gibson named her 6th album Deborah. David Lee Roth named his 7th album Diamond Dave -- his nickname.

This would probably open up too many possibilities. I had to look this up, but Barbra Streisand had a Studio album called Barbra Joan Streisand (far from her first).