Frank Black [US1]

Aliases: Black Francis
Black Francis & Spanish for Hitchhiking
Frank Black and The Catholics
Frank Black and the Catholics
Frank Black & The Stax Pistols
Frank Black & The Suicide Commandos
Real name: Charles Michael Kittridge Thompson IV
Born: April 6, 1965
Country: United States
IPI: 00223938465 21 works
00223938661 2 works
00223938759 43 works
Affiliation: BMI
Comments: Singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known as the frontman, founding member and main songwriter of the Pixies, with whom he performs using the stage name Black Francis. For his solo works, he uses the alias Frank Black.
Member of: Pixies Lead singer, guitar
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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Czar	Frank Black [US1]	March 9, 1993	Burden Brothers
If It Takes All Night	Frank Black and the Catholics	January 30, 2001	Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men
Take What You Want	Frank Black and the Catholics	2003	Unverified
The Man Who Was Too Loud	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub	July 31, 1995	Frank Black and the Catholics
White Noise Maker	Frank Black [US1]	May 23, 1994	Claudia Brücken & Andrew Poppy

Covers by Frank Black [US1]

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	All Around the World	Frank Black [US1]	December 18, 2006	"Grandpa" Jones
	All in My Mind	Black Francis	July 28, 2009	Love and Rockets
	Atlantis	Frank Black [US1]	2005	Donovan
i	Belle Isle	Frank Black & The Catholics (Frank Black [US1])	February 3, 2006	Unverified
	Better Things	Frank Black [US1]	1995	The Kinks
	Bill Jocko	Frank Black [US1]	September 14, 2009	Mark Mulcahy
	Breathless	Frank Black & The Stax Pistols	February 15, 1994	Jerry Lee Lewis and His Pumping Piano
	Cactus	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Caribou	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Changing of the Guards	Frank Black and the Catholics	February 17, 1998	Bob Dylan
	Dark End of the Street	Frank Black [US1]	July 19, 2005	James Carr
	Dirty Old Town	Frank Black [US1]	June 20, 2006	Ewan MacColl PRF,REL
	Do Nothing	Frank Black and the Catholics	June 16, 1998	The Specials
	Don't Rob Another Man's Castle	Frank Black [US1]	June 4, 2013	Eddy Arnold, The Tennessee Plowboy and His Guitar
	Down in the Hole	Frank Black and The Catholics	2003	The Rolling Stones
	El clavo y la cruz	Black Francis & Spanish for Hitchhiking	September 18, 2012	The Plugz
	Eve of Destruction	PF Sloan with Frank Black & Buddy Miller	August 22, 2006	Barry McGuire
	Gimme Danger	Frank Black, 3volution (Frank Black [US1])	March 6, 2007	Unverified
	Go Home Girl	Frank Black & Gary U.S. Bonds	August 9, 1994	Arthur Alexander
	Handyman	Frank Black [US1]	February 15, 1994	Jimmy Jones and The Jones Boys REL, The Sparks of Rhythm REC, Jimmy Jones [US1]
	Handyman	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub	July 31, 1995	The Sparks of Rhythm REC, Jimmy Jones and The Jones Boys REL, Jimmy Jones [US1]
	Hang On to Your Ego	Frank Black [US1]	March 9, 1993	The Beach Boys
	I'm Goin' Down	Frank Black and the Catholics	June 16, 1998	Bruce Springsteen
	Into the White	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Is She Weird	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Just a Little	Frank Black [US1]	January 1996	The Beau Brummels [US1]
	Levitate Me	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Long Black Train	Thriftstore Masterpiece featuring Frank Black	July 9, 2013	Lee Hazlewood
	Monkey Gone to Heaven	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Nimrod's Son	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Old John Amos	Frank Black [US1]	August 9, 1994	Arthur Alexander
	Planet of Sound	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Re-Make / Re-Model	Frank Black [US1]	January 1996	Roxy Music
	Repo Man	Frank Black [US1]	December 15, 2005	Iggy Pop
	Road Movie to Berlin	Frank Black [US1]	2006	They Might Be Giants
	Rocket USA	Black Francis	March 24, 2010	Suicide
	Run Boy Run	Thriftstore Masterpiece featuring Frank Black	July 9, 2013	Sanford Clark
	Sheena Is a Punk Rocker	Graham Parker and The Figgs with Frank Black	October 9, 2003	Ramones
	Sister Isabel	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub	July 31, 1995	Del Shannon
	Six-Sixty-Six	Frank Black and the Catholics	September 9, 1998	Larry Norman
	Sleep	Frank Black & The Catholics (Frank Black [US1])	February 3, 2006	Unverified
	Song of the Shrimp	Frank Black [US1]	July 19, 2005	Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
	Son of a Gun	Thriftstore Masterpiece featuring Frank Black	July 9, 2013	Sanford Clark
	Subbacultcha	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Sunday Sunny Mill Valley Groove Day	Frank Black [US1]	July 19, 2005	Sir Douglas Quintet
	'Taint No Use	Black Francis	March 24, 2010	Chick Bullock and His Levee Loungers
	The Big Hurt	Frank Black and the Catholics	June 16, 1998	Miss Toni Fisher
	The Black Rider	Frank Black and the Catholics	August 20, 2002	Tom Waits
	The Cover of The Rolling Stone	Black Francis with Joey Santiago	June 8, 2010	Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show
	The Holiday Song	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	The King & Queen	Frank Black & The Suicide Commandos	November 11, 2013	Slim Dunlap
	The Man Who Was Too Loud	Frank Black and the Catholics	September 9, 1998	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub
	This Is Where I Belong	Ray Davies & Black Francis	November 1, 2010	The Kinks
	Velouria	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Wave of Mutilation	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	Wheels	Black Francis	March 24, 2010	The Flying Burrito Brothers
	Where Is My Mind?	Frank Black with Two Pale Boys	October 2004	Pixies
	You Can't Break a Heart and Have It	Black Francis	September 3, 2007	Herman Brood

Songs written by Frank Black [US1]

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Alec Eiffel	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (6 artists)
Allison	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by (5 artists)
Ana	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by (2 artists)
Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (3 artists)
Bone Machine	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (5 artists)
Break My Body	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (4 artists)
Broken Face	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (3 artists)
Cactus	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (9 artists)
Caribou	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by (7 artists)
Crackity Jones	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by The Japonize Elephants
Czar	Frank Black [US1]	Frank Black [US1]	March 9, 1993	Covered by Burden Brothers
Dead	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (3 artists)
Debaser	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (12 artists)
Distance Equals Rate Times Time	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Down to the Well	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by Dylan in the Movies
Ed Is Dead	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by Melon
Gigantic	Frank Black [US1], Kim Deal	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (22 artists)
Gouge Away	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (14 artists)
Havalina	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by They Might Be Giants
Here Comes Your Man	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (28 artists)
Hey	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (11 artists)
I Bleed	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (4 artists)
If It Takes All Night	Frank Black [US1]	Frank Black and the Catholics	January 30, 2001	Covered by Jake Brennan & The Confidence Men
Into the White	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	June 19, 1989	Covered by (2 artists)
Isla de Encanta	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by Persil
Is She Weird	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by (2 artists)
I've Been Tired	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by Jonus
La La Love You	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (3 artists)
Levitate Me	Frank Black [US1], Joey Santiago, David Lovering	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by (3 artists)
Manta Ray	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 20, 1989	Covered by (4 artists)
Monkey Gone to Heaven	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 20, 1989	Covered by (17 artists)
Motorway to Roswell	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by Knife and Fork
Mr. Grieves	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (3 artists)
Nimrod's Son	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by (3 artists)
No. 13 Baby	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (4 artists)
Planet of Sound	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	May 28, 1991	Covered by (4 artists)
River Euphrates	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (2 artists)
Silver	Frank Black [US1], Kim Deal	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (2 artists)
Stormy Weather	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by Bedroom Walls
Subbacultcha	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (3 artists)
Tame	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (6 artists)
The Happening	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	August 13, 1990	Covered by (2 artists)
The Holiday Song	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 28, 1987	Covered by (5 artists)
The Man Who Was Too Loud	Frank Black [US1]	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub	July 31, 1995	Covered by Frank Black and the Catholics
There Goes My Gun	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by Rob Reich Trio ft. Ralph Carney
Trompe le monde	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
U-Mass	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	September 23, 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Velouria	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	July 16, 1990	Covered by (10 artists)
Wave of Mutilation	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	April 17, 1989	Covered by (25 artists)
Where Is My Mind?	Frank Black [US1]	Pixies	March 21, 1988	Covered by (62 artists)
White Noise Maker	Frank Black [US1]	Frank Black [US1]	May 23, 1994	Covered by Claudia Brücken & Andrew Poppy

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Evil Hearted You	Frank Black [US1]	Evil Hearted You	Pixies

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Black Letter Days	Frank Black and the Catholics	August 20, 2002	spinART
Bluefinger	Black Francis	September 3, 2007	Cooking Vinyl
Christmass	Frank Black [US1]	December 18, 2006	Cooking Vinyl
Dog in the Sand	Frank Black and the Catholics	January 30, 2001	What Are Records?
Fast Man Raider Man	Frank Black [US1]	June 20, 2006	Back Porch
Frank Black	Frank Black [US1]	March 9, 1993	4AD
Frank Black and the Catholics	Frank Black and the Catholics	September 9, 1998	spinART
frankblackfrancis	Frank Black [US1]	October 2004	spinART
Honeycomb	Frank Black [US1]	July 19, 2005	Back Porch
Nonstoperotik	Black Francis	March 24, 2010	Imperial [JP]
Teenager of the Year	Frank Black [US1]	May 23, 1994	4AD

EPs

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The John Peel Session	Frank Black & Teenage Fanclub	July 31, 1995	Strange Fruit

Singles

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
All My Ghosts	Frank Black and the Catholics	February 17, 1998	Play It Again Sam [PIAS]
Dog Gone	Frank Black and the Catholics	June 16, 1998	Play It Again Sam [PIAS]
Everything Is New	Frank Black and The Catholics	2003	Cooking Vinyl
Men in Black	Frank Black [US1]	January 1996	Dragnet
The Marsist	Frank Black [US1]	1995	Dragnet

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Adios Amigo - A Tribute to Arthur Alexander	various artists	August 9, 1994	Razor & Tie
A Tribute to Repo Man	various artists	September 18, 2012	American Laundromat Records
Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell	various artists	February 15, 1994	Shanachie
Ciao My Shining Star - The Songs of Mark Mulcahy	various artists	September 14, 2009	Shout! Factory
Comes with a Smile Vol.15 - Gloved Hands in a Squeeze	various artists	2005	Comes with a Smile
Hello Radio - The Songs of They Might Be Giants	various artists	2006	Bar/None Records
High School Reunion - A Tribute to Those Great 80's Films!	various artists	December 15, 2005	American Laundromat Records
New Tales to Tell - A Tribute to Love and Rockets	various artists	July 28, 2009	Arsenal Rock n Roll Company
Official Bootleg - Live Cuts from Somewhere	Graham Parker and The Figgs	October 9, 2003	UpYours
Sailover	PF Sloan	August 22, 2006	HighTone Records
See My Friends	Ray Davies	November 1, 2010	Universal Music TV
Songs for Slim - Rockin Here Tonight - A Benefit Compilation for Slim Dunlap	various artists	November 11, 2013	New West Records
Thriftstore Masterpiece Presents Lee Hazlewood's Trouble Is a Lonesome Town	Thriftstore Masterpiece	July 9, 2013	SideOneDummy Records
Twistable, Turnable Man - A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein	various artists	June 8, 2010	Sugar Hill
You Don't Know Me - Rediscovering Eddy Arnold	various artists	June 4, 2013	Plowboy Records