Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan biography

On the official Smashing Pumpkins YouTube channel, a recently uploaded video called 'Stompland' features Corgan revealing an array of the pedals he used on many recordings throughout his career with the Smashing Pumpkins.

Albums

• 2005: TheFutureEmbrace (#31 US, #67 GER, #24 AUS)

Singles

• 2005: "Walking Shade" (#74 UK)

Soundtrack work

• 1996: Ransom
• 1997: First Love, Last Rites ("When I Was Born, I Was Bored")
• 1999: Stigmata
• 2000: Any Given Sunday (Corgan is credited on "Be A Man" by Hole)
• 2002: Spun (Corgan wrote original songs for this soundtrack)
• 2004: National Treasure (Corgan is credited on writing "Forget It")
• 2006: "Dance of the Dead" (episode of Masters of Horror)
• 2007: When a Man Falls in the Forest (three previously unreleased songs)
• 2011: The Chicago Code (Corgan performs the opening theme, written by Robert Duncan)

Albums featured

• 1991: Sparkle (by Catherine, The EP is produced by Corgan)
• 1994: Songs About Girls (by Catherine, The song "It's No Lie" is produced by Corgan)
• 1994: Chante Des Chanson Sur Les Filles (by Catherine, The EP is produced by Corgan as "Johhny Goat")
• 1994: Sleepy EP (by Catherine, The EP is produced by Corgan)
• 1996: Guitars That Rule the World, Vol. 2: Smell the Fuzz:The Superstar Guitar Album (by Various Artists, Corgan is credited as writer and performer of "Ascendo")
• 1997: Starjob (by The Frogs, The EP is produced by Corgan as "Johhny Goat")
• 1997: Troublizing (by Ric Ocasek, Corgan is credited as writer of "Asia Minor" and playing guitar on "The Next Right Moment", "Crashland Consequence", "Situation", "Fix on You" and "People We Know")
• 1998: Celebrity Skin (by Hole, Corgan is credited as co-writer of "Celebrity Skin", "Hit So Hard", "Malibu", "Dying" and "Petals")
• 1998: "I Belong to You" single (by Lenny Kravitz, Corgan remixed the second track "If You Can't Say No (Flunky In The attic Mix)")
• 1998: Mechanical Animals by Marilyn Manson, Corgan performed backing vocals on Speed of Pain, although not credited, he is thanked in the album credits.
• 1999: Paraphernalia (by Enuff Z'Nuff, Corgan is credited as guitarist on the song "Everything Works If You Let It")
• 2000: Iommi (by Tony Iommi, Corgan is credited as writer of and vocalist on "Black Oblivion")
• 2001: Get Ready (by New Order, Corgan is contributing voice on "Turn My Way")
• 2002: Kissin' Time (by Marianne Faithfull, Corgan is credited as writer of "Wherever I Go", "I'm on Fire" and contributing on "Something Good")
• 2003: "Lights Out" single (by Lisa Marie Presley, Corgan is credited as writer of "Savior")
• 2004: We Are Not Alone (by Breaking Benjamin, Corgan is credited as writer of "Follow", "Forget It" and "Rain")
• 2004: The Essential Cheap Trick (by Cheap Trick, Corgan is playing guitar on the live recording of the track "Mandocello")
• 2004: About a Burning Fire (by Blindside, Corgan is playing guitar on "Hooray, It's L.A.")
• 2005: Life Begins Again (by Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Corgan is contributing voice on "Loki Cat")
• 2005: Blue-Sky Research (by Taproot, Corgan wrote the track "Lost in the Woods" and co-wrote the tracks "Violent Seas" and "Promise")
• 2006: ONXRT:Live From The Archives Volume 9 (A compilation CD from the radio station 93 WXRT in Chicago features the live recording of the track "A100")
• 2007: Humanity Hour 1 (by Scorpions, Corgan is contributing voice on "The Cross")
• 2010: Nobody's Daughter (by Hole, Corgan is credited as co-writer of "Pacific Coast Highway", "Samantha" and "Loser Dust")
• 2010: See My Friends (by Ray Davies, Corgan is featured in the song "All Day And All Of The Night/Destroyer")
• 2011: Ghost on the Canvas (by Glen Campbell, Corgan is featured in the song ."There's No Me... Without You")

References

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