Discography
In 2003 the group signed with Signum Records, with whom they have now released eighteen recordings, including an experimental recording of Thomas Tallis' 40-part masterpiece, "Spem in Alium," using modern studio multi-tracking techniques to turn their 6 voices into 40, the results of which can be heard on a Signum CD and Iambic Productions DVD, which includes a documentary on the making of the CD.
The group's most successful recent CD is a selection of 16 pop ballads, spirituals, and folk songs. Entitled Simple Gifts, it was the first full-length studio CD since the 1990s. The arrangements on the album are by current first baritone Philip Lawson, Peter Knight and former tenor Bob Chilcott, and the album was recorded at the studios of Status Quo, located at the house of lead guitarist Francis Rossi, and engineered by Gregg Jackman, brother of former King's Singers countertenor Jeremy Jackman. In February 2009 Simple Gifts won a Grammy award for Best Classical Crossover Album. An EP recording, From the Heart, was released in 2010.
In December 2007, The King's Singers recorded a Christmas concert, Rejoice and Be Merry! with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square, that was released on CD on September 30, 2008; it also was released on DVD October 21, 2008. The CD features both a cappella and accompanied songs by The King's Singers and The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Six tracks feature the King's Singers alone, with another another five tracks featuring the combined King's Singer's and Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the remaining eight tracks feature The Mormon Tabernacle Choir. The recorded concert was also broadcast on US PBS stations in December 2008.
In 2011 the group released High Flight with The Concordia Choir, an album of music by three of the most popular 21st century choral composers, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen and former tenor in the group Bob Chilcott.
| Disc name | Release year | Instrumentation | # of a cappella tracks | # of tracks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1605: Treason and Dischord | 2005 | Concordia Viol Consort and Sarah Baldock (organ) | 7 | 15 |
| À la Française | 1990 | Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Carl Davis | ||
| All at Once Well Met | 1987 | Lute and Tabor | 29 | 35 |
| America | 1989, 2006 | English Chamber Orchestra | 0 | 10 |
| Annie Laurie | 1993 | Guitar, Flute, Piccolo | 7 | 18 |
| Beatles' Collection | 1986 | 19 | 19 | |
| Capella (compilation) | 2003 | 41 | ||
| Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo; Holy Moses | 1972, 2006 | Drums: Alf Bigden, keyboard: Steve Gray, bass: Brian Odges (Holy Moses) | 0 | 18 |
| Chanson d'amour | 1993 | 11 | 21 | |
| Circle of Life | 1997 | Metropole Orkest | 3 | 12 |
| Colouring Book | 2005 | 18 | ||
| Christmas | 2003 | String Quartet and Drums | 23 | 25 |
| Deck the Hall - Songs for Christmas | 1991 | 15 | 15 | |
| English Renaissance | 1995 | 20 | 20 | |
| Fire~Water | 2000 | Andrew Lawrence-King, The Harp Consort | 17 | |
| Gesualdo: Tenebrae Responses for Maundy Thursday | 2004 | 14 | 14 | |
| The Golden Age - Siglo de Oro | 2008 | Keith McGowan | 10 | |
| Good Vibrations | 1993 | 13 | 13 | |
| Here's a Howdy Do! | 1993 | Sound Effects, Organ, Piano, Double Bass, Drums | 11 | 15 |
| High Flight | 2011 | The Concordia Choir | 13 | 14 |
| De Janequin aux Beatles (compilation) | 1999 | Various | 55 | |
| 'Joy to the World | 2011 | 18 | 18 | |
| Kid's Stuff | 1986, 2000 | Judi Dench, Various | 14 | |
| The King's Singers Original Debut Recording | 1971, 1994 | The Gordon Langford Trio | 5 | 13 |
| György Ligeti Edition, Vol. 4 (Vocal Works) | 1997 | |||
| Landscape & Time | 2006 | 11 | 11 | |
| A Little Christmas Music | 1989 | Kiri Te Kanawa, City of London Sinfonia | 7 | 20 |
| Madrigal History Tour | 1984, 1989 | Consort of Musicke | 0 | 34 |
| My Spirit Sang All Day | 1988 | 25 | 25 | |
| New Day | 1980 | 9 | 15 | |
| Nightsong | 1997 | Various | 5 | 15 |
| The Quiet Heart - Choral Essays Vol.1 | 2006 | 19 | 19 | |
| Reflections - Choral Essays Vol.2 | 2008 | 20 | 20 | |
| In This Quiet Moment - Choral Essays Vol.3 | 2010 | 18 | 18 | |
| Rejoice and Be Merry! | 2008 | Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square | 6 | 11 (19) |
| Renaissance (Works by Josquin Desprez) | 1993 | 21 | 21 | |
| Royal Rhymes and Rounds | 2012 | 23 | 23 | |
| Sacred Bridges | 2005 | Sarband | 7 | 12 |
| Simple Gifts | 2008 | 16 | 16 | |
| Six | 2005 | 6 | 6 | |
| Spem in alium | 2006 | (One interview track) | 1 | 2 |
| Street Songs | 1998 | Evelyn Glennie (percussion) | 7? | 18 |
| Swimming Over London | 2010 | 14 | 14 | |
| Tribute to the Comedian Harmonists | 1985 | Piano | 6? | 16 |
| The Triumphs of Oriana | 2002, 2006 | 25? | 25 | |
| Three Musical Fables | 1983 | Cambridge Singers and City of London Sinfonia | 0 | 3 |
| Watching the White Wheat | 1986 | Various | 9 | 16 |
Many King's Singers arrangements have been published, including a number compiled into songs books
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