# John Porter (musician, born 1950)

John Porter (born 15 August 1950) is a Welsh-born musician, composer and songwriter, living in Poland since 1976.
Originally from Lichfield, after studying political science in Sussex and spending time in Berlin, Porter moved to Poland in the mid-1970s.
He used to perform with his ex-life partner Anita Lipnicka. Their relationship lasted 2003–2015. In 2006, their daughter Pola was born.

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | POL |
| Helicopters (Porter Band) | Released: 1979 Label: Pronit, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD | — |
| China Disco (Porter) | Released: 1982 Label: Pronit, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD | — |
| Wings Inside (Porter) | Released: 1989 Label: Polskie Nagrania Muza, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD | — |
| Life After Sex | Released: 1989 Label: unknown Formats: CS | — |
| It's a Kid's Life (John Porter) | Released: 1990 Label: Pronit Formats: LP | — |
| Incarnation (John Porter) | Released: 1991 Label: Yumi Records, Metal Mind Formats: CD | — |
| Right Time (Mirror) | Released: 1991 Label: Reynoll Music, Metal Mind Formats: CD | — |
| Alexandria (John Porter Band) | Released: 1993 Label: Schubert Music, Metal Mind Formats: CD | — |
| Porter Band '99 (Porter Band) | Released: 1999 Label: Pomaton EMI, Metal Mind Formats: CD | — |
| Psychodelikatesy (John Porter Band) | Released: 3 November 2008 Label: Metal Mind Formats: CD | — |
| Back in Town (John Porter) | Released: 21 March 2011 Label: Agora Formats: CD | — |
| Honey Trap (John Porter) | Released: 8 October 2014 Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download | 40 |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Mobilization (Porter Band) | Released: 1982 Label: Wifon, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD |
| Magic Moments (John Porter) | Released: 1983 Label: Pronit, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD |
| One Love (John Porter) | Released: 1987 Label: PolJazz, Metal Mind Formats: LP, CD |
| Electric (Porter Band) | Released: 2000 Label: Universal Music, Metal Mind Formats: CD |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details |
| Złota kolekcja – Electric Years (John Porter) | Released: 3 October 2005 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD |
| Złota kolekcja vol.2 – Acoustic Years (John Porter) | Released: 27 February 2006 Label: EMI Music Poland Formats: CD |
| Why? (John Porter) | Released: 18 June 2007 Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: CD (BOX) |
| Gwiazdy polskiej muzyki lat 80. (John Porter/Porter Band) | Released: 11 December 2007 Label: TMM Polska Formats: CD |

### Collaborative albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | POL | Sales | Certifications |
| Nieprzyzwoite piosenki (with Anita Lipnicka) | Released: 24 November 2003 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | 1 | POL: 70,000+ | POL: Platinum |
| Inside Story (with Anita Lipnicka) | Released: 19 September 2005 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | POL: 15,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Other Stories (with Anita Lipnicka) | Released: 2 October 2006 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | 39 | | |
| All the Stories (with Anita Lipnicka) | Released: 17 November 2006 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD+DVD, digital download | – | | |
| Goodbye (with Anita Lipnicka) | Released: 25 February 2008 Label: Pomaton EMI Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | POL: 15,000+ | POL: Gold |
| Songs of Love and Death (Me and That Man) | Released: 24 March 2017 Label: Cooking Vinyl, Wydawnictwo Agora Formats: LP, CD, digital download | 3 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||