# Joi Cardwell discography

American singer and songwriter Joi Cardwell has released eight studio albums, five compilation albums, two EPs, and 57 singles (including 10 as a featured artist).
Joi Cardwell released her debut album The World Is Full of Trouble in the United States in May 1995. The album's lead single, "Trouble", reached number eleven on the Billboard Dance Club Songs. Her self-titled second album was released in November 1997, and was their breakthrough release. The first-two singles, "Soul to Bare" and "Run to You", peaked in the top-two positions with the latter peaking atop the US Billboard Dance chart. The follow-up album, Deliverance, featured a more urban sound that was released on her own recording label No-Mad Industries in 1999.
The fourth album, The Plain Jane Project, was released in the fall of 2005. The album spawned the top-ten singles "Freedom" and "It's Over". She released her fifth album Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) in 2009, followed by Must Be the Music in 2011. In September 2014, Cardwell released her seventh album The Art of Being on her new recording label Curly Gurly Records.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums :
| Title | Album details |
| The World Is Full of Trouble | Released: May 15, 1995 Label: Eightball Format: CD, LP, digital download |
| Joi Cardwell | Released: November 11, 1997 Label: Eightball Format: CD, LP, digital download |
| Deliverance | Released: April 4, 1999 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| The Plain Jane Project | Released: November 18, 2005 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) | Released: April 7, 2009 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| Must Be the Music | Released: March 19, 2011 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| The Art of Being | Released: September 2, 2014 Label: Curly Gurly Format: CD, digital download |
| Pride and Joi | Released: June 1, 2018 Label: Curly Gurly Format: CD, digital download |

### Compilation albums

List of compilation albums :
| Title | Album details |
| Clubland's Greatest Hits | Released: November 10, 1998 Label: Cold Front Records Format: CD, cassette |
| More (1992-2003) | Released: September 2003 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| Hits and More | Released: 2004 Label: No-Mad Industries Format: CD, digital download |
| A Beautiful Life | Released: May 7, 2007 Label: Rambling Records, Geneon Entertainment Format: CD, digital download |

## Extended plays

List of EPs :
| Title | Details |
| Eight Ball EP | Released: March 23, 1998 Label: Eightball Format: Vinyl |
| Left Field Adventures | Released: June 2, 2015 Label: Curly Gurly Format: Digital download |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance | UK | Album |
| "Goodbye" | 1992 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Trouble" | 1994 | 11 | — | The World Is Full of Trouble |
| "Jump for Joi" | 1995 | 2 | — | The World Is Full of Trouble |
| "Love & Devotion" | 1995 | 3 | — | The World Is Full of Trouble |
| "My First Christmas With You" | 1995 | 11 | — | Non-album single |
| "You Got to Pray" | 1996 | 1 | — | The World Is Full of Trouble |
| "Soul to Bare" | 1997 | 2 | 95 | Joi Cardwell |
| "Run to You" | 1997 | 1 | — | Joi Cardwell |
| "Found Love" | 1998 | 5 | — | Joi Cardwell |
| "Power" | 1998 | 8 | — | Joi Cardwell |
| "Last Chance for Love" | 1999 | 17 | — | Deliverance |
| "Superstar" | 2000 | — | — | Deliverance |
| "Jump for Joi (2000 version)" | 2000 | 7 | — | Non-album single |
| "After the Rain" | 2003 | — | — | More (1992–2003) |
| "If You're Ever Lonely" | 2003 | — | — | More (1992–2003) |
| "Mind Control" (with Fred Jorio) | 2004 | 20 | — | Non-album single |
| "Freedom" | 2004 | 7 | — | The Plain Jane Project |
| "It's Over" | 2006 | 4 | — | The Plain Jane Project |
| "What It Feels Like" | 2006 | 30 | — | The Plain Jane Project |
| "Make It Alright" (featuring Lenny Fontana) | 2006 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Keep Coming Around" (featuring Mona Lisa) | 2007 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Believe in Us" | 2007 | 4 | — | Non-album single |
| "A Beautiful Life" | 2007 | — | — | A Beautiful Life |
| "Be Yourself" | 2007 | — | — | A Beautiful Life |
| "Imperfect" | 2007 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "Happy" | 2008 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "People Make the World Go Round" | 2008 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "Come Together" | 2008 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "Change the World" | 2008 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "What's Freedom" | 2010 | — | — | Wanderlust (The Soundtrack) |
| "All Night" | 2010 | — | — | Must Be the Music |
| "We Got the Night" | 2010 | — | — | Must Be the Music |
| "How Deep Is Your Love?" | 2011 | — | — | Must Be the Music |
| "Only You" | 2011 | — | — | Must Be the Music |
| "Return to Love" | 2012 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Music Saved My Life" | 2013 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Indian Giver" | 2014 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Jump 4 Joi (DJ Mike Cruz Mix)" | 2014 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Lucky Charm" | 2014 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Shot Through the Heart" | 2014 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Feels Like Heaven" | 2015 | — | — | The Art of Being |
| "Wasn't It You (Alaia & Gallo Mix)" | 2015 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "What Love's Gonna Do" | 2016 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "We Can Do Better" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Days of Our Lives" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Magic" | 2017 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Trouble 2018" | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Best of Me" | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. |||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance | US Dan. Airplay | UK | Album |
| "Club Lonely" (Lil Louis & the World featuring Joi Cardwell) | 1992 | 1 | 1 | — | Journey with the Lonely |
| "Saved My Life" (Lil Louis & the World featuring Joi Cardwell) | 1992 | 1 | 1 | 74 | Journey with the Lonely |
| "Holdin' On" (Urban Renewal featuring Joi Cardwell) | 1994 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Luv Connection" (Towa Tei featuring Joi Cardwell) | 1995 | — | — | — | Future Listening! |
| "The Creator Has a Master Plan" (Brooklyn Funk Essentials with Joi Cardwell) | 1995 | — | — | — | Cool and Steady and Easy |
| "Let It Go" (Soul Brothers featuring Joi Cardwell) | 2010 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "I'm Lost" (George Morel featuring Joi Cardwell) | 2013 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Bright Eyes" (Namy featuring Joi Cardwell) | 2015 | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Dance or Die" (Brooklyn Funk Essentials with Joi Cardwell) | 2015 | — | — | — | Funk Ain't Ova |
| "Gabriel" (Brooklyn Funk Essentials with Joi Cardwell) | 2015 | — | — | — | Funk Ain't Ova |
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. ||||||

## Album appearances

| Song | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
| "Brittany" | 1989 | Lil Louis & the World (featuring Joi Cardwell) | From the Mind of Lil Louis |
| "Club Lonely" | 1992 | Lil Louis & the World (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Journey with the Lonely |
| "Saved My Life" | 1992 | Lil Louis & the World (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Journey with the Lonely |
| "Dancing in My Sleep" | 1992 | Lil Louis & the World (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Journey with the Lonely |
| "The Creator Has a Master Plan" | 1995 | Brooklyn Funk Essentials (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Cool and Steady and Easy |
| "Too Light 2 Do" | 1995 | Toshinobu Kubota (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Bumpin' Voyage |
| "As One" | 2000 | Toshinobu Kubota (featuring Joi Cardwell) | As One |
| "Keep Hope Alive" | 2004 | Underground Dance Artists United for Life (Blaze, Joi Cardwell, Arnold Jarvis, Barbara Tucker, Byron Stingily, Charlotte Small, Dawn Tallman, Kenny Bobien, Michelle Weeks and Ultra Naté) | Keep Hope Alive |
| "Be Yourself" | 2004 | Joi Cardwell | Keep Hope Alive |
| "Dance or Die" | 2013 | Brooklyn Funk Essentials (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Funk Ain't Ova |
| "Gabriel" | 2013 | Brooklyn Funk Essentials (featuring Joi Cardwell) | Funk Ain't Ova |