A Pocketful of Dreams
| A Pocketful of Dreams | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 30 April 1990 |
| Recorded | 1989–1990 |
| Genre | Dance-pop |
| Label | Jive Records |
| Producer | Stock Aitken Waterman (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6, 10), Phil Harding & Ian Curnow (tracks: 4, 7, 11), Pete Hammond (tracks: 5, 8, 9), |
A Pocketful of Dreams is the debut album by the English boy band Big Fun. It was released in 1990 and reached the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart,[1] peaking at #7.
The album includes their UK Top 40 hit singles "Blame It on the Boogie" (a cover of The Jacksons' 1978 hit), "Can't Shake the Feeling" and "Handful of Promises". Also included is their cover of "Hey There Lonely Girl", which was released as a single but stalled at #62 in the UK.
The group never released any other albums.
In 2010 the album was released by the Cherry Pop label, including unreleased and rare songs, among them their duet with Sonia, "You've Got a Friend", which was released as a charity single in 1990, and a cover of the Carole King song of the same name which both artists also recorded but was never released.
Track listing
- "Handful of Promises"
- "Blame It on the Boogie" (12")
- "Can't Shake the Feeling"
- "Fight for the Right to Party"
- "Not That Kinda Guy"
- "We're in This Love Forever"
- "Why Did You Break My Heart"
- "Bring Your Love Back"
- "The Heaven I Need"
- "Hey There Lonely Girl"
- "I Feel the Earth Move" (CD and Cassette bonus track)
2010 re-release (Cherry Pop records)
- "Handful of Promises"
- "Blame It on the Boogie"
- "Can't Shake the Feeling"
- "Fight for the Right to Party"
- "Not That Kinda Guy"
- "We're in This Love Forever"
- "Why Did You Break My Heart"
- "Bring Your Love Back"
- "The Heaven I Need"
- "Hey There Lonely Girl"
- "You've Got a Friend" (with Sonia)
- "I Feel the Earth Move (Club Mix) *"
- "Blame It on the Boogie (PWL Mix)"
- "Can't Shake the Feeling (12" Remix) *"
- "Handful of Promises (12" Version)"
- "I Feel the Earth Move (The Techno Mix) +"
- "You've Got a Friend (Cover version) (with Sonia)+ "
- + Previously unreleased
- * First time on CD
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| European Albums Chart[2] | 26 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 36 |
| German Albums (Media Control Charts)[4] | 39 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[5] | 12 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[6] | 7 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 57. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=bSQEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1%7Ctitle=Hits of the World – Eurochart|work=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|date=26 May 1990
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Album: Big Fun, A Pocketful Of Dreams". officialcharts.de.[dead link]
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Artists". Official Charts.
- ^ Sólo Éxitos 1959–2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979–1990 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ "British album certifications – Big Fun – A Pocket Full of Dreams". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
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