Don't Ask

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For the 1979 album by Sonny Rollins see Don't Ask (album). For other uses, see Don't ask (immigration policy).
Don't Ask
Studio album by Tina Arena
Released 21 November 1994 (1994-11-21)
Recorded 1994
Genre R&B, pop
Length 45:28
Label Columbia
Producer David Tyson
Tina Arena chronology
Strong as Steel
(1990)		 Don't Ask
(1994)		 In Deep
(1997)
Alternative cover
International release artwork
Singles from Don't Ask
  1. "Chains"
    Released: 5 September 1994
  2. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"
    Released: 6 February 1995
  3. "Heaven Help My Heart"
    Released: 29 May 1995
  4. "Wasn't It Good"
    Released: 25 September 1995
  5. "Show Me Heaven"
    Released: 20 November 1995
  6. "That's the Way a Woman Feels"
    Released: 4 March 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars[1]

Don't Ask is the second album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records in Australia on 21 November 1994 (see 1994 in music). Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the original release of the album which was produced by David Tyson. The album spawned six successful singles "Chains", "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)", "Heaven Help My Heart", "Wasn't It Good", "That's the Way a Women Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven".

Don't Ask nominated Arena for ten ARIA Awards throughout 1995 and 1996.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Australian version
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Chains"   Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel 4:22
2. "Heaven Help My Heart"   Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson 5:28
3. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"   Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward 4:54
4. "Wasn't It Good"   Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde 5:14
5. "Message"   Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson 5:22
6. "Love Is the Answer"   Arena, Rick Price 3:56
7. "Greatest Gift"   Arena, Parde 4:23
8. "That's the Way a Woman Feels"   Arena, Reswick, Werfel 4:21
9. "Be a Man"   Arena, Reswick, Werfel 3:51
10. "Standing Up"   Arena, Field, Price 3:35
International version
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Chains"   Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel 4:22
2. "Heaven Help My Heart"   Arena, Dean McTaggart, David Tyson 5:28
3. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"   Arena, Tyson, Christopher Ward 4:54
4. "Wasn't It Good"   Arena, Heather Field, Robert Parde 5:14
5. "Message"   Arena, April Lang, Annie Roboff, Tyson 5:22
6. "Show Me Heaven"   Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay Rifkin 4:20
7. "Love Is the Answer"   Arena, Rick Price 3:56
8. "Greatest Gift"   Arena, Parde 4:23
9. "That's the Way a Woman Feels"   Arena, Reswick, Werfel 4:21
10. "Be a Man"   Arena, Reswick, Werfel 3:51
11. "Standing Up"   Arena, Field, Price 3:35

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia 21 November 1994 Columbia Records CD 4778862
United Kingdom 9 May 1995 Columbia CD

[edit] Charts and certifications

Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies[2] worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.[3]

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1995/96) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[4] 1
German Albums Chart[5] 65
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 12
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 49
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 32
UK Albums Chart[6] 11
U.S. Billboard 200[7] 101
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7] 1

[edit] End of year charts

Year Chart Position
1994 Australian Albums Chart[8] 100
1995 Australian Albums Chart 1
UK Albums Chart 137
1996 Australian Albums Chart 19

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales/Shipments
Australia 10× Platinum 700,000+
New Zealand Platinum 15,000+
United Kingdom Silver[9] 60,000+
United States 130,000+[10]

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, David Tyson
  • Engineers: Greg Droman, George Massenburg, Frank Wolf
  • Mixing: Chris Lord-Alge
  • Mixing assistant: Steve Gallagher
  • Mastering: Doug Sax
  • Production coordination: Tony DeFranco
  • Programming: Chris O'Brien, Dave Tyson
  • Arrangers: Tina Arena, David Campbell, Robert Parde, David Tyson

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Don't Ask - Worldwide sales. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  3. ^ Don't Ask - ARIA certification Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  4. ^ a b c d "Don't Ask - Australia Chart Run". charts.org.aus. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Don't Ask - German Chart Run". Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  6. ^ " Chart Stats UK. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Allmusic - Artist Chart History". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  8. ^ "Australian Albums Chart". Fortunecity.com. http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/pettruciani/232/albums-1994.html. Retrieved 2012-02-14. 
  9. ^ "BPI certification 1995". BPI. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
  10. ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
Preceded by
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
by The Smashing Pumpkins		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
19 November 1995 – 25 November 1995		 Succeeded by
Something to Remember by Madonna
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