Never Enough (Melissa Etheridge album)
Appearance
Never Enough | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 17, 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
Studio | A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 45:15 | |||
Label | Island[1] | |||
Producer | Melissa Etheridge, Kevin McCormick | |||
Melissa Etheridge chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
Q | [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [1] |
Never Enough is the third album by singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). As of 2010,[update] the album has sold 997,000 copies in the United States alone, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[6]
Track listing
All tracks written by Melissa Etheridge, except where noted
- "Ain't It Heavy" – 4:20
- "2001" – 4:36
- "Dance Without Sleeping" (Etheridge, Mauricio-Fritz Lewak, Kevin McCormick) – 5:40
- "Place Your Hand" – 3:24
- "Must Be Crazy for Me" – 3:43
- "Meet Me in the Back" – 4:02
- "The Boy Feels Strange" – 4:31
- "Keep It Precious" – 6:13
- "The Letting Go" – 3:05
- "It's for You" (Etheridge, Kevin McCormick) – 5:41
Personnel
- Melissa Etheridge - vocals, acoustic, electric guitar and 12-string guitars, piano
- Mark Goldenberg - electric guitars
- Steuart Smith - guitars
- Kevin McCormick - bass, high-strung guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Thurston - piano, keyboards
- Mauricio-Fritz Lewak – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Richard Gibbs - keyboards on "It's For You"
- Ian McLagan - Hammond organ and piano on "Ain't It Heavy"
- Dermot Mulroney - cello on "Place Your Hand"
- Debra Dobkin – percussion on "Keep It Precious"
Production
- Arranged and produced by Melissa Etheridge and Kevin McCormick
- Recorded by Gabe Veltri
- Mixed by Kevin McCormick and Gabe Veltri; assisted by John Aguto, Greg Goldman and Randy Wine
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen
- Art Direction by Norm Ung
- Photography by Dennis Keeley
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Singles – Billboard (North America)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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1992 | "Ain't It Heavy" | Mainstream Rock Tracks[18] | 10 |
1992 | "Dance Without Sleeping" | Adult Contemporary[19] | 24 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[21] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[22] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 232.
- ^ AllMusic Review
- ^ "Never Enough". ew.com. April 3, 1992.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge – Never Enough CD Album Holland". www.cduniverse.com.
- ^ "Melissa Etheridge: Never Enough : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on February 12, 2008.
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