What Silence Knows
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What Silence Knows is the debut solo album by the British singer Shara Nelson. Released in September 1993, it peaked at no. 22 on the UK Albums Chart and was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies.[1]
The album was shortlisted for the 1994 Mercury Music Prize.[2]
Track listing
- "Nobody" (Shara Nelson, Kenny Nicholas, Trevor Jacobs, Suni Suleynan)—4:22
- "Pain Revisited" (Shara Nelson, Howie Bernstein—5:16
- "One Goodbye in Ten" (Shara Nelson, Bob Stanley, Pete Wiggs)—5:50
- "Inside Out" (Shara Nelson, Kevin Armstrong)—3:19
- "Uptight" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be)—5:04
- "Down That Road" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be)—5:15
- "Chance" (Shara Nelson, Kenny Nicholas, Trevor Jacobs, Suni Suleynan)—3:58
- "Thoughts of You" (Shara Nelson, John Coxon)—4:16
- "How Close" (Shara Nelson, Prince Be)—3:59
- "What Silence Knows" (Shara Nelson, Style Scott)—6:59
Charts
Peak positions
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart[3] | 22 |
Singles
| Year | Single | UK chart [3] |
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| 1993 | "Down That Road" | 19 |
| "One Goodbye in Ten" | 21 | |
| "Inside Out" | – | |
| 1994 | "Uptight" | 19 |
| "Nobody" | 49 | |
| "Inside Out" / "Down That Road" (remix) | 34 |
References
- ^ BPI searchable database
- ^ Mercury Prize - 1994 Shortlist (Shara Nelson - What Silence Knows)
- ^ a b "'Shara Nelson's singles and albums in the British music charts". UK Music Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2010.