1994 studio album by Tina Arena
Don't Ask is the third studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records on 14 November 1994.[1]
Overview [ edit ] 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 Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee 's song "Show Me Heaven " which was recorded for the international version and was not released as a single in Australia.
Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.
Track listing [ edit ] Australian version Title Writer(s) 1. "Chains " Tina Arena , Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel4:22 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 Title Writer(s) 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
Personnel [ edit ] Tina Arena − vocals, background vocals Peter Asher − percussion Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick − cello Claude Gaudette − piano Raven Kane − background vocals Peter Kent − violin Kirkpatrick − cello Matt Lang − percussion Bob Mann − guitar Marilyn Martin − background vocals Pat Mastelotto − percussion, drums Robert Parde − background vocals John Pierce − bass guitar Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar , guitar Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ , background vocals Carlos Vega − drums The Waters Family − background vocals Jai Winding − piano, keyboard Production [ edit ] 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 Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies[10] worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA .[11]
Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ] Chart (1994) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] 100 Chart (1995) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 1 Chart (1996) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[22] 19 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 29
Certifications and sales [ edit ] Release history [ edit ] Region Date Label Format Catalog Australia 14 November 1994[1] Columbia Records CD 4778862 United Kingdom 8 May 1995 Columbia CD Australia 24 November 2017 Sony Music Vinyl 88985342401
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
Studio albums
Live albums Compilations Related articles