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]
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.
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" McKee, Rackin, 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
European version Title Writer(s) 12. "Chains" (S&M radio edit) Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel 4:07
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
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]
Chart (1994)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 21]
100
Chart (1995)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 22]
1
Chart (1996)
Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 23]
19
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[ 24]
29
Certifications and sales [ 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
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