Strong as Steel

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Strong As Steel
Studio album by Tina Arena
Released	1990
Recorded	Metropolis Audio Australia
Genre	Pop
Length	64:55
Label	EMI
Producer(s)	Doug Brady Ross Ingles
Tina Arena chronology
	Strong As Steel (1990)	Don't Ask (1994)

Strong as Steel is the debut album by Australian pop singer Tina Arena, released in 1990 by EMI. It was re-released in 1996 by Sony Music, however the re-release is substantially different to the original version. The cover art for the new version is completely different and only five of the thirteen tracks from the original version are featured on the re-release. Five previously unreleased songs recorded at a later date were added for a total of ten tracks on the new version. The uniqueness and rarity of the original 1990 version has made it a highly sought after collector's item.

It is worth noting that despite the fact that the original release of this album is credited by various resources (including Arena's official website) as a 1989 release, actual copies of its original version clearly date its release to the following year.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Woman's Work" (B.J. Cook, Sheree Jeacocke, Lou Pomanti) – 4:21
2. "I Need Your Body" (Ross Ingles) – 4:04
3. "Close To My Heart" – 4:09
4. "For The Sake of Talking" – 4:51
5. "Rumour Has It" – 3:55
6. "Images of Love" – 4:14
7. "Strong as Steel" (Diane Warren) – 5:06
8. "The Machine's Breaking Down" (Ingles) – 4:38
9. "I'll Be Here" – 5:32
10. "Stagefright" – 3:39
11. "I Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever)" (Stevie Wonder, Y. Wright) – 5:48
12. "I Need Your Body (Original 12" Mix)" (Ross Ingles) – 6:24
13. "The Machine's Breaking Down (Club Mix Hot Dr. Mix)" (Ingles) – 8:06

[edit] 1996 Re-Release

1. "Strong as Steel" – 5:06
2. "Woman's Work" – 4:16
3. "I Need Your Body" – 3:59
4. "Wouldn't Change a Thing" (Tina Arena, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel) – 3:56
5. "Best for You" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 3:40
6. "On the Line" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 3:37
7. "You Make Me Feel Good" (Reswick, Werfel) – 3:46
8. "The Machine's Breaking Down" – 4:36
9. "I Believe" – 5:48
10. "Be a Man (Demo version)" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 4:17

[edit] Production

• Producers: Tina Arena, Doug Brady, Ross Ingles, Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel
• Art direction: Pierre Baroni
• Design: Pierre Baroni
• Photography: Pierre Baroni