Don't Ask

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Don't Ask
Don't Ask cover
Studio album by Tina Arena
Released November 21, 1994 (1994-11-21)
(see release history)
Genre Pop
Length 45:28
Label Columbia
Producer David Tyson
Professional reviews
Tina Arena chronology
Strong As Steel
(1990)		 Don't Ask
(1994)		 In Deep
(1997)
Alternate cover
The cover of the album released in the countries outside of Australia and featured Arena's cover version of "Show Me Heaven".
The cover of the album released in the countries outside of Australia and featured Arena's cover version of "Show Me Heaven".
Singles from Don't Ask
  1. "Chains"
    Released: September 5, 1994
  2. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"
    Released: February 6, 1995
  3. "Heaven Help My Heart"
    Released: May 29, 1995
  4. "Wasn't It Good"
    Released: September 25, 1995
  5. "Show Me Heaven"
    Released: November 20, 1995
  6. "That's the Way a Women Feels"
    Released: March 4, 1996

Don't Ask is the second album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records in Australia on November 21, 1994 (see 1994 in music). Arena co-wrote all of the songs on the album which consisted of mainly pop songs or ballads and was produced by David Tyson. The album became Arena's highest selling album to date selling an excess of excess of 1.3 million copies worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The album spawned the successful singles "Chains", "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)", "Heaven Help My Heart", "Wasn't It Good", "That's the Way a Women Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven". Don't Ask nominated Arena for ten ARIA Awards thoughout 1995 and 1996.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Australian edition
  1. "Chains" (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. "Love Is the Answer" (Arena, Rick Price) – 3:56
  7. "Greatest Gift" (Arena, Parde) – 4:23
  8. "That's the Way a Women Feels" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 4:21
  9. "Be a Man" (Arena, Reswick, Werfel) – 3:51
  10. "Standing Up" (Arena, Field, Price) – 3:35
Non-Australian edition
  1. "Chains" – 4:22
  2. "Heaven Help My Heart" – 5:28
  3. "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)" – 4:54
  4. "Wasn't It Good" – 5:14
  5. "Message" – 5:22
  6. "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay Rifkin) – 4:20
  7. "Love Is the Answer" – 3:56
  8. "Greatest Gift" – 4:23
  9. "That's the Way a Women Feels" – 4:21
  10. "Be a Man" – 3:51
  11. "Standing Up" – 3:35

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 1
Chart (1995) Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart[1] 12
Sweden Albums Chart[2] 49
Switzerland Albums Chart[3] 32
UK Albums Chart[4] 11
Chart (1996) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200[5] 101
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[5] 1

[edit] Sales

Chart Certification Sales
Australia ARIA 10× platinum[6] 700,000+
UK BPI Silver[7] 60,000+

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Australia November 21, 1994 Columbia Records CD 4778862
United Kingdom May 9, 1995 Columbia CD

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Peter Asher, Chris O'Brien, Dave 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, Dave Tyson

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Don't Ask - New Zealand Chart Run". charts.org.nz. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  2. ^ "Don't Ask - Sweden Chart Run". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  3. ^ "Don't Ask - Switzerland Chart Run". hitparade.ch. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  4. ^ "Chart Log UK - A – Azzido Da Bass". zobbel.de. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  5. ^ a b "All Music Guide - Artist Chart History". All Music Guide. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  6. ^ "Tina Arena discography - Dont Ask - 14 November 1994". tinaarena.com. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
  7. ^ "BPI certification 1995". BPI. Retrieved March 23, 2008.
Preceded by
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
by The Smashing Pumpkins		 Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
November 19 - November 25, 1995		 Succeeded by
Something to Remember by Madonna
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Tina Arena
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