Whenever You Need Somebody

This article is about the Rick Astley album. For the title song, see Whenever You Need Somebody (song).
Whenever You Need Somebody
Studio album by Rick Astley
Released 16 November 1987
Recorded 1987
Genre Pop, dance-pop[1] adult contemporary[1]
Length 39:52
Label RCA
Producer Stock Aitken Waterman, Phil Harding, Ian Curnow
Rick Astley chronology
Whenever You Need Somebody
(1987)		 Hold Me in Your Arms
(1988)
Singles from Whenever You Need Somebody
  1. "Never Gonna Give You Up"
    Released: 28 July 1987
  2. "When I Fall in Love"/"My Arms Keep Missing You"
    Released: 20 October 1987
  3. "Together Forever"
    Released: 12 January 1988
  4. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"
    Released: 5 April 1988
  5. "Whenever You Need Somebody"
    Released: 28 June 1988
  6. "Don't Say Goodbye"
    Released: 20 September 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Robert ChristgauD+[2]

Whenever You Need Somebody is Rick Astley's debut album released in the fall of 1987 on RCA Records. It is his best-selling album and, according to his own official website, sold 15.2 million copies worldwide.[3] The album is listed as the #136 best-selling album in Spain,[4] and was the #7 best-selling album in the UK in 1987.[5]

A remastered version, containing all remixes, was released in 2010.[6]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Never Gonna Give You Up"  Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete WatermanStock Aitken Waterman 3:32
2. "Whenever You Need Somebody"  Stock, Aitken, WatermanStock Aitken Waterman 3:52
3. "Together Forever"  Stock, Aitken, WatermanStock Aitken Waterman 3:24
4. "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"  Stock, Aitken, WatermanStock Aitken Waterman 3:39
5. "The Love Has Gone"  Rick Astley, Dick SpatsleyPhil Harding, Ian Curnow 4:20
6. "Don't Say Goodbye"  Stock, Aitken, WatermanStock Aitken Waterman 4:02
7. "Slipping Away"  AstleyHarding, Curnow 3:52
8. "No More Looking for Love"  AstleyDaize Washbourn 3:15
9. "You Move Me"  AstleyWashbourn 3:40
10. "When I Fall in Love"  Edward Heyman, Victor YoungStock Aitken Waterman 2:59

2010 expanded remaster

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 3
French Albums Chart[8] 5
Italian Albums Chart[9] 2
Norwegian Albums Chart[7] 4
Spanish Albums Chart[10] 1
Swedish Albums Chart[7] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 2
UK Albums Chart[11] 1
US Billboard 200[12] 10

Year-end charts

End of year chart (1987) Position
UK Albums Chart 7
End-of-year chart (1988) Position
Australian Album Chart[13] 4
Austrian Albums Chart[14] 10
German Albums Chart 7
Italian Albums Chart 10
Swiss Albums Chart[15] 30
US Billboard 200[16] 15

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[17] Platinum 100,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[18] Gold 25,000[18]
France (SNEP)[19] 2× Gold 200 000*
Germany (BVMI)[20] Platinum 500,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[21] Platinum 20,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[22] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Sweden (GLF)[23] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Platinum 50,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^
United States (RIAA)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Chart successions

Preceded by
Bridge of Spies by T'Pau		 UK number-one album
28 November 1987 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Now That's What I Call Music 10
by Various Artists
Preceded by
Dirty Dancing (soundtrack)
by Various Artists		 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
11 April 1988 (1 week) 		Succeeded by
Hit Pix '88 by Various Artists

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Album: Whenever You Need Somebody... by Alex Henderson". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "Review: Whenever You Need Somebody (RCA Victor, 1987)". Retrieved 1 August 2009.
  3. ↑ "Biography". Rick Astley official web site. Retrieved 2008-12-12.
  4. ↑ Archived 20 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Best selling Albums of the 80s". Pure80spop.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  6. ↑ "Whenever You Need Somebody: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  7. 1 2 3 4 Whenever You Need Somebody, in various albums charts Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  8. ↑ "Chart run of albums in France, database" (in French). Infodisc. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Chart run of albums in Italy, database". Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Chart run of albums in Spain" (in Spanish). Afyve. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  11. ↑ Whenever You Need Somebody, UK Albums Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  12. ↑ Whenever You Need Somebody, Billboard 200 Billboard.com (Retrieved 23 July 2010)
  13. ↑ "Top 50 Albums 1988". Retrieved 1 September 2008.
  14. ↑ "1988 Austrian Albums Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  15. ↑ "1988 Swiss Albums Chart" (in German). Hitparade. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "TOP POP ALBUMS OF 1988". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Music Canada.
  18. 1 2 "Rick Astley" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  19. ↑ "Les Certifications" (in French). Info Disc. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rick Astley; 'Whenever You Need Somebody')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  21. ↑ "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1990". IFPI Hong Kong.
  22. ↑ "Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979-1990". Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  23. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
  24. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Rick Astley; 'Whenever You Need Somebody')". Hung Medien.
  25. ↑ "British album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Whenever You Need Somebody in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  26. ↑ "American album certifications – Rick Astley – Whenever You Need Somebody". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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