Sharon O'Neill (album)

Sharon O'Neill is the second studio album by New Zealand singer and songwriter Sharon O'Neill. Sharon O'Neill peaked at No. 5 in New Zealand in March 1980. The album was released in Australia in August 1980 under the titled Words, with the inclusion of "How Do You Talk to Boys".

Background and reception

CBS Records' manager John McCready recruited US producer Jay Lewis to work on the album. McCready recalls, “Jay with his brilliant production managed to enhance Sharon’s wonderful songs.”

Gordon Campbell from the NZ Listener said “There are at least four tracks on Sharon O'Neill that are the equal of anything Linda Ronstadt is capable of. Two songs "Asian Paradise" and "Southern Blues" are marvelously evocative mood pieces.” adding “CBS deserve a lot of credit for having both the interest and the courage to put up the $30,000 that it took to make this album.”^[1]

Track listing

Vinyl/cassette (237350) Side A
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ready to Love"	Sharon O'Neill	2:26
2.	"Awkward City"	O'Neill	3:12
3.	"Words"	O'Neill	3:16
4.	"Baby Don't Fight"	O'Neill	3:23
5.	"Love Can Be Cruel"	O'Neill	3:24
6.	"Bitter the Heart"	O'Neill	3:25

Side B
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Asian Paradise"	O'Neill	5:03
2.	"I'll Be Home Again"	O'Neill	3:11
3.	"Some of this Heart"	O'Neill	2:24
4.	"Someone Just Like You"	O'Neill	3:04
5.	"Southern Blues"	O'Neill	4:00
6.	"How Do You Talk to Boys" (Australian edition only)	Steve Kipner, T Seufert	3:06

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report ^[2]	66
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[3]	3

References

↑ "Sharon O'Neill". Audio Culture. 2001. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. NOTE: Used for Australian Singles and Albums charting from 1970 until ARIA created their own charts in mid-1988.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Sharon O'Neill – Sharon O'Neill". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 March 2017.

Sharon O'Neill
Discography
Studio albums	This Heart This Song (1979) Sharon O'Neill / Words (1980) Maybe (1981) Foreign Affairs (1983) Danced in the Fire (1987) Edge of Winter (1990)
Live albums	Live in Paradise (2001)
Compilations	So Far (1984) The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill (1991) The Best of Sharon O'Neill (2005) Words: The Very Best of Sharon O'Neill (2014)
Extended plays	Smash Palace (1982)
Singles	"Love Song" "Luck's on Your Table" "Don't Say No to Tomorrow" "Words" "Don't Let Love Go" (with Jon Stevens) "Asian Paradise" "How Do You Talk to Boys" "Waiting for You" "Maybe" "For All the Tea in China" "Losing You" "Maxine" "Danger' "Power" "Physical Favours" "Danced in the Fire"
Related topics	CBS Polydor Records New Zealand Music Awards Collette When the Cat's Away

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