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Don't Ask 
Studio album by Tina Arena Released 21 November 1994 Recorded 1994 Genre Pop Length 45:28 Label Columbia Producer David Tyson Tina Arena chronology Strong as Steel
(1990)Don't Ask
(1994)In Deep
(1997)Alternative cover 
International release artworkSingles from Don't Ask - "Chains"
Released: 5 September 1994 - "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"
Released: 6 February 1995 - "Heaven Help My Heart"
Released: 29 May 1995 - "Wasn't It Good"
Released: 25 September 1995 - "Show Me Heaven"
Released: 20 November 1995 - "That's the Way a Woman Feels"
Released: 4 March 1996
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[1]Don't Ask is the second album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records in Australia on 21 November 1994 (see 1994 in music). 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 Women Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven".
Don't Ask nominated Arena for ten ARIA Awards throughout 1995 and 1996.
Contents
Track listing
Australian version No. Title Writer(s) Length 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. "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 No. Title Writer(s) Length 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" Maria McKee, Eric Rackin, Jay 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 Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog Australia 21 November 1994 Columbia Records CD 4778862 United Kingdom 9 May 1995 Columbia CD Charts and certifications
Don't Ask became Arena's highest selling album to date selling in excess of 2 million copies[2] worldwide and was certified ten times platinum by the ARIA.[3]
Peak positions
Chart (1995/96) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[4] 1 German Albums Chart[5] 65 New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 12 Swedish Albums Chart[4] 49 Swiss Albums Chart[4] 32 UK Albums Chart[6] 11 U.S. Billboard 200[7] 101 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[7] 1 End of year charts
Year Chart Position 1994 Australian Albums Chart[8] 100 1995 Australian Albums Chart 1 UK Albums Chart 137 1996 Australian Albums Chart 19 Certifications
Country Certification Sales/Shipments Australia 10× Platinum 700,000+ New Zealand Platinum 15,000+ United Kingdom Silver[9] 60,000+ United States 130,000+[10] Personnel
- 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
- Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar, guitar
- Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals
- David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
- Carlos Vega − drums
- The Water Family − background vocals
- Jai Winding − piano, keyboard
Production
- 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
See also
- List of best-selling albums in Australia
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Don't Ask - Worldwide sales. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ Don't Ask - ARIA certification Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ a b c d "Don't Ask - Australia Chart Run". charts.org.aus. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Don't Ask - German Chart Run". Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ " Chart Stats UK. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ a b "Allmusic - Artist Chart History". Allmusic. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/pettruciani/232/albums-1994.html
- ^ "BPI certification 1995". BPI. Retrieved 23 March 2008.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
Preceded by
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
by The Smashing PumpkinsAustralian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
19 November 1995 – 25 November 1995Succeeded by
Something to Remember by MadonnaEnglish studio albums French studio albums Live albums Compilations Singles "Turn Up the Beat" · "I Need Your Body" · "The Machine's Breaking Down" · "Strong as Steel" · "Chains". "Sorrento Moon (I Remember)"."Show Me Heaven" · "Burn" · "Ti Voglio Qui" · "Whistle Down the Wind" · "I Want to Know What Love Is" · "I Want to Spend My Lifetime Loving You" · "If I Was a River" · "Aller plus haut" · "Les trois cloches" · "Tu es toujours là" · "Symphony of Life" · "Never (Past Tense)" · "Italian Love Song" · "Aimer jusqu'à l'impossible" · "Je m'appelle Bagdad" · "Tu aurais dû me dire (Oser parler d'amour)" · "Entends-tu le monde?" · "To Sir with Love" · "Oh Me, Oh My"Related topics Discography · Young Talent TimeCategories:- 1994 albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Tina Arena albums
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