Don't Ask Explained
Don't Ask is the third studio album by Australian singer Tina Arena released by Columbia Records on 21 November 1994.[1]
Overview
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 Woman Feels" and the cover version of Maria McKee's song "Show Me Heaven" which was recorded for the international version and was not released as a single in Australia.
Don't Ask and its singles earned Arena ten ARIA Awards nominations throughout 1995 and 1996, winning five, including Album of the Year. It is the first album by a female artist to do so.
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 guitar
- Tim Pierce − acoustic guitar, guitar
- Rick Price − acoustic guitar, background vocals
- David Tyson − keyboard, Hammond organ, background vocals
- Carlos Vega − drums
- The Waters 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
Charts
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]
Year-end charts
| Chart (1994) | Position |
|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] | 100 |
| Chart (1995) | Position |
|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 1 |
| Chart (1996) | Position |
|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 19 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[8] | 29 | |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|
| Australia | 14 November 1994 | Columbia Records | CD | 4778862 |
| United Kingdom | 8 May 1995 | Columbia | CD | |
| Australia | 24 November 2017 | Sony Music | Vinyl | 88985342401 | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: ARIA Report > New Releases 14th November 1994 (from the ARIA Report Issue No. 248 – Week Ending 13th November 1994). ARIA, via Imgur.com. 15 November 2019.
- Don't Ask - Worldwide sales
- Web site: Top 40 Compilation Albums, Australian Compilation Records | ARIA Charts.
- European Top 100 Albums. Eurotipsheet. 12. 24. 17 June 1995. 25. 29800226. World Radio History.
- Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122130/http://i.imgur.com/LHigR9p.jpg. The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1994. Australian Record Industry Association Ltd.. 25 October 2015. 19 May 2022.
- Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1995 . 1 July 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110528193142/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1995.htm . 28 May 2011 .
- Web site: ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 50 Albums 1996 . 20 October 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305091948/http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50albums-1996.htm . 5 March 2016 .
- Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1996. Recorded Music NZ. 31 January 2022.
