Feargal Sharkey (album) explained
Feargal Sharkey is the debut solo album by former Undertones singer Feargal Sharkey, released in 1985. The album peaked at No. 12 in the UK and contains Sharkey's best known single, "A Good Heart",[2] his only No. 1. "You Little Thief" also became a top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 5,[3] and "Someone to Somebody" reached No. 64.[3]
Personnel
- Technical
- Jon Bavin, Michael Schuman, Robin Laine, Tom Nist – engineer
- Don Smith, Shelly Yakus – mixing
- Hugh Brown – front cover photography
Chart performance
Chart (1985–86) | Peak position |
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Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 7 |
Canadian Albums Chart[5] | 17 |
German Albums Chart[6] | 29 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[7] | 16 |
Swiss Albums Chart[8] | 11 |
UK Albums Chart | 12 |
US Billboard 200[9] | 75 | |
Year-end charts
Notes and References
- Smith . Robin . 9 November 1985 . Index: Sharkey's Debut . . 2 . 0144-5804.
- Web site: UK Singles & Albums Official Charts Company . . 2012-01-06 .
- Web site: Feargal Sharkey | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. www.officialcharts.com.
- Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 270.
- Web site: Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 2012-01-06.
- Web site: Germany charts portal . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011030845/http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Feargal+Sharkey&title=Feargal+Sharkey&cat=a&country=de/ . dead . October 11, 2014 . charts.de . 2011-12-26 . 2012-01-06.
- Web site: Steffen Hung . New Zealand charts portal . charts.nz . 2011-12-26 . 2012-01-06 .
- Web site: Steffen Hung . Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community . swisscharts.com . 2012-01-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717152840/http://www.swisscharts.com/ . 2011-07-17 .
- Web site: AllMusic . AllMusic . 2012-01-06.
- Book: Kent, David . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.