| Great Expectations | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Tasmin Archer |
| Cover: | Tasmin Archer Great Expectations.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 19 October 1992 |
| Recorded: | 1991–1992 |
| Studio: | Sarm West (London, England) |
| Length: | 46:06 |
| Producer: | John Hughes & Steve Fitzmaurice (track 10), Julian Mendelsohn (tracks 1–9 & 11), Paul "Wix" Wickens (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 11), Peter Kaye (track 2, 3 & 6–9) |
| Next Title: | Shipbuilding |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Great Expectations is the debut album by English singer-songwriter Tasmin Archer,[1] [2] released in late 1992 on EMI Records. The first single released from the album, "Sleeping Satellite", went to number one both in the UK and Ireland, while sitting just outside the top 10 in Germany (No. 12). Three more UK singles were released from the album in the wake of Archer's initial success: "In Your Care" (UK No. 16), "Lords of the New Church" (UK No. 26) and "Arienne" (UK No. 30).
The album was later released in the United States on Capitol Records, and was mildly successful due to the single "Sleeping Satellite", which peaked at number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself reached a peak of number 115 in the US. The single and album fared better in other parts of the world, however, such as Australia (single reached No. 14; album peaked at 56).
Nancy Culp from NME wrote, "Tasmin is something of a vocal find, her strong, pure tones can imbue even the limpest tune with pathos. It's when she lets rip with the ballads that she really shines."
| Australian Albums Chart[3] | 56 | |
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| Austrian Albums Chart[4] | 26 | |
| German Albums Chart[5] | 34 | |
| New Zealand Albums Chart[6] | 31 | |
| Swedish Albums Chart[7] | 38 | |
| Swiss Albums Chart[8] | 26 | |
| UK Albums Chart[9] | 8 | |
| US Billboard 200[10] | 115 |
| UK Albums Chart[11] | 72 |
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