Hear What I Say Explained

Hear What I Say
Type:studio
Artist:C. C. Catch
Cover:Hear what i say album cover.jpg
Released:2 November 1989
Recorded:1988–1989
Genre:Pop, dance-pop, new jack swing
Length:42:26
Label:Metronome Musik 841 609-2
Producer:Andy Taylor, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak, Avenue
Prev Title:Big Fun
Prev Year:1988

Hear What I Say is the fifth and final studio album by the Dutch born 1980's pop singer C. C. Catch, released in 1989 in Germany and worldwide, produced by member of Duran Duran and The Power Station Andy Taylor. It contains two singles: Big Time (#26 hit in Germany) and Midnight Hour. "Hear What I Say" was the first album, that wasn't produced by Dieter Bohlen. Notable that album has a lot of influences, including house, funk and especially new jack swing which was in mainstream at that time.

Charts

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Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[1] 35
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[2] 46

Track listing

  1. Midnight Hour (Cyndi Valentine, Tony Green) – 4:35
  2. Big Time (C. C. Catch, Georg Koppehele, Martin Koppehele) – 3:51
  3. Love Away (C. C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 4:12
  4. Give Me What I Want (C. C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 3:47
  5. I'm Gonna Miss You (Mennana Szimanneck, Peter Szimanneck) – 5:40
  6. Backgirl (Andreas Van Kane, Nicholas Marriot) – 3:31
  7. Can't Catch Me (C. C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 3:51
  8. Hear What I Say (C.C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 3:49
  9. Nothing's Gonna Change Our Love (C. C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 3:50
  10. Feels Like Heaven (C. C. Catch, Dave Clayton, Jo Dworniak) – 5:20

Credits

Design [Cover Design] – Michael Behr
Management – Simon Napier-Bell
Mastered By – Ian Cooper
Other [Hair] – Keith Harris
Other [Make-up] – Sara Raeburn
Other [Stylist] – Peta Hunt
Photography By [Cover] – Brian Aris
Producer – Andy Taylor (tracks: 1, 5, 6), Dave Clayton (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Jo Dworniak (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10)
Written-By – C. C. Catch (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Dave Clayton (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10), Jo Dworniak (tracks: 3, 4, 7 to 10)[3]

Notes

Mastered at Townhouse Studios.

Published by

Polygram Songs [tracks 1 and 2]
Copyright Control / Polygram Songs [tracks 3, 4, 7 to 10]
Warner Chappell [track 5]
Miau Musik/Inferno Musik [track 6]

℗ 1989 Metronome Music GmbH, Hamburg

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pennanen, Timo. Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021. 2021. C. C. Catch. 43. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. Helsinki. 24 August 2022. fi.
  2. Book: Salaverri, Fernando. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. 1st . September 2005. Fundación Autor-SGAE. Spain. 84-8048-639-2.
  3. http://www.discogs.com/CC-Catch-Hear-What-I-Say/release/342155 C.C. Catch — Hear What I Say