Alannah Myles is the debut album by Canadian singer Alannah Myles, released on March 28, 1989. It includes the worldwide hit single "Black Velvet". The album was a big seller worldwide, and reached number one for two weeks in her native Canada, number 5 on the Billboard 200 in the US and number 3 in the UK Albums Chart. The album cover comes from a photoshoot by Canadian photographer Deborah Samuel.
Alannah Myles | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 28, 1989 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | McClear Place, Eastern Sound, Soundtown Studios and Sounds Interchange, Toronto, Canada | |||
Genre | Blues rock[1] | |||
Length | 39:19 | |||
Label | Atlantic | |||
Producer | David Tyson | |||
Alannah Myles chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Still Got This Thing" | Christopher Ward | 4:35 |
2. | "Love Is" |
| 3:39 |
3. | "Black Velvet" |
| 4:47 |
4. | "Rock This Joint" | Ward | 4:00 |
5. | "Lover of Mine" |
| 4:37 |
6. | "Kick Start My Heart" | 3:41 | |
7. | "If You Want To" |
| 4:11 |
8. | "Just One Kiss" |
| 3:34 |
9. | "Who Loves You" |
| 3:36 |
10. | "Hurry Make Love" | Nancy Simmonds | 2:18 |
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Year-end charts edit
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[29] | 3× Platinum | 210,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] | Gold | 25,000* |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[31] | Platinum | 59,694[31] |
Germany (BVMI)[32] | Platinum | 500,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada)[33] | Diamond | 1,000,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[35] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[37] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[38] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Alannah Myles' self-titled 1989 debut album isn't a terribly exciting record. It's part of a wave of processed, compressed blues-rock that had a bit of a pop-chart moment in the late '80s and early '90s.