Heaven Knows is the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Rick Price, released in July 1992 through Sony Music-Columbia. It peaked at No. 3 in Australia in July 1992 and spent 23 weeks in the ARIA top 40 chart, and was also successful internationally in numerous countries. The album spawned five singles, all of which charted on the ARIA charts, with its first two singles cracking the top ten. The second single and title track "Heaven Knows" also charted in many countries in Europe and Asia and won the APRA Award song of the year. The fourth single was a cover of The Left Banke hit Walk Away Renee.
Heaven Knows | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 10 July 1992 | |||
Recorded | 1991 | |||
Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
Label | Sony Music-Columbia | |||
Producer | Chris Lord-Alge | |||
Rick Price chronology | ||||
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Singles from Heaven Knows | ||||
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There were three issues of the album including a U.S. release and a double deluxe-CD Australian Tour Pressing in 1993. The album features a duet with renowned singer Tina Arena.
Track listing
edit- CD
- "What's Wrong with That Girl" (P. Buckle, R. Price) - 4:08
- "Not a Day Goes By" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. Werfel) - 4:17
- "A House Divided" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. Werfel) - 4:22
- "Walk Away Renée" (B. Calilli, M, Brown, T. Sansone) - 4:26
- "Heaven Knows" (H. Field, R. Price) - 4:25
- "Church on Fire" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. Werfel) - 4:52
- "Life Without You" (P. Reswick, R. Price, S. Werfel) - 3:43
- "Foollin' Myself" (H. Field, R. Price) - 3:44
- "Forever Me and You" (H. Field, P. Gleeson, R. Price) - 4:14
- "Fragile" (H. Field, R. Price) - 3:28
Deluxe edition
edit1993 re-release bonus disc
edit- "Listen to Your Heart"
- "If You Were My Baby"
- "Wishin"
- "We've Got Each Other"
- "Not a Day Goes By" (Acoustic Version)
- "Where Are You Now"
Later pressings of the bonus disc also included Price's version of Peter Allen's classic "Tenterfield Saddler", which Price recorded as a tribute to Allen, who passed away in 1992.
Personnel
edit- Rick Price – vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
- Tina Arena – backing vocals
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass guitar
- John Robinson – drums, percussion
- Michael Thompson – guitar
- Jimmy "Z" Zavala – harmonica
- Frank Marocco – piano, accordion
- Claude Gaudette – piano, Hammond organ
Charts
editWeekly charts
editChart (1992–1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[1] | 3 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[2] | 96 |
Year-end charts
editChart (1993) | Position |
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Australian Albums Chart[3] | 45 |
Australian Artist Albums Chart | 11 |
Certifications
editRegion | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
edit- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Rick Price %5BAU%5D – Heaven Knows". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums 1993". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.