Alannah Myles (album)

Alannah Myles
Studio album by Alannah Myles
Released	March 28, 1989 (1989-03-28)
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
Alannah Myles (1989) Rockinghorse (1992)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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.

Track listing

All tracks written by Christopher Ward and David Tyson, except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Still Got This Thing"	Ward	4:35
2.	"Love Is"		3:39
3.	"Black Velvet"		4:47
4.	"Rock This Joint"	Ward	4:00
5.	"Lover of Mine"	Alannah Myles Kit Johnson Ward Tyson	4:37
6.	"Kick Start My Heart"	Ward Shirley Eikhard Chris Waters Madeline Stone	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

Personnel

Musicians

• Alannah Myles – lead vocals, backing vocals
• David Tyson – keyboards, bass (1), backing vocals (1), synthesized fretless bass (3)
• Scott Humphrey – keyboard programming
• Bob Bartolucci – guitars
• Kurt Schefter – guitars
• David Wipper – acoustic guitars, mandolin
• Steve Webster – bass (1, 2, 4–10)
• Jørn Andersen – drums (1-8, 10)
• Gary Craig – drums (9)
• Michael Sloski – percussion
• John Johnson – saxophones
• Rick Waychesko – trumpet
• Jackie Richardson – backing vocals (1)
• Christopher Ward – backing vocals (1, 2)
• Peter Fredette – backing vocals (4, 6, 7)
• Dean McTaggart – backing vocals (4, 6)
• Lisa Dalbello – backing vocals (6, 8)

Production

• Christopher Ward – executive producer
• David Tyson – producer
• Kevin Doyle – engineer, mixing (2, 3, 6)
• Pete Willis – engineer
• Tom Eymundson – assistant engineer
• Steve Harrison – assistant engineer
• Mike Jones – assistant engineer
• Martin Lee – assistant engineer
• Paul Seeley – assistant engineer
• Paul Shubat – assistant engineer
• Lou Solakofski – assistant engineer
• Paul Lani – mixing (1, 4, 5, 7–10)
• David Dorn – mix assistant
• Atlantic Studios (New York City, New York, USA) – mixing location
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York City, New York)
• Bob Defrin – art direction
• Valerie Sinclair – lettering design
• Deborah Samuel – cover photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Alannah Myles Chart (1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 2 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[5] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 9 European Albums (Music & Media)[7] 4 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[8] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 2 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)[10] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[11] 5 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[12] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 3 US Billboard 200[16] 5

Year-end charts 1989 year-end chart performance for Alannah Myles Chart (1989) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[17] 5 1990 year-end chart performance for Alannah Myles Chart (1990) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[18] 9 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[20] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[21] 54 European Albums (Music & Media)[22] 12 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 13 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[24] 7 Norwegian Spring Period Albums (VG-lista)[25] 4 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 4 US Billboard 200[27] 39

Certifications

Certifications for Alannah Myles

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	3× Platinum	210,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29]	Gold	25,000^*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[30]	Platinum	59,694[30]
Germany (BVMI)[31]	Platinum	500,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[32]	Diamond	1,000,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[33]	Platinum	15,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[34]	Platinum	100,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[35]	Platinum	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[36]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[37]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Breihan, Tom (September 8, 2021). "The Number Ones: Alannah Myles' "Black Velvet"". Stereogum. Retrieved December 2, 2023. 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.
2. AllMusic review
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10. "Ísland (LP-plötur)". DV (in Icelandic). June 22, 1990. p. 33. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is.
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17. "Top 100 Albums of '89". RPM. Vol. 51, no. 8. December 23, 1989. p. 14. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada.
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